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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urijah Faber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Faber fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hunter on the side of the head.
Faber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunter.
Faber connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hunter. Hunter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Faber misses with an uppercut
and Hunter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Faber is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Hunter like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Hunter from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Urijah Faber!
Our winner, Urijah Faber, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalu Kaodinakachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Gilbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kalu Kaodinakachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, George Gilbert!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaodinakachi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gilbert's head backwards.
Kaodinakachi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gilbert throws an overhand right that lands on Kaodinakachi's shoulder, as Kaodinakachi tries to avoid the shot.
Gilbert bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kaodinakachi has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Gilbert is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Kaodinakachi looks calm but he's in trouble here. Gilbert gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Kaodinakachi is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Gilbert lets go of the hold and Kaodinakachi can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George Gilbert!
George Gilbert was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aziz Shavershian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umslopogas TChaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shavershian comes to the cage accompanied by John O'callaghan - Zyzz Version V2, - Find Yourself feat. Sarah Howells (Re. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aziz Shavershian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Umslopogas TChaka!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shavershian lands a front kick.
Shavershian looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
TChaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from TChaka.
Shavershian has managed to clinch.
TChaka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
TChaka stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shavershian throws an elbow but misses.
TChaka has Shavershian pushed against the cage.
TChaka throws a head punch that misses.
TChaka working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, TChaka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shavershian's brow.
Shavershian creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
TChaka takes an elbow to the temple.
TChaka has a couple of punches blocked by Shavershian.
TChaka blocks an elbow strike.
Shavershian looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for TChaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by TChaka as Shavershian tries to tie him up.
Shavershian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, TChaka throws an elbow but misses.
TChaka lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shavershian throws an elbow but misses.
Shavershian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through TChaka's defenses.
Shavershian struggles to land a body shot inside as TChaka controls his hands.
Shavershian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shavershian pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shavershian looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
TChaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
TChaka misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shavershian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shavershian avoids the elbow strike from TChaka, against the cage.
TChaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
TChaka prevents a body shot from Shavershian.
Shavershian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from TChaka.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shavershian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through TChaka's defenses.
Shavershian can't find room to land a body shot as TChaka controls the action.
Shavershian avoids the elbow strike from TChaka, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, TChaka throws an elbow but misses.
Shavershian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from TChaka.
Shavershian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shavershian lands an elbow inside.
Shavershian misses with an elbow strike.
Shavershian pushes off an throws an elbow but TChaka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shavershian tries to throw a body punch but TChaka avoids it by throwing Shavershian back against the cage.
Shavershian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and TChaka avoids it.
TChaka has Shavershian pressed against the cage.
Shavershian struggles to land a body shot inside as TChaka controls his hands.
TChaka pushes Shavershian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
TChaka blocks the elbow strike.
TChaka throws an elbow but it misses.
TChaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shavershian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shavershian.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shavershian.
Shavershian missing with knees to the body.
TChaka takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch on the inside from TChaka fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian scores with a hook to the body.
TChaka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from TChaka fails to land.
TChaka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shavershian struggles to land a body shot inside as TChaka controls his hands.
TChaka takes an elbow to the temple.
Shavershian throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
TChaka lands an elbow inside.
A nice left hand lands by TChaka.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
TChaka jumps guard but Shavershian stands there with TChaka around his waist. TChaka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
TChaka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
TChaka is trying to break the clinch but Shavershian has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aziz Shavershian will probably get the nod.
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.
TChaka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shavershian momentarily.
TChaka misses with an uppercut
and Shavershian moves into the clinch.
TChaka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shavershian looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shavershian blocks an uppercut.
Shavershian lands a nice elbow.
Shavershian lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, TChaka throws an elbow but misses.
Shavershian takes an elbow to the temple.
Aziz Shavershian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shavershian blocks an uppercut.
TChaka throws a head punch that misses.
TChaka misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavershian missing with knees to the body.
TChaka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shavershian backwards.
Still in the clinch, TChaka scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shavershian throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for TChaka.
Shavershian blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shavershian.
TChaka swings wildly with an uppercut but Shavershian uses good head movement to avoid it.
TChaka avoids a wild elbow strike from Shavershian.
TChaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, TChaka throws an elbow but misses.
Shavershian tries to land knees in the clinch but TChaka avoids the damage to the body.
Shavershian lands a right hand.
TChaka misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TChaka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
TChaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
TChaka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
TChaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shavershian tries to land knees in the clinch but TChaka avoids the damage to the body.
Shavershian lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for TChaka.
Shavershian missing with knees to the body.
Shavershian is trying to stall.
TChaka blocks an elbow strike.
