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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sokure Randall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goodman comes into the arena with lady Gaga blaring out of the sound system. Randall has chosen bodies 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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205 lbs
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211 lbs
1 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clarence Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sokure Randall!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randall shoots in looking for a takedown. Goodman tries to sprawl out of it but Randall keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Goodman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Randall shoots for a double leg takedown but Goodman sprawls well. He's pushed Randall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Randall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Randall backs away from a small jab... but Goodman lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Randall crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Goodman with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Clarence Goodman!
Post fight, Clarence Goodman stared into the camera and said 'Yeah you better check that man's ass cause I can't find my shoes!! '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Real I Am Going To School You (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Tyson Marquez (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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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Real I Am Going To School You!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juan Tyson Marquez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but I Am Going To School You manages to avoid it.
Marquez takes a swing at I Am Going To School You's ribcage but misses.
Marquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but I Am Going To School You was well out of range. Poor timing from Marquez.
Marquez throws a body punch but I Am Going To School You moves out of range.
I Am Going To School You uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marquez.
Marquez misses with a wild body shot.
I Am Going To School You avoids the body shot from Marquez.
Marquez thows a left - swing and a miss!
I Am Going To School You uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marquez.
I Am Going To School You feints a jab promting Marquez to slip. I Am Going To School You then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marquez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Marquez looks to score with a jab to the body but I Am Going To School You is just out of range.
I Am Going To School You gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Marquez is looking for a sweep. I Am Going To School You is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
I Am Going To School You with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Marquez looking for a kimura from the bottom but I Am Going To School You passes into side control!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Marquez looks to move to half guard but instead I Am Going To School You has passed into mount! Damn!
Marquez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with I Am Going To School You. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
I Am Going To School You looking to control but Marquez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
I Am Going To School You takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
I Am Going To School You is landing with some decent strikes but Marquez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I Am Going To School You cracks Marquez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
I Am Going To School You wants to control the pace but Marquez is squirming around nicely.
I Am Going To School You lands a big shot there that rocks Marquez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marquez is wriggling around trying to escape.
I Am Going To School You tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
I Am Going To School You trying to control but Marquez is having none of it.
I Am Going To School You wants to finish this one by submission but Marquez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from I Am Going To School You.
Marquez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
I Am Going To School You with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
I Am Going To School You controlling his opponent.
Marquez is trying to escape the mount.
I Am Going To School You looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I Am Going To School You lands a big elbow.
Marquez is desperately trying to improve his position but I Am Going To School You has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marquez is trying to reverse the position but instead I Am Going To School You has taken his back - oops!
I Am Going To School You is persistently looking for the submission but Marquez is defending it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
I Am Going To School You patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Marquez wants to escape the position.
I Am Going To School You looking to break Marquez's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Marquez remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise I Am Going To School You will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
I Am Going To School You is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Marquez. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marquez can't escape the position.
I Am Going To School You has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Marquez has hold of I Am Going To School You's leg, trying to break free but it's let I Am Going To School You lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Marquez is turning an unusual color here… he's out! I Am Going To School You throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Real I Am Going To School You!
An out of breath Real I Am Going To School You thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yang Morks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mercito Gesta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morks comes to the cage accompanied by The Champ. The key to victory for Yang Morks has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yang Morks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mercito Gesta!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morks throws a head kick but Gesta moves out of range.
Morks scores with a hook.
Morks avoids the head kick by Gesta.
Gesta has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morks.
Gesta lands with a slapping head kick.
Morks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gesta.
A head kick misses from Gesta.
Gesta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morks swivels and escapes.
Morks punishes Gesta's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Morks misses with a double jab.
Morks blocks a head kick by Gesta.
Gesta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gesta looks to land a body kick but Morks moved away.
Gesta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morks but Morks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morks throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gesta ducks right into an uppercut from Morks.
Gesta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morks swivels and escapes.
Yang Morks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mercito Gesta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morks blocks a head kick by Gesta.
Nice takedown defense from Morks. No joy for Gesta on that attempt.
Gesta looks gassed!
Morks avoids the head kick by Gesta.
Morks scores with a head kick.
Morks lands a slapping body shot.
Gesta fails with a takedown attempt.
Gesta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gesta on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Morks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morks wants it to stay on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morks with a jab.
Morks scores with a head kick.
Gesta takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gesta is rocked!
Morks stuffs the takedown attempt from Gesta. Gesta gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morks wants it to stay on the feet.
Morks fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gesta on the side of the head.
A head kick from Morks lands but Gesta takes it in his stride.
Morks lands a nice hook to Gesta's body. Gesta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A big head kick from Morks and Gesta is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Gesta is still in real trouble! Can Morks finish him?
