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RCS 66 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Perciwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dowiyogo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by another life - kano. 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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205 lbs
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212 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johan Perciwall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grover Dowiyogo!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowiyogo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Perciwall doesn't seem bothered though.
Perciwall throws a head kick but Dowiyogo moves out of range.
Perciwall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dowiyogo. Perciwall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dowiyogo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Perciwall counters with a solid body kick.
Perciwall tries to bum rush Dowiyogo with a series of wild strikes but Dowiyogo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
Dowiyogo tries a low kick but Perciwall avoids it.
Perciwall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dowiyogo throws a sloppy head kick
and Perciwall holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dowiyogo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but Perciwall blocks it.
Perciwall is trying to stall.
Perciwall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Perciwall is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dowiyogo is keeping busy.
Dowiyogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perciwall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but Perciwall blocks with his arms.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perciwall.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perciwall is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perciwall goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dowiyogo prevents it.
Perciwall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Perciwall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dowiyogo misses with a punch to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dowiyogo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Perciwall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perciwall changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dowiyogo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perciwall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dowiyogo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perciwall misses with a head kick.
Dowiyogo is looking to clinch but Perciwall is avoiding it.
Dowiyogo fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Dowiyogo misses
and Perciwall finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Perciwall tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dowiyogo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Perciwall somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Perciwall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dowiyogo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dowiyogo moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo misses with an elbow strike.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but Perciwall blocks it.
Perciwall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Perciwall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo lands a nice uppercut.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but Perciwall blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dowiyogo scores with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo tries to throw a body punch but Perciwall avoids it by throwing Dowiyogo back against the cage.
Perciwall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Perciwall avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Perciwall is trying to push Dowiyogo away but Dowiyogo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Perciwall managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but Perciwall blocks with his arms.
Dowiyogo looks gassed!
Perciwall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grover Dowiyogo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dowiyogo throws a lazy head kick
and Perciwall counters with an outside leg kick.
Perciwall throws a head kick but Dowiyogo moves out of range.
Dowiyogo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Perciwall keeps the fight on the outside.
Perciwall clinches with his opponent.
Dowiyogo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dowiyogo breaks the clinch.
Dowiyogo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Perciwall shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dowiyogo defends it nicely.
Dowiyogo tries to land a front kick but Perciwall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A punch combination from Perciwall misses.
Dowiyogo tries to keep at a distance but Perciwall has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Perciwall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but Perciwall blocks with his arms.
Dowiyogo working aggressively here.
Perciwall tries to pull guard but Dowiyogo won't allow it.
Dowiyogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perciwall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dowiyogo struggles to land a body shot inside as Perciwall controls his hands.
Perciwall is looking to break free of the clinch but Dowiyogo has double underhooks.
Perciwall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo looking to throw knees to the head but Perciwall is blocking nicely.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Perciwall managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dowiyogo stalling against the cage.
Dowiyogo is breathing heavily.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perciwall.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perciwall managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Perciwall dodges an elbow strike from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Perciwall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Perciwall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perciwall avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Perciwall tries to circle away but Dowiyogo has him pinned against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but Perciwall blocks it.
Dowiyogo controlling the action here for a moment.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perciwall is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perciwall avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Perciwall is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dowiyogo is keeping busy.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Perciwall's face.
Perciwall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dowiyogo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perciwall shoots in for a takedown but Dowiyogo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck for Perciwall with that takedown attempt.
Dowiyogo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Perciwall counters with a one-two to the body.
Perciwall moves into range and clinches up with Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perciwall.
Dowiyogo'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.
Perciwall is looking to control Dowiyogo's arms but Dowiyogo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perciwall has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perciwall.
Perciwall taking a breather.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Perciwall looking to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dowiyogo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perciwall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dowiyogo is looking to clinch but Perciwall is avoiding it.
Perciwall throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dowiyogo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dowiyogo has managed to clinch.
Dowiyogo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Perciwall is looking to control Dowiyogo's arms but Dowiyogo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perciwall has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Grover Dowiyogo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Perciwall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch.
Perciwall moves into the clinch.
Dowiyogo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dowiyogo lands an elbow inside that Perciwall shrugs off.
Perciwall fails to pull guard.
Perciwall is trying to stall.
Dowiyogo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo is working Perciwall over against the cage.
Dowiyogo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dowiyogo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Perciwall blocks it with crossed arms.
Perciwall has had enough of the clinch but Dowiyogo keeps him there for the moment.
