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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Jababeka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Loens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jababeka's entrance music is Goyang Dumang. A fine choice. Loens has chosen Street Fighter II Ryu Theme Original as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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135 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mustafa Jababeka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rudy Loens!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ron Honeybunn and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loens shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jababeka but Jababeka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jababeka lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jababeka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loens manages to avoid it.
Loens closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jababeka circles away.
Loens takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Loens moves out of range of the body kick from Jababeka.
Loens shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jababeka as he avoids it easily.
Jababeka went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mustafa Jababeka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudy Loens.
Loens shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jababeka pinned against the cage. Jababeka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Loens dives in and grabs Jababeka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jababeka pushes down on Loens's head and hops out.
A head kick misses from Jababeka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jababeka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jababeka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Loens shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jababeka but Jababeka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Loens.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Jababeka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loens misses with the ground and pound.
Jababeka avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Loens.
Loens throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jababeka avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Loens.
Loens creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jababeka sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jababeka is trying to get back to his feet.
Jababeka defending against the ground and pound.
Loens throws a strike aimed at the side of Jababeka's head but Jababeka avoids it well.
Loens works to advance to full mount. Jababeka defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loens throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jababeka because Loens loaded up on that one.
Loens thowing shots but they're missing.
Loens sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jababeka wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Loens.
Loens prevents Jababeka from getting the reversal.
Loens with good strikes from the mount here!
Loens looking to ground and pound but Jababeka is blocking nicely.
Loens throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jababeka is breathing heavily.
Jababeka wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Loens.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loens landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loens lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jababeka is rocked!
Loens putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oh Jababeka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Loens thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Loens lands with some strikes.
Loens unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Jababeka wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Loens celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rudy Loens!
Rudy Loens decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julien King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edward Stark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edward Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julien King!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Summer Carpenter and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King misses with a leg kick
and Stark counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
King manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Julien King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stark sprawls well. Stark wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. King gets slowly back to his feet.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King looks for a takedown but Stark sprawls well.
A little feinted left hand from Stark on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stark definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
King throws a combination that misses
and Stark counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
King seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
King is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stark postures up and lands a big shot to King's brow.
Stark stands and throws King's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stark thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Stark working the head with strikes.
King wants to control but Stark postures up.
Stark scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King is looking for a sweep.
King gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Stark lands a big shot there that rocks King but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stark scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
King is trying to escape the mount.
Stark putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
King is rocked!
Stark loads up with a big shot that hurts King! He's pulled Stark in close but Stark has postured up and lands more strikes. Can King survive? More strikes from Stark and King is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Edward Stark!
Edward Stark decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eoin Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sambulo Yeboah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeboah has chosen Downpresser - Don't Need A Reason as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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137 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eoin Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sambulo Yeboah!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Watson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene drives through with a takedown into guard.
Greene stands up over Yeboah, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Greene landing some decent shots from guard.
Greene with a nice head shot there.
Greene 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Greene's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Greene prevents Yeboah from getting back to his feet.
Yeboah is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Greene's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Yeboah looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Greene working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene working some strikes from top position.
Greene really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Greene postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Greene with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yeboah has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Greene can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Greene stands up over Yeboah, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yeboah manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Yeboah throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Greene's waist but Greene gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yeboah off to one side.
Greene attempts a counter takedown but Yeboah avoids it well and moves away.
Greene lands a nice hook to Yeboah's body. Yeboah takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yeboah lands a nice hook to Greene's body. Greene takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yeboah drops Greene with a left right combo! Yeboah follows him down to the ground into side control.
Greene is rocked!
It looks like Eoin Greene has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greene is trying to control Yeboah's posture but Yeboah avoids it.
Oh Greene is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Greene is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Yeboah's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Greene is trying to stand back up but Yeboah is controlling him
Yeboah is trying to work for a kimura but Greene is defending well.
Greene seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Greene pushes Yeboah off looking to stand but Yeboah dives back in and keeps control.
Greene regains full guard. Nicely done.
Yeboah drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Greene manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Yeboah has Greene in his guard.
Greene scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Greene stands up over Yeboah, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Greene trying to control the position from guard on top but Yeboah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Greene lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Greene scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yeboah throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Greene stands up over Yeboah, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greene works over Yeboah with some ground and pound from guard.
