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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uther Champy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diablo Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uther Champy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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280 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Uther Champy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diablo Chang!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Chang misses.
Chang slips a jab and a cross from Champy.
Champy looks to score with a jab to the body but Chang is just out of range.
Chang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chang throws a head kick but Champy moves out of range.
Champy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Champy showed some decent athleticism there.
Champy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chang looks like he's trying to stand up.
Champy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chang is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Champy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Champy's back!
Chang is looking to control Champy but Champy is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Champy just trying to survive but Chang is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Champy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Champy tries to roll but Chang sticks to his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang is trying to stick to Champy's back but Champy is turning into Chang. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Chang's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Champy.
Champy postures up and lands a big shot to Chang's brow.
Champy trying to control but Chang is working from the bottom.
Chang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Champy tries to free his leg and advance position but Chang is retaining full guard.
Chang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Champy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Champy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Champy connects with a couple of short punches.
Champy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Champy scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Champy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Champy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Champy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Champy is working Chang over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chang looking for a sweep. Not yet Chang, not yet.
Chang has his foot on Champy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Champy works his way back into a safe position though.
Champy distracts Chang with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chang is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Champy defends well.
Chang looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chang looks winded!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Champy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chang has his foot on Champy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Champy works his way back into a safe position though.
Champy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chang's guard.
Champy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Champy.
Chang looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champy lands strikes from half guard.
Champy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Champy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Champy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chang is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Champy! Chang is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Uther Champy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ava Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Stoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ava Noel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Albert Stoker!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel stuffs the takedown attempt from Stoker. Stoker gets slowly back to his feet.
Noel takes one to the side of the head.
Stoker lands an overhand right.
Noel slips a jab and a cross from Stoker.
Stoker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stoker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Noel is out of range.
Stoker is looking to chop away at Noel's legs.
Stoker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stoker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Noel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Albert Stoker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker lands a jab to the head.
Stoker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Noel is able to avoid easily.
Stoker misses with a low kick.
Noel fails with the takedown
and Stoker counters with a left and a right that stings Noel.
Noel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stoker sprawls well. Stoker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Noel gets slowly back to his feet.
Stoker lands an overhand right.
Stoker shoots in for a takedown but Noel shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stoker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Stoker.
Noel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stoker. Noel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Noel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Noel shoots in for a takedown but Stoker shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ava Noel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Noel moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Noel circles away.
The crowd cheers as Stoker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Noel doesn't seem phased though.
Stoker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Stoker misses.
Noel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stoker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Noel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Noel checks a leg kick nicely.
Stoker looks for a takedown but Noel sprawls well.
Noel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker missing with a left hand there. Noel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stoker throws a front kick aimed at Noel's knee but Noel avoids it well.
Stoker misses with a low kick.
Stoker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stoker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice combination there by Stoker.
Stoker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noel shoots in looking for a takedown. Stoker tries to sprawl out of it but Noel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stoker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Stoker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Horrible takedown by Stoker or perhaps it was just good defense by Noel which made him look bad.
A head kick misses from Stoker.
Stoker throws a hook but Noel blocks it.
Stoker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Noel avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoker throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Noel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Noel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Noel gets tackled into the cage by Stoker. Stoker maintains the clinch.
Stoker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Noel manages to pull guard.
Stoker trying to control but Noel is working from the bottom.
Noel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stoker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stoker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker is looking to work some ground and pound but Noel has wrist control.
Stoker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stoker looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stoker with a flurry of punches that miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noel working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Stoker has passed into half guard!
Stoker tries to pass the half guard into mount. Noel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Noel is refusing to be controlled, as Stoker sits in half guard.
Stoker tries to pass to full mount but Noel defends it.
Stoker prevents Noel from improving his position.
Noel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stoker pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker is working for a kimura but Noel is defending it quite comfortably.
Noel is refusing to be controlled, as Stoker sits in half guard.
Stoker slips a nice elbow through Noel's hands, connecting with Noel's forehead.
Noel moves into full guard.
Stoker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Noel's guard.
Stoker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stoker wants to get up but he can't break Noel's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Stoker trying to control the position from guard on top but Noel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Noel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stoker defends well.
Noel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stoker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stoker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noel looking to finish Stoker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stoker!
Stoker wants to control but Noel is having none of it.
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.
Noel looking to finish with strikes here!
Noel throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stoker because Noel loaded up on that one.
