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L.O.K 191 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pretzel Vendor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Panos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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178 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pretzel Vendor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Liam Panos!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Panos wants to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vendor.
Vendor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Panos's waist but Panos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vendor off to one side.
Vendor shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Vendor 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! Panos is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pretzel Vendor!
Our winner, Pretzel Vendor, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jay Glazer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rizal Farahin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Glazer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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142 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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143 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Glazer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rizal Farahin!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farahin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Farahin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Glazer misses.
Farahin looks to score with a jab to the body but Glazer is just out of range.
Glazer throws a series of punches but Farahin avoids them all with ease.
Farahin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Farahin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Farahin trying to land knees to the body.
Glazer avoids a wild elbow strike from Farahin.
Glazer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Farahin working aggressively here.
Farahin pushes off an throws an elbow but Glazer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Glazer blocks an elbow strike.
Farahin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glazer takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Jay Glazer has been cut.
Glazer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Farahin lands an elbow inside.
Glazer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Glazer blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Farahin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Glazer's brow.
Farahin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Glazer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Farahin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Farahin lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farahin lands a damaging elbow.
Glazer blocks the elbow strike.
Glazer blocks the elbow strike.
Glazer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Farahin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Glazer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glazer blocks a body shot from Farahin.
Glazer is trying to break the clinch but Farahin has him pressed against the cage.
Farahin trying to land knees to the body.
Farahin misses with an elbow over the top.
Glazer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glazer tries to pull guard but Farahin holds him up against the cage and eventually Glazer drops back down to his feet.
Glazer is trying to break the clinch but Farahin has him pressed against the cage.
Glazer blocks an elbow strike.
Glazer jumps guard but Farahin stands there with Glazer around his waist. Glazer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Farahin throws an elbow but misses.
Glazer avoids the elbow strike from Farahin, against the cage.
Farahin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farahin lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farahin lands with a short shot to the head.
Glazer blocks an elbow strike.
Farahin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Glazer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Glazer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Farahin misses with an elbow strike.
Farahin pushes off an throws an elbow but Glazer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Glazer takes an elbow to the temple.
Jay Glazer's cut is getting worse.
Farahin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Glazer is defending well for now.
Farahin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Glazer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rizal Farahin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Glazer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Glazer shoots in looking for a takedown. Farahin tries to sprawl out of it but Glazer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Farahin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Glazer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Farahin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Glazer keeps the fight on the outside.
Farahin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Glazer is rocked!
A punch combination from Glazer misses.
Oh Glazer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jay Glazer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Farahin lands a brutal head kick. Glazer looks out on his feet and Farahin throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Rizal Farahin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hector Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gwetwara Low (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gwetwara Low acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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149 lbs
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151 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Hector Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gwetwara Low!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
Barbosa scores with a takedown into Low's guard.
Low tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barbosa postures up.
Barbosa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa throwing strikes from guard but Low blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barbosa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Low escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barbosa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Low looking to control.
Barbosa stopping the sweep attempt from Low.
Barbosa wanted to stand there but Low had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a big right hand that misses.
Barbosa postures up.
Low working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Low is trying to control the position but Barbosa postures up.
Barbosa cracks Low with a solid left hand.
Low is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barbosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Low has wrist control.
Low trying to strike off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barbosa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Low looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barbosa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Low has control of Barbosa's left arm, preventing Barbosa from doing any damage.
Low is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barbosa connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Low utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Low controls Barbosa momentarily but Barbosa frees himself.
Barbosa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Low wants to stand and escape but Barbosa is having none of it.
Barbosa throwing strikes but missing.
Barbosa 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.
Barbosa throwing strikes from guard but Low blocks nicely.
Low is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barbosa postures up in Low's guard and throws a big left but Low blocks it.
Low doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Low tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Low is still trying to improve position.
Barbosa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barbosa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Low escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barbosa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Low looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barbosa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Low's head.
Barbosa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Low's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Low controlling Barbosa's posture.
Barbosa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Low is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Barbosa stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Barbosa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barbosa gets a double leg takedown into Low's guard.
Barbosa wants to stand but Low has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Low controls Barbosa momentarily but Barbosa frees himself.
