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The Fallout - Vault 030 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior dos Milson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sackamano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Sackamano told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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280 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junior dos Milson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Sackamano!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Milson slips a straight right by Sackamano.
dos Milson lands a jab-cross combination.
dos Milson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sackamano closes the distance and clinches up with dos Milson, looking for a takedown. Sackamano pushes dos Milson against the cage but dos Milson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
dos Milson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackamano takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
dos Milson lunges at Sackamano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sackamano's hand.
Sackamano misses with a combination
and dos Milson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
dos Milson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
dos Milson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sackamano's head.
dos Milson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
dos Milson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackamano looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sackamano misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Junior dos Milson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Sackamano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackamano scores a takedown into full mount!
Sackamano looking to control but dos Milson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sackamano thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackamano trying to control but dos Milson is having none of it.
Sackamano controlling the pace for now.
Sackamano unloads with some shots from mount but dos Milson bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Milson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sackamano.
Sackamano cracks dos Milson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sackamano raining down shots from the mount!
Sackamano throwing strikes here but dos Milson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackamano is working for a guillotine from mount but dos Milson frees his head quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackamano can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as dos Milson is looking to escape.
dos Milson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sackamano on the ground.
Sackamano working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Sackamano dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
dos Milson tests Sackamano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good standup being displayed there by dos Milson as he connects with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from dos Milson.
dos Milson dips to his left and cracks Sackamano with an uppercut!
dos Milson lands a two punch combo.
Sackamano throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sackamano scores a takedown into full mount!
Sackamano trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sackamano stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Milson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sackamano shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sackamano was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sackamano throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for dos Milson because Sackamano loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dos Milson blocking the ground and pound.
Sackamano thowing shots but they're missing.
Sackamano wants to control the pace but dos Milson is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackamano with shots to the head and body - dos Milson looks very uncomfortable down there.
dos Milson can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dos Milson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sackamano is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Sackamano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bob Sackamano!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liste Pik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrej Sharko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Liste Pik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrej Sharko!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pik swinging wildly here.
Pik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sharko.
Sharko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pik misses with a straight left.
Pik takes one to the chin there.
Pik ducks under a wild hook from Sharko.
Sharko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Pik blocks the leg kick.
Sharko looks to land a combination but Pik avoids it well.
Pik moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sharko misses the jab.
Sharko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sharko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pik.
Pik fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sharko avoids it really well and circles away.
Pik instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sharko as Pik tries to tie him up.
Pik manages to break the clinch.
Sharko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pik counters by clinching up.
Pik tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pik lands a knee to the head.
Pik throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pik lands an elbow that stopped Sharko in his tracks for a moment.
Pik trying to control the position but instead, Sharko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pik into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pik throws an elbow but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pik tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Pik.
Pik connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sharko's face.
That's two 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.
Sharko avoids a wild elbow strike from Pik.
Pik lands an elbow just above Sharko 's eye.
Pik lands a knee to the body.
Pik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pik tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sharko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sharko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pik tries a knee to the head but Sharko blocks it.
Sharko effectively controlling the action here.
Pik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sharko tries to break free but Pik pushes him back against the cage.
Pik tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pik trying to control the position but instead, Sharko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pik into the cage.
Pik pushes off an throws an elbow but Sharko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sharko takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maybe Pik would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Pik misses with an elbow over the top.
Pik misses with a body punch.
Pik will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sharko up against the cage.
Sharko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sharko thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Sharko misses.
Sharko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pik.
Sharko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pik holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sharko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sharko lands with an overhand left.
Sharko looks to score with a jab to the body but Pik is just out of range.
Pik has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sharko finds it's way round the side to connect with Pik's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharko misses with a straight right.
Pik instigates a clinch.
Pik tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A bit of stalling here from Sharko.
Sharko breaks from the clinch.
Sharko tries to bum rush Pik with a series of wild strikes but Pik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pik moves out of range of the strikes.
Pik misses with a double jab.
Sharko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sharko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pik lands with a nice combination. Sharko backs away looking to recover.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sharko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sharko misses with an uppercut. Pik saw that one coming.
Sharko throws an overhand right that lands on Pik's shoulder, as Pik tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrej Sharko will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big left from Pik misses.
Pik clinches up with Sharko and pushes him back against the cage.
Pik tries a knee to the head but Sharko blocks it.
Pik has Sharko pressed against the cage.
Pik throws an elbow but it misses.
Pik lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pik.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pik.
Pik'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.
Sharko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pik misses with a knee strike.
Pik lands a nice knee to the body.
Sharko is struggling to control the position.
Pik taking a breather.
Sharko avoiding damage as Pik throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Sharko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pik swings wildly with an uppercut but Sharko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pik misses with an elbow over the top.
Pik misses with an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Sharko.
Pik tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pik misses with a knee strike.
Pik turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
You can see the frustration on Sharko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sharko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pik is looking to advance position but Sharko won't allow it.
Pik thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sharko is trying to stand up here but Pik is controlling him well.
Sharko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sharko trying to hold on to Pik's head to control him but Pik postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pik thows a huge punch but Sharko dodges it nicely.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pik moves away from the strike by Sharko.
Sharko misses with a body shot.
Liste Pik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sharko misses with a looping left.
Pik lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sharko throws a big shot that misses.
Sharko misses with a few strikes there.
Sharko scores with a decent looking hook.
Pik throws a jab but it's blocked by Sharko.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sharko.
Sharko throws a jab when Pik was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pik moves out of range as Sharko strikes.
A punch combination from Sharko misses.
Pik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sharko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pik circles away quickly and effectively.
Pik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pik shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sharko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pik counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Sharko.
Sharko throws an overhand right that lands on Pik's shoulder, as Pik tries to avoid the shot.
Pik throws a right and a left that Sharko avoids nicely.
Nice jab there from Sharko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Pik.
Sharko has his takedown stuffed
and Pik holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pik lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pik tries a knee to the head but Sharko blocks it.
Pik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pik throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pik landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pik stalling in the clinch but Sharko improves position.
Sharko blocks the elbow strike.