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Morks gets to his feet. Gesta looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A head kick misses from Gesta.
Gesta seems to have recovered his senses.
Morks throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Gesta crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yang Morks!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ehavoc Dugre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crusty Pelican (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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144 lbs
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144 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Powerful |
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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
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ehavoc Dugre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crusty Pelican!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Pelican. No joy for Dugre on that attempt.
Dugre fails with the takedown
and Pelican counters with an inside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Pelican
and Dugre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pelican looks to score with a jab to the body but Dugre is just out of range.
Dugre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dugre throws a right hand that Pelican ducks under and follows up with a left that Pelican also avoids with ease.
Dugre tries to bum rush Pelican with a series of wild strikes but Pelican uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pelican throws the left hand but Dugre avoids the punch easily.
Pelican throws a chopping leg kick but Dugre manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dugre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelican closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dugre's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pelican accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pelican is looking to work some ground and pound but Dugre has wrist control.
Pelican throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dugre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pelican stops Dugre from standing up.
Pelican loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dugre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dugre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pelican wants to control from the top but Dugre keeps moving.
Pelican is standing up over Dugre. Dugre looks to escape but Pelican dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dugre takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dugre is trying to get back to his feet.
Pelican looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pelican looks up at the clock and then as Dugre takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pelican smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Pelican lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dugre wants to get back to his feet.
Pelican in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pelican lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dugre is rocked!
Dugre wants to get back to his feet.
Oh Dugre is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pelican has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pelican wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dugre keeps working.
Dugre pushes Pelican away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pelican gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dugre seems to have got his legs back now.
Dugre is breathing heavily.
Dugre takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dugre is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pelican has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Pelican lands an elbow.
Pelican in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dugre pushes Pelican away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pelican gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Pelican landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pelican working the head with strikes.
Pelican working the ground and pound.
Pelican cracks Dugre with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Pelican immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Dugre is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Pelican!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crusty Pelican!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aditya Wardhana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturro Affi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wardhana comes to the cage accompanied by Dragging Dead Bodies in Blue Bags Up Really Long Hills. Affi has chosen Men at work - Land of down under as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Arturro Affi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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160 lbs
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169 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aditya Wardhana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Arturro Affi!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wardhana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Wardhana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wardhana throws a body punch but Affi moves out of range.
Wardhana tests Affi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Affi feints and then cracks Wardhana's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wardhana down.
Wardhana has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Affi tries to bum rush Wardhana with a series of wild strikes but Wardhana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Affi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wardhana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aditya Wardhana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Affi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Affi misses with a series of wild punches.
Wardhana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Affi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wardhana.
Jab by Affi.
Wardhana looks to score with a jab to the body but Affi is just out of range.
Wardhana misses with a hook. Affi ducked under it nicely.
Wardhana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Affi stalks Wardhana and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wardhana's face. Wardhana staggers backwards, shaken.
Affi slips a jab from Wardhana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Affi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Affi duly obliges.
A nice combination there by Affi.
The fighters circling - Wardhana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Affi tries to clinch up but Wardhana circles away and keeps his distance.
Affi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wardhana throws a hook to the side of Affi's head but Affi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Left hook, right uppercut from Affi.
Affi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Affi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wardhana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wardhana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wardhana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Affi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wardhana.
Some wild striking there from Wardhana.
Wardhana throws a left and a right that both miss
and Affi counters with a left and a right that stings Wardhana.
Wardhana is breathing heavily.
Affi feints and then cracks Wardhana's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wardhana down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Affi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wardhana throws a shot to the body.
Wardhana swats away the attempt to clinch by Affi.
Affi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Affi duly obliges.
Affi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A left and a right from Wardhana both land. Nice combination.
Wardhana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Affi clinches.
Affi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Affi stalling in the clinch but Wardhana improves position.
Affi keeps control of Wardhana as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Affi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wardhana up against the cage.
Wardhana can't find room to land a body shot as Affi controls the action.
Affi is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Affi trying to stall but Wardhana improves his position.
Wardhana working hard to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Affi.
Wardhana tries to break free but Affi pushes him back against the cage.
Affi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wardhana up against the cage.
Wardhana has a couple of punches blocked by Affi.
Affi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wardhana backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Affi.
Affi tries to land a knee to the head but Wardhana blocks with his arms.
Affi stalling against the cage.
Wardhana struggles to land a body shot inside as Affi controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wardhana.
Wardhana has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Affi misses with a knee strike.
Affi misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wardhana has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Affi pushes Wardhana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wardhana wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Affi has him pressed against the cage.
