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The Smashes: Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thai Tanic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thai Tanic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Davies!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies shoots in looking for a takedown but Tanic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Davies's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tanic swings for the body but Davies moves out of range.
Tanic rushes Davies and presses him up against the cage.
Davies blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tanic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Davies's brow.
Davies avoids the elbow strike from Tanic, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tanic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Davies's brow.
Tanic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tanic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Davies's defenses.
Davies blocks an elbow strike.
Tanic slowing the pace effectively.
Tanic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Davies is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tanic to keep the fight standing.
Davies blocks an elbow strike from Tanic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies takes an elbow to the temple.
Tanic breaks from the clinch.
Thai Tanic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanic thows a body shot but no joy.
Davies darts in trying to clinch
and Tanic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Davies's knee momentarily.
Tanic keeps Davies at a distance using the push kick.
Davies has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tanic.
Davies misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Davies misses.
Davies wants to clinch up but Tanic keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tanic scores with a leg kick.
Tanic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Tanic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tanic misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tanic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Davies has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Davies and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An inside leg kick from Tanic misses.
Davies misses with a wild body shot.
Tanic instigates a clinch.
Tanic throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davies shoots in for a double leg but Tanic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thai Tanic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Davies.
Nice body kick from Tanic.
Davies looks gassed!
Tanic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davies takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tanic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tanic. That's going to slow Davies down.
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!
Tanic thumps Davies with a low kick.
Tanic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tanic lands an elbow just above Davies 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies blocks the elbow strike.
Tanic lands an elbow inside that Davies shrugs off.
Tanic lands an elbow that stopped Davies in his tracks for a moment.
Tanic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tanic manages to break the clinch.
Thai Tanic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davies takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tanic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Davies tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanic lands with a slapping head kick.
Tanic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tanic throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thai Tanic dominated that round.
That's time! Tanic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Davies thows a body shot but no joy.
Tanic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davies can do to turn this around?
Tanic wants to clinch.
Tanic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tanic throws a low kick, looking for Davies's leg but Davies calmly moves out of range.
Tanic lands a head kick. Davies smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tanic throws a head kick that misses.
Davies fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tanic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davies throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tanic.
Davies is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tanic!
Tanic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Davies's sensitive parts.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tanic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tanic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Tanic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tanic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Davies.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tanic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Davies if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Davies takes a step back to recover.
Davies tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tanic closes the distance and clinches.
Tanic manages to break the clinch.
Tanic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tanic connects with an inside leg kick.
Davies moves out of range as Tanic strikes.
Davies tries for a takedown but Tanic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thai Tanic is winning the standup battle so far.
Tanic lands a big head kick that sends Davies tumbling to the mat! Tanic takes a step backwards and waves Davies back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Davies is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanic is looking to slow Davies down with leg kicks.
Tanic throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Tanic - that's a beauty! Davies is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Tanic can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Thai Tanic!
A very excited looking Thai Tanic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shane Warne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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152 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Warne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Davies!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warne shoots in and bounces Davies off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Davies wants to sweep here but Warne controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warne with a flurry of punches that miss.
Davies is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Warne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davies working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Warne.
Warne trying to control but Davies is working from the bottom.
Warne stopping the sweep attempt from Davies.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warne is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Warne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Warne is looking to work some ground and pound but Davies has wrist control.
Warne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Davies tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Warne prevents Davies from getting back to his feet.
Warne is working Davies over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Davies wants to sweep here but Warne controlling him for the moment.
Warne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Warne throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warne with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Warne sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Warne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Warne with a flurry of punches that miss.
Warne stands and throws Davies's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warne lands some shots froms side control.
Warne controls the position.
Warne tries to move into full mount but can't pass Davies's legs.
Davies can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Warne.
Davies is trying to work for a sweep but Warne has mounted him!
Warne raining down shots from the mount!
Warne looking to finish Davies with some ground and pound. This is bad for Davies!