Pik goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sharko prevents it.
Pik tries to land a knee to the head but Sharko blocks with his arms.
Sharko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sharko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liste Pik dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pik blocks a head kick by Sharko.
Sharko throws a right hand that Pik ducks under and follows up with a left that Pik also avoids with ease.
A low kick from Sharko is predictable there
and Pik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sharko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pik has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sharko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pik tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharko avoids the damage to the body.
Sharko tries to break the clinch but Pik is controlling the position.
Pik wants a takedown but no success here.
Pik displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sharko up against the cage.
Pik throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pik misses with a knee strike.
Pik lands an elbow inside that Sharko shrugs off.
Pik lands a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pik has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sharko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sharko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sharko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pik backwards.
Pik trying to control the position but instead, Sharko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pik into the cage.
Pik lands an elbow inside.
Pik tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sharko is defending well for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pik throws an elbow but misses.
Pik throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pik throws an elbow but misses.
Sharko looking to stall.
Pik misses with an elbow over the top.
Pik has a couple of punches blocked by Sharko.
Pik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pik tries to stall but Sharko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sharko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pik.
Pik missing with knees to the body.
Pik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sharko working hard to break the clinch.
Sharko is pressed up against the cage. Pik has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sharko down to the mat. Sharko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liste Pik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sharko misses with a hook.
Sharko misses with a series of wild punches.
Andrej Sharko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharko looks for the body kick but Pik saw that one coming.
Pik takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pik throws a leg kick but Sharko checks it.
Sharko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pik swings for the body but Sharko moves out of range.
No joy there for Sharko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sharko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Sharko does it's job there.
Sharko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pik.
Sharko looks to throw the jab but Pik is out of range.
Pik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sharko circles away quickly and effectively.
Pik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharko.
A big right from Pik misses.
Pik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharko.
Sharko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharko lands a two punch combo.
Pik slips a straight right by Sharko.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pik.
Nice body kick there by Pik.
Sharko misses with a wild body shot.
Sharko misses with a hook. Pik ducked under it nicely.
Sharko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pik counters with a one-two to the body.
Pik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharko.
Pik misses with a straight left.
Sharko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pik counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrej Sharko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sharko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrej Sharko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Dundee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dundee has chosen Crocodile Remix as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Donnie Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mick Dundee!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dundee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dundee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fisher's head backwards.
Some wild striking there from Fisher.
Dundee throws the left hand but Fisher avoids the punch easily.
Dundee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dundee ducks under a wild hook from Fisher.
Dundee moves out of range of the strikes.
Dundee throws a hook but Fisher blocks it.
Fisher misses with a straight left.
Fisher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Dundee. That snapped Fisher's head back.
Dundee pushes Fisher up against the cage in a clinch.
Dundee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dundee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dundee breaks the clinch.
Dundee connects with a nice looking jab.
Fisher throws a right and a left that Dundee avoids nicely.
Dundee lands with a right hand.
A punch combination from Dundee misses.
Fisher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dundee.
Dundee slips under a jab.
Dundee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fisher.
It looks like Mick Dundee has been cut.
Fisher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dundee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dundee stuns Fisher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher tests Dundee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dundee is rocked!
Fisher tries to bum rush Dundee with a series of wild strikes but Dundee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dundee is still on wobbly legs! Can Fisher finish him?
Fisher is breathing heavily.
Fisher throws a hook but Dundee blocks it.
Dundee throws the left hand but Fisher avoids the punch easily.
Dundee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fisher takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Fisher.
Dundee is looking to clinch.
Dundee blocks a jab.
Dundee seems to have recovered his senses.
Fisher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dundee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab from Dundee.
Dundee tried to score with a low kick but Fisher checks it.
Dundee thuds his right hand into Fisher's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dundee misses with a wild combination.
Fisher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fisher is rocked!
Dundee cracks Fisher with a hook to the temple - Fisher is on wobbly legs here! Dundee swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Fisher falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Dundee wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mick Dundee!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Dayman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dayman comes to the cage accompanied by Day Man. The crowd seem to be enjoying Clark's choice of entrance music: Drowning Pool - All Over Me. Adam Clark has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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199 lbs
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Walter Dayman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Clark!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dayman scores with a kick to the body.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch but Dayman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dayman wants to land a leg kick but Clark is out of range.
Clark blocks a leg kick.
Dayman looks to throw the jab but Clark is out of range.
Dayman misses with a body shot.
Clark moves in looking to clinch but Dayman pushes him off.
A combination from Dayman does no damage.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dayman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dayman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Clark looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clark avoids the body shot from Dayman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from Clark
and Dayman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dayman scores with a nice body kick.
Dayman scores with a sloppy right hand. Clark should have avoided that one.
Dayman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Clark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayman stuns Clark with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Clark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dayman lands a really nice looking cross but Clark seems unphased.
Clark takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dayman lands with a shot to the body.
Clark wants to clinch
and Dayman counters with a nice uppercut.
Clark throws a shot from downtown. Dayman moves away and avoids it.
Clark misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dayman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clark thinking.
An inside leg kick lands from Dayman.
Dayman connects with a body shot.
Dayman lands a front kick.
Dayman cracks Clark with an open hand slap.
Clark walks into a left hand.
Dayman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clark at a distance.
Clark looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dayman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Clark has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark throws a leg kick
and Dayman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dayman lands a right hook to the body.
Clark darts in trying to clinch
and Dayman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dayman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dayman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dayman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dayman scores with the left hand. Clark knows he should have avoided that one.
Dayman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dayman cracks Clark with a good jab.
Dayman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clark doesn't seem bothered though.
Dayman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clark. That did some damage!
Dayman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayman scores with a nice right hand.
Dayman lands a slapping body shot.
Dayman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Clark gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dayman.
Dayman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clark stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dayman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dayman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clark's hands.
Dayman thuds a left hand into Clark's body.
Dayman connects with the punch.
Dayman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Dayman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Clark doesn't seem phased though.
Dayman cracks Clark with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dayman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dayman lands a really nice looking cross but Clark seems unphased.
Dayman lands a jab-cross combination.
