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BFT-103 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan Den Knieschijf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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176 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jan Den Knieschijf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Zach Fletcher!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Den Knieschijf connects with a leg kick. Fletcher looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fletcher throws a series of punches but Den Knieschijf avoids them all with ease.
Fletcher misses with a low kick.
Den Knieschijf moves into range and clinches up with Fletcher.
Fletcher is looking to break free of the clinch but Den Knieschijf has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fletcher.
Den Knieschijf using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fletcher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Den Knieschijf lands an elbow inside that Fletcher shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Den Knieschijf.
Den Knieschijf wants to stall.
Fletcher has had enough of the clinch but Den Knieschijf keeps him there for the moment.
Den Knieschijf keeps control of Fletcher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Den Knieschijf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fletcher throws a jab but it's blocked by Den Knieschijf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fletcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fletcher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Den Knieschijf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Den Knieschijf gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Den Knieschijf prevents Fletcher from breaking the clinch.
Den Knieschijf putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fletcher in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fletcher is trying to force a seperation but Den Knieschijf has the dominant position.
Fletcher goes for a takedown attempt but Den Knieschijf pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Den Knieschijf fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fletcher, pushing him back against the cage.
Fletcher can't get the takedown.
Den Knieschijf lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Zach Fletcher has been cut.
Fletcher tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jan Den Knieschijf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zach Fletcher.
Fletcher looks gassed!
Den Knieschijf breaks the clinch.
Fletcher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Den Knieschijf counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Den Knieschijf moves into the clinch.
Den Knieschijf unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fletcher lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fletcher wants to get back to striking at distance but Den Knieschijf won't allow it.
Den Knieschijf lands an elbow that stopped Fletcher in his tracks for a moment.
Den Knieschijf lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Den Knieschijf to keep the fight standing.
Fletcher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Den Knieschijf lands an elbow that stopped Fletcher in his tracks for a moment.
Den Knieschijf connects with a knee to the head.
Den Knieschijf creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fletcher's defenses.
Fletcher is trying to break the clinch but Den Knieschijf has him pressed against the cage.
Den Knieschijf creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fletcher's defenses.
Fletcher can't break the clinch.
Den Knieschijf lands a damaging elbow.
Den Knieschijf keeps control of Fletcher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Den Knieschijf breaks the clinch.
Den Knieschijf takes the fight into the clinch.
Den Knieschijf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Den Knieschijf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Den Knieschijf scoring well with a low kick there.
Den Knieschijf gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Den Knieschijf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher avoids the body shot from Den Knieschijf.
Den Knieschijf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fletcher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Den Knieschijf lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fletcher takes a step back to recover.
Den Knieschijf thows a body shot but no joy.
Jan Den Knieschijf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fletcher tries a head kick but it misses.
Den Knieschijf fails with an attempt to clinch.
Den Knieschijf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Den Knieschijf just misses with a punch to the body.
Den Knieschijf rushes Fletcher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Den Knieschijf is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fletcher is keeping busy.
Den Knieschijf lands an elbow inside that Fletcher shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Fletcher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fletcher takes a knee to the side of the body.
Den Knieschijf stops a takedown attempt from Fletcher.
Den Knieschijf lands an elbow inside that Fletcher shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Den Knieschijf unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fletcher lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Den Knieschijf lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Den Knieschijf.
Den Knieschijf lands a good knee to the midsection. Fletcher won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Den Knieschijf.
Den Knieschijf landing knees to the head.
Den Knieschijf breaks the clinch.
Den Knieschijf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fletcher clinches up with Den Knieschijf and pushes him back against the cage.
Den Knieschijf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Den Knieschijf has closed the distance and engaged Fletcher in a clinch.
Den Knieschijf lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Den Knieschijf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zach Fletcher's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fletcher clinches up with Den Knieschijf and pushes him back against the cage.
Den Knieschijf lands an elbow inside that Fletcher shrugs off.
Fletcher can't break the clinch.
Fletcher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fletcher is looking to break free of the clinch but Den Knieschijf has double underhooks.
Fletcher is trying to push Den Knieschijf away but Den Knieschijf has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from Den Knieschijf.
Den Knieschijf stalling.
Den Knieschijf lands an elbow just above Fletcher 's eye.
Jan Den Knieschijf has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A bit of stalling here from Den Knieschijf.
Den Knieschijf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fletcher ducks under a wild hook from Den Knieschijf.
