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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rory Velko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Legion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legion comes into a darkened arena with his song building. FACE THE PAIN kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kane Legion acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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260 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rory Velko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Kane Legion!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legion blocks a head kick by Velko.
Legion looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Legion looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Velko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Legion.
Velko throws a nice looking combination but Legion bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kane Legion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velko throws a right hand that Legion ducks under and follows up with a left that Legion also avoids with ease.
Legion shoots in looking for a takedown. Velko tries to sprawl out of it but Legion keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Velko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Velko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Legion back to the cage. Velko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Kane Legion has been cut.
Velko drops Legion with a beautiful combination! Legion stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Velko is looking for the KO!
Legion is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Legion's sensitive parts.
Legion is still on wobbly legs! Can Velko finish him?
A punch combination from Velko misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice body kick from Velko.
A combination from Velko does no damage.
Legion seems to have recovered his senses.
Oooooh!!! Velko has knocked Legion down with a huge combo! Velko steps away and waves a wobbly Legion back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Legion backs away from a small jab... but Velko lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Legion crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Velko with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Rory Velko!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Randale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geter Done (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randale comes into the arena with Darude - Sandstorm blaring out of the sound system. Roger Randale could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Geter Done's chin.
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257 lbs
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233 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Randale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Geter Done!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Done shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Randale manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Done trying to control but Randale is working from the bottom.
Done works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Done sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Randale defending well though.
Randale blocking the ground and pound attempt from Done.
Done working over Randale with some ground and pound. Randale looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Done throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Done has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Done wants to pass to mount but Randale is defending the position.
Done trying to control the action but Randale is working from the bottom.
Randale trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Done trying to pass the guard but Randale defending well.
Done passes to full mount!
Randale is in a horrible position here. Done smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Done landing strikes, looking to finish!
Done lands a nice shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randale working to try and regain half guard.
Done looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Done has isolated one of Randale's arms. Randale looking to fight him off but Done twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Geter Done!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Cotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xuang Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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134 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Cotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xuang Lee!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cotto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee shoots and misses
and Cotto counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee moves to clinch but Cotto breaks away
and Cotto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cotto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cotto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cotto misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee tries to clinch
and Cotto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cotto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee darts in trying to clinch
and Cotto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Cotto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Miguel Cotto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xuang Lee.
Lee with a poor takedown
and Cotto counters with a nice uppercut.
Cotto stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cotto jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee gets tackled into the cage by Cotto. Cotto maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cotto smiles and moves away.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cotto's waist but Cotto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Cotto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cotto breaks from the clinch.
Lee tries to clinch up
and Cotto counters with a stiff right hand.
Cotto throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lee tries to clinch up
and Cotto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Cotto had a free shot at his head there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cotto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cotto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Cotto with a knee to the head.
Cotto displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lee up against the cage.
Cotto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cotto lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cotto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
Lee looks winded!
Lee takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cotto controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cotto 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.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cotto counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cotto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cotto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Xuang Lee has been cut.
Cotto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Cotto.
Cotto landing knees to the head.
Cotto lands a shoulder strike.
Lee is rocked!
Good body shot from Cotto.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Cotto finish him?
Lee is breathing heavily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cotto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotto working Lee over with knees to the body.
Cotto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cotto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lee up against the cage.
Cotto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto pounces like a tiger and cracks Lee with a vicious hook! Lee is down but not out! Cotto follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Miguel Cotto!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Philips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Philips could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Marquez's chin.
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155 lbs
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166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Marquez!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquez misses with a takedown attempt - Philips sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marquez scores with a punch to the head.
Marquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Philips moves away.
Philips moves into the clinch.
Marquez is trying to push Philips away but Philips has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Philips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marquez stuns Philips with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Philips instigates a clinch.
Marquez working aggressively here.
Philips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marquez has closed the distance and engaged Philips in a clinch.
Marquez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marquez working aggressively here.
Philips lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marquez backwards.
Marquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Marquez as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Philips scores with a nice short uppercut.
Philips unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marquez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right handed body shot lands from Philips.
Marquez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Philips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marquez throws a series of punches but Philips moves out of range.
Philips has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marquez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marquez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marquez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Philips.
It looks like Jack Marquez has been cut.
Marquez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Philips avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Marquez taking a breather.
Philips breaks from the clinch.
Marquez throws a leg kick but Philips moved away.
Marquez tests Philips's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philips gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marquez.
Paul Philips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Marquez.
Marquez can't get the takedown.
Philips breaks the clinch.
Philips moves into the clinch.
Philips slows down the pace here.
Philips breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marquez misses with a lunging right hand
and Philips counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Philips.
Marquez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Philips pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Philips, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Philips is out of range.
