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VCC 22 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Putra Rajasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Echart Tolle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rajasa comes to the cage accompanied by Bed of Roses. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Putra Rajasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Echart Tolle!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolle is looking to land body kicks.
A punch combination from Tolle misses.
Tolle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Echart Tolle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Tolle both land. Nice combination.
Rajasa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rajasa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tolle closes the distance and clinches.
Rajasa prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tolle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rajasa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rajasa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tolle struggles to land a body shot inside as Rajasa controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajasa gets through Tolle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rajasa tries to work over Tolle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rajasa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rajasa misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tolle.
Tolle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tolle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tolle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rajasa stalls.
Tolle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tolle is looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajasa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Putra Rajasa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Echart Tolle.
Tolle avoiding damage as Rajasa throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rajasa.
Tolle has Rajasa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rajasa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rajasa tries a body shot but Tolle blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Rajasa.
Rajasa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rajasa struggles to land a body shot inside as Tolle controls his hands.
Tolle tries for a takedown but Rajasa manages to get underhooks.
A short left from Rajasa.
Tolle is rocked!
Rajasa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tolle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rajasa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolle tries for a takedown but Rajasa manages to get underhooks.
Rajasa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tolle's defenses.
Tolle is still on wobbly legs! Can Rajasa finish him?
Rajasa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tolle trying to land knees to the body.
Tolle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tolle seems to have recovered his senses.
Rajasa taking a breather.
Rajasa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tolle's efforts to push away.
Rajasa looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tolle wants to break free but Rajasa has control.
Rajasa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Echart Tolle has been cut.
Tolle is trying to push Rajasa away but Rajasa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rajasa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tolle's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolle is trying to drag Rajasa to the mat but Rajasa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tolle has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rajasa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rajasa avoiding damage as Tolle throws knees to the body.
Rajasa lands an elbow that stopped Tolle in his tracks for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Tolle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tolle tries to break the clinch but Rajasa is controlling the position.
Tolle is trying to pull guard but Rajasa has him pressed against the cage.
Tolle is trying to break free.
Tolle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rajasa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Putra Rajasa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Echart Tolle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tolle misses with a combination
and Rajasa scores with a counter punch that sends Tolle to the canvas! Rajasa smells blood - he's punishing Tolle with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Tolle has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Putra Rajasa!
Our winner, Putra Rajasa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Echart Tolle had this to say: 'I just want to say I'm sorry to the fans I came up short, my hats off to my opponent. I look forward to getting back in here and getting the win.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alf Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alf Stewart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alf Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stewart sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hayes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stewart defends well and Hayes ends up having to push Stewart into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stewart looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hayes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stewart sprawls well. Stewart wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hayes gets slowly back to his feet.
Hayes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Alf Stewart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Hayes.
Stewart with a nice cross.
Hayes shoots and misses
and Hayes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stewart fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hayes on the side of the head.
Stewart is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hayes goes for a double leg but Stewart avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stewart continues to drive forward.
Stewart connects with a body shot that sends Hayes's belly button to the back.
Stewart throws a leg kick but Hayes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Stewart lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hayes doesn't seem phased though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stewart scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stewart scores with a hook to the body. Hayes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stewart lands with a right hand.
Michael Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewart scores with a push kick.
Hayes fails with a takedown attempt.
Stewart lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stewart.
It looks like Michael Hayes has been cut.
Stewart moves into the clinch.
Stewart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt - Stewart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stewart sizes up Hayes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stewart throws a combination. Hayes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hayes is rocked!
Hayes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hayes is still on wobbly legs! Can Stewart finish him?
Stewart rushes Hayes and presses him up against the cage.
Hayes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hayes seems to have recovered his senses.
Stewart is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stewart jumps guard.
Stewart wriggles free and stands up.
Hayes takes one to the chin there.
Stewart ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stewart lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stewart.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart closes the distance and clinches.
Stewart ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stewart no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Stewart kicks Hayes off and gets to his feet.
Stewart is breathing heavily.
Hayes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stewart sprawls well initially but Hayes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hayes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stewart defends it well.
Hayes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stewart defends it well.
Hayes stops Stewart from getting back to his feet.
Hayes has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Stewart defend it? Hayes steps over the head and cranks it - Stewart is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Hayes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michael Hayes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lotza Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mongol Budlung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Budlung has chosen Killing Time - Pennywise as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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260 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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227 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lotza Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mongol Budlung!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury keeps the fight on the outside.
