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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Blankenship (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Don't Stop Believing. Blankenship has chosen Crazy Train as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
2 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Blankenship!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blankenship shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Logan sprawls well. Logan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blankenship gets slowly back to his feet.
Logan throws a right and a left that Blankenship avoids nicely.
Blankenship lands with a hook. Logan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blankenship shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick by Logan misses
so Blankenship counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Blankenship pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Logan is keeping the position for now.
Logan is trying to control the position but Blankenship postures up.
Blankenship really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Logan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Logan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blankenship gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Logan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Blankenship controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Logan has an active guard here but Blankenship has managed to pass into half guard.
Blankenship with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Blankenship is thwarting Logan's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship decides to stand up.
Blankenship looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Blankenship slows the pace down in half guard.
Ground and pound from Blankenship.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan is trying to get back to full guard.
Blankenship trying to pass the guard but Logan defending well.
Logan wants to improve his position but Blankenship is controlling well.
Blankenship seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Shane Blankenship was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Logan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Shane Blankenship has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Blankenship.
Logan doesn't manage to clinch there - Blankenship circles away.
Blankenship looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Logan tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Logan throws a sloppy head kick and Blankenship moves out of range easily.
Blankenship closes this distance looking for a takedown but Logan circles away.
Frankie Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Blankenship.
Logan fails to land with a series of punches.
Logan tries to clinch but Blankenship is having none of it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Logan enables Blankenship to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Logan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Logan working for a triangle but Blankenship defends it easily.
Blankenship drops back, looking for a kneebar! Logan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Logan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Logan!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Blankenship dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Blankenship's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blankenship rushes Logan and presses him up against the cage.
Blankenship lands a knee to the body.
Blankenship wants the takedown. Logan is fighting it off but Blankenship persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Logan's guard against the cage.
Blankenship is standing up over Logan. Logan looks to escape but Blankenship dives into side control.
Logan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Blankenship's best efforts.
Logan tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Blankenship has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Blankenship looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship content just to control the position here.
Logan is working to get back to half guard.
Blankenship looking for a guillotine from mount but Logan is having none of it.
Blankenship takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship scoring with strikes but Logan is staying in there.
Blankenship looking to control but Logan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Logan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Logan is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Logan is looking to improve his position but Blankenship isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Logan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blankenship takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan working to try and regain half guard.
Blankenship looking to finish Logan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Logan!
Logan wants to try and get back to his feet.
Blankenship tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Blankenship working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Blankenship looking to control and managing it successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Logan is bucking up trying to escape but Blankenship cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Blankenship showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shane Blankenship's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Blankenship shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Logan as he jumps to the side.
Blankenship fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Logan moves to clinch but Blankenship breaks away
and Blankenship counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Logan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Logan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Frankie Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Blankenship.
Blankenship sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Logan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Logan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blankenship.
Left hook, right uppercut from Logan.
Logan lands a jab to the head.
Blankenship takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blankenship keeps the fight on the outside.
Logan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Blankenship manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Logan tries to clinch up.
Frankie Logan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blankenship.
Logan tries to clinch there but Blankenship circles away.
Frankie Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Logan tries to clinch but Blankenship moves out of range.
Frankie Logan is winning the standup battle so far.
Logan tries to clinch but Blankenship moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blankenship.
Logan is looking to clinch but Blankenship is avoiding it.
Logan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Logan throws a series of punches but Blankenship moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan darts in trying to clinch
and Blankenship counters with a takedown into side control.
Logan wants to control but Blankenship postures up.
Logan is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Logan tries to improve position but can't.
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!
Logan pushes Blankenship away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Blankenship gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
You can see the frustration on Logan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Logan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Logan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Shane Blankenship has got the better of the ground game so far.
Logan tries to escape but Blankenship is in control.
Blankenship throws a strike aimed at the side of Logan's head but Logan avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship lands a few punches from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Blankenship grinds an elbow into Logan's temple.
