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FCD 2: Kangeroo Blitz PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Massif Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geter Done (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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270 lbs
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233 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Massif Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Geter Done!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Done looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Done.
Dong tests Done's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Done darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Done prevents Dong from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Done wants to control but Dong is keeping him busy.
Done is trying to work for a kimura but Dong is defending well.
Done thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dong's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong is refusing to be controlled, as Done sits in half guard.
Dong tries to roll over but Done keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Done throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dong misses with a hook. Done ducked under it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dong.
Dong throws out a loose jab but Done uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nice uppercut there from Dong.
Dong drops Done with a naaaaasty hook - Done is in real trouble here! Dong dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Massif Dong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy McCranky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janek Kochanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Janek Kochanowski was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy McCranky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janek Kochanowski!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kochanowski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jimmy McCranky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCranky shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than McCranky was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
McCranky pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
McCranky looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
McCranky is working for a guillotine from mount but Kochanowski frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kochanowski sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
McCranky is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kochanowski sees it coming and defends easily.
McCranky lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kochanowski is looking for a sweep. McCranky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McCranky tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kochanowski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McCranky is trying to control. Kochanowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McCranky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McCranky has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kochanowski wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCranky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McCranky is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kochanowski's half guard.
McCranky prevents Kochanowski from standing back up.
McCranky seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Kochanowski has recovered full guard.
McCranky is breathing heavily.
Kochanowski wants to stand up but McCranky is controlling him.
McCranky distracts Kochanowski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McCranky won't allow Kochanowski to get back to his feet.
McCranky wants to control from the top but Kochanowski keeps moving.
Kochanowski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McCranky shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kochanowski's guard.
Kochanowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McCranky drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McCranky jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McCranky looking to pass the guard.
Kochanowski trying to keep a closed guard but McCranky is proving a slippery customer.
McCranky drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McCranky jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McCranky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McCranky drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McCranky jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McCranky fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Kochanowski coming out on top.
Kochanowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kochanowski tries to bum rush McCranky with a series of wild strikes but McCranky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kochanowski misses with a wild combination.
McCranky shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kochanowski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by McCranky.
Kochanowski taking shots to the head.
McCranky cracks Kochanowski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCranky working the ground and pound effectively.
Kochanowski gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCranky is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McCranky landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kochanowski is trying to stand back up but McCranky is controlling him
Kochanowski wants to control but McCranky is keeping busy.
McCranky throwing shots but Kochanowski is blocking nicely.
McCranky working the head and body with strikes.
Kochanowski pushes McCranky off looking to stand but McCranky dives back in and keeps control.
McCranky not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A swing and a miss from McCranky.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McCranky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kochanowski throws a hook but McCranky avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Kochanowski.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot lands for Kochanowski.
McCranky keeps the fight on the outside.
McCranky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCranky scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy McCranky dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kochanowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCranky shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
A nice elbow there by McCranky.
Kochanowski is in all sorts of trouble here.
McCranky lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kochanowski is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
McCranky working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kochanowski is trying to stand up.
McCranky raining down shots from the mount!
Kochanowski is bucking up trying to escape but McCranky cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kochanowski is trying to stand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCranky goes for an armbar but Kochanowski turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCranky is looking for a triangle but Kochanowski pushes his legs off easily.
Kochanowski got a little sloppy there for a moment and McCranky has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kochanowski has managed to get both his arms back between McCranky's legs - danger averted.
McCranky throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McCranky had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kochanowski defends it easily.
Kochanowski is stalling in the full guard.
McCranky has his foot on Kochanowski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kochanowski works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McCranky working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kochanowski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kochanowski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McCranky escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kochanowski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McCranky keeping moving, preventing Kochanowski from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kochanowski tries to clinch but McCranky is having none of it.
Janek Kochanowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kochanowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCranky misses with a two punch combination.
McCranky scores with a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kochanowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kochanowski misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski lands with a straight right. McCranky didn't see that one coming.
McCranky doesn't manage to clinch there - Kochanowski circles away.
Kochanowski tries to clinch but McCranky is having none of it.
Kochanowski throws a series of punches but McCranky moves out of range.
Kochanowski scores with a nice right hand.
McCranky shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than McCranky was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
McCranky is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kochanowski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McCranky prevents Kochanowski from getting the reversal.