Perciwall avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Perciwall blocking some punches.
Perciwall stalling in the clinch but Dowiyogo improves position.
Dowiyogo is trying to force a seperation but Perciwall has the dominant position.
Perciwall is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dowiyogo is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Perciwall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Johan Perciwall has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perciwall tries to pull guard but Dowiyogo holds him up against the cage and eventually Perciwall drops back down to his feet.
Perciwall looking for a takedown.
A short right from Dowiyogo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perciwall.
Perciwall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perciwall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Perciwall is trying to break the clinch but Dowiyogo is controlling him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perciwall jumps guard but Dowiyogo stands there with Perciwall around his waist. Perciwall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Perciwall managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dowiyogo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Perciwall blocks it with crossed arms.
Dowiyogo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Perciwall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perciwall working Dowiyogo over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Dowiyogo.
Perciwall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but Perciwall blocks it.
Perciwall fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Perciwall trying to stall but Dowiyogo improves his position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dowiyogo struggles to land a body shot inside as Perciwall controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perciwall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dowiyogo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dowiyogo is looking to break free of the clinch but Perciwall has double underhooks.
Dowiyogo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Perciwall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perciwall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo prevents Perciwall from breaking the clinch.
Perciwall is trying to maintain a safe position but Dowiyogo gets an underhook and turns Perciwall into the cage.
Perciwall has Dowiyogo pressed against the cage, preventing Dowiyogo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perciwall avoids it.
Dowiyogo misses with a body punch.
Perciwall working hard to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perciwall wants to get back to striking at distance but Dowiyogo won't allow it.
Perciwall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perciwall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.
Johan Perciwall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grover Dowiyogo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Perciwall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Perciwall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grover Dowiyogo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dowiyogo 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grover Dowiyogo!
A pretty intense looking Grover Dowiyogo took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Hosking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mortimer Plumbtree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hosking's entrance music is War Machine. A fine choice. Plumbtree is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by White and Nerdy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
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130 lbs
8 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Hosking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mortimer Plumbtree!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plumbtree throws a head kick that misses.
Hosking throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hosking blocks a head kick by Plumbtree.
Hosking swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Plumbtree throws a head kick but Hosking moves out of range.
Hosking throws a lazy head kick
and Plumbtree counters with a big head kick but Hosking shrugs it off.
Plumbtree throws a head kick that misses.
Hosking avoids the head kick by Plumbtree.
Hosking fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plumbtree throws a lazy head kick
and Hosking counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hosking is looking to advance position but Plumbtree won't allow it.
Plumbtree wants to get back to his feet.
Hosking missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hosking seems to be working for a kimura but Plumbtree defends the submission attempt.
Hosking stands up and beckons Plumbtree to join him on the feet.
Hosking tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plumbtree paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plumbtree takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hosking wants to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hosking shoots in for a takedown but Plumbtree shows good takedown defense.
Plumbtree throws a head kick but Hosking moves out of range.
Hosking shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Plumbtree napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plumbtree explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Hosking is looking to clinch.
Hosking changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Plumbtree tries to avoid it but Hosking manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Plumbtree to the ground. Plumbtree escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hosking tries to score a power double leg takedown but Plumbtree sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hosking somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Hosking. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plumbtree tries to keep at a distance but Hosking has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hosking looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plumbtree breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hosking shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Plumbtree is trying to stand back up but Hosking is controlling him
Plumbtree really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hosking. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Plumbtree is refusing to be controlled, as Hosking sits in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plumbtree wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Hosking dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hosking tries to clinch up.
Plumbtree is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Plumbtree stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Plumbtree wants it to stay on the feet.
Hosking throws a series of punches but Plumbtree moves out of range.
Vincent Hosking seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hosking shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hosking throws a poor cross that misses
and Plumbtree counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hosking tries for a takedown but Plumbtree circles away easily
and Plumbtree counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hosking is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Hosking. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plumbtree throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hosking's head.
Plumbtree keeps the fight on the outside.
Hosking looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hosking throws the left hand but Plumbtree avoids the punch easily.
Hosking tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plumbtree paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plumbtree misses with a head kick.
Plumbtree throws a head kick that misses.
Plumbtree tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hosking throws a series of punches but Plumbtree moves out of range.
Plumbtree throws a head kick that misses.
Plumbtree throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Plumbtree blocks a head kick by Hosking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosking looks to score with a jab to the body but Plumbtree is just out of range.
