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DFC 2: Proving Grounds PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Striking Champion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brain Solan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Striking Champion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brain Solan!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solan slips under a jab.
Solan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Champion misses with a wild body shot.
Solan closes the distance and pushes Champion back into the cage.
Solan has Champion pressed against the cage, preventing Champion from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Solan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Solan.
Solan's coach down at Bonsai Club MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Solan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Solan is trying to break the clinch but Champion is controlling him.
Champion creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Champion is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Solan is defending well for now.
Champion is trying to break the clinch but Solan is controlling him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Champion throws an elbow but misses.
Champion is trying to break the clinch but Solan has him pressed against the cage.
Solan breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solan slips a jab and a cross from Champion.
Solan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Solan can't break the clinch.
Champion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Champion.
Solan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Champion, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champion misses with a punch to the body.
Champion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Solan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Champion tries to circle away but Solan has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Champion fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Champion.
Champion working aggressively here.
Solan tries to score a body lock takedown but Champion shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Champion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Champion has had enough of the clinch but Solan keeps him there for the moment.
Solan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Solan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Champion working hard to break the clinch.
Solan lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Champion's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Solan is looking to break free of the clinch but Champion has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solan keeps control of Champion as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Champion looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Solan keeps control of Champion as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Champion looking to throw knees to the head but Solan is blocking nicely.
Champion wants to break free but Solan has control.
Solan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Champion lands a good knee to the midsection. Solan won't want to take too many of those.
A short uppercut from Solan.
Solan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Champion's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Solan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Champion wants to get back to striking at distance but Solan won't allow it.
Champion tries to work over Solan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Solan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Champion wants to break the clinch but can't.
Solan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solan clinches up against the cage.
Champion is looking to break free of the clinch but Solan has double underhooks.
Champion on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Solan dodges an elbow strike from Champion.
Champion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Solan keeps control of Champion as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Champion has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Champion swings wildly with an uppercut but Solan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Champion wants to get back to striking at distance but Solan won't allow it.
Champion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Champion wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Solan has him pressed against the cage.
Champion can't break the clinch.
Champion throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Solan tries to land knees in the clinch but Champion avoids the damage to the body.
Champion breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Solan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Champion doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Striking Champion has been cut.
Champion bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solan clinches up with Champion and pushes him back against the cage.
Champion looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Solan effectively controlling the action here.
Champion wants to break free but Solan has control.
Nice body punch from Solan - that landed with a thud.
Champion is breathing heavily.
Solan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Champions head.
Solan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Champion's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Champion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Solan.
Solan lands with a light punch inside.
Champion has a couple of punches blocked by Solan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Champion tries to land knees in the clinch but Solan avoids the damage to the body.
Solan scores with a shot to the side of Champion's head.
Champion breaks the clinch.
Champion gets tackled into the cage by Solan. Solan maintains the clinch.
Solan working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brain Solan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Striking Champion's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Solan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Solan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Solan lands with a right to the head.
Champion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Solan dips a shoulder and cracks Champion with a mighty uppercut! Champion falls back against the cage and Solan unloads with a barrage of strikes! Champion is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Solan screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brain Solan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Infamous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nigel Truck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Infamous!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Hemmingworth and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Infamous staying out of range there.
Truck instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Infamous.
Infamous's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Infamous throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Truck tries to clinch there but Infamous circles away.
Truck tries to close the distance and clinch but Infamous swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Infamous connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Truck tries to clinch there but Infamous circles away.
Infamous throws a counter combo.
Truck ducks straight into an uppercut from Infamous and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Truck manages to regain guard straight away.
It looks like Nigel Truck has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Infamous stands up over Truck, holding on to his feet. Infamous throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Truck is out cold! Infamous lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Drew Infamous!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruiz Edinhio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levi Ta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Levi Ta struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Ruiz Edinhio has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ruiz Edinhio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Levi Ta!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Hemmingworth and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edinhio is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ta's half guard.
Edinhio is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Edinhio wants to control but Ta is keeping him busy.
Edinhio prevents Ta from improving his position.
Ta is trying to maintain the position but Edinhio is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ta controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edinhio passes to side control.
Edinhio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ta keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edinhio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ta has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ta is not content to let Edinhio control the position.
Edinhio goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ta has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Edinhio but great work by Ta.
You can see the frustration on Edinhio's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ta works to advance to full mount. Edinhio defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Edinhio has given up his back here.
Ta slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ta connects with a big shot to the side of Edinhio's head.
Ta looking for the choke from the back.
