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CFA Fight Night 20 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicandro Aloisio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jia O Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Connor has chosen Parkway Drive - Feed them to the pigs as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicandro Aloisio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jia O Connor!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Connor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aloisio.
Aloisio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aloisio checks a leg kick.
Aloisio scores with a jab to the jaw.
O Connor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Connor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aloisio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aloisio is looking to land body kicks.
Aloisio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aloisio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aloisio throws the left hand but O Connor avoids the punch easily.
O Connor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Connor throws an overhand right that lands on Aloisio's shoulder, as Aloisio tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aloisio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed O Connor momentarily.
Aloisio thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aloisio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from O Connor misses.
O Connor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aloisio.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aloisio, right into the meat.
O Connor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aloisio to score with a decent uppercut.
O Connor throws a right and a left that Aloisio avoids nicely.
O Connor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A clash of legs there as O Connor blocks the low kick.
O Connor keeps the fight on the outside.
Aloisio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Connor.
Aloisio darts in and clinches O Connor up against the cage.
Aloisio lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jia O Connor has been cut.
Aloisio misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aloisio scores with a nice hook to the head.
O Connor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aloisio scores with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Aloisio scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aloisio.
A left hand lands to the body for O Connor.
O Connor wants to take the fight to the mat but Aloisio manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
O Connor looking for a takedown.
Aloisio tries a body shot but O Connor blocks it.
Aloisio can't find room to land a body shot as O Connor controls the action.
Aloisio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Connor's efforts to push away.
O Connor stalling in the clinch.
Aloisio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
O Connor avoids a wild elbow strike from Aloisio.
Nice body punch from Aloisio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aloisio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Connor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aloisio lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Connor backwards.
O Connor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aloisio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aloisio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Still in the clinch, Aloisio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aloisio dodges an elbow strike from O Connor.
O Connor stalling the fight.
O Connor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aloisio misses with a punch to the body.
O Connor can't find room to land a body shot as Aloisio controls the action.
Aloisio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
O Connor is leaning against Aloisio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aloisio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aloisio digs a right hand underneath O Connor's ribcage. O Connor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aloisio has a couple of punches blocked by O Connor.
Aloisio swings wildly with an uppercut but O Connor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aloisio misses with the head strike.
O Connor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aloisio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nicandro Aloisio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aloisio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
O Connor slips under a jab.
O Connor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aloisio.
Aloisio misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Connor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aloisio was well out of range. Poor timing from O Connor.
O Connor misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Connor moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicandro Aloisio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jia O Connor's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
O Connor misses with a hook. Aloisio ducked under it nicely.
Aloisio scores with a sloppy right hand. O Connor should have avoided that one.
O Connor lands a jab.
O Connor misses with a wild combination.
O Connor throws a hook but Aloisio avoids it easily.
Aloisio throws a push kick but O Connor slaps the foot to one side.
O Connor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aloisio finds it's way round the side to connect with O Connor's head.
Aloisio wants to clinch.
A combination from Aloisio does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aloisio lands with an overhand left.
O Connor throws out a loose jab but Aloisio uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Connor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. O Connor showed some decent athleticism there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
O Connor winds up and cracks Aloisio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Aloisio is looking to control O Connor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aloisio avoid being mounted?
O Connor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
O Connor looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
O Connor seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Aloisio is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jia O Connor! Jia O Connor retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Jia O Connor 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 Rex Botic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rex Botic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Botic tries for a takedown but Swanson circles away easily
letting Swanson counter with a right hand.
Botic misses with a takedown attempt
and Swanson counters with a series of strikes. Botic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Botic misses with a takedown
enabling Swanson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex Botic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Botic misses with a takedown
and Swanson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Botic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swanson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Botic thinking.
Botic misses with a takedown attempt
letting Swanson counter with a right hand.
Botic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Swanson counters with a nice body shot.
Botic has his takedown stuffed
and Swanson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Botic with a poor takedown
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Botic shoots and misses
and Swanson counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swanson counters with a right hand to the body.
