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BFT-247 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Tompkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tompkins's choice of entrance music: Dying Fetus - One Shot, One Kill. Steve Tompkins will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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260 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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277 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Tompkins!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tompkins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has been cut.
Tompkins misses the shot to the body.
Tompkins misses with a body punch
and Rodrigo Nogueira counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rodrigo Nogueira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tompkins has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Rodrigo Nogueira seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Tompkins is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kova Tangis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Jontop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugh Jontop will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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218 lbs
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205 lbs
11 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Kova Tangis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hugh Jontop!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jontop swats away the attempt to clinch by Tangis.
Jontop scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jontop gets caught flat footed, as Tangis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tangis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tangis gets to his feet - Jontop follows without any prompting.
Tangis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Hugh Jontop has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tangis dodges the punch combination from Jontop.
Jontop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tangis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jontop!
Jontop pushes Tangis away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tangis gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tangis tries to stand but Jontop is controlling his head.
Jontop sneaks out the side door and pushes Tangis away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Jontop pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tangis is out of range and Jontop settles back down.
Tangis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jontop throws out the jab.
Tangis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tangis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tangis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tangis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tangis throws a combination. Jontop tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tangis misses with a wild combination.
Tangis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jontop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jontop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jontop looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jontop blocks a head kick by Tangis.
Hugh Jontop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jontop tries to bum rush Tangis with a series of wild strikes but Tangis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jontop tries to keep at a distance but Tangis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tangis prevents Jontop from breaking the clinch.
Tangis is trying to drag Jontop to the mat but Jontop just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tangis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jontop prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kova Tangis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jontop looking for a takedown.
Tangis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jontop is trying to drag Tangis to the mat but Tangis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jontop wants to take the fight to the mat but Tangis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jontop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tangis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jontop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tangis takes one to the chin there.
Tangis is looking to clinch.
A combination from Jontop does no damage.
Tangis dodges the punch combination from Jontop.
Jontop keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jontop throws a right hand that Tangis ducks under and follows up with a left that Tangis also avoids with ease.
Tangis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Jontop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jontop shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tangis pinned against the cage. Tangis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jontop misses with a few strikes there.
Tangis tries to clinch up but Jontop circles away and keeps his distance.
Jontop lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tangis circles away quickly and effectively.
Jontop fails with the takedown
and Tangis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jontop looks winded!
Tangis trying to control the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jontop is trying to maintain the position but Tangis is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kova Tangis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hugh Jontop's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tangis checks a leg kick.
Jontop looks to land a combination but Tangis avoids it well.
Tangis tries a head kick but it misses.
Jontop misses with a straight right.
Horrible takedown by Jontop or perhaps it was just good defense by Tangis which made him look bad.
Some wild striking there from Jontop.
Jontop swats away the attempt to clinch by Tangis.
Jontop defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tangis.
Tangis doesn't manage to clinch there - Jontop circles away.
Hugh Jontop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jontop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tangis counters with a series of strikes. Jontop will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tangis moves in looking to clinch but Jontop pushes him off.
Jontop misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tangis cracks Jontop with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That has opened up Hugh Jontop's cut even more.
Tangis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tangis is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Jontop makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Tangis throws a right and a left that Jontop avoids nicely.
Jontop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tangis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jontop misses with the combination.
Tangis tries to clinch but Jontop moves out of range.
Jontop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jontop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tangis.
Tangis tries for a takedown but Jontop sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tangis blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jontop works Tangis's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jontop shoots for a takedown but Tangis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tangis shoots in and drives through. Jontop sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kova Tangis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jontop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tangis.
Tangis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jontop. Tangis shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tangis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jontop.
Tangis throws a sloppy head kick and Jontop moves out of range easily.
Tangis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jontop shoots in for a takedown but Tangis shows good takedown defense.
Tangis throws a push kick but Jontop slaps the foot to one side.
Tangis shoots for a takedown but Jontop saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jontop thuds his right hand into Tangis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tangis shoots for a takedown but Jontop saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jontop misses with the combination.
A combination from Jontop does no damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jontop is defended easily by Tangis.
Jontop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jontop lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tangis circles away quickly and effectively.
Jontop will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tangis clinches up against the cage.
Jontop wants to get back to striking at distance but Tangis won't allow it.
Jontop is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tangis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tangis misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tangis gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Tangis stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tangis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tangis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jontop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tangis avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tangis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tangis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tangis stopping the sweep attempt from Jontop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kova Tangis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hugh Jontop'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jontop throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jontop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tangis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tangis needs to keep his hands up - Jontop had a free shot at his head there.
