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SFC 11 - Reign of chaos PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rermes Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips has chosen "Shoot to Thrill" by AC/DC as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rermes Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Gracie looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gracie is working for takedown but Phillips is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Phillips obliges.
Phillips gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Phillips wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Phillips is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Phillips sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard.
Phillips is working for a submission of some sort.
Phillips wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phillips wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Phillips.
Phillips controlling the pace.
Phillips not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Phillips tries to pass to full mount but Gracie defends it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips scores with a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Phillips from controlling successfully.
Phillips seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Phillips works a leg free and moves into half guard.
It looks like Phillips is going to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Phillips is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Phillips works his way into full mount!
Phillips scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gracie?
Phillips wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Phillips working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Gracie looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Phillips! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bruce Phillips!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rakitash Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Vaughn will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rakitash Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Greg Vaughn!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Vaughn has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein but great work by Vaughn.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein manages to get back to half guard.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vaughn pulls his head out easily.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein gets full guard.
Vaughn won't allow Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein to sweep him here.
Vaughn drops back looking for a leg! Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein manages to kick Vaughn off! Vaughn jumps back into Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein's guard.
Vaughn landing with the ground and pound.
Vaughn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vaughn has managed to get both his arms back between Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein's legs - danger averted.
Vaughn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vaughn defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vaughn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is breathing heavily.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vaughn's guard.
Vaughn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vaughn trying to control the position.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vaughn looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vaughn looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vaughn!
Vaughn wants to control but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is looking for a sweep.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Vaughn.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein sneaks back into half guard.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein.
Vaughn trying to control but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is working from the bottom.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is looking for a triangle but Vaughn pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein keeping moving, preventing Vaughn from controlling successfully.
Vaughn wants to pass the guard but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is keeping the position.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein keeping moving, preventing Vaughn from controlling successfully.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein looking for a sweep. Not yet Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein, not yet.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vaughn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vaughn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vaughn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vaughn trying to control the position from guard on top but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vaughn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vaughn wants to control from the top but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein keeps moving.
Vaughn slips nicely into half guard.
Vaughn prevents Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein from improving his position.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vaughn won't allow Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rakitash Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vaughn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vaughn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vaughn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vaughn wants to pass the guard but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is defending well.
Vaughn wants to control but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is keeping him busy.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein looking for submissions off his back.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein tries to get to full guard but Vaughn has control of the leg.
Vaughn trying to control from half guard but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is looking for a sweep. Vaughn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vaughn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein fails with the takedown
and Vaughn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vaughn cracks Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein with a good jab.
Vaughn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rakitash Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein stuffs the takedown attempt from Vaughn. Vaughn gets slowly back to his feet.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vaughn can pounce on him.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein fails with the takedown
and Vaughn counters with a left and a right that stings Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vaughn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vaughn shoots in for a takedown but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vaughn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rakitash Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vaughn throws a head kick that half lands.
Vaughn tries to clinch but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein moves out of range.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein shoots for a takedown but Vaughn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Vaughn. No joy for Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein on that attempt.
A head kick from Vaughn lands but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein takes it in his stride.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein tries for a takedown but Vaughn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A head kick from Vaughn lands but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein takes it in his stride.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vaughn sprawls well. Vaughn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein gets slowly back to his feet.
Vaughn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vaughn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vaughn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vaughn connects with a crisp jab.
Vaughn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vaughn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vaughn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein shoots in but no luck this time.
Vaughn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vaughn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vaughn lands with a nice combination. Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein backs away looking to recover.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein fails with a takedown attempt.
Vaughn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vaughn stuffs the takedown attempt from Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein. Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein gets slowly back to his feet.
Vaughn scoring well with a low kick there.
Vaughn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Vaughn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vaughn.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vaughn was covering up waiting for the punch and Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vaughn is keeping the position for now.
Rakitash Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vaughn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vaughn trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vaughn is keeping the position for now.
Vaughn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein tries to free his leg and advance position but Vaughn is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vaughn misses with a body kick.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein has gone for a leg lock! Vaughn slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein's guard.
Vaughn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vaughn has managed to get both his arms back between Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein keeping moving, preventing Vaughn from controlling successfully.