Davies is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Warne is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Davies can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Warne raining down shots from the mount!
Davies taking shots to the head.
Warne has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Davies's face.
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!
Davies keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warne landing punches.
Warne punishing his opponent with strikes.
Warne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davies is looking to escape.
Warne is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Davies is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Warne scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Davies?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davies is working to get back to half guard.
Warne tries to control but Davies wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Warne dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Davies finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Davies is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Davies shoots in but Warne avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Davies gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Davies has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Warne after a bit of a struggle.
Warne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Davies is keeping busy.
Warne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Davies fails to land.
Warne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Warne slows down the pace here.
Warne is pressed up against the cage. Davies has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Warne down to the mat. Warne avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shane Warne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Davies.
Warne with a poor takedown
and Davies counters with a single leg into guard. Warne didn't expect that.
Davies really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Warne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davies stands up out of Warne's guard for a moment - Warne manages to land a nice upkick.
Warne is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Warne prevents Davies from standing back up.
Davies is looking to get back to full guard here but Warne has managed to pass to side control instead.
Check out the look on Warne's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sloppy strikes there by Warne.
Warne misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Warne working the ground and pound.
Shane Warne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davies tries to buck Warne off but Warne is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warne controls the position.
Warne is working Davies over with some ground and pound from side control.
Warne lands a few punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davies takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Davies is trying to get back to half guard.
Warne controls the position.
Davies takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Warne scoring with punches from side control.
Warne content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warne lands a few punches from side control.
Warne misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Warne landing strikes.
Davies is looking to regain half guard here but Warne keeps moving and retains side control.
Davies takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Davies is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Davies manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies wants to take a breather but Warne is having none of it.
Warne gets back to full guard.
Warne lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Davies!
Warne raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warne takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Warne is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Warne dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Warne dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Davies slips a straight right by Warne.
Davies ducks under a wild hook from Warne.
Davies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davies fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Warne avoids it really well and circles away.
Warne fails to land the takedown.
Davies avoids the head kick by Warne.
Davies fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Warne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davies throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davies moves away from the strike by Warne.
Davies decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Warne is pressing down on Davies's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies throws a big right hand that misses.
Warne has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Davies landing some decent shots from guard.
Warne is trying to keep Davies in close.
Warne tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Warne is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Davies can do anything to dispel that myth.
Warne looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Warne content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Warne wants to control but Davies is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies is looking to get back to full guard here but Warne has managed to pass to side control instead.
Davies taking a bit of punishment here - Warne scoring with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Davies's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Davies is trying to escape the position but Warne is controlling the position.
Davies on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Warne working away.
Warne working the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davies managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Warne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warne cracks Davies with a big elbow.
Davies prevents Warne from moving into mount.
Warne wants to control but Davies is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warne creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
You can see the frustration on Davies's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Davies tries to improve position but can't.
Davies can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warne landing a few strikes.
Warne in side control, throwing shots but Davies defends.
Warne throws an elbow but Davies slips to the side and avoids it well.
Warne looks up at the clock and then as Davies takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Warne smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Davies is trying to get back to half guard.
Shane Warne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Warne staying calm.
Davies taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Warne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Warne has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Warne!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Lowey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milk Nibbles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lowey kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Land Down Under. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Lowey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Milk Nibbles!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nibbles on the side of the head.
Nibbles throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lowey's waist but Lowey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nibbles off to one side.
Lowey lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lowey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nibbles's head backwards.
A punch combination from Lowey misses.
Nibbles fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lowey avoids it really well and circles away.
Nibbles dives in and grabs Lowey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lowey pushes down on Nibbles's head and hops out.
Peter Lowey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milk Nibbles.
Nibbles closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lowey's 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!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nibbles wants to control from the top but Lowey keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nibbles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lowey keeping moving, preventing Nibbles from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nibbles missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nibbles slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nibbles lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nibbles missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nibbles working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nibbles slips nicely into half guard.
