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TCA 2 - Massacre PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Birigiz Ignatiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Nochebuena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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145 lbs
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141 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Birigiz Ignatiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alejandro Nochebuena!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Ignatiev.
Nochebuena gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ignatiev counters with a body kick.
Nochebuena fails with the takedown
and Ignatiev counters with a big head kick but Nochebuena shrugs it off.
Ignatiev staying out of range there.
Ignatiev keeps Nochebuena at a distance using the push kick.
Ignatiev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nochebuena looks to clinch
and Ignatiev counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nochebuena's knee momentarily.
Ignatiev is looking to slow Nochebuena down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ignatiev thows a body kick. Nochebuena tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ignatiev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nochebuena with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ignatiev counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nochebuena is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Birigiz Ignatiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Nochebuena.
Nochebuena looks gassed!
Ignatiev lands a nice looking body kick.
Ignatiev connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid body kick from Ignatiev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatiev connects with a leg kick. Nochebuena looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ignatiev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nochebuena chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ignatiev can pounce on him.
Nochebuena is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ignatiev is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nochebuena.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ignatiev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ignatiev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ignatiev lands a nice shot to the body.
Ignatiev lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ignatiev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ignatiev lands a knee to the body.
Ignatiev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ignatiev lands an elbow that stopped Nochebuena in his tracks for a moment.
Ignatiev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ignatiev scores with a shoulder strike.
Ignatiev dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nochebuena lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Ignatiev - that landed with a thud.
Ignatiev breaks from the clinch.
Nochebuena tries for a takedown but Ignatiev circles away easily
and Ignatiev counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ignatiev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nochebuena takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nochebuena takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ignatiev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ignatiev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ignatiev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nochebuena's hands.
Ignatiev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nochebuena's calf.
Ignatiev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ignatiev cracks the inside of Nochebuena's front leg.
Ignatiev thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nochebuena if he has to take too many more of those.
Ignatiev connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Ignatiev finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nochebuena takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nochebuena takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nochebuena on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nochebuena on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ignatiev. Ignatiev obviously looking to wear him down.
Ignatiev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ignatiev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nochebuena, pushing him back against the cage.
Nochebuena has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ignatiev throws a head kick that Nochebuena semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ignatiev lands a leg kick that knocks Nochebuena off balance momentarily.
Ignatiev lands a head kick. Nochebuena smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ignatiev thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nochebuena if he has to take too many more of those.
Ignatiev throws a leg kick which misses Nochebuena's front leg but catches the back leg as Nochebuena tries to avoid it.
Ignatiev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ignatiev throws a head kick that half lands.
Ignatiev lands a leg kick that knocks Nochebuena off balance momentarily.
Ignatiev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nochebuena tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ignatiev lands a high kick!
Ignatiev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nochebuena.
Nochebuena chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ignatiev can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Birigiz Ignatiev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ignatiev lands a glancing blow to the side of Nochebuena's head.
Ignatiev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ignatiev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nochebuena shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ignatiev counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nochebuena's knee momentarily.
Birigiz Ignatiev is winning the standup battle so far.
Ignatiev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nochebuena has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ignatiev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ignatiev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nochebuena's head.
Ignatiev closes the distance and clinches.
Ignatiev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nochebuena takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ignatiev scores with a shot to the side of Nochebuena's head.
Nochebuena working hard to break the clinch.
Nochebuena is breathing heavily.
Nochebuena missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatiev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ignatiev crunches a lovely knee into Nochebuena's ribcage.
Ignatiev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ignatiev.
A short right from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev stalling the fight.
Ignatiev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev manages to break the clinch.
Nochebuena has his takedown stuffed
and Ignatiev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ignatiev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ignatiev scores with a kick to the body.
Ignatiev throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ignatiev.
Birigiz Ignatiev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nochebuena takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nochebuena has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev scores with a spinning back kick!
Nochebuena's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ignatiev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nochebuena's sensitive parts.
Ignatiev drives through and clinches with Nochebuena against the cage.
Ignatiev comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ignatiev scores with a knee to the head.
Ignatiev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ignatiev thuds his shin into the meat of Nochebuena's side.
Ignatiev plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ignatiev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Ignatiev tenderised Nochebuena's leg. Nochebuena is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ignatiev is looking to slow Nochebuena down with leg kicks.
