 |
CFS 13: Honor the Cage PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Brennan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Holman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
|
200 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut |
|
| |
|
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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Brennan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Holman!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holman moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holman.
It looks like Brad Brennan has been cut.
Holman is trying to push Brennan away but Brennan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brennan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brennan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Holman to keep the fight standing.
Brennan tries to break the clinch but Holman is controlling the position.
Brennan wants to get back to striking at distance but Holman won't allow it.
Holman presses Brennan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brennan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Holman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brennan backwards.
Brennan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Holman prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Brennan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brennan is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holman takes the fight into the clinch.
Brennan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Holman scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Holman.
Holman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Holman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holman lands a body punch.
Holman lands with a left to the head.
Brennan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brad Brennan's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holman breaks the clinch.
Holman lands a right hook to the body.
Brennan tries to keep at a distance but Holman has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Holman as the two fighters clinch.
Holman can't break the clinch.
Holman lands a body punch.
A short left from Holman.
A short uppercut from Holman.
Brad Brennan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Holman.
Holman pushes Brennan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Holman lands with a light punch inside.
Holman is trying to force a seperation but Brennan has the dominant position.
Holman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Holman.
A short right from Holman on the inside.
Jeez, Brad Brennan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Brennan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Holman scores with a shot to the side of Brennan's head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brad Brennan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kyle Holman!
A relieved looking Kyle Holman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Elokobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosi Mazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
25
197 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
|
185 cm
20
196 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Elokobi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kosi Mazaki!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazaki's corner calls for a 1-2. Mazaki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Elokobi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mazaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Elokobi.
Mazaki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mazaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elokobi moves away.
Elokobi keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab-cross combination lands for Mazaki and sends Elokobi crashing to the mat! Mazaki follows him down to the mat - Elokobi regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Elokobi is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mazaki is trying for a kimura here. Elokobi looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Mazaki wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kosi Mazaki!
Kosi Mazaki was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Emong Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Salvacion might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I'm bringing it. Mike Tyson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Emong Salvacion's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
20
164 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
|
180 cm
18
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emong Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvacion closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tyson to the mat! Tyson manages to get full guard.
Salvacion sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Salvacion throws a big right hand that misses.
Salvacion trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Salvacion working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Salvacion not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Salvacion is looking to work some ground and pound but Tyson has wrist control.
Tyson is looking to stand up but Salvacion isn't so interested in that idea.
Salvacion in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tyson pushes Salvacion off and gets back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Tyson.
Tyson moves out of range as Salvacion throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Salvacion is just out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Tyson. No joy for Salvacion on that attempt.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salvacion swinging wildly here.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Salvacion dives in and grabs Tyson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tyson pushes down on Salvacion's head and hops out.
Sloppy strikes from Tyson. Those never looked like landing.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salvacion takes a swing at Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Salvacion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salvacion throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salvacion.
Tyson gets caught napping as Salvacion dives in and scores a takedown. Tyson manages to retain guard.
Tyson has momentary wrist control but Salvacion slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Salvacion lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvacion postures up and lands a big shot to Tyson's brow.
Salvacion is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Salvacion controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tyson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Salvacion 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.
Salvacion is in close to Tyson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Salvacion is working Tyson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Salvacion trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tyson is looking to stand up but Salvacion isn't so interested in that idea.
Tyson looks winded!
Salvacion throws an elbow that misses. Tyson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Salvacion's guard. Nice move by Tyson!
Tyson looking to sit in guard and control but Salvacion gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tyson being controlled here, momentarily.
Salvacion content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Salvacion not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Salvacion's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Salvacion works over Tyson with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson wants to stand but Salvacion is controlling the position.
Salvacion trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Tyson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tyson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Salvacion wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.
Salvacion slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Emong Salvacion.
Salvacion is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tyson's half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salvacion is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tyson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Salvacion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salvacion slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emong Salvacion dominated that round.
That's time! Salvacion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Salvacion.
Tyson gets caught flat footed, as Salvacion shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Salvacion content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Salvacion scoring with punches to the head and body.
Salvacion is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Salvacion postures up and lands a big shot to Tyson's brow.
Salvacion connects with a couple of short punches.
Salvacion trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salvacion lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salvacion trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Salvacion won't allow Tyson to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Salvacion trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emong Salvacion overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Salvacion is controlling him.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tyson keeping moving, preventing Salvacion from controlling successfully.
Salvacion looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Emong Salvacion just wasn't active enough.