Vaughn 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.
Vaughn wants to pass the guard but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein is keeping the position.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein has his foot on Vaughn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vaughn works his way back into a safe position though.
Vaughn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vaughn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein has his foot on Vaughn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vaughn works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn 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.
Vaughn is posturing up here but Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Vaughn tries to roll out but it's too tight and Vaughn has to tap! Slick submission there by Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rakitash Hassan Al Mossamabad Akhmed Mustapha Hussein!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafeal Djocovito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Djocovito comes to the cage accompanied by Rose - A Perfect Circle. Micheal Lord is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rafeal Djocovito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Micheal Lord!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord tries to land a front kick but Djocovito steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Djocovito decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Djocovito throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Djocovito is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lord sees it coming and defends easily.
Djocovito moves into full mount! Lord won't be happy about that!
Djocovito in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Djocovito lands with some strikes.
Lord in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Djocovito working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Djocovito putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Djocovito throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lord can't escape the position.
Djocovito is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lord to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lord shrugs it off.
Djocovito is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Djocovito extends the arm and Lord is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rafeal Djocovito!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Auguste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Auguste comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Team Police - Deja Voodoo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marc Auguste!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Auguste looks to land a combination but Fisher avoids it well.
Fisher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Auguste, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Auguste throws a series of punches but Fisher moves out of range.
Auguste misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fisher tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Auguste, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marc Auguste seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Auguste throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Auguste will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fisher shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fisher is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Auguste has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fisher with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Auguste is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Fisher locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Auguste is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George Fisher!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Harley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Dave Harley enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Harley!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wolf trying to control the action but Harley is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolf tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wolf has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wolf lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wolf tries for a kimura but Harley is defending well.
Wolf is looking to take a break and control but Harley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harley is trying to control Wolf's posture but Wolf avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harley keeps working.
Wolf wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Harley, who protects the arm well.
Wolf trying to control the action but Harley is working from the bottom.
Wolf is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Harley is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wolf has hold of Harley's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Harley tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Wolf cranks the arm and Harley screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Harley, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jack Wolf!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Avon Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pac Quiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avon Barksdale has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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140 lbs
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144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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
2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Avon Barksdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pac Quiao!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barksdale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barksdale looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Barksdale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Barksdale is just out of range.
Quiao avoids a kick to the body.
Barksdale misses with a two punch combination.
Quiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quiao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Quiao jabs at Barksdale's body.
Barksdale misses with a straight right.
Quiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quiao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barksdale.
Quiao lands a really nice looking cross but Barksdale seems unphased.
Quiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barksdale swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quiao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barksdale moves out of range as Quiao strikes.
Avon Barksdale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quiao loads up on a big right hand but Barksdale slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Quiao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to de liver by Quiao. Beautiful body shot.
Quiao lands with a hook. Barksdale tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Quiao misses with a wild body shot.
Barksdale tries to move into range but Quiao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barksdale slips a straight right by Quiao.
Quiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barksdale has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Quiao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barksdale is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quiao cracks a nice hook into Barksdale's ribs.
Oh Barksdale is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quiao scores with a nice strike.
Barksdale seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barksdale avoids the body shot from Quiao.
Nice shot lands for Quiao.
Quiao's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Quiao duly obliges.
Barksdale ducks under a wild hook from Quiao.
Quiao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Quiao connects with a jab.
Quiao throws a hook but Barksdale blocks it.
Barksdale takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Quiao scores with a jab.
Barksdale takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Quiao scores with the left hand. Barksdale knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quiao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quiao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quiao lands the left hand.
Barksdale walks into a straight right hand from Quiao.
Quiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barksdale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barksdale takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice body punch from Quiao.
Quiao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Quiao lands with a right hand.
Quiao misses the jab.
Quiao digs a good body shot into Barksdale's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quiao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Quiao lands with a good body shot.
Quiao misses with a wild combination.
Quiao lands a really nice looking cross but Barksdale seems unphased.
Quiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot lands for Quiao.
Barksdale throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quiao punishes Barksdale's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quiao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Quiao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barksdale at a distance.
Quiao looks to land a left hand but Barksdale moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pac Quiao dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Quiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Quiao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Quiao looks to land a left hand but Barksdale moved out of range nicely.