Greene makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Greene got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yeboah has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Greene has managed to get both his arms back between Yeboah's legs - danger averted.
We've been hearing that Greene has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Greene lands a couple of digs.
Yeboah looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Greene lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Greene working some strikes from top position.
Greene with a nice head shot there.
Yeboah is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Greene is aware though and is defending well.
Greene trying to control the position from guard on top but Yeboah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yeboah looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Greene passes into side control.
Yeboah sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Greene.
Greene winds up and cracks Yeboah with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Greene slips a nice elbow through Yeboah's hands, connecting with Yeboah's forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greene lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eoin Greene will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eoin Greene's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Greene closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Greene lands in his opponent's guard.
Yeboah is wriggling around but Greene manages to pass to half guard.
Yeboah actively working from the bottom here.
Yeboah actively working from the bottom here.
Greene lands with a punch from half guard.
Greene working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeboah has hold of Greene's hands but Greene slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yeboah is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Greene is tapping! Great win for Yeboah!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sambulo Yeboah!
Sambulo Yeboah decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alf Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Echart Tolle (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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180 lbs
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alf Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Echart Tolle!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Darius Henderson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart misses with a wild body shot.
Stewart clinches.
Stewart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stewart jabs Tolle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stewart misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Stewart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stewart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tolle.
Tolle avoids a kick to the body.
Tolle appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tolle slips a jab from Stewart.
Tolle moves in looking to clinch but Stewart pushes him off.
Stewart connects with a right hand. Tolle shakes it off.
Stewart misses with a series of wild punches.
As Stewart backs off Tolle throws a huge counter combo but Stewart manages to avoid it all.
Tolle dives in for a single leg takedown but Stewart sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Stewart takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stewart jumps guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Stewart manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Tolle keeps control of Stewart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tolle is trying to break the clinch but Stewart has him pressed against the cage.
Stewart drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tolle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stewart manages to break the clinch.
Tolle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stewart.
Stewart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stewart instigates a clinch.
Stewart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tolle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tolle is trying to break free.
Tolle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tolle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stewart tries to pull guard but Tolle forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tolle tries to circle away but Stewart has him pinned against the cage.
Stewart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolle throws a sloppy head kick and Stewart moves out of range easily.
Stewart looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Stewart connects with a right hand. Tolle shakes it off.
Stewart connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tolle. Tolle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tolle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stewart connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tolle scrambles back to his feet.
Tolle is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stewart pounces like a tiger and cracks Tolle with a vicious hook! Tolle is down but not out! Stewart follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alf Stewart!
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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Skinny McBones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Antonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skinny McBones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Antonov!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Antonov lands a nice looking body kick.
Antonov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Antonov throws a jab when McBones was well out of range.
Antonov with a nice cross.
Antonov lands the left hand.
Antonov checks a low kick from McBones.
McBones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Antonov.
The crowd cheers as Antonov lands an impressive looking overhand right. McBones doesn't seem phased though.
Antonov misses with a jab to the body
and McBones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Antonov struggles to land a body shot inside as McBones controls his hands.
Antonov has McBones pressed against the cage.
Antonov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McBones can't break the clinch.
Antonov has McBones pressed against the cage, preventing McBones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McBones wants to break free but Antonov has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonov prevents McBones from breaking the clinch.
McBones wants to break the clinch but can't.
McBones has had enough of the clinch but Antonov keeps him there for the moment.
McBones managing to block the knees to the body from Antonov.
McBones wants to get back to striking at distance but Antonov won't allow it.
Antonov lands an elbow that stopped McBones in his tracks for a moment.
McBones is looking to break free of the clinch but Antonov has double underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Antonov.
With the fighters up against the cage, Antonov throws an elbow but misses.
Antonov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McBones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Antonov has him pressed against the cage.
McBones is trying to break the clinch but Antonov is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBones is trying to break free.
Antonov keeps control of McBones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McBones wants to get back to striking at distance but Antonov won't allow it.
Antonov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Antonov has McBones pressed against the cage, preventing McBones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McBones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Antonov displaying some good clinch control by pressing McBones up against the cage.
McBones tries to circle away but Antonov has him pinned against the cage.
McBones has had enough of the clinch but Antonov keeps him there for the moment.
McBones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBones moves out of range as Antonov strikes.
McBones throws a wild body kick that Antonov sees coming a mile off.
