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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jeremy Wong's chin.
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143 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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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, Michael Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeremy Wong!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Donatello Bradman and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Wong saw it coming and moves away.
Wong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva tries to clinch but Wong is having none of it.
Silva keeps Wong at a distance using the push kick.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Wong.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wong avoids it.
Silva avoiding damage as Wong throws knees to the body.
Wong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wong shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Wong manages to mount him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wong sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wong avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wong lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silva regains half guard.
Wong is trying for a kimura here. Silva looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Wong wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jeremy Wong!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Cataldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodgers Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dominick Cataldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Rodgers Owen!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owen misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Owen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cataldo can pounce on him.
Cataldo feints and then cracks Owen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Owen down.
Owen blocks a head kick by Cataldo.
Cataldo throws the left hand but Owen avoids the punch easily.
Cataldo throws a looping overhand right but Owen ducks down to avoid it.
Owen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cataldo tests Owen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Owen swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Cataldo to counter with a crisp jab.
Owen looks for the body kick but Cataldo saw that one coming.
Owen swings for the body but Cataldo moves out of range.
Owen slips a straight right by Cataldo.
Owen wants to counter with a clinch but Cataldo pushes him away.
Cataldo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Owen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cataldo. Cataldo obviously looking to wear him down.
Owen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cataldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Owen flicks out a counter leg kick but Cataldo steps away.
Cataldo connects with a body shot.
Owen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cataldo.
Cataldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cataldo throws a body punch but Owen moves out of range.
Cataldo lands with a hook. Owen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Owen moves out of range of the leg kick from Cataldo.
Cataldo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Owen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cataldo is able to avoid easily.
Owen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Owen misses with a straight left.
Owen throws a body kick that misses.
Cataldo scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen moves forwards but Cataldo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Owen misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Cataldo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Owen misses with a leg kick.
Dominick Cataldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Owen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Owen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cataldo.
Owen avoids the body shot from Cataldo.
Owen takes one to the chin there.
Owen misses with a right hand
and Cataldo counters with a good low kick that Owen was not able to check.
A jab from Cataldo misses.
It seemed like Owen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cataldo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cataldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Owen is just out of range.
Cataldo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Owen tries to clinch
and Cataldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cataldo's head.
Cataldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Cataldo misses the target.
Cataldo lands with a cross.
A slow jab from Cataldo misses its intended target.
Cataldo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cataldo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Owen ducks under a wild hook from Cataldo.
Owen throws out a counter right but Cataldo avoids it with no problem.
Owen blocks a low kick nicely.
As Cataldo backs off Owen throws a huge counter combo but Cataldo manages to avoid it all.
Owen digs a good body shot into Cataldo's ribs.
Nice cross by Owen.
Owen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cataldo.
Cataldo throws out a loose jab but Owen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Owen throws a leg kick but Cataldo moved away.
Cataldo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cataldo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cataldo misses with a series of wild punches.
Owen is trying to counter with his kicks.
Cataldo throws a poor cross that misses
and Owen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Owen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cataldo.
Owen misses with a head kick.
Cataldo tries to bum rush Owen with a series of wild strikes but Owen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cataldo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cataldo throws a hook to the side of Owen's head but Owen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Owen throws a head kick but Cataldo moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Cataldo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Owen wants to clinch up but Cataldo keeps it at a distance.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Owen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cataldo has got the better of the exchanges.
Owen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cataldo throws a sloppy head kick and Owen moves out of range easily.
Cataldo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Owen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cataldo tries a head kick but it misses.
Cataldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Owen can do to turn this around?
Owen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A bone on bone clash there as Owen blocks the leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Owen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cataldo lands an overhand right.
Cataldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Owen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Owen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cataldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Owen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cataldo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Owen counters with a leg kick.
Owen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Owen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cataldo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cataldo is looking to slow Owen down with leg kicks.
Cataldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cataldo sets himself, and Owen steps forward looking for the clinch! Cataldo avoids it this time.
Owen swings for the body but Cataldo moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Cataldo.
Cataldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cataldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Owen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen moves out of range as Cataldo strikes.
Owen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cataldo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cataldo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cataldo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Owen misses with a head kick.
Cataldo throws a leg kick
and Owen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Owen tries a body shot but Cataldo blocks it.
Cataldo breaks the clinch.
Cataldo swings for the body but Owen moves out of range.
It seemed like Owen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dominick Cataldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Cataldo thumps Owen with a low kick.
Cataldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Cataldo throws a big shot that misses.
Owen misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cataldo misses with a double jab.
Owen blocks a jab.
A jab from Owen misses.