Barbosa postures up and lands a big shot to Low's brow.
Barbosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Low has wrist control.
Low is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barbosa lands a couple of elbows.
Low utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barbosa preventing the sweep.
Low working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barbosa.
Low wants to sweep here but Barbosa controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa chips away with some ground and pound.
Hector Barbosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barbosa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Low's head.
Barbosa works over Low with some ground and pound from guard.
Barbosa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Low preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barbosa distracts Low with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barbosa is in close to Low's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Low has a closed guard, preventing Barbosa from standing up.
Barbosa stands up over Low, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barbosa throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a big right hand that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Low lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Low wants to stand and escape but Barbosa is having none of it.
Barbosa throws a big right hand that misses.
Barbosa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Low looking to control.
Barbosa won't allow Low to sweep him here.
Barbosa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Low's guard.
Low is looking to stand up but Barbosa isn't so interested in that idea.
Barbosa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Low preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barbosa has gone for a leg lock! Low slips out almost immediately though and dives into Barbosa's guard.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Low from controlling successfully.
Low must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barbosa wants to improve his position but instead Low has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Low is looking to work some ground and pound but Barbosa has wrist control.
Low trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbosa looking for a sweep. Not yet Barbosa, not yet.
Low wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
Barbosa is looking to stand up but Low isn't so interested in that idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Low preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Barbosa dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Low shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Barbosa manages to get to full guard.
Barbosa wants to sweep here but Low controlling him for the moment.
Low's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Low trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbosa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Low tries to reverse the position but Barbosa maintains control.
Barbosa lands a big shot there that rocks Low but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Low swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Barbosa landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barbosa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Barbosa punishing his opponent with strikes.
Low tries to hold on but Barbosa postures up.
Low is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Low defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Barbosa.
Low keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Low that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Low that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Low is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Barbosa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Low?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Low taking shots to the head.
Low tries to hold on but Barbosa pushes him away.
Low is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Low that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Low tries to hold on but Barbosa postures up.
Low working to try and regain half guard.
Barbosa dominating with strikes here.
Low takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Barbosa looking to finish Low with some ground and pound. This is bad for Low!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Low regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is looking for a kimura but Low is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Barbosa to get the leverage.
Barbosa is trying to work for a kimura but Low is defending well.
Barbosa is trying to work for a kimura but Low is defending well.
Low gets full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Low not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barbosa landing with the ground and pound.
Gwetwara Low has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hector Barbosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Low throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Barbosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barbosa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Barbosa!
During a confident post fight interview, Hector Barbosa 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Im Ard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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285 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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255 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Im Ard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Riley Grimm!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ard misses with a wild body shot.
Grimm shoots in and bounces Ard off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Grimm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grimm is one step ahead there.
Grimm landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ard working for a triangle but Grimm defends it easily.
Grimm landing some decent shots from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grimm manages to get himself to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Grimm holds on and takes a little breather.
Grimm looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ard is one step ahead there.
Grimm trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ard thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Grimm looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ard drops back looking for a leg! Grimm is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Grimm manages to kick Ard off! Ard jumps back into Grimm's guard.
Grimm looking to control.
Ard tries to free his leg and advance position but Grimm is retaining full guard.
Ard won't allow Grimm to sweep him here.
Grimm lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ard!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grimm fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ard sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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!
Ard taking some punishment here, with Grimm in his half guard.
Grimm is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grimm scores with a couple of nice shots.
Grimm lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Grimm lands with a punch from half guard.
Ard is rocked!
Grimm lands a big elbow - Ard is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Grimm!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riley Grimm!
Riley Grimm managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Blood Bank ($10), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ged Hax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Five Sixteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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205 lbs
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224 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ged Hax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Five Sixteen!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Five Sixteen with that takedown attempt.
Hax changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Five Sixteen tries to avoid it but Hax manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Five Sixteen to the ground. Five Sixteen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Five Sixteen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Five Sixteen wants it to stay on the feet.
Hax darts in looking for a takedown but Five Sixteen gets double underhooks and turns Hax into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ged Hax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Five Sixteen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Five Sixteen is keen to just control but Hax is a slippery customer.
Five Sixteen stops Hax from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Five Sixteen prevents Hax from improving his position.