Shavershian blocks an elbow strike.
Shavershian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through TChaka's defenses.
TChaka misses with the head strike.
Shavershian is looking to control TChaka's arms but TChaka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shavershian has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
TChaka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, TChaka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shavershian's brow.
TChaka avoiding damage as Shavershian throws knees to the body.
TChaka swings wildly with an uppercut but Shavershian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shavershian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
TChaka throws an elbow that misses.
Shavershian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. TChaka is defending well for now.
Shavershian dodges an elbow strike from TChaka.
Shavershian throws an elbow that misses.
Shavershian lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down TChaka.
Shavershian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
TChaka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shavershian is defending well for now.
TChaka takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TChaka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shavershian's defenses.
Shavershian has a couple of punches blocked by TChaka.
TChaka misses with the head strike.
Shavershian has TChaka pushed against the cage.
TChaka blocks the elbow strike.
TChaka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from TChaka fails to land.
Shavershian trying to control the position but instead, TChaka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shavershian into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shavershian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
TChaka avoiding damage as Shavershian throws knees to the body.
TChaka avoids a wild elbow strike from Shavershian.
TChaka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Umslopogas TChaka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Shavershian.
Shavershian loads up on a big right hand but TChaka slips the punch.
TChaka throws a poor cross that misses
and Shavershian counters by clinching up.
Shavershian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
TChaka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shavershian lands a nice uppercut.
Shavershian tries to stall but TChaka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
TChaka misses with an elbow strike.
Shavershian leaning his opponent against the cage.
TChaka lands an elbow just above Shavershian 's eye.
TChaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
TChaka misses with the head strike.
TChaka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Aziz Shavershian has been cut.
Shavershian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. TChaka is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavershian pushes off an throws an elbow but TChaka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shavershian.
Shavershian tries to land knees in the clinch but TChaka avoids the damage to the body.
TChaka throws an elbow but it misses.
Shavershian tries a knee to the head but TChaka blocks it.
TChaka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shavershian backwards.
TChaka swings wildly with an uppercut but Shavershian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shavershian dodges an elbow strike from TChaka.
TChaka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shavershian just stands there and leans against the cage.
TChaka lands a nice uppercut.
TChaka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shavershian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with TChaka's elbow.
TChaka lands with a light punch inside.
Shavershian misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shavershian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shavershian throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
TChaka swings wildly with an uppercut but Shavershian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shavershian throws an elbow but it misses.
TChaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Shavershian.
The referee is keeping an eye on TChaka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short uppercut from TChaka.
TChaka stalling against the cage.
Shavershian takes an elbow to the forehead.
TChaka landing knees to the head.
Shavershian blocks the elbow strike.
Shavershian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TChaka lands with a left to the head.
TChaka avoiding damage as Shavershian throws knees to the body.
TChaka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shavershian has a couple of punches blocked by TChaka.
Shavershian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
TChaka lands a nice elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from TChaka.
TChaka throws an elbow that misses.
Shavershian looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shavershian blocks an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Shavershian.
Shavershian pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shavershian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shavershian.
TChaka scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian looking to stall.
Shavershian blocking some punches.
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!
TChaka lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shavershian.
Shavershian throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shavershian scores with a shoulder strike.
Shavershian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
TChaka misses with some punches.
Shavershian tries a body shot but TChaka blocks it.
A short right from TChaka.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shavershian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shavershian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
TChaka taking a breather.
TChaka dodges an elbow strike from Shavershian.
And that's the end of the fight!
Umslopogas TChaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well TChaka 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Umslopogas TChaka!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tateum Titain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Tromundo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tateum Titain has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tateum Titain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Tromundo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titain throws a good cross that connects.
Titain's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Titain duly obliges.
Jab, jab by Titain - just one landing.
Titain lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tromundo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tromundo is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Titain feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Tromundo sprawling to the canvas! Tromundo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Titain finish him?!
Tromundo is still on wobbly legs! Can Titain finish him?
Titain darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Tromundo's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Titain before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tateum Titain!
A very excited looking Tateum Titain made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rich Castellano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Rafael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castellano comes to the cage accompanied by Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Castellano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Rafael!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castellano feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rafael is striking but Castellano is not phased and passes to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Castellano in particular looking to stall.
Rafael is defending against the submission attempts here by Castellano.
Rafael is looking to control Castellano's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rafael avoid being mounted?
Rafael might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Castellano haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafael makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rafael.
Rafael keeping moving, preventing Castellano from controlling successfully.
Rafael is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Castellano is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Castellano has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Horrible takedown by Castellano or perhaps it was just good defense by Rafael which made him look bad.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rafael.