Tyson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Salvacion to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Salvacion is looking to work some ground and pound but Tyson has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Salvacion's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Salvacion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Salvacion is in close to Tyson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Salvacion wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.
Salvacion engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salvacion wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.
Salvacion forces his way into half guard.
Tyson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion not doing much here.
Salvacion is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Salvacion is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Salvacion scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Salvacion takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Salvacion working Tyson over with strikes.
Tyson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Salvacion looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tyson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salvacion scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tyson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Salvacion scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tyson is not content to let Salvacion control the position.
Salvacion looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tyson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Salvacion lands a nice short elbow.
Salvacion stops Tyson from getting back to his feet.
Salvacion working the head and body with strikes.
Salvacion looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Salvacion there.
Salvacion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyson can do to turn this around?
Salvacion lands with a punch from half guard.
Salvacion drops an elbow to the side of Tyson's head.
Salvacion stalling.
Salvacion trying to control the action but Tyson is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Salvacion connects with a nice short shot to Tyson's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emong Salvacion dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Salvacion tries for a takedown but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salvacion closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tyson quickly recovers to half guard.
Salvacion is looking to stall here but Tyson recovers full guard.
Salvacion lands a couple of digs.
Salvacion with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Salvacion controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Salvacion stops Tyson from standing up.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Salvacion's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Salvacion stands up over Tyson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Salvacion landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salvacion stands up over Tyson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Salvacion scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tyson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Salvacion is controlling him.
Tyson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Salvacion controls the pace.
Salvacion trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salvacion working some strikes from top position.
Salvacion stands up over Tyson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Salvacion lands a couple of elbows.
Salvacion postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Salvacion passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salvacion working over Tyson with some ground and pound. Tyson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Salvacion scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tyson has hold of Salvacion's hands but Salvacion slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Salvacion lands strikes from half guard.
Salvacion scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Salvacion working the head and body with strikes.
Salvacion lands with a punch from half guard.
Salvacion drops an elbow to the side of Tyson's head.
Salvacion is nestled in close to Tyson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Salvacion is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Salvacion is trying to control. Tyson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Salvacion scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Salvacion seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tyson is not content to let Salvacion control the position.
Salvacion is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion slips a nice elbow through Tyson's hands, connecting with Tyson's forehead.
Salvacion slips a nice elbow through Tyson's hands, connecting with Tyson's forehead.
Salvacion is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tyson!
Salvacion lands a big elbow.
Salvacion with good strikes from the mount here!
Tyson is rocked!
Tyson wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Salvacion cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Salvacion landing shots from mount.
Tyson is still in real trouble! Can Salvacion finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee warns Tyson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Salvacion cracks Tyson with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emong Salvacion!
Emong Salvacion seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
80% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Schwann Oltorain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalevi Holger Routakirves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalevi Holger Routakirves has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Schwann Oltorain's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
|
178 cm
25
162 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
|
Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent |
|
| |
|
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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Schwann Oltorain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kalevi Holger Routakirves!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oltorain has Routakirves up against the cage in a clinch.
Oltorain wants to get back to striking at distance but Routakirves won't allow it.
Routakirves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oltorain tightens his grip and picks Routakirves up, before dumping him to the ground. Routakirves manages to land in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Oltorain stopping the sweep attempt from Routakirves.
Routakirves preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oltorain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Routakirves is keeping the position for now.
Oltorain passes Routakirves's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Routakirves moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Oltorain works over Routakirves with some ground and pound from guard.
Oltorain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Routakirves is keeping the position for now.
Oltorain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oltorain postures up in Routakirves's guard and throws a big left but Routakirves blocks it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oltorain tries to free his leg and advance position but Routakirves is retaining full guard.
Oltorain pushes down on Routakirves's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Routakirves is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Oltorain's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Oltorain's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oltorain tries to escape but Routakirves has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Routakirves lands shots from the back.
Routakirves controlling well, preventing Oltorain from escaping the position.
Oltorain is working hard here to advance position.
Routakirves is working for a rear naked choke. Oltorain is not defending it well and Routakirves has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Oltorain refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Oltorain's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kalevi Holger Routakirves!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
68% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Prince Olfinar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Sturm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Olfinar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Papa Roach- Getting Away With Murder. Sturm comes into a darkened arena with his song building. John Lennon kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Wes Sturm has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 181 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
|
179 cm
24
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
|
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Prince Olfinar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wes Sturm!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olfinar clinches up against the cage.
Sturm gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Olfinar regains guard.
Sturm throws a big elbow that misses.
Sturm throwing strikes from guard but Olfinar blocks nicely.