Affi wants to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Wardhana's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wardhana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wardhana looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wardhana wants to get back to striking at distance but Affi won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Affi.
Wardhana is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Affi trying to stall but Wardhana improves his position.
Wardhana has Affi pushed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Affi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wardhana or not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wardhana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Affi backwards.
Affi is looking to control Wardhana's arms but Wardhana gets an underhook and turns him. Now Affi has his back to the cage.
Affi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wardhana wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturro Affi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Affi tries to clinch there but Wardhana circles away.
A combination from Affi does no damage.
Affi lands a nice looking body shot.
Affi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Affi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wardhana misses with a hook. Affi ducked under it nicely.
Wardhana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wardhana just misses with a punch to the body.
Affi closes the distance and pushes Wardhana back into the cage.
Wardhana has a couple of punches blocked by Affi.
Wardhana tries to break free but Affi pushes him back against the cage.
Wardhana being controlled against the cage.
A short left from Affi.
Affi trying to land knees to the body.
Affi keeps control of Wardhana as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Affi lands a body punch.
Wardhana tries to work over Affi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Affi blocks a body shot from Wardhana.
Wardhana tries to break free but Affi pushes him back against the cage.
Wardhana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wardhana breaks the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Affi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Wardhana throws a jab but it's blocked by Affi.
Wardhana misses with a hook.
Wardhana misses with a series of wild punches.
Aditya Wardhana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Affi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wardhana misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wardhana misses with a series of wild punches.
Affi feints a jab promting Wardhana to slip. Affi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wardhana slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Affi throws a combination. Wardhana tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Affi is working the combinations to good effect here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wardhana throws a series of punches but Affi moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Affi scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Wardhana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arturro Affi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Affi lands a leg kick that knocks Wardhana off balance momentarily.
Wardhana slips a jab and a cross from Affi.
Affi throws a nice looking combination but Wardhana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Affi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wardhana has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Affi.
Wardhana tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wardhana is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wardhana has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Affi.
Wardhana keeps the fight on the outside.
Wardhana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Affi clinches with his opponent.
Affi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wardhana wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Affi has him pressed against the cage.
Affi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arturro Affi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good body shot from Affi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Affi cracks Wardhana with a nice body shot.
Wardhana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Affi looking to throw knees to the head but Wardhana is blocking nicely.
Affi lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Affi.
With the fighters up against the cage, Affi throws an elbow but misses.
Wardhana can't break the clinch.
Wardhana is trying to force a seperation but Affi has the dominant position.
Affi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wardhanas head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Affi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wardhana has had enough of the clinch but Affi keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Affi.
Wardhana is trying to break free.
Affi has Wardhana pushed against the cage.
Affi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wardhana prevents a body shot from Affi.
Wardhana wants to break free but Affi has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Affi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wardhana's efforts to push away.
A short left from Affi.
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 referee calls for Affi to work.
Affi misses with a body punch.
Affi blocks a body shot from Wardhana.
Wardhana wants to get back to striking at distance but Affi won't allow it.
Affi stalls.
Wardhana trying to stall but Affi improves his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Affi lands a hook that snaps the head of Wardhana backwards.
Wardhana is trying to break free.
Affi lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Wardhana's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturro Affi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wardhana throws a right hand that misses
and Affi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wardhana's knee momentarily.
Wardhana misses with a two punch combination.
Affi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wardhana throws out the jab.
Wardhana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wardhana walks into a stiff left hand from Affi.
Affi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wardhana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Affi throws a nice looking combination but Wardhana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Affi wants to clinch up but Wardhana keeps it at a distance.
Wardhana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Affi moves in looking to clinch but Wardhana pushes him off.
Affi moves into the clinch.
Wardhana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Affi's elbow.
Affi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wardhana or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Affi.
Affi is struggling to control the position.
Affi continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Affi tries to land a knee to the head but Wardhana blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wardhana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Affi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Affi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Affi struggles to land a body shot inside as Wardhana controls his hands.
A short left from Affi.
Affi keeps control of Wardhana as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wardhana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wardhana lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wardhana throws a shot from downtown. Affi moves away and avoids it.
Wardhana misses with a double jab.
Wardhana misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Affi misses.
Wardhana swinging wildly here.
Affi is looking to clinch but Wardhana is avoiding it.
Affi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Affi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wardhana at a distance.
Affi tries to clinch up.
Wardhana stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Affi.
Affi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Affi fails in his attempt to 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!
Some wild striking there from Wardhana.
Good leg kick by Affi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Affi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Affi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Affi misses with a double jab.
Affi lands with a shot to the body.
Affi fails to land with a series of punches.
Affi tries to clinch up.
