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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kunto Dewo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Malingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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151 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kunto Dewo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Malingo!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Hemmingworth and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dewo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dewo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malingo.
Malingo leaves Dewo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Malingo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dewo.
Malingo tries a quick counter leg kick but Dewo is wise to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kunto Dewo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Malingo. No joy for Dewo on that attempt.
Malingo gets caught napping as Dewo dives in and scores a takedown. Malingo manages to retain guard.
Dewo postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dewo has gone for a leg lock! Malingo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dewo's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malingo works over Dewo with some ground and pound from guard.
Malingo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewo is looking for a triangle here but Malingo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Malingo working the ground and pound.
Dewo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Malingo working the ground and pound.
Dewo is looking to regain half guard here but Malingo keeps moving and retains side control.
Malingo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dewo some visible discomfort.
Malingo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Malingo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Malingo working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dewo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Malingo.
Dewo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Malingo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dewo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Malingo advances to full mount.
Malingo lands a heavy elbow.
Malingo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dewo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Malingo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malingo is trying to control the action in half guard but Dewo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Malingo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dewo wants to get back to full guard.
Malingo working the head and body with strikes.
Malingo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Malingo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dewo is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Malingo there.
Ground and pound from Malingo.
Malingo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Malingo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Malingo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dewo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dewo actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dewo trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Dewo throwing hammer fists to the chest of Malingo. What's that going to do exactly?
Malingo landing shots from mount.
Dewo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Malingo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Malingo avoids the attempt from Dewo to control.
Dewo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Malingo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Malingo shoots and misses
and Dewo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dewo dives in and scores a takedown into Malingo's guard.
Dewo stopping the sweep attempt from Malingo.
Malingo working a defensive guard here.
Dewo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Malingo trying to control the position.
Dewo trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Malingo manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Dewo is looking for a triangle but Malingo pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malingo is in close to Dewo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dewo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Malingo has passed into half guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dewo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dewo tries to get out of the position.
Malingo slips a nice elbow through Dewo's hands, connecting with Dewo's forehead.
Dewo looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Malingo pushes past his half guard into mount!
Malingo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Malingo cracks Dewo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Malingo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dewo is rocked!
Malingo landing punches.
Oh Dewo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dewo wants to hold on but Malingo pushes him away.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Malingo! Dewo is hurt baaadly! Malingo is firing away with more strikes - Dewo is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Malingo!
A very excited looking Eddie Malingo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Jackson (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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160 lbs
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180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charlie Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Johnson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJackson.
Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Jackson controlling the action here for a moment.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A solid body kick from Johnson.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Jackson slows down the pace here.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Johnson has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson has Johnson pushed against the cage.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Jackson.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jackson.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Jackson is stalling here.
Jackson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson working Jackson over with knees to the body.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson stalls.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eric Jackson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson checks the leg kick.
Eric Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson connects with a single shot there.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
We've been informed that Jackson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jackson pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson is trying to push Jackson away but Jackson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson is rocked!
Jackson lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Charlie Johnson has been cut.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Johnson! Jackson unloads with more strikes and Johnson sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Jackson!
Eric Jackson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Charlie Johnson spoke after the fight, saying 'He was the better man tonight '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Wills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Rendulic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wills comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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198 lbs
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217 lbs
1 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Wills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Rocky Rendulic!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wills throws a leg kick which misses Rendulic's front leg but catches the back leg as Rendulic tries to avoid it.
Wills shoots for a double leg takedown but Rendulic sprawls well. He's pushed Wills's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wills with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rendulic to score with a decent uppercut.
A big right from Rendulic misses.
Rendulic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wills's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rendulic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wills preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rendulic working some strikes from top position.
Wills will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rendulic cracks Wills with a solid left hand.
Rendulic is working Wills over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rendulic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rendulic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rendulic stands up over Wills, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wills is rocked!