Blankenship is working Logan over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blankenship wants to lay and pray for a moment but Logan keeps working.
Logan is looking for a sweep.
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 Frankie Logan.
I think Blankenship has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Blankenship!
Shane Blankenship seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dillion Brody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samson David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dillion Brody!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brody throws a left and a right that both miss
and David counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brody blocks a head kick by David.
David throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
David tries to clinch there but Brody circles away.
Brody throws a nice looking combination but David bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brody tries to bum rush David with a series of wild strikes but David uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brody misses with a series of wild punches.
Brody swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and David counters with a head kick. That will keep Brody thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right followed by a crushing left from David knocks Brody out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Samson David!
Samson David very nearly forgot to thank Nature's Edge Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Estep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Tebow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Estep comes to the cage accompanied by Courageous. Tebow has chosen Tim Tebow's Fire as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Estep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Tebow!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tebow misses with a low kick.
Estep closes the distance and pushes Tebow back into the cage.
Estep pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Estep gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Estep wants a takedown.
Tebow looking to throw knees to the head but Estep is blocking nicely.
Tebow taking a breather.
Estep wants the takedown. Tebow is fighting it off but Estep persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Tebow's guard against the cage.
Estep slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tebow wants to stand and escape but Estep is having none of it.
Tebow trying to keep a closed guard but Estep is proving a slippery customer.
Estep decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tebow, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estep misses with a hook.
Tebow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Tebow.
Tebow throws a sloppy head kick and Estep moves out of range easily.
Tebow tries a head kick but it misses.
Estep shoots for a double leg takedown but Tebow sprawls well. He's pushed Estep's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tebow misses with a two punch combination.
Tebow misses with a combination
and Estep counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tebow's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Estep loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tebow trying to control the position.
Estep passes Tebow's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tebow trying to control here.
Tebow is in trouble now - Estep has advanced to mount!
Estep controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estep pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tebow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Estep. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Estep takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Estep fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Estep lands with some strikes.
Tebow is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Estep controlling his opponent.
Estep landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estep avoids the attempt from Tebow to control.
Estep controlling from the full mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tebow tries to lock up and control but Estep gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Estep sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tebow is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Estep dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Estep tries to bum rush Tebow with a series of wild strikes but Tebow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Estep dives in and grabs Tebow's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tebow pushes down on Estep's head and hops out.
Estep looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tebow tries to clinch but Estep moves out of range.
Tebow lands a jab to Estep's midsection.
Tebow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Estep. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tebow lands with a nice combination. Estep backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Brian Estep has been cut.
Tebow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estep shoots for a double leg takedown but Tebow sprawls well. He's pushed Estep's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tebow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tebow moves in looking to clinch but Estep pushes him off.
Estep shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tebow but Tebow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tebow.
Tebow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tebow pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Estep back to the cage. Tebow follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Brian Estep is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tebow misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tebow throws a push kick but Estep slaps the foot to one side.
Tebow scores with a hook to the body. Estep takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tebow throws a head kick but Estep moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Tebow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Estep doesn't seem phased though.
Tebow tries to land a front kick but Estep steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tebow tries to score with a low kick but Estep moves his leg out of the way.
Tebow misses with a body kick.
Estep looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tebow is fending him off so far but Estep persists. Nope, Tebow circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estep avoids the head kick by Tebow.
Estep avoids a punch combination nicely.
Estep tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tebow sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Estep somewhat.
Tebow throws a head kick but Estep moves out of range.
Estep fails with a takedown attempt.
Tebow tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tebow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tebow misses with the combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tebow!
Tebow throws a series of punches but Estep avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tebow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tebow throws a nice looking combination but Estep bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Tebow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brian Estep's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Tebow stuffs the takedown attempt from Estep. Estep gets slowly back to his feet.
Estep shoots for a takedown but Tebow saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Tebow.
Tebow scores with a jab to the body.
Tebow scores with a nice body kick.