Stoker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Noel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Noel looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stoker is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Stoker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Nice uppercut lands for Stoker. That snapped Noel's head back.
Stoker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stoker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stoker connects with a nice looking jab.
Stoker fails with a takedown attempt.
Stoker scores with a nice right hand.
Stoker stuffs the takedown attempt from Noel. Noel gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stoker scores with a hook.
Stoker misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Stoker. No joy for Noel on that attempt.
Ava Noel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noel walks into a straight right hand from Stoker.
A lazy left from Stoker finds it's target.
Stoker throws a leg kick
and Noel counters with a single leg into guard. Stoker didn't expect that.
Noel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stoker is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Noel is working hard here to advance position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoker pulls Noel in close to prevent any damage.
Noel postures up.
Albert Stoker has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Noel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Noel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stoker.
Stoker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Stoker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Noel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Noel is rocked!
Stoker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh Noel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stoker cracks Noel with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Stoker!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake The Bulldog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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134 lbs
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145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake The Bulldog!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin connects with a right hand. The Bulldog shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. The Bulldog does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Bulldog throws a series of punches but Martin avoids them all with ease.
The Bulldog tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Martin misses with a hook
and The Bulldog counters with an outside leg kick.
Martin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martin scores with a one two! The Bulldog had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Martin swings widly with a right hand
and The Bulldog counters with a nice body shot.
Steve Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. The Bulldog manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Bulldog takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Bulldog bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Martin slips a straight right by The Bulldog.
Martin throws a series of punches but The Bulldog avoids them all with ease.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Bulldog uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Martin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Bulldog uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin connects with a right hand. The Bulldog shakes it off.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Martin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Martin lands a body shot.
Martin lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin throws a one two combo.
The Bulldog is rocked!
Martin thows a body shot but no joy.
The Bulldog is still on wobbly legs! Can Martin finish him?
Martin connects with a body shot that sends The Bulldog's belly button to the back.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
The Bulldog seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bulldog jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Bulldog is out of range.
The Bulldog throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
Martin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The Bulldog lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Bulldog's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and The Bulldog duly obliges.
It looks like Steve Martin has been cut.
The Bulldog slips a jab and a cross from Martin.
Martin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Jake The Bulldog has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Bulldog tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
The Bulldog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
The Bulldog defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Martin throws out a loose jab but The Bulldog uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Bulldog moves out of range as Martin strikes.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin throws a big shot that misses.
Martin is looking to chop away at The Bulldog's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Martin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Martin checks a leg kick.
The Bulldog throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Martin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Martin misses.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Steve Martin is winning the standup battle so far.
The Bulldog takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Martin misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws out a loose jab but The Bulldog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Bulldog uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martin.
Martin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Bulldog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Martin misses with a series of wild punches.
The Bulldog lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martin's sensitive parts.
Martin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Bulldog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martin looks to land a right hand but The Bulldog moved out of range.
Martin looks to land a left hand but The Bulldog moved out of range nicely.
The Bulldog lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martin's sensitive parts.
The Bulldog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martin falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Bulldog counters with a good low kick that Martin was not able to check.
Martin throws a right hand that The Bulldog ducks under and follows up with a left that The Bulldog also avoids with ease.
Martin fails to land with a series of punches.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Bulldog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Bulldog throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martin cracks a nice hook into The Bulldog's ribs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Martin.
The Bulldog chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Bulldog fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Martin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Bulldog defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Bulldog throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Bulldog defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Martin throws a lazy uppercut
and The Bulldog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Left hook, right uppercut from Martin.
A jab from Martin finds it's way through The Bulldog's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Martin throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Steve Martin will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The Bulldog slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Bulldog avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martin swinging wildly here.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Bulldog. That's going to slow Martin down.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Bulldog.
Martin misses with an uppercut.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Martin scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin misses with a hook. The Bulldog ducked under it nicely.
The Bulldog throws a leg kick which misses Martin's front leg but catches the back leg as Martin tries to avoid it.
A jab from Martin misses.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
The Bulldog slips a jab and a cross from Martin.
Martin looks to land a left hand but The Bulldog moved out of range nicely.
Martin misses with the combination.
Martin needs to keep his hands up - The Bulldog had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Martin - just one landing.
An inside leg kick from Martin misses.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin missing with a left hand there. The Bulldog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martin misses with a double jab
and The Bulldog counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by The Bulldog.