Sturm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Olfinar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sturm on the ground.
Sturm trying to stand up but can't free himself from Olfinar's guard.
Sturm passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sturm working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sturm working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm in side control lands a decent elbow.
Olfinar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sturm lands a decent elbow from side control.
Olfinar is rocked!
Sturm landing a few strikes.
Oh Olfinar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sturm advances nicely into full mount.
Olfinar is breathing heavily.
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!
Olfinar taking shots to the head.
Olfinar takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Sturm's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wes Sturm!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
59% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felipe LeBron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Umanga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
18
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
|
175 cm
27
162 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
|
Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Felipe LeBron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nate Umanga!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LeBron throws a low kick but Umanga moves out of range easily.
LeBron scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
LeBron misses with a hook. Umanga ducked under it nicely.
Umanga's hands are dropping dangerously low here and LeBron connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Umanga scrambles back to his feet.
LeBron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
LeBron's jab looks to have found its range, popping Umanga under the eye.
Umanga dodges the punch combination from LeBron.
LeBron feints a jab promting Umanga to slip. LeBron then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Umanga slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from LeBron misses the target.
Nice sprawl there from LeBron as Umanga shoots in.
LeBron tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Umanga tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but LeBron swivels and escapes.
Umanga looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Felipe LeBron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Umanga.
Umanga shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts LeBron as he jumps to the side.
Umanga shoots in and bounces LeBron off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LeBron wants to get back to his feet but Umanga passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBron wants to get back to his feet.
Umanga throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Umanga is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Umanga landing shots from mount.
LeBron wants to try and get back to his feet.
Umanga wants to control the pace but LeBron is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeBron wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
LeBron knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Umanga on the ground.
Umanga landing strikes from the mount.
Umanga putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Umanga looking for a guillotine from mount but LeBron is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umanga controlling from the full mount.
Umanga with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umanga landing strikes from the mount.
LeBron is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Umanga tries to control but LeBron wriggling away.
Umanga punishing his opponent with strikes.
Umanga scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish LeBron?
Umanga lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Umanga with the ground and pound from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Umanga looking to finish LeBron with some ground and pound. This is bad for LeBron!
LeBron is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Umanga! LeBron is hurt baaadly! Umanga is firing away with more strikes - LeBron is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Umanga!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
72% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spicey Mc Haggis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 194 cm
20
270 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
|
185 cm
20
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Bane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spicey Mc Haggis!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mc Haggis slips a straight right by Bane.
Bane scores with a jab to the body.
Bane darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Spicey Mc Haggis has been cut.
Bane lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mc Haggis's sensitive parts.
Bane does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bane.
Mc Haggis moves forwards but Bane connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bane misses with a body kick.
Mc Haggis has Bane up against the cage in a clinch.
Bane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mc Haggis.
Bane has Mc Haggis pressed against the cage, preventing Mc Haggis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bane has Mc Haggis pressed against the cage, preventing Mc Haggis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bane dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bane misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Haggis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bane has him pressed against the cage.
Mc Haggis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mc Haggis has a couple of punches blocked by Bane.
Bane manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bane keeps control of Mc Haggis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bane keeps control of Mc Haggis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bane keeps control of Mc Haggis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bane keeps control of Mc Haggis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mc Haggis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters circling a little - Bane finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mc Haggis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bane looks to land a combination but Mc Haggis avoids it well.
Jab, jab by Bane - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mc Haggis.
Mc Haggis defending well as Bane loads up on a big left hand.
Mc Haggis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Derek Bane has been cut.
Bane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bane fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mc Haggis checks it well.
Mc Haggis wants to clinch up but Bane keeps it at a distance.
Bane misses with a looping left.
Bane scores with a shot to the body.
Bane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mc Haggis swats away the attempt to clinch by Bane.
Bane instigates a clinch.
Bane is stalling here.
A shot in the inside from Bane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mc Haggis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bane struggles to land a body shot inside as Mc Haggis controls his hands.
Bane has Mc Haggis pressed against the cage, preventing Mc Haggis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bane keeps control of Mc Haggis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mc Haggis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bane is struggling to control the position.
Bane lands a body punch.
Bane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bane lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Mc Haggis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Bane as the two fighters clinch.
Mc Haggis is trying to push Bane away but Bane has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short left from Bane.
Bane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mc Haggis backwards.
That has opened up Spicey Mc Haggis's cut even more.
Mc Haggis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bane lands a left hand.
Bane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mc Haggis throws a series of punches but Bane moves out of range.