Barksdale throws a left and a right that both miss
and Quiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Quiao with a nice cross.
Quiao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Quiao stuns Barksdale with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barksdale has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Quiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barksdale looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barksdale has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Quiao finds it's way round the side to connect with Barksdale's head.
Quiao cracks Barksdale with a right hand to the side of the head.
Quiao lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quiao lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Quiao does it's job there.
Barksdale swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barksdale takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pac Quiao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quiao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Quiao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barksdale looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to de liver by Quiao. Beautiful body shot.
Barksdale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Quiao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barksdale ducks under a wild hook from Quiao.
Quiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barksdale.
Barksdale looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quiao connects with a nice looking jab.
Quiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Barksdale swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quiao counters with a right hand to the body.
Quiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quiao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barksdale throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quiao lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Barksdale takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Barksdale misses.
Barksdale throws a left and a right that both miss
and Quiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quiao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quiao lands a jab to Barksdale's midsection.
Quiao throws a hook but Barksdale blocks it.
Quiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Quiao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Quiao throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Quiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barksdale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quiao.
Barksdale wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barksdale gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barksdale misses with a double jab
and Quiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Quiao misses with the combination.
Quiao lands a head shot.
Quiao scores with a sloppy right hand. Barksdale should have avoided that one.
Barksdale throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barksdale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barksdale moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pac Quiao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Quiao scores with a body shot.
Barksdale throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Quiao cracks Barksdale with a good jab.
A right-left combo lands from Quiao.
Barksdale slips a jab from Quiao.
Barksdale misses with a double jab
and Quiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quiao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quiao punishes Barksdale's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Quiao!
Quiao misses with a hook. Barksdale ducked under it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quiao looks to land a right hand but Barksdale moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale walks into a straight right hand from Quiao.
Quiao connects with a nice looking jab.
Quiao misses with a few strikes there.
Barksdale throws a left and a right that both miss
and Quiao counters with a left and a right that stings Barksdale.
Quiao scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barksdale throws a combination that misses
and Quiao counters with a two punch combo.
Barksdale on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barksdale takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barksdale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quiao circles away quickly and effectively.
Barksdale throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quiao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Quiao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quiao throws a hook to the side of Barksdale's head but Barksdale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quiao throws out a powerful jab.
Quiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barksdale moves away.
Quiao with a nice cross.
Barksdale misses with a double jab
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Quiao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barksdale throws a nice looking combination but Quiao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barksdale manages to avoid it.
Barksdale walks into a left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Quiao.
Quiao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barksdale is looking to clinch but Quiao is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barksdale gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Quiao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barksdale at a distance.
Barksdale misses with a combination
and Quiao counters with a stiff right hand.
Quiao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barksdale at a distance.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Barksdale might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Quiao misses with a straight right.
Barksdale walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barksdale throws a combination that misses
and Quiao counters with a left to the body.
Quiao throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale fails to land with a series of punches.
Quiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Quiao throws a lazy right hand but Barksdale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quiao throws a jab when Barksdale was well out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barksdale!
Avon Barksdale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quiao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quiao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barksdale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quiao.
Quiao works over Barksdale's head and body with a nice combination.
Pac Quiao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barksdale throws a combination that misses
and Quiao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pac Quiao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Quiao 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pac Quiao!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Caceres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanzo Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caceres comes to the cage accompanied by Damage Inc. by Metallica. Chiba has chosen Bodies as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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172 lbs
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177 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Caceres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hanzo Chiba!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caceres is looking to clinch.
Caceres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chiba slips under a jab from Caceres.
A telegraphed right hand from Caceres misses the target.
Caceres wants to clinch up but Chiba keeps it at a distance.
Caceres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chiba.
Caceres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chiba moves away.
Caceres fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caceres shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Caceres trying to control the action but Chiba is working from the bottom.
Caceres is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Chiba is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Caceres is going to stand back up.