Martin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martin thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from The Bulldog.
Martin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Bulldog looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martin misses with a body shot
and The Bulldog counters with a low kick, right behind Martin 's knee.
Steve Martin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jab by Martin.
The Bulldog 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.
Martin lands with a hook. The Bulldog tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The Bulldog has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Bulldog.
Jake The Bulldog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Bulldog defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
The Bulldog scores with a jab to the jaw.
Martin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The Bulldog closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Martin is rocked!
Martin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin throws a looping overhand right but The Bulldog ducks down to avoid it.
Oh Martin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Bulldog throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The Bulldog gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin throws a hook to the side of The Bulldog's head but The Bulldog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martin seems to have got his legs back now.
The Bulldog misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jake The Bulldog.
Well Martin 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Martin!
Steve Martin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Bodini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Sarmientino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
190 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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21
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Bodini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Sarmientino!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bodini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarmientino.
A shot to the body from Bodini misses
letting Sarmientino counter with a right hand.
Alberto Bodini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bodini falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sarmientino counters with a straight right hand.
Bodini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bodini takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sarmientino lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodini misses with a combination
and Sarmientino counters with a right hand to the body.
Sarmientino fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bodini looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bodini throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sarmientino counters with a straight right hand.
Sarmientino drives through with a takedown into Bodini's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sarmientino stops Bodini from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarmientino trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sarmientino slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sarmientino content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sarmientino slips a nice elbow through Bodini's hands, connecting with Bodini's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sarmientino wants to pass the guard but Bodini is defending well.
Bodini pushes Sarmientino off but Sarmientino dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarmientino in side control, throwing shots but Bodini defends.
Bodini takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sarmientino tries to advance to mount but Bodini denies him.
Bodini gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Sarmientino controlling his opponent.
Bodini holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sarmientino tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarmientino throws some wild stikes that Bodini manages to avoid easily.
Bodini wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sarmientino throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarmientino throwing strikes here but Bodini is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sarmientino looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sarmientino dominated that 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.
Bodini throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sarmientino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bodini throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sarmientino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bodini throws a combination that misses
and Sarmientino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sarmientino scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sarmientino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bodini moves away.
Bodini misses with a lunging right hand
and Bodini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alberto Bodini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodini throws a combination that misses
and Sarmientino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bodini swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Sarmientino to counter with a crisp jab.
Bodini throws a combination that misses
and Sarmientino counters with a straight right hand.
Bodini throws a combination that misses
and Sarmientino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bodini misses with a combination
and Sarmientino counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bodini's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarmientino wants to control from the top but Bodini keeps moving.
Sarmientino trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sarmientino is standing up over Bodini. Bodini looks to escape but Sarmientino dives into side control.
Sarmientino is trying to ground and pound but Bodini uses the momentary lack of control by Sarmientino to regain half guard.
Bodini tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Sarmientino manages to move to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodini squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Sarmientino wants to finish this one by submission but Bodini is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sarmientino.
Sarmientino can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bodini is looking to escape.
Sarmientino looking to land elbow strikes but Bodini uses the position to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarmientino performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bodini wants to stand back up but Sarmientino manages to pass into side control.
Sarmientino fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sarmientino working the strikes but Bodini uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jason Sarmientino has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarmientino with the ground and pound but Bodini uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sarmientino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bodini's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bodini takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sarmientino misses with a series of wild punches.
Sarmientino shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sarmientino trying to pass the guard but Bodini defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarmientino stops Bodini from getting back to his feet.
Sarmientino wants to free his trapped foot but Bodini is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bodini is trying to stand back up but Sarmientino is controlling him
Sarmientino sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bodini defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarmientino is keen to just control but Bodini is a slippery customer.
Bodini wants to stand back up but Sarmientino manages to pass into side control.
Sarmientino in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sarmientino trying to control the action but Bodini is working from the bottom.
Bodini is pushing Sarmientino's head away, looking to escape. Sarmientino manages to hold on to the position though.
Sarmientino is trying to ground and pound but Bodini uses the momentary lack of control by Sarmientino to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodini is in trouble now - Sarmientino has advanced to mount!
Bodini trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jason Sarmientino is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sarmientino looking to control but Bodini is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sarmientino sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bodini wants to try and get back to his feet.
Alberto Bodini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarmientino misses with a head shot.
Sarmientino raining down shots from the mount!