Rendulic scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oh Wills is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wills has an active guard here but Rendulic has managed to pass into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wills is in trouble now - Rendulic has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rendulic lands a big shot to the head and Wills winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rocky Rendulic!
Joe Wills was interviewed post fight and said 'Well Try Better Next Time'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manol Sirakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rinto Hartanto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rinto Hartanto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manol Sirakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rinto Hartanto!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Hemmingworth and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sirakov fails to land the takedown.
Sirakov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sirakov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sirakov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sirakov trying to control the position but Hartanto is working away.
Hartanto struggling a bit here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hartanto can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sirakov taking a breather here.
Hartanto can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirakov is looking to take a break and control but Hartanto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sirakov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sirakov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sirakov controlling the position from side mount.
Hartanto has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
You can see the frustration on Hartanto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sirakov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hartanto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hartanto throws Sirakov to one side and escapes!
Hartanto looks to land a right hand but Sirakov moved out of range.
Sirakov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hartanto defends well and Sirakov ends up having to push Hartanto into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hartanto but Hartanto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manol Sirakov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Sirakov with that takedown attempt.
Hartanto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hartanto misses with a head kick.
Sirakov attempts a counter takedown but Hartanto avoids it well and moves away.
Hartanto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hartanto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hartanto throws the left hand but Sirakov avoids the punch easily.
Sirakov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hartanto sprawls and moves away.
Sirakov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hartanto's waist but Hartanto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sirakov off to one side.
Sirakov is breathing heavily.
Sirakov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hartanto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sirakov tries to close the distance and clinch but Hartanto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sirakov staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirakov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hartanto defends well and Sirakov ends up having to push Hartanto into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Hartanto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hartanto jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sirakov dives in and grabs Hartanto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hartanto pushes down on Sirakov's head and hops out.
Sirakov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hartanto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hartanto scores with a nice right hand.
Sirakov defending well as Hartanto loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartanto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hartanto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hartanto showed some decent athleticism there.
Hartanto is trying to work for a kimura but Sirakov is defending well.
Sirakov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sirakov trying to control but Hartanto postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rinto Hartanto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hartanto throws a jab when Sirakov was well out of range.
Sirakov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hartanto is fending him off so far but Sirakov persists. Nope, Hartanto circles away and we're back to standing.
Hartanto just misses with a punch to the body.
Sirakov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hartanto.
Hartanto slaps away a takedown attempt from Sirakov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sirakov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hartanto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hartanto with the counter takedown but Sirakov avoids it easily.
Sirakov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hartanto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hartanto throws an overhand right that lands on Sirakov's shoulder, as Sirakov tries to avoid the shot.
Hartanto throws a body punch but Sirakov moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartanto throws a hook to the side of Sirakov's head but Sirakov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sirakov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hartanto is not content to let Sirakov control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hartanto gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sirakov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hartanto defends it well.
Hartanto pushes Sirakov off looking to stand but Sirakov dives back in and keeps control.
Sirakov is keen to just control but Hartanto is a slippery customer.
Hartanto tries to roll over but Sirakov keeps him under control.
Sirakov is thwarting Hartanto's attempts to control the position.
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.
Sirakov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sirakov wants to control but Hartanto is keeping him busy.
Hartanto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sirakov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sirakov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hartanto might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sirakov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It seemed like Hartanto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manol Sirakov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sirakov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hartanto avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sirakov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hartanto stuffs the takedown attempt from Sirakov. Sirakov gets slowly back to his feet.
Hartanto lands a slapping body shot.
Hartanto misses the jab.
Manol Sirakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sirakov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rinto Hartanto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sirakov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice sprawl there from Hartanto as Sirakov shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartanto throws a head kick that misses.
Sirakov attempts a counter takedown but Hartanto avoids it well and moves away.
Hartanto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sirakov.
Manol Sirakov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sirakov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hartanto.
A jab lands there for Hartanto.
Hartanto throws a shot to the body.
Sirakov takes one to the chin there.