Caceres is trying to control. Chiba wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caceres is stalling here. Chiba is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Caceres seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Chiba has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Chiba has hold of Caceres's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Caceres seems comfortable defending it but Chiba has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Caceres is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Caceres is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Chiba couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hanzo Chiba!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Caschera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nick dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caschera comes into the arena with Crimson King by Demons & Wizards limited edition blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Caschera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, nick dick!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caschera tries to close the distance and clinch up but dick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Caschera changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. dick tries to avoid it but Caschera manages to keep hold of a leg and drag dick to the ground. dick escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Caschera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? dick is fending him off so far but Caschera persists. Nope, dick circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Caschera is defended easily by dick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Caschera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dick with a poor takedown
and Caschera counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Caschera.
dick keeping moving, preventing Caschera from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Caschera accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caschera stands up and waves to dick to follow him.
Caschera feints and as dick raises his hands in defense, Caschera changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
dick uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Caschera fails with the takedown
and dick counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
dick throwing strikes but missing.
dick passes into half guard.
Caschera pushes dick off looking to stand but dick dives back in and keeps control.
Caschera has one foot on dick's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Caschera wants to clinch
and dick counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caschera is trying to get back to half guard.
Caschera might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Caschera manages to work his way to half guard, despite dick's best efforts.
dick slips a nice elbow through Caschera's hands, connecting with Caschera's forehead.
Caschera slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
dick preventing the sweep.
Caschera can't keep his opponent in guard - dick advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Caschera has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. dick is working away from the top position though.
Caschera is staying active underneath dick, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caschera is trying to get back to full guard.
Caschera kicks off dick and gets to his feet.
Caschera with a lazy takedown attempt
and dick counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Caschera!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Caschera is breathing heavily.
Caschera trying desperately to get to his feet.
Caschera is looking to improve his position but dick isn't that keen on the idea.
Caschera is in a horrible position here. dick smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Caschera really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caschera regains half guard.
Caschera wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
nick dick 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.
dick fails with the takedown
and Caschera counters with a three punch combo that has dick backing up. dick nods at Caschera to acknowledge the strikes.
Caschera gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and dick counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by dick.
Caschera is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst dick is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dick trying to control but Caschera is working from the bottom.
Caschera wants to stand but dick is controlling the position.
dick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
dick trying to control the position from guard on top but Caschera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Caschera manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Caschera is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. dick can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caschera throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
dick is bucking up trying to escape but Caschera cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
dick holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Caschera tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Caschera unloading with bombs!
Caschera thowing shots but they're missing.
Caschera pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BOOM! Caschera connects with a massive shot to the dome!
dick is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caschera controlling from the full mount.
Caschera throws some wild stikes that dick manages to avoid easily.
Caschera throws some wild stikes that dick manages to avoid easily.
Caschera throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for dick because Caschera loaded up on that one.
Caschera landing strikes from the mount and dick is in trouble!
Caschera lands with some strikes.
dick avoids a series of strikes thrown by Caschera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caschera connects with a bit shot that sees dick covering up! More strikes from Caschera and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Caschera is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Caschera!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Dunne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boxter Lock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunne comes into the arena with Cunninlynguists - Tear tracks blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Dunne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boxter Lock!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lock doesn't manage to clinch there - Dunne circles away.
Dunne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lock thuds a left hand into Dunne's body.
Dunne needs to keep his hands up - Lock had a free shot at his head there.
Lock moves into the clinch successfully.
Dunne has Lock pressed against the cage, preventing Lock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dunne taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lock working hard to break the clinch.
Dunne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lock misses with some punches.
Dunne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dunne stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dunne tries to land knees in the clinch but Lock avoids the damage to the body.
Dunne is pushing Lock up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lock struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunne controls his hands.
Dunne slowing the pace effectively.
Lock working hard to break the clinch.
Dunne tries to land knees in the clinch but Lock avoids the damage to the body.
Dunne content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dunne connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Boxter Lock has been cut.
Lock scores with a shoulder strike.
Lock swings wildly with an uppercut but Dunne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunne scores a nice knee to the body.
Dunne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lock.
Lock looks gassed!
Knees in the clinch landing for Dunne.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dunne.
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!
Dunne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lock is defending well for now.
Dunne is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dunne obliges.
Dunne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lock or not.
Knees to the body from Dunne.
Dunne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dunne pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dunne scores a nice knee to the body.
Dunne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lock being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dunne working Lock over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dunne.