Fury takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Budlung fails with an attempt to clinch.
Budlung closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fury counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Budlung!
Budlung managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fury.
Budlung defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Budlung wants to get back to his feet but Fury drags him back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury advances to mount.
Fury throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Budlung because Fury loaded up on that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Budlung hang on?
Fury with the ground and pound from mount.
Budlung is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Budlung tries to hold on but Fury postures up.
Fury thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Fury thowing shots but they're missing.
Fury landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budlung is trying to escape the mount.
Budlung is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fury cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fury raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Budlung takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fury lands a big elbow.
It looks like Mongol Budlung has been cut.
Fury is landing with some decent strikes but Budlung is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budlung is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fury lands a big elbow.
Fury thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Budlung taking shots to the head.
Fury throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Budlung because Fury loaded up on that one.
Fury lands a big elbow.
BOOM! Fury connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Budlung is rocked!
That has opened up Mongol Budlung's cut even more.
Fury trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fury is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Budlung goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Fury!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lotza Fury!
Lotza Fury made sure to mention his sponsor, Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Mackenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mackenzie has chosen Darude - Sandstorm as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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194 lbs
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193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Mackenzie!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Francis DeMontford and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackenzie throws a sloppy head kick
and Mackenzie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Patterson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Mackenzie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mackenzie tries to buck Patterson off but Patterson is having none of it.
Mackenzie stops Patterson from passing to mount.
Patterson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mackenzie is rocked!
Mackenzie is looking for a sweep.
Mackenzie is still in real trouble! Can Patterson finish him?
Patterson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Patterson 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.
A big shot lands for Patterson! That's hurt Mackenzie! Will he recover? Patterson fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Patterson!
James Patterson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Voodoo Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Singer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sean Gable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saul Singer!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Singer lands a left hand.
A short right from Singer on the inside.
Gable goes for a takedown in the clinch but Singer prevents it.
Singer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gable backwards.
It looks like Sean Gable has been cut.
Gable swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gable's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Singer is pressed up against the cage. Gable has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Singer down to the mat. Singer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gable gets tackled into the cage by Singer. Singer maintains the clinch.
Singer pushes Gable back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gable is struggling to control the position.
Singer lands with a left to the head.
Gable ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gable no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singer with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Singer is looking to work some ground and pound but Gable has wrist control.
Singer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gable has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Singer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Singer throws an elbow that misses. Gable uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Singer's guard. Nice move by Gable!
Singer wants to stand up but Gable is controlling him.
We've been hearing that Gable has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Singer is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gable being controlled here momentarily.
Singer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Singer can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gable won't allow Singer to sweep him here.
Singer wants to stand and escape but Gable is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gable tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Singer swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Gable. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gable misses with a body kick.
Singer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Singer clinches up with Gable and pushes him back against the cage.
Gable takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Singer.
Gable is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Singer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gable is rocked!
Singer creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Gable's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Gable drops to his knees and Singer pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saul Singer!
Saul Singer made sure to mention his sponsor, Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Crown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregor Clegane is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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265 lbs
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285 lbs
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gregor Clegane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oliver Crown!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clegane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crown shoots in for a takedown but Clegane shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Crown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Clegane avoids it really well and circles away.
Crown closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Crown lands in his opponent's guard.
Clegane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crown stopping the sweep attempt from Clegane.
Clegane has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Crown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clegane looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Crown throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Crown lands a couple of digs.
Clegane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clegane is on top in guard.
Crown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clegane preventing the sweep.
Clegane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crown has control of Clegane's left arm, preventing Clegane from doing any damage.
Crown's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clegane trying to control but Crown is working from the bottom.
Crown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clegane with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clegane postures up in Crown's guard and throws a big left but Crown blocks it.
Clegane won't allow Crown to sweep him here.
Crown keeping moving, preventing Clegane from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Clegane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crown is defended easily by Clegane.
Clegane throwing a counter right hand but Crown manages to avoid it.
Gregor Clegane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Crown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Clegane.
It looks like Oliver Crown has been cut.
Clegane connects with a right hand. Crown shakes it off.
Clegane feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Crown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crown controlling Clegane's posture.
Clegane wants to control from the top but Crown keeps moving.
Clegane is looking to work some ground and pound but Crown has wrist control.
Crown has momentary wrist control but Clegane slips an elbow through the middle.
Clegane is working Crown over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clegane throws a big right hand that misses.
Clegane will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Crown is pulling down on Clegane's head. It's preventing any offense from Clegane, at least for the moment.