Sirakov closes the distance and clinches up with Hartanto, looking for a takedown. Sirakov pushes Hartanto against the cage but Hartanto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartanto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hartanto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hartanto in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rinto Hartanto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hartanto throws a jab when Sirakov was well out of range.
Sirakov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hartanto counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Hartanto does it's job there.
Sirakov dives in and grabs Hartanto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hartanto pushes down on Sirakov's head and hops out.
Sirakov dives in for a single leg takedown but Hartanto sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hartanto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manol Sirakov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Hartanto.
Hartanto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hartanto misses with a hook.
Sirakov tries for a takedown but Hartanto circles away easily
letting Hartanto counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sirakov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sirakov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hartanto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sirakov at a distance.
Sirakov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jab by Hartanto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartanto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hartanto lands with a hook. Sirakov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sirakov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hartanto misses with a hook. Sirakov ducked under it nicely.
Good exchange - Hartanto coming out on top.
Hartanto misses with a body shot.
Sirakov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sirakov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sirakov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sirakov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Hartanto.
Hartanto scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartanto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartanto misses the shot to the body.
Sirakov with a poor takedown
so Hartanto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hartanto drops back looking for a leg! Sirakov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sirakov manages to kick Hartanto off! Hartanto jumps back into Sirakov's guard.
Hartanto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sirakov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sirakov keeping moving, preventing Hartanto from controlling successfully.
Hartanto controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakov has a closed guard, preventing Hartanto from standing up.
Rinto Hartanto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sirakov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sirakov working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sirakov keeping moving, preventing Hartanto from controlling successfully.
Sirakov is looking for a triangle but Hartanto pushes his legs off easily.
Sirakov wants to sweep here but Hartanto controlling him for the moment.
Hartanto tries to stand but Sirakov is controlling from the bottom.
Manol Sirakov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hartanto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rinto Hartanto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hartanto 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rinto Hartanto!
Rinto Hartanto 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Dyna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Destruction (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Dyna could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Devon Destruction's chin.
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265 lbs
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265 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Dyna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Devon Destruction!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyna pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Destruction steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dyna.
Dyna looks to land a left hand but Destruction moved out of range nicely.
Dyna takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Destruction throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Destruction connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dyna. Dyna circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Thomas Dyna has been cut.
Dyna throws a body punch but Destruction moves out of range.
Destruction drops Dyna with a beautiful combination! Dyna stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Destruction is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dyna misses with a straight right.
Destruction moves out of range of the strikes.
Destruction lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dyna circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Destruction blocks a jab.
Dyna takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Destruction batters Dyna with a massive right followed by a huge left! Dyna is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Destruction lands a final crushing right hand to drop Dyna to the mat with a gruesome thud! Destruction is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Devon Destruction!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hakuna Matata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Connor Kenway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenway has chosen Warriors as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jacob Connor Kenway has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hakuna Matata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Connor Kenway !
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenway misses with a low kick.
Matata misses with a series of wild punches.
Matata fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matata swinging wildly here.
Kenway lands a nice hook to Matata's body. Matata takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matata blocks a head kick by Kenway .
Matata fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kenway , pushing him back against the cage.
Matata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kenway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matata.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matata throws out a loose jab but Kenway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenway scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Kenway . Those never looked like landing.
Kenway dives in and scores a takedown into Matata's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matata wants to get back to his feet but Kenway is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Matata avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kenway postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kenway connects with a couple of short punches.
Kenway wants to control from the top but Matata keeps moving.
Kenway in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Matata utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kenway throwing strikes from guard but Matata blocks nicely.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Kenway cracks Matata with a solid left hand.
Kenway makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Matata manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hakuna Matata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matata slaps away a takedown attempt from Kenway , before circling back to the center of the mat.
A left and a right from Matata both land. Nice combination.
A combination from Kenway does no damage.
Hakuna Matata is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kenway fails to land with a series of punches.