Dunne lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lock managing to block the knees to the body from Dunne.
Lock letting Dunne take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Lock fails to land.
Dunne slowing the pace effectively.
Lock avoiding damage as Dunne throws knees to the body.
Dunne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lock.
Lock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dunne or not.
Dunne crunches a lovely knee into Lock's ribcage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lock.
Dunne effectively controlling the action here.
Dunne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lock lands a shoulder strike.
Dunne blocks a body shot from Lock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lock is looking to break free of the clinch but Dunne has double underhooks.
Lock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lock takes an elbow to the temple.
Lock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lock looking to slow down the pace here.
Lock has a couple of punches blocked by Dunne.
Lock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dunne tries to land knees in the clinch but Lock avoids the damage to the body.
Lock avoiding damage as Dunne throws knees to the body.
Dunne trying to land knees to the body.
Dunne is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dunne lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dunne tries a knee to the head but Lock blocks it.
Lock scores with a hook to the body.
Lock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dunne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lock avoids it.
Dunne is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lock digs a right hand into Dunne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dunne's gas tank.
Dunne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lock avoiding damage as Dunne throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Dunne.
Dunne slowing the pace effectively.
Dunne with a knee to the head.
Lock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lock throws a punch but it's blocked by Dunne.
A right handed body shot lands from Lock.
Lock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lock digs a right hand underneath Dunne's ribcage. Dunne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lock working aggressively here.
Lock is pushing Dunne up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lock is defending well for now.
Lock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lock taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Dunne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boxter Lock's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dunne misses with an uppercut. Lock saw that one coming.
Dunne throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dunne is looking to clinch.
Lock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Lock.
Lock throws a good cross that connects.
Dunne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dunne misses with a body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dunne. Lock shrugs it off though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dunne.
Lock throws a combination. Dunne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dunne.
Lock takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dunne has managed to clinch.
Dunne effectively controlling the action here.
Dunne tries to land knees in the clinch but Lock avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dunne working Lock over with knees to the body.
Dunne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lock is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dunne.
Dunne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lock is defending well for now.
Dunne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dunne with a knee to the head.
Dunne lands a good knee to the midsection. Lock won't want to take too many of those.
Lock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dunne backwards.
Lock is looking to control Dunne's arms but Dunne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lock has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lock fails to land.
Dunne tries to land knees in the clinch but Lock avoids the damage to the body.
Dunne pushes off an throws an elbow but Lock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lock is trying to break free.
Knees to the body from Dunne.
Dunne stalling against the cage.
Lock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dunne misses with a knee strike.
Lock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dunnes head.
Lock gets through Dunne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lock avoiding damage as Dunne throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Lock.
Lock lands a shoulder strike.
Dunne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lock.
Lock avoiding damage as Dunne throws knees to the body.
Lock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lock avoiding damage as Dunne throws knees to the body.
Dunne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lock avoids it.
Lock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lock has a couple of punches blocked by Dunne.
Lock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dunne has him pressed against the cage.
Dunne misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lock fails to land.
A short right from Lock.
Lock digs a right hand into Dunne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dunne's gas tank.
Lock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Dunne.
Lock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Lock - that landed with a thud.
Lock trying to stall but Dunne improves his position.
Dunne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lock.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lock lands a body punch.
Lock lands a hook that snaps the head of Dunne backwards.
Dunne controlling the action here for a moment.
Lock misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Lock.
Lock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Josh Dunne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dunne taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lock lands with a left to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dunne obliges.
Dunne pushes Lock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dunne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lock's efforts to push away.
Dunne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lock struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunne controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dunne obliges.
Dunne landing knees to the head.
Dunne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lock is looking to control Dunne's arms but Dunne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lock has his back to the cage.
Dunne lands an elbow that stopped Lock in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dunne holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lock managing to block the knees to the body from Dunne.
Dunne keeps control of Lock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dunne works on Lock's body with a couple of short punches.
Dunne is leaning against Lock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dunne.
Dunne landing knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lock fails to land.
Dunne is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lock lands a body punch.
Lock misses with a punch on the inside.
Dunne displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lock up against the cage.