Crown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clegane postures up and lands a big shot to Crown's brow.
Clegane is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Clegane postures up.
Crown working a defensive guard but Clegane passes into half guard.
Clegane is trying to control the action in half guard but Crown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Clegane trying to pass the guard but Crown defending well.
Crown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clegane trying to control the action but Crown is working from the bottom.
Clegane is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Crown is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregor Clegane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oliver Crown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good leg kick by Clegane there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Clegane throws a right and a left that Crown avoids nicely.
Crown has a takedown stuffed.
Crown takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Clegane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Clegane jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crown shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Clegane's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crown scoring with punches to the head and body.
Crown throws a big right hand that misses.
Crown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clegane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Crown's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crown throwing strikes from guard but Clegane blocks nicely.
Crown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Clegane's head.
Crown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Clegane trying to keep a closed guard but Crown is proving a slippery customer.
Crown works over Clegane with some ground and pound from guard.
Crown postures up and lands a big shot to Clegane's brow.
Crown must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Clegane is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Crown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clegane.
Clegane is looking to advance position but Crown won't allow it.
Crown gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Clegane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crown is keeping the position for now.
Clegane preventing the sweep.
Clegane pushing down on Crown's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Crown is looking to control Clegane's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Crown avoid being mounted?
Clegane throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Clegane passes to full mount!
Clegane lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Crown is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Clegane tries to control but Crown wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crown is bucking up trying to escape but Clegane cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Clegane scoring with strikes but Crown is staying in there.
That has opened up Oliver Crown's cut even more.
A nice elbow there by Clegane.
The cut above Oliver Crown's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Clegane scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Crown is rocked!
Oliver Crown's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Oliver Crown's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gregor Clegane!
Gregor Clegane seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ville Galle Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wall comes to the cage accompanied by We Ready- Archie Eversole. Tobias Wall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tobias Wall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ville Galle Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wall ducks under a wild hook from Galle Jr.
Wall has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Galle Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Wall's head.
Galle Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Galle Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Wall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Galle Jr.
It seemed like Galle Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Galle Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wall.
Galle Jr lands a jab to Wall's midsection.
Galle Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wall misses the jab.
Wall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ville Galle Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galle Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Galle Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Wall connects with a looping right hand.
Wall misses with the combination.
Galle Jr was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wall staying out of range there.
Galle Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Galle Jr misses with a hook.
Galle Jr misses the jab.
Wall walks into a stiff left hand from Galle Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galle Jr jabs Wall right on the nose. Wall blinks but takes it well.
Galle Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wall is able to avoid easily.
Galle Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Wall misses the target.
Wall tries to bum rush Galle Jr with a series of wild strikes but Galle Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Galle Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Galle Jr lands with a hook. Wall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wall looks to clinch
and Wall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Galle Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Wall, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wall there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Galle Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice leg kick lands there from Galle Jr.
Galle Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wall is out of range and Galle Jr settles back down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wall connects with a body shot that sends Galle Jr's belly button to the back.
Wall misses with a combination
and Galle Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Wall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galle Jr lands with a good body shot.
Galle Jr throws a hook but Wall avoids it easily.
Wall scores with a one two! Galle Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Galle Jr misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Galle Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Galle Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Galle Jr throws a low kick, looking for Wall's leg but Wall calmly moves out of range.
Wall appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Galle Jr ducks under a wild hook from Wall.
Galle Jr scores with the left hand. Wall knows he should have avoided that one.
Galle Jr misses the jab.
Galle Jr misses with a looping left.
Galle Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Wall off balance momentarily.
Wall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Galle Jr's head backwards.
Galle Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Galle Jr slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Galle Jr.
Wall is looking to counter the offense by Galle Jr and move into the clinch.
Galle Jr connects with a body shot.
Galle Jr jabs Wall right on the nose. Wall blinks but takes it well.
Wall misses with a looping right.
Wall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Galle Jr. Wall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wall misses with a wild body shot.
Wall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Galle Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wall with a body shot.
Wall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Galle Jr.
Galle Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wall under the eye.
Galle Jr cracks Wall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wall is rocked!
Wall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Galle Jr throws a leg kick but Wall sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wall fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wall tries to clinch but Galle Jr moves out of range.
Galle Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Wall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Galle Jr cracks a nice hook into Wall's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galle Jr jabs Wall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wall avoids the body shot from Galle Jr.
Galle Jr slips a straight right by Wall.
Galle Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ville Galle Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Galle Jr jabs at Wall's body.
Galle Jr dodges the punch combination from Wall.