Dayman lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Clark on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dayman. Dayman obviously looking to wear him down.
Dayman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Clark looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clark moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dayman digs a good hook to Clark's body.
Dayman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clark stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Clark is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A left lands for Dayman.
Dayman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dayman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dayman lands a jab-cross combination.
Dayman throws a shot to the body.
Dayman tests Clark's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dayman lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Dayman dominated that round.
That's time! Dayman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Clark gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Clark throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dayman counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Clark misses
and Dayman counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Dayman.
Dayman scores with a punch to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Dayman there.
Dayman moves out of range of the body kick.
Dayman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dayman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dayman lands with a shot to the body.
Clark takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dayman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dayman scores with a jab to the body.
Dayman lands a nice shot to the body.
Walter Dayman is winning the standup battle so far.
Clark is breathing heavily.
Dayman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Clark might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dayman has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayman cracks Clark with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dayman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dayman lands a jab-cross combination.
Clark doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dayman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dayman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Dayman as he connects with a hook.
Dayman lands with a shot to the body.
Clark lands a really nice looking cross but Dayman seems unphased.
Dayman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dayman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dayman.
Clark chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dayman can pounce on him.
Clark has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice straight punches there by Dayman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dayman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dayman, right into the meat.
Dayman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clark at a distance.
Dayman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Clark's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dayman digs a good body shot into Clark's ribs.
Dayman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Clark takes a step back to recover.
Dayman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Clark takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Clark drops his hands momentarily and Dayman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dayman scores with a three punch combo!
Clark drops his hands momentarily and Dayman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dayman scores with a jab to the head.
Dayman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Clark takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dayman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dayman.
Jab by Dayman.
Dayman blocks a head kick by Clark.
Clark tries to clinch but Dayman moves away
and Dayman counters with a stiff right hand.
Dayman throws out a powerful jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dayman.
Dayman clobbers Clark with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dayman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Clark tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dayman counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dayman punishes Clark's body with a nice straight punch.
Clark wants to clinch but Dayman slips to the side
and Dayman counters with a series of strikes. Clark will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dayman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dayman connects with a solid leg kick.
Dayman works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dayman scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Dayman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Clark has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dayman.
Clark takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dayman throws a leg kick which misses Clark's front leg but catches the back leg as Clark tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dayman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dayman cracks the inside of Clark's front leg.
Clark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Dayman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dayman lands a nice hook to Clark's body. Clark takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dayman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clark.
Dayman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Clark looks to clinch
and Dayman counters with a stiff right hand.
Clark takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clark takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Clark wants to clinch
and Dayman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clark thinking.
Dayman connects with a jab.
Dayman punishes Clark's body with a nice straight punch.
Dayman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Clark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dayman feints and then cracks Clark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clark down.
Dayman scores with a hook to the body. Clark takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Clark tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dayman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayman lands a nice looking body shot.
Dayman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dayman cracks Clark with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clark ducks right into an uppercut from Dayman.
Dayman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dayman works Clark's body with a nice hook.
Dayman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clark can do to turn this around?
Dayman tests Clark's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dayman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dayman lands with a nice combination. Clark backs away looking to recover.
Clark takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark wants to clinch
and Dayman counters with a thumping low kick.
Dayman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dayman throws a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Dayman.
Clark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dayman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Clark has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dayman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Clark will feel that in the morning.
Dayman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Dayman.
Dayman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Clark on the side of the head.
Dayman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dayman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayman cracks Clark with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dayman throws a leg kick which misses Clark's front leg but catches the back leg as Clark tries to avoid it.
Dayman scores with a body shot.
Dayman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dayman lands a nice looking body shot.
Dayman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clark's head.
Clark darts in trying to clinch
and Dayman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Dayman. That snapped Clark's head back.
Dayman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dayman lands a slapping body shot.
Dayman throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Clark looks to clinch
and Dayman counters with a nice body kick.
Dayman scores with a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dayman.
Adam Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left and a right from Dayman both land. Nice combination.
Dayman throws a shot to the body.
Dayman lands with a good body shot.
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!
Dayman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dayman throws a series of strikes that have Clark backpedaling.
Dayman cracks Clark with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dayman is working the combinations to good effect here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Clark on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dayman. Dayman obviously looking to wear him down.
Clark tries to clinch but Dayman moves away
and Dayman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Dayman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dayman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:24
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Dayman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Masques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 lbs
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168 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Masques !
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masques swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Williams.
Masques lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Masques lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Masques lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Masques defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Williams.
Masques defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Williams.
Williams walks into a jab.
Williams tries to clinch but Masques is having none of it.
Williams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williams there as he acknowledges the shot.
Masques closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Billy Williams has been cut.
Masques connects with a crisp jab.
Masques bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Masques . No joy for Williams on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams takes one to the chin there.
Masques is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Masques is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Masques takes the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Masques .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masques lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masques lands a right hand.
Masques scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Williams is rocked!
Masques lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Masques on the inside.
Masques is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Masques works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Masques digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Masques lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Masques throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
Masques lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Masques lands a big right hand that drops Williams! The killer instinct kicks in and Masques finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Masques !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Masques !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damon Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Al (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al has chosen Overkill as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Mr Al enters the cage!
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damon Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mr Al!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Al. No joy for Pierce on that attempt.
Pierce misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pierce shoots in for a double leg but Al sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damon Pierce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierce tries to clinch up.
Pierce shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Al as he jumps to the side.
Damon Pierce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierce shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pierce is thwarting Al's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierce seems to be looking for submissions.
Pierce seems to be working for a kimura but Al defends the submission attempt.
Pierce wants to pass to mount but Al is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce seems to be working for a kimura but Al defends the submission attempt.
Pierce tries to pass the half guard into mount. Al knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pierce is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Al doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pierce.
Pierce is looking for a kimura but Al is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pierce to get the leverage.
Pierce is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pierce looks for a takedown but Al sprawls well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Al, right into the meat.
Al connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pierce. Pierce circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Damon Pierce has been cut.
Pierce shoots in for a takedown but Al shows good takedown defense.