Castellano shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rafael sprawls well. Rafael wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Castellano gets slowly back to his feet.
Rafael lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rafael misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castellano looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Castellano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rafael thuds a left hand into Castellano's body.
Castellano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellano tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rafael defends well and Castellano ends up having to push Rafael into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Rafael.
Rafael throws a punch but it's blocked by Castellano.
Rafael gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Castellano.
Rafael lands a left hand that snaps the head of Castellano backwards.
A knee to the head by Rafael.
Rafael with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rafael lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rafael tries to stall but Castellano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castellano.
Rafael tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castellano's elbow.
Rafael lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellano wants a takedown but no success here.
Rafael displaying some good clinch control by pressing Castellano up against the cage.
Rafael manages to pull guard.
Rafael will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Rafael trying to keep a closed guard but Castellano is proving a slippery customer.
Rafael is pulling down on Castellano's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castellano postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Rafael 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.
Rafael scores with a kick to the body.
That kick from Rafael tenderised Castellano's leg. Castellano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rafael comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Castellano on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Castellano throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rafael's waist but Rafael gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Castellano off to one side.
Castellano tries for a takedown but Rafael circles away easily
and Rafael counters with a nice uppercut.
Castellano changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rafael tries to avoid it but Castellano manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rafael to the ground. Rafael escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Castellano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castellano throws a leg kick but Rafael checks it.
Castellano takes one to the chin there.
Rafael fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rafael tries to clinch up.
Rafael connects with an inside leg kick.
Rafael chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rafael stuns Castellano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafael doesn't manage to clinch there - Castellano circles away.
Rafael darts in and clinches Castellano up against the cage.
Rafael tries to stall but Castellano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rafael misses with a punch to the body.
Rafael with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rafael gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Castellano takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Rich Castellano has been cut.
Castellano has picked Rafael up - he's going for a ride! Castellano dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rafael looking for submissions off his back.
Rafael felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellano prevents Rafael from improving his position.
Rafael is pressing down on Castellano's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Castellano controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've been hearing that Castellano has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rafael wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Castellano is now in half guard.
Castellano is trying to control. Rafael wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellano is looking to advance position but Rafael won't allow it.
Rafael is looking to improve his position.
Well, if Castellano is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rafael tries to roll over but Castellano keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellano is trying to control the action in half guard but Rafael is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rich Castellano.
Nice sprawl there from Rafael as Castellano shoots in.
Rafael fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Castellano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Castellano will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rafael gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Castellano to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rafael controls Castellano momentarily but Castellano frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rafael wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Castellano is now in half guard.
Castellano stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Rafael showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rich Castellano's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Castellano shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rafael throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rafael throws a head kick that misses.
Jack Rafael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castellano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rafael pinned against the cage. Rafael gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That kick from Rafael tenderised Castellano's leg. Castellano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Castellano fails with the takedown.
Rafael lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Castellano misses the target.
Castellano blocks a head kick by Rafael.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rafael.
Castellano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rafael.
Rafael dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Castellano. That did some damage!
Castellano on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rafael forces Castellano back against the cage and clinches.
Rafael using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castellano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rafael lands a nice elbow.
Rafael jumps guard but Castellano stands there with Rafael around his waist. Rafael gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rafael putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Castellano in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rafael misses with a punch to the body.
Rafael tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rafael tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafael misses with a punch on the inside.
Rafael tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rafael tries to land knees in the clinch but Castellano avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rafael lands an elbow that stopped Castellano in his tracks for a moment.
Castellano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rafael prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Castellano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rafael throws an elbow but it misses.
Rafael throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castellano blocks it with crossed arms.
Rafael throws a head punch that misses.
Rafael lands a nice uppercut.
Rafael is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rafael lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castellano backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafael tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rafael wants to stall.
Castellano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jack Rafael is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rafael lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rafael is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castellano is defending well for now.
Rafael landing knees to the head.
Rafael lands an elbow just above Castellano 's eye.
Rafael jumps guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellano wants to pass the guard but Rafael is keeping the position.
Rafael looking to hit a scissor sweep but Castellano is one step ahead there.
Castellano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rafael is keeping the position for now.
Rafael looking for a sweep. Not yet Rafael, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rich Castellano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rafael is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Rafael comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rafael 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 Damien Edna 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... Jack Rafael!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shikou Endou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Endou's entrance music is Killing in the name of - Rage Against The Machine. A fine choice. Ivan Morozov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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204 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shikou Endou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ivan Morozov!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Endou misses with the combination.
Endou closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Endou lands in his opponent's guard.
Endou trying to control but Morozov is working from the bottom.