Bane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mc Haggis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mc Haggis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mc Haggis looks winded!
Mc Haggis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mc Haggis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mc Haggis keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Bane finds it's way through Mc Haggis's defenses.
Bane scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bane.
Bane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Bane dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mc Haggis moves in looking to clinch but Bane pushes him off.
Bane lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bane misses with a hook.
A jab from Bane finds it's way through Mc Haggis's defenses.
The cut above Spicey Mc Haggis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Derek Bane is winning the standup battle so far.
Mc Haggis throws the kick towards the body but Bane avoids it.
Mc Haggis throws out a loose jab but Bane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bane.
Bane scores with a nice head shot.
Bane throws the left hand but Mc Haggis avoids the punch easily.
Mc Haggis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bane to score with a decent uppercut.
Mc Haggis is rocked!
Spicey Mc Haggis's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Mc Haggis moves out of range as Bane strikes.
Bane tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane tries to clinch up but Mc Haggis circles away and keeps his distance.
Bane keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mc Haggis is still on wobbly legs! Can Bane finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Spicey Mc Haggis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Derek Bane!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jung Chang Sook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Te Rauparaha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jung Chang Sook has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 172 cm
20
135 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
|
168 cm
20
143 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jung Chang Sook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Te Rauparaha!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rauparaha thumps Chang Sook with a low kick.
Rauparaha blocks a jab.
Chang Sook walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rauparaha lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chang Sook throws a shot from downtown. Rauparaha moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Rauparaha.
Rauparaha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rauparaha drives through and clinches with Chang Sook against the cage.
Rauparaha scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Rauparaha.
A right handed body shot lands from Rauparaha.
Rauparaha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rauparaha lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rauparaha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rauparaha lands a nice shot to the body.
Rauparaha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chang Sook backwards.
Rauparaha stalling the fight.
Chang Sook wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rauparaha has him pressed against the cage.
Rauparaha content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rauparaha gets through Chang Sook's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rauparaha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rauparaha content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang Sook tries to break free but Rauparaha pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Chang Sook's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Rauparaha.
Rauparaha gets through Chang Sook's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rauparaha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rauparaha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chang Sook backwards.
Rauparaha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rauparaha lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Chang Sook's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rauparaha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chang Sook wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A body shot lands from Rauparaha.
Rauparaha lands an uppercut.
Rauparaha is leaning against Chang Sook and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Rauparaha.
A right hook to the body lands for Rauparaha.
Chang Sook is breathing heavily.
A short left from Rauparaha.
Rauparaha pushes Chang Sook back against the cage and lands a hook 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!
Rauparaha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rauparaha works on Chang Sook's body with a couple of short punches.
Rauparaha scores with a shot to the side of Chang Sook's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha lands a nice shot to the body.
Rauparaha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rauparaha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Rauparaha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rauparaha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chang Sook backwards.
Rauparaha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chang Sook is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rauparaha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Chang Sook is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rauparaha lands an uppercut.
Rauparaha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rauparaha dips a shoulder and cracks Chang Sook with a mighty uppercut! Chang Sook falls back against the cage and Rauparaha unloads with a barrage of strikes! Chang Sook is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Rauparaha screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Te Rauparaha!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
99% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samin Ax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Godin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
 |
|
 |
| 176 cm
27
140 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
|
168 cm
22
141 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
|
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samin Ax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Godin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godin moves into the clinch.
Godin gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ax regains guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ax wants to sweep but no luck.
Godin wants to pass the guard but Ax is keeping the position.
Ax working for a triangle but Godin defends it easily.
Godin trying to control but Ax is working from the bottom.
Ax not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Godin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ax's guard.
Godin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ax doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Godin.
Ax is looking to improve his position.
Godin passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godin controlling the pace for now.
Ax is desperately trying to improve his position but Godin has a good base and remains in mount.
Ax is squirming around, avoiding Godin's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Godin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ax tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ax is trying to reverse the position but instead Godin has taken his back - oops!
Godin is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Ax. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Godin throwing damaging strikes from the back! Ax could be in trouble here!
Godin working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Godin avoiding Ax 's attempts to control his hands.
Godin is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Ax is defending well though. Godin let's go of the attempt for now.
Godin trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Godin is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Ax defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Ax is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Godin.
Godin lands a shot to the body.
Ax is trapped and Godin is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Godin misses with punches from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
What can Ax do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Ax tries to escape but Godin has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Godin is punishing Ax with strikes - can he finish him?!
Godin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ax holding both Godin 's hands and preventing any damage.