A low kick from Cataldo misses
and Owen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Owen avoids the head kick by Cataldo.
Owen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cataldo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cataldo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cataldo checks a leg kick.
Cataldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Owen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cataldo.
Owen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cataldo.
Owen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Owen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice shot by Cataldo.
Owen checks a low kick from Cataldo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cataldo throws out a leg kick but Owen moves out of range and Cataldo only half commits.
Owen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cataldo.
Cataldo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Owen on the side of the head.
Owen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cataldo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Owen blocks a head kick by Cataldo.
Cataldo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Owen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Owen just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCataldo.
Owen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cataldo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cataldo scores with a head kick. Owen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cataldo throws a lazy head kick
enabling Owen to counter with a crisp jab.
Cataldo throws a lazy uppercut
and Owen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Cataldo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cataldo lands a jab-cross combination.
Owen is looking to clinch.
Owen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cataldo lands a jab.
Owen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Owen throws a head punch that misses.
Cataldo misses with a punch to the body.
Owen misses with some punches.
Cataldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Owen uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cataldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cataldo prevents a body shot from Owen.
Owen tries to throw a body punch but Cataldo avoids it by throwing Owen back against the cage.
Cataldo breaks the clinch.
Owen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cataldo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cataldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Owen.
A good leg kick by Cataldo.
Cataldo lands the left hand.
Cataldo throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Owen colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Cataldo as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Owen is left battered and dazed whilst Cataldo and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominick Cataldo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lobbie Bawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rinto Hartanto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bawler comes to the cage accompanied by Kill them all. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lobbie Bawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rinto Hartanto!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ron Honeybunn and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartanto tries a head kick but it misses.
Hartanto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bawler.
Hartanto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bawler as he avoids it easily.
Bawler throws a jab when Hartanto was well out of range.
Hartanto misses with a straight left.
Bawler feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hartanto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bawler.
Hartanto throws a hook but Bawler blocks it.
Bawler needs to keep his hands up - Hartanto had a free shot at his head there.
Bawler connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hartanto. Bawler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bawler looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hartanto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bawler is looking to counter punch.
Bawler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartanto throws out the jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hartanto has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hartanto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bawler.
Hartanto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bawler ducks under a wild hook from Hartanto.
Bawler throwing a counter right hand but Hartanto manages to avoid it.
Bawler seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bawler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hartanto.
An attempted straight right counter from Bawler misses the target.
Hartanto throws an overhand right that lands on Bawler's shoulder, as Bawler tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Bawler misses.
The fighters circling - Hartanto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lobbie Bawler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hartanto, as that shot connected.
Bawler throws an overhand right that lands on Hartanto's shoulder, as Hartanto tries to avoid the shot.
Hartanto with the counter takedown but Bawler avoids it easily.
Hartanto works the jab nicely.
Bawler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hartanto.
Bawler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hartanto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hartanto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bawler.
Bawler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartanto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bawler tries to land a leg kick but Hartanto saw it coming and moves away.
Bawler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartanto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hartanto lands the left hand.
Bawler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hartanto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hartanto takes one to the chin there.
Hartanto throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Bawler counter with a right hand.
Bawler fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Donk. Bawler catches Hartanto right on the button with a cross.
Hartanto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bawler throws out the jab.
Hartanto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bawler looks to land a left hand but Hartanto moved out of range nicely.
Hartanto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bawler connects with a crisp jab.
Bawler throws out a loose jab but Hartanto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bawler throws a body punch but Hartanto moves out of range.
Bawler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bawler lands with a nice combination. Hartanto backs away looking to recover.
Hartanto is rocked!
Bawler throws a hook to the side of Hartanto's head but Hartanto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hartanto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bawler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hartanto is still on wobbly legs! Can Bawler finish him?
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.
Hartanto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hartanto missing with a left hand there. Bawler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Bawler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hartanto seems to have recovered his senses.
Bawler connects with an inside leg kick.
Hartanto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bawler's head backwards.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bawler, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartanto moves out of range of the strikes.
Hartanto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bawler throws a lazy right hand but Hartanto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bawler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hartanto.
Bawler moves out of range as Hartanto strikes.
Bawler punishes Hartanto's body with a nice straight punch.
Bawler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hartanto.
It looked like Bawler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hartanto throws a hook but Bawler blocks it.
Hartanto defending well as Bawler loads up on a big left hand.
Hartanto throws an overhand right that lands on Bawler's shoulder, as Bawler tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick by Hartanto misses
and Bawler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hartanto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lobbie Bawler dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bawler lands with a right hand.
Hartanto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hartanto misses with a body shot.