Plumbtree throws a head kick but Hosking moves out of range.
Hosking throws a leg kick but Plumbtree checks it.
Hosking manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Plumbtree on his heels. He'll look to pass Plumbtree's guard now, I'm sure.
Hosking might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hosking trying to control the position from guard on top but Plumbtree is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plumbtree wants to get back to his feet but Hosking is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hosking with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosking looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Plumbtree wants to stand and escape but Hosking is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Vincent Hosking.
Hosking tries to clinch but Plumbtree is having none of it.
Hosking misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plumbtree swats away the attempt to clinch by Hosking.
A head kick misses from Plumbtree.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Hosking dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hosking throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hosking throws a head kick that misses.
Plumbtree lands a head kick!
Hosking shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hosking showed some decent athleticism there.
Plumbtree looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hosking stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plumbtree is trying to stand.
Hosking not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Plumbtree is looking to escape.
Hosking with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hosking stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hosking looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown by Hosking or perhaps it was just good defense by Plumbtree which made him look bad.
Mortimer Plumbtree has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plumbtree defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hosking.
Vincent Hosking is winning the standup battle so far.
Plumbtree tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hosking blocks a head kick by Plumbtree.
Hosking shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Plumbtree pinned against the cage. Plumbtree gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Hosking. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plumbtree throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hosking.
Plumbtree throws a head kick but Hosking moves out of range.
Hosking takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosking looks to land a body kick but Plumbtree moved away.
Hosking fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hosking throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Plumbtree's waist but Plumbtree gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hosking off to one side.
Plumbtree pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Plumbtree avoids the head kick by Hosking.
Vincent Hosking is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Plumbtree throws a head kick that half lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vincent Hosking.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hosking, 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 30:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Hosking!
Vincent Hosking bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Thomason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Hawks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawks has chosen 300 Violin Orchestra as his entrance music. Luke Thomason has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good kicks
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Thomason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Hawks!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomason moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hawks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Thomason.
Hawks drops Thomason with a nice combination! Hawks dives into Thomason's guard, looking to finish!
Thomason is rocked!
It looks like Luke Thomason has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomason managing to control the position.
Thomason avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thomason trying to control the position here.
Hawks working some strikes from top position.
Hawks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hawks wants to pass the guard but Thomason is keeping the position.
Thomason avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomason preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thomason wants to get back to his feet but Hawks is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hawks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hawks throws an elbow that misses. Thomason uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hawks's guard. Nice move by Thomason!
Thomason wants to stand and escape but instead Hawks has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hawks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thomason avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hawks advances position into side control!
Thomason managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hawks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawks working the ground and pound but Thomason is defending the strikes.
Hawks scoring with punches from side control.
Thomason struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomason is trying to get back to his feet.
Thomason is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawks working away.
Hawks wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thomason, who protects the arm well.
Hawks looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Thomason is avoiding damage well.
Hawks throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Thomason works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Hawks is working for a kimura but Thomason is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomason controlling the position for now.
Thomason tries to get to full guard but Hawks has control of the leg.
Hawks with the ground and pound but Thomason uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Thomason avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thomason wriggles free and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawks misses with the combination.
Hawks feints a jab promting Thomason to slip. Hawks then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thomason slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Thomason looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawks is just out of range.
Hawks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomason showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hawks.
Hawks blocks a jab.
Hawks blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomason tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomason tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hawks is able to avoid easily.
Hawks looks to land a combination but Thomason avoids it well.
Thomason misses with a head kick.
Thomason throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Hawks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Thomason'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.
Hawks lands a jab to the nose.
Thomason misses with the combination.
Hawks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomason circles away quickly and effectively.
Hawks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomason looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A combination from Hawks does no damage.
Hawks looks to land a combination but Thomason avoids it well.
Thomason slips a jab and a cross from Hawks.
Hawks looks to land a combination but Thomason avoids it well.
Hawks looks to land a combination but Thomason avoids it well.
Thomason throws a series of punches but Hawks avoids them all with ease.
Thomason throws a right hand that Hawks ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawks also avoids with ease.
Thomason throws a push kick but Hawks slaps the foot to one side.
Thomason throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomason misses with the combination.
Thomason misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hawks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomason moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomason fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomason paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hawks misses with a series of wild punches.
Luke Thomason is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomason lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hawks blocks a head kick by Thomason.
A head kick misses from Thomason.