Jontop shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tangis sprawls well. Tangis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jontop gets slowly back to his feet.
Jontop fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tangis avoids it really well and circles away.
Tangis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jontop tries to avoid it but Tangis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jontop to the ground. Jontop escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jontop fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kova Tangis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Jontop.
Tangis is looking to clinch but Jontop is avoiding it.
Jontop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tangis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jontop counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
It looks like Kova Tangis has been cut.
Jontop stuffs the takedown attempt from Tangis. Tangis gets slowly back to his feet.
Jontop stuffs the takedown.
Jontop throws a nice looking combination but Tangis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tangis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tangis throws a push kick but Jontop slaps the foot to one side.
Tangis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jontop.
Tangis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jontop to the ground. Tangis is now in Jontop's guard.
Tangis wants to get up but he can't break Jontop's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tangis works over Jontop with some ground and pound from guard.
Kova Tangis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tangis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tangis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jontop working for submissions but it's allowed Tangis to get to half guard.
Tangis wants to get back to his feet.
Tangis decides to return to a standing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jontop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tangis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tangis fails to land the takedown.
Tangis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jontop swinging wildly here.
No luck for Jontop with that takedown attempt.
Tangis blocks a low kick nicely.
Jontop avoids the head kick by Tangis.
Jontop throws a head kick but Tangis moves out of range.
Jontop gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tangis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tangis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kova Tangis has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jontop fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jontop.
Hugh Jontop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Good work by Tangis as he checks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kova Tangis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tangis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kova Tangis!
During a confident post fight interview, Kova Tangis 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Enki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richie Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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215 lbs
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193 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Master Enki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richie Yang!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yang.
Enki dodges the punch combination from Yang.
Yang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Enki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yang.
Yang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yang slips a jab and a cross from Enki.
Yang misses with a right hand
and Yang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yang misses with a shot to the body
and Enki counters with a one-two to the body.
Enki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Enki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yang throws a body punch but Enki moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Yang.
Yang tries to clinch but Enki moves out of range.
Enki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yang.
Yang shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Enki eats them both and turns towards Yang to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Enki avoiding damage.
Yang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Enki blocks it with crossed arms.
Yang looking to throw knees to the head but Enki is blocking nicely.
Yang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yang swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Enki counters with a one-two to the body.
Yang scores with a three punch combo!
Yang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Enki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Enki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yang misses with a double jab.
Yang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Enki avoids the body shot from Yang.
Good standup being displayed there by Enki as he connects with a hook.
Enki misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Yang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang throws a nice looking combination but Enki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Enki swats away the attempt to clinch by Yang.
Enki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Richie Yang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Enki was well out of range. Poor timing from Yang.
Yang wants to clinch up but Enki keeps it at a distance.
Enki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yang moves into the clinch.
Yang managing to block the knees to the body from Enki.
Yang managing to block the knees to the body from Enki.
Yang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Enki working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Yang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang crunches a lovely knee into Enki's ribcage.
Enki successfully pulls guard.
Yang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Enki trying to keep a closed guard but Yang is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yang throwing strikes from guard but Enki blocks nicely.
Enki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Enki controlling Yang's posture.
Yang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Enki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Master Enki has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Enki misses with a wild combination.
Yang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Enki was well out of range. Poor timing from Yang.
Yang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yang stuns Enki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yang misses with a body shot.
Yang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left and a right from Yang both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Enki lands an overhand right.
Enki jabs at Yang's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richie Yang will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yang clinches with his opponent.
Yang misses with a knee to the head.
Yang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yang avoids a wild elbow strike from Enki.
Enki looking to slow down the pace here.
Yang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yang dodges an elbow strike from Enki.
Yang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Enki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Enki tries to score a body lock takedown but Yang shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Yang breaks the clinch.
Yang throws a body punch but Enki moves out of range.
Enki is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Enki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Yang. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Yang misses with a series of wild punches.
Yang lands with a shot to the body.
Yang has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Enki finds it's way round the side to connect with Yang's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Yang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Enki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Yang does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Enki.
Yang throws a series of punches but Enki moves out of range.
Enki slips a jab and a cross from Yang.
Yang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch but Enki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yang misses with a lunging right hand
and Enki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yang is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Enki misses with a head kick.
Enki is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang misses with a body shot
letting Enki counter with a right hand.
Yang is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Enki rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Enki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yang.
Yang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Enki manages to avoid it.