Al stuffs the takedown attempt from Pierce. Pierce gets slowly back to his feet.
Good work by Al as he checks the leg kick.
Pierce takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pierce throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Al's waist but Al gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pierce off to one side.
Al throws the kick towards the body but Pierce avoids it.
Pierce checks a low kick from Al.
Pierce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pierce shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pierce was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Al is on top in guard.
Pierce tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Al is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pierce tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Al controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Al is posturing up here but Pierce has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Al tries to roll out but it's too tight and Al has to tap! Slick submission there by Pierce!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Damon Pierce!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Janssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skippy McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janssen comes to the cage accompanied by No Easy Way Out by Robert Tepper. Dirk Janssen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dirk Janssen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Skippy McGee!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Janssen is fending him off so far but McGee persists. Nope, Janssen circles away and we're back to standing.
McGee has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Janssen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Janssen.
Janssen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGee.
Janssen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Janssen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Janssen lands with a nice body kick.
McGee looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Janssen lands a big head kick that sends McGee tumbling to the mat! Janssen takes a step backwards and waves McGee back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McGee is rocked!
It looks like Skippy McGee has been cut.
Look low, kick high! Janssen uses the oldest trick in the book to send McGee tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Janssen is absolutely delighted - when McGee wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dirk Janssen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Tronk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tronk's entrance music is "Go Getta" - Young Jeezy. A fine choice. Slade has chosen Ratatat - Lex as his entrance music. Benny Tronk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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Good knees
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benny Tronk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Slade!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tronk slips a jab from Slade.
Slade cracks Tronk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch but Slade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slade. Tronk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slade misses with a looping left.
Slade throws a one two combo.
Tronk wants to clinch.
Slade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tronk tries to clinch up.
Tronk tries to clinch up but Slade circles away and keeps his distance.
Slade throws a right hand that Tronk ducks under and follows up with a left that Tronk also avoids with ease.
Slade throws a nice looking combination but Tronk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slade lands an overhand right.
The fighters circling - Slade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tronk moves into the clinch.
Tronk misses with a knee strike.
Tronk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tronk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Tronk.
Tronk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tronk misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tronk lands a knee to the body.
Slade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tronk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tronk tries a knee to the head but Slade blocks it.
Tronk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slade avoiding damage as Tronk throws knees to the body.
Tronk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tronk tries to land knees in the clinch but Slade avoids the damage to the body.
Slade'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.
Tronk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tronk tries to land knees in the clinch but Slade avoids the damage to the body.
Slade wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tronk missing with knees to the body.
Tronk tries to land a knee to the head but Slade blocks with his arms.
Tronk trying to land knees to the body.
Tronk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slade blocks it with crossed arms.
Tronk is breathing heavily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tronk trying to land knees to the body.
Tronk landing knees to the body.
Slade lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tronk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slade.
Tronk looking to throw knees to the head but Slade is blocking nicely.
Tronk blocking some punches.
Slade cracks Tronk with a nice body shot.
Slade lands a body shot.
Slade wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tronk has him pressed against the cage.
Slade is pushing Tronk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tronk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slade blocks it with crossed arms.
Slade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tronk trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Slade on the inside.
It looks like Benny Tronk has been cut.
Tronk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slade is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Slade digs a right hand underneath Tronk's ribcage. Tronk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Slade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slade scores with a shot to the side of Tronk's head.
Tronk missing with knees to the body.
Slade leaning against his opponent.
Slade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice straight punches there by Slade. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Slade.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tronk moves away.
Slade scores with a body shot.
Slade looks to land a combination but Tronk avoids it well.
Slade jabs at Tronk's body.
Tronk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A punch lands to the side of Tronk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tronk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Benny Tronk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slade keeps the fight on the outside.
Tronk walks into a jab.
Slade jabs at Tronk's body.
Tronk tries to clinch but Slade is having none of it.
Slade lands a nice hook to Tronk's body. Tronk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tronk tries to clinch there but Slade circles away.
Slade lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tronk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slade lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Slade looks to score with a jab to the body but Tronk is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slade throws a nice looking combination but Tronk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slade connects with a jab.
Slade paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slade ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tronk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jason Slade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tronk avoids the body shot from Slade.
Slade jabs at Tronk's body.
Tronk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tronk closes the distance and clinches.
Tronk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Slade fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slade.
Tronk trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tronk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Slade stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Slade is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Slade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benny Tronk's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tronk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tronk is looking to clinch.
Tronk moves forwards but Slade connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Slade. Beautiful body shot.
Slade jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Slade throws a right and a left that Tronk avoids nicely.
Tronk is looking to clinch but Slade is avoiding it.
Slade swats away the attempt to clinch by Tronk.
Slade bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tronk tries to clinch but Slade is having none of it.
Tronk is looking to clinch.
Tronk moves in looking to clinch but Slade pushes him off.
Tronk is looking to clinch but Slade is avoiding it.
Tronk closes the distance and clinches up with Slade, looking for a takedown. Tronk pushes Slade against the cage but Slade circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tronk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Slade misses with a double jab.
Slade lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tronk moves in looking to clinch but Slade pushes him off.
Tronk fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slade getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tronk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slade throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tronk on the side of the head.
Slade misses with a series of wild punches.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jason Slade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tronk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Slade lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tronk at a distance.
Good exchange - Slade coming out on top.
Slade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slade connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tronk momentarily.
Tronk is looking to clinch.
Slade lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Slade connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tronk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slade defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tronk.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Tronk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tronk tries to clinch up but Slade circles away and keeps his distance.
Slade lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tronk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tronk tries to clinch but Slade is having none of it.
Slade swings for the body but Tronk moves out of range.
Tronk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tronk tries to clinch up but Slade circles away and keeps his distance.
Slade fails to land with a series of punches.
Tronk avoids the body shot from Slade.
Slade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slade cracks a nice hook into Tronk's ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Slade.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slade swinging wildly here.
Slade throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch but Slade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tronk takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Slade getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slade. Tronk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slade thows a body shot but no joy.
Slade lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tronk backs up against the cage.
Slade thuds a left hand into Tronk's body.