Tim Tebow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tebow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tebow wants to clinch up but Estep keeps it at a distance.
Tebow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tebow, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Tebow.
Estep is rocked!
Tebow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh Estep is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Estep got wobbled bad by a big combination! Tebow presses forward with punches and knees until Estep stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Estep closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Tebow!
In his post fight interview, Tim Tebow gave a big smile as he said 'I would like to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. GB2'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erek Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Horton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ironman. The crowd seem to be enjoying Erek Horton's choice of entrance music: Sandman. Nick Horton has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Horton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erek Horton!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nick Horton moves into the clinch successfully.
Erek Horton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Erek Horton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nick Horton backwards.
Erek Horton tries to throw a body punch but Nick Horton avoids it by throwing Erek Horton back against the cage.
Erek Horton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nick Horton is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Erek Horton obliges.
Erek Horton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erek Horton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Erek Horton crunches a lovely knee into Nick Horton's ribcage.
Erek Horton digs a right hand into Nick Horton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nick Horton's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Erek Horton.
Nick Horton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Erek Horton with a knee to the head.
It looks like Nick Horton has been cut.
Erek Horton connects with a knee to the head.
Erek Horton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Erek Horton scores with a hook to the body.
Nick Horton takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Erek Horton.
Nice body punch from Erek Horton - that landed with a thud.
Erek Horton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nick Horton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erek Horton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Erek Horton lands an elbow just above Nick Horton 's eye.
Erek Horton crunches a lovely knee into Nick Horton's ribcage.
Erek Horton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A knee to the head by Erek Horton.
Knees to the body from Erek Horton.
Erek Horton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Erek Horton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Erek Horton scores with a knee to the head.
Erek Horton lands a hook that snaps the head of Nick Horton backwards.
A body shot lands from Erek Horton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nick Horton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Erek Horton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right handed body shot lands from Erek Horton.
A short right from Erek Horton on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Erek Horton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Erek Horton.
Erek Horton crunches a lovely knee into Nick Horton's ribcage.
Erek Horton lands a good knee to the midsection. Nick Horton won't want to take too many of those.
Erek Horton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Erek Horton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nick Horton is rocked!
Erek Horton gets through Nick Horton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Nick Horton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Erek Horton lands with a right to the head.
Erek Horton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Erek Horton with a knee to the head.
Erek Horton lands an uppercut.
Erek Horton lands with a left to the head.
Erek Horton lands a left hand.
Erek Horton prevents Nick Horton from breaking the clinch.
Erek Horton pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Nick Horton! Erek Horton unloads with more strikes and Nick Horton sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erek Horton!
Erek Horton spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rylan Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasey Ballard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballard has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rylan Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kasey Ballard!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballard throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hunter was covering up waiting for the punch and Ballard finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hunter looking for a guillotine here but Ballard defends easily.
Hunter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ballard is one step ahead there.
Ballard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hunter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Ballard from controlling successfully.
Hunter seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter is looking for a triangle but Ballard pushes his legs off easily.
Ballard is looking to stand up but Hunter won't let him.
Ballard postures up.
Hunter working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ballard has passed into half guard!
Ballard tries to pass to full mount but Hunter defends it.
Hunter wants to sweep but Ballard has passed to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is pushing Ballard's head away, looking to escape. Ballard manages to hold on to the position though.
Ballard is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hunter will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ballard stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hunter bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ballard is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ballard is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hunter has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballard struggling a bit here.
Ballard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hunter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee asks Hunter politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hunter prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hunter looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ballard is looking for a sweep.
Hunter controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballard gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ballard pushes Hunter off but Hunter dives into side control.
Hunter looking to control but instead Ballard has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Hunter prevents Ballard from improving his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter working over Ballard with some ground and pound. Ballard looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kasey Ballard will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ballard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ballard showed some decent athleticism there.
Hunter is controlling Ballard's trapped leg to prevent Ballard from advancing to side control.
Hunter works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ballard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ballard working some strikes from top position.