Lowey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lowey tries to get out of the position.
Nibbles not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nibbles thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nibbles is trying to control the action in half guard but Lowey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nibbles looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nibbles has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nibbles thows a huge punch but Lowey dodges it nicely.
Nibbles with the ground and pound but Lowey uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Nibbles throwing strikes but missing.
Lowey being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nibbles's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Nibbles landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nibbles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nibbles is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lowey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nibbles.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nibbles trying to control but Lowey is working from the bottom.
Nibbles with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nibbles looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lowey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nibbles makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milk Nibbles dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lowey stuns Nibbles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lowey lands with a nice body punch.
Nibbles 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.
Nibbles keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lowey's head.
Nibbles sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lowey's guard.
Nibbles wants to take a breather but Lowey is having none of it.
Nibbles throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nibbles not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nibbles looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nibbles wants to control but Lowey is keeping him busy.
Nibbles throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nibbles throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nibbles missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nibbles thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nibbles wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lowey keeps working.
Nibbles with the ground and pound but Lowey uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Nibbles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nibbles slips nicely into half guard.
Nibbles keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nibbles lands with a punch from half guard.
Nibbles stalling.
Nibbles throwing shots but Lowey is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nibbles connects with a nice short shot to Lowey's temple.
Lowey is not content to let Nibbles control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nibbles scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nibbles lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nibbles keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lowey is staying active underneath Nibbles, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nibbles missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nibbles is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Milk Nibbles.
Lowey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nibbles is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lowey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nibbles fails with a takedown attempt.
Peter Lowey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milk Nibbles.
Nibbles looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nibbles shoots in looking for a takedown. Lowey tries to sprawl out of it but Nibbles keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lowey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lowey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nibbles on the side of the head.
Nibbles misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lowey misses with the combination.
Nibbles misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milk Nibbles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lowey lands a slapping body shot.
Nibbles tries for a takedown but Lowey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lowey tries to clinch there but Nibbles circles away.
Nibbles fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Lowey does it's job there.
Lowey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nibbles on the side of the head.
Donk. Lowey catches Nibbles right on the button with a cross.
Lowey scores with a nice head shot.
Nibbles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Peter Lowey is winning the standup battle so far.
Nibbles shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lowey but Lowey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Peter Lowey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milk Nibbles.
Nibbles takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowey lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lowey cracks Nibbles with a good jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Lowey scores with a four punch combination!
Nibbles throws a poor cross that misses
letting Lowey counter with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Lowey.
Lowey scores with a jab to the body.
Lowey jabs at Nibbles's body.
Lowey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nibbles doesn't seem bothered though.
Nibbles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nibbles decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Peter Lowey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nibbles working over Lowey with some ground and pound. Lowey looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nibbles is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lowey taking some punishment here, with Nibbles in his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nibbles thows a huge punch but Lowey dodges it nicely.
Nibbles throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nibbles missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nibbles 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.
Milk Nibbles has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nibbles throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nibbles takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowey on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lowey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nibbles.
Lowey gets back to full guard.
Nibbles stays in close to Lowey's body and controls the position.
Nibbles postures up and lands a big shot to Lowey's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nibbles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lowey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nibbles sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lowey's guard.
Nibbles passes the guard and advances to mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nibbles working away from the top, dropping strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nibbles tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milk Nibbles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nibbles 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milk Nibbles!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clive Churchill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Churchill comes into the arena with Australian National Anthem blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clive Churchill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Churchill is fending him off so far but Freeman persists. Nope, Churchill circles away and we're back to standing.
Freeman throws a low kick, looking for Churchill's leg but Churchill calmly moves out of range.
Churchill lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Churchill.
No joy there for Freeman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Churchill lands with a thumping leg kick.
Freeman shoots in and drives through. Churchill sprawls well.
Churchill walks into a stiff left hand from Freeman.
Freeman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Churchill circles away.
Clive Churchill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Freeman.