Sarmientino takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bodini is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sarmientino controlling the position easily from mount.
Sarmientino with shots to the head and body - Bodini looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Sarmientino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sarmientino has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Sarmientino!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Wrassle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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25
205 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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28
220 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gerard Mousasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Wrassle!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrassle looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mousasi keeping full guard, as Wrassle tries to pass.
Wrassle wants to control from the top but Mousasi keeps moving.
Wrassle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mousasi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wrassle is in close to Mousasi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mousasi is trying to keep Wrassle in close.
Wrassle throwing strikes but missing.
Wrassle throws a big right hand that misses.
Wrassle throws an elbow that misses. Mousasi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wrassle's guard. Nice move by Mousasi!
Mousasi content to stall in guard here.
Wrassle keeping moving, preventing Mousasi from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrassle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mousasi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gerard Mousasi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wrassle misses with a hook. Mousasi ducked under it nicely.
Mousasi fails with the takedown
and Wrassle counters with a takedown into side control.
Mousasi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wrassle's best efforts.
Mousasi has hold of Wrassle's hands but Wrassle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mousasi trying to hold on to Wrassle's head to control him but Wrassle postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mousasi is pressing down on Wrassle's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mousasi working for a triangle but Wrassle defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrassle looking to pass the guard.
Mousasi trying to keep a closed guard but Wrassle is proving a slippery customer.
Wrassle scoring with some ground and pound.
Wrassle trying to control the position from guard on top but Mousasi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wrassle scoring with some ground and pound.
Wrassle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wrassle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wrassle works over Mousasi with some ground and pound from guard.
Wrassle 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrassle looking to pass the guard.
Wrassle postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wrassle wants to pass the guard but Mousasi is keeping the position.
Wrassle looking to sit in guard and control but Mousasi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wrassle keeping moving, preventing Mousasi from controlling successfully.
Mousasi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wrassle is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wrassle is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wrassle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mousasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Wrassle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gerard Mousasi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wrassle gets the takedown into side control.
Mousasi sneaks back into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wrassle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mousasi keeps working.
Mousasi wants to control but Wrassle is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mousasi is not content to let Wrassle control the position.
Mousasi trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Wrassle dominated that 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.
Wrassle looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mousasi!
Wrassle lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
It looks like Gerard Mousasi has been cut.
Wrassle lands with some strikes.
Mousasi is working to get back to half guard.
Wrassle looking to finish Mousasi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mousasi!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wrassle working Mousasi over with strikes here.
Gerard Mousasi's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gerard Mousasi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joe Wrassle!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Zanico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Williamson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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26
134 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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26
143 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Williamson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rafael Zanico!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zanico misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zanico is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zanico tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Williamson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zanico avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williamson stuffs the takedown.
Zanico throws a head kick that Williamson semi-blocks.
Zanico tries to clinch but Williamson moves out of range.
Zanico tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Williamson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zanico has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Williamson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zanico closes the distance and clinches.
Zanico is looking to take this one to the mat.
Zanico has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williamson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Anthony Williamson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Zanico.
Zanico goes for a takedown in the clinch but Williamson prevents it.
Williamson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williamson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zanico looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zanico tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williamson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zanico changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Williamson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Williamson is pushing Zanico's head away, looking to escape. Zanico manages to hold on to the position though.
Zanico goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Williamson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Zanico but great work by Williamson.
Williamson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The fighters circle momentarily. Williamson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Williamson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zanico's head.
Zanico shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williamson pinned against the cage. Williamson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anthony Williamson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williamson lands a jab-cross combination.
Zanico tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zanico tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson works the jab nicely.
Nice cross by Williamson.
Zanico tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williamson swats away the attempt to clinch by Zanico.
Williamson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zanico defending well as Williamson loads up on a big left hand.
Williamson 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.
Williamson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williamson misses with a looping right.
Williamson misses with a looping left.
Zanico throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Williamson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Zanico is in Williamson's guard.
Zanico looking to sit in guard and control but Williamson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zanico looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williamson is one step ahead there.
Williamson wants to stand but Zanico has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zanico wants to sweep but no luck.
Williamson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zanico on the ground.
Williamson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Williamson throws a right and a left that Zanico avoids nicely.
Zanico tries to clinch up.
Williamson thuds his right hand into Zanico's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zanico defending well as Williamson loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Williamson misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williamson jabs at Zanico's body.