Hax on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hax is not content to let Five Sixteen control the position.
Hax blocking the ground and pound attempt from Five Sixteen.
Hax is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Five Sixteen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Five Sixteen's back!
Five Sixteen is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Hax off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Five Sixteen biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hax avoiding Five Sixteen 's attempts to control his hands.
Five Sixteen is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hax gets his way!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Five Sixteen is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hax gets his way!
Hax not allowing Five Sixteen to control his hands.
Hax is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Five Sixteen is defending well though. Hax let's go of the attempt for now.
Hax has the hooks in. Five Sixteen is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hax struggling to land strikes to the head as Five Sixteen covers up.
Hax scores with punches to the body.
Five Sixteen has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Hax.
Five Sixteen is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
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!
Hax is not going to allow Five Sixteen to sit and survive in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Five Sixteen avoids the strikes from Hax.
Hax throwing strikes and Five Sixteen squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Hax looking to finish Five Sixteen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Five Sixteen!
Hax looking to finish Five Sixteen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Five Sixteen!
Hax lands with some strikes.
Hax thowing shots but they're missing.
Hax thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hax working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Five Sixteen turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Hax off and cradles Five Sixteen's limp body as Hax celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Ged Hax!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pat Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jem Mace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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27
178 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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30
185 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good low kicks
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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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pat Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jem Mace!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mace misses with a straight left.
Mace misses with an uppercut. Small saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Mace throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Small dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Small tries to clinch up but Mace circles away and keeps his distance.
Mace misses with a looping right.
Jem Mace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Small slips a jab from Mace.
Mace takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mace throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mace misses with a combination
and Small counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Small uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mace.
Small lands a glancing blow to the side of Mace's head.
Small moves out of range of the strikes.
Small with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Small was well out of range. Poor timing from Mace.
Small slips a jab and a cross from Mace.
Small defending well as Mace loads up on a big left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mace throws a right hand that misses
and Small counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Small lands with a shot to the body.
Mace throws a combination that misses
and Small connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Small drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mace walks into a stiff left hand from Small.
Mace on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mace avoids the body shot from Small.
Small lands a jab.
Mace throws a right hand that misses
and Small counters with a straight that turns Mace's legs to rubber! Small pushes forward with more strikes and Mace goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pat Small!
An out of breath Pat Small thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dis Styxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styxx kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Snoop Dogg: Gin & Juice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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275 lbs
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300 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dis Styxx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Polo!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polo keeps the fight on the outside.
Polo misses with a straight right.
Styxx fails with an attempt to clinch.
Styxx gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Polo misses with a few strikes there.
Styxx uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Polo.
Polo fails to land with a series of punches.
Polo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Styxx displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Polo throws out the jab.
Polo jabs at Styxx's body.
Polo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Styxx tries to clinch but Polo moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Styxx.
Nice defenses there by Styxx.
Polo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Styxx paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Polo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Styxx throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Polo.
Polo moves into the clinch.
Styxx blocking some punches.
Styxx tries a body shot but Polo blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styxx misses with the head strike.
Polo struggles to land a body shot inside as Styxx controls his hands.
Polo swings wildly with an uppercut but Styxx uses good head movement to avoid it.
Styxx tries for a takedown but Polo manages to get underhooks.
Styxx blocking some punches.
Styxx wants a takedown.
Styxx lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Styxx wants to control but Polo is keeping him busy.
Polo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Polo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Styxx wants to control from the top but Polo keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styxx in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Polo is pulling down on Styxx's head. It's preventing any offense from Styxx, at least for the moment.
Styxx pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Polo is keeping the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Styxx throws a big elbow that misses.
Polo keeping moving, preventing Styxx from controlling successfully.
Styxx won't allow Polo to get back to his feet.
Polo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Polo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Styxx looks to score with a jab to the body but Polo is just out of range.
Polo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Styxx walks into a jab.
Styxx tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Polo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Polo throws a hook but Styxx avoids it easily.
Styxx tries to close the distance and clinch but Polo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Styxx lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Marco Polo has been cut.
Polo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Styxx moves away.
Styxx throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Polo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Styxx tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Polo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Polo takes a swing at Styxx's ribcage but misses.