Nochebuena has his takedown stuffed
and Ignatiev counters with a big head kick but Nochebuena shrugs it off.
Birigiz Ignatiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Nochebuena.
Ignatiev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ignatiev takes the fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nochebuena being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ignatiev connects with a high kick.
Ignatiev is looking to slow Nochebuena down with leg kicks.
Ignatiev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nochebuena tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Birigiz Ignatiev dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nochebuena throws a leg kick
and Ignatiev counters with a nice body kick.
Nochebuena doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ignatiev counters with a thumping low kick.
Ignatiev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nochebuena needs to keep his hands up - Ignatiev had a free shot at his head there.
Ignatiev lands with a kick to the temple. Nochebuena shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ignatiev moves out of range of the body kick from Nochebuena.
Nochebuena falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ignatiev counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nochebuena's knee momentarily.
Ignatiev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev fakes the leg kick and cracks Nochebuena in the body.
Nochebuena takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nochebuena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nochebuena tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatiev lands a head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Ignatiev.
Nochebuena with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ignatiev counters with a leg kick.
Ignatiev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ignatiev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ignatiev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ignatiev lands a leg kick that knocks Nochebuena off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ignatiev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nochebuena's head.
Nochebuena waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ignatiev.
Nochebuena thows a leg kick but Ignatiev checks it
and Ignatiev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ignatiev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nochebuena can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nochebuena on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nochebuena chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ignatiev can pounce on him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ignatiev.
Ignatiev rushes Nochebuena and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ignatiev is stalling here.
Ignatiev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ignatiev taking a breather.
Knees to the body from Ignatiev.
Nochebuena is trying to drag Ignatiev to the mat but Ignatiev just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Birigiz Ignatiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Nochebuena.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ignatiev obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Birigiz Ignatiev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nochebuena fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ignatiev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ignatiev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nochebuena is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ignatiev gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ignatiev scores with a knee to the head.
Ignatiev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nochebuena's face.
A short right from Ignatiev on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev lands a good knee to the midsection. Nochebuena won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatiev leaning against his opponent.
Ignatiev with a knee to the head.
Ignatiev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nochebuena backwards.
Ignatiev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nochebuena misses with a takedown
and Ignatiev counters with a big head kick but Nochebuena shrugs it off.
Ignatiev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ignatiev lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nochebuena will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nochebuena takes one to the chin there.
Nochebuena is rocked!
Ignatiev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alejandro Nochebuena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nochebuena is still on wobbly legs! Can Ignatiev finish him?
Nochebuena throws a lazy head kick
and Ignatiev counters with a solid body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Birigiz Ignatiev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ignatiev 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Birigiz Ignatiev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mad Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Blanket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mad Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Blanket!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanket shoots for a double leg takedown but Moore sprawls well. He's pushed Blanket's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Moore stuffs the takedown.
Moore tries to clinch but Blanket is having none of it.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Blanket is just out of range.
Blanket scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Moore is trying to control Blanket's posture but Blanket avoids it.
Blanket is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Moore looks calm but he's in trouble here. Blanket gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Moore is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Blanket lets go of the hold and Moore can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Randy Blanket!
A very excited looking Randy Blanket made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Morex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kova Tangis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pete Morex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kova Tangis!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tangis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morex tries for a takedown but Tangis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morex drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tangis should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tangis wants to stand up but Morex is controlling him.
Morex is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tangis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tangis is looking to stand up but Morex isn't so interested in that idea.
Morex is in close to Tangis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morex lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morex throwing strikes from guard but Tangis blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tangis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morex content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Morex throwing strikes from guard but Tangis blocks nicely.
Tangis has momentary wrist control but Morex slips an elbow through the middle.
Morex 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.
Morex lands a couple of elbows.
Morex scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Morex prevents Tangis from getting back to his feet.
Morex wants to control from the top but Tangis keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morex missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morex landing some decent shots from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morex content to stall in guard here.
Morex landing some decent shots from guard.
Morex throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morex slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Morex trying to control the position but Tangis is working away.
Morex is staying tight to Tangis's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morex scores with a couple of short elbows.
A lull in the action here as Morex stalls from top position.
Tangis is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Morex is controlling him well.
Tangis tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Tangis covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Morex is landing with strikes from the back.
Morex cracks Tangis with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Tangis from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Tangis trying to get back to his feet but Morex is in full control for now.