Fletcher keeps the fight on the outside.
Den Knieschijf tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fletcher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Den Knieschijf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fletcher was well out of range. Poor timing from Den Knieschijf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Den Knieschijf tries to clinch up.
Den Knieschijf looks for the body kick but Fletcher saw that one coming.
Den Knieschijf works the jab nicely.
Den Knieschijf gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fletcher misses the jab.
Den Knieschijf tries to clinch but Fletcher moves out of range.
Fletcher lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Jan Den Knieschijf has been cut.
Fletcher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Den Knieschijf moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Den Knieschijf. That's going to slow Fletcher down.
Nice body kick there by Den Knieschijf.
Den Knieschijf gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice defenses there by Fletcher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Den Knieschijf throws a leg kick but Fletcher sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Den Knieschijf connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Den Knieschijf misses with a body kick.
Fletcher takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fletcher takes the fight into the clinch.
Den Knieschijf manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Fletcher does no damage.
Fletcher clinches with his opponent.
Den Knieschijf manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Den Knieschijf there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fletcher 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.
Fletcher is breathing heavily.
Fletcher lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fletcher.
Fletcher misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher 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.
Den Knieschijf fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fletcher.
A slapping leg kick lands for Den Knieschijf.
Den Knieschijf pushes Fletcher away with a front kick.
Den Knieschijf is looking to wear down Fletcher with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Den Knieschijf tries to clinch up but Fletcher circles away and keeps his distance.
Jan Den Knieschijf is winning the standup battle so far.
Fletcher throws a right hand that Den Knieschijf ducks under and follows up with a left that Den Knieschijf also avoids with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for Den Knieschijf.
Den Knieschijf is looking to slow Fletcher down with leg kicks.
Den Knieschijf throws a head kick that Fletcher semi-blocks.
An inside leg kick lands from Den Knieschijf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Den Knieschijf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Den Knieschijf connects with a looping right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Den Knieschijf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Den Knieschijf dips to his left and cracks Fletcher with an uppercut!
Fletcher tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Den Knieschijf tries to clinch but Fletcher moves out of range.
Den Knieschijf throws a nice looking combination but Fletcher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Den Knieschijf bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Den Knieschijf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Den Knieschijf fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fletcher pushes Den Knieschijf up against the cage in a clinch.
Den Knieschijf breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fletcher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Den Knieschijf misses with a lunging right hand
and Fletcher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Den Knieschijf tries to keep at a distance but Fletcher has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Den Knieschijf dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Fletcher doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Den Knieschijf fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fletcher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Den Knieschijf throws a wild body kick that Fletcher sees coming a mile off.
Den Knieschijf throws a leg kick but Fletcher moved away.
Den Knieschijf just misses with a punch to the body.
Den Knieschijf shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from Den Knieschijf.
Sloppy strikes from Fletcher. Those never looked like landing.
Fletcher swats away the attempt to clinch by Den Knieschijf.
Den Knieschijf connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zach Fletcher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Den Knieschijf swings widly with a right hand
and Fletcher holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher is trying to force a seperation but Den Knieschijf has the dominant position.
Fletcher is trying to push Den Knieschijf away but Den Knieschijf has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Den Knieschijf lands a damaging elbow.
Fletcher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Den Knieschijf lands an elbow inside that Fletcher shrugs off.
Fletcher jumps guard.
Fletcher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fletcher managing to control the position.
Den Knieschijf stands and steps away. Fletcher gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher moves out of range of the body kick.
Den Knieschijf wants to clinch up but Fletcher keeps it at a distance.
Den Knieschijf moves into the clinch successfully.
Den Knieschijf effectively controlling the action here.
Fletcher pulls guard successfully.
Den Knieschijf has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fletcher is proving hard to escape from.
Fletcher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jan Den Knieschijf has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fletcher scores with the left hand. Den Knieschijf knows he should have avoided that one.
Zach Fletcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fletcher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fletcher throws a body punch but Den Knieschijf moves out of range.
Fletcher misses with a leg kick.
Den Knieschijf closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fletcher counters with a stiff right hand.
Fletcher's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fletcher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fletcher fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Den Knieschijf fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fletcher throws a series of punches but Den Knieschijf avoids them all with ease.
Den Knieschijf closes the distance and clinches.
Den Knieschijf utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Den Knieschijf with a knee to the head.