Some wild striking there from Hawks.
Jason Hawks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomason.
Thomason dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hawks. That did some damage!
Thomason throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomason dodges the punch combination from Hawks.
Nice defenses there by Hawks.
Hawks ducks under a wild hook from Thomason.
Hawks looks to land a combination but Thomason avoids it well.
Thomason throws a head kick that misses.
Hawks blocks a head kick by Thomason.
Some wild striking there from Hawks.
Thomason throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomason tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hawks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thomason uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hawks has time to react.
Thomason throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawks.
Hawks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomason throws a head kick that misses.
Hawks misses with a few strikes there.
Thomason misses with a body kick.
Hawks tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomason tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawks lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jason Hawks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomason getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thomason misses with a body shot.
Hawks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomason misses with a wild body shot.
Hawks scores with a nice body kick.
Thomason misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hawks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hawks swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Thomason, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Hawks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hawks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomason moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hawks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomason slips a jab and a cross from Hawks.
Thomason looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hawks misses with a wild combination.
Thomason throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Hawks does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawks misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomason lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hawks at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jason Hawks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Luke Thomason'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. This is the final round!
Hawks swinging wildly here.
Hawks misses with a few strikes there.
Thomason misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hawks blocks a head kick by Thomason.
Thomason throws a sloppy head kick and Hawks moves out of range easily.
Hawks scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Thomason throws a sloppy head kick and Hawks moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Thomason. Those never looked like landing.
Hawks throws a push kick but Thomason slaps the foot to one side.
Nice shot lands for Thomason.
Hawks throws a series of punches but Thomason avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomason tries to land a front kick but Hawks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thomason throws a head kick but Hawks moves out of range.
Hawks pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Thomason back to the cage. Hawks follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomason rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hawks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawks manages to avoid it.
Hawks lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thomason backs up against the cage.
Thomason dodges the punch combination from Hawks.
Thomason rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice combination there by Hawks.
Thomason throws a head kick that misses.
Hawks misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Hawks misses.
Hawks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomason.
Thomason misses with a double jab.
Thomason throws a head kick that misses
and Hawks counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Luke Thomason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hawks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomason.
Hawks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomason misses with a head kick.
Hawks looks to land a combination but Thomason avoids it well.
Thomason thows a body shot but no joy.
Hawks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomason thows a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hawks, right into the meat.
Hawks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomason thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawks misses with a double jab.
Thomason throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomason tries to bum rush Hawks with a series of wild strikes but Hawks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hawks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomason.
Hawks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thomason misses with an uppercut. Hawks saw that one coming.
Thomason throws a sloppy head kick and Hawks moves out of range easily.
Thomason misses with a right hand
and Hawks counters with a two punch combo.
Hawks misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Hawks.
Hawks misses with a two punch combination.
Hawks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hawks avoids the head kick by Thomason.
Hawks misses with a wild combination.
Thomason throws a hook but Hawks avoids it easily.
Thomason throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomason throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawks misses with a double jab.
Thomason throws a sloppy head kick and Hawks moves out of range easily.
Thomason misses with a body punch
and Hawks counters with a two punch combo.
Thomason tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Hawks.
Thomason throws a body punch but Hawks moves out of range.
Hawks misses with the combination.
Thomason misses with a low kick as Hawks jumps back.
Hawks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomason just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomason misses with a looping right.
Thomason slips a jab and a cross from Hawks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawks looks to land a combination. Thomason sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Hawks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hawks 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Hawks!
A victorious Jason Hawks thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomba kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dare You to Move by Switchfoot. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Bomba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maurice Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomba looks to throw a body kick
and Sullivan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bomba's guard now.
Sullivan wants to control from the top but Bomba keeps moving.
Bomba is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sullivan throwing strikes from guard but Bomba blocks nicely.
Sullivan tries to free his leg and advance position but Bomba is retaining full guard.
Sullivan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sullivan trying to control the position from guard on top but Bomba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sullivan tries to free his leg and advance position but Bomba is retaining full guard.
Bomba trying to control the position.
Sullivan stands up over Bomba, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bomba dives on top into guard.
Sullivan pulls Bomba in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bomba wanted to stand there but Sullivan had control of the position.
Sullivan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bomba misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomba throws a head kick that misses.
Sullivan blocks a head kick by Bomba.
Bomba throws a front kick that sends Sullivan stumbling back into the cage.