Antonov misses with a two punch combination.
Antonov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McBones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Antonov looks to land a body kick but McBones moved away.
Antonov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McBones momentarily.
McBones avoids the body shot from Antonov.
Nice shot lands for Antonov.
That kick from Antonov tenderised McBones's leg. McBones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Antonov scores with a nice head shot.
Antonov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McBones rushes Antonov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McBones can't break the clinch.
Antonov misses with a hook to the ribs.
McBones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBones managing to block the knees to the body from Antonov.
McBones tries to break free but Antonov pushes him back against the cage.
Antonov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McBones's efforts to push away.
Antonov tries to land knees in the clinch but McBones avoids the damage to the body.
McBones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McBones is trying to break the clinch but Antonov has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on McBones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McBones breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antonov blocks a head kick by McBones.
Antonov connects with a looping right hand.
Antonov cracks McBones with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Antonov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Antonov lands with a good body shot.
Antonov throws a lazy right hand but McBones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like McBones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Antonov blocks a head kick by McBones.
Antonov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Antonov cracks McBones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Antonov scores with the left hand. McBones knows he should have avoided that one.
McBones takes a swing at Antonov's ribcage but misses.
McBones moves out of range of the strikes.
Skinny McBones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McBones scores with a jab to the body.
Antonov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruslan Antonov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McBones throws a sloppy head kick and Antonov moves out of range easily.
McBones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McBones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Antonov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Antonov. McBones does a little dance to reset his feet.
McBones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Antonov tries to land a front kick but McBones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from McBones.
Antonov lands with a cross.
Antonov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McBones misses with the combination.
Antonov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Antonov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonov clobbers McBones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McBones clinches.
Antonov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McBones prevents a body shot from Antonov.
McBones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Antonov scores a nice knee to the body.
McBones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Antonov tests McBones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McBones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Antonov works the jab nicely.
McBones swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBones wants to clinch up but Antonov keeps it at a distance.
McBones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antonov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Antonov! But no joy.
Antonov avoids the body shot from McBones.
McBones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Antonov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antonov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Antonov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Antonov scores with a nice right hand.
Antonov misses with a jab, cross combination.
McBones throws a series of punches but Antonov avoids them all with ease.
Antonov scores with the left hand. McBones knows he should have avoided that one.
Antonov lands a jab.
Antonov feints and then cracks McBones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McBones down.
McBones tries a head kick but it misses.
Antonov blocks a head kick by McBones.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonov throws a nice inside leg kick.
McBones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Antonov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McBones scrambles back to his feet.
McBones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McBones has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Antonov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McBones misses with a leg kick.
McBones misses with a hook.
Ruslan Antonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Antonov with a nice cross.
Antonov thuds his right hand into McBones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Antonov throws a series of punches but McBones moves out of range.
Antonov connects with a nice looking jab.
McBones needs to keep his hands up - Antonov had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antonov throws a nice inside leg kick.
McBones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Antonov backs up against the cage.
Antonov lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot by Antonov.
McBones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Antonov.
Antonov lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from McBones misses.
Antonov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Antonov cracks a nice hook into McBones's ribs.
Jab by Antonov.
Antonov swings for the body but McBones moves out of range.
McBones swings for the body but Antonov moves out of range.
McBones dodges the punch combination from Antonov.
A head kick misses from McBones.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McBones misses with the body kick
and Antonov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Antonov.
Antonov with a jab.
Antonov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Antonov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Antonov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McBones back to the cage. Antonov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Antonov scores with a hook.
A jab from Antonov finds it's way through McBones's defenses.
McBones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antonov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McBones. That did some damage!
Antonov catches McBones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Antonov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McBones slips a jab and a cross from Antonov.
McBones is looking to wear down Antonov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McBones works Antonov's body with a nice hook.
Antonov throws the left hand but McBones avoids the punch easily.
McBones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antonov throws a hook but McBones blocks it.
McBones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McBones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Antonov can pounce on him.
Antonov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Antonov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McBones throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McBones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McBones throws a sloppy head kick and Antonov moves out of range easily.
McBones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Antonov scores with a nice strike.
Antonov lands with a hook. McBones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McBones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Antonov checks a leg kick.
Antonov with a nice cross.
McBones ducks right into an uppercut from Antonov.
Antonov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McBones on the side of the head.
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!
Antonov lands with a straight right. McBones didn't see that one coming.