Den Knieschijf comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Den Knieschijf lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Den Knieschijf.
Jan Den Knieschijf is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Den Knieschijf with a knee to the head.
Fletcher takes a knee right on the jaw!
Den Knieschijf crunches a lovely knee into Fletcher's ribcage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Den Knieschijf will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fletcher up against the cage.
Fletcher wants to break free but Den Knieschijf has control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Den Knieschijf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Den Knieschijf, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Den Knieschijf!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curt Warburton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warburton comes to the cage accompanied by Wretch 32 ft Delilah_ Don`t Be Afraid. 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 Jacob Smith was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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163 lbs
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Curt Warburton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Smith!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Warburton as he avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Warburton or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Warburton feints and as Smith raises his hands in defense, Warburton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Warburton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Warburton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warburton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Warburton's guard.
Warburton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith 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.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Warburton.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warburton trying to control the position here.
Warburton wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith is fighting to break Warburton's control of his arms but Warburton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Smith has gone for a leg lock! Warburton slips out almost immediately though and dives into Smith's guard.
Smith working for a triangle but Warburton defends it easily.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Warburton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Warburton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warburton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Warburton connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Warburton defends well.
Warburton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Warburton chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Warburton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Warburton throws an elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Warburton's guard. Nice move by Smith!
Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warburton is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.
Warburton is controlling Smith's posture.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Warburton blocks nicely.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Warburton.
Smith drops back, looking for a kneebar! Warburton looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Warburton looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Warburton!
Smith sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Warburton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Warburton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smith moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Smith manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Warburton gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Warburton pushes Smith off looking to stand but Smith dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Warburton keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jacob Smith will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Smith avoiding damage.
Smith manages to pull guard.
Warburton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Warburton is one step ahead there.
Smith has his foot on Warburton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Warburton works his way back into a safe position though.
Warburton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smith is looking to sinch up a triangle. Warburton throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Smith's body to avoid the submission. Smith has instead reached around Warburton's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Smith arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jacob Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Darude - Sandstorm . Hector Morales will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Enjoys gardening |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hector Morales!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morales shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Morales's shoulder, as Morales tries to avoid the shot.
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Silva scoring with punches from side control.
Silva has an Americana. Morales didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Silva is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Silva hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Carlos Silva!
After winning the bout, Carlos Silva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Pelaez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Chalidow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pelaez comes to the cage accompanied by Never gonna give you up-Rick Astley. Jason Pelaez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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137 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Pelaez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mamed Chalidow!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chalidow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pelaez looks to clinch
and Chalidow counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pelaez won't be happy with that.
Pelaez wants to get back to his feet but Chalidow is dominant here and he's now got Pelaez's back!
Chalidow missing with strikes.
Good control from Chalidow.
Chalidow working for the choke.
Pelaez controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Chalidow is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelaez wants to get back to his feet.
Chalidow controlling from the back.
Pelaez is trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Pelaez right now.
Chalidow throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Chalidow has got his arm under Pelaez's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Pelaez has spun round into Chalidow's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Pelaez wants to stand but Chalidow is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez trying to control but Chalidow is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pelaez tries to close the distance and clinch but Chalidow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pelaez misses with a head kick.
Chalidow defending well as Pelaez loads up on a big left hand.
Chalidow fails with a takedown attempt.
Pelaez tries to close the distance and clinch but Chalidow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chalidow tries to clinch but Pelaez moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pelaez moves to clinch but Chalidow breaks away
and Chalidow decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pelaez's guard.
Chalidow engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chalidow trying to control but Pelaez is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelaez is looking to stand up but Chalidow isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pelaez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Chalidow dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chalidow shoots in but no luck this time.
Chalidow tries to keep at a distance but Pelaez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pelaez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pelaez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chalidow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chalidow is trying to break the clinch but Pelaez is controlling him.
Chalidow can't get the takedown.
Chalidow gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pelaez regains guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chalidow throws a big right hand that misses.
Chalidow throws an elbow that misses. Pelaez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chalidow's guard. Nice move by Pelaez!
Pelaez won't allow Chalidow to get back to his feet.
Pelaez tries to stand but Chalidow is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalidow trying to control the position.
Chalidow pushes Pelaez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Chalidow shoots in and drives through. Pelaez sprawls well.
Jason Pelaez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamed Chalidow.