Williamson swats away the attempt to clinch by Zanico.
Williamson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Zanico shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Zanico is working for a kimura but Williamson is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rafael Zanico will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Williamson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zanico has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zanico tries to close the distance and clinch but Williamson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williamson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zanico tries to clinch but Williamson is having none of it.
A jab from Williamson finds it's way through Zanico's defenses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice takedown defense from Williamson. No joy for Zanico on that attempt.
Williamson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williamson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zanico on the side of the head.
Zanico showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williamson.
A head kick misses from Zanico.
Williamson lunges at Zanico with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zanico's hand.
Williamson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anthony Williamson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williamson throws a combination. Zanico tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Williamson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No joy there for Williamson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williamson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zanico rushes Williamson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Williamson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zanico tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williamson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zanico tries to clinch up.
Williamson stalks Zanico and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zanico's face. Zanico staggers backwards, shaken.
Zanico has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williamson finds it's way round the side to connect with Zanico's head.
Williamson throws a jab when Zanico was well out of range.
Zanico fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zanico moves into the clinch.
Zanico changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Williamson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Zanico tries to close the distance and clinch but Williamson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williamson misses with a double jab.
Zanico tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williamson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zanico fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Williamson avoids it really well and circles away.
Anthony Williamson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Zanico.
Zanico ducks right into an uppercut from Williamson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson throws out a powerful jab.
Zanico takes a jab right on the kisser.
Williamson slaps away a takedown attempt from Zanico, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Williamson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anthony Williamson is winning the standup battle so far.
Williamson fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williamson lands a jab to the nose.
Williamson motions for Zanico to come forward. Williamson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zanico shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williamson as he jumps to the side.
Zanico plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Williamson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zanico wants to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zanico.
Zanico doesn't manage to clinch there - Williamson circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williamson throws a shot from downtown. Zanico moves away and avoids it.
Zanico ducks under a wild hook from Williamson.
Zanico is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zanico fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Williamson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williamson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williamson fails to land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Williamson.
Zanico fails with a takedown attempt.
Zanico fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zanico throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Williamson finds it's way through Zanico's defenses.
Zanico moves out of range of the leg kick from Williamson.
Zanico throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zanico tries a head kick but it misses.
Zanico pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice combination there by Williamson.
A nice combination there by Williamson.
Zanico tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williamson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zanico fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Williamson.
Zanico tries to clinch there but Williamson circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williamson misses with a series of wild punches.
Zanico wants to clinch up but Williamson keeps it at a distance.
Williamson motions for Zanico to come forward. Williamson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Williamson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williamson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williamson lands a head shot.
Williamson gets tackled into the cage by Zanico. Zanico maintains the clinch.
Zanico is trying to drag Williamson to the mat but Williamson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Williamson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Williamson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zanico is out of range and Williamson settles back down.
Williamson scores with a jab to the head.
Zanico has Williamson up against the cage in a clinch.
Williamson tries to break the clinch but Zanico is controlling the position.
Williamson wants to break free but Zanico has control.
Zanico prevents Williamson from breaking the clinch.
Williamson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zanico is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Williamson can't fight it off and eventually Zanico manages to take the fight to the floor. Williamson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson keeping full guard, as Zanico tries to pass.
Zanico sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Williamson's guard.
Zanico trying to pass the guard but Williamson defending well.
Rafael Zanico has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zanico is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Zanico is working for a kimura but Williamson is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is looking to escape.
Zanico is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Williamson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zanico is working for a submission of some sort.
Zanico wants to pass the guard but Williamson is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zanico sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williamson defending well though.
Zanico wants to work for an arm triangle but Williamson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zanico is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Zanico is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Zanico scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zanico sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Zanico swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Williamson is now in Zanico's guard. A big mistake from Zanico there, giving up the dominant position!
Williamson wants to get up but he can't break Zanico's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williamson wants to stand and escape but instead Zanico has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Zanico comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zanico 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 29:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sika Jauheliha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sika Jauheliha!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp throws a front kick that sends Jauheliha stumbling back into the cage.
Jauheliha tries to clinch up but Sharp circles away and keeps his distance.
A good leg kick by Jauheliha.
Jauheliha plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jauheliha lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sharp shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sharp wants to advance to full mount but Jauheliha doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Sharp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jauheliha is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sharp is controlling him.
Sharp is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jauheliha has his feet on Sharp's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp swings for the body but Jauheliha moves out of range.