Tangis looks gassed!
Tangis showing good submission defense here.
That's four 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!
Morex landing with strikes.
Morex punishes Tangis with strikes from the back mount.
Tangis takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Morex is landing with strikes from the back.
Tangis is trying to stand back up.
Morex scores with punches to the body.
Morex is working the ground and pound. Can Tangis escape?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morex has Tangis flattened out and is raining down punches.
Morex 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.
Tangis is taking damage to the body and head.
Morex is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Tangis has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Morex has Tangis flattened out and is raining down punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Morex dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morex connects with the punch.
Tangis throws a head kick that misses.
Tangis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tangis tries to close the distance and clinch but Morex swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kova Tangis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tangis is looking to clinch but Morex is avoiding it.
Morex shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Morex scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Morex works his way into side control.
Morex is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tangis can do to turn this around?
Tangis throws Morex to one side and escapes!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tangis moves to clinch but Morex breaks away
so Morex counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tangis wants to stand but Morex is controlling the position.
Morex wants to pass the guard but Tangis is keeping the position.
Pete Morex overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morex loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morex is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Morex trying to control the position from guard on top but Tangis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morex prevents Tangis from getting back to his feet.
Morex 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.
We're going to have a standup here because Pete Morex wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tangis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tangis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morex keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tangis's efforts to push away.
Tangis struggles to land a body shot inside as Morex controls his hands.
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!
Morex is looking for a takedown.
Come on Tangis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tangis is working for takedown but Morex is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tangis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tangis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Morex is keeping busy.
Tangis misses with a body punch.
Tangis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tangis gets caught napping as Morex dives in and scores a takedown. Tangis manages to retain guard.
Morex wants to control from the top but Tangis keeps moving.
Morex passes Tangis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Morex is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tangis taking some punishment here, with Morex in his half guard.
Well, if Morex is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Morex is trying to control. Tangis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morex working over Tangis with some ground and pound. Tangis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ground and pound from Morex.
Still in half guard, Morex seems content to control.
Tangis wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Morex dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tangis fails to land with a series of punches.
Tangis tries to clinch up
and Morex counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Morex.
Tangis wants to stand but Morex is controlling the position.
Morex trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tangis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morex.
Morex content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Morex stops Tangis from standing up.
Morex controls from within his opponent's guard.
Morex throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morex makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Morex passes Tangis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tangis is not content to let Morex control the position.
Morex looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Morex works his way into full mount!
Morex lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tangis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morex connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Morex lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morex working Tangis over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morex lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tangis hang on?
Tangis is bucking up trying to escape but Morex cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Morex looking to control and managing it successfully.
Morex scoring with strikes but Tangis is staying in there.
Morex lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tangis hang on?
Morex scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tangis is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Morex controlling from the full mount.
Morex lands a heavy elbow.
Morex with a couple of short strikes.
Morex with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tangis is trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morex lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Morex scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tangis?
Morex scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tangis?
Morex working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tangis is rocked!
Morex working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tangis is still in real trouble! Can Morex finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morex lands a big elbow - Tangis is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Tangis is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Pete Morex!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rysiu Handzibu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy McGee will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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265 lbs
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265 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rysiu Handzibu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy McGee!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handzibu scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Handzibu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rysiu Handzibu wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Handzibu looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McGee looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handzibu 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.
Handzibu pushing down on McGee's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Handzibu takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rysiu Handzibu.
McGee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Handzibu with that takedown attempt.
Handzibu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McGee's waist but McGee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Handzibu off to one side.
Handzibu shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rysiu Handzibu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGee looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Handzibu!
Handzibu gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handzibu looking for submissions off his back.
Handzibu actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Handzibu tries to get to full guard but McGee has control of the leg.
Handzibu is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! McGee is tapping! Great win for Handzibu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rysiu Handzibu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Echart Tolle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zechs Merquise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Merquise has chosen Riding the Fourth Wave as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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21
179 lbs
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21
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Echart Tolle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zechs Merquise!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merquise looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tolle!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tolle tries to hold on but Merquise pushes him away.
Merquise working Tolle over with strikes here.
Merquise really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tolle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Merquise throws some wild stikes that Tolle manages to avoid easily.
Tolle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tolle is squirming around, avoiding Merquise's attempts to control the action.