Yang looks to score with a jab to the body but Enki is just out of range.
Yang dodges the punch combination from Enki.
Yang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yang moves in looking to clinch but Enki pushes him off.
Yang scores with a three punch combo!
Enki takes a swing at Yang's ribcage but misses.
Enki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Enki throws a sloppy head kick and Yang moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enki throws a shot from downtown. Yang moves away and avoids it.
Yang wants to clinch up but Enki keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Enki misses.
Enki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Enki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Enki misses with a wild body shot.
Enki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yang throws a predictable looking body shot
and Enki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Enki scores with a jab.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Enki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Enki scores with a three punch combo!
Yang closes the distance and clinches.
Yang lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Yang.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Enki manages to break the clinch.
Master Enki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Enki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yang.
A swing and a miss from Yang.
Yang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Enki.
Yang misses the shot to the body.
Yang looks to land a combination but Enki avoids it well.
Enki lands a nice shot that snaps Yang's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yang thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Richie Yang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Yang misses with a jab to the body
and Enki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yang scores with a three punch combo!
Enki misses with a head kick.
Enki looks to land a combination. Yang sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Enki scores with a nice right hand.
Yang is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Enki misses with a jab to the body
and Yang counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Enki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yang misses with a jab to the body
and Yang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yang misses with a right hand
and Enki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Enki slips under a jab.
Enki throws a series of punches but Yang avoids them all with ease.
Yang works Enki's body with a nice hook.
Yang drops Enki with a beautiful combination! Enki stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Yang is looking for the KO!
It looks like Master Enki has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Enki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang lands with a shot to the body.
Yang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Enki swats away the attempt to clinch by Yang.
Yang swings for the body but Enki moves out of range.
Yang has managed to clinch.
Yang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Enki looking for a takedown.
Yang dodges an elbow strike from Enki.
Enki avoiding damage as Yang throws knees to the body.
Enki looking to throw knees to the head but Yang is blocking nicely.
Enki working hard to break the clinch.
Yang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Enki's face.
Yang scores with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang avoids the elbow strike from Enki, against the cage.
Yang dodges an elbow strike from Enki.
Master Enki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Enki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yang just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yang misses with a knee to the head.
Enki misses with an elbow over the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yang misses with a knee to the head.
Enki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yang fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master Enki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yang moves in looking to clinch but Enki pushes him off.
Yang misses with a body shot
and Enki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Yang misses
and Enki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Enki.
Enki trying to control but Yang is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Enki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Enki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Enki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Enki trying to control the position from guard on top but Yang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Enki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yang has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Enki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Yang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yang escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Enki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Enki is aware though and is defending well.
Enki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yang keeping full guard, as Enki tries to pass.
Yang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yang keeping moving, preventing Enki from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yang escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Enki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Enki wants to control from the top but Yang keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Enki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richie Yang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yang winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richie Yang!
An out of breath Richie Yang 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Zanotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lelouch Laperouge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zanotto comes to the cage accompanied by Ben Zanotto -by- Rancid. Ben Zanotto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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29
195 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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28
193 lbs
12 - 13 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Zanotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lelouch Laperouge!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laperouge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laperouge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've been hearing reports that Zanotto has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Zanotto lands with a good body shot.
Zanotto looks to throw the jab but Laperouge is out of range.
Zanotto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zanotto wants it to stay on the feet.
Zanotto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Laperouge's hands.
Zanotto cracks Laperouge with an uppercut from hell and Laperouge crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Zanotto's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Zanotto controlling from the top position.
Zanotto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Zanotto in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Zanotto looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Laperouge is avoiding damage well.
Laperouge takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Laperouge tries to buck Zanotto off but Zanotto is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zanotto working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Zanotto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laperouge keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laperouge misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Zanotto lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Laperouge wants to control but Zanotto postures up.
Zanotto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laperouge keeps working.
Laperouge is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Zanotto working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Laperouge struggling a bit here.
Laperouge tries to bench press Zanotto off him but Zanotto keeps the position.
Zanotto working the body and head with strikes.
Laperouge is rocked!
Laperouge has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laperouge takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Laperouge is still in real trouble! Can Zanotto finish him?
Zanotto scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Laperouge is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Zanotto can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Zanotto!
Ben Zanotto made sure to mention his sponsor, Zombie Nutrition - LOD in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Pittana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wain has chosen Bring the Noise as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
18 - 18 - 1 |
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201 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
18 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Alessandro Pittana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Wain!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pittana.