Botic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Botic tries for a takedown but Swanson circles away easily
and Swanson counters with a nice body shot.
Botic is breathing heavily.
Botic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Botic misses with a takedown attempt
and Swanson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Botic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Swanson counters with a nice uppercut.
Botic misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Swanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Botic tries for a takedown but Swanson circles away easily
and Swanson counters with a series of strikes. Botic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Botic doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Swanson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swanson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Botic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Swanson counters with a left to the body.
Botic with a poor takedown
and Swanson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Botic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swanson counters with a nice body shot.
Botic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swanson counters with a straight right hand.
Botic fails with the takedown
and Swanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Botic gets a double leg takedown into Swanson's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Swanson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Botic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Swanson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Botic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Swanson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Botic has managed to get both his arms back between Swanson's legs - danger averted.
Swanson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Botic drops back looking for a leg! Swanson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Swanson manages to kick Botic off! Botic jumps back into Swanson's guard.
Swanson looking for a guillotine here but Botic defends easily.
Swanson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Botic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Botic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Swanson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Botic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Swanson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Swanson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Botic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Botic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Botic drops back looking for a leg! Swanson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Swanson manages to kick Botic off! Botic jumps back into Swanson's guard.
Swanson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swanson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Botic is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Swanson 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.
Botic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Swanson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Botic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swanson counters with a left to the body.
Botic doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Swanson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex Botic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Botic misses with a takedown attempt
and Swanson counters with a stiff right hand.
Botic fails with the takedown
and Swanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Botic fails with the takedown
and Swanson counters with a left to the body.
Botic fails with the takedown
and Swanson counters with a straight right hand.
Botic fails with the takedown
and Swanson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botic misses with a takedown attempt
and Botic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Botic has his takedown stuffed
and Swanson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Botic misses with a takedown
and Swanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Botic misses with a takedown
and Swanson counters with a nice body shot.
Botic misses with a takedown
and Botic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rex Botic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Botic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Swanson counters with a series of strikes. Botic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Botic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botic has his takedown stuffed
and Swanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Botic misses with a takedown
and Swanson counters with a right hand to the body.
Botic with a poor takedown
and Swanson counters with a left to the body.
Jim Swanson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Botic misses with a takedown
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Botic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Swanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Botic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Swanson counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Swanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Botic misses with a takedown
and Swanson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Botic with a poor takedown
and Swanson counters with a nice body shot.
Botic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Botic with a poor takedown
and Swanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Botic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Botic with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Swanson counter with a right hand.
Botic shoots and misses
and Swanson counters with a left and a right that stings Botic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Botic misses with a takedown attempt
and Swanson counters with a three punch combo that has Botic backing up. Botic nods at Swanson to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botic misses with a takedown attempt
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Botic is rocked!
Botic with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Swanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Botic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Botic shoots and misses
and Swanson counters with a right hand to the body.
Botic misses with a takedown
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Botic misses with a takedown attempt
and Swanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Botic seems to have got his legs back now.
Botic has his takedown stuffed
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Botic misses with a takedown
and Swanson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Botic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Swanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Botic fails with the takedown
and Swanson counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Swanson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Botic fails with the takedown
and Swanson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Botic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Swanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Botic misses with a takedown attempt
and Swanson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex Botic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Botic misses with a takedown attempt
and Swanson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Botic misses with a takedown
and Swanson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Botic misses with a takedown
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Botic misses with a takedown
and Swanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Botic shoots and misses
and Swanson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Swanson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Botic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Swanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Botic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jim Swanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Botic tries for a takedown but Swanson circles away easily
and Swanson counters with a straight right hand.
Botic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Botic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Botic shoots and misses
and Swanson counters with a nice uppercut.
Botic tries for a takedown but Swanson circles away easily
and Swanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rex Botic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botic misses with a takedown attempt
and Swanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Botic tries for a takedown but Swanson circles away easily
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Botic fails with the takedown
and Swanson counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Botic down! Swanson is looking to finish but Botic is intelligently defending himself.
