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Midweek Madness 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Casta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Mrtic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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163 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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167 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexandre Casta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luka Mrtic!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mrtic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Casta.
Mrtic clinches with his opponent.
Casta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mrtic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Casta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mrtic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Alexandre Casta has been cut.
Mrtic stalling against the cage.
Mrtic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mrtic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Casta in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mrtic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Casta tries for a takedown but Mrtic manages to get underhooks.
Mrtic tries to land knees in the clinch but Casta avoids the damage to the body.
Mrtic is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Casta has had enough of the clinch but Mrtic keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casta managing to block the knees to the body from Mrtic.
Casta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mrtic taking a breather.
Casta managing to block the knees to the body from Mrtic.
Mrtic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mrtic lands an elbow that stopped Casta in his tracks for a moment.
Mrtic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Casta is defending well for now.
Mrtic tries to land knees in the clinch but Casta avoids the damage to the body.
Mrtic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Casta is defending well for now.
Mrtic working Casta over with knees to the body.
Mrtic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Casta.
Casta has been working on his balance at Build Up Crossfit, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Mrtic.
Casta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mrtic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Casta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mrtic missing with knees to the body.
Casta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees to the body from Mrtic.
Casta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Casta avoiding damage as Mrtic throws knees to the body.
Casta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mrtic tries to land knees in the clinch but Casta avoids the damage to the body.
Mrtic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Casta in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mrtic stalling in the clinch.
Mrtic tries a knee to the head but Casta blocks it.
Mrtic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mrtic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Casta avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casta avoiding damage as Mrtic throws knees to the body.
Mrtic tries to land knees in the clinch but Casta avoids the damage to the body.
Mrtic lands a damaging elbow.
Mrtic taking a breather.
Mrtic scores a nice knee to the body.
Mrtic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Casta avoids it.
Mrtic lands an elbow inside.
Mrtic lands a nice elbow.
Mrtic lands an elbow that stopped Casta in his tracks for a moment.
Mrtic content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mrtic missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mrtic taking a breather.
Mrtic lands a knee to the body.
Mrtic tries to land knees in the clinch but Casta avoids the damage to the body.
Mrtic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mrtic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mrtic lands a nice elbow.
Mrtic trying to land knees to the body.
Mrtic holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Casta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee calls for Mrtic to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Mrtic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexandre Casta's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Casta lands a nice shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Casta checks a leg kick.
Mrtic has managed to clinch.
Casta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mrtic lands an elbow just above Casta 's eye.
Casta avoiding damage as Mrtic throws knees to the body.
Casta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Mrtic.
Casta is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mrtic to keep the fight standing.
Mrtic missing with knees to the body.
Mrtic lands an elbow inside that Casta shrugs off.
Mrtic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Casta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrtic working Casta over with knees to the body.
Mrtic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Casta avoids it.
Mrtic content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Casta managing to block the knees to the body from Mrtic.
Mrtic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Casta avoids it.
Mrtic is struggling to control the position.
Mrtic missing with knees to the body.
Mrtic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Casta is defending well for now.
Mrtic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Casta is defending well for now.
Casta avoiding damage as Mrtic throws knees to the body.
Mrtic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mrtic has Casta pressed against the cage, preventing Casta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casta avoiding damage as Mrtic throws knees to the body.
Casta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mrtic stalling.
Mrtic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Casta lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mrtic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Casta is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mrtic is defending well.
Mrtic trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Mrtic.
Mrtic tries to land knees in the clinch but Casta avoids the damage to the body.
Mrtic trying to land knees to the body.
Mrtic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mrtic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mrtic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Casta's defenses.
Alexandre Casta's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Casta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mrtic.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mrtic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Casta.
Casta takes an elbow to the temple.
Mrtic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Casta in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mrtic missing with knees to the body.
Mrtic trying to land knees to the body.
Casta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mrtic.
Mrtic lands a damaging elbow.
Casta managing to block the knees to the body from Mrtic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mrtic lands a nice elbow.
Mrtic lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Casta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mrtic has him pressed against the cage.
Mrtic lands a knee to the body.
Mrtic stalling the fight.
Mrtic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Casta.
Casta tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mrtic just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Casta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mrtic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Casta.
Casta managing to block the knees to the body from Mrtic.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Casta is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mrtic lands a nice elbow.