Edinhio tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Edinhio tries to hold on but Ta postures up.
Ta controlling the pace for now.
Edinhio tries to hold on but Ta postures up.
Ta controlling from mount.
Ta avoids the attempt from Edinhio to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ta cracks Edinhio with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ta controlling the pace for now.
Ta tries to get up but Edinhio was controlling his body and he's reversed into guard.
Ta had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Edinhio defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ta controlling Edinhio's posture.
Ta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edinhio got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ta has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Edinhio has managed to get both his arms back between Ta's legs - danger averted.
Edinhio drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ta dives on top into guard.
Ta landing some decent shots from guard.
Ta looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ta lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ta landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levi Ta dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Edinhio tries to sprawl but Ta drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ta slows the pace down in half guard.
Edinhio on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ta lands a nice short elbow.
Ta is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ta lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edinhio gets back to full guard.
Edinhio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edinhio seems to be looking for submissions.
Edinhio wants to take a breather but Ta is having none of it.
Ta tries to get to full guard but Edinhio has control of the leg.
Ta is in trouble now - Edinhio has advanced to mount!
Edinhio trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ta is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Edinhio looking to control but Ta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ta is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ta regains half guard.
Ta is looking for a sweep. Edinhio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ta makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ta.
Ta wants to get back to his feet but Edinhio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Edinhio looking to pass the guard.
Ta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Edinhio is one step ahead there.
Edinhio trying to control the position from guard on top but Ta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ta wants to sweep here but Edinhio controlling him for the moment.
Edinhio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Edinhio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ta tries to bench press Edinhio off him but Edinhio keeps the position.
Ta wants to control but Edinhio postures up.
Edinhio tries for a kimura but Ta is defending well.
Edinhio has control of an arm but Ta manages to advance to Edinhio's back!
Ta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edinhio breaks Ta's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ta wants to sweep here but Edinhio controlling him for the moment.
Edinhio trying to control the position from guard on top but Ta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ta has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Edinhio preventing the sweep.
Levi Ta has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ta pulls Edinhio in to control the position.
Edinhio passes Ta's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Levi Ta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Ta stuffs the takedown attempt from Edinhio. Edinhio gets slowly back to his feet.
Ta drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Edinhio defends it well.
Ta shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Edinhio's guard.
Ta controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ta trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Edinhio manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edinhio wants to pass the guard but Ta is keeping the position.
Edinhio won't allow Ta to sweep him here.
Ta is looking to stand up but Edinhio isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ta wants to sweep but no luck.
Edinhio wants to control from the top but Ta keeps moving.
Edinhio pushes down on Ta's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ta moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Edinhio trying to control the position from guard on top but Ta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Edinhio stopping the sweep attempt from Ta.
Edinhio drops back looking for a leg! Ta is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ta manages to kick Edinhio off! Edinhio jumps back into Ta's guard.
Ta keeping moving, preventing Edinhio from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Edinhio darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ta wants to improve his position but Edinhio is controlling well.
Edinhio moves nicely into side control.
Edinhio is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ta knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Ta's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Edinhio tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Edinhio has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ta wants to control but Edinhio postures up.
Ruiz Edinhio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ta can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ta is trying to get back to half guard.
Ta wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Edinhio thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Edinhio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ta has escaped the position, nice work there.
Levi Ta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ta avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Edinhio.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruiz Edinhio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ta 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ruiz Edinhio!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Gercules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carver comes to the cage accompanied by Raining Blood. Gercules comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eminem-Lose yourself kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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173 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mario Gercules!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carver cracks the inside of Gercules's front leg.
Jack Carver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carver lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carver looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carver tries to clinch up.
Carver fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gercules has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Carver.
Carver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gercules gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carver wants to get back to his feet but Gercules drags him back down.
Gercules has hold of Carver's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Carver seems comfortable defending it but Gercules has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Carver is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Carver is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Gercules couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mario Gercules!
After the fight, Mario Gercules was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Matias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Mac could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Raul Matias's chin.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Big Mac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raul Matias!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac looks to land a right hand but Matias moved out of range.
Mac loads up on a big right hand but Matias slips the punch.
Matias tries to clinch
and Mac counters with a one-two to the body.
Matias throws a head kick but Mac moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Mac on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matias pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matias rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mac counters with a straight right hand.
Mac swings for the body but Matias moves out of range.
Mac works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mac connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mac drops Matias with a beautiful combination! Matias stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mac is looking for the KO!
Matias is rocked!
It looks like Raul Matias has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Matias misses with a kick to the body.