Tronk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body punch from Slade.
Slade lands with a good body shot.
Slade tries to bum rush Tronk with a series of wild strikes but Tronk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slade paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Slade takes a swing at Tronk's ribcage but misses.
Tronk wants to clinch up but Slade keeps it at a distance.
Slade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slade wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Slade lands a lovely overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tronk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slade lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Slade misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tronk tries to clinch but Slade moves out of range.
Slade connects with a body shot.
Tronk is looking to clinch.
Slade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tronk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice combination there by Slade.
Tronk is looking to clinch but Slade is avoiding it.
Tronk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Slade scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slade connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tronk's hands.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch but Slade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slade lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tronk at a distance.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slade paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tronk tries to clinch but Slade moves out of range.
Slade throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tronk tries to clinch but Slade moves out of range.
Slade lands with an uppercut that bounces Tronk off the cage and back into rage.
Slade looks to score with a jab to the body but Tronk is just out of range.
Slade lands with a straight right. Tronk didn't see that one coming.
Slade lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Slade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benny Tronk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tronk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tronk is looking to clinch.
Tronk moves in looking to clinch but Slade pushes him off.
Tronk tries to clinch there but Slade circles away.
Slade getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tronk wants to clinch up but Slade keeps it at a distance.
Slade fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slade jabs at Tronk's body.
Tronk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slade fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tronk moves in looking to clinch but Slade pushes him off.
Horrible takedown by Tronk or perhaps it was just good defense by Slade which made him look bad.
Slade keeps the fight on the outside.
Tronk walks into a left hand.
A shot to the liver by Slade. Beautiful body shot.
Slade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tronk is looking to clinch but Slade is avoiding it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slade scores with a hook to the body. Tronk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade scores with a jab to the head.
Slade lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab by Slade.
Slade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Slade. Beautiful body shot.
Slade throws a right hand that Tronk ducks under and follows up with a left that Tronk also avoids with ease.
Slade lands a right hook to the body.
Tronk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slade fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tronk wants to clinch up but Slade keeps it at a distance.
Slade looks to score with a jab to the body but Tronk is just out of range.
Slade scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Slade misses the shot to the body.
Slade misses with a wild body shot.
Tronk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Slade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tronk moves away.
Slade scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Slade fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tronk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slade lands a slapping body shot.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch but Slade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slade ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch but Slade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Slade.
Slade misses with a two punch combination.
Slade scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tronk doesn't seem bothered though.
Slade lands a right hook to the body.
Slade fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slade connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Slade uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Slade swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tronk.
Slade lands a nice looking body shot.
Slade lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Slade lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tronk backs up against the cage.
Slade goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A left and a right from Slade both land. Nice combination.
Slade is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tronk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Slade displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Slade.
Slade thuds a left hand into Tronk's body.
Slade lands a really nice looking cross but Tronk seems unphased.
Slade with a jab.
Slade connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tronk's hands.
Tronk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Slade digs a good body shot into Tronk's ribs.
Slade comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Slade lands with a good body shot.
A cross from Slade lands.
Slade connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tronk. Tronk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Slade scores with a jab to the head.
Slade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slade throws a one two combo.
Slade scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tronk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Slade keeps the fight on the outside.
Slade throws a combination. Tronk tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slade scores with a three punch combo!
Slade connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Slade scores with a shot to the body.
Slade thuds a left hand into Tronk's body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Slade!
Nice uppercut lands for Slade. That snapped Tronk's head back.
Tronk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheers as Slade lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tronk doesn't seem phased though.
Slade scores with a jab to the body.
Slade connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tronk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tronk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slade lands with a good body shot.
Slade lands a jab to Tronk's midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slade swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tronk.
Slade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tronk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Benny Tronk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slade cracks Tronk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Slade keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Slade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Slade winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Slade!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boot Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Head is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by New Divide. This should be a great matchup!
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boot Head!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Head thuds a left hand into McCarthy's body.
Head throws a front kick that sends McCarthy stumbling back into the cage.
Nice cross by Head.
Head misses with a body shot.
McCarthy swings for the body but Head moves out of range.
Head instigates a clinch.
Head effectively controlling the action here.
McCarthy misses with a punch to the body.
Head lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Head tries a body shot but McCarthy blocks it.
McCarthy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Head is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McCarthy is keeping busy.
McCarthy can't break the clinch.
Come on Head - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Head is pressed up against the cage. McCarthy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Head down to the mat. Head avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McCarthy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Head stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Head wants to stand but McCarthy is controlling the position.
Head is trying to control the position but McCarthy postures up.
Head tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McCarthy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McCarthy looking to pass the guard.
Head scrambles and gets back to his feet.
McCarthy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Head.
Boot Head is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCarthy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McCarthy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Head's head.
Head wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Head knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Head gets full guard.
McCarthy advances to half guard.
McCarthy wants to take a breather but Head is having none of it.
McCarthy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McCarthy wants to pass to mount but Head is defending the position.
McCarthy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Head is just riding it out for now. McCarthy eventually gives up the hold.
Head is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head is controlling McCarthy's trapped leg to prevent McCarthy from advancing to side control.
Head is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCarthy controlling the action here.
Head pushes McCarthy off looking to stand but McCarthy dives back in and keeps control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Head is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCarthy.
Head thows a body shot but no joy.
Head lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nice defenses there by McCarthy.
Head will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Head misses with a hook. McCarthy ducked under it nicely.
McCarthy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Head cracks McCarthy with an open hand slap.
McCarthy throws a leg kick but Head sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McCarthy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCarthy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Head stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan McCarthy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Head keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McCarthy looks for a takedown but Head sprawls well.
McCarthy has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Boot Head will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Head misses with a jab to the body
and McCarthy counters with a shoot takedown. Head fights it but they end up in guard.
McCarthy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Head is keeping the position for now.
Head scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Head thuds his right hand into McCarthy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McCarthy swats away the attempt to clinch by Head.
Head staying out of range there.
McCarthy looks to score with a jab to the body but Head is just out of range.
Head throws a hook but McCarthy blocks it.
McCarthy fails to land the takedown.
