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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Brennan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Tyzzkling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tyzzkling's choice of entrance music: Dagger (mustasch). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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
4 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Brennan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Tyzzkling!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyzzkling circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tyzzkling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Brad Brennan has been cut.
Brennan wants to clinch.
Brennan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Tyzzkling counter with a right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Brennan scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Peter Tyzzkling has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brennan lands a body shot.
Brennan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Brennan throwing strikes from guard but Tyzzkling blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyzzkling utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyzzkling wants to get back to his feet but Brennan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyzzkling is trying to keep Brennan in close.
Tyzzkling working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brennan.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's two 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.
Brennan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brennan misses with a few strikes there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tyzzkling has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tyzzkling fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brennan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tyzzkling throws a body kick that misses.
Tyzzkling catches Brennan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brad Brennan's cut is getting worse.
Tyzzkling takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brennan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brennan goes for a double leg but Tyzzkling avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tyzzkling continues to drive forward.
Brennan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brennan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Tyzzkling catches Brennan right on the button with a cross.
Brennan lands a right hook to the body.
Brennan darts in looking for a takedown but Tyzzkling gets double underhooks and turns Brennan into the cage.
Brennan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tyzzkling pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Brennan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyzzkling circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tyzzkling counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brad Brennan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Brad Brennan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyzzkling darts in and clinches Brennan up against the cage.
Tyzzkling has had enough of the clinch but Brennan keeps him there for the moment.
Tyzzkling escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brennan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Tyzzkling lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brennan doesn't seem phased though.
Jeez, Brad Brennan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brad Brennan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Peter Tyzzkling!
During a confident post fight interview, Peter Tyzzkling thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Smiles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smiles comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Maiden- Ghostface Killah. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
7 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Smiles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Keith Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Hemmingworth and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiles misses with a double jab.
Smiles cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.
Diaz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smiles, pushing him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz jumps guard and drags Smiles to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Smiles is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Madz that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smiles doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Diaz is tightening it up a little... Smiles has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Smiles reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Smiles taps out! Nice BJJ there by Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Keith Diaz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Alstot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Alstot has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alex Rodgers's chin.
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280 lbs
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245 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Rodgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Alstot!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alstot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodgers moves away.
Alstot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodgers.
Alstot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodgers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rodgers controlling the action here.
Rodgers working over Alstot with some ground and pound. Alstot looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Alstot has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodgers lands strikes from half guard.
Rodgers working Alstot over with strikes.
Rodgers sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers throws a strike but Alstot avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rodgers pushing down on Alstot's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rodgers prevents Alstot from standing back up.
Rodgers with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rodgers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alstot's head.
Rodgers controlling the pace.
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. Rodgers connects with a nice short shot to Alstot's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alstot is trying to stand back up but Rodgers is controlling him
Rodgers stalling.
Alstot trying to control from the bottom.
Rodgers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alstot looks to land a left hand but Rodgers moved out of range nicely.
Rodgers closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Alstot's guard.
Alstot wants to sweep here but Rodgers controlling him for the moment.
Rodgers engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers wants to control from the top but Alstot keeps moving.
Rodgers is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rodgers trying to control the position from guard on top but Alstot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodgers chips away with some ground and pound.
Rodgers advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alstot is trying to maintain the position but Rodgers is very close to passing his half guard.
Rodgers slips a nice elbow through Alstot's hands, connecting with Alstot's forehead.
Alstot trying to hold on to Rodgers's head to control him but Rodgers postures up.
Rodgers scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rodgers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rodgers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodgers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Rodgers dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rodgers moves out of range of the leg kick from Alstot.
Alstot throws a sloppy head kick and Rodgers moves out of range easily.
Rodgers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alstot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodgers manages to avoid it.
Rodgers throws out a loose jab but Alstot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alstot pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rodgers back to the cage. Alstot follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Alex Rodgers has been cut.
A slow jab from Alstot misses its intended target.
Alex Rodgers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alstot fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers avoids the body shot from Alstot.
Alstot looks to throw the jab but Rodgers is out of range.
Rodgers clinches.
Rodgers turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rodgers manages to end up in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alstot takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rodgers lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Alstot down.
Rodgers in side control lands a decent elbow.
Alstot takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Alstot tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rodgers wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rodgers scores with a couple of short elbows.
Alstot takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Alstot is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Alstot is rocked!