Sullivan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sullivan lands in his opponent's guard.
Sullivan passes into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ground and pound from Sullivan.
Bomba pushes Sullivan off looking to stand but Sullivan dives back in and keeps control.
Sullivan is nestled in close to Bomba, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bomba wants to control but Sullivan is keeping busy.
Bomba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sullivan.
Sullivan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bomba does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bomba defends it well.
Bomba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sullivan is trying to control the action in half guard but Bomba is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sullivan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bomba is looking for a sweep. Sullivan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sullivan wants to take a breather but Bomba is having none of it.
Sullivan stalling.
Bomba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sullivan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan controlling the action here.
Maurice Sullivan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sullivan fails to land the takedown.
Bomba finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sullivan blocks a low kick nicely.
Bomba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Bomba is predictable there
and Sullivan counters with a big head kick but Bomba shrugs it off.
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.
Nice body kick there by Bomba.
Bomba moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bomba misses with a kick to the body.
Sullivan shoots in and drives through. Bomba sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice Sullivan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sullivan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jack Bomba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bomba throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bomba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sullivan shoots in and gets a takedown into Bomba's guard.
Sullivan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bomba is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bomba has escaped and now he's on top!
Sullivan working a defensive guard here.
Bomba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sullivan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sullivan slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sullivan is trying to work for a kimura but Bomba is defending well.
Sullivan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sullivan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sullivan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sullivan thows a huge punch but Bomba dodges it nicely.
Sullivan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bomba's head.
Bomba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomba wants to improve his position but Sullivan is controlling well.
Sullivan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bomba!
Sullivan working for a submission but Bomba is keeping him at bay.
Sullivan landing shots from mount.
Bomba taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan with a couple of short strikes.
Bomba is rocked!
Sullivan is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bomba can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bomba can't escape the position.
Sullivan is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bomba is surviving well by controlling Sullivan's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oh Bomba is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sullivan lands a big elbow - Bomba is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Bomba is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Maurice Sullivan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbigniew Ciosek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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236 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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277 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zbigniew Ciosek!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ciosek to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ciosek connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Ciosek lands a head kick!
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Ciosek has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ciosek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ciosek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ciosek lands a knee to the body.
Ciosek landing knees to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Ciosek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Ciosek lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Ciosek working Silva over with knees to the body.
Ciosek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciosek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva working aggressively here.
Ciosek connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ciosek.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ciosek.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ciosek obliges.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciosek landing knees to the body.
Ciosek working Silva over with knees to the body.
Ciosek landing knees to the body.
Ciosek scores with a knee to the head.
Ciosek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ciosek landing knees to the body.
Ciosek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ciosek working Silva over with knees to the body.
Ciosek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Ciosek.
Ciosek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ciosek after a bit of a struggle.
Ciosek lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ciosek obliges.
A knee to the head by Ciosek.
Ciosek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ciosek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Ciosek.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ciosek can pounce on him.
Ciosek lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ciosek.
Ciosek throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ciosek sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ciosek thumps Silva with a low kick.
Ciosek tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Ciosek delivers a nice body kick.
Ciosek scores with a nice body kick.
Zbigniew Ciosek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ciosek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ciosek lands a jab to the head.
Ciosek throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ciosek's waist but Ciosek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Ciosek moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciosek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ciosek landing knees to the body.
Ciosek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek scores a nice knee to the body.
Ciosek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ciosek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ciosek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Silva. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ciosek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Ciosek.
Ciosek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ciosek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ciosek breaks the clinch.
Ciosek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ciosek sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ciosek tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ciosek is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zbigniew Ciosek dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ciosek on his heels. He'll look to pass Ciosek's guard now, I'm sure.
Ciosek is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ciosek looking for a sweep. Not yet Ciosek, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ciosek is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ciosek's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ciosek looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Silva wants to control from the top but Ciosek keeps moving.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ciosek is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva prevents Ciosek from getting back to his feet.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva won't allow Ciosek to get back to his feet.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Ciosek is retaining full guard.
Silva prevents Ciosek from getting back to his feet.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva trying to control but Ciosek is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ciosek 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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ciosek has his feet on Silva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ciosek checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciosek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ciosek scores with a kick to the midsection.
A lazy left from Ciosek finds it's target.
Ciosek misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Ciosek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Ciosek is trying to stand.
Silva stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Ciosek to get to his feet.
Ciosek throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Ciosek is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Ciosek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ciosek's guard.