Polo missing with a left hand there. Styxx was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Polo gets tackled into the cage by Styxx. Styxx maintains the clinch.
Polo working aggressively here.
Styxx prevents a body shot from Polo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Styxx.
Styxx's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Styxxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Polo throws a right hand that Styxx ducks under and follows up with a left that Styxx also avoids with ease.
Polo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Styxx eats them both and turns towards Polo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Styxx lands a head shot.
Styxx tries to close the distance and clinch up but Polo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Polo misses.
Polo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Styxx throws a nice looking combination but Polo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Polo loads up on a big right hand but Styxx slips the punch.
Styxx tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Polo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Polo misses with a few strikes there.
Styxx looks to clinch
and Polo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Styxx keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Styxx misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Styxx lands a jab to the head.
Styxx throws a chopping leg kick but Polo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Styxx throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Styxx misses with a hook
and Polo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Styxx thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Polo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Polo'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.
Styxx wants to clinch.
Polo lands a two punch combo.
Nice body punch from Polo.
Styxx tries to clinch up but Polo circles away and keeps his distance.
Polo cracks Styxx with a big right hand and Styxx goes down!
Styxx is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Polo advances position into side control!
Oh Styxx is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Styxx 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.
Polo moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ground and pound from Polo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Styxx seems to have got his legs back now.
Polo taking a breather here.
Styxx tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Polo stalls from top position.
Polo wants to control but Styxx is keeping him busy.
Styxx tries to improve position but can't.
Styxx sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Polo is trying to control. Styxx wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Polo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Styxx defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polo wants to control but Styxx is keeping him busy.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marco Polo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Polo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Styxx fails with an attempt to clinch.
Polo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Styxx circles away quickly and effectively.
A lazy left from Styxx finds it's target.
Styxx is looking to clinch but Polo is avoiding it.
Polo checks a low kick from Styxx.
Polo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Styxx's hands.
Polo tries to keep at a distance but Styxx has taken the fight into the clinch.
Styxx fails to pull guard.
Styxx misses with a short punch on the inside.
Polo is leaning against Styxx and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo lands an uppercut.
Polo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Styxx backwards.
Styxx tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Polo smiles and moves away.
Styxx swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Polo rattles Styxx with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Styxx tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Polo dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Styxx stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marco Polo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Marco Polo waved his t-shirt featuring GREEN!'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enting Butikol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus Grundi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butikol's entrance music is Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. A fine choice. Angus Grundi told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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21
215 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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30
217 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enting Butikol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Angus Grundi!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butikol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grundi manages to avoid it.
Grundi shoots for a double leg takedown but Butikol sprawls well. He's pushed Grundi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grundi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Butikol tries to avoid it but Grundi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Butikol to the ground. Butikol escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Grundi shoots in looking for a takedown. Butikol tries to sprawl out of it but Grundi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Butikol manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Enting Butikol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angus Grundi.
A swing and a miss from Butikol.
Grundi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grundi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Butikol quickly recovers to half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Butikol is defending against the submission attempts here by Grundi.
Butikol wants to improve his position but Grundi is controlling well.
Grundi lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grundi working over Butikol with some ground and pound. Butikol looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grundi is pressing down on Butikol's thigh, looking to free his foot. Butikol is holding on for now.
Grundi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Butikol actively working from the bottom here.
Grundi uses his free foot to push down on Butikol's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Butikol.
Grundi prevents Butikol from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butikol takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Grundi lands a big shot there that rocks Butikol but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Butikol is rocked!
Butikol is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oh Butikol is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grundi postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Butikol is out cold - huge knockout for Grundi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Angus Grundi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomew Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danky is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Killing In The Name. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
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28
192 lbs
17 - 10 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bartholomew Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dom Danky!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson thuds a left hand into Danky's body.
Danky moves into the clinch.
Simpson blocks an uppercut.
Danky throws a head punch that misses.
Danky being controlled against the cage.
Simpson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson blocking some punches.
Danky lands a left hand.
Simpson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Danky has a couple of punches blocked by Simpson.
Danky taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Danky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Danky avoiding damage as Simpson throws knees to the body.