Bawler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hartanto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bawler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bawler scores with a decent looking hook.
Bawler swings for the body but Hartanto moves out of range.
Bawler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bawler feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hartanto sprawling to the canvas! Hartanto rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bawler finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bawler jabs Hartanto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hartanto misses with a hook.
Bawler throwing a counter right hand but Hartanto manages to avoid it.
Bawler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hartanto is out of range.
Hartanto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hartanto throws a hook but Bawler blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartanto tries to bum rush Bawler with a series of wild strikes but Bawler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bawler misses with a looping left.
Bawler jabs at Hartanto's body.
Bawler sends Hartanto crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bawler is motioning to the referee to let Hartanto up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hartanto thuds his right hand into Bawler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bawler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hartanto throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bawler swings for the body but Hartanto moves out of range.
Bawler scores with a nice strike.
Bawler looks to score with a jab to the body but Hartanto is just out of range.
Hartanto slips a straight right by Bawler.
Bawler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Hartanto tries to counter it with a takedown but Bawler pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bawler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hartanto manages to avoid it.
Bawler just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartanto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bawler counters with a straight right hand.
Bawler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bawler takes one to the side of the head.
Bawler stuns Hartanto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hartanto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bawler counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Bawler misses its intended target.
Hartanto with the counter takedown but Bawler avoids it easily.
Bawler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hartanto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hartanto misses with a jab to the body
letting Bawler counter with a right hand.
Rinto Hartanto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartanto tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bawler looks to throw the jab but Hartanto is out of range.
Nice body punch from Bawler.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bawler, right into the meat.
Bawler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lobbie Bawler is winning the standup battle so far.
Bawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hartanto moves away.
Hartanto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bawler.
Bawler misses with an uppercut
and Hartanto counters with a single leg into guard. Bawler didn't expect that.
Bawler is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hartanto dives into side control.
Hartanto prevents Bawler from escaping the position.
Hartanto decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bawler misses with a body shot.
Hartanto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Bawler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bawler slips a straight right by Hartanto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartanto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Bawler was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hartanto.
Hartanto lands with an overhand left.
Bawler misses with an uppercut.
Bawler looks to throw the jab but Hartanto is out of range.
Hartanto misses with a body shot
and Bawler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bawler slips a straight right by Hartanto.
Bawler scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Hartanto.
Hartanto checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lobbie Bawler dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hartanto throws a looping overhand right but Bawler ducks down to avoid it.
Bawler connects with a crisp jab.
Hartanto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bawler tries to score with a low kick but Hartanto moves his leg out of the way.
Hartanto throws a big shot that misses.
Bawler is looking for a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bawler. Hartanto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bawler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hartanto can do to turn this around?
Hartanto checks a leg kick.
Hartanto misses the jab.
Hartanto throws an off balance right hand
and Bawler counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartanto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bawler.
Hartanto throws a looping overhand right but Bawler ducks down to avoid it.
Bawler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hartanto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bawler throws an overhand right that lands on Hartanto's shoulder, as Hartanto tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bawler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bawler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hartanto tests Bawler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hartanto misses with a looping right.
Hartanto swings widly with a right hand
and Bawler counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bawler. Hartanto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hartanto feints the counter takedown.
Bawler throws a lazy right hand but Hartanto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bawler lands with a nice body punch.
Hartanto moves away from the strike by Bawler.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hartanto! But no joy.
Bawler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bawler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartanto.
Hartanto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bawler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hartanto misses with a left hand
and Bawler counters with an outside leg kick.
Bawler scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Bawler.
Hartanto scores with a jab to the head.
Hartanto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hartanto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bawler clobbers Hartanto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bawler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hartanto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Bawler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bawler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hartanto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hartanto moves away from the strike by Bawler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartanto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hartanto misses with a hook to the body
and Bawler counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Bawler does it's job there.
Bawler cracks a nice hook into Hartanto's ribs.
Bawler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hartanto misses the shot to the body.
Bawler swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hartanto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hartanto misses the shot to the body.
Hartanto misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bawler.
Hartanto misses with a hook to the body
and Bawler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hartanto tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartanto throws a head kick that misses.
Bawler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hartanto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hartanto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hartanto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hartanto missing with a left hand there. Bawler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bawler missing with a left hand there. Hartanto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bawler throws a shot from downtown. Hartanto moves away and avoids it.
Hartanto feints the counter takedown.
Bawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hartanto moves away.
Bawler lands with a hook. Hartanto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hartanto throws a jab but it's blocked by Bawler.