Morozov throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Morozov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Endou!
Endou tries to reverse the position but Morozov maintains control.
Morozov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morozov looking to ground and pound but Endou is blocking nicely.
We've been hearing good reports from Endou'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.
Endou is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Morozov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Endou is wriggling around trying to escape.
Endou might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Endou flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Endou is in all sorts of trouble here.
Endou tries to hold on but Morozov postures up.
Endou really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Endou holds on, trying desperately to control.
Morozov prevents Endou from getting the reversal.
Morozov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Endou's face.
Endou is looking to improve his position but Morozov isn't that keen on the idea.
Morozov breaks from Endou's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Endou in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Endou blocking the ground and pound.
Morozov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Endou looks a forlorn figure.
Endou wants to control but Morozov is having none of it.
Morozov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Endou wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Morozov.
Endou is trying desperately to improve position.
Morozov looking to finish Endou with some ground and pound. This is bad for Endou!
Endou is rocked!
Morozov cracks Endou with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Morozov!
Shikou Endou was interviewed post fight and said 'Battle Lost but the War continues Team Goroshi Proudly Sponsored by Tokyo United Fightwear & Kaiser Fightwear'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Apache Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dileno Carneiro (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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143 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Apache Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dileno Carneiro!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carneiro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Carneiro with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Creed counter with a right hand.
We've been told by Creed's head coaches at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Creed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carneiro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Creed goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A lazy left from Creed finds it's target.
Carneiro misses with a takedown
and Creed counters with a left and a right that stings Carneiro.
Carneiro is rocked!
Apache Creed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dileno Carneiro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed throws a front kick that sends Carneiro stumbling back into the cage.
Creed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carneiro.
Creed stuffs the takedown.
Carneiro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Creed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crunch! Creed slams his shin into Carneiro's torso.
Carneiro looks winded!
Creed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed stalks Carneiro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Carneiro's face. Carneiro staggers backwards, shaken.
Carneiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Creed finish him?
Carneiro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Creed connects with a crisp jab.
Creed lands with a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Creed.
Creed cracks Carneiro with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Carneiro looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Creed finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed dips to his left and cracks Carneiro with an uppercut!
Creed lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Carneiro falls backwards - clearly groggy! Creed dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apache Creed!
Apache Creed decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geordie St Pearce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geordie St Pearce has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Geordie St Pearce!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pearce cracks Rogers with a good jab.
Rogers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rogers lands in his opponent's guard.
Rogers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rogers stopping the sweep attempt from St Pearce.
Rogers landing some decent shots from guard.
Rogers sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rogers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rogers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rogers cracks St Pearce with a solid left hand.
Rogers is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rogers seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down St Pearce for as long as he can get away with.
St Pearce wants to stand and escape but Rogers is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rogers 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.
St Pearce wants to sweep here but Rogers controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Steve Rogers.
St Pearce throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rogers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rogers lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
St Pearce misses with a wild body shot.
Rogers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
St Pearce misses the shot to the body.
St Pearce thows a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pearce wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rogers thows a body shot but no joy.
Rogers has a takedown stuffed.
Rogers scores with a hook to the body. St Pearce takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pearce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogers moves away.
Rogers shoots and misses
and St Pearce counters with a single leg into guard. Rogers didn't expect that.
St Pearce throws a strike but Rogers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
St Pearce wants to sweep here but Rogers controlling him for the moment.
Rogers is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
St Pearce working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rogers.
Rogers advances to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if St Pearce can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers controlling the pace.
St Pearce trying to control but Rogers postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Rogers dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
St Pearce is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Pearce shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rogers stuffs the takedown.
Rogers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. St Pearce tries to avoid it but Rogers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag St Pearce to the ground. St Pearce escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
St Pearce swings for the body but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and St Pearce counters with a nice double leg into guard.
St Pearce throws a big elbow that misses.
St Pearce preventing the sweep.
Rogers manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St Pearce manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rogers tries to free his leg and advance position but St Pearce is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
St Pearce looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rogers is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Steve Rogers just wasn't active enough.
Rogers lands with an uppercut that bounces St Pearce off the cage and back into range.
A combination from St Pearce does no damage.
Rogers shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pearce won't allow Rogers to pass to mount.
Rogers controlling the action here.
St Pearce wants to control but Rogers is keeping busy.
Rogers with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rogers's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
St Pearce is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Steve Rogers wasn't doing enough on the ground.
St Pearce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Rogers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
St Pearce throws out a loose jab but Rogers uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Pearce looks to land a combination but Rogers avoids it well.
St Pearce misses with a series of wild punches.
Rogers thows a body shot but no joy.