Churchill is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Freeman.
A nice inside leg kick there by Churchill. That's going to slow Freeman down.
Churchill throws a head kick that Freeman semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick from Churchill.
Freeman looks gassed!
Churchill bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Churchill fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Freeman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Churchill throws a head kick that Freeman semi-blocks.
Freeman is rocked!
It looks like Mike Freeman has been cut.
Churchill fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Freeman.
Churchill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Churchill scores with a push kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Churchill chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Churchill lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Freeman is trying desperately to land a takedown but Churchill is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Freeman.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Churchill.
Clive Churchill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Churchill throws a nice inside leg kick.
Freeman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Churchill lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Churchill lands a head kick. Freeman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Freeman is still on wobbly legs! Can Churchill finish him?
Churchill fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Freeman.
Freeman seems to have recovered his senses.
Good leg kick by Churchill there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Freeman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Churchill buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Churchill throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Churchill.
Churchill throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A chopping leg kick lands by Churchill.
Freeman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Churchill turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Churchill connects with a leg kick. Freeman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchill lands a big head kick that sends Freeman tumbling to the mat! Churchill takes a step backwards and waves Freeman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Churchill lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Churchill.
Churchill is looking to slow Freeman down with leg kicks.
Freeman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Churchill.
An inside leg kick lands from Churchill.
Churchill lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Freeman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Churchill. Churchill obviously looking to wear him down.
Churchill throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Churchill fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Freeman.
Churchill lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Churchill bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Churchill with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Churchill connects with a high kick.
Churchill cracks the inside of Freeman's front leg.
Churchill connects with a solid leg kick.
Churchill lands a big head kick that sends Freeman to the canvas! Churchill follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clive Churchill!
Clive Churchill decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trent Punchy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jock McStrapon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punchy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Trent From Punchy. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trent Punchy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jock McStrapon!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McStrapon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Punchy is out of range and McStrapon settles back down.
McStrapon throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Punchy to counter with a crisp jab.
McStrapon lands a jab.
Punchy throws a lazy head kick
and McStrapon counters with a stiff right hand.
McStrapon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Punchy was well out of range. Poor timing from McStrapon.
Punchy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as McStrapon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Punchy just misses with a punch to the body.
Punchy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McStrapon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McStrapon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McStrapon walks into a left hand.
Punchy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Punchy throws a jab but it's blocked by McStrapon.
McStrapon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McStrapon misses with a lunging right hand
and Punchy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jab by McStrapon.
McStrapon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Punchy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McStrapon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Punchy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McStrapon clinches up with Punchy and pushes him back against the cage.
McStrapon lands a right hand.
McStrapon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Punchy is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from McStrapon.
McStrapon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McStrapon lands a nice uppercut.
McStrapon digs a right hand underneath Punchy's ribcage. Punchy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McStrapon is leaning against Punchy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McStrapon.
McStrapon lands a right hand.
McStrapon lands a shoulder strike.
McStrapon scores with a nice hook to the head.
McStrapon lands a hook that snaps the head of Punchy backwards.
McStrapon scores with a shoulder strike.
McStrapon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from McStrapon.
McStrapon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McStrapon lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McStrapon scores with a nice hook to the head.
McStrapon lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by McStrapon.
McStrapon lands with a light punch inside.
McStrapon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McStrapon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Punchy walks into a jab.
McStrapon lands with a thumping leg kick.
McStrapon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Punchy is rocked!
McStrapon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oh Punchy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McStrapon is looking to slow Punchy down with leg kicks.
McStrapon scores with a punch to the head.
McStrapon drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Punchy right on the button. Punchy goes down! McStrapon follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! McStrapon gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jock McStrapon!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Taggart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawson comes to the cage accompanied by Cog - Run. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cole Taggart!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson avoids the head kick by Taggart.
Taggart tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Taggart misses its intended target.
Dawson lands a head shot.
Dawson swings for the body but Taggart moves out of range.