McCarthy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Head tries to avoid it but McCarthy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Head to the ground. Head escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy looks for a takedown but Head sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan McCarthy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCarthy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Head.
Head misses with a hook.
Head is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The fighters circling - Head throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ryan McCarthy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Head displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McCarthy.
Head throws a jab when McCarthy was well out of range.
Head thows a left - swing and a miss!
Head moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McCarthy swings for the body but Head moves out of range.
McCarthy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McCarthy slips a straight right by Head.
A big left from Head misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCarthy scores a takedown into full mount!
Head holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as McCarthy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Head is wriggling around trying to escape.
Head tries to hold on but McCarthy pushes him away.
Head's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
McCarthy landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Head taking shots to the head.
Head avoids a series of strikes thrown by McCarthy.
Head tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Head blocking the ground and pound.
McCarthy thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy trying to control but Head is having none of it.
McCarthy goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Head turns into him and now he's in McCarthy's guard.
Head slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McCarthy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Head's guard.
McCarthy stands and throws Head's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Head is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Head won't allow McCarthy to pass to mount.
McCarthy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McCarthy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Head keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McCarthy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCarthy is trying to work for a kimura but Head is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Head is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan McCarthy dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Head gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows McCarthy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
McCarthy prevents Head from getting back to his feet.
McCarthy scoring with some ground and pound.
McCarthy stops Head from standing up.
McCarthy with a nice head shot there.
McCarthy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Head is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McCarthy is controlling him.
McCarthy throws and elbow that misses. Head uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McCarthy's guard. Nice move by Head!
Head slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head trying to control the position from guard on top but McCarthy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Head would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
McCarthy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Head wants to stand but McCarthy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McCarthy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head won't allow McCarthy to pass to mount.
McCarthy is trying to control. Head wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McCarthy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Head is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Head blocking the ground and pound attempt from McCarthy.
McCarthy is looking for a kimura but Head is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McCarthy to get the leverage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Head has hold of McCarthy's hands but McCarthy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Head is trying to stand back up but McCarthy is controlling him
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Head throws a hook to the side of McCarthy's head but McCarthy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from McCarthy misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Head misses the shot to the body.
McCarthy walks into a straight right hand from Head.
Head stuffs the takedown attempt from McCarthy. McCarthy gets slowly back to his feet.
Head throws a nice inside leg kick.
McCarthy walks into a jab.
McCarthy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Head tries to close the distance and clinch but McCarthy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Head avoids the head kick by McCarthy.
Head scores with a hook.
McCarthy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Head looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McCarthy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Head.
Head swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Head lands the left hand.
McCarthy ducks under a wild hook from Head.
McCarthy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Head swivels and escapes.
Donk. Head catches McCarthy right on the button with a cross.
Head with a nice cross.
A telegraphed right hand from McCarthy misses the target.
A punch lands to the side of Head 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McCarthy walks into a straight right hand from Head.
McCarthy scores a takedown into full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Head is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Boot Head.
I think Head has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boot Head!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Zappa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rizzo comes to the cage accompanied by The Trial. 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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156 lbs
6 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enrique Rizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Zappa!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Rizzo.
Zappa misses with a looping left.
Zappa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zappa pushes Rizzo away with a front kick.
Zappa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rizzo's head backwards.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rizzo.
Rizzo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Rizzo.
Rizzo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zappa. That did some damage!
Rizzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zappa.
Junior Zappa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zappa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rizzo lands a head shot.
Zappa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rizzo's waist but Rizzo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zappa off to one side.
Zappa throws a lazy right hand but Rizzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zappa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rizzo.
Rizzo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zappa avoids the head kick by Rizzo.
Rizzo is looking to slow Zappa down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rizzo. That's going to slow Zappa down.
Zappa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rizzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Zappa.
Zappa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circling - Zappa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zappa has a takedown stuffed.
Enrique Rizzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Zappa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zappa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rizzo on the side of the head.
Zappa looks to land a left hand but Rizzo moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Rizzo misses its intended target.
Zappa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rizzo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice shot lands for Zappa.
Zappa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zappa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zappa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zappa just misses with a punch to the body.
Rizzo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rizzo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Enrique Rizzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zappa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rizzo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zappa.
Rizzo throws a body punch but Zappa moves out of range.
Zappa misses with an uppercut. Rizzo saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Zappa misses.
Zappa throws a right and a left that Rizzo avoids nicely.
Rizzo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zappa throws an overhand right that lands on Rizzo's shoulder, as Rizzo tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zappa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zappa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rizzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zappa.
Jab, jab by Zappa - just one landing.
Zappa connects with a body shot.
Zappa looks to land a left hand but Rizzo moved out of range nicely.
Zappa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rizzo. Rizzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Rizzo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rizzo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zappa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zappa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zappa lands a jab to Rizzo's midsection.
Rizzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Zappa.
Zappa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zappa misses the shot to the body.
Zappa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zappa misses the jab.
Rizzo throws a leg kick that misses.
A punch combination from Rizzo misses.
Zappa misses with a hook.
Zappa misses with a wild body shot.
Zappa misses with a hook.
Rizzo misses with a kick to the body.
Rizzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zappa cracks Rizzo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zappa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rizzo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rizzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zappa.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rizzo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters circling a little - Rizzo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zappa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rizzo.
Rizzo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zappa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rizzo.
Zappa with a nice cross.
Zappa misses with an uppercut.
Rizzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zappa lands with a shot to the body.
Rizzo moves away from the strike by Zappa.
Rizzo slips a jab from Zappa.
Zappa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rizzo can pounce on him.
Some wild striking there from Zappa.
Zappa throws a looping overhand right but Rizzo ducks down to avoid it.
Rizzo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zappa doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zappa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rizzo.
Rizzo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rizzo misses the jab.
Zappa lands a jab-cross combination.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zappa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rizzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rizzo digs a good hook to Zappa's body.
Rizzo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rizzo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rizzo lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zappa throws a right hand that Rizzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Rizzo also avoids with ease.
Zappa throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick from Rizzo lands but Zappa takes it in his stride.