A combination from Wardhana does no damage.
Wardhana on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Wardhana. Those never looked like landing.
Affi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Wardhana's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wardhana blocks a body shot from Affi.
A nice left hand lands by Affi.
Affi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Affi.
Affi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Affi stalls.
Affi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wardhana throws a punch but it's blocked by Affi.
Wardhana wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Affi presses Wardhana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wardhana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Affi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Aditya Wardhana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arturro Affi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wardhana lands a body shot in the clinch.
Affi leaning his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Affi.
Wardhana stalling in the clinch but Affi improves position.
Affi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Affi throws an elbow but it misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Affi lands with a right to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Affi is trying to maintain a safe position but Wardhana gets an underhook and turns Affi into the cage.
Affi has Wardhana pressed against the cage.
A short right from Wardhana.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arturro Affi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Affi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturro Affi!
Arturro Affi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Augustine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Augustine kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog. Tim Augustine could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Master Kush's chin.
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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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Augustine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Master Kush!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush misses the jab.
Kush lands a head kick!
It looks like Tim Augustine has been cut.
Augustine throws a head kick but Kush moves out of range.
Augustine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kush misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Kush misses.
Kush scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kush throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tim Augustine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Augustine throws a head kick that misses.
Augustine pushes Kush away with a front kick.
Kush throws a nice looking combination but Augustine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Augustine tries a head kick but it misses.
Augustine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kush throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Augustine throws the kick towards the body but Kush avoids it.
Augustine misses with a head kick.
Augustine tries to land a leg kick but Kush saw it coming and moves away.
Augustine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Augustine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Augustine lands with a kick to the temple. Kush shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kush throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kush checks a low kick from Augustine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Augustine misses with a low kick.
Kush misses with a looping left.
Augustine throws a sloppy head kick and Kush moves out of range easily.
Augustine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Augustine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kush misses with a double jab.
Augustine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Augustine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kush.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Augustine.
Kush throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Augustine.
Kush wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Augustine throws a sloppy head kick and Kush moves out of range easily.
Kush moves out of range as Augustine throws a body kick.
Augustine throws a head kick that misses.
Kush tries to clinch but Augustine is having none of it.
Kush throws a head kick but Augustine moves out of range.
Augustine misses with a body kick.
Kush throws a shot from downtown. Augustine moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush throws a shot from downtown. Augustine moves away and avoids it.
Kush ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Augustine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Augustine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Augustine misses
and Kush counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Kush blocks the low kick.
Kush lands a left and a right that send Augustine crashing to the mat, dazed. Kush thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Augustine is breathing heavily.
Augustine swats away the attempt to clinch by Kush.
Augustine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Augustine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Kush.
Augustine avoids the head kick by Kush.
Augustine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kush throws the left hand but Augustine avoids the punch easily.
Augustine tries to land a front kick but Kush steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kush works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Augustine tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Augustine lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Augustine misses with a low kick.
Augustine throws a head kick that misses.
Augustine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kush throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Kush.
Augustine ducks under a wild hook from Kush.
Kush might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Augustine throws a head kick but Kush moves out of range.
Augustine misses with a head kick.
Kush misses with a two punch combination.
Augustine throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick from Augustine lands but Kush takes it in his stride.
Kush is looking to clinch but Augustine is avoiding it.
Kush throws a series of punches but Augustine avoids them all with ease.
Kush throws a right and a left that both miss.
Augustine scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kush 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.
Augustine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Augustine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kush misses the jab.
Kush takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kush scores with a nice right hand.
Augustine moves away from the strike by Kush.
Oooooh!!! Kush has knocked Augustine down with a huge combo! Kush steps away and waves a wobbly Augustine back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Augustine is rocked!
Kush misses with a looping right.
Oh Augustine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kush looks to land a right hand but Augustine moved out of range.
Kush throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Augustine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Augustine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Augustine seems to have got his legs back now.
Kush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kush throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kush looks to land a right hand but Augustine moved out of range.
Kush blocks the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kush blocks a head kick by Augustine.
Augustine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kush's sensitive parts.
Kush fails to land with a series of punches.
Augustine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Kush dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Augustine's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A head kick misses from Augustine.
Augustine tries a head kick but it misses.
Kush lands an overhand right.
Kush blocks a head kick by Augustine.
Augustine throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kush's head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Augustine might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kush lands a jab.
Kush tries to clinch up but Augustine circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Augustine.
Augustine throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Kush misses the target.
Augustine thumps Kush with a low kick.
Augustine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kush misses with a two punch combination.
Augustine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kush moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Augustine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Augustine defending well as Kush loads up on a big left hand.