Silva stands up over Ciosek, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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!
Silva wants to control from the top but Ciosek keeps moving.
Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ciosek wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva stands and steps away. Ciosek gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ciosek has managed to clinch.
Ciosek with a knee to the head.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Ciosek turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ciosek is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Silva dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva gets a double leg takedown into Ciosek's guard.
Silva won't allow Ciosek to get back to his feet.
Silva is working Ciosek over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Frank Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ciosek has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Ciosek is retaining full guard.
Ciosek wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva is in close to Ciosek's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva wants to control from the top but Ciosek keeps moving.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Ciosek has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ciosek kicks Silva off and gets to his feet.
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ciosek pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ciosek manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ciosek is trying to keep Silva in close.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is in close to Ciosek's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ciosek throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ciosek is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva is in close to Ciosek's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ciosek wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Silva wants to control from the top but Ciosek keeps moving.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
Ciosek wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Ciosek uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ciosek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zbigniew Ciosek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ciosek is looking to escape.
Silva is nestled in close to Ciosek, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ciosek taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
Ciosek is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ciosek with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ciosek on the ground.
Ciosek is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Silva.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Ciosek is defending the position.
Silva prevents Ciosek from standing back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Ciosek tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Duckworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Saddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saddi has chosen Duran Duran - The Wild Boys as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Duckworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Saddi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saddi has closed the distance and engaged Duckworth in a clinch.
Saddi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duckworth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duckworth goes for a takedown attempt but Saddi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Duckworth dodges the punch combination from Saddi.
Duckworth lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Duckworth thuds his shin into the meat of Saddi's side.
Duckworth drives through and clinches with Saddi against the cage.
Saddi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Duckworth in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Duckworth avoiding damage as Saddi throws knees to the body.
Saddi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duckworth is defending well for now.
Saddi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saddi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Saddi tries to land a knee to the head but Duckworth blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duckworth can't find room to land a body shot as Saddi controls the action.
Duckworth tries to pull guard but Saddi won't allow it.
Duckworth has Saddi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Saddi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Duckworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saddi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duckworth fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Saddi avoids it really well and circles away.
Duckworth moves into the clinch.
Saddi manages to break the clinch.
Duckworth clinches.
Saddi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saddi tries to clinch up.
Saddi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saddi wants to clinch but Duckworth slips to the side
and Duckworth counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Duckworth.
Saddi breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saddi misses with a wild combination.
Duckworth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saddi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Duckworth shoots in and drives through. Saddi sprawls well.
Duckworth looks for a takedown but Saddi sprawls well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duckworth is trying hard to land a takedown here. Saddi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Saddi checks a low kick from Duckworth.
Duckworth fails with a takedown attempt.
Duckworth blocks a head kick by Saddi.
Saddi tries for a takedown but Duckworth sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Duckworth fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duckworth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saddi tries to clinch there but Duckworth circles away.
Duckworth has managed to clinch.
Saddi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duckworth clinches up with Saddi and pushes him back against the cage.
Duckworth misses with an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Saddi.
Saddi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saddi working Duckworth over with knees to the body.
Saddi misses with a knee strike.
Duckworth goes for a takedown in the clinch but Saddi prevents it.
Saddi lands a knee to the body.
Duckworth is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Saddi.
Duckworth is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Saddi tries to pull guard but Duckworth forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Saddi lands an elbow just above Duckworth 's eye.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Saddi as Duckworth tries to tie him up.
Saddi breaks from the clinch.
Saddi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Saddi pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Saddi is looking to stand up but Duckworth isn't so interested in that idea.
Saddi working for submissions but it's allowed Duckworth to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Saddi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Saddi lands with an uppercut that bounces Duckworth off the cage and back into range.
Jack Duckworth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saddi closes the distance and clinches.
Saddi pulls guard successfully.
Duckworth is stalling in the full guard.
Saddi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Duckworth passes into side control.
Duckworth controlling from side mount.
Saddi is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duckworth is looking to take a break and control but Saddi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Duckworth controls the position from side control.
Saddi is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Duckworth asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Saddi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Saddi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Duckworth's best efforts.
Saddi is not content to let Duckworth control the position.
Duckworth stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jack Duckworth just wasn't active enough.
Duckworth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saddi.
Duckworth has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Duckworth with that takedown attempt.
Saddi moves into the clinch successfully.
Saddi working Duckworth over with knees to the body.
Saddi looking to throw knees to the head but Duckworth is blocking nicely.