St Pearce is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rogers rather than just go for the knockout.
Rogers shoots in looking for a takedown but St Pearce manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rogers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pearce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Rogers feints and as St Pearce raises his hands in defense, Rogers changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
St Pearce trying to control the position.
Rogers controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
St Pearce really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rogers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rogers controls the position.
Rogers tries to advance to mount but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Rogers dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
St Pearce with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rogers counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
St Pearce 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.
Rogers's corner is telling him to maintain position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Steve Rogers wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
St Pearce tries to sprawl but Rogers drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Well, if Rogers is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
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!
St Pearce keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rogers scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pearce has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rogers is working away from the top position though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
St Pearce 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.
Rogers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, if Rogers is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
St Pearce is looking to control Rogers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can St Pearce avoid being mounted?
We're going to have a standup here because Steve Rogers wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
St Pearce shoots in looking for a takedown but Rogers manages to keep the fight standing, pushing St Pearce's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pearce throws a hook but Rogers blocks it.
Rogers moves away from the strike by St Pearce.
St Pearce takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
Rogers lands a really nice looking cross but St Pearce seems unphased.
St Pearce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogers manages to avoid it.
Rogers thows a body shot but no joy.
St Pearce goes for a double leg but Rogers avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rogers continues to drive forward.
Steve Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geordie St Pearce.
St Pearce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St Pearce has a couple of punches blocked by Rogers.
St Pearce has a couple of punches blocked by Rogers.
Rogers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rogers tries for a takedown but St Pearce manages to get underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pearce misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Pearce tries to work over Rogers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rogers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but St Pearce pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers blocks an uppercut.
St Pearce has a couple of punches blocked by Rogers.
Rogers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St Pearce swings for the body but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Pearce is fending him off so far but Rogers persists. Nope, St Pearce circles away and we're back to standing.
Rogers closes the distance and clinches up with St Pearce, looking for a takedown. Rogers pushes St Pearce against the cage but St Pearce circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from St Pearce. No joy for Rogers on that attempt.
Steve Rogers is winning the standup battle so far.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Pearce as he jumps to the side.
Rogers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Rogers does it's job there.
Rogers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rogers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St Pearce scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from St Pearce misses the target.
Steve Rogers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in St Pearce's guard.
St Pearce trying to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pearce is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rogers forces his way into half guard.
Geordie St Pearce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Pearce tries to roll over but Rogers keeps him under control.
Rogers content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Rogers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rogers, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Rogers!
Steve Rogers seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalevi Holger Routakirves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Morgan Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kalevi Holger Routakirves!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman moves away from the strike by Routakirves.
Routakirves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Freeman.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Routakirves.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
You can see the frustration on Freeman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Routakirves working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Freeman prevents Routakirves from improving position.
Routakirves is looking to take a break and control but Freeman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Freeman prevents Routakirves from improving position.
Routakirves has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Freeman!
Freeman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Routakirves on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Routakirves with shots to the head and body - Freeman looks very uncomfortable down there.
It looks like Morgan Freeman has been cut.
Routakirves working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Freeman slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Freeman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Routakirves is trying to control the action in half guard but Freeman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Routakirves missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Routakirves is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Routakirves has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Routakirves is keen to just control but Freeman is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Routakirves working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Freeman's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Routakirves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Routakirves drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Routakirves jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Routakirves sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Freeman's guard.
Freeman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Routakirves.
Routakirves sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Freeman defending well though.
Freeman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Routakirves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Routakirves seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Freeman is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kalevi Holger Routakirves!
Kalevi Holger Routakirves thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunner Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Henderson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Gunner Reed!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Henderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reed misses with a hook to the body
and Henderson counters with a three punch combo that has Reed backing up. Reed nods at Henderson to acknowledge the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reed wants to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Henderson .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Reed moves away and avoids it.
Reed checks the leg kick.
Reed moves out of range of the body kick from Henderson .
Reed misses with a left hand
and Henderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Reed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Reed.
Some wild striking there from Henderson .
Reed on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Henderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reed momentarily.
Reed throws a series of strikes that have Henderson backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reed is out of range.
Reed cracks Henderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Reed moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Henderson misses with a double jab
and Reed counters with a nice uppercut.
Reed walks into a stiff left hand from Henderson .
Reed has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reed there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reed is rocked!
Reed has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Reed's head.
Reed is still on wobbly legs! Can Henderson finish him?
Reed displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Henderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reed's calf.
Reed throws a leg kick but Henderson moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a head shot.
Henderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice defenses there by Reed.
Henderson is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Reed hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dan Henderson !
Our winner, Dan Henderson , 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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