The referee warns Kochanowski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kochanowski tries to control McCranky's body but McCranky pushes him off. Kochanowski squirms to his side and now McCranky has his back!
McCranky punishes Kochanowski with strikes from the back mount.
McCranky lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Kochanowski is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if McCranky gets his way!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kochanowski looking very determined here, making life difficult for McCranky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCranky is persistently looking for the submission but Kochanowski is defending it well.
Kochanowski fending off the submission attempt from McCranky.
Kochanowski looking very determined here, making life difficult for McCranky.
Kochanowski trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Kochanowski is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kochanowski fending off the submission attempt from McCranky.
Kochanowski looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy McCranky dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McCranky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kochanowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCranky scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McCranky is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kochanowski moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kochanowski wants to get back to his feet but McCranky is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kochanowski scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kochanowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCranky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kochanowski throws a series of punches but McCranky moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McCranky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochanowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCranky looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McCranky throwing strikes from guard but Kochanowski blocks nicely.
McCranky thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
McCranky throwing strikes from guard but Kochanowski blocks nicely.
Kochanowski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McCranky with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kochanowski wants to stand up but McCranky is controlling him.
McCranky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McCranky postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jimmy McCranky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McCranky drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
McCranky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kochanowski keeps working.
Kochanowski manages to get back to half guard.
McCranky content to control rather than advance.
Kochanowski is not content to let McCranky control the position.
McCranky is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kochanowski is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
McCranky wants to pass to mount but Kochanowski is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski wants to get back to his feet.
Kochanowski is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
McCranky escapes and gets back to his feet.
McCranky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCranky misses with the combination.
McCranky dodges the punch combination from Kochanowski.
McCranky gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCranky.
Kochanowski lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from McCranky.
McCranky is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kochanowski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCranky drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice left hand lands by Kochanowski.
Kochanowski misses with some punches.
McCranky gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kochanowski is not content to let McCranky control the position.
Kochanowski trying to control but McCranky postures up.
Kochanowski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kochanowski.
McCranky won't allow Kochanowski to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy McCranky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McCranky, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy McCranky!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Cielo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Thoma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thoma has chosen eye of the tiger - surviour as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Cielo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rocky Thoma!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thoma looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cielo is fending him off so far but Thoma persists. Nope, Cielo circles away and we're back to standing.
Thoma shoots in for a takedown but Cielo shows good takedown defense.
Cielo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thoma tries to pull guard but Cielo holds him up against the cage and eventually Thoma drops back down to his feet.
Paul Cielo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Thoma.
Thoma manages to pull guard.
Cielo pushes down on Thoma's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cielo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cielo prevents Thoma from improving his position.
Cielo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cielo wants to control but Thoma is keeping him busy.
Cielo trying to pass the guard but Thoma defending well.
Well, if Cielo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two 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.
Cielo tries to stand but can't do so whilst Thoma controls his leg.
Thoma flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cielo is looking to stall here but Thoma recovers full guard.
Thoma lands some strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cielo trying to control the position from guard on top but Thoma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thoma thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Thoma keeping moving, preventing Cielo from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cielo slips nicely into half guard.
Thoma punching from the bottom.
Thoma strikes from the bottom but Cielo passes into mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cielo controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Cielo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cielo shoots for a double leg takedown but Thoma sprawls well. He's pushed Cielo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thoma with a poor takedown
and Cielo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cielo misses with a series of wild punches.
Cielo gets a takedown into half guard.
Cielo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Thoma trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoma is not content to let Cielo control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Paul Cielo.
Cielo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cielo tries to clinch there but Thoma circles away.
Thoma with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cielo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thoma drags the fight down to the ground.
Thoma tries to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thoma not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thoma keeping full guard, as Cielo tries to pass.
Cielo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Thoma is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cielo, into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thoma is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoma's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Thoma trying to control the position from guard on top but Cielo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rocky Thoma.
Thoma tries for a takedown but Cielo circles away easily
and Cielo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Paul Cielo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Thoma.
Cielo wants to control from the top but Thoma keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thoma preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cielo looking to pass the guard.
Cielo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thoma's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Cielo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cielo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cielo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Cielo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thoma bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoma controlling from the top position.
Cielo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Thoma off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cielo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cielo tries to stand but Thoma is controlling his head.
Thoma should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cielo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Thoma has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Cielo but great work by Thoma.