Luka Mrtic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Casta fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Mrtic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexandre Casta's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Casta gets tackled into the cage by Mrtic. Mrtic maintains the clinch.
Mrtic crunches a lovely knee into Casta's ribcage.
Mrtic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Casta avoids it.
Casta takes a shot to the head.
Casta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mrtic trying to land knees to the body.
Casta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mrtic lands a damaging elbow.
Mrtic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Casta in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mrtic working Casta over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mrtic.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mrtic takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrtic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Casta is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mrtic.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mrtic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mrtic crunches a lovely knee into Casta's ribcage.
Casta managing to block the knees to the body from Mrtic.
Knees to the body from Mrtic.
Casta tries to circle away but Mrtic has him pinned against the cage.
Casta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mrtic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Casta is defending well for now.
Mrtic tries to land knees in the clinch but Casta avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mrtic.
Casta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Casta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mrtic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Casta.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mrtic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Casta is defending well for now.
Mrtic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Casta is defending well for now.
Casta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mrtic.
Mrtic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mrtic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Casta.
Casta avoiding damage as Mrtic throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrtic crunches a lovely knee into Casta's ribcage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mrtic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Casta.
Mrtic keeps control of Casta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Come on Mrtic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Luka Mrtic.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alexandre Casta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees to the body from Mrtic.
Casta managing to block the knees to the body from Mrtic.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mrtic.
Casta jumps guard but Mrtic stands there with Casta around his waist. Casta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mrtic stalling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mrtic trying to land knees to the body.
Mrtic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Luka Mrtic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Casta wants to take the fight to the mat but Mrtic manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luka Mrtic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mrtic 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 25:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luka Mrtic!
Luka Mrtic 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thu Pham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thu Pham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pham scores with a jab to the head.
Hunter tries to clinch up but Pham circles away and keeps his distance.
Pham seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Good standup being displayed there by Pham as he connects with a hook.
Hunter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pham misses with a low kick.
Hunter drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pham tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Hunter easily slips into full mount!
Pham really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pham is working hard here to advance position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pham slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter wants to stand but Pham has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Pham is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hunter pulls his head out easily.
Hunter seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pham looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pham is looking for a sweep. Hunter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hunter is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Pham is controlling Hunter's trapped leg to prevent Hunter from advancing to side control.
Pham wants to improve his position but Hunter is controlling well.
Hunter is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pham is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hunter pulls his head out easily.
Hunter is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Pham looking for subs from the bottom but Hunter mounts him!
Hunter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pham tries to hold on but Hunter postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hunter stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pham throws a body punch but Hunter moves out of range.
Pham shoots in but no luck this time.
Pham keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter stuffs the takedown attempt from Pham. Pham gets slowly back to his feet.
Hunter looks to land a combination but Pham avoids it well.
Hunter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pham makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pham swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pham shoots in looking for a takedown. Hunter tries to sprawl out of it but Pham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hunter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thu Pham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunter.
A combination from Hunter does no damage.
Pham walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hunter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hunter fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. Pham does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pham shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hunter's guard.
Pham scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pham lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pham throwing strikes from guard but Hunter blocks nicely.
Hunter trying to control the position.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Pham from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pham advances to half guard.
Pham lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pham connects with a nice short shot to Hunter's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thu Pham dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pham checks a low kick from Hunter.
Pham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hunter's waist but Hunter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pham off to one side.
Pham scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hunter is rocked!
Hunter drops his hands momentarily and Pham takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hunter is still on wobbly legs! Can Pham finish him?
Hunter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hunter slaps away a takedown attempt from Pham, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pham throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hunter was covering up waiting for the punch and Pham finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pham's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Thu Pham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pham trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunter pushes Pham off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pham feints and as Hunter raises his hands in defense, Pham changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pham keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hunter's head.
Pham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pham throwing strikes but missing.
Hunter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pham trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pham postures up and lands a big shot to Hunter's brow.
Hunter has momentary wrist control but Pham slips an elbow through the middle.
Pham working some strikes from top position.
Pham works over Hunter with some ground and pound from guard.
Pham gets to his feet and stands over Hunter, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Hunter felt that one! Pham unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Hunter from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thu Pham!