Saddi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Saddi stops a takedown attempt from Duckworth.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Duckworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saddi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Duckworth goes for a takedown in the clinch but Saddi prevents it.
Duckworth wants to get back to striking at distance but Saddi won't allow it.
Duckworth keeps control of Saddi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saddi lands a left hand.
Duckworth tries for a takedown. No joy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Duckworth as Saddi tries to tie him up.
Saddi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duckworth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duckworth goes for a takedown attempt but Saddi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Saddi tries to clinch there but Duckworth circles away.
Saddi scores with a decent looking hook.
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 crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saddi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duckworth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saddi tries to clinch up.
Saddi slips a jab and a cross from Duckworth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Saddi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Saddi digs a good body shot into Duckworth's ribs.
Saddi wants to clinch up but Duckworth keeps it at a distance.
Saddi moves to clinch but Duckworth breaks away
and Duckworth counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Duckworth.
Saddi drags the fight down to the ground.
Duckworth controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Saddi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Saddi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Duckworth tries to stand but Saddi is controlling from the bottom.
Saddi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saddi uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Duckworth shoots in looking for a takedown but Saddi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Duckworth's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Duckworth slips a straight right by Saddi.
Saddi leaves Duckworth with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Saddi shoots in for a double leg but Duckworth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Saddi moves into the clinch.
Saddi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Duckworth gets control of Saddi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Duckworth will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Duckworth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saddi is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duckworth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saddi controlling from the top position.
Duckworth wants to get back to his feet but Saddi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Saddi looking to sit in guard and control but Duckworth gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Saddi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duckworth got a little sloppy there for a moment and Saddi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Duckworth has managed to get both his arms back between Saddi's legs - danger averted.
Duckworth has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Saddi is proving hard to escape from.
Saddi keeping moving, preventing Duckworth from controlling successfully.
Bob Saddi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Saddi controls Duckworth momentarily but Duckworth frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duckworth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saddi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Duckworth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Duckworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saddi wants to clinch up but Duckworth keeps it at a distance.
Duckworth takes the fight into the clinch.
Saddi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Saddi pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duckworth looking to pass the guard.
Jack Duckworth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saddi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Duckworth is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Saddi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Saddi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Saddi!
After winning the bout, Bob Saddi 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ta Sau Yee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sau Yee comes to the cage accompanied by 周杰倫 - 青花瓷. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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216 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ta Sau Yee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kenji Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez clinches up with Sau Yee and pushes him back against the cage.
Sau Yee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguez is defending well for now.
Rodriguez tries a knee to the head but Sau Yee blocks it.
Sau Yee lands a right hand.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the head.
Rodriguez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ta Sau Yee has been cut.
Nice body punch from Sau Yee.
Rodriguez tries to land knees in the clinch but Sau Yee avoids the damage to the body.
Rodriguez misses with a knee strike.
Sau Yee presses Rodriguez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rodriguez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sau Yee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sau Yee digs a right hand underneath Rodriguez's ribcage. Rodriguez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rodriguez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sau Yee.
Sau Yee lands a shot to the body.
Rodriguez looks gassed!
Sau Yee lands a good knee to the midsection. Rodriguez won't want to take too many of those.
Sau Yee lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Sau Yee.
Sau Yee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rodriguez.
Good body shot from Sau Yee.
Sau Yee digs a right hand into Rodriguez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rodriguez's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sau Yee.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sau Yee.
Still in the clinch, Sau Yee scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sau Yee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sau Yee lands a shot to the body.
Sau Yee lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Sau Yee.
Sau Yee scores with a shot to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Sau Yee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rodriguez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Sau Yee.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the head.
Sau Yee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Sau Yee.
Sau Yee pushes Rodriguez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sau Yee lands with a right to the head.
Sau Yee cracks Rodriguez with a nice body shot.
Rodriguez letting Sau Yee take a breather here.
Sau Yee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Sau Yee lands with a light punch inside.
Sau Yee lands a left hand.
Sau Yee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodriguezs head.
Sau Yee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sau Yee lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sau Yee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sau Yee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodriguezs head.
Sau Yee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Sau Yee.
Sau Yee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sau Yee works on Rodriguez's body with a couple of short punches.
Rodriguez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sau Yee lands a nice shot to the body.
Sau Yee pushes Rodriguez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sau Yee lands a left hand.
Sau Yee lands a body punch.
Sau Yee cracks Rodriguez with a nice body shot.