Kush throws a right hand that Augustine ducks under and follows up with a left that Augustine also avoids with ease.
Augustine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Augustine explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Augustine.
Augustine moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kush checks a leg kick.
Augustine throws a nice head kick!
Crunch! Augustine slams his shin into Kush's torso.
Kush has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kush stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Augustine.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch but Augustine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kush cracks Augustine with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kush misses with the combination.
Augustine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kush pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Augustine staying out of range there.
Augustine walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kush checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Augustine circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Augustine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Augustine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kush has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Augustine.
Kush throws a looping overhand right but Augustine ducks down to avoid it.
Augustine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Augustine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kush avoids the head kick by Augustine.
Augustine slips a jab from Kush.
Kush takes a kick to the side of the head.
Augustine drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Augustine scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kush jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kush moves into range and clinches up with Augustine.
Kush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Augustine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Augustine connects with a high kick.
Augustine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustine throws a head kick that misses.
Kush fails to land with a series of punches.
Kush misses with a few strikes there.
Kush moves out of range of the body kick.
Augustine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kush.
Kush moves out of range of the body kick.
Kush tries to clinch up but Augustine circles away and keeps his distance.
Kush takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Augustine misses with a head kick.
Kush tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Augustine throws a leg kick but Kush sees it coming and moves out of range.
Augustine blocks a low kick nicely.
Augustine lands with a slapping head kick.
Kush fails to land with a series of punches.
Augustine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Augustine throws a head kick but Kush moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Augustine scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush moves into the clinch successfully.
Kush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kush blocks a head kick by Augustine.
Augustine misses with a body kick.
Kush throws a shot from downtown. Augustine moves away and avoids it.
Augustine is looking to slow Kush down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kush misses with a looping left.
Augustine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kush.
Kush throws a lazy right hand but Augustine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Augustine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Kush.
Nice body kick from Augustine.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Augustine throws a sloppy head kick
and Kush counters with a stiff right hand.
Kush missing with a left hand there. Augustine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kush on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Augustine. Augustine obviously looking to wear him down.
Augustine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Master Kush will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tim Augustine's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Augustine walks into a jab.
Kush paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Augustine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Augustine throws a nice head kick!
Augustine cracks the inside of Kush's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Augustine.
A jab from Kush misses.
Kush avoids the head kick by Augustine.
Augustine blocks a jab.
Augustine throws a half hearted mid kick.
Augustine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kush misses with an uppercut.
Augustine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Augustine motions for Kush to come forward. Augustine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Augustine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Augustine.
Kush tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Augustine throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Augustine throws a head kick but Kush moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush tries to clinch up but Augustine circles away and keeps his distance.
Kush misses with a straight left.
Augustine throws a sloppy head kick and Kush moves out of range easily.
Kush is looking to clinch but Augustine is avoiding it.
Kush closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Augustine tries to pull guard but Kush forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Augustine tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kush just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kush misses with a series of wild punches.
Augustine tries a head kick but it misses.
Kush checks a leg kick.
Augustine slips a straight right by Kush.
Kush avoids the head kick by Augustine.
Augustine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Augustine tries a head kick but it misses.
Augustine blocks a head kick by Kush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kush swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Augustine slips a jab and a cross from Kush.
Nice shot lands for Kush.
Master Kush seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kush misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kush misses with a hook. Augustine ducked under it nicely.
Kush tries to clinch but Augustine moves out of range.
Augustine avoids the body shot from Kush.
Augustine throws a sloppy head kick and Kush moves out of range easily.
Kush throws a right and a left that both miss.
Augustine throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kush's head.
Tim Augustine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kush misses with a series of wild punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Augustine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustine throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Augustine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kush rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Augustine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Augustine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Augustine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Augustine lands a leg kick that knocks Kush off balance momentarily.
Augustine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kush throws a hook to the side of Augustine's head but Augustine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Augustine goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Augustine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kush with a hook.
Master Kush is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Augustine throws a sloppy head kick and Kush moves out of range easily.
A big right from Kush misses.
Kush throws a jab when Augustine was well out of range.
Kush misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kush looks to throw the jab but Augustine is out of range.
Tim Augustine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Augustine dodges the punch combination from Kush.
Augustine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kush fails to land with a series of punches.
Augustine lands a high kick!
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!
Augustine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kush is able to avoid easily.
Augustine has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Augustine lands a nice looking body kick.
Augustine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kush's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Augustine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kush blocks a head kick by Augustine.
Augustine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kush is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kush tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Augustine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kush thuds a left hand into Augustine's body.
Augustine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Master Kush.