Marquez doesn't manage to clinch there - Philips circles away.
Marquez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Philips rushes Marquez and presses him up against the cage.
Philips breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marquez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Philips back to the cage. Marquez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Philips gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Philips prevents Marquez from breaking the clinch.
Philips manages to break the clinch.
A jab lands there for Marquez.
Paul Philips is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez throws a shot from downtown. Philips moves away and avoids it.
Philips misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marquez is looking to clinch but Philips is avoiding it.
Marquez cracks Philips with a good jab.
Marquez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice combination there by Marquez.
Philips closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Marquez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Philips gets through Marquez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Philips creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marquez's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Philips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marquez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Philips closes the distance and clinches.
Philips breaks from the clinch.
Philips scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Philips dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Marquez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Philips slips under a jab.
Marquez misses with a straight left.
Philips clinches up against the cage.
Philips breaks the clinch.
Philips avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Marquez.
Marquez shoots in looking for a takedown but Philips manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marquez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marquez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Philips swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Philips has closed the distance and engaged Marquez in a clinch.
Philips lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Philips has Marquez pressed against the cage.
Philips breaks the clinch.
Jack Marquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marquez misses with an uppercut
and Philips counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marquez.
Philips throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Marquez is breathing heavily.
Philips has closed the distance and engaged Marquez in a clinch.
Paul Philips has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marquez.
Philips landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Philips.
Philips lands an elbow inside that Marquez shrugs off.
Philips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Philips clinches up with Marquez and pushes him back against the cage.
Philips lands a damaging elbow.
Marquez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marquez throws a head punch that misses.
Philips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Philips has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Philips pushes Marquez up against the cage in a clinch.
Philips lands with a right to the head.
Marquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marquez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marquez throws a head punch that misses.
Marquez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marquez wants to stall.
Philips manages to break the clinch.
Marquez throws a leg kick
and Philips holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Marquez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Philips is defending well.
Paul Philips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Marquez.
Philips manages to break the clinch.
Marquez misses with an uppercut.
Philips pushes Marquez up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips lands a damaging elbow.
Marquez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marquez takes an elbow to the temple.
Philips with a knee to the head.
Philips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Philips moves into the clinch.
Philips manages to break the clinch.
Paul Philips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Philips throws a right hand that Marquez ducks under and follows up with a left that Marquez also avoids with ease.
Philips pushes Marquez up against the cage in a clinch.
Philips keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marquez's efforts to push away.
Philips pushes Marquez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marquez looking to stall.
Philips lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marquez's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Philips obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Philips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marquez throws a one two combo.
Marquez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Philips pinned against the cage. Philips gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Philips forces Marquez back against the cage and clinches.
Philips content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Philips breaks the clinch.
Marquez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marquez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Philipss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jack Marquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philips throws a sloppy head kick and Marquez moves out of range easily.
Philips clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Philips dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Marquez's cut.
That's time! Philips's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Philips walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Philips slaps away a takedown attempt from Marquez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Philips instigates a clinch.
Philips lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Philips lands a nice elbow.
Philips lands a damaging elbow.
Marquez misses with a punch on the inside.
Philips with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Philips lands an elbow inside.
Marquez wants a takedown.
Philips lands an elbow just above Marquez 's eye.
Marquez takes an elbow to the temple.
Marquez is rocked!
Marquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Philips dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Marquez is still on wobbly legs! Can Philips finish him?
Marquez pushes Philips back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marquez seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Philips has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Philips there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marquez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Philips circles away quickly and effectively.
Philips leaves Marquez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Paul Philips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Marquez.
Sloppy strikes from Marquez. Those never looked like landing.
Philips closes the distance and pushes Marquez back into the cage.
Philips manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Marquez is predictable there
and Philips makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Philips has closed the distance and engaged Marquez in a clinch.
Philips lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Philips.
Philips is pushing Marquez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Philips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marquez thows a leg kick but Philips checks it
and Philips counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Philips lands a big head kick that sends Marquez tumbling to the mat! Philips takes a step backwards and waves Marquez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That has opened up Jack Marquez's cut even more.
Philips gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Philips unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marquez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Philips lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marquez backwards.
Philips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marquez throws a hook but Philips blocks it.
Philips clinches up with Marquez and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez throws a punch but it's blocked by Philips.
Marquez being controlled against the cage.
Marquez looking for a takedown.
Philips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Philips circles away quickly and effectively.
Philips scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Philips lands an elbow just above Marquez 's eye.
Marquez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Philips cracks Marquez with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Philips lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Philips lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Philips is pushing Marquez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Philips's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jack Marquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Philips has managed to clinch.
Paul Philips is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Philips.
Philips slowing the pace effectively.
Philips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marquez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Philips showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Philips 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Philips!