Simpson tries to stall but Danky uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Simpson tries to throw a body punch but Danky avoids it by throwing Simpson back against the cage.
Simpson tries to land knees in the clinch but Danky avoids the damage to the body.
Danky pushes Simpson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Danky misses with a punch to the body.
Danky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Simpson stalling in the clinch but Danky improves position.
Simpson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Danky up against the cage.
Danky managing to block the knees to the body from Simpson.
Simpson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Simpson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Danky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simpson.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Danky avoiding damage as Simpson throws knees to the body.
Simpson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Danky misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky prevents a body shot from Simpson.
Danky misses with a body punch.
Danky is leaning against Simpson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Simpson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Danky tries a body shot but Simpson blocks it.
Simpson lands a good knee to the midsection. Danky won't want to take too many of those.
A right hook to the body lands for Danky.
Danky misses with some punches.
Danky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Danky fails to land.
Danky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Danky gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Danky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Danky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Danky scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Danky blocks the elbow strike.
Danky blocks an uppercut.
Danky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Simpson looking to throw knees to the head but Danky is blocking nicely.
A short right from Danky.
Simpson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Simpson.
Simpson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Danky gets through Simpson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Danky as Simpson tries to tie him up.
Simpson throws a punch but it's blocked by Danky.
Danky gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Simpson.
Simpson trying to control the position but instead, Danky has worked for underhooks and has pushed Simpson into the cage.
Simpson lands a good knee to the midsection. Danky won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Simpson as the two fighters clinch.
Simpson lands a body punch.
Simpson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Danky's elbow.
Danky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Danky lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Simpson leaning against his opponent.
Danky lands a right hand.
Simpson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Simpson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Simpson missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simpson swings wildly with an uppercut but Danky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danky scores with a shoulder strike.
Simpson tries to score a body lock takedown but Danky shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartholomew Simpson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Danky scores with a head kick.
Danky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simpson.
Simpson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danky moves out of range as Simpson strikes.
Simpson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Simpson misses with the body kick
and Danky counters with a nice leg kick.
Simpson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Danky. Danky obviously looking to wear him down.
Simpson misses with a wild body shot.
Danky throws a body kick that misses.
Danky throws a hook but Simpson blocks it.
Simpson throws the kick towards the body but Danky avoids it.
Simpson tries to clinch up but Danky circles away and keeps his distance.
Simpson doesn't manage to clinch there - Danky circles away.
Danky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Simpson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Simpson throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Danky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A low kick from Simpson is predictable there
and Danky counters with an outside leg kick.
Danky works Simpson's body with a nice hook.
Danky tries a low kick but Simpson avoids it.
Danky uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Simpson has time to react.
Simpson thuds his right hand into Danky's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Danky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Danky moves out of range of the body kick.
Danky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danky lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Simpson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Danky.
Simpson just misses with a punch to the body.
Simpson misses with an uppercut.
Danky throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Simpson counters with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Simpson blocks the low kick.
Bartholomew Simpson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Simpson lands a nice looking body shot.
Danky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Simpson is looking to wear down Danky with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Simpson lands with an overhand left.
Simpson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Danky.
Danky stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Danky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simpson taking a breather.
Danky holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Danky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simpson's elbow.
Simpson is looking to control Danky's arms but Danky gets an underhook and turns him. Now Simpson has his back to the cage.
Danky trying to stall but Simpson improves his position.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the head but Danky blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Danky.
Danky misses with a punch to the body.
Danky digs a right hand into Simpson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Simpson's gas tank.
Danky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson trying to control the position but instead, Danky has worked for underhooks and has pushed Simpson into the cage.
Danky misses with a punch on the inside.
Simpson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Danky in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Simpson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Danky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simpson backwards.
Danky pushes Simpson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Simpson missing with knees to the body.
Simpson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson looking to slow down the pace here.
Danky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simpson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Simpson wants a takedown but no success here.
Danky blocks an uppercut.
Danky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Danky working aggressively here.
Simpson letting Danky take a breather here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Danky.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danky blocks an elbow strike.
Danky is working Simpson over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Danky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Danky lands a front kick.
Danky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Danky.
Simpson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Danky misses with a straight right.
Simpson wants to clinch.