Dunne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lock wants to get back to striking at distance but Dunne won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Dunne dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Boxter Lock's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
No joy there for Lock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lock throws a right hand that Dunne ducks under and follows up with a left that Dunne also avoids with ease.
Dunne throws and low kick but Lock moves out of range easily.
Lock lands a two punch combo.
Lock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dunne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dunne.
Lock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dunne.
Lock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dunne.
Lock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dunne can pounce on him.
Boxter Lock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dunne is looking to slow Lock down with leg kicks.
Dunne scoring well with a low kick there.
Dunne cracks Lock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dunne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dunne thows a body kick. Lock tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dunne thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lock if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunne ducks under a wild hook from Lock.
Dunne lands a front kick.
Dunne misses with a combination
and Lock counters with a stiff right hand.
Lock takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dunne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lock can do to turn this around?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dunne, right into the meat.
Dunne connects with a high kick.
Dunne connects with a solid leg kick.
Dunne avoids the body shot from Lock.
Lock takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dunne closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Dunne.
Dunne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lock or not.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dunne obliges.
Dunne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dunne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A left hand lands to the body for Dunne.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunne scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lock takes a knee to the side of the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dunne.
Lock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lock stalling in the clinch but Dunne improves position.
Knees to the body from Dunne.
Lock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dunne obliges.
Lock throws a head punch that misses.
Lock wants to break free but Dunne has control.
Lock is trying to force a seperation but Dunne has the dominant position.
Dunne trying to land knees to the body.
Lock managing to block the knees to the body from Dunne.
Lock digs a right hand into Dunne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dunne's gas tank.
Dunne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lock.
Lock has had enough of the clinch but Dunne keeps him there for the moment.
Dunne tries to land a knee to the head but Lock blocks with his arms.
Lock is trying to force a seperation but Dunne has the dominant position.
Lock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Dunne - that landed with a thud.
Dunne landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunne is leaning against Lock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dunne has Lock pushed against the cage.
Dunne tries to land knees in the clinch but Lock avoids the damage to the body.
Lock wants to get back to striking at distance but Dunne won't allow it.
Lock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dunne or not.
Lock wants to break free but Dunne has control.
Dunne will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lock up against the cage.
Lock wants to get back to striking at distance but Dunne won't allow it.
Dunne lands a nice knee to the body.
Dunne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dunne connects with a knee to the head.
Dunne has Lock pressed against the cage, preventing Lock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dunne content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dunne working Lock over with knees to the body.
Dunne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lock is defending well for now.
Lock has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dunne.
Lock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dunnes head.
Lock working hard to break the clinch.
Dunne manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lock is trying to break the clinch but Dunne has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dunne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lock working hard to break the clinch.
Dunne missing with knees to the body.
Dunne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dunne scores a nice knee to the body.
Dunne tries to land knees in the clinch but Lock avoids the damage to the body.
A short body shot lands from Lock as the two fighters clinch.
Lock misses with a body punch.
Lock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dunne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dunne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lock.
Lock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dunnes head.
Lock is trying to break the clinch but Dunne is controlling him.
Lock working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunne stalling against the cage.
Lock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dunne missing with knees to the body.
Lock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lock misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Dunne clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Boxter Lock's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dunne.
Lock lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dunne backs up against the cage.
Dunne fakes the leg kick and cracks Lock in the body.
Dunne tries to clinch but Lock is having none of it.
Dunne lands a nice looking body kick.
Lock misses with the combination.
Lock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dunne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dunne on the side of the head.
Dunne lands a nice looking body shot.
Dunne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dunne lands with a nice body kick.
Lock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunne was well out of range. Poor timing from Lock.
Dunne scores with a head kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lock moves into the clinch.
Dunne is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dunne blocks a body shot from Lock.
Dunne stalling against the cage.
Lock can't break the clinch.
Dunne lands a nice elbow.
Dunne scores a nice knee to the body.
Dunne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lock.
Dunne lands a knee to the body.
Dunne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lock's face.
Dunne lands a nice knee to the body.
Dunne blocks an uppercut.
Lock throws a head punch that misses.
Dunne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lock avoids it.
Dunne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dunne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lock avoids it.
Dunne has Lock pressed against the cage, preventing Lock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dunne tries to land knees in the clinch but Lock avoids the damage to the body.
Dunne slowing the pace effectively.