Kenway lands a two punch combo.
Kenway misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Matata misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matata throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Despite the aggression on Kenway 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kenway changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Matata looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Matata wants to get back to his feet but Kenway is dominant here and he's now got Matata's back!
Matata has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Kenway .
Oooh a big shot gets through from Kenway . Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Matata fending off the submission attempt from Kenway .
Kenway is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Kenway working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Matata is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Kenway has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Matata taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jacob Connor Kenway !
Jacob Connor Kenway 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.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodgers Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Antonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Rodgers Owen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ruslan Antonov!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Francis DeMontford and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Antonov misses its intended target.
Owen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Owen pushes Antonov up against the cage in a clinch.
Owen prevents Antonov from breaking the clinch.
Antonov can't break the clinch.
Owen keeps control of Antonov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Antonov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Antonov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Owen.
Antonov tries to work over Owen's front leg with a kick but Owen checks it.
Owen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antonov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Owen throws out a powerful jab.
Owen takes a swing at Antonov's ribcage but misses.
Antonov misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Owen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Owen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Antonov works Owen's body with a nice hook.
Antonov misses the shot to the body.
Antonov checks the leg kick.
Antonov looks to land a body kick but Owen moved away.
Owen throwing a counter right hand but Antonov manages to avoid it.
Owen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Antonov.
Antonov throws the left hand but Owen avoids the punch easily.
Owen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Antonov avoids it.
Owen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Antonov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Owen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Antonov scores with a hook.
Antonov throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonov lands a nice looking body shot.
Antonov throws a body shot but no joy.
Owen throws a hook to the side of Antonov's head but Antonov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Antonov throws a counter combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Antonov misses the target.
Owen blocks a jab.
A shot to the liver by Antonov. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Owen misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Antonov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Antonov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Owen with a jab.
Owen throws out a leg kick but Antonov moves out of range and Owen only half commits.
Antonov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Owen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonov throws a lazy right hand but Owen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Owen swings for the body but Antonov moves out of range.
Antonov avoids the body shot from Owen.
Antonov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Antonov throws a right and a left that Owen avoids nicely.
Antonov throws a shot from downtown. Owen moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Owen misses.
Antonov lands a body shot.
Antonov throws a body shot but no joy.
Owen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Antonov tries to bum rush Owen with a series of wild strikes but Owen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Owen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owen slips a jab and a cross from Antonov.
Owen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Antonov does it's job there.
Antonov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Antonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Antonov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Antonov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Owen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Antonov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antonov throws a head kick that misses.
Owen works the jab nicely.
Owen tests Antonov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Antonov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Antonov swats away the attempt to clinch by Owen.
Antonov throws a hook but Owen blocks it.
Antonov stalks Owen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Owen's face. Owen staggers backwards, shaken.
Owen slips a jab and a cross from Antonov.
A good leg kick by Owen.
Antonov misses with a looping right.
Antonov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Owen on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Owen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Antonov connects with a looping right hand.
Antonov misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen throws a chopping leg kick but Antonov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Antonov throws a counter combo.
Owen rushes Antonov and presses him up against the cage.
Antonov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Antonov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Owen.
Antonov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Owen throws a punch but it's blocked by Antonov.
Antonov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Antonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Owen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Owen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Antonov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Antonov wants to land a leg kick but Owen is out of range.
Owen slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Antonov misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Antonov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Antonov throws a head kick that Owen semi-blocks.
Antonov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Owen.
Owen thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Antonov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Owen moves out of range of the strikes.
Owen is looking to counter punch.
Antonov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Owen doesn't seem bothered though.
Antonov connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antonov misses with a looping right.
Owen needs to keep his hands up - Antonov had a free shot at his head there.
Antonov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Owen's hands.
Owen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antonov.
Ruslan Antonov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Antonov.
Ruslan Antonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Owen scores with a nice right hand.