Danky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simpson was well out of range. Poor timing from Danky.
Dom Danky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Simpson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Danky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danky wants to land a leg kick but Simpson is out of range.
Simpson blocks a head kick by Danky.
Danky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Simpson swings for the body but Danky moves out of range.
Danky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Simpson.
Simpson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Danky tries to keep at a distance but Simpson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Simpson tries a knee to the head but Danky blocks it.
Danky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danky.
Simpson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Simpson misses with some punches.
Danky tries a body shot but Simpson blocks it.
Danky trying to stall but Simpson improves his position.
Simpson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bartholomew Simpson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Simpson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Simpson struggles to land a body shot inside as Danky controls his hands.
Simpson throws a head punch that misses.
Danky scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Danky fails to land.
Danky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Danky misses with some punches.
Danky working aggressively here.
Simpson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Danky backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simpson blocks a body shot from Danky.
Danky is trying to maintain a safe position but Simpson gets an underhook and turns Danky into the cage.
Simpson trying to stall but Danky improves his position.
Simpson trying to land knees to the body.
Danky tries a body shot but Simpson blocks it.
Danky is working Simpson over against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danky looking to stall.
Danky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simpson's elbow.
Simpson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Simpson.
Simpson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Danky's elbow.
Simpson blocking some punches.
Danky is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Simpson is keeping busy.
A nice left hand lands by Danky.
Danky gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Simpson.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danky.
Simpson works on Danky's body with a couple of short punches.
Simpson tries to land knees in the clinch but Danky avoids the damage to the body.
Simpson tries to throw a body punch but Danky avoids it by throwing Simpson back against the cage.
Danky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Danky lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson looking to stall.
Come on Danky - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A bit of stalling here from Simpson.
Danky tries a body shot but Simpson blocks it.
Danky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Danky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Simpson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Danky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Danky is working Simpson over against the cage.
Danky throws a head punch that misses.
Danky dodges an elbow strike from Simpson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bit of stalling here from Danky.
Simpson misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Danky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Simpson stalling in the clinch but Danky improves position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Danky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Danky has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Danky!
Dom Danky 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pence Apene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mattize Grovinsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pence Apene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Mattize Grovinsky!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grovinsky tries to clinch up
and Apene counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grovinsky tries to clinch but Apene is having none of it.
Apene shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grovinsky defends it nicely.
Apene closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Apene prevents Grovinsky from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Apene trying to control the action but Grovinsky is working from the bottom.
Grovinsky manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Apene keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Grovinsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Apene uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grovinsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grovinsky.
Grovinsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grovinsky misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Grovinsky.
Apene wants a takedown.
Apene goes for a takedown attempt but Grovinsky pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pence Apene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grovinsky moves into the clinch successfully.
Grovinsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grovinsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grovinsky tries a body shot but Apene blocks it.
Grovinsky can't find room to land a body shot as Apene controls the action.
Apene is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grovinsky lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grovinsky has a couple of punches blocked by Apene.
Grovinsky lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Grovinsky.
Apene is breathing heavily.
Grovinsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Apene uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grovinsky misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grovinsky stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Grovinsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apene's elbow.
Grovinsky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Apene blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grovinsky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grovinsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grovinsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apene's elbow.
Grovinsky has a couple of punches blocked by Apene.
Apene is looking to break free of the clinch but Grovinsky has double underhooks.
Apene trying to control the position but instead, Grovinsky has worked for underhooks and has pushed Apene into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Grovinsky fails to land.
Grovinsky throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grovinsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Apene prevents a body shot from Grovinsky.
Grovinsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grovinsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Apene.
Grovinsky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grovinsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grovinsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Apene goes for a takedown attempt but Grovinsky pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Grovinsky gets a clinch.
Grovinsky lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grovinsky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grovinsky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Grovinsky.
Grovinsky throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Apene.
Grovinsky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Apene holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Grovinsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Apene.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grovinsky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grovinsky throws a head punch that misses.
Grovinsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apene's elbow.
Grovinsky throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Grovinsky as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grovinsky throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Apene.
Apene blocking some punches.
Grovinsky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grovinsky prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grovinsky.
Grovinsky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Apene backwards.
Apene blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Apene fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Grovinsky pushes Apene back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grovinsky lands with a light punch inside.