Godin trying to control momentarily.
Ax takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Ax turns into Godin and is now in his guard.
Ax landing with the ground and pound.
Godin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ax gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ax got a little sloppy there for a moment and Godin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ax has managed to get both his arms back between Godin's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ax trying to control but Godin is working from the bottom.
Ax distracts Godin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Godin looking to control.
Godin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Godin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ax working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Godin working a defensive guard here.
Ax throwing strikes from guard but Godin blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Godin trying to keep a closed guard but Ax is proving a slippery customer.
Godin wants to improve his position but instead Ax has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Godin 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.
Ax lands a jab.
Ax throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ax lands a jab-cross combination.
A good leg kick by Godin.
Ax shoots in looking for a takedown. Godin tries to sprawl out of it but Ax keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Godin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Godin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ax. That did some damage!
Ax misses with a body shot.
Ax shoots in and drives through. Godin sprawls well.
Ax doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Godin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ax won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samin Ax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Godin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godin remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Ax struggling a bit here.
Godin lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ax is not content to let Godin control the position.
Godin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ax haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Godin working away.
Ax is trying to buck Godin off.
Godin is trying to get an arm triangle but Ax is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godin cracks Ax with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ax tries to improve position but can't.
Diego Godin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Godin is looking to take a break and control but Ax is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ax tries to bench press Godin off him but Godin keeps the position.
A lull in the action here as Godin stalls from top position.
Ax is not content to let Godin control the position.
Godin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ax has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ax tries to buck Godin off but Godin is having none of it.
Godin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ax has escaped the position, nice work there.
Godin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ax tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ax is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Godin trying to control the action but Ax is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ax knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Godin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godin swings around for an armbar but Ax sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Godin's guard.
Godin looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ax trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ax with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Godin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ax misses with a double jab
and Godin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ax's guard.
Ax is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Godin is aware though and is defending well.
Godin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Godin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ax seems a little lost for a moment, as Godin dominates the positioning.
Ax tries to buck Godin off but Godin is having none of it.
Godin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Godin trying to control the position but Ax is working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Godin tries for a kimura but Ax is defending well.
Godin is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Ax is trying to escape and Godin transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Ax is forced to tap! Nice work there by Godin! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Diego Godin!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skip Church (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Church has chosen Cher Lloyd - Swagger Jagger as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
20
140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
|
165 cm
25
141 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Intelligent |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Axe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Skip Church!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe is looking to clinch but Church is avoiding it.
Axe lands a high kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Axe.
Axe moves out of range of the leg kick from Church.
Axe is looking to slow Church down with leg kicks.
Church stuns Axe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Church rushes Axe and presses him up against the cage.
Church breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Axe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Axe tries to move into range but Church moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as Church blocks the low kick.
Axe cracks the inside of Church's front leg.
Axe scores with a hook to the body. Church takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Axe tries to clinch there but Church circles away.
A solid body kick from Axe.
Church is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Axe.
Church misses with a hook from the clinch.
Axe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Axe keeps control of Church as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Axe crunches a lovely knee into Church's ribcage.
Church looks winded!
Axe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Axe stalling against the cage.
Church has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Church takes an elbow to the temple.
Axe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Axe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Church's defenses.
Church takes an elbow to the forehead.
Axe scores with a knee to the head.
Church is rocked!
Axe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Church is still on wobbly legs! Can Axe finish him?
Axe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Axe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Church avoids a wild elbow strike from Axe.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Axe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Church's brow.
Axe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Church blocks an elbow strike.
Axe lands with a short shot to the head.
Axe throws an elbow that misses.
Axe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Church dodges an elbow strike from Axe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Axe misses with an elbow over the top.
Church avoids a wild elbow strike from Axe.
Axe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Axe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Axe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Church's efforts to push away.
Axe throws an elbow but it misses.
Axe landing knees to the body.
Axe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Axe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Church dodges an elbow strike from Axe.
Church takes a knee right on the jaw!
Axe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Church up against the cage.
Axe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Axe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Axe scores with a knee to the head.
Axe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Church backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axe.
Axe has Church pushed against the cage.
Axe misses with an elbow over the top.
Church blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axe.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Axe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Church's brow.
Axe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Axe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Axe misses with an elbow strike.
Church avoids a wild elbow strike from Axe.
Church blocks an elbow strike.
Axe throws an elbow but it misses.
Axe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Axe scores with a knee to the head.
Axe unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Church! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Axe is unloading with more strikes now! Church drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Axe!
Billy Axe is the new bantamweight champion!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
96% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