Alstot trying to remain calm as Rodgers controls from the top position.
Rodgers working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alstot is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rodgers creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Alstot sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rodgers cracks Alstot with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Alstot is being controlled here.
The ground and pound from Rodgers seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Rodgers controlling the position.
Rodgers scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Alstot to see if he's OK.
Alstot is still in real trouble! Can Rodgers finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alstot regains half guard.
Alstot seems to have recovered his senses.
Rodgers slows the pace down in half guard.
Rodgers stops Alstot from getting back to his feet.
Rodgers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Still in half guard, Rodgers seems content to control.
Rodgers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alstot's head.
Rodgers is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alstot avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rodgers.
Rodgers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rodgers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alstot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodgers moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alstot lands a nice shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Rodgers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Rodgers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Rodgers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Rodgers.
Eddie Alstot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alstot misses the shot to the body.
Alstot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodgers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alstot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rodgers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Alstot swings for the body but Rodgers moves out of range.
Rodgers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alstot.
Alstot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodgers circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rodgers feints and as Alstot raises his hands in defense, Rodgers changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alstot working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers trying to control the position from guard on top but Alstot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodgers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rodgers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rodgers stopping the sweep attempt from Alstot.
Rodgers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rodgers throwing strikes but missing.
Rodgers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rodgers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodgers postures up in Alstot's guard and throws a big left but Alstot blocks it.
Rodgers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alstot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodgers manages to avoid it.
Alstot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodgers dodges the punch combination from Alstot.
Rodgers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eddie Alstot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alstot misses with the combination.
Alstot tries to clinch up but Rodgers circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Alstot.
Alstot throws a lazy right hand but Rodgers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rodgers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alstot.
Alstot shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rodgers counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Alstot!
Rodgers in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rodgers remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Rodgers in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alstot is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rodgers connects with a decent elbow.
Rodgers working the ground and pound from side control.
Rodgers lands some shots froms side control.
Rodgers advances to mount.
Alex Rodgers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alstot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rodgers lands a couple of good shots and Alstot has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alstot covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Rodgers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alstot can do to turn this around?
Rodgers is punishing Alstot with strikes - can he finish him?!
Rodgers scores with punches from the back.
Alstot is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Rodgers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rodgers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Rodgers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Tompkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Mageramsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tompkins's entrance music is Dying Fetus - One Shot, One Kill. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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277 lbs
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242 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Tompkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Mageramsky!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Francis DeMontford and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mageramsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tompkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Mageramsky misses with an uppercut.
Mageramsky lands with a shot to the body.
Tompkins gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tompkins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tompkins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mageramsky gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mageramsky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tompkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mageramsky cracks Tompkins with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mageramsky avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mageramsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Tompkins is retaining full guard.
Tompkins trying to keep a closed guard but Mageramsky is proving a slippery customer.
Tompkins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mageramsky can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mageramsky with a nice head shot there.
Mageramsky trying to control but Tompkins is working from the bottom.
Mageramsky keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tompkins's head.
Tompkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tompkins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mageramsky's guard.
Mageramsky looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tompkins is one step ahead there.
Mageramsky lands some strikes from the bottom.
Tompkins controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mageramsky has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tompkins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tompkins cracks Mageramsky with a solid left hand.
Tompkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tompkins won't allow Mageramsky to sweep him here.
We've been hearing that Tompkins has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Tompkins wants to control from the top but Mageramsky keeps moving.
Tompkins won't allow Mageramsky to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mageramsky wants to improve his position but instead Tompkins has moved into half guard.
Tompkins is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mageramsky trying to control but Tompkins postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tompkins lands a nice short elbow.
Mageramsky works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tompkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tompkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tompkins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tompkins works over Mageramsky with some ground and pound from guard.
Mageramsky is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tompkins is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tompkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Mageramsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mageramsky looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tompkins is one step ahead there.
Mageramsky lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mageramsky connects with a couple of short punches.
Tompkins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tompkins has his foot on Mageramsky's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mageramsky works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tompkins looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Mageramsky is defending well. Tompkins quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Mageramsky has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Tompkins celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Tompkins!
During a confident post fight interview, Steve Tompkins thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Eel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Reginald Dempsey has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Reginald Dempsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Eel!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Topper Green and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dempsey cracks Eel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dempsey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Some wild striking there from Dempsey.