After winning the bout, Thu Pham thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Jackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Villegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabio Villegas told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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192 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hugh Jackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fabio Villegas!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Jackman.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jackman.
Villegas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jackman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Villegas looking for a guillotine here but Jackman defends easily.
Jackman is sitting in close to Villegas's body. Villegas has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Jackman is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Jackman is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Villegas.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Fabio Villegas!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Tromundo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Tromundo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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204 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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204 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Tromundo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ivan Morozov!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tromundo drives through and clinches with Morozov against the cage.
Tromundo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morozov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morozov is working for takedown but Tromundo is calmly controlling the position for now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tromundo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tromundo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tromundo tries to land knees in the clinch but Morozov avoids the damage to the body.
Tromundo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tromundo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morozov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tromundo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tromundo misses with a punch on the inside.
Tromundo can't find room to land a body shot as Morozov controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tromundo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Morozov jumps into guard, dragging Tromundo to the mat.
Tromundo distracts Morozov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tromundo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tromundo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morozov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tromundo has managed to get both his arms back between Morozov's legs - danger averted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tromundo sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tromundo is aware though and is defending well.
Tromundo throws a big right hand that misses.
Morozov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tromundo manages to get himself to full guard.
Morozov stopping the sweep attempt from Tromundo.
Morozov passes into half guard.
Morozov wants to work for an arm triangle but Tromundo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tromundo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morozov.
Morozov is thwarting Tromundo's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tromundo gets back to full guard.
Tromundo is pulling down on Morozov's head to control his posture.
Morozov working some strikes from top position.
Morozov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tromundo looking for a sweep. Not yet Tromundo, not yet.
Tromundo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morozov throwing strikes but missing.
Morozov throwing strikes from guard but Tromundo blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tromundo trying to control the position.
Tromundo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morozov on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morozov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morozov throwing strikes but missing.
Morozov trying to control the position from guard on top but Tromundo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morozov tries to free his leg and advance position but Tromundo is retaining full guard.
Tromundo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morozov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morozov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tromundo's head.
Tromundo controls Morozov momentarily but Morozov frees himself.
Tromundo wants to sweep here but Morozov controlling him for the moment.
Tromundo controls Morozov momentarily but Morozov frees himself.
Morozov has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morozov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tromundo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morozov passes Tromundo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Morozov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tromundo defends it well.
Tromundo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morozov prevents Tromundo from improving his position.
Morozov trying to control the action but Tromundo is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Morozov dominated that round.
That's time! Tromundo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tromundo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morozov is defended easily by Tromundo.
Tromundo throws a head kick but Morozov moves out of range.
Morozov moves out of range of the body kick.
Tromundo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Morozov shoots for a takedown but Tromundo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ivan Morozov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tromundo. Morozov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morozov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tromundo as he avoids it easily.
Joe Tromundo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Morozov.
Tromundo moves into the clinch successfully.
Tromundo tries to land knees in the clinch but Morozov avoids the damage to the body.
Morozov looking for a takedown.
Morozov tries to pull guard but Tromundo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tromundo.
Morozov is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morozov goes for a takedown attempt but Tromundo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tromundo lands a high kick!
It looks like Ivan Morozov has been cut.
Tromundo clinches up against the cage.
Tromundo stalling in the clinch.
Tromundo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morozov avoids it.
Tromundo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morozov avoids it.
Tromundo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morozov's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tromundo.
Tromundo effectively controlling the action here.
Morozov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tromundo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morozov backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tromundo tries a knee to the head but Morozov blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Tromundo.
Tromundo is pressed up against the cage. Morozov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tromundo down to the mat. Tromundo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tromundo throws a head kick that misses.
Joe Tromundo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tromundo. Morozov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tromundo is looking to land body kicks.
Tromundo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tromundo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morozov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morozov goes for a takedown attempt but Tromundo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tromundo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morozov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Tromundo.
Tromundo misses with a wild combination.
Morozov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morozov avoids a kick to the body.
Tromundo tries to land a leg kick but Morozov saw it coming and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morozov.
Morozov misses with a takedown attempt - Tromundo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tromundo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tromundo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morozov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tromundo tries to clinch up.
Morozov fails with a takedown attempt.
Tromundo tries to clinch but Morozov moves out of range.
Tromundo closes the distance and pushes Morozov back into the cage.