McBones just misses with a punch to the body.
Antonov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McBones takes one on the button.
McBones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBones throws a sloppy head kick
and Antonov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Antonov lands a jab to the nose.
Antonov fakes the leg kick and cracks McBones in the body.
Antonov avoids the head kick by McBones.
Antonov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McBones.
McBones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Antonov throws a body shot but no joy.
Antonov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Antonov, as that shot connected.
Antonov lands the left hand.
A head kick from Antonov lands but McBones takes it in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Antonov.
Nice uppercut lands for Antonov. That snapped McBones's head back.
McBones swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonov misses with a head kick.
Antonov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McBones circles away quickly and effectively.
Antonov scores with a jab. McBones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Antonov.
Antonov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McBones at a distance.
Antonov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Donk. McBones catches Antonov right on the button with a cross.
McBones misses with a few strikes there.
McBones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Antonov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McBones throws a right and a left that Antonov avoids nicely.
McBones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Antonov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Antonov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Antonov scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antonov lands a glancing blow to the side of McBones's head.
Antonov scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Antonov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McBones was well out of range. Poor timing from Antonov.
McBones throws a big counter combination but Antonov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Antonov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Antonov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McBones misses with a low kick.
Antonov misses with a wild body shot.
Antonov misses with an uppercut. McBones saw that one coming.
McBones avoids the body shot from Antonov.
Antonov tests McBones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McBones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antonov thows a leg kick but McBones checks it
and McBones counters with a stiff right hand.
McBones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Skinny McBones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruslan Antonov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Antonov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Antonov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruslan Antonov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Antonov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslan Antonov!
During a confident post fight interview, Ruslan Antonov 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Twister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Son Vong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vong has chosen Axis - Irreversible as his entrance music. Yoshi Twister has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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26
145 lbs
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140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yoshi Twister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Son Vong!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vong instigates a clinch.
Twister tries to throw a body punch but Vong avoids it by throwing Twister back against the cage.
Twister pulls Vong into guard.
Twister has his feet on Vong's thighs here. He's pushed Vong off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Vong screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yoshi Twister!
Yoshi Twister managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Tokyo United Fightwear , into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Son Vong stepped up to the mic, saying 'My opponent has humbled me on what I need to improve and for that I am thankful. *Bows to pay respect to opponent*'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Fischer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lotza Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martin Fischer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lotza Fury!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fischer darts in and clinches Fury up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Fischer.
It looks like Lotza Fury has been cut.
Fischer lands with a left to the head.
Fury wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fischer lands a knee to the head.
Fischer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fischer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fury being controlled against the cage.
Fischer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fury has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fischer misses with a punch on the inside.
Fury wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fury wants to get back to striking at distance but Fischer won't allow it.
Fischer misses with a knee to the head.
Fischer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fischer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fischer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fury has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fischer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fischer tries a knee to the head but Fury blocks it.
Fischer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fischer tries to land a knee to the head but Fury blocks with his arms.
Fury wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fury.
Fury has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fury is trying to break the clinch but Fischer has him pressed against the cage.
Fury wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fischer has him pressed against the cage.
Fischer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fury or not.
Fischer presses Fury against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fischer tries a knee to the head but Fury blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fischer effectively controlling the action here.
Fischer looking to throw knees to the head but Fury is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Fischer.
Fischer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fischer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fury looks winded!
A short uppercut from Fischer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fischer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fury blocks it with crossed arms.
Fischer works on Fury's body with a couple of short punches.
Fury wants to break free but Fischer has control.
Fischer tries to land a knee to the head but Fury blocks with his arms.
Fischer tries a knee to the head but Fury blocks it.
Fischer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Fischer.
Fury is trying to force a seperation but Fischer has the dominant position.
Fischer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fury is trying to break free.
Fischer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fischer lands a hook that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
Fischer tries a knee to the head but Fury blocks it.
Fury's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fischer takes one on the button.
Fury shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fischer has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Fury has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fischer.
Fischer lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fischer misses with a punch to the body.
Fischer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fury has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fischer tries to land a knee to the head but Fury blocks with his arms.
Fischer controlling the action here for a moment.
Fischer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
Fischer misses with a knee strike.
Fury has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fischer tries a knee to the head but Fury blocks it.
Fischer looking to throw knees to the head but Fury is blocking nicely.