Thoma takes a little break here. Cielo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Cielo is looking for a sweep.
Thoma has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cielo!
Cielo is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thoma controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cielo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thoma takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cielo is working to get back to half guard.
Thoma controlling the pace for now.
Thoma jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cielo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Paul Cielo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cielo is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cielo is letting Thoma control him for a moment.
Let's hope that Thoma has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rocky Thoma.
Thoma darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Thoma controlling the action here.
Rocky Thoma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thoma blocks the strikes from Cielo.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rocky Thoma.
Well Cielo 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Cielo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grammy Married Sokojuice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sokojuice is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by DEATH - Spirit Crusher. Michael Condit looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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236 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Condit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grammy Married Sokojuice!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Condit tries for a takedown but Sokojuice sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Condit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sokojuice circles away.
Condit is breathing heavily.
Sokojuice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Condit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sokojuice misses with a double jab.
Sokojuice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Condit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sokojuice connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Condit momentarily.
Condit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sokojuice throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Condit slips a jab and a cross from Sokojuice.
Sokojuice lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Condit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sokojuice with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Condit loses concentration momentarily and Sokojuice pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Condit crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Sokojuice finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Grammy Married Sokojuice!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eminem - Not Afraid kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! John Johnson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
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154 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Johnson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Campos!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Campos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick from Johnson lands but Campos takes it in his stride.
It looks like Daniel Campos has been cut.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Campos sprawls well.
Campos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Campos sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Johnson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Campos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson .
Johnson throws and elbow that misses. Campos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson 's guard. Nice move by Campos!
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Campos is one step ahead there.
Johnson looking for a guillotine here but Campos defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Campos trying to move into half guard but instead Johnson has managed to sweep!
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Campos's head.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Campos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Campos is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Campos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Campos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Campos wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Campos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson .
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson throwing shots but Campos is blocking nicely.
Campos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Campos makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Campos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Campos trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson is looking to pass into half guard but Campos pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Campos is in guard.
Johnson working for a triangle but Campos defends it easily.
Campos wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Campos is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Campos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Campos stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson . Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Campos sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Campos avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Johnson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campos throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Campos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Campos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Campos.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws the left hand but Campos avoids the punch easily.
Nice sprawl there from Campos as Johnson shoots in.
Campos moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson has Campos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Campos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Campos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Campos crunches a lovely knee into Johnson 's ribcage.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Campos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Campos scores with a leg kick.
A combination from Campos does no damage.
Campos feints and then cracks Johnson 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Campos stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson . Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Campos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson .
Johnson blocks a head kick by Campos.
Campos scores with a kick to the body.
Campos feints and then cracks Johnson 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Campos throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Campos misses with a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Campos.
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!
Campos is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
John Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Campos shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Campos misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Campos.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Campos counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campos looking to pass the guard.
Johnson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Campos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Campos tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is pulling down on Campos's head. It's preventing any offense from Campos, at least for the moment.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Campos tries to pass.
Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Campos is aware though and is defending well.
Campos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Campos has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson 's legs - danger averted.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Campos passes Johnson 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Campos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Campos's cut.
That's time! Johnson 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Campos counters with an outside leg kick.
Campos takes a swing at Johnson 's ribcage but misses.
Campos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Campos counters with an outside leg kick.
Campos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Campos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson .
Campos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson .
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Campos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Johnson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campos throws a head kick that misses.
Campos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Campos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Campos throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Campos tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Campos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Campos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson .
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Campos counter with a right hand.
Campos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Campos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Campos circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Campos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson seems to be working for a kimura but Campos defends the submission attempt.
Campos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson .
Campos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Campos has hold of Johnson 's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Campos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson misses with a head shot. Campos uses the momentum to regain guard.
Campos looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Campos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Campos trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Campos controlling him for the moment.
Johnson pulls Campos in close to prevent any damage.
Campos postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Campos puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Campos wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson is trying to maintain the position but Campos is very close to passing his half guard.
Campos trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Campos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Campos 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Campos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cake Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
205 lbs
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205 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cake Jr!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunt shoots in looking for a takedown. Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Hunt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hunt tried to score with a low kick but Jr checks it.
Jr looks for the body kick but Hunt saw that one coming.
Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunt throws a nice head kick!
Hunt dodges the punch combination from Jr.
Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Hunt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jr's efforts to push away.
Jr taking a breather