Hunter is working an open guard so Ballard takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ballard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hunter sprawls well. Hunter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ballard gets slowly back to his feet.
Ballard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ballard tries to score with a low kick but Hunter moves his leg out of the way.
Rylan Hunter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ballard moves in looking to clinch but Hunter pushes him off.
Hunter has a takedown stuffed.
Ballard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hunter defends it nicely.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown but Ballard shows good takedown defense.
Ballard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hunter is fending him off so far but Ballard persists. Nope, Hunter circles away and we're back to standing.
Rylan Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kasey Ballard.
Hunter drives through with a takedown into Ballard's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ballard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hunter wants to get up but he can't break Ballard's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ballard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hunter's guard.
Hunter lands some strikes from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ballard controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Ballard from controlling successfully.
Hunter is trying to keep Ballard in close.
Ballard stops Hunter from standing up.
Hunter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kasey Ballard wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ballard looks for a takedown but Hunter sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ballard is defended easily by Hunter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter gets a clinch.
Hunter tries to pull guard but Ballard won't allow it.
Hunter is trying to trip Ballard. He has hold of a leg but Ballard is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hunter persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Ballard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ballard wants to hit a switch here but Hunter passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ballard there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballard sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kasey Ballard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ballard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hunter counters with an outside leg kick.
Ballard has a takedown stuffed.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hunter goes for an armbar but Ballard turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ballard.
Hunter working for a triangle but Ballard defends it easily.
Hunter is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballard trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Hunter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ballard trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ballard throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Ballard from controlling successfully.
Ballard tries to stand but Hunter is controlling from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hunter 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.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Ballard from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kasey Ballard was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ballard wants to clinch up but Hunter keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hunter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ballard.
Hunter wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ballard wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ballard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hunter holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kasey Ballard wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hunter wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hunter tries for a kimura but Ballard is defending well.
Ballard sneaks back into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter misses with a head shot. Ballard uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rylan Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kasey Ballard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ballard looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hunter has picked Ballard up and slammed him! Ballard can't keep hold of the triangle and Hunter manages to pass to side control!
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 Rylan Hunter.
I think Ballard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kasey Ballard!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kasey Ballard waved his t-shirt featuring Nature's Edge Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markus Sizemore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jr StClair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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200 lbs
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205 lbs
3 - 5 - 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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Markus Sizemore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jr StClair!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
StClair lands a right hook to the body.
StClair closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sizemore circles away.
StClair moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sizemore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
StClair throws a leg kick but Sizemore moved away.
StClair misses with the combination.
StClair keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick from Sizemore misses.
StClair doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sizemore counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sizemore.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sizemore working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of StClair's head.
StClair scrambles and gets back to his feet.
StClair misses with a few strikes there.
Sizemore moves in looking to clinch but StClair pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sizemore shoots in for a double leg but StClair sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
StClair tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sizemore swivels and escapes.
Markus Sizemore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jr StClair.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sizemore is defended easily by StClair.
StClair with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sizemore counters with a nice double leg into guard.
StClair keeping full guard, as Sizemore tries to pass.
Sizemore is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sizemore seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down StClair for as long as he can get away with.
Sizemore looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore prevents StClair from getting back to his feet.
Markus Sizemore has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
StClair tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
StClair avoids a kick to the body.
StClair circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sizemore looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for StClair!
Sizemore controlling the position easily from mount.
Sizemore with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sizemore trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
StClair tries to buck Sizemore off but he can't manage it.
Sizemore goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now StClair is on top in guard.
Sizemore keeping moving, preventing StClair from controlling successfully.
Sizemore pushes StClair off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sizemore could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
StClair blocks a head kick by Sizemore.
Sizemore leaves StClair with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore stuffs the takedown.
StClair changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sizemore tries to avoid it but StClair manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sizemore to the ground. Sizemore escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
StClair looks gassed!
Sizemore gets the takedown into side control.