Good leg kick by Rizzo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zappa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rizzo throws a nice head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rizzo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zappa doesn't seem bothered though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rizzo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zappa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zappa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rizzo misses with an uppercut. Zappa saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zappa checks a leg kick.
Zappa blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Rizzo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rizzo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rizzo lands with a kick to the temple. Zappa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rizzo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zappa throws a body kick the misses
and Rizzo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rizzo throws a body punch but Zappa moves out of range.
Zappa throws a shot to the body.
Rizzo swings for the body but Zappa moves out of range.
Zappa scoring well with a low kick there.
Rizzo ducks under a wild hook from Zappa.
Zappa throws a hook to the side of Rizzo's head but Rizzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zappa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rizzo throws a sloppy head kick and Zappa moves out of range easily.
Rizzo scores with a punch to the head.
Zappa misses with a hook. Rizzo ducked under it nicely.
Zappa moves out of range of the body kick from Rizzo.
Rizzo lands with a nice body punch.
Rizzo throws a hook but Zappa avoids it easily.
Rizzo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zappa takes a step back to recover.
Zappa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zappa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizzo moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo misses with an uppercut.
Rizzo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Zappa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rizzo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zappa. Zappa obviously looking to wear him down.
Rizzo misses with a low kick as Zappa jumps back.
Zappa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zappa throws a head kick that misses
and Rizzo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zappa lands a nice looking body shot.
Zappa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rizzo can pounce on him.
Zappa throws a body kick that misses.
Rizzo scores with a leg kick.
Rizzo throws a sloppy head kick and Zappa moves out of range easily.
Rizzo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zappa's sensitive parts.
Zappa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zappa misses with a hook to the body
and Rizzo counters with a nice body kick.
Zappa wants to land a leg kick but Rizzo is out of range.
Enrique Rizzo is winning the standup battle so far.
Rizzo tries to land a front kick but Zappa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rizzo avoids a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Zappa there.
Rizzo scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses.
Zappa lands with a nice body punch.
Zappa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rizzo is trying to get back to his feet.
Rizzo gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rizzo wants to improve his position but Zappa is controlling well.
Rizzo is not content to let Zappa control the position.
Zappa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zappa is keen to just control but Rizzo is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zappa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zappa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rizzo keeps working.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rizzo feints and then cracks Zappa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zappa down.
Rizzo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zappa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rizzo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Rizzo.
Zappa is breathing heavily.
Zappa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rizzo counters with a nice uppercut.
Rizzo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zappa.
Rizzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Zappa misses.
Nice shot lands for Zappa.
Zappa misses with a hook.
A lazy left from Zappa finds it's target.
Rizzo throws and low kick but Zappa moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zappa connects with the punch.
Zappa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zappa thuds a left hand into Rizzo's body.
A clash of legs there as Zappa blocks the low kick.
Zappa blocks a head kick by Rizzo.
A bone on bone clash there as Rizzo blocks the leg kick.
Rizzo blocks a jab.
Rizzo throws a wild body kick that Zappa sees coming a mile off.
Zappa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zappa.
Zappa misses with an uppercut.
Rizzo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rizzo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rizzo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zappa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rizzo on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rizzo misses the shot to the body.
Zappa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rizzo throws a hook but Zappa blocks it.
Rizzo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rizzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Zappa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Rizzo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick from Rizzo lands but Zappa takes it in his stride.
Zappa lands an overhand right.
The fighters circling - Rizzo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rizzo thows a body kick. Zappa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good leg kick by Zappa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rizzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rizzo connects with a solid leg kick.
Rizzo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fighters circling - Zappa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rizzo lands a body shot.
Rizzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zappa throws a nice head kick!
Zappa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rizzo. Rizzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Rizzo avoids the body shot from Zappa.
Rizzo needs to keep his hands up - Zappa had a free shot at his head there.
Zappa shoots in looking for a takedown. Rizzo tries to sprawl out of it but Zappa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rizzo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rizzo walks into a straight right hand from Zappa.
A low kick from Rizzo is predictable there
and Zappa counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zappa throws a jab when Rizzo was well out of range.
Rizzo lands a jab to Zappa's midsection.
Zappa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rizzo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zappa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rizzo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rizzo misses with a low kick as Zappa jumps back.
Rizzo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zappa. That did some damage!
Rizzo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zappa.
Zappa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rizzo is looking to score with low kicks.
Rizzo throws a hook to the side of Zappa's head but Zappa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut lands for Rizzo. That snapped Zappa's head back.
Zappa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zappa walks into a jab.
Rizzo tries to land a leg kick but Zappa saw it coming and moves away.
Zappa tries to bum rush Rizzo with a series of wild strikes but Rizzo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rizzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zappa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rizzo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rizzo.
Zappa slips under a jab from Rizzo.
Rizzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zappa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zappa.
Rizzo tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Rizzo.
Rizzo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rizzo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zappa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zappa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rizzo staying out of range there.
Zappa throws a leg kick that misses.
Zappa throws a head kick that misses.
Zappa clobbers Rizzo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zappa avoids the head kick by Rizzo.
Zappa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rizzo's calf.
Zappa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rizzo misses with a body kick.
Rizzo misses with a body kick.
Zappa looks to land a right hand but Rizzo moved out of range.
Rizzo tries to clinch but Zappa is having none of it.
Zappa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Zappa.
Zappa scores with a jab. Rizzo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rizzo throws a body punch but Zappa moves out of range.
Rizzo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zappa.
Rizzo moves away from the strike by Zappa.
Rizzo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rizzo moves out of range of the body kick from Zappa.
Zappa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Rizzo.
Rizzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zappa.
Zappa cracks Rizzo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zappa misses with a straight right.
Rizzo throws a leg kick which misses Zappa's front leg but catches the back leg as Zappa tries to avoid it.
Rizzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rizzo avoids the body shot from Zappa.
Rizzo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zappa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zappa scoring well with a low kick there.
Zappa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zappa misses with a straight left.
Rizzo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zappa misses with a head kick.
Zappa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zappa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizzo.
An inside leg kick from Rizzo misses.
Rizzo blocks a jab.
Zappa throws a jab when Rizzo was well out of range.