Hartanto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hartanto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rinto Hartanto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bawler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hartanto.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lobbie Bawler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bawler, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lobbie Bawler!
Lobbie Bawler 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Fredrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredrick is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz: Throw It Up. Darren Martin had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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198 lbs
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215 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Darren Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronald Fredrick!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Hemmingworth and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredrick fails to land the takedown.
Martin stuffs the takedown attempt from Fredrick. Fredrick gets slowly back to his feet.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Fredrick drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Martin defends it well.
Fredrick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martin.
Martin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Martin there.
Fredrick trying to control here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Martin connects with a nice short shot to Fredrick's temple.
Martin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fredrick is not content to let Martin control the position.
Fredrick taking some punishment here, with Martin in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrick looking for submissions off his back.
Fredrick tries to roll over but Martin keeps him under control.
Fredrick is trying to control but can't.
Nice strikes from Martin there.
Martin is thwarting Fredrick's attempts to control the position.
Fredrick is doing well to control the position and prevent Martin from advancing to side control.
Fredrick regains full guard. Nicely done.
Martin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Martin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Martin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fredrick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martin won't allow Fredrick to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredrick throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Fredrick controls Martin momentarily but Martin frees himself.
Martin working some strikes from top position.
Martin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fredrick is looking for a triangle but Martin pushes his legs off easily.
Martin looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fredrick is looking for a triangle but Martin pushes his legs off easily.
Martin is posturing up here but Fredrick has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Martin tries to roll out but it's too tight and Martin has to tap! Slick submission there by Fredrick!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ronald Fredrick!
A relieved looking Ronald Fredrick thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iswan Dono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Brown (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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185 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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189 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Iswan Dono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boris Brown!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dono lands with a right hand.
Dono defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brown.
Dono throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dono.
Brown feints the counter takedown.
Dono throws a leg kick but Brown moved away.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dono but Dono pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dono is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Dono does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown moves out of range as Dono throws a body kick.
Brown drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dono defends it well.
Dono defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brown.
As Brown looks to move away, Dono throws a big counter combo but Brown just gets out of the way.
We've been told by Dono's head coaches at 25 Beasts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Iswan Dono has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dono checks a leg kick.
Dono scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brown dives in for a single leg takedown but Dono sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dono really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dono cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dono but Dono pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dono tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown feints the counter takedown.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dono is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dono misses with a body shot.
Brown tries for a takedown but Dono sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
Dono throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Brown drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dono defends it well.
A cross from Dono lands.
Dono misses with an uppercut.
Dono thows a leg kick but Brown checks it
and Brown decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dono's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dono looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Dono is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dono wants to sweep but no luck.
Dono is working hard here to advance position.
Dono is trying to keep Brown in close.
Brown trying to control but Dono is working from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Brown working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dono looking to control.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Dono is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Dono blocks nicely.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dono looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
Dono might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dono 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.
Dono trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Dono tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brown lands a couple of digs.
Dono is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dono keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Dono keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown postures up.
Dono is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brown is controlling him.
Dono bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.
Brown had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dono defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown is looking to cinch up a triangle. Dono throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Brown's body to avoid the submission. Brown has instead reached around Dono's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Brown arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Boris Brown!
After winning the bout, Boris Brown 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustafa Jababeka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jababeka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Goyang Dumang. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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22
155 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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24
135 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edgar Mendoza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mustafa Jababeka!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Darius Henderson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jababeka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jababeka is rocked!
It looks like Mustafa Jababeka has been cut.
Mendoza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jababeka is still on wobbly legs! Can Mendoza finish him?
Mendoza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jababeka tries a low kick but Mendoza avoids it.
Mendoza closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Jababeka! Mendoza dives in looking to finish! Jababeka is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edgar Mendoza!
Edgar Mendoza retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Gracia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracia has chosen Cucurucucu Paloma as his entrance music. Luis Gracia will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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22
207 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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31
207 lbs
12 - 11 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Owen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Luis Gracia!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Watson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Owen is fending him off so far but Gracia persists. Nope, Owen circles away and we're back to standing.
Luis Gracia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracia gets caught flat footed, as Owen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gracia keeping moving, preventing Owen from controlling successfully.
Owen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gracia manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Owen has Gracia in his guard.
Owen seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Gracia would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gracia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Owen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracia has managed to get both his arms back between Owen's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owen being controlled here, momentarily.
Gracia cracks Owen with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracia wants to get up but he can't break Owen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Owen is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Gracia frees his head nicely. Oh but Owen has switched to an armbar! Gracia is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Harry Owen!
Harry Owen retains his light heavyweight title!