Swanson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Swanson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Botic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Swanson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Swanson stopping the sweep attempt from Botic.
Swanson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Swanson is defending against the submission attempts here by Botic.
Swanson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Swanson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Botic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Swanson wants to get back to full guard.
Swanson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Swanson actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson looking for submissions off his back.
Botic is looking for a kimura but Swanson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Botic to get the leverage.
Botic seems to be looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rex Botic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Botic is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Swanson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rex Botic!
Rex Botic very nearly forgot to thank Blood Bank ($10) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bam Bam Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Austurias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bam Bam Leonard had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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188 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bam Bam Leonard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Austurias!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Austurias cracks Leonard with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Bam Bam Leonard has been cut.
Austurias shoots in looking for a takedown but Leonard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Austurias's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Horrible takedown by Leonard or perhaps it was just good defense by Austurias which made him look bad.
Austurias stuffs the takedown.
Leonard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Austurias's waist but Austurias gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leonard off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bam Bam Leonard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leonard tries for a takedown but Austurias circles away easily
letting Austurias counter with a right hand.
Austurias lands a left and a right that send Leonard crashing to the mat, dazed. Austurias thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Leonard is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonard circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Austurias. Leonard falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Austurias!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Austurias!
Alexander Austurias decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaito Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christopher Thomas is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaito Suzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christopher Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suzuki.
Suzuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Suzuki just misses with a punch to the body.
Suzuki misses the shot to the body.
Thomas slips under a jab.
Suzuki loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Suzuki loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Kaito Suzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suzuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Suzuki.
Suzuki jabs Thomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Suzuki looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suzuki.
Suzuki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thomas doesn't seem bothered though.
Thomas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Christopher Thomas has been cut.
Suzuki misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suzuki tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Suzuki misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
Suzuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Suzuki cracks Thomas on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Thomas falls backwards against the cage. Suzuki follows up with more strikes that drop Thomas to his knees. Suzuki keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Thomas! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaito Suzuki!
Kaito Suzuki seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shazaam McDaniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Saoud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDaniels comes to the cage accompanied by Tubthumping by Chumbawamba. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shazaam McDaniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicholas Saoud!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saoud tries to clinch up.
McDaniels fails to land with a series of punches.
Saoud tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McDaniels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saoud doesn't manage to clinch there - McDaniels circles away.
McDaniels misses with a wild combination.
Saoud drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
McDaniels has a closed guard, preventing Saoud from standing up.
McDaniels wriggles free and stands up.
Shazaam McDaniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDaniels lands a left and a right that send Saoud crashing to the mat, dazed. McDaniels thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Saoud is rocked!
It looks like Nicholas Saoud has been cut.
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!
Saoud fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saoud is still on wobbly legs! Can McDaniels finish him?
McDaniels cracks Saoud with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McDaniels has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Saoud to stand back up!
McDaniels measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Saoud! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Shazaam McDaniels!
Shazaam McDaniels really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Outkast Clothing Line logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agapito Hampaslupa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Potz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agapito Hampaslupa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Craig Potz 's chin.
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300 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Agapito Hampaslupa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Craig Potz !
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hampaslupa keeps the fight on the outside.
Potz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Potz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hampaslupa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Potz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hampaslupa keeps the fight on the outside.
Potz tries to clinch but Hampaslupa is having none of it.
Potz tries to close the distance and clinch but Hampaslupa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hampaslupa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Potz moves in looking to clinch but Hampaslupa pushes him off.
Potz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Potz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hampaslupa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hampaslupa takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Agapito Hampaslupa has been cut.
Hampaslupa connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Craig Potz has been cut.
Potz lands an elbow just above Hampaslupa 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hampaslupa.
Hampaslupa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Potz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampaslupa tries to break free but Potz pushes him back against the cage.
Hampaslupa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hampaslupa takes an elbow to the temple.
Potz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Potz lands a nice elbow.
Hampaslupa misses with a knee strike.