Sau Yee throws an elbow that misses.
Sau Yee lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Sau Yee.
A shot in the inside from Sau Yee.
Sau Yee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodriguez avoids it.
Sau Yee lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Sau Yee.
Sau Yee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sau Yee works on Rodriguez's body with a couple of short punches.
Rodriguez misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sau Yee scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Sau Yee.
Sau Yee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sau Yee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sau Yee managing to block the knees to the body from Rodriguez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sau Yee.
A hook to the body from Sau Yee.
Sau Yee presses Rodriguez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Sau Yee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sau Yee lands with a short shot to the head.
Sau Yee cracks Rodriguez with a nice body shot.
Sau Yee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rodriguez tries a knee to the head but Sau Yee blocks it.
Sau Yee lands a nice uppercut.
Sau Yee lands with a right to the head.
Sau Yee digs a right hand underneath Rodriguez's ribcage. Rodriguez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sau Yee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sau Yee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sau Yee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Sau Yee on the inside.
Rodriguez is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sau Yee digs a right hand into Rodriguez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rodriguez's gas tank.
Sau Yee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Sau Yee finish him?
Sau Yee lands with a light punch inside.
Sau Yee is working Rodriguez over against the cage.
Sau Yee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Sau Yee unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Rodriguez! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Sau Yee is unloading with more strikes now! Rodriguez drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ta Sau Yee!
Ta Sau Yee 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chase has chosen Who Made Who as his entrance music. Eric Chase is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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280 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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26
240 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tobias Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Chase!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Larsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Larsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chase.
Chase goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chase throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Larsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Larsson lands a body punch.
Chase has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Larsson misses with a punch to the body.
Chase tries to break free but Larsson pushes him back against the cage.
Larsson has Chase pushed against the cage.
Larsson trying to land knees to the body.
Larsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chase's efforts to push away.
Larsson pulls guard effortlessly.
Chase wanted to stand there but Larsson had control of the position.
Larsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Larsson, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chase!
Larsson lands a heavy elbow.
Chase is trying to stand.
Larsson controlling the position easily from mount.
Larsson raining down hammerfists from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chase is trying to stand.
Larsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Larsson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chase?
Chase is rocked!
Larsson cracks Chase with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobias Larsson!
Tobias Larsson gave a mention to BioPharm Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Haste The Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denny Prestol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denny Prestol has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Haste The Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Denny Prestol!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prestol throws a hook but The Day blocks it.
The Day shoots in looking for a takedown. Prestol tries to sprawl out of it but The Day keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Prestol manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Day fails to land the takedown.
The Day displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prestol throws out the jab.
Prestol swings widly with a right hand
and The Day counters by clinching up.
The Day drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Prestol gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haste The Day. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Day is trying to push Prestol away but Prestol has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Prestol is trying to break the clinch but The Day has him pressed against the cage.
The Day trying to land knees to the body.
Prestol breaks from the clinch.
Prestol is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Day staying out of range there.
Prestol works the jab nicely.
The Day dives in and grabs Prestol's left leg, looking for a takedown. Prestol pushes down on The Day's head and hops out.
Prestol connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Day momentarily.
Denny Prestol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Day gets a takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The Day is working for a kimura but Prestol is defending it quite comfortably.
The Day tries to pass the half guard into mount. Prestol knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The Day seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Prestol is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Haste The Day!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bariga Kodeinich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kodeinich comes to the cage accompanied by izraelskiy kodeinshik. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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143 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bariga Kodeinich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kodeinich displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ryan.
Kodeinich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ryan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kodeinich is doing well to control the position and prevent Ryan from advancing to side control.
Ryan trying to work for an americana but Kodeinich has managed to regain full guard.
Ryan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kodeinich swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ryan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kodeinich dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodeinich being controlled here momentarily.
Kodeinich trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kodeinich is looking to work some ground and pound but Ryan has wrist control.
Kodeinich trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ryan managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jack Ryan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kodeinich lands a jab to Ryan's midsection.
Bariga Kodeinich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kodeinich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ryan.
Kodeinich moves in looking to clinch but Ryan pushes him off.
Kodeinich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ryan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kodeinich manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kodeinich will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ryan looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ryan has gone for a leg lock! Kodeinich slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ryan's guard.
Ryan looking for a triangle here. Kodeinich is fighting it but it looks tight! Ryan pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kodeinich is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jack Ryan!
A victorious Jack Ryan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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