Pelaez tries to close the distance and clinch but Chalidow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pelaez wants to clinch up but Chalidow keeps it at a distance.
Jason Pelaez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez doesn't manage to clinch there - Chalidow circles away.
Pelaez tries to clinch but Chalidow is having none of it.
Pelaez tries to clinch up but Chalidow circles away and keeps his distance.
Pelaez tries to clinch
so Chalidow counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pelaez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chalidow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chalidow decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pelaez, up you get!
Jason Pelaez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pelaez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chalidow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pelaez wants to clinch up but Chalidow keeps it at a distance.
Pelaez tries to clinch up but Chalidow circles away and keeps his distance.
Chalidow circles away from the clinch attempt
so Chalidow counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chalidow trying to control but Pelaez is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez wants to stand but Chalidow is controlling the position.
Chalidow wants to control from the top but Pelaez keeps moving.
Mamed Chalidow has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mamed Chalidow.
Pelaez is looking to clinch.
Chalidow feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chalidow trying to control but Pelaez is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chalidow forces his way into half guard.
Chalidow prevents Pelaez from standing back up.
Chalidow misses with a head shot. Pelaez uses the momentum to regain guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chalidow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Chalidow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Chalidow shoots in for a double leg but Pelaez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pelaez doesn't manage to clinch there - Chalidow circles away.
Pelaez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Mamed Chalidow has been cut.
Jason Pelaez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pelaez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chalidow keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from Pelaez as Chalidow shoots in.
Pelaez moves to clinch but Chalidow breaks away
and Chalidow counters with a takedown into side control.
Chalidow advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pelaez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Chalidow is landing with some decent strikes but Pelaez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalidow prevents Pelaez from getting the reversal.
Pelaez is bucking up trying to escape but Chalidow cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Chalidow connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pelaez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Chalidow tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Chalidow won't let Pelaez get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Chalidow misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pelaez is squirming around, avoiding Chalidow's attempts to control the action.
Pelaez's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chalidow controlling his opponent.
Chalidow unloads with some shots from mount but Pelaez bucks and avoids them well.
Chalidow lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalidow won't let Pelaez get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Chalidow trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pelaez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Chalidow lands with some strikes.
Pelaez's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Pelaez somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Pelaez.
Chalidow shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Chalidow was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chalidow wants to control the pace but Pelaez is squirming around nicely.
Chalidow raining down hammerfists from mount.
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!
Chalidow landing shots from mount.
Chalidow wants to control but instead Pelaez manages to regain half guard.
Chalidow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pelaez's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mamed Chalidow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chalidow winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamed Chalidow!
After the fight, Mamed Chalidow was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haral Dir (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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194 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
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30
205 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Haral Dir!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Dir.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dir goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Power lands a body shot.
Dir throws an off balance right hand
and Dir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dir throws a lazy head kick
and Power counters with a head kick. That will keep Dir thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dir finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Power avoids the head kick by Dir.
Dir takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Power checks the leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Power.
Dir bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dir sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Power is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dir misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Power struggling a bit here.
Power avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dir.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dir staying calm.
Power takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dir misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dir scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dir working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dir grinds an elbow into Power's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power seems a little lost for a moment, as Dir dominates the positioning.
Sloppy strikes there by Dir.
Dir scores with punches from side control.
Power taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dir scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dir cracks Power with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Power is rocked!
Dir throws a strike aimed at the side of Power's head but Power avoids it well.
Dir in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Oh Power is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dir creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dir is chipping away with strikes.
Dir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dir lands a strong strike to the head of Power. That's dazed him! Dir looking to finish here. Power is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Dir lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haral Dir!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Pilgrim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reko De Souza Da Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pilgrim comes to the cage accompanied by Billy Pilgrim Has Become Unstuck in Time. De Souza Da Lima has chosen Deekline and Wizard - All Your Love as his entrance music. Reko De Souza Da Lima has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Billy Pilgrim's chin.
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Pilgrim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reko De Souza Da Lima!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza Da Lima shoots for a takedown but Pilgrim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
De Souza Da Lima shoots in for a takedown but Pilgrim shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De Souza Da Lima looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Billy Pilgrim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reko De Souza Da Lima.
Nice body kick from Pilgrim.
De Souza Da Lima will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De Souza Da Lima will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pilgrim scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Souza Da Lima doesn't seem bothered though.