Fischer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Fischer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lotza Fury's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fury displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Martin Fischer has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Fury. Beautiful body shot.
Fischer clinches up against the cage.
Fischer tries to land a knee to the head but Fury blocks with his arms.
Fischer misses with a knee to the head.
Fischer looking to throw knees to the head but Fury is blocking nicely.
Fischer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fury avoids it.
Fischer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fury can do to turn this around?
Fischer looking to throw knees to the head but Fury is blocking nicely.
Fischer misses with a knee strike.
Fury wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fischer closes the distance and clinches.
Fischer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fury has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fischer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fury.
Martin Fischer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fischer prevents Fury from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fischer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fury has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fury breaks from the clinch.
Fury with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fury lands a glancing blow to the side of Fischer's head.
Fury circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Fury as he connects with a hook.
Fischer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Martin Fischer's cut is getting worse.
Fischer tries to clinch up.
Fury drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fischer wants to stand and escape but Fury is having none of it.
Fury trying to control but Fischer is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury is in close to Fischer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fischer being controlled here, momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fischer wants to get back to his feet but Fury is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fury wants to control from the top but Fischer keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fury.
Fury swinging wildly here.
Fischer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fury swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fury lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fischer moves to clinch but Fury breaks away
and Fury counters with a stiff right hand.
Martin Fischer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Martin Fischer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fischer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fischer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fury tries to break free but Fischer pushes him back against the cage.
Fury has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fischer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fury.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury keeps the fight on the outside.
Fury works over Fischer's head and body with a nice combination.
Jeez, Martin Fischer's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fischer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fury lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Martin Fischer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muh Texii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muh Texii has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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275 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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275 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Muh Texii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sean Gable!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Texii drives through with a takedown into guard.
Texii trying to control but Gable is working from the bottom.
Gable is trying to control the position but Texii postures up.
Gable is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Texii works over Gable with some ground and pound from guard.
Texii trying to control the position from guard on top but Gable is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Texii postures up in Gable's guard and throws a big left but Gable blocks it.
Texii is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gable wants to sweep here but Texii controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Texii is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gable is trying to keep Texii in close.
Texii postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Texii showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gable looking to hit a scissor sweep but Texii is one step ahead there.
Gable is trying to control the position but Texii postures up.
Texii is stalling in the full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Texii throws an elbow that misses. Gable uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Texii's guard. Nice move by Gable!
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Texii fails with a takedown attempt.
Gable scores with a head kick.
Gable is looking to clinch but Texii is avoiding it.
Texii half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Texii drives through and clinches with Gable against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Texii as the two fighters clinch.
Gable decides to pull guard.
Texii has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Texii is in close to Gable's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Texii's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Texii with a nice head shot there.
Texii is stalling in the full guard.
Gable has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Beast Bar. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Texii tries to free his leg and advance position but Gable is retaining full guard.
Gable wants to sweep but no luck.
Texii working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gable wants to stand but Texii is controlling the position.
Texii distracts Gable with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable being controlled here, momentarily.
Texii lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gable is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Texii landing with the ground and pound.
Gable wants to sweep but no luck.
Texii stands up over Gable, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Texii trying to control the position from guard on top but Gable is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Texii lands a couple of digs.
Texii trying to control the position from guard on top but Gable is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Texii looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Texii controls the pace.
Gable has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Texii can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Texii looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Texii stands up over Gable, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muh Texii dominated that round.
That's time! Texii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Texii gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gable counters with a shoot takedown. Texii fights it but they end up in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Texii holds on and takes a little breather.
Texii controls Gable momentarily but Gable frees himself.
Texii working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gable doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Texii is tightening it up a little... Gable has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Gable reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Gable taps out! Nice BJJ there by Texii!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Muh Texii!
In his post fight interview, Muh Texii started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Putra Rajasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rajasa has chosen Bed of Roses as his entrance music. Putra Rajasa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Hayes's chin.
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180 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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Putra Rajasa!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rajasa. That's going to slow Hayes down.
Hayes goes for a double leg but Rajasa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rajasa continues to drive forward.
Hayes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rajasa circles away.
Rajasa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rajasa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rajasa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hayes has been working on his balance at Beast Bar, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Rajasa.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rajasa as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Hayes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayes tries for a takedown but Rajasa circles away easily
and Rajasa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hayes thinking.