Antonov misses with a hook. Owen ducked under it nicely.
Antonov stuns Owen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Owen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Owen backing away here, and Antonov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Owen lands a jab to Antonov's midsection.
Owen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Antonov unleashes a big counter combination but Owen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Antonov misses the shot to the body.
Owen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Owen connects with a leg kick. Antonov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Antonov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Owen slips a jab from Antonov.
Antonov looks to score with a jab to the body but Owen is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Antonov misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Owen misses the target.
Owen avoids the head kick by Antonov.
Owen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Antonov manages to circle out of the way.
Antonov misses with a few strikes there.
Owen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big right from Antonov misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antonov misses with a double jab.
Antonov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Owen misses with a body kick.
Antonov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Owen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Owen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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.
That's time! Back to the action!
Owen misses with a head kick.
Owen slips under a jab from Antonov.
Owen throws a hook to the side of Antonov's head but Antonov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Antonov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Antonov misses its intended target.
Antonov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Antonov throws a body shot but no joy.
Antonov throws a jab when Owen was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owen with a nice cross.
Owen is looking to land body kicks.
It seemed like Antonov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Antonov throws a hook but Owen avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Owen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Owen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Owen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Antonov's hands.
Owen slips a jab from Antonov.
Antonov tries to bum rush Owen with a series of wild strikes but Owen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antonov avoids the body shot from Owen.
Antonov feints a counter leg kick.
Owen misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Antonov! But no joy.
Owen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Antonov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Owen circles away quickly and effectively.
A quick step to the side and Owen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antonov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen throws a lazy right hand but Antonov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Antonov avoids the body shot from Owen.
Owen throws a hook to the side of Antonov's head but Antonov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Owen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Antonov.
A swing and a miss from Owen.
Owen scores with a sloppy right hand. Antonov should have avoided that one.
Antonov with a jab.
Owen 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Owen dodges the punch combination from Antonov.
Owen fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen takes one to the chin there.
Owen moves out of range as Antonov strikes.
Donk. Antonov catches Owen right on the button with a cross.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Owen.
Antonov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Owen misses with a combination
and Antonov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Owen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Antonov checks a leg kick.
Antonov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Antonov misses with a straight right.
Owen looks to score with a jab to the body but Antonov is just out of range.
Owen connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Owen.
Owen moves in looking to clinch but Antonov pushes him off.
Antonov misses with a wild body shot.
Antonov tries to bum rush Owen with a series of wild strikes but Owen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antonov throws a body punch but Owen moves out of range.
Antonov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Owen's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Owen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Antonov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Owen moves out of range of the strikes.
Owen checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Antonov really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fighters circling - Antonov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Antonov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Antonov. Owen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Antonov does it's job there.
Antonov fakes the leg kick and cracks Owen in the body.
Owen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Antonov's head.
It looks like Ruslan Antonov has been cut.
Owen throws the kick towards the body but Antonov avoids it.
Antonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Owen.
Antonov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antonov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Owen can pounce on him.
Antonov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Antonov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Owen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonov throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Owen looks for the body kick but Antonov saw that one coming.
Antonov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A swing and a miss from Owen.
Antonov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Owen with a body shot.
Owen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Owen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Antonov was well out of range. Poor timing from Owen.
Owen tries to land a front kick but Antonov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Owen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Antonov.
It seemed like Antonov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Owen.
Owen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Antonov backs up against the cage.
Antonov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonov misses with a series of wild punches.
Owen throws a leg kick that misses.
Antonov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Owen misses with a wild body shot.
Antonov defending well as Owen loads up on a big left hand.
Owen slips a straight right by Antonov.
Owen lands a slapping body shot.
Antonov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Antonov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Antonov thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonov moves away from the strike by Owen.
A bone on bone clash there as Owen blocks the leg kick.
Owen misses with a right hand
and Antonov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Antonov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Antonov defending well as Owen loads up on a big left hand.