Pittana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pittana throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wain counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wain working some strikes from top position.
Pittana has momentary wrist control but Wain slips an elbow through the middle.
Wain controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wain trying to control the position from guard on top but Pittana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pittana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wain tries to free his leg and advance position but Pittana is retaining full guard.
Wain is working Pittana over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wain stops Pittana from standing up.
Wain trying to control the position from guard on top but Pittana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wain connects with a couple of short punches.
Wain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wain postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wain is looking to work some ground and pound but Pittana has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pittana is looking to stand up but Wain isn't so interested in that idea.
Wain postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pittana wants to stand up but Wain is controlling him.
Wain sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pittana's guard.
Pittana is trying to stand up here but Wain is controlling him well.
Wain content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wain is pressing down on Pittana's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pittana is holding on for now.
Pittana is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wain scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wain working the head and body with strikes.
Wain is controlling the pace.
Wain throwing shots but Pittana is blocking nicely.
Pittana wants to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wain wants to control but Pittana is keeping him busy.
Pittana knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wain on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wain is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pittana on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wain not doing much here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pittana is defending against the submission attempts here by Wain.
Wain wants to take a breather but Pittana is having none of it.
Pittana avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wain.
Wain is working for a kimura but Pittana is defending it quite comfortably.
Wain throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Wain there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pittana keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wain is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pittana is looking to escape.
Pittana is staying active underneath Wain, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pittana wants to get back to his feet.
Wain is looking to take a break and control but Pittana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pittana blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wain.
Wain throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pittana might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wain sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pittana defending well though.
Pittana looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wain seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wain takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
It looks like Wain might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Pittana looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wain is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wain missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wain perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pittana keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wain lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pittana is trying to stand.
Wain is trying for a kimura here. Pittana looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Wain wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Wain!
John Wain took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I like boobs'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Vanderwegen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Donald (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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2 - 0 - 0 |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phillip Vanderwegen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Donald!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanderwegen goes for a double leg but Donald avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Donald continues to drive forward.
Donald working aggressively here.
Donald struggles to land a body shot inside as Vanderwegen controls his hands.
Vanderwegen is trying to maintain a safe position but Donald gets an underhook and turns Vanderwegen into the cage.
Donald breaks the clinch.
Donald tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vanderwegen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vanderwegen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Donald's waist but Donald gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vanderwegen off to one side.
Vanderwegen is breathing heavily.
Donald throws a sloppy head kick and Vanderwegen moves out of range easily.
Donald rushes Vanderwegen and presses him up against the cage.
Vanderwegen fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phillip Vanderwegen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vanderwegen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Donald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderwegen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donald throws a head kick but Vanderwegen moves out of range.
Vanderwegen with a poor takedown
and Donald counters with a series of strikes. Vanderwegen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vanderwegen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donald scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donald scores with a head kick. Vanderwegen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Phillip Vanderwegen has been cut.
A head kick misses from Donald.
Donald jabs Vanderwegen right on the nose. Vanderwegen blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vanderwegen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Donald - the referee stops the clock and Vanderwegen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Donald. Vanderwegen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donald throws a wild body kick that Vanderwegen sees coming a mile off.
Donald lands a high kick!
Donald drops Vanderwegen with a beautiful combination! Vanderwegen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Donald is looking for the KO!
Vanderwegen is rocked!
Donald circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Vanderwegen to the canvas! Vanderwegen doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Donald keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Donald!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Mega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janek Kochanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mega comes to the cage accompanied by Black and Yellow. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kochanowski's choice of entrance music: Sting Of The Bumblebee. On his way into the cage it seems that Max Mega has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Max Mega seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
19 - 26 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Mega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janek Kochanowski!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Mega.
Mega throws a jab when Kochanowski was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mega. Kochanowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mega throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Mega.
Mega throws a series of punches but Kochanowski moves out of range.
Max Mega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mega misses with a few strikes there.
Kochanowski throws a leg kick but Mega sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mega swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kochanowski.
Mega fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kochanowski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kochanowski lands the left hand.
A jab from Kochanowski misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mega goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mega shoots for a takedown but Kochanowski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mega misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kochanowski throws a low kick, looking for Mega's leg but Mega calmly moves out of range.
Mega misses with a double jab
and Kochanowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mega blocks a head kick by Kochanowski.
Mega misses with a double jab.
Kochanowski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mega misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Mega, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kochanowski.
Mega will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kochanowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mega rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kochanowski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mega's knee momentarily.
Mega keeps the fight on the outside.