Hayes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rajasa tries to avoid it but Hayes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rajasa to the ground. Rajasa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rajasa has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Hayes dives in and grabs Rajasa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rajasa pushes down on Hayes's head and hops out.
Rajasa leaves Hayes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rajasa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hayes shoots in looking for a takedown but Rajasa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hayes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rajasa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hayes shoots and misses
and Rajasa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hayes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rajasa sprawls well. Rajasa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hayes gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajasa connects with an inside leg kick.
Rajasa lands with a nice body punch.
Hayes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rajasa counters with a left and a right that stings Hayes.
Hayes gets a takedown into half guard.
Rajasa has one foot on Hayes's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rajasa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hayes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hayes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hayes tries for a takedown but Rajasa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hayes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rajasa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes has his takedown stuffed
and Rajasa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rajasa lands with a kick to the temple. Hayes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice sprawl there from Rajasa as Hayes shoots in.
Rajasa lands a nice looking body kick.
Rajasa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hayes.
A nice side step and Rajasa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rajasa connects with a body shot that sends Hayes's belly button to the back.
Hayes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rajasa defends it nicely.
Hayes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rajasa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hayes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rajasa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hayes shoots and misses
and Rajasa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rajasa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hayes dives in and grabs Rajasa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rajasa pushes down on Hayes's head and hops out.
Hayes goes for a double leg but Rajasa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rajasa continues to drive forward.
Rajasa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rajasa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice takedown defense from Rajasa. No joy for Hayes on that attempt.
Hayes fails with the takedown
letting Rajasa counter with a right hand.
Hayes is breathing heavily.
Rajasa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hayes.
Hayes shoots and misses
and Rajasa counters with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rajasa, right into the meat.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt
and Rajasa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hayes closes the distance and clinches up with Rajasa, looking for a takedown. Hayes pushes Rajasa against the cage but Rajasa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayes shoots in for a takedown but Rajasa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajasa lands with a nice combination. Hayes backs away looking to recover.
Hayes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rajasa counters with a one-two to the body.
Rajasa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rajasa as he jumps to the side.
Rajasa throws a nice head kick!
Rajasa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hayes.
Hayes fails with a takedown attempt.
Rajasa throws a counter combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rajasa counters with a one-two to the body.
Hayes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hayes has his takedown stuffed
and Rajasa counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Putra Rajasa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rajasa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rajasa duly obliges.
Hayes shoots in and drives through. Rajasa sprawls well.
Rajasa fails to land with a series of punches.
Rajasa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hayes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rajasa's waist but Rajasa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hayes off to one side.
Rajasa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hayes's head.
Hayes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rajasa counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Hayes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rajasa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hayes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rajasa's guard.
Rajasa manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rajasa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hayes wants a takedown.
Rajasa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rajasa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hayes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rajasa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rajasa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hayes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rajasa counters with a leg kick.
Rajasa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hayes if he has to take too many more of those.
Michael Hayes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt - Rajasa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A good leg kick by Rajasa.
Hayes has his takedown stuffed
and Rajasa counters with a nice body shot.
Hayes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rajasa throws a head kick that Hayes semi-blocks.
Putra Rajasa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rajasa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rajasa defends it nicely.
Hayes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rajasa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Putra Rajasa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rajasa throws a series of strikes that have Hayes backpedaling.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rajasa as he jumps to the side.
Rajasa scores with a head kick.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown but Rajasa shows good takedown defense.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rajasa as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rajasa can pounce on him.
Hayes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hayes shoots in looking for a takedown. Rajasa tries to sprawl out of it but Hayes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rajasa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Despite the aggression on Rajasa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice takedown defense from Rajasa. No joy for Hayes on that attempt.
Hayes tries for a takedown but Rajasa circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A solid body kick from Rajasa.
Rajasa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hayes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rajasa counters with a body kick.
Hayes fails with a takedown attempt.
Rajasa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rajasa.
Hayes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rajasa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hayes has time to react.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rajasa slaps away a takedown attempt from Hayes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rajasa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hayes takes a step back to recover.
Hayes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rajasa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hayes tries for a takedown but Rajasa circles away easily
and Rajasa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hayes goes for a double leg but Rajasa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rajasa continues to drive forward.
Rajasa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rajasa lands a really nice looking cross but Hayes seems unphased.