Tromundo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morozov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tromundo is trying to maintain a safe position but Morozov gets an underhook and turns Tromundo into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tromundo.
Morozov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tromundo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tromundo tries to land a knee to the head but Morozov blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morozov goes for a takedown attempt but Tromundo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tromundo moves into the clinch.
Tromundo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morozov avoids it.
Morozov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tromundo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tromundo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morozov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tromundo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Morozov up against the cage.
Tromundo gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tromundo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morozov.
Morozov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tromundo is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Tromundo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Morozov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tromundo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Morozov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tromundo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tromundo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tromundo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tromundo misses with a low kick.
Tromundo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tromundo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tromundo moves into the clinch.
Joe Tromundo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morozov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tromundo trying to control the position but instead, Morozov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tromundo into the cage.
Morozov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tromundo is stalling here.
Morozov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tromundo is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov is trying to stall.
Morozov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tromundo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Morozov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morozov is trying to trip Tromundo. He has hold of a leg but Tromundo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Morozov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Tromundo wants to stand up but Morozov is controlling him.
Morozov preventing the sweep.
Morozov passes Tromundo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Morozov seems to be working for a kimura but Tromundo defends the submission attempt.
Tromundo wants to control but Morozov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tromundo is trying to stand.
Morozov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tromundo's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morozov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tromundo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morozov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morozov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tromundo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morozov is looking to work some ground and pound but Tromundo has wrist control.
Tromundo wants to sweep here but Morozov controlling him for the moment.
Morozov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Morozov with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morozov distracts Tromundo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tromundo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morozov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Morozov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morozov connects with a couple of short punches.
Tromundo keeping moving, preventing Morozov from controlling successfully.
Tromundo wants to get back to his feet but Morozov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morozov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morozov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morozov is in close to Tromundo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morozov distracts Tromundo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tromundo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Morozov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morozov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tromundo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Morozov has Tromundo in his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tromundo wants to get up but he can't break Morozov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Morozov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morozov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Morozov!
Ivan Morozov 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 Mikko Hovimaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Sharkhausen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikko Hovimaki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Max Sharkhausen's chin.
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Hovimaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Sharkhausen!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharkhausen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sharkhausen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sharkhausen drives through and clinches with Hovimaki against the cage.
Sharkhausen breaks from the clinch.
Sharkhausen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sharkhausen rushes Hovimaki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sharkhausen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Hovimaki finds it's way through Sharkhausen's defenses.
Sharkhausen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hovimaki throws a lazy right hand but Sharkhausen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sharkhausen throws a leg kick but Hovimaki checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovimaki throws a shot from downtown. Sharkhausen moves away and avoids it.
Hovimaki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hovimaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Sharkhausen counters with a crisp one two that drops Hovimaki! Sharkhausen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hovimaki to his feet! Hovimaki is in big trouble!
Hovimaki is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharkhausen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oh Hovimaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sharkhausen connects with a superb combination that knocks Hovimaki out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Sharkhausen before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Hovimaki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Max Sharkhausen!
A very excited looking Max Sharkhausen 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jock Sleed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tykwon Dont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jock Sleed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tykwon Dont!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sleed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been hearing reports that Sleed has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sleed shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dont is trying to control but can't.
Dont wants to get back to his feet.
Dont really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sleed. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sleed not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sleed throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sleed landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sleed is looking to take a break and control but Dont is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sleed passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dont!
Dont wants to hold on but Sleed pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleed breaks from Dont's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sleed postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dont looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Dont that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dont is rocked!
Sleed loads up with a big shot that hurts Dont! He's pulled Sleed in close but Sleed has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Dont survive? More strikes from Sleed and Dont is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jock Sleed!
After the fight, Jock Sleed was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osold Seth Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Ostrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Osold Seth Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frankie Ostrowski!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ostrowski closes the distance and pushes Seth Sinclair back into the cage.
Seth Sinclair throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ostrowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Ostrowski avoiding damage.
Seth Sinclair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ostrowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Seth Sinclair throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ostrowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Ostrowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Seth Sinclairs head.
Ostrowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Seth Sinclair backwards.
Seth Sinclair throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ostrowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Seth Sinclair tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Seth Sinclair changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ostrowski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ostrowski lands the left hand.