Pilgrim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Souza Da Lima takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Souza Da Lima fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pilgrim darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pilgrim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Pilgrim.
Pilgrim throws a body punch but De Souza Da Lima moves out of range.
De Souza Da Lima looks to land a right hand but Pilgrim moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De Souza Da Lima.
Decent striking displayed by De Souza Da Lima there.
De Souza Da Lima walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from De Souza Da Lima misses.
Pilgrim throws out a powerful jab.
De Souza Da Lima tries to close the distance and clinch but Pilgrim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Souza Da Lima gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Pilgrim counter with a right hand.
Pilgrim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pilgrim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Souza Da Lima with a poor takedown
and Pilgrim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pilgrim explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pilgrim stalks De Souza Da Lima and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into De Souza Da Lima's face. De Souza Da Lima staggers backwards, shaken.
Pilgrim cracks De Souza Da Lima with an open hand slap.
Pilgrim misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza Da Lima fails to land the takedown.
De Souza Da Lima is trying desperately to land a takedown but Pilgrim is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for De Souza Da Lima.
De Souza Da Lima looks gassed!
Pilgrim throws a body punch but De Souza Da Lima moves out of range.
Pilgrim scores with a nice strike.
De Souza Da Lima wants to clinch.
De Souza Da Lima doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pilgrim scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pilgrim lands a leg kick that knocks De Souza Da Lima off balance momentarily.
Jab from Pilgrim.
De Souza Da Lima shoots for a takedown but Pilgrim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
De Souza Da Lima closes the distance but Pilgrim moves to the side
and Pilgrim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Souza Da Lima takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pilgrim throws a series of punches but De Souza Da Lima moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza Da Lima stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pilgrim.
Pilgrim scores with a punch to the head.
De Souza Da Lima tries to clinch but Pilgrim moves out of range.
De Souza Da Lima loads up on a big right hand but Pilgrim slips the punch.
Pilgrim lands a nice looking body shot.
Pilgrim throws the kick towards the body but De Souza Da Lima avoids it.
Nice body kick there by Pilgrim.
Pilgrim moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
De Souza Da Lima takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pilgrim, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pilgrim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Souza Da Lima's calf.
Pilgrim takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pilgrim is working De Souza Da Lima over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilgrim lands with a short shot to the head.
Pilgrim throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Pilgrim as the two fighters clinch.
Pilgrim lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Souza Da Lima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pilgrim.
De Souza Da Lima's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Souza Da Lima shoots in and drives through. Pilgrim sprawls well.
Pilgrim is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pilgrim.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pilgrim scores with a jab.
Billy Pilgrim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pilgrim lands a big right hand that sends De Souza Da Lima crashing to the mat! Pilgrim stays standing though and waves De Souza Da Lima back to his feet!
De Souza Da Lima is rocked!
Pilgrim flashes De Souza Da Lima a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. De Souza Da Lima's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. De Souza Da Lima crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Pilgrim punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Pilgrim!
Billy Pilgrim spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Twister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakub Kochanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kochanowski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Midgard. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
210 lbs
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200 lbs
11 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Twister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jakub Kochanowski!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kochanowski misses with a left hand
and Twister counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kochanowski has Twister up against the cage in a clinch.
Kochanowski wants the takedown. Twister is fighting it off but Kochanowski persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Twister's guard against the cage.
Twister has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kochanowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kochanowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Twister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Twister looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kochanowski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Twister has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kochanowski has managed to get both his arms back between Twister's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Twister wants to hit a switch here but Kochanowski passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Twister there!
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!
Twister working to try and regain half guard.
Kochanowski looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twister is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Twister manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Twister looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Twister wants to control but Kochanowski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kochanowski wants to pass the guard but Twister is defending well.
Twister moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kochanowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Twister looking for a guillotine here but Kochanowski defends easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Twister escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kochanowski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twister working for a triangle but Kochanowski defends it easily.
Kochanowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Twister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
Twister has his foot on Kochanowski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kochanowski works his way back into a safe position though.
Kochanowski trying to control but Twister is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Twister is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twister wants to control from the top but Kochanowski keeps moving.
Twister advances position into side control!
Kochanowski is letting Twister control him for a moment.
Twister is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kochanowski has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kochanowski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Twister wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Twister tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Twister looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kochanowski manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski is trying to work for a kimura but Twister is defending well.