That kick from Rajasa tenderised Hayes's leg. Hayes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rajasa lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Putra Rajasa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Hayes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown but Rajasa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Michael Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayes misses with a takedown
and Rajasa counters with a series of strikes. Hayes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rajasa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hayes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rajasa circles away.
Rajasa unleashes a big counter combination but Hayes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Hayes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rajasa.
Rajasa connects with a leg kick. Hayes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rajasa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hayes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hayes has his takedown stuffed
and Rajasa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hayes really felt that one!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes tries for a takedown but Rajasa circles away easily
and Rajasa counters with a left and a right that stings Hayes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown but Rajasa shows good takedown defense.
Hayes fails with the takedown.
Rajasa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rajasa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hayes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hayes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rajasa is looking for the big counter here.
Hayes with a poor takedown
and Rajasa counters with a nice body kick.
Rajasa lands the left hand.
Rajasa slaps away a takedown attempt from Hayes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rajasa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hayes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rajasa defends well and Hayes ends up having to push Rajasa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rajasa defends it nicely.
Hayes fails with a takedown attempt.
Rajasa throws a big counter head kick but Hayes avoids it with no problem.
Rajasa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayes tries for a takedown but Rajasa circles away easily
and Rajasa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hayes fails with the takedown
and Rajasa counters with a head kick. That will keep Hayes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hayes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hayes shoots and misses
and Rajasa counters with a nice body shot.
Rajasa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Michael Hayes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rajasa.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown but Rajasa shows good takedown defense.
Hayes with a poor takedown
and Rajasa counters with a straight right hand.
Hayes with a poor takedown
and Rajasa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rajasa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rajasa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rajasa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rajasa lands a head kick!
Rajasa stuffs the takedown.
Hayes with a poor takedown
and Rajasa counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rajasa sprawls well. Rajasa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hayes gets slowly back to his feet.
Rajasa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hayes dives in for a single leg takedown but Rajasa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rajasa digs a good hook to Hayes's body.
Hayes shoots for a takedown but Rajasa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rajasa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rajasa lands a head kick!
Hayes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rajasa.
Rajasa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hayes rather than just go for the knockout.
Hayes throws an off balance right hand
and Rajasa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hayes has his takedown stuffed
and Rajasa counters with a three punch combo that has Hayes backing up. Hayes nods at Rajasa to acknowledge the strikes.
Putra Rajasa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rajasa lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Putra Rajasa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rajasa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 24:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Putra Rajasa!
After winning the bout, Putra Rajasa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saul Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kezz The Convict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Convict comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Locked up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kezz The Convict was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saul Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kezz The Convict!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Convict shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Goodman sprawls well. Goodman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Convict gets slowly back to his feet.
Goodman scores with a three punch combo!
Goodman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goodman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Convict.
The Convict drives through with a takedown into Goodman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Goodman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Goodman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst The Convict is controlling him.
The Convict lands a couple of elbows.
The Convict passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Goodman parries the strikes from The Convict easily there. The Convict is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Goodman to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Convict tries for a kimura but Goodman is defending well.
The Convict is looking to take a break and control but Goodman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Goodman can't do much from the bottom here.
The Convict trying to control the position but Goodman is working away.
Goodman's coaches at Madz **21 Elite coaches** have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The Convict tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The Convict working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The Convict is looking to take a break and control but Goodman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Goodman wants to control but The Convict postures up.
The referee asks The Convict politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. The Convict prefers to stall for the moment though.
The Convict wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Goodman, who protects the arm well.
The strikes coming from The Convict are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Convict grinds an elbow into Goodman's temple.
The Convict scores with punches from side control.
The strikes coming from The Convict are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by The Convict.
Goodman trying to remain calm as The Convict controls from the top position.
The Convict is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Goodman has escaped the position, nice work there.
The Convict cracks Goodman with a big right hand but Goodman just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Convict is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Goodman has escaped the position, nice work there.
The Convict is looking to take a break and control but Goodman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Convict in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The Convict thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Convict working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Goodman dodges the ground and pound from The Convict.
The Convict working the ground and pound.
The Convict is chipping away with strikes.
Goodman is rocked!
The Convict lands some shots froms side control.
Oh Goodman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Convict lands a strong strike to the head of Goodman. That's dazed him! The Convict looking to finish here. Goodman is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - The Convict lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kezz The Convict!
Kezz The Convict made sure to mention his sponsor, Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
35% |
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