Sizemore happy to just control the position for now.
StClair is trying to buck Sizemore off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sizemore is looking to take a break and control but StClair is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sizemore looks up at the clock and then as StClair takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sizemore smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Sizemore dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
StClair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sizemore shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sizemore was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sizemore looking to secure an arm triangle but StClair defends it well.
Sizemore tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sizemore working the ground and pound effectively.
Sizemore lands with some vicious ground and pound - can StClair hang on?
StClair is in a horrible position here. Sizemore smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sizemore won't let StClair get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Sizemore unloading with bombs!
StClair takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sizemore looking for a guillotine from mount but StClair is having none of it.
Sizemore controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore landing shots from mount.
Sizemore wants to control the pace but StClair is squirming around nicely.
Sizemore fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sizemore is working for a guillotine from mount but StClair frees his head quite easily.
StClair taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
StClair is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
StClair defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sizemore.
StClair squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Sizemore goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now StClair is on top in guard.
StClair avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sizemore trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
StClair won't allow Sizemore to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
StClair stands up and waves to Sizemore to follow him.
StClair misses with a few strikes there.
Sizemore is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sizemore shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. StClair is trying to defend but Sizemore finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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!
StClair is trying to stand up here but Sizemore is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Sizemore dominated that second round.
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!
Sizemore dodges the punch combination from StClair.
Some wild striking there from StClair.
StClair lands a two punch combo.
StClair misses with a two punch combination.
StClair leaves Sizemore with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sizemore dives in and scores a takedown into StClair's guard.
StClair is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sizemore is controlling him.
Sizemore stands up and waves to StClair to follow him.
Jr StClair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
StClair takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sizemore avoids the head kick by StClair.
That's one minute gone in the round.
StClair tries to bum rush Sizemore with a series of wild strikes but Sizemore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
StClair throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sizemore wants to clinch up but StClair keeps it at a distance.
Sizemore is looking to clinch.
StClair fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
StClair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sizemore drives through with a takedown into StClair's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Markus Sizemore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sizemore tries to free his leg and advance position but StClair is retaining full guard.
Sizemore sitting in guard, not really doing much.
StClair is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Markus Sizemore.
Sizemore closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sizemore lands in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sizemore stops StClair from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
StClair keeping moving, preventing Sizemore from controlling successfully.
Sizemore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. StClair is keeping the position for now.
Sizemore has gone for a leg lock! StClair slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sizemore's guard.
Sizemore manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sizemore controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore lands with some strikes.
Sizemore lands with some vicious ground and pound - can StClair hang on?
Sizemore sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
StClair squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jr StClair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Markus Sizemore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sizemore scoring with strikes but StClair is staying in there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Markus Sizemore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sizemore, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markus Sizemore!
Markus Sizemore took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Nature's Edge Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thracian Spartacus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Stamper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
6 - 6 - 1 |
Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thracian Spartacus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Stamper!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stamper has a takedown stuffed.
Spartacus with a poor takedown
and Stamper counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Spartacus is looking for a triangle here but Stamper uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Spartacus is looking to regain half guard here but Stamper keeps moving and retains side control.
Spartacus looks to move to half guard but instead Stamper has passed into mount! Damn!
Spartacus tries to hold on but Stamper postures up.
Stamper controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamper's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Spartacus is squirming around, avoiding Stamper's attempts to control the action.
Spartacus tries to improve his position but instead Stamper has taken his back!
Stamper is hanging on to Spartacus's back as he tries to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Stamper.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spartacus breaks Stamper's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Spartacus postures up.
Stamper looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Spartacus puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Spartacus is nestled in close to Stamper, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stamper is looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stamper can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stamper controlling the position well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stamper trying to control but Spartacus postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus is nestled in close to Stamper, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Spartacus winds up and cracks Stamper with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stamper is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Spartacus's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Spartacus's back!
Spartacus manages to reverse the position and now he's in Stamper's guard. Nice work there by Spartacus.