Seth Sinclair closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ostrowski misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seth Sinclair is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seth Sinclair rushes Ostrowski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostrowski lands a right hand.
Ostrowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seth Sinclair is working for takedown but Ostrowski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ostrowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Seth Sinclair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ostrowski cracks Seth Sinclair with a nice body shot.
Seth Sinclair misses with a knee to the head.
Seth Sinclair throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ostrowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Ostrowski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Seth Sinclair looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osold Seth Sinclair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seth Sinclair misses with a punch on the inside.
Ostrowski lands a left hand.
Ostrowski stalling in the clinch.
Ostrowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Ostrowski tries to work over Seth Sinclair's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seth Sinclair is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ostrowski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Seth Sinclair tries to land a knee to the head but Ostrowski blocks with his arms.
Seth Sinclair is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Seth Sinclair is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seth Sinclair goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ostrowski prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ostrowski on the inside.
Ostrowski lands with a left to the head.
Seth Sinclair trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Ostrowski.
A right handed body shot lands from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski lands a shot to the body.
Ostrowski digs a right hand into Seth Sinclair's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Seth Sinclair's gas tank.
A short right from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Our sources have told us that Seth Sinclair has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ostrowski stalling against the cage.
A short uppercut from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski cracks Seth Sinclair with a nice body shot.
Ostrowski has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Ostrowski lands a shot to the body.
Ostrowski controlling the action here for a moment.
Ostrowski lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ostrowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski scores with a hook to the body.
Ostrowski lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ostrowski.
Seth Sinclair is rocked!
Ostrowski pushes Seth Sinclair back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ostrowski works on Seth Sinclair's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Ostrowski.
Oh Seth Sinclair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ostrowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ostrowski manages to break the clinch.
Seth Sinclair gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Ostrowski points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Seth Sinclair wakes up just in time to hear Ostrowski thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frankie Ostrowski!
After winning the bout, Frankie Ostrowski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Preston comes to the cage accompanied by Fuckin Problem. Price has chosen Hank Williams III - Thrown out of the Bar as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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147 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aiden Preston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Price!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Price counters with a nice body shot.
Preston looks for the body kick but Price saw that one coming.
Price ducks under a wild hook from Preston.
Aiden Preston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price tries to clinch but Preston is having none of it.
Preston misses with a body kick.
Preston tries to work over Price's front leg with a kick but Price checks it.
Preston uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Price has time to react.
Preston keeps the fight on the outside.
Price slips a jab from Preston.
Preston throws a jab when Price was well out of range.
Preston misses with a hook.
Price is looking to clinch.
Preston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Price staying out of range there.
Preston throws a leg kick but Price sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston misses with a hook. Price ducked under it nicely.
Price is looking to clinch but Preston is avoiding it.
Preston throws the left hand but Price avoids the punch easily.
Price moves away from the strike by Preston.
Preston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Preston dips to his left and cracks Price with an uppercut!
Preston misses with a low kick as Price jumps back.
Price tries to clinch but Preston moves out of range.
Preston misses with a double jab
and Price counters with a nice leg kick.
Preston lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Preston misses with a body shot.
Price tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Price tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Preston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston throws a big shot that misses.
Preston throws a shot from downtown. Price moves away and avoids it.
Preston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Price.
Preston misses with an uppercut. Price saw that one coming.
Preston misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Preston misses.
Preston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Price.
Price tries to close the distance and clinch up but Preston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice straight punches there by Preston. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Preston.
Price fails in his attempt to clinch.
Preston circles away from the clinch attempt
and Preston counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Preston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Preston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Price doesn't seem bothered though.
Preston's jab looks to have found its range, popping Price under the eye.
Preston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big left from Preston misses.
Preston throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Preston misses with an uppercut.
Preston loads up on a big right hand but Price slips the punch.
Preston swats away the attempt to clinch by Price.
Preston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Price sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Preston misses with a leg kick
and Price counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Preston thinking.
Price clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Price.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Preston's elbow.
Preston blocks a body shot from Price.
Price tries a body shot but Preston blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Price.
A short right from Price on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Price tries to clinch but Preston is having none of it.
Price tries to clinch but Preston moves out of range.
Preston throws a low kick, looking for Price's leg but Price calmly moves out of range.
Price moves away from the strike by Preston.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price tries to clinch up
and Preston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Price moves out of range of the body kick from Preston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aiden Preston dominated that round.