Mega throws a combination. Kochanowski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mega fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mega lands a lovely overhand right.
Mega darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski wants to clinch up but Mega keeps it at a distance.
Kochanowski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mega on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kochanowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mega throws a combination that misses
and Kochanowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Kochanowski throws a front kick that sends Mega stumbling back into the cage.
Mega throws a series of punches but Kochanowski avoids them all with ease.
Janek Kochanowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mega closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mega looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kochanowski!
We've been informed that Kochanowski has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mega is putting a hurting on Kochanowski here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski tries to buck Mega off but Mega is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kochanowski struggling a bit here.
Mega looks up at the clock and then as Kochanowski takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mega smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mega trying to control the action but Kochanowski is working from the bottom.
Kochanowski is looking to reverse the position.
An elbow from Mega crashes against the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kochanowski is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mega has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kochanowski is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mega sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kochanowski defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Mega 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.
Kochanowski cracks Mega with an open hand slap.
Mega misses with a wild combination.
Max Mega is winning the standup battle so far.
Kochanowski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mega counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kochanowski won't be happy with that.
Kochanowski stops Mega from passing to mount.
Mega cracks Kochanowski with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kochanowski takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kochanowski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mega tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mega looks up at the clock and then as Kochanowski takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mega smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mega tries to stand but Kochanowski is controlling his head.
Mega working the head and body with strikes.
Mega working the strikes but Kochanowski uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Mega wants to get back to his feet.
Kochanowski is staying active underneath Mega, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mega seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mega wants to take a breather but Kochanowski is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Max Mega.
Mega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mega cracks a nice hook into Kochanowski's ribs.
Mega tries to bum rush Kochanowski with a series of wild strikes but Kochanowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kochanowski throws a head kick that half lands.
Kochanowski thuds his right hand into Mega's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kochanowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mega paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mega wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mega throws a right hand that Kochanowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Kochanowski also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mega throws out a loose jab but Kochanowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kochanowski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mega circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kochanowski throws a sloppy head kick and Mega moves out of range easily.
Mega throws a right and a left that Kochanowski avoids nicely.
A big right from Kochanowski misses.
Mega walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kochanowski.
No joy there for Mega, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kochanowski throws a right hand that Mega ducks under and follows up with a left that Mega also avoids with ease.
Mega swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Kochanowski. No joy for Mega on that attempt.
A combination from Mega does no damage.
Kochanowski misses with a wild body shot.
Kochanowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kochanowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Mega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mega avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kochanowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mega swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kochanowski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mega's knee momentarily.
Mega throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Mega dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Kochanowski as Mega shoots in.
Kochanowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mega misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mega misses with a straight left.
Mega misses with the combination.
Kochanowski tries to clinch up but Mega circles away and keeps his distance.
Mega stalks Kochanowski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kochanowski's face. Kochanowski staggers backwards, shaken.
Mega feints a jab promting Kochanowski to slip. Mega then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kochanowski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kochanowski wants to clinch
and Mega counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mega takes a swing at Kochanowski's ribcage but misses.
Kochanowski is looking to clinch.
Kochanowski tries to clinch up but Mega circles away and keeps his distance.
Kochanowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mega fails to land with a series of punches.
Mega uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kochanowski.
Sloppy strikes from Mega. Those never looked like landing.
Mega throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kochanowski tries to clinch there but Mega circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Mega.
A punch combination from Mega misses.
Mega avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kochanowski misses with a looping right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kochanowski.
Mega moves out of range as Kochanowski strikes.
Mega swats away the attempt to clinch by Kochanowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Mega swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Mega does no damage.
Mega throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kochanowski.
Mega rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kochanowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Janek Kochanowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mega misses with a combination
and Kochanowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Max Mega is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mega throws a hook to the side of Kochanowski's head but Kochanowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mega misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mega fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mega takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mega misses with the combination.
Mega scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mega dodges the punch combination from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski throws a nice looking combination but Mega bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Max Mega is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kochanowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mega swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kochanowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Max Mega.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mega, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Mega!
Max Mega thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Suneet Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Skelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chandler comes to the cage accompanied by Trendy. The crowd seem to be enjoying Skelton's choice of entrance music: Example - Midnight Run. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Suneet Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Skelton!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skelton has his takedown stuffed
and Chandler counters with a takedown into side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Chandler's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Chandler is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Skelton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chandler in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Skelton is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Suneet Chandler!
Our winner, Suneet Chandler, 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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