Dempsey misses with a low kick.
Dempsey scores with a sloppy right hand. Eel should have avoided that one.
Eel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dempsey does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Good work by Eel as he checks the leg kick.
Eel needs to keep his hands up - Dempsey had a free shot at his head there.
Dempsey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dempsey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Eel is rocked!
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!
Dempsey fakes the body blow, causing Eel to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Eel goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Reginald Dempsey!
An out of breath and clearly excited Reginald Dempsey thanked Happy Pills 159Q - Laundry 90% - New to Sydney for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalifa Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Khalifa's choice of entrance music: Habibi Ya Nour El Ain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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34
205 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalifa Khalifa!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalifa darts in looking for a takedown but Jones gets double underhooks and turns Khalifa into the cage.
Jones gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura but Khalifa is defending well.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khalifa defending well though.
Khalifa is pressing down on Jones's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jones distracts Khalifa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jones wants to control from the top but Khalifa keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalifa looking for a sweep. Not yet Khalifa, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones postures up in Khalifa's guard and throws a big left but Khalifa blocks it.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Khalifa blocks nicely.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones throws an elbow that misses. Khalifa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Khalifa!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Khalifa working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Khalifa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Khalifa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Jones.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones winds up and cracks Khalifa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jones wants to free his trapped foot but Khalifa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jones prevents Khalifa from improving his position.
Khalifa is looking to escape.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
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. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Khalifa's temple.
Khalifa wants to get back to full guard.
Khalifa is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones seems to be working for a kimura but Khalifa defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Khalifa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones throwing shots but Khalifa is blocking nicely.
Jones wants to free his trapped foot but Khalifa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Khalifa wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing shots but Khalifa is blocking nicely.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Khalifa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Khalifa wants to get back to his feet.
Jones wants to control but Khalifa is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones prevents Khalifa from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Jones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones feints and as Khalifa raises his hands in defense, Jones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones forces his way into half guard.
Khalifa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Khalifa.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones wants to control from the top but Khalifa keeps moving.
Khalifa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Khalifa is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones won't allow Khalifa to sweep him here.
Jones pushes down on Khalifa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Khalifa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jones winds up and cracks Khalifa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jones thows a huge punch but Khalifa dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Khalifa.
Khalifa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khalifa is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones won't allow Khalifa to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones forces his way into half guard.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khalifa can do to turn this around?
Jones working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jones prevents Khalifa from improving his position.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura but Khalifa is defending well.
Jones wants to control but Khalifa is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa trying to control but Jones postures up.
Justin Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Khalifa is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones is pressing down on Khalifa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Khalifa is holding on for now.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Khalifa's hands, connecting with Khalifa's forehead.
Khalifa desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones thows a huge punch but Khalifa dodges it nicely.
Khalifa trying to control but Jones postures up.
Khalifa taking some punishment here, with Jones in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa trying to control but Jones postures up.
Jones misses with a head shot. Khalifa uses the momentum to regain guard.
Khalifa is pulling down on Jones's head. It's preventing any offense from Jones, at least for the moment.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones throwing shots but Khalifa is blocking nicely.
Khalifa is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Jones.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Jones dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones shoots and misses
and Khalifa counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.
Khalifa throws a big right hand that misses.
Khalifa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones controls Khalifa momentarily but Khalifa frees himself.
Khalifa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Khalifa 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.
Khalifa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Khalifa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Khalifa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalifa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Khalifa is proving a slippery customer.
Khalifa throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Jones lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Khalifa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Khalifa's brow.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Khalifa is retaining full guard.
Khalifa Khalifa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control from the top but Khalifa keeps moving.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones advances to half guard.
Khalifa actively working from the bottom here.
Khalifa is looking to escape.
Khalifa taking some punishment here, with Jones in his half guard.
Khalifa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones is pressing down on Khalifa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Khalifa is holding on for now.
Khalifa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is pressing down on Khalifa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Khalifa is holding on for now.
Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Khalifa is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold.
Khalifa is not content to let Jones control the position.
Khalifa tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khalifa's head.
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.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Khalifa's head.
Jones scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Khalifa is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones is really struggling to control Khalifa but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Khalifa pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
Jones is stalling here. Khalifa is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jones seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Khalifa has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jones regains half guard.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Khalifa manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khalifa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Jones!
A victorious Justin Jones thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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