Matias is still on wobbly legs! Can Mac finish him?
Matias tries a head kick but it misses.
Matias seems to have recovered his senses.
Mac connects with a nice looking jab.
Mac has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Golden Child Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Matias throws a lazy head kick
and Mac cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matias looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Matias throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Matias is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Matias gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Mac gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Matias is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Mac!
A victorious Big Mac thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Artis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benson Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson Henderson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marshall Artis's chin.
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169 lbs
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153 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marshall Artis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benson Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Francis DeMontford and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Artis. Beautiful body shot.
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Artis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Benson Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Artis throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Artis lands a head kick!
Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Artis.
Henderson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
Henderson misses with a body kick.
Henderson rushes Artis and presses him up against the cage.
Artis avoiding damage.
Henderson working hard to break the clinch.
Artis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Henderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Artis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artis stalling the fight.
Henderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Artis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Artis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson.
Artis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henderson working hard to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Artis.
Henderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artis scores a nice knee to the body.
Artis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short left from Artis.
Artis swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Artis is stalling here.
Henderson avoiding damage as Artis throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artis working Henderson over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Artis.
Henderson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Artis after a bit of a struggle.
Artis lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Benson Henderson has been cut.
Artis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henderson looks winded!
Artis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson is rocked!
Artis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Artis controlling the action here for a moment.
Artis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Henderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Artis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Artis connects with a knee to the head.
Henderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Artis finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson has Artis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Artis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Marshall Artis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benson Henderson.
Artis working Henderson over with knees to the body.
Henderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Artis landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Artis.
Artis lands a nice knee to the body.
Artis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Artis lands a knee to the body.
Henderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Artis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Artis lands a damaging elbow.
Artis slowing the pace effectively.
Artis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Artis lands a good knee to the midsection. Henderson won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Artis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benson Henderson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Artis connects with a right hand. Henderson shakes it off.
Artis throws a nice head kick!
Henderson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Henderson duly obliges.
Henderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Artis scores with a shot to the body.
Artis rushes Henderson and presses him up against the cage.
Artis with a knee to the head.
Henderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Artis effectively controlling the action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Artis.
Artis lands a knee to the body.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Artis.
Artis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marshall Artis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Artis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Artis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Artis throws a head punch that misses.
Artis lands an elbow inside that Henderson shrugs off.
Artis lands a nice knee to the body.
Artis lands with a right to the head.
We've been informed that Henderson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Artis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Artis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Artis stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Artis.
Henderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Artis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Artis just leaning against Henderson, taking a breather.
Artis 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.
Artis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Artis lands a big right hand that drops Henderson! The killer instinct kicks in and Artis finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Artis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marshall Artis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Goat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zulu Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zulu Zulu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Billy Goat's chin.
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165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Goat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zulu Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulu has closed the distance and engaged Goat in a clinch.
Goat successfully pulls guard.
Zulu looking to pass the guard.
Zulu told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Goat is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Zulu rolls with it to try and escape but Goat cranks on the arm and Zulu is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Goat!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otta Solstafir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otta Solstafir has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shawn Jordan's chin.
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185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
0 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shawn Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Otta Solstafir!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ron Honeybunn and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solstafir fails to land the takedown.
Jordan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Solstafir defends well and Jordan ends up having to push Solstafir into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Solstafir has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jordan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Solstafir after a bit of a struggle.
Solstafir controlling the action here for a moment.
Solstafir ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Solstafir no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan stands and throws Solstafir's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jordan tries for a kimura but Solstafir is defending well.
Check out the look on Jordan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solstafir is not content to let Jordan control the position.
Jordan has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jordan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Solstafir tries to hold on but Jordan postures up.
Jordan looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jordan is landing with some decent strikes but Solstafir is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Solstafir is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shawn Jordan!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clement Dubois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clement Dubois could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Patrick Little's chin.
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257 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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25
270 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clement Dubois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Little!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubois bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Dubois.
Dubois tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dubois lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Little circles away quickly and effectively.
Little lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Little lands with a cross.
It looks like Clement Dubois has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Little, as that shot connected.
Little avoids the head kick by Dubois.
Decent striking displayed by Little there.
Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dubois moves away.
Dubois on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dubois is breathing heavily.
Little moves in close and cracks Dubois with a massive right hand! Dubois, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Little!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick Little!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Carver has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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25
140 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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19
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ippo Makunouchi!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Carver enables Makunouchi to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Carver manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Carver lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Carver advances to half guard.
Makunouchi wants to get back to full guard.
Carver definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Carver is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Makunouchi is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jacob Carver!
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