Dawson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dawson misses with a wild combination.
Dawson misses with a two punch combination.
Dawson is looking to clinch but Taggart is avoiding it.
Dawson moves out of range of the leg kick from Taggart.
Dawson throws a good cross that connects.
Dawson throws a lazy uppercut
and Taggart counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taggart's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dawson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Taggart scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson misses with a wild body shot.
Tony Dawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taggart throws a leg kick but Dawson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Taggart throws a leg kick but Dawson moved away.
Dawson takes a swing at Taggart's ribcage but misses.
Taggart takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dawson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taggart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dawson. Taggart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taggart shoots for a takedown but Dawson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dawson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dawson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taggart does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson lands a slapping body shot.
Taggart throws a right and a left that Dawson avoids nicely.
Dawson misses with the combination.
Taggart connects with a solid leg kick.
Dawson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taggart.
Taggart tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dawson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taggart blocks a jab.
Taggart takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taggart throws an off balance right hand
and Taggart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taggart jabs Dawson right on the nose. Dawson blinks but takes it well.
Dawson checks a leg kick nicely.
Dawson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dawson throws a body punch but Taggart moves out of range.
Taggart misses with an uppercut
and Dawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taggart takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taggart looks to score with a jab to the body but Dawson is just out of range.
Dawson looks to score with a jab to the body but Taggart is just out of range.
Dawson misses with a double jab.
Dawson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A lazy left from Dawson finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taggart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson misses the shot to the body.
Taggart throws a hook to the side of Dawson's head but Dawson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taggart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dawson punishes Taggart's body with a nice straight punch.
Dawson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Taggart. That one must have hurt.
Taggart feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dawson's calf.
Dawson thows a body shot but no joy.
Dawson misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taggart lands a jab.
Taggart lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Dawson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dawson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taggart.
Tony Dawson is winning the standup battle so far.
Dawson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taggart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dawson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taggart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dawson.
Taggart pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dawson is out of range and Taggart settles back down.
Taggart looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taggart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dawson is looking to wear down Taggart with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Taggart throws a sloppy head kick and Dawson moves out of range easily.
Dawson slips a jab from Taggart.
Dawson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taggart.
Dawson sizes up Taggart with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dawson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taggart moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taggart.
Dawson moves out of range as Taggart strikes.
Dawson ducks under a wild hook from Taggart.
Taggart tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dawson is able to avoid easily.
Taggart buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taggart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dawson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dawson misses the jab.
Taggart fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dawson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taggart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dawson lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson just misses with a punch to the body.
Dawson misses with a double jab.
Taggart throws a looping overhand right but Dawson ducks down to avoid it.
Taggart gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dawson counters with a series of strikes. Taggart will be more careful next time no doubt.
Taggart lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taggart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawson.
Dawson cracks Taggart with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dawson thows a body shot but no joy.
Taggart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dawson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taggart's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dawson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Taggart scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson throws a lazy right hand but Taggart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taggart lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Taggart looks to clinch
and Dawson counters with a stiff right hand.
Taggart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dawson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dawson cracks Taggart with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dawson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taggart manages to avoid it.
Dawson looks to land a left hand but Taggart moved out of range nicely.
Taggart has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taggart there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dawson throws a hook to the side of Taggart's head but Taggart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tony Dawson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dawson misses the body punch
and Taggart counters with a good, hard body kick but Dawson shrugs it off.
Taggart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson misses with a wild body shot.
Dawson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dawson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dawson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taggart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taggart dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dawson. That did some damage!
Taggart fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dawson is out of range.
Taggart throws a sloppy head kick and Dawson moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Taggart.
Taggart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Dawson. Those never looked like landing.
Taggart attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Taggart throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dawson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cole Taggart will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Taggart dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dawson. That did some damage!
Dawson tries to clinch there but Taggart circles away.
Nice cross by Taggart.
Dawson lands a really nice looking cross but Taggart seems unphased.
Dawson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taggart was well out of range. Poor timing from Dawson.