Well Kush has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Master Kush!
Master Kush gave a mention to ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hepatitis See (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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183 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hepatitis See!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
See connects with a right hand. Lopez shakes it off.
See slaps away a takedown attempt from Lopez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lopez throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot by See.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch but See swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
See lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lopez is rocked!
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but See sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopez is still on wobbly legs! Can See finish him?
Lopez clinches up with See and pushes him back against the cage.
Lopez seems to have recovered his senses.
See can't break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
See wants to get back to striking at distance but Lopez won't allow it.
Lopez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lopez wants a takedown.
See working hard to break the clinch.
Lopez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hepatitis See has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Lopez.
Lopez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
See wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lopez moves into range and clinches up with See.
Lopez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite See's efforts to push away.
Lopez stalling in the clinch.
See is trying to break the clinch but Lopez has him pressed against the cage.
Lopez keeps control of See as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lopez stalling.
Lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
See tries to keep at a distance but Lopez has taken the fight into the clinch.
See is trying to break free.
Lopez keeps control of See as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
See being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
See tries to break free but Lopez pushes him back against the cage.
Lopez stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alberto Lopez.
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. See sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lopez tries to clinch up but See circles away and keeps his distance.
See throws a series of strikes that have Lopez backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
See swinging wildly here.
See rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
See swinging wildly here.
See throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from See.
See misses with a series of wild punches.
Lopez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lopez throws a big elbow that misses.
Lopez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lopez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. See swivels though and keeps the full guard.
See working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lopez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to pass the guard but See is keeping the position.
Lopez stops See from standing up.
Lopez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lopez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lopez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lopez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lopez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lopez throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez throws a big elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lopez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alberto Lopez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
See lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hepatitis See is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lopez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lopez moves into the clinch.
See can't break the clinch.
Lopez has See pressed against the cage, preventing See from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lopez slowing the pace effectively.
See is trying to break free.
Lopez displaying some good clinch control by pressing See up against the cage.
Lopez receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alberto Lopez.
See slaps away a takedown attempt from Lopez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hepatitis See is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
See on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if See tries to get out of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lopez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
See wriggles free and stands up.
See misses with a series of wild punches.
Lopez moves into the clinch.
Lopez has See pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. See manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lopez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
See working hard to break the clinch.
See being controlled against the cage.
See looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lopez has See pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alberto Lopez.
Lopez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. See manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from See finds it's way round the side to connect with Lopez's head.
See tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lopez gets a clinch.
Lopez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but See pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hepatitis See has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Lopez.
Lopez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lopez keeps control of See as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez just leaning against See, taking a breather.
Lopez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite See's efforts to push away.
Lopez stalling the fight.
A frustrated look appears on See's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Lopez.
Lopez continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Lopez goes for a takedown in the clinch but See prevents it.
See tries to circle away but Lopez has him pinned against the cage.
See is trying to break free.
Lopez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
See working hard to break the clinch.
Lopez has clasped his hands together around See's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lopez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but See is avoiding damage well.
Lopez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but See sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ground and pound from Lopez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
See managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lopez.
Lopez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, See rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lopez's guard! Nice work there by See!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
See would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for See!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lopez moves into the clinch.
See wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
See wants to get back to striking at distance but Lopez won't allow it.
The referee calls for Lopez to work.
Lopez has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed See clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lopez is cranking See's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for See! He's tightened the choke and See is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alberto Lopez!
Alberto Lopez gave a mention to MMA ANIMAL in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amir Khan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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190 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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185 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antoine Dodson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Amir Khan!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dodson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dodson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dodson counters with a body kick.
Dodson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khan on the side of the head.
A jab-cross combination lands for Dodson and sends Khan crashing to the mat! Dodson follows him down to the mat - Khan regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Khan is rocked!
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!
Dodson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Khan is still on wobbly legs! Can Dodson finish him?
Khan shoots and misses
and Dodson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Antoine Dodson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Khan.
Khan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dodson counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Khan badly! Dodson follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Khan out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Dodson finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Antoine Dodson!
Antoine Dodson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, MMA ANIMAL for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bat Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Arts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slade comes to the cage accompanied by Billy Joel - Goodnight Saigon. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bat Slade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marshall Arts!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arts tries to circle away but Slade has him pinned against the cage.
Arts has had enough of the clinch but Slade keeps him there for the moment.
Arts is looking to break free of the clinch but Slade has double underhooks.
Arts avoiding damage as Slade throws knees to the body.
Arts wants to break free but Slade has control.
Slade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arts avoids it.
Slade drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Slade with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slade tries to land a knee to the head but Arts blocks with his arms.