Apene drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Grovinsky gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Grovinsky misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mattize Grovinsky dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grovinsky tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Apene counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Apene.
Apene is trying to pull guard but Grovinsky has him pressed against the cage.
Grovinsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Apene pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grovinsky is looking to clinch.
Apene swats away the attempt to clinch by Grovinsky.
Apene tries for a takedown but Grovinsky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Apene avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pence Apene is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grovinsky closes the distance looking to clinch
and Apene counters by clinching up.
Grovinsky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grovinsky.
Apene pulls Grovinsky into guard.
Apene looking for a guillotine here but Grovinsky defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grovinsky preventing the sweep.
Apene has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Grovinsky is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Apene.
Apene is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Grovinsky off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grovinsky is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Grovinsky covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Grovinsky is trying to stand back up.
Apene is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Grovinsky knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Grovinsky for a finish.
Apene lands strikes to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grovinsky is trying to get back to his feet but Apene has full control of the position and if anything, Grovinsky has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Apene scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grovinsky wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Apene's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Apene missing with strikes.
Apene trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Grovinsky is trying to stand back up.
Apene has Grovinsky flattened out and is raining down punches.
Grovinsky is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Apene off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Apene wants to control but Grovinsky is keeping busy.
Grovinsky holding both Apene 's hands and preventing any damage.
Apene patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Grovinsky defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grovinsky is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Apene swats away the attempt to clinch by Grovinsky.
Apene circles away from the clinch attempt
and Apene counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Grovinsky is looking to escape.
Pence Apene overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grovinsky is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Grovinsky is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grovinsky blocking the ground and pound attempt from Apene.
Grovinsky wants to get back to his feet.
Apene is trying to work for a kimura but Grovinsky is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pence Apene dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Apene fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Grovinsky to the ground. Apene is now in Grovinsky's guard.
Grovinsky wants to stand and escape but Apene is having none of it.
Apene trying to control but Grovinsky is working from the bottom.
Grovinsky is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Apene presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Grovinsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grovinsky prevents the takedown attempt.
Apene blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grovinsky misses with a punch to the body.
Mattize Grovinsky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grovinsky misses with a body punch.
Apene prevents a body shot from Grovinsky.
Grovinsky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apene prevents a body shot from Grovinsky.
Grovinsky working aggressively here.
Grovinsky misses with the head strike.
Grovinsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apene's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Grovinsky.
A right hook to the body lands for Grovinsky.
Apene blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grovinsky tries a body shot but Apene blocks it.
Grovinsky misses with some punches.
Apene goes for a takedown attempt but Grovinsky pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Grovinsky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grovinsky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grovinsky tries to close the distance and clinch but Apene swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mattize Grovinsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grovinsky tries to clinch but Apene moves out of range.
Apene shoots in for a double leg but Grovinsky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pence Apene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grovinsky looks to clinch
and Apene holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Grovinsky lands with a right to the head.
Apene blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Grovinsky.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grovinsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Apene blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Grovinsky.
Grovinsky presses Apene against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grovinsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Apene uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grovinsky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grovinsky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Apene backwards.
Grovinsky misses with the head strike.
Grovinsky is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Grovinsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Grovinsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apene's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grovinsky stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Grovinsky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grovinsky struggles to land a body shot inside as Apene controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Grovinsky.
Grovinsky cracks Apene with a nice body shot.
Grovinsky pushes Apene back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Grovinsky.
Grovinsky misses with a punch to the body.
Grovinsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Apene uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apene blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Grovinsky.
Apene wants to take the fight to the mat but Grovinsky manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Grovinsky scores with a shoulder strike.
Grovinsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apene's elbow.
Grovinsky struggles to land a body shot inside as Apene controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grovinsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Grovinsky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Apene backwards.
Grovinsky gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Apene.
Apene blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Apene manages to break the clinch.
Grovinsky tries to close the distance and clinch but Apene swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Apene keeps the fight on the outside.
Grovinsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Apene circles away from the clinch attempt
and Apene counters with a single leg into guard. Grovinsky didn't expect that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grovinsky is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Grovinsky misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mattize Grovinsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grovinsky 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mattize Grovinsky!
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