Galle Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Galle Jr misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Galle Jr. Wall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wall throwing a counter right hand but Galle Jr manages to avoid it.
Wall changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Galle Jr tries to avoid it but Wall manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Galle Jr to the ground. Galle Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wall misses the shot to the body.
Galle Jr catches Wall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wall throws a body shot but no joy.
Galle Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wall on the side of the head.
A big left from Galle Jr misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ville Galle Jr 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.
Galle Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wall.
Galle Jr connects with a body shot.
Wall throws a combination that misses
and Galle Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Galle Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A lazy left from Galle Jr finds it's target.
Oh Wall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wall looks to score with a jab to the body but Galle Jr is just out of range.
Galle Jr takes a swing at Wall's ribcage but misses.
Wall seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ville Galle Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wall throws out a loose jab but Galle Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wall seems to have got his legs back now.
Galle Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wall finds it's way round the side to connect with Galle Jr's head.
Wall avoids the body shot from Galle Jr.
Galle Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Galle Jr sends Wall crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Galle Jr is motioning to the referee to let Wall up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wall shoots in but Galle Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Galle Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Galle Jr scores with a hook to the body. Wall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wall takes one to the side of the head.
Wall throws an off balance right hand
and Galle Jr counters with a big right hand! Oh Wall is in trouble here! Galle Jr follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ville Galle Jr!
Ville Galle Jr decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Tobias Wall stepped up to the mic, saying 'I wish i could have put on a better fight tonight but well thats just how it goes. Win some lose some. Props to this guy. Thank you everyone who came out here tonight'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kezz The Convict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Convict comes to the cage accompanied by Locked up. Lombard has chosen Totalimmortal as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rafael Lombard enters the cage!
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170 lbs
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kezz The Convict!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rafael Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Bruno Hogan and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard scores with a body shot.
The Convict ducks under a wild hook from Lombard.
Lombard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Convict dives in and scores a takedown into Lombard's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Convict postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The Convict's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lombard told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The Convict working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Convict 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.
The Convict stands up over Lombard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The Convict loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lombard has his foot on The Convict's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Convict works his way back into a safe position though.
The Convict postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Convict is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The Convict lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The Convict works over Lombard with some ground and pound from guard.
Lombard can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as The Convict controls the pace.
The Convict's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Convict postures up in Lombard's guard and throws a big left but Lombard blocks it.
Lombard trying to control the position.
The Convict is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lombard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Convict defends it easily.
The Convict passes Lombard's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The Convict trying to pass the guard but Lombard defending well.
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.
Lombard is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but The Convict pulls his head out easily.
Lombard trying to control but The Convict postures up.
The Convict working over Lombard with some ground and pound. Lombard looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The Convict lands with a punch from half guard.
The Convict wants to work for an arm triangle but Lombard is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The Convict prevents Lombard from improving his position.
The Convict seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The Convict slips a nice elbow through Lombard's hands, connecting with Lombard's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Convict decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Lombard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The Convict swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lombard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The Convict fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lombard to the ground. The Convict is now in Lombard's guard.
The Convict controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lombard controlling The Convict's posture.
The Convict is working Lombard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lombard can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as The Convict controls the pace.
The Convict slips nicely into half guard.
The Convict is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Convict working over Lombard with some ground and pound. Lombard looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lombard trying to control here.
Lombard looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, The Convict seems content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Convict passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lombard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kezz The Convict dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fighters circling - Lombard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Convict looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lombard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The Convict trying to control but Lombard is working from the bottom.
The Convict sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The Convict with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Convict 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.
Lombard is looking for a triangle but The Convict pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard has his foot on The Convict's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Convict works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Convict is pushing down on Lombard's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lombard is fighting to maintain full guard but The Convict has managed to sneak the leg through.
The Convict controlling the action here.
Lombard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Convict is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lombard sees it coming and defends easily.
Lombard tries to roll over but The Convict keeps him under control.
The Convict lands with a punch from half guard.
The Convict blocks the strikes from Lombard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Convict not doing much here.
The Convict scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The Convict is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kezz The Convict overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Convict perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The Convict lands with a punch from half guard.
Lombard is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but The Convict pulls his head out easily.
The Convict is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The Convict trying to control from half guard but Lombard is working away.
The Convict is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Convict wants to finish this one by submission but Lombard is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from The Convict.
Lombard tries to hold on but The Convict postures up.
The Convict with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lombard is squirming around, avoiding The Convict's attempts to control the action.