Spartacus scoring with some ground and pound.
Stamper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Spartacus wants to control but Stamper passes into side.
Stamper wants to stand but Spartacus has his arm trapped.
Spartacus struggling a bit here.
Spartacus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stamper on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamper decides to stand back up. Stamper steps back and let's Spartacus get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spartacus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stamper swivels and escapes.
Stamper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Spartacus as he jumps to the side.
Thracian Spartacus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Stamper.
Stamper wants to clinch up but Spartacus keeps it at a distance.
Stamper tries to keep at a distance but Spartacus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spartacus can't get the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stamper is pressed up against the cage. Spartacus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stamper down to the mat. Stamper avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Spartacus shoots in and drives through. Stamper sprawls well.
Stamper shoots in looking for a takedown but Spartacus manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stamper's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stamper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Spartacus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Stamper dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Spartacus moves to clinch but Stamper breaks away
and Stamper counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stamper trying to control but Spartacus is working from the bottom.
Spartacus looking to control.
Stamper slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Spartacus.
Stamper is trying to control. Spartacus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Spartacus tries to get to full guard but Stamper has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamper is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stamper is keen to just control but Spartacus is a slippery customer.
Stamper trying to control from Spartacus's half guard. Spartacus has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Stamper wants to control from the top but Spartacus keeps moving.
Spartacus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamper trying to control but Spartacus is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stamper slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Spartacus sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Stamper blocks the strikes from Spartacus.
Spartacus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stamper pulls his head out easily.
Stamper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spartacus keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus tries to roll over but Stamper keeps him under control.
Spartacus is trying to maintain the position but Stamper is very close to passing his half guard.
Stamper wants to control but Spartacus is keeping him busy.
Stamper is looking for a kimura but Spartacus is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stamper to get the leverage.
Spartacus throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamper trying to control from half guard but Spartacus is working away.
Spartacus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stamper.
Stamper tries to stand but can't do so whilst Spartacus controls his leg.
Spartacus is trying to control but Stamper manages to pass to mount!
Stamper tries to control but Spartacus wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stamper tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stamper trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Stamper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Stamper misses with a takedown attempt - Spartacus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Spartacus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spartacus slips a jab and a cross from Stamper.
Spartacus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Spartacus is defended easily by Stamper.
Stamper manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Spartacus on his heels. He'll look to pass Spartacus's guard now, I'm sure.
Spartacus looking to control but Stamper passes into half guard.
Stamper is looking to take a break and control but Spartacus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spartacus flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamper trying to pass the guard but Spartacus defending well.
Spartacus trying to control here.
Stamper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stamper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spartacus is holding on to half guard well.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stamper working over Spartacus with some ground and pound. Spartacus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamper wants to work for an arm triangle but Spartacus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Spartacus missing with punches from the bottom.
Spartacus is staying active underneath Stamper, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stamper is looking to stall here but Spartacus recovers full guard.
Stamper stopping the sweep attempt from Spartacus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamper advances to half guard.
Stamper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stamper thows a huge punch but Spartacus dodges it nicely.
Stamper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spartacus defending well though.
Spartacus is staying active underneath Stamper, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Spartacus lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Stamper is thwarting Spartacus's attempts to control the position.
Stamper is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Spartacus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Thracian Spartacus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spartacus isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Stamper stacks Spartacus on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Stamper!
Spartacus sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spartacus punching from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Stamper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stamper 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Stamper!
Harry Stamper made sure to mention his sponsor, Nature's Edge Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Prototype (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCoy comes to the cage accompanied by Voices. Austin McCoy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Austin McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Prototype!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prototype tries to keep at a distance but McCoy has taken the fight into the clinch.
McCoy jumps into guard, dragging Prototype to the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
McCoy wants to stand but Prototype is controlling the position.
Prototype looking to pass the guard.
McCoy pushes a forearm under Prototype's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Prototype is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Austin McCoy!