Merquise thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tolle regains half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolle trying to control from the bottom.
Tolle has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Merquise. Oh but Tolle has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Merquise goes limp - he's gone! Tolle jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Echart Tolle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Curran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fudo Hokoyashi (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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18
155 lbs
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158 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Curran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fudo Hokoyashi!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curran is looking to clinch.
Hokoyashi shoots for a takedown but Curran saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hokoyashi throws a head kick that misses.
Curran leaves Hokoyashi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Curran scores with a head kick.
Hokoyashi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Curran paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Curran steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hokoyashi. That one must have hurt.
Fudo Hokoyashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curran is breathing heavily.
Hokoyashi lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hokoyashi.
Curran shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hokoyashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hokoyashi fails with the takedown.
Bryan Curran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fudo Hokoyashi.
Hokoyashi doesn't manage to clinch there - Curran circles away.
A head kick from Hokoyashi lands but Curran takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curran stuffs the takedown attempt from Hokoyashi. Hokoyashi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hokoyashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hokoyashi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hokoyashi darts in and clinches Curran up against the cage.
Curran blocks an uppercut.
Hokoyashi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hokoyashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Curran.
Curran on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hokoyashi throws an elbow but misses.
Hokoyashi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hokoyashi wants to take the fight to the mat but Curran manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Curran blocks the elbow strike.
Hokoyashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Curran avoids it.
Curran is pressed up against the cage. Hokoyashi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Curran down to the mat. Curran avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hokoyashi shoots in looking for a takedown. Curran tries to sprawl out of it but Hokoyashi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Curran manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hokoyashi dives in and grabs Curran's left leg, looking for a takedown. Curran pushes down on Hokoyashi's head and hops out.
A head kick misses from Hokoyashi.
Hokoyashi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Curran is looking to clinch but Hokoyashi is avoiding it.
Hokoyashi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curran lands with a right hand.
Hokoyashi tries to clinch there but Curran circles away.
Hokoyashi lands with a slapping head kick.
Hokoyashi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Curran. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hokoyashi throws a head kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hokoyashi.
Hokoyashi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Curran's head.
Hokoyashi tries to close the distance and clinch but Curran swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hokoyashi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Curran pinned against the cage. Curran gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Curran takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hokoyashi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hokoyashi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Curran defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hokoyashi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hokoyashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Curran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hokoyashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hokoyashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hokoyashi throws a head kick but Curran moves out of range.
Hokoyashi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hokoyashi shoots in looking for a takedown. Curran tries to sprawl out of it but Hokoyashi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Curran manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Curran with that takedown attempt.
Hokoyashi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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.
Hokoyashi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hokoyashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fudo Hokoyashi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hokoyashi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Curran but Curran pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Curran avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Curran doesn't manage to clinch there - Hokoyashi circles away.
Hokoyashi wants to clinch up but Curran keeps it at a distance.
Curran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hokoyashi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Curran.
Hokoyashi tries to close the distance and clinch but Curran swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hokoyashi tries to clinch up.
Hokoyashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hokoyashi lands a head kick. Curran smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hokoyashi tries to clinch but Curran is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hokoyashi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Curran looking to score a takedown here. Hokoyashi is defending well but Curran drives through and ends up in Hokoyashi's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hokoyashi controls Curran momentarily but Curran frees himself.
Hokoyashi wants to stand and escape but Curran is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hokoyashi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hokoyashi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hokoyashi winds up and cracks Curran with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hokoyashi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Hokoyashi there.
Hokoyashi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hokoyashi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Curran with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hokoyashi lands a nice short elbow.
Hokoyashi throwing shots but Curran is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hokoyashi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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. Hokoyashi connects with a nice short shot to Curran's temple.
Hokoyashi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Curran wants to control but Hokoyashi is keeping busy.
Curran is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Curran has hold of Hokoyashi's hands but Hokoyashi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hokoyashi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Curran is rocked!
Hokoyashi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oh Curran is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hokoyashi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fudo Hokoyashi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Curran trying to hold on to Hokoyashi's head to control him but Hokoyashi postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hokoyashi lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Curran! More strikes land and this one is all over! Hokoyashi jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fudo Hokoyashi!
Fudo Hokoyashi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Slughterdog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Small could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Felix Slughterdog's chin.