Rizzo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rizzo.
Rizzo connects with a looping right hand.
Rizzo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zappa.
Zappa punishes Rizzo's body with a nice straight punch.
Zappa checks the leg kick nicely there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zappa checks a leg kick.
Zappa catches Rizzo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rizzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zappa.
Zappa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rizzo is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Rizzo clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zappa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rizzo throws a leg kick which misses Zappa's front leg but catches the back leg as Zappa tries to avoid it.
Zappa works over Rizzo's head and body with a nice combination.
Rizzo throws a wild body kick that Zappa sees coming a mile off.
Zappa blocks a leg kick.
Rizzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zappa was well out of range. Poor timing from Rizzo.
Zappa misses with a looping right.
Zappa throws a head kick that misses.
Zappa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rizzo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rizzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zappa.
Rizzo throws a body kick that misses.
Rizzo pushes Zappa away with a front kick.
Rizzo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zappa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rizzo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zappa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rizzo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rizzo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zappa throws out a powerful jab.
Zappa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rizzo defending well as Zappa loads up on a big left hand.
Rizzo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zappa moves out of range as Rizzo throws a body kick.
Zappa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rizzo momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zappa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizzo moves away.
A shot to the liver by Zappa. Beautiful body shot.
Rizzo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zappa checks it well.
An inside leg kick from Zappa misses.
Rizzo darts in and clinches Zappa up against the cage.
Rizzo missing with knees to the body.
Rizzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zappa avoids it.
Rizzo working Zappa over with knees to the body.
Zappa blocking some punches.
Rizzo can't find room to land a body shot as Zappa controls the action.
Rizzo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rizzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Zappa.
Rizzo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rizzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rizzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zappa throws out the jab.
Zappa loads up on a big right hand but Rizzo slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zappa looks to land a right hand but Rizzo moved out of range.
Rizzo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rizzo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Zappa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zappa.
Zappa looks to throw the jab but Rizzo is out of range.
Rizzo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rizzo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rizzo throws a push kick but Zappa slaps the foot to one side.
Rizzo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rizzo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zappa checks it well.
Rizzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Zappa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zappa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rizzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zappa misses with an uppercut.
Rizzo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zappa with a nice cross.
Zappa avoids a kick to the body.
Rizzo throws a low kick but Zappa avoids it.
Rizzo tried to score with a low kick but Zappa checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zappa checks the leg kick.
Zappa catches Rizzo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zappa scores with the left hand. Rizzo knows he should have avoided that one.
Zappa loads up on a big right hand but Rizzo slips the punch.
Zappa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rizzo.
Zappa misses with an uppercut.
Zappa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rizzo slips under a jab from Zappa.
Rizzo misses with a kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zappa.
Nice jab there from Zappa.
Rizzo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zappa checks a low kick from Rizzo.
Rizzo thumps Zappa with a low kick.
Zappa misses with an uppercut.
Zappa throws a head kick but Rizzo moves out of range.
Zappa moves away from the strike by Rizzo.
Zappa scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo staying out of range there.
Zappa lands with a slapping head kick.
Rizzo scoring well with a low kick there.
Rizzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zappa was well out of range. Poor timing from Rizzo.
Zappa looks to throw the jab but Rizzo is out of range.
Rizzo moves forwards but Zappa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A lazy left from Zappa finds it's target.
Rizzo misses with a hook.
Zappa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rizzo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zappa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rizzo. Rizzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Zappa blocks a low kick nicely.
Zappa lands a right hook to the body.
Zappa fails to land with a series of punches.
Rizzo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rizzo dodges the punch combination from Zappa.
Zappa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zappa fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Enrique Rizzo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rizzo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zappa misses with a straight right.
Zappa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zappa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rizzo circles away quickly and effectively.
Rizzo misses with a low kick.
Rizzo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Zappa misses.
Zappa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zappa misses with a hook. Rizzo ducked under it nicely.
Rizzo moves out of range as Zappa throws a body kick.
Zappa lands a nice looking body shot.
Rizzo missing with a left hand there. Zappa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zappa misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zappa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zappa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rizzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rizzo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rizzo drops his hands momentarily and Zappa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zappa thuds his right hand into Rizzo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zappa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Zappa finds it's way through Rizzo's defenses.
Zappa lands with a hook. Rizzo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zappa scores with a jab.
Rizzo feints and then cracks Zappa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zappa down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rizzo.
Rizzo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rizzo slips a straight right by Zappa.
The crowd cheers as Zappa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rizzo doesn't seem phased though.
Zappa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zappa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No joy there for Zappa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zappa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zappa misses with a double jab.
Rizzo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rizzo tries to move into range but Zappa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rizzo tries to score with a low kick but Zappa moves his leg out of the way.
Rizzo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zappa tries to move into range but Rizzo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zappa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rizzo tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Zappa.
Zappa throws an overhand right that lands on Rizzo's shoulder, as Rizzo tries to avoid the shot.
Zappa misses with an uppercut. Rizzo saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Zappa.
Rizzo slips a jab from Zappa.
Rizzo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zappa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zappa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zappa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rizzo circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Zappa.
The fighters circling - Zappa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rizzo.
Zappa is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Rizzo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zappa throws a looping overhand right but Rizzo ducks down to avoid it.
Zappa misses with a hook.
Rizzo blocks a head kick by Zappa.
Zappa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rizzo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zappa's sensitive parts.
Rizzo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zappa has time to react.
Rizzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rizzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zappa.
Rizzo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rizzo moves out of range of the strikes.
Zappa throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rizzo.
Rizzo tries to land a front kick but Zappa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zappa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rizzo. Rizzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Zappa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zappa.
Zappa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rizzo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zappa misses with a low kick.
Zappa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zappa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zappa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rizzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rizzo walks into a stiff left hand from Zappa.
Junior Zappa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zappa is looking to land body kicks.
Zappa misses with a looping left.
Rizzo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zappa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rizzo wants to sweep but no luck.
Rizzo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rizzo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Zappa has passed into half guard!
Zappa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Enrique Rizzo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rizzo, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:45
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 50:46
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enrique Rizzo!
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