A very excited looking Paul Philips made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Moo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Knight (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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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikey Moo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Knight!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Knight's guard.
Moo throwing strikes from guard but Knight blocks nicely.
Moo trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
Moo 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.
Moo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Knight has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Moo has managed to get both his arms back between Knight's legs - danger averted.
Knight looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moo is one step ahead there.
Knight looking for a guillotine here but Moo defends easily.
Knight escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Moo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Knight looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Moo from controlling successfully.
Moo tries to free his leg and advance position but Knight is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knight works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knight working for a triangle but Moo defends it easily.
Knight has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Moo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Knight.
Knight tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Knight manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Moo drops an elbow to the side of Knight's head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knight is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moo pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Knight can do anything to dispel that myth.
Knight looking for submissions off his back.
Knight looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Moo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight won't allow Moo to pass to mount.
Knight looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Moo is nestled in close to Knight, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Moo.
Knight is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moo pulls his head out easily.
Moo is looking to take a break and control but Knight is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knight regains full guard. Nicely done.
Knight is working an open guard so Moo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Moo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Knight wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight actively working from the bottom here.
Knight looking for submissions off his back.
Moo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Moo working Knight over with strikes.
Moo wants to work for an arm triangle but Knight is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Knight is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moo pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Knight looking for submissions off his back.
Knight blocking the ground and pound attempt from Moo.
Knight looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Knight doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Moo.
Moo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Knight does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Moo thows a huge punch but Knight dodges it nicely.
Knight looking for a kimura from the bottom but Moo passes into side control!
Knight tries to improve position but can't.
Knight is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knight is looking to reverse the position.
A lull in the action here.
Moo trying to control the position but Knight is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mikey Moo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Moo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Knight gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Moo trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
Moo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Moo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knight is keeping the position for now.
Moo wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
Knight pushes a forearm under Moo's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Moo is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aaron Knight!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Preston has chosen A Star as his entrance music. Bobby Baker is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aiden Preston!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Preston gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Preston taking a breather.
Preston stops a takedown attempt from Baker.
Baker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Preston lands an elbow inside.
Preston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Baker tries to pull guard but Preston holds him up against the cage and eventually Baker drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Baker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Preston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Preston.
Baker avoids the elbow strike from Preston, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Baker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Preston just stands there and leans against the cage.
Preston lands an elbow just above Baker 's eye.
Preston tries a knee to the head but Baker blocks it.
Baker is looking for a takedown.
Baker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Preston fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Baker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Preston tries to clinch but Baker is having none of it.
Preston wants to clinch.
Baker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Preston defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Preston as Baker shoots in.
Sloppy strikes from Baker. Those never looked like landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Preston connects with a knee to the head.
Preston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baker avoids it.
Preston has Baker pressed against the cage.
Baker goes for a takedown attempt but Preston pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Baker is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker dives in and grabs Preston's left leg, looking for a takedown. Preston pushes down on Baker's head and hops out.
Baker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Preston kicks Baker off and gets to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Preston. No joy for Baker on that attempt.
Baker gets tackled into the cage by Preston. Preston maintains the clinch.
Preston lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Preston throws a knee to the head but misses.
Preston's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nice elbow from Preston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Preston prevents the takedown attempt.
Preston lands a damaging elbow.
Preston lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Preston.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Preston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Preston lands an elbow that stopped Baker in his tracks for a moment.
Preston tries to land knees in the clinch but Baker avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aiden Preston dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Preston forces Baker back against the cage and clinches.
Preston scores a nice knee to the body.
Preston connects with a knee to the head.
Preston stops a takedown attempt from Baker.
Baker takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Preston.
Baker is rocked!
Baker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Baker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Preston creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baker's defenses.
Preston working Baker over with knees to the body.
Baker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Preston lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baker is looking to take this one to the mat.
Preston landing knees to the head.
Clinched against the cage, Preston lands a big elbow that drops Baker! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Baker is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aiden Preston!
Aiden Preston bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lady The Odd Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lady The Odd Ball!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Davis!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Odd Ball sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Davis.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Odd Ball avoids the body shot from Davis.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
The Odd Ball drives through with a takedown into Davis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Odd Ball drops back looking for a leg! Davis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Davis manages to kick The Odd Ball off! The Odd Ball jumps back into Davis's guard.
Davis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Odd Ball. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Odd Ball drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Davis manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now The Odd Ball has Davis in his guard.
Davis trying to control but The Odd Ball is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control The Odd Ball kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Davis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The Odd Ball working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Davis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Davis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Odd Ball looking for a guillotine here but Davis defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Odd Ball looking for a triangle here. Davis is fighting it but it looks tight! The Odd Ball pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Davis is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Lady The Odd Ball!
Lady The Odd Ball retains his lightweight title!
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