Sika Jauheliha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jauheliha is looking to slow Sharp down with leg kicks.
Sharp avoids the head kick by Jauheliha.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jauheliha.
Sharp scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but Jauheliha is just out of range.
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but Jauheliha is just out of range.
Sharp takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharp. Jauheliha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jauheliha checks a low kick from Sharp.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jauheliha.
Sharp is looking to score with low kicks.
Jauheliha will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharp misses with a straight right.
Jauheliha throws a head kick that misses.
Jauheliha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jauheliha moves out of range as Sharp strikes.
Sharp closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sharp lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jauheliha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sharp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sharp is in close to Jauheliha's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sharp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jauheliha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sharp working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jauheliha trying to keep a closed guard but Sharp is proving a slippery customer.
Sharp is looking to work some ground and pound but Jauheliha has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jauheliha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sharp.
Jauheliha is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sharp drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jauheliha dives on top into guard.
Jauheliha got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sharp has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jauheliha has managed to get both his arms back between Sharp's legs - danger averted.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sharp is on top in guard.
Jauheliha managing to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jauheliha can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jauheliha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sharp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jauheliha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sharp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sharp trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sharp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jauheliha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jauheliha lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sharp!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharp is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Sharp dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sharp misses with a hook. Jauheliha ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Sharp.
Sharp blocks a head kick by Jauheliha.
Sharp lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sharp moves out of range of the body kick.
Sika Jauheliha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jauheliha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sharp lands with a shot to the body.
Jauheliha connects with a high kick.
A head kick from Jauheliha lands but Sharp takes it in his stride.
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!
Jauheliha throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sharp throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jauheliha 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 Sharp has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sharp and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jauheliha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jauheliha there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good exchange - Sharp coming out on top.
Sharp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sharp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sharp on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sharp thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jauheliha scores with a kick to the body.
Jauheliha throws the kick towards the body but Sharp avoids it.
Jauheliha tries to clinch up.
Jauheliha rushes Sharp and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jauheliha has Sharp pushed against the cage.
Jauheliha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sharp's face.
Jauheliha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sharp blocks it with crossed arms.
Sharp struggles to land a body shot inside as Jauheliha controls his hands.
Jauheliha prevents a body shot from Sharp.
Jauheliha with a knee to the head.
Sharp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sharp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Jauheliha is predictable there
and Sharp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp throws a body punch but Jauheliha moves out of range.
Sharp checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sharp on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jauheliha. Jauheliha obviously looking to wear him down.
Jauheliha rushes Sharp and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jauheliha scores a nice knee to the body.
Sharp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sharp blocks the body kick.
Jauheliha moves into range and clinches up with Sharp.
Sharp can't find room to land a body shot as Jauheliha controls the action.
Sharp is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jauheliha.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee calls for Jauheliha to work.
Jauheliha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sharp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jauheliha slowing the pace effectively.
Jauheliha misses with a knee strike.
Jauheliha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sharp is trying to break the clinch but Jauheliha is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jauheliha blocks a body shot from Sharp.
Jauheliha slowing the pace effectively.
Sharp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jauheliha avoids it.
Sharp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jauheliha controlling the action here for a moment.
Jauheliha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sharp misses with a body punch.
Jauheliha with a knee to the head.
Sharp letting Jauheliha take a breather here.
Sharp is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jauheliha pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sharp has clasped his hands together around Jauheliha's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Sharp misses with the ground and pound.
Sharp trying to control the action but Jauheliha is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jauheliha is looking to regain half guard here but Sharp keeps moving and retains side control.
Sharp working the body and head with strikes.
Sharp tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Jauheliha's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sharp looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
I wouldn't like to be where Jauheliha is right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sika Jauheliha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jauheliha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharp.
Jauheliha throws a leg kick
and Sharp counters with a nice uppercut.
Jauheliha tries to clinch but Sharp is having none of it.
Jauheliha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sharp thows a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Sharp catches Jauheliha right on the button with a cross.
Jauheliha thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sharp if he has to take too many more of those.
Jauheliha slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sharp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jauheliha.
Sika Jauheliha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jauheliha wants to clinch up but Sharp keeps it at a distance.
Jauheliha is looking to clinch but Sharp is avoiding it.
Sharp blocks a head kick by Jauheliha.
Sharp misses with a body shot.