Potz lands a damaging elbow.
Potz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hampaslupa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Potz has him pressed against the cage.
Potz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hampaslupa takes an elbow to the temple.
Potz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hampaslupa is breathing heavily.
Hampaslupa blocks an elbow strike.
Hampaslupa breaks the clinch.
Potz tries to clinch but Hampaslupa is having none of it.
Potz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Potz clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hampaslupa is trying to break the clinch but Potz has him pressed against the cage.
Hampaslupa dodges an elbow strike from Potz .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Potz throws an elbow but misses.
Potz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Potz lands an elbow inside that Hampaslupa shrugs off.
Agapito Hampaslupa's cut is getting worse.
Hampaslupa blocks the elbow strike.
Hampaslupa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Potz lands a nice knee to the body.
Potz working Hampaslupa over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Potz .
Potz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Potz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Potz lands an elbow that stopped Hampaslupa in his tracks for a moment.
Potz lands an elbow inside.
Hampaslupa is rocked!
Agapito Hampaslupa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Potz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hampaslupa's defenses.
Oh Hampaslupa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hampaslupa is pressed against the cage. Potz pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Hampaslupa! Two more big strikes from Potz and Hampaslupa crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Craig Potz !
During a confident post fight interview, Craig Potz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Dempsey!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dempsey fails with a takedown attempt.
Dempsey fails to land the takedown.
Austin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Dempsey.
Nice takedown defense from Austin. No joy for Dempsey on that attempt.
Dempsey tries for a takedown but Austin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dempsey tries to clinch but Austin is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Austin as he jumps to the side.
Dempsey wants to clinch
and Austin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mark Dempsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dempsey looks to clinch
and Austin counters with an inside leg kick.
Dempsey closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Austin wants to get back to his feet.
Dempsey is looking to take a break and control but Austin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Austin wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey tries to score with some ground and pound. Austin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Austin wants to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dempsey working the head with strikes.
Austin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dempsey tries to move to mount but Austin blocks the move with his legs.
Dempsey tries to score with some ground and pound. Austin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Austin tries to escape but Dempsey is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey working the head with strikes.
Austin is pushing Dempsey's head away, looking to escape. Dempsey manages to hold on to the position though.
Dempsey is looking to take a break and control but Austin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Austin is pushing Dempsey's head away, looking to escape. Dempsey manages to hold on to the position though.
Dempsey cracks Austin with a big right hand but Austin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Austin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dempsey throws an elbow but Austin slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin taking a bit of punishment here - Dempsey scoring with strikes.
Austin is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dempsey is controlling him well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dempsey controlling the position from side mount.
Austin is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dempsey is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Dempsey is working Austin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dempsey scores with punches from side control.
Dempsey trying to control the action but Austin is working from the bottom.
Dempsey stands up and beckons Austin to his feet.
Dempsey tries to clinch there but Austin circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dempsey misses with a takedown attempt - Austin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Dempsey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dempsey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dempsey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dempsey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Austin circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dempsey clinches with his opponent.
Austin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Mark Dempsey has been cut.
Dempsey blocks an elbow strike from Austin.
Austin misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Austin prevents Dempsey from breaking the clinch.
Austin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Austin misses with an elbow over the top.
Dempsey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Austin.
Dempsey blocks an elbow strike.
Dempsey avoids the elbow strike from Austin, against the cage.
Austin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Austin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Austin lands a nice elbow.
Dempsey dodges an elbow strike from Austin.
Austin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dempsey working hard to break the clinch.
Austin throws an elbow that misses.
Dempsey wants to break free but Austin has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Austin throws an elbow but misses.
Austin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Austin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dempsey blocks an elbow strike.
Dempsey blocks an elbow strike.
Austin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Austin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Austin misses with an elbow over the top.
Dempsey tries to break the clinch but Austin is controlling the position.
Austin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dempsey dodges an elbow strike from Austin.
Austin lands an elbow that stopped Dempsey in his tracks for a moment.