Twister is looking to improve his position.
Kochanowski is working for a submission of some sort.
Twister manages to get to full guard.
Twister looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kochanowski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Twister's guard.
Twister is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kochanowski pulls his head out easily.
Kochanowski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Twister dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kochanowski rushes Twister and presses him up against the cage.
Kochanowski pulls guard successfully.
Twister 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.
Kochanowski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Twister's guard.
Twister is looking for a triangle but Kochanowski pushes his legs off easily.
Twister keeping moving, preventing Kochanowski from controlling successfully.
Kochanowski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kochanowski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kochanowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Twister is retaining full guard.
Twister escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kochanowski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kochanowski stopping the sweep attempt from Twister.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Twister escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kochanowski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kochanowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Twister is keeping the position for now.
Twister is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kochanowski defends well.
Twister keeping moving, preventing Kochanowski from controlling successfully.
Kochanowski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kochanowski wants to control from the top but Twister keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski 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.
Twister has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kochanowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kochanowski works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kochanowski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Twister doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kochanowski.
Kochanowski wants to work for an arm triangle but Twister is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kochanowski is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Twister defends it well.
Twister is looking to improve his position.
Twister has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Kochanowski. Oh but Twister has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Kochanowski goes limp - he's gone! Twister jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tony Twister!
A very excited looking Tony Twister made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Wietrzny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wietrzny comes to the cage accompanied by Hunter-Fallen. Shamrock has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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178 lbs
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186 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Wietrzny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wietrzny lands with an overhand left.
Wietrzny misses with a hook. Shamrock ducked under it nicely.
Shamrock misses with a two punch combination.
Wietrzny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Wietrzny throws a hook to the side of Shamrock's head but Shamrock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brock Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab by Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a double jab.
Shamrock looks to land a combination but Wietrzny avoids it well.
Shamrock lands a left and a right that send Wietrzny crashing to the mat, dazed. Shamrock thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wietrzny is rocked!
It looks like Igor Wietrzny has been cut.
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!
Wietrzny wants to clinch.
Oh Wietrzny is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wietrzny throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shamrock.
Wietrzny seems to have got his legs back now.
Wietrzny throws a hook to the side of Shamrock's head but Shamrock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shamrock scores with a three punch combo!
Shamrock slips under a jab from Wietrzny.
Shamrock fails to land with a series of punches.
Wietrzny tries to clinch but Shamrock is having none of it.
Shamrock cracks Wietrzny with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shamrock drops Wietrzny with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Wietrzny! Shamrock dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Shamrock!
Brock Shamrock really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that MMA ANIMAL logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Savio Filho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Barlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filho comes to the cage accompanied by Give it away. Savio Filho could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gary Barlow's chin.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Savio Filho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Barlow!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barlow feints and as Filho raises his hands in defense, Barlow changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Filho keeping moving, preventing Barlow from controlling successfully.
Barlow throws a big right hand that misses.
Barlow is pushing down on Filho's leg trying to pass to half guard. Filho is fighting to maintain full guard but Barlow has managed to sneak the leg through.
Barlow is pressing down on Filho's thigh, looking to free his foot. Filho is holding on for now.
Barlow seems to be looking for submissions.
Barlow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barlow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Filho defending well though.
Barlow is working for a kimura but Filho is defending it quite comfortably.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barlow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barlow works his way into full mount!
Filho is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Barlow swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gary Barlow!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Boshesh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Summers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kim Boshesh!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers fails with a takedown attempt.
Boshesh closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Boshesh lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boshesh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Summers 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.
Boshesh tries to free his leg and advance position but Summers is retaining full guard.
Summers manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boshesh manages to get himself to full guard.
Boshesh looking for a sweep. Not yet Boshesh, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boshesh manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Summers in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Summers is looking to improve his position but Boshesh isn't that keen on the idea.
Boshesh fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers is in all sorts of trouble here.
Summers takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Boshesh has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Summers's face.
Boshesh looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Summers is in a horrible position here. Boshesh smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Summers sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Boshesh winds up and cracks Summers with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boshesh lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Summers has hold of Boshesh's hands but Boshesh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Summers is rocked!
Boshesh lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Summers! More strikes land and this one is all over! Boshesh jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Boshesh!
In his post fight interview, Kim Boshesh started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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