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21
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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18
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
KO power |
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Good kicks
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mr Small!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Felix Slughterdog!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slughterdog throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Small circles away from the clinch attempt
and Small counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Small.
Small stops Slughterdog from standing up.
Slughterdog really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Small. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Small landing with the ground and pound.
Small showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Small landing some decent shots from guard.
Small 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.
Small is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slughterdog isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Small stacks Slughterdog 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 Small!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Slughterdog taking a bit of punishment here - Small scoring with strikes.
It looks like Felix Slughterdog has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small landing strikes.
Slughterdog is rocked!
That has opened up Felix Slughterdog's cut even more.
Small 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 Slughterdog's shoulder. That is not cool.
Slughterdog is still in real trouble! Can Small finish him?
Small lands a strong strike to the head of Slughterdog. That's dazed him! Small looking to finish here. Slughterdog is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Small lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Small!
Mr Small is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorni Kwanko Lohmeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Dam's entrance music is C R E A M By The Wu-Tang Clan. A fine choice. Brian Van Dam has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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28
260 lbs
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270 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Van Dam!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bjorni Kwanko Lohmeri!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lohmeri dodges the punch combination from Van Dam.
Lohmeri tries for a takedown but Van Dam sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lohmeri lands with a cross.
It looks like Brian Van Dam has been cut.
Van Dam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Dam avoids the body shot from Lohmeri.
Lohmeri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lohmeri looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lohmeri swings for the body but Van Dam moves out of range.
Van Dam takes a swing at Lohmeri's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Dam. Lohmeri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lohmeri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lohmeri looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brian Van Dam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjorni Kwanko Lohmeri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dam slips a jab from Lohmeri.
Brian Van Dam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lohmeri dodges the punch combination from Van Dam.
A combination from Lohmeri does no damage.
Lohmeri misses the jab.
Van Dam scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Bjorni Kwanko Lohmeri has been cut.
A jab from Lohmeri misses.
Lohmeri fails with the takedown
and Van Dam counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Lohmeri down! Van Dam is looking to finish but Lohmeri is intelligently defending himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lohmeri is trying to keep Van Dam in close.
Van Dam stands up from Lohmeri's guard - Van Dam perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam looks to land a combination but Lohmeri avoids it well.
Lohmeri swinging wildly here.
A punch lands to the side of Lohmeri 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lohmeri misses the jab.
Van Dam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lohmeri circles away quickly and effectively.
Lohmeri has his takedown stuffed
and Van Dam counters with a series of strikes. Lohmeri will be more careful next time no doubt.
Van Dam throws a right and a left that Lohmeri avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Van Dam misses.
Van Dam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Lohmeri. Those never looked like landing.
Van Dam looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Dam fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Van Dam.
Lohmeri takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Van Dam throws a right hand that Lohmeri ducks under and follows up with a left that Lohmeri also avoids with ease.
Van Dam connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Van Dam misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Dam throws a nice looking combination but Lohmeri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lohmeri misses with a takedown
and Van Dam counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Lohmeri off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Van Dam follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Lohmeri was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brian Van Dam!
Brian Van Dam is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Glabar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damian Grabowski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maximus Glabar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Grabowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Glabar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Glabar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grabowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grabowski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Glabar.
It looks like Damian Grabowski has been cut.
Grabowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Glabar throws a nice looking combination but Grabowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Glabar lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Glabar misses.
Glabar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Grabowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Glabar misses with a combination
and Grabowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grabowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Glabar is just out of range.
Glabar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Glabar throws a right hand that Grabowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Grabowski also avoids with ease.
Glabar is breathing heavily.
Grabowski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Glabar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grabowski scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glabar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grabowski. Glabar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glabar throws a body punch but Grabowski moves out of range.
Grabowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab lands there for Glabar.
Glabar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Glabar lands a head shot.
Grabowski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Glabar finds it's target.
Grabowski lands a jab to the nose.
A punch combination from Glabar misses.
Grabowski scores with the left hand. Glabar knows he should have avoided that one.
Oooooh!!! Grabowski has knocked Glabar down with a huge combo! Grabowski steps away and waves a wobbly Glabar back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Glabar is rocked!
Grabowski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Glabar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oh Glabar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Glabar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski misses with a two punch combination.
Glabar seems to have got his legs back now.
Glabar throws a wild hook but Grabowski just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Glabar gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Grabowski raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Grabowski!
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