Lock working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Dunne - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Dunne.
Lock tries to circle away but Dunne has him pinned against the cage.
Lock looking to slow down the pace here.
Lock struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunne controls his hands.
Knees to the body from Dunne.
Lock managing to block the knees to the body from Dunne.
Dunne missing with knees to the body.
Dunne trying to land knees to the body.
Dunne prevents Lock from breaking the clinch.
Lock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lock.
Lock wants to stall.
Dunne has Lock pushed against the cage.
Dunne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lock.
Lock lands a shoulder strike.
Dunne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lock is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lock avoids it.
A left hand lands to the body for Dunne.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dunne.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lock wants to break free but Dunne has control.
Dunne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lock is defending well for now.
Lock is trying to break free.
Dunne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lock has had enough of the clinch but Dunne keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Lock.
Lock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dunne stalling.
A left hand lands to the body for Lock.
Lock wants to get back to striking at distance but Dunne won't allow it.
Dunne scores with a knee to the head.
Lock avoiding damage as Dunne throws knees to the body.
Lock is trying to stall.
Dunne missing with knees to the body.
Lock throws a punch but it's blocked by Dunne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dunne keeps control of Lock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dunne trying to land knees to the body.
Dunne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lock's efforts to push away.
Dunne lands a left hand.
Dunne lands an elbow inside that Lock shrugs off.
Lock struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunne controls his hands.
Dunne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lock has had enough of the clinch but Dunne keeps him there for the moment.
Dunne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lock's defenses.
A body shot lands from Dunne.
Lock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dunne lands a body shot.
Dunne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dunne leaning against his opponent.
Dunne tries to land knees in the clinch but Lock avoids the damage to the body.
Lock scores with a shot to the side of Dunne's head.
Dunne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lock is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Dunne had his way with Boxter Lock in that round.
The cut man is working on Boxter Lock's cut.
That's time! Dunne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lock slips a jab from Dunne.
Dunne tries to move into range but Lock moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunne.
Dunne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dunne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dunne missing with knees to the body.
Dunne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lock manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Lock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lock tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dunne counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lock's knee momentarily.
Lock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunne moves away.
Both fighters circling a little - Dunne finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lock.
Lock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A solid body kick from Dunne.
Lock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dunne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dunne has closed the distance and engaged Lock in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Dunne.
Lock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lock blocks an elbow strike.
Lock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dunne with a knee to the head.
Dunne can't find room to land a body shot as Lock controls the action.
Dunne holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lock is trying to break free.
Dunne landing knees to the body.
Dunne blocking some punches.
Lock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dunne misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lock can't break the clinch.
Dunne is trying to stall.
Lock lands a left hand.
Dunne taking a breather.
Lock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dunne backwards.
Lock is trying to break free.
Lock is trying to break the clinch but Dunne is controlling him.
Lock lands a body punch.
Lock being controlled against the cage.
Lock tries to break the clinch but Dunne is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Lock scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Dunne.
Lock is working Dunne over against the cage.
Dunne has Lock pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lock is leaning against Dunne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lock wants to get back to striking at distance but Dunne won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Lock.
Lock trying to control the position but instead, Dunne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lock into the cage.
Dunne tries to land a knee to the head but Lock blocks with his arms.
Lock tries a body shot but Dunne blocks it.
Lock is trying to break the clinch but Dunne has him pressed against the cage.
Lock lands a body punch.
Dunne taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dunne missing with knees to the body.
Lock is trying to break the clinch but Dunne has him pressed against the cage.
Lock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lock wants to break free but Dunne has control.
Dunne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lock managing to block the knees to the body from Dunne.
Lock struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunne controls his hands.
Lock misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lock pushes Dunne back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dunne looking to slow down the pace here.
Lock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dunne.
Dunne avoiding damage.
A frustrated look appears on Lock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dunne has him pressed against the cage.
Dunne is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dunne's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Lock.
Dunne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lock.
Dunne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lock blocks it with crossed arms.
Lock throws a head punch that misses.
Lock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dunne landing knees to the body.
Lock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lock.
Boxter Lock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dunne takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lock.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Dunne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dunne has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 50:45
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Dunne!
Josh Dunne retains his light heavyweight title!
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