Dawson misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dawson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taggart manages to avoid it.
Dawson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dawson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taggart.
Dawson lands with a straight right. Taggart didn't see that one coming.
Good work by Dawson as he checks the leg kick.
Dawson moves out of range of the leg kick from Taggart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Taggart misses with a kick to the body.
Dawson slips under a jab from Taggart.
Taggart does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Taggart scores with a push kick.
Dawson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dawson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taggart takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taggart throws a hook but Dawson blocks it.
Dawson checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart misses with a body kick.
Taggart shoots for a double leg takedown but Dawson sprawls well. He's pushed Taggart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dawson misses with a body shot.
Taggart takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Taggart doesn't manage to clinch there - Dawson circles away.
Taggart rushes Dawson and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawson lands a right hand.
Taggart scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dawson working aggressively here.
Dawson trying to control the position but instead, Taggart has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dawson into the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dawson can't find room to land a body shot as Taggart controls the action.
Dawson decides to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Taggart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dawson is keeping the position for now.
Taggart loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taggart stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dawson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawson looking to control.
Taggart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taggart with a flurry of punches that miss.
Taggart throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taggart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dawson is keeping the position for now.
Taggart must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dawson looking to control.
Dawson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taggart tries to free his leg and advance position but Dawson is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson trying to control the position.
Taggart got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dawson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Taggart has managed to get both his arms back between Dawson's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dawson keeping full guard, as Taggart tries to pass.
Taggart sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dawson's guard.
Dawson is trying to control but Taggart passes into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taggart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dawson keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taggart misses with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Taggart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taggart 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Taggart!
A very excited looking Cole Taggart made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trent Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Turbitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trent Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Turbitt!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looks to land a left hand but Turbitt moved out of range nicely.
Smith throws a body punch but Turbitt moves out of range.
Smith clinches up with Turbitt and pushes him back against the cage.
Turbitt tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
Turbitt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith slowing the pace effectively.
Turbitt is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smith.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Sam Turbitt has been cut.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Turbitt's ribcage.
Turbitt looks gassed!
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Turbitt's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith working Turbitt over with knees to the body.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith just leaning against Turbitt, taking a breather.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Turbitt takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turbitt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turbitt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Turbitt won't want to take too many of those.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Turbitt takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Smith taking a breather.
Turbitt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Turbitt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Trent Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Turbitt.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turbitt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Turbitt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Turbitt won't want to take too many of those.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turbitt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith pressing his opponent against the cage.
Turbitt fails to pull guard.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Turbitt won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Turbitt's face.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Turbitt takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Turbitt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smith rushes Turbitt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Turbitt's ribcage.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Turbitt is breathing heavily.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turbitt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turbitt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Turbitt's ribcage.
Turbitt letting Smith take a breather here.
Trent Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Turbitt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith working Turbitt over with knees to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Turbitt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Turbitt wants a takedown.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Smith stalling.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turbitt can do to turn this around?
Knees to the body from Smith.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Turbitt letting Smith take a breather here.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Turbitt's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Turbitt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Smith stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Turbitt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith darts in and clinches Turbitt up against the cage.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Turbitt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Turbitt's ribcage.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Turbitt's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Turbitt's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turbitt takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Turbitt has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smith after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith slowing the pace effectively.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Turbitt's ribcage.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Turbitt's face.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Turbitt's ribcage.
Turbitt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Turbitt has Smith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Turbitt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.
Trent Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Turbitt.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith working Turbitt over with knees to the body.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Turbitt's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Smith effectively controlling the action here.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Turbitt's ribcage.
Turbitt takes a knee to the side of the body.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Turbitt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Turbitt being controlled against the cage.
Turbitt fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Smith working Turbitt over with knees to the body.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Smith working Turbitt over with knees to the body.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Turbitt's ribcage.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Turbitt's ribcage.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Sam Turbitt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trent Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Turbitt's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:24
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Smith!
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