Jauheliha scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jauheliha forces Sharp back against the cage and clinches.
Jauheliha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Sharp - that landed with a thud.
Jauheliha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jauheliha prevents Sharp from breaking the clinch.
Sharp tries to break free but Jauheliha pushes him back against the cage.
Sharp swings wildly with an uppercut but Jauheliha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharp struggles to land a body shot inside as Jauheliha controls his hands.
Jauheliha misses with a knee to the head.
Sharp lands a shot to the body.
Jauheliha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jauheliha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sharp tries a body shot but Jauheliha blocks it.
Jauheliha scores with a knee to the head.
Sharp can't find room to land a body shot as Jauheliha controls the action.
Sharp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp takes a swing at Jauheliha's ribcage but misses.
Sharp swinging wildly here.
Jauheliha throws a sloppy head kick and Sharp moves out of range easily.
Sika Jauheliha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jauheliha throws a leg kick but Sharp checks it.
Sharp thows a body kick. Jauheliha tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jauheliha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jauheliha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jauheliha scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jauheliha. Jauheliha circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jauheliha is looking to slow Sharp down with leg kicks.
Jauheliha tries to move into range but Sharp moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sharp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jauheliha thumps Sharp with a low kick.
Sharp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jauheliha manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sharp is defended easily by Jauheliha.
Jauheliha gets a clinch.
Sharp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp wants to break free but Jauheliha has control.
Jauheliha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sharp.
Jauheliha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jauheliha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sharp breaks the clinch.
Sharp loads up on a big right hand but Jauheliha slips the punch.
Sharp missing with a left hand there. Jauheliha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sharp swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sharp is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jauheliha throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sharp swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jauheliha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jauheliha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharp.
Jauheliha tries to clinch there but Sharp circles away.
Jauheliha's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jauheliha duly obliges.
Nice shot lands for Sharp.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jauheliha finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sharp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jauheliha manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp scores with a sloppy right hand. Jauheliha should have avoided that one.
Jauheliha rushes Sharp and presses him up against the cage.
Sharp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jauheliha stalling the fight.
Sharp can't find room to land a body shot as Jauheliha controls the action.
Jauheliha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Curtis Sharp has been cut.
Jauheliha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sharp's face.
Sharp is trying to force a seperation but Jauheliha has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jauheliha.
Jauheliha connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jauheliha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sharp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jauheliha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharp.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sika Jauheliha.
I think Jauheliha 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sika Jauheliha!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veni Domine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by BLUNT- The Iron Maiden. Domine is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pagan's Mind - Through Osiris Eyes . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Veni Domine!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Domine fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Domine has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Domine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Domine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Domine lands a body shot in the clinch.
Domine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Domine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Domine keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva is trying to push Domine away but Domine has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Domine holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Domine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Domine managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Domine managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Domine is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Domine into the cage.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Domine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Domine lands a nice uppercut.
Domine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Domine lands a body shot.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Domine won't allow it.
Domine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Domine.
Domine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Domine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Domine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Domine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Domine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva is trying to break free.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Domine controls his hands.
Domine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Domine swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Domine managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Domine gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Domine lands with a right to the head.
Domine is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Domine on the inside.
Domine misses with a punch on the inside.
Domine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Domine lands a left hand.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Domine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Domine is out of range.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Domine throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Domine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Domine throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva throws a leg kick but Domine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Domine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Domine blocks a jab.
Domine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Domine.
Domine jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Domine was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Domine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Domine thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Domine fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Veni Domine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Domine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Domine throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Domine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Domine's head back.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Domine lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Domine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Domine scores with a shoulder strike.
Domine looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Domine fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Domine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Domine on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Domine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Domine swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Domine is just out of range.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Domine manages to avoid it.
Domine misses with a body shot.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Domine was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veni Domine dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Domine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Domine scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Domine throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Domine keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva clobbers Domine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Domine cracks Silva with a good jab.
Silva swings for the body but Domine moves out of range.
Domine connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Domine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Domine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Domine.
Silva moves away from the strike by Domine.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
and Domine counters with a nice uppercut.
Domine bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Silva is rocked!
Silva ducks into an uppercut from Domine and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Veni Domine!
During a confident post fight interview, Veni Domine thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph comes to the cage accompanied by TEARS FOR FEARS - SHOUT. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, William Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Sakuraba misses its intended target.
Sakuraba looks for a takedown but Joseph sprawls well.