Slade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arts avoids it.
Arts has had enough of the clinch but Slade keeps him there for the moment.
Slade landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Arts lands an elbow just above Slade 's eye.
It looks like Bat Slade has been cut.
Slade gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Arts regains guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slade loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Arts working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slade.
Slade might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Arts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slade throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Arts really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Slade. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slade thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Slade stands up from Arts's guard - Slade perhaps looking for a knockout.
Arts is looking to chop away at Slade's legs.
Arts clinches.
Slade has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Arts regains guard immediately.
Slade works over Arts with some ground and pound from guard.
Slade stopping the sweep attempt from Arts.
Slade thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slade pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arts is keeping the position for now.
Slade postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slade is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Slade advances to half guard.
Slade wants to work for an arm triangle but Arts is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Arts manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Arts swats away the attempt to clinch by Slade.
Slade throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Arts was covering up waiting for the punch and Slade finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Slade is looking to work some ground and pound but Arts has wrist control.
Slade drops back looking for a leg! Arts is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Arts manages to kick Slade off! Slade jumps back into Arts's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arts 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.
Arts working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slade.
Slade drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Slade jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Arts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Arts working a defensive guard here.
Slade drops back looking for a leg! Arts is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Arts manages to kick Slade off! Slade jumps back into Arts's guard.
Slade decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Arts tries to keep at a distance but Slade has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arts is trying to force a seperation but Slade has the dominant position.
Slade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good leg kick by Slade there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Slade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arts goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slade tries to land a knee to the head but Arts blocks with his arms.
Slade tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Slade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arts avoids it.
Arts is trying to break the clinch but Slade is controlling him.
Arts is trying to break the clinch but Slade is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arts wants to break free but Slade has control.
Arts manages to break the clinch.
Slade tries to keep at a distance but Arts has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arts tries to break the clinch but Slade is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bat Slade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bat Slade'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.
Slade changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Arts tries to avoid it but Slade manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Arts to the ground. Arts escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Slade tries to clinch there but Arts circles away.
Arts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slade.
Slade rushes Arts and presses him up against the cage.
Slade tries to land a knee to the head but Arts blocks with his arms.
Slade tries to pull guard but Arts won't allow it.
Arts takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Marshall Arts has been cut.
Arts can't break the clinch.
Arts tries to break free but Slade pushes him back against the cage.
Arts blocks an elbow strike.
Slade misses with an elbow strike.
Arts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slade instigates a clinch.
Slade taking a breather.
Arts is trying to break the clinch but Slade is controlling him.
Slade tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bat Slade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arts manages to break the clinch.
Slade shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Arts pinned against the cage. Arts gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Slade shoots in looking for a takedown. Arts tries to sprawl out of it but Slade keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Slade avoids a wild elbow strike from Arts.
Arts manages to break the clinch.
Arts has closed the distance and engaged Slade in a clinch.
Arts can't break the clinch.
Arts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slade tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arts wants to break free but Slade has control.
Arts has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slade gets tackled into the cage by Arts. Arts maintains the clinch.
Arts landing knees to the body.
Arts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arts moves into the clinch.
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!
Slade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arts avoids it.
Slade manages to pull guard.
Arts pushes down on Slade's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Slade flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Slade is pressing down on Arts's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slade is looking for a triangle but Arts pushes his legs off easily.
Arts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arts trying to control but Slade is working from the bottom.
Arts must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Slade looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slade is keeping the position for now.
Slade escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Arts gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bat Slade overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slade working a defensive guard but Arts passes into half guard.
Arts blocks the strikes from Slade.
Slade throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Slade looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Slade is looking for a sweep. Arts is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Slade is trying to stand back up but Arts is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slade misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Arts trying to control from half guard but Slade is working away.
Arts blocks the strikes from Slade.
Slade punching from the bottom.
Slade 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.
Arts keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Arts trying to control the action but Slade is working from the bottom.
Slade tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Slade misses with some strikes from the bottom.
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.
Slade looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Arts scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Arts is looking to advance position but Slade won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marshall Arts will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Arts moves into the clinch successfully.
Slade misses with a knee strike.
Slade throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Arts's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Slade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arts is defending well for now.
Slade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arts avoids it.
Slade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slade moves in looking to clinch but Arts pushes him off.
Marshall Arts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arts misses with a low kick.
Arts drives through and clinches with Slade against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arts as Slade tries to tie him up.
Arts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Slade has him pressed against the cage.
Arts avoids a wild elbow strike from Slade.
Slade is working for takedown but Arts is calmly controlling the position for now.
Slade trying to land knees to the body.
Arts breaks from the clinch.