Dempsey dodges an elbow strike from Austin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Austin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Austin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Austin pushes off an throws an elbow but Dempsey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Austin misses with an elbow over the top.
Dempsey blocks an elbow strike from Austin.
Dempsey is trying to force a seperation but Austin has the dominant position.
Austin avoiding damage as Dempsey throws knees to the body.
Dempsey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Austin misses with an elbow strike.
Austin pushes off an throws an elbow but Dempsey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dempsey blocks the elbow strike.
Austin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Austin throws an elbow but misses.
Dempsey blocks an elbow strike.
Austin misses with an elbow over the top.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Austin throws an elbow that misses.
Dempsey blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey avoids the elbow strike from Austin, against the cage.
Dempsey fails to pull guard.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Dempsey.
Dempsey goes for a takedown in the clinch but Austin prevents it.
Dempsey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dempsey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Austin throws an elbow but it misses.
Austin lands an elbow just above Dempsey 's eye.
Austin throws an elbow but it misses.
Austin throws an elbow that misses.
Austin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Austin throws an elbow but it misses.
Austin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dempsey fails to pull guard.
Dempsey wants to get back to striking at distance but Austin won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Dempsey's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dempsey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Austin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dempsey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dempsey shoots for a takedown but Austin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dempsey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Austin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dempsey somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dempsey is looking to clinch but Austin is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dempsey.
Austin is pushing Dempsey's head away, looking to escape. Dempsey manages to hold on to the position though.
Dempsey staying calm.
Austin wants to get back to his feet.
Austin explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Dempsey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dempsey tries to clinch there but Austin circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey shoots in for a takedown but Austin shows good takedown defense.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Dempsey.
Horrible takedown by Dempsey or perhaps it was just good defense by Austin which made him look bad.
Dempsey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Austin swivels and escapes.
Dempsey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Austin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dempsey doesn't manage to clinch there - Austin circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey doesn't manage to clinch there - Austin circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Austin. No joy for Dempsey on that attempt.
Dempsey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Austin as he avoids it easily.
Dempsey throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Austin to counter with a crisp jab.
Dempsey throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Austin to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice takedown defense from Austin. No joy for Dempsey on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Austin defends it nicely.
Dempsey shoots in for a double leg but Austin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dempsey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Austin slaps away a takedown attempt from Dempsey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A lazy body kick from Dempsey
and Austin counters with a head kick.
Dempsey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Dempsey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dempsey 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Dempsey!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sir Chops (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Pep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Willie Pep enters the cage!
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sir Chops!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Willie Pep!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pep avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pep lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Sir Chops has been cut.
Pep listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chops is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chops takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pep cracks a nice hook into Chops's ribs.
Pep lands a left and a right that send Chops crashing to the mat, dazed. Pep thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Chops is rocked!
Pep lands a brutal uppercut that launches Chops off his feet! Chops tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Willie Pep!
Our winner, Willie Pep, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Rafael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Pain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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177 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyson Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Rafael!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain looks for a takedown but Rafael sprawls well.
Rafael lands a nice hook to Pain's body. Pain takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pain closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rafael circles away.
Rafael misses with a takedown attempt - Pain sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fighters circling - Rafael throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rafael clinches with his opponent.
Rafael gets underhooks to prevent Pain's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rafael misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pain.
Pain wants a takedown.
Pain is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pain is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rafael gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rafael gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rafael trying to control the action but Pain is working from the bottom.
Rafael seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rafael trying to control the action but Pain is working from the bottom.
Pain wants to get back to full guard.
Pain actively working from the bottom here.
Rafael trying to mount his opponent but Pain defends it.
Pain works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rafael working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pain's head.
Rafael sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pain's guard.
Pain is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rafael's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rafael's back!
You can see the frustration on Rafael's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Pain looking to break Rafael's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Rafael remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Pain will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Pain is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Rafael defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Pain has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Rafael! Can he survive? No! He's out! Pain gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tyson Pain!
During a confident post fight interview, Tyson Pain thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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