Harry Owen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sigurd Vinci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raja Barat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barat has chosen Goyang Dumang as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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29
195 lbs
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189 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sigurd Vinci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raja Barat!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Summer Carpenter and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barat connects with a jab.
Vinci looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barat misses with a hook. Vinci ducked under it nicely.
Vinci moves into the clinch.
Barat can't break the clinch.
Vinci lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barat.
Barat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vinci.
Vinci misses with some punches.
Vinci makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vinci keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barat's efforts to push away.
Vinci tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barat's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Barat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barat tries to break the clinch but Vinci is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vinci gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barat.
Vinci takes the fight into the clinch.
Barat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barat throws a lazy uppercut
letting Vinci counter with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Barat. Those never looked like landing.
Vinci uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barat.
Barat connects with a leg kick. Vinci looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinci manages to avoid it.
Vinci keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vinci pushes Barat up against the cage in a clinch.
Vinci lands a hook that snaps the head of Barat backwards.
Barat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barat is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A shot in the inside from Vinci.
Barat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barat has had enough of the clinch but Vinci keeps him there for the moment.
Vinci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinci lands a hook that snaps the head of Barat backwards.
Barat tries to break the clinch but Vinci is controlling the position.
Vinci works on Barat's body with a couple of short punches.
Barat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vinci slips under a jab from Barat.
A jab from Barat misses.
Nice defenses there by Vinci.
Vinci avoids the body shot from Barat.
Barat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vinci dodges the punch combination from Barat.
Vinci throws a poor cross that misses
and Barat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barat tries to work over Vinci's front leg with a kick but Vinci checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vinci looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barat misses with a wild body shot.
As Barat tries to get set, Vinci tries to push him back and clinch up but Barat manages to avoid the attempt.
Barat throws a good cross that connects.
Vinci closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Vinci.
Barat has had enough of the clinch but Vinci keeps him there for the moment.
Vinci working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vinci lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vinci has him pressed against the cage.
Barat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barat keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vinci softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barat.
A short right from Vinci on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barat is looking to break free of the clinch but Vinci has double underhooks.
Barat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vinci clinches with his opponent.
Vinci throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barats head.
Barat is rocked!
Vinci controlling the action here for a moment.
Barat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barat is still on wobbly legs! Can Vinci finish him?
Vinci lands a hook that snaps the head of Barat backwards.
Vinci lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vinci throws a punch but it's blocked by Barat.
Barat blocking some punches.
Vinci prevents Barat from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinci.
Vinci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barat blocking some punches.
Vinci working aggressively here.
Barat working hard to break the clinch.
Vinci misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigurd Vinci dominated that round.
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.
Barat dips to his left and cracks Vinci with an uppercut!
Barat seems to have recovered his senses.
Barat connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vinci closes the distance and clinches.
Vinci swings wildly with an uppercut but Barat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barat tries to break the clinch but Vinci is controlling the position.
Vinci tries to work over Barat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vinci struggles to land a body shot inside as Barat controls his hands.
Vinci lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Vinci.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinci throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barats head.
Vinci misses with a punch to the body.
Vinci throws a punch but it's blocked by Barat.
Barat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vinci has a couple of punches blocked by Barat.
Vinci softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Barat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Vinci.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinci lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vinci lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barat backwards.
Sigurd Vinci has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Vinci on the inside.
Vinci creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Barat's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Barat drops to his knees and Vinci pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sigurd Vinci!
After winning the bout, Sigurd Vinci 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Allan Coyoca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfred Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Allan Coyoca!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alfred Newton!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ben Hemmingworth and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Newton trying to control the position from guard on top but Coyoca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coyoca 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Coyoca is on top in guard.
Coyoca scoring with punches to the head and body.
Newton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Coyoca 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.
Coyoca trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newton is trying to control the position but Coyoca postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coyoca makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Newton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Coyoca pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Newton is keeping the position for now.
Newton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coyoca passes into half guard.
Coyoca slips a nice elbow through Newton's hands, connecting with Newton's forehead.
Newton is looking to improve his position.
Coyoca lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Coyoca.
Coyoca is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Coyoca is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Coyoca lands with a punch from half guard.
Coyoca takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Coyoca drops an elbow to the side of Newton's head.
Coyoca working Newton over with strikes.
Newton wants to control but Coyoca is keeping busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coyoca is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Newton is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coyoca lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Newton quite badly. Newton pulls Coyoca in close trying to recover. Coyoca postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Newton on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Newton doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Allan Coyoca!
Allan Coyoca retains his middleweight title!
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