Antonov misses with a combination
and Owen counters with a straight right hand.
Owen throws a body shot but no joy.
Antonov counters with a body kick.
Owen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Antonov misses.
Antonov throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Owen's sensitive parts.
Owen lands with an uppercut that bounces Antonov off the cage and back into range.
Antonov throws a head kick that misses.
Antonov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Owen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Antonov throws out the jab.
Owen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antonov manages to avoid it.
Owen looks to land a left hand but Antonov moved out of range nicely.
Antonov throws a looping overhand right but Owen ducks down to avoid it.
Antonov misses with a body punch
and Owen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rodgers Owen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Antonov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Owen misses with a looping right.
Owen looks to land a left hand but Antonov moved out of range nicely.
Owen tries to close the distance and clinch but Antonov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Owen misses its intended target.
Owen misses with a straight right.
Antonov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Owen misses the jab.
Antonov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antonov moves out of range of the strikes.
Owen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Owen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Owen 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 takes a swing at Owen's ribcage but misses.
Owen throws a lazy body kick
and Antonov counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonov tries a head kick but it misses.
Owen loads up on a big right hand but Antonov slips the punch.
Antonov looks to score with a jab to the body but Owen is just out of range.
It looked like Owen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Owen is looking to chop away at Antonov's legs.
Antonov lands with a shot to the body.
Antonov digs a good hook to Owen's body.
Antonov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Owens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Owen throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Antonov. Owen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Owen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Antonov throws out a counter right but Owen avoids it with no problem.
Antonov scores with a three punch combo!
Owen forces Antonov back against the cage and clinches.
Antonov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Antonov tries to break free but Owen pushes him back against the cage.
Owen lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antonov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Owen has him pressed against the cage.
Owen misses with a punch on the inside.
Owen lands a hook that snaps the head of Antonov backwards.
Owen has a couple of punches blocked by Antonov.
Owen can't find room to land a body shot as Antonov controls the action.
Owen has Antonov pressed against the cage, preventing Antonov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Owen fails to land.
Owen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Owen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Antonov's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Owen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Antonov misses its intended target.
Owen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Owen looks to land a combination. Antonov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ruslan Antonov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Owen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Owen misses with a low kick.
Antonov throws a counter combo.
Antonov throws a jab but it's blocked by Owen.
Owen staying out of range there.
Owen is looking to counter with head kicks.
Antonov scores with a three punch combo!
Antonov lands with a right hand.
A jab from Owen misses.
Antonov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Antonov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Antonov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Owen momentarily.
Rodgers Owen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Owen misses.
Antonov misses with a leg kick.
Antonov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Owen was well out of range. Poor timing from Antonov.
Antonov cracks Owen with a good jab.
Antonov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Owen was well out of range. Poor timing from Antonov.
A punch combination from Antonov misses.
Owen throws a head kick but Antonov moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruslan Antonov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Antonov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 46:49
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 46:49
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslan Antonov!
Ruslan Antonov is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Ruslan Antonov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darren Bloodlust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bloodlust's entrance music is A Pocket Full Of Shells. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darren Bloodlust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edgar Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ron Honeybunn and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bloodlust back to the cage. Mendoza follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bloodlust throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendoza paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mendoza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bloodlust.
Mendoza uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Edgar Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bloodlust takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mendoza lands with an overhand left.
Mendoza connects with a right hand. Bloodlust shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendoza scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bloodlust in his tracks.
Mendoza cracks Bloodlust with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've been hearing reports that Bloodlust has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mendoza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bloodlust takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bloodlust is rocked!
Mendoza just misses with a punch to the body.
Bloodlust shoots for a takedown but Mendoza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mendoza feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bloodlusts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oh Bloodlust is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bloodlust leaves his chin hanging out and Mendoza seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Bloodlust crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edgar Mendoza!
Darren Bloodlust was interviewed post fight and said 'Ahhh, so that's what it feels like...'.
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