Sakuraba gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Joseph.
Sloppy strikes from Sakuraba. Those never looked like landing.
Sakuraba misses with a double jab.
A jab from Joseph does it's job there.
Sakuraba misses with a takedown
and Joseph counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Joseph perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakuraba is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Joseph scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sakuraba moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph sitting in guard here, content to control.
Joseph 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.
Joseph pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sakuraba is keeping the position for now.
Sakuraba 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.
Joseph working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sakuraba 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.
Joseph wants to control from the top but Sakuraba keeps moving.
Joseph postures up and lands a big shot to Sakuraba's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph wants to control from the top but Sakuraba keeps moving.
Joseph preventing the sweep.
Sakuraba is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Joseph defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joseph slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joseph wants to stand but Sakuraba has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sakuraba is looking for a triangle here but Joseph uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Joseph trying to control the action but Sakuraba is working from the bottom.
Joseph lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sakuraba down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is trying to control Joseph's posture but Joseph avoids it.
Sakuraba is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Joseph's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sakuraba is not content to let Joseph control the position.
Joseph is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sakuraba sees it coming and defends easily.
Sakuraba wants to control but Joseph is keeping busy.
Sakuraba on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sakuraba is looking to improve his position.
Joseph looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Joseph prevents Sakuraba from improving his position.
Sakuraba regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sakuraba wants to hit a switch here but Joseph passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sakuraba there!
Joseph looking to finish Sakuraba with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sakuraba!
Sakuraba is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joseph prevents Sakuraba from getting the reversal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joseph with shots to the head and body - Sakuraba looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sakuraba is still in real trouble! Can Joseph finish him?
Joseph lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sakuraba hang on?
Sakuraba is desperately trying to improve his position but Joseph has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Joseph dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sakuraba misses with a wild combination.
Sakuraba seems to have recovered his senses.
Sakuraba throws a right and a left that Joseph avoids nicely.
Sakuraba paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sakuraba chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Joseph can pounce on him.
Joseph fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakuraba manages to avoid it.
Sakuraba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Joseph swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joseph explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph lands with a thumping leg kick.
Joseph scores with a hook.
Joseph connects with a crisp jab.
Sakuraba takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sakuraba looks to land a combination but Joseph avoids it well.
A lazy left from Sakuraba finds it's target.
A left lands for Joseph.
Joseph takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joseph throws a leg kick which misses Sakuraba's front leg but catches the back leg as Sakuraba tries to avoid it.
Sakuraba lands a nice looking body shot.
Sakuraba tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick by Sakuraba misses
and Joseph counters with a slapping leg kick.
Joseph thuds his right hand into Sakuraba's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A telegraphed right hand from Sakuraba misses the target.
Sakuraba lands with a kick to the ribs.
Joseph swings for the body but Sakuraba moves out of range.
William Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joseph instigates a clinch.
Joseph creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sakuraba's defenses.
Joseph lands a shot to the body.
Joseph has Sakuraba pressed against the cage.
Joseph lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Joseph.
Joseph lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Joseph misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joseph working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Joseph makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Joseph - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sakuraba is trying to force a seperation but Joseph has the dominant position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Joseph obliges.
Joseph is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joseph.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sakuraba can't break the clinch.
Joseph lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Joseph takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Joseph landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Joseph pushes Sakuraba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joseph tries a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joseph throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joseph keeps control of Sakuraba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Joseph - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Joseph dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A head kick misses from Joseph.
William Joseph is winning the standup battle so far.
Joseph throws a nice looking combination but Sakuraba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joseph lands a nice looking body shot.
Sakuraba misses with a straight left.
Sakuraba avoids a kick to the body.
Sakuraba shoots in looking for a takedown. Joseph tries to sprawl out of it but Sakuraba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Joseph manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sakuraba misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph connects with a solid leg kick.
Sakuraba shoots and misses
and Joseph counters with a left and a right that stings Sakuraba.
Joseph misses with an uppercut.
Joseph has managed to clinch.
Joseph lands a nice elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joseph.
Joseph is leaning against Sakuraba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sakuraba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joseph lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Joseph lands a hook that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Joseph controlling the action here for a moment.
Joseph lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sakuraba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Joseph.
Joseph unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Sakuraba! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Joseph is unloading with more strikes now! Sakuraba drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Joseph!
William Joseph thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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