That's time! Preston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Price uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Preston.
Price checks the leg kick.
Aiden Preston is winning the standup battle so far.
Preston misses with a hook. Price ducked under it nicely.
Preston throws a jab when Price was well out of range.
Price clinches up against the cage.
Price scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Preston throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Preston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Preston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Price.
Price blocks an uppercut.
Preston blocks a body shot from Price.
Preston digs a right hand underneath Price's ribcage. Price let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Price misses with some punches.
Price goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston working aggressively here.
Price lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Price blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Preston.
Preston misses with an elbow strike.
Price misses with a punch on the inside.
Price scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Preston.
Price has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Price throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Price presses Preston against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
I was talking to Preston's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Preston has a couple of punches blocked by Price.
Preston throws a punch but it's blocked by Price.
Preston lands an elbow inside.
Preston swings wildly with an uppercut but Price uses good head movement to avoid it.
Price lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston tries a knee to the head but Price blocks it.
Preston misses with a punch on the inside.
Price blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Price.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Preston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Price is defending well for now.
A short left from Price.
Preston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Price lands with a right to the head.
Preston has a couple of punches blocked by Price.
Price blocks an elbow strike.
Preston prevents a body shot from Price.
A head punch on the inside from Preston fails to land.
Preston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Price on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston misses with the head strike.
Price has a couple of punches blocked by Preston.
Dan Price seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Preston lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Price tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Preston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Preston tries a body shot but Price blocks it.
Preston lands an elbow just above Price 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Preston throws an elbow but misses.
Price on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Preston throws an elbow but it misses.
Preston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Preston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Price tries to work over Preston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Price misses with a hook to the ribs.
Preston misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Preston throws a punch but it's blocked by Price.
A head punch on the inside from Preston fails to land.
Price blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Price lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Price tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Price blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Preston blocks an uppercut.
Preston is trying to stall.
Price cracks Preston with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Price.
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.
Preston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Preston looking to slow down the pace here.
Price tries a body shot but Preston blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aiden Preston will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Price tries to clinch but Preston moves out of range.
Price moves away from the strike by Preston.
Price moves to clinch but Preston breaks away
and Preston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Price is looking to clinch but Preston is avoiding it.
Price is looking to clinch but Preston is avoiding it.
Price tries to close the distance and clinch but Preston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Preston throws a leg kick
and Price counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Price tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Preston counters with a nice low kick that buckles Price's knee momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Price looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Price tries to close the distance and clinch up but Preston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Preston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Price gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Preston blocks an uppercut.
Preston swings wildly with an uppercut but Price uses good head movement to avoid it.
Preston misses with an elbow over the top.
Price misses with a hook to the ribs.
Price tries a body shot but Preston blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Price.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Preston.
Price prevents a body shot from Preston.
Preston misses with an elbow strike.
Preston can't find room to land a body shot as Price controls the action.
Preston blocks a body shot from Price.
Price pushes Preston back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dan Price has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Price blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Price works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Price on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Preston.
A head punch on the inside from Preston fails to land.
Price avoiding damage as Preston throws knees to the body.
Price tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price struggles to land a body shot inside as Preston controls his hands.
Price throws a head punch that misses.
Price works on Preston's body with a couple of short punches.
Price lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Preston backwards.
Preston lands with a left to the head.
Preston is stalling here.
Preston tries to land a knee to the head but Price blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston tries a body shot but Price blocks it.
Price tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Preston lands a right hand that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Price lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Preston or not.
Preston trying to stall but Price improves his position.
Preston throws a punch but it's blocked by Price.
Price blocks an elbow strike from Preston.
Preston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Price pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Preston throws a body punch but Price moves out of range.
Preston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Preston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Preston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Preston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price pushes Preston up against the cage in a clinch.
Price lands a body shot.
Price working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Preston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Price.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price takes a knee to the side of the body.
Preston lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Preston creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Preston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Price avoids it.
Price tries to throw a body punch but Preston avoids it by throwing Price back against the cage.
Price lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Preston backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Preston is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Price lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Price fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dan Price.
I think Preston has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiden Preston!
Aiden Preston took some time post fight to say the following; 'Its only a matter of time. Lets go.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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