An out of breath and clearly excited Austin McCoy thanked Nature's Edge Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lloyd Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Harkleroad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harkleroad has chosen I am a real American as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lloyd Christmas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chad Harkleroad!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harkleroad looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Harkleroad is looking to stall here but Christmas recovers full guard.
Harkleroad tries to free his leg and advance position but Christmas is retaining full guard.
Harkleroad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Christmas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harkleroad preventing the sweep.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Harkleroad has eaten all the pies!
Christmas working for submissions but it's allowed Harkleroad to get to half guard.
Christmas is refusing to be controlled, as Harkleroad sits in half guard.
Christmas trying to hold on to Harkleroad's head to control him but Harkleroad postures up.
Harkleroad tries to pass to full mount but Christmas defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkleroad wants to control but Christmas is keeping him busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harkleroad lands a nice short elbow.
Christmas is looking to control Harkleroad's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Christmas avoid being mounted?
Harkleroad is trying to control. Christmas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harkleroad is just content to waste time from the top position. Christmas takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Harkleroad content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Christmas has locked up a guillotine! Christmas's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Harkleroad is holding on here and Christmas must be using up a lot of energy. Harkleroad has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Christmas gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lloyd Christmas!
Lloyd Christmas really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Nature's Edge Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Five Sixteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nathaniel Price!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Five Sixteen!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Five Sixteen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Five Sixteen gets to his feet. Price looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Price throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Price shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Five Sixteen sprawls well. Five Sixteen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Price gets slowly back to his feet.
Price is trying hard to land a takedown here. Five Sixteen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Five Sixteen moves out of range of the body kick from Price.
Price tries for a takedown but Five Sixteen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathaniel Price. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Price tries to clinch but Five Sixteen is having none of it.
Price throws a wild body kick that Five Sixteen sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Five Sixteen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Price misses with a takedown attempt
and Five Sixteen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Price trying to control from the bottom.
Five Sixteen trying to control from half guard but Price is working away.
Five Sixteen misses with a head shot. Price uses the momentum to regain guard.
Five Sixteen trying to control but Price is working from the bottom.
Five Sixteen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Price is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Five Sixteen stopping the sweep attempt from Price.
Five Sixteen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Five Sixteen avoids the head kick by Price.
Five Sixteen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Five Sixteen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Price looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Five Sixteen 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.
Price gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Price is squirming around, avoiding Five Sixteen's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Five Sixteen is working for a guillotine from mount but Price frees his head quite easily.
Five Sixteen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Price?
Five Sixteen with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Five Sixteen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Five Sixteen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Five Sixteen with shots to the head and body - Price looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price is trying desperately to improve position.
Price knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Five Sixteen on the ground.
Five Sixteen looking to control but Price is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Price is desperately trying to improve his position but Five Sixteen has a good base and remains in mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Five Sixteen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
It looks like Nathaniel Price has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Price tries to lock up and control but Five Sixteen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Price won't allow Five Sixteen to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Five Sixteen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathaniel Price's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Price throws a right and a left that both miss.
Price shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Five Sixteen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Price!
Five Sixteen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Price can't escape the position.
Five Sixteen dominating with strikes here.
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!
Five Sixteen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Price's face.
Price is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Five Sixteen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Five Sixteen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Price is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price tries to hold on but Five Sixteen pushes him away.
Five Sixteen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Price looks a forlorn figure.
Five Sixteen controlling the position easily from mount.
Price really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Matthew Five Sixteen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Five Sixteen controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Five Sixteen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Price is surviving well by controlling Five Sixteen's body position as best he can.
Price is squirming around, avoiding Five Sixteen's attempts to control the action.
Five Sixteen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Five Sixteen avoids the attempt from Price to control.
Five Sixteen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Price is looking to escape.
Price is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Price has left one of his arms exposed and Five Sixteen doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Price screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matthew Five Sixteen! Matthew Five Sixteen retains his heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Matthew Five Sixteen gave a big smile as he said 'Thank you Jesus.'.
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