Lombard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Convict. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Convict tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The Convict lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The Convict lands strikes from half guard.
The Convict seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lombard is looking to control The Convict's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lombard avoid being mounted?
Lombard is refusing to be controlled, as The Convict sits in half guard.
Lombard has hold of The Convict's hands but The Convict slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Convict trying to control from half guard but Lombard is working away.
The Convict 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.
The Convict controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kezz The Convict dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lombard takes a swing at The Convict's ribcage but misses.
Kezz The Convict is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Convict fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lombard to the ground. The Convict is now in Lombard's guard.
The Convict wants to control from the top but Lombard keeps moving.
The Convict with a nice head shot there.
The Convict controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The Convict thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The Convict postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Convict passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The Convict tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The Convict working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lombard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Convict thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The Convict controls the position.
Lombard is trying to get back to half guard.
The Convict trying to control the position but Lombard is working away.
That's two 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.
Lombard wants to control but The Convict postures up.
The Convict trying to control the position but Lombard is working away.
The Convict scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lombard to see if he's OK.
The Convict working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lombard is looking to reverse the position.
The Convict looks up at the clock and then as Lombard takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, The Convict smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The Convict trying to control the position but Lombard is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard is looking for a sweep.
Lombard is trying to control The Convict's posture but The Convict avoids it.
The Convict wants to control but Lombard is keeping him busy.
The Convict tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The Convict has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The Convict working the ground and pound from side control.
The Convict looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The Convict is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lombard will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Convict tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lombard takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The Convict tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The Convict has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lombard takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lombard wants to control but The Convict postures up.
The Convict working the head with strikes.
Rafael Lombard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lombard tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kezz The Convict showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Convict, 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kezz The Convict!
After the big win, Kezz The Convict made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Voodoo Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sandor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Kiely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiely is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mouth For War. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sandor Clegane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Kiely!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Francis DeMontford and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiely avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clegane looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiely is just out of range.
Clegane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiely.
Clegane throws a jab when Kiely was well out of range.
Clegane lands a jab to Kiely's midsection.
Clegane throws a series of punches but Kiely avoids them all with ease.
Clegane takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kiely swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kiely lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely misses the body punch
and Clegane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Clegane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiely takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Clegane throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely avoids the body shot from Clegane.
Clegane misses with a double jab
and Kiely counters with a one-two to the body.
Clegane misses with a wild body shot.
Donk. Clegane catches Kiely right on the button with a cross.
Kiely just misses with a punch to the body.
Clegane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A countering left hand to the body from Kiely misses.
Clegane misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Kiely releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd cheers as Clegane lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kiely doesn't seem phased though.
Kiely takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Clegane looks to land a right hand but Kiely moved out of range.
Clegane throws a series of punches but Kiely moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegane throws a body shot but no joy.
Clegane seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kiely avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clegane throws a sloppy body shot
and Kiely counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiely misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clegane.
Clegane misses the shot to the body.
Clegane misses with a hook
and Kiely connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sandor Clegane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiely uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clegane.
Clegane misses with a wild body shot.
Kiely misses with a body punch
and Clegane counters with a right hand to the body.
Clegane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clegane uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kiely walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clegane scores with a nice head shot.
Clegane throws a body punch but Kiely moves out of range.
Kiely unleashes a big counter combination but Clegane bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kiely ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kiely let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Clegane misses.
Kiely uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clegane.
Kiely looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kiely is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No joy there for Clegane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clegane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clegane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kiely's hands.
Clegane scores with a jab to the body.
Clegane moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiely slips under a jab.
A big right from Clegane misses.
Kiely jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clegane is looking to wear down Kiely with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kiely throws a lazy uppercut
and Clegane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiely misses with a two punch combination.
Clegane throws a hook but Kiely avoids it easily.
Kiely thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kiely on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kiely takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A combination from Kiely does no damage.
Clegane's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kiely under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandor Clegane dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clegane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Clegane backs off Kiely throws a huge counter combo but Clegane manages to avoid it all.
Clegane jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Clegane misses the jab.
Clegane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooh!!! Clegane has knocked Kiely down with a huge combo! Clegane steps away and waves a wobbly Kiely back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Kiely is rocked!
Kiely leaves his chin hanging out and Clegane seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Kiely crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sandor Clegane!
Sandor Clegane retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Sandor Clegane made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Eddie Kiely spoke after the fight, saying 'I blame the crowd'.
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