Slade fails with a takedown attempt.
Marshall Arts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arts rushes Slade and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arts throws an elbow that misses.
Arts manages to break the clinch.
Arts throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Arts has managed to clinch.
Slade lands a damaging elbow.
Slade breaks from the clinch.
Arts instigates a clinch.
Slade with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Slade using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Slade has him pressed against the cage.
Slade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bat Slade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Slade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slade is trying hard to land a takedown here. Arts sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bat Slade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arts feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Slades jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
An inside leg kick lands from Arts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Arts is trying to force a seperation but Slade has the dominant position.
Slade unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arts wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Arts throws an elbow but misses.
Slade is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Arts gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Slade misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arts.
Arts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arts breaks from the clinch.
Slade shoots in looking for a takedown. Arts tries to sprawl out of it but Slade keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arts.
Slade throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Arts's waist but Arts gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Slade off to one side.
Arts connects with an inside leg kick.
Arts moves into range and clinches up with Slade.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade prevents Arts from breaking the clinch.
Arts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arts darts in and clinches Slade up against the cage.
Slade using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arts rushes Slade and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Slade lands an elbow inside that Arts shrugs off.
Arts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Arts blocks an elbow strike from Slade.
Slade drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arts manages to break the clinch.
Slade looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Slade working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slade throwing strikes from guard but Arts blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arts wants to stand but Slade is controlling the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slade throws a big elbow that misses.
Arts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Arts wants to get back to his feet but Slade is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Slade is looking to work some ground and pound but Arts has wrist control.
Slade missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slade throwing strikes from guard but Arts blocks nicely.
Slade throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slade drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Slade jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Slade is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marshall Arts.
I think Arts has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Marshall Arts!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Marshall Arts waved his t-shirt featuring MMA ANIMAL's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nomor Gai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Alkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nomor Gai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Christian Alkofer!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Good leg kick by Alkofer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alkofer gets caught flat footed, as Gai shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Alkofer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gai doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gai manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gai lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alkofer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gai.
Gai cracks Alkofer with a solid left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alkofer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gai scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gai in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gai preventing the sweep.
Gai throws a strike but Alkofer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gai seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Alkofer tries to free his leg and advance position but Gai is retaining full guard.
Alkofer throwing strikes but missing.
Alkofer lands a couple of elbows.
Gai has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Alkofer postures up in Gai's guard and throws a big left but Gai blocks it.
Alkofer throwing strikes from guard but Gai blocks nicely.
Gai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alkofer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alkofer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alkofer throwing strikes from guard but Gai blocks nicely.
Gai managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer lands a couple of elbows.
Alkofer wants to pass the guard but Gai is keeping the position.
Alkofer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alkofer lands a couple of elbows.
Alkofer drops back looking for a leg! Gai is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gai manages to kick Alkofer off! Alkofer jumps back into Gai's guard.
Gai pulls Alkofer in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gai keeping full guard, as Alkofer tries to pass.
Gai seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nomor Gai has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Alkofer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gai.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gai decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alkofer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gai.
Gai working over Alkofer with some ground and pound. Alkofer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nomor Gai dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alkofer lands a jab-cross combination.
Gai lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gai scores with a hook to the body. Alkofer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gai fails with the takedown
and Alkofer counters with an outside leg kick.
Gai shoots for a takedown but Alkofer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alkofer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alkofer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gai was covering up waiting for the punch and Alkofer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gai controls Alkofer momentarily but Alkofer frees himself.
Alkofer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gai working a defensive guard here.
Nomor Gai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gai has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alkofer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gai controlling the position.
Alkofer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Alkofer is working Gai over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alkofer postures up in Gai's guard and throws a big left but Gai blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gai has Alkofer pulled in close to control his posture.
Gai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alkofer.
Gai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alkofer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gai has Alkofer pulled in close to control his posture.
Alkofer postures up in Gai's guard and throws a big left but Gai blocks it.
Gai looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alkofer throws a big elbow that misses.
Alkofer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gai looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Alkofer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gai has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nomor Gai.
Gai 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.
Gai lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gai throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gai throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Alkofer to regain full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gai looking to sit in guard and control but Alkofer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alkofer throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nomor Gai will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gai is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Alkofer's half guard.
Alkofer regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gai.
Gai is looking to work some ground and pound but Alkofer has wrist control.
Gai with a nice head shot there.
Alkofer is rocked!
Gai works over Alkofer with some ground and pound from guard.
Alkofer is still in real trouble! Can Gai finish him?
Gai arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Alkofer's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nomor Gai!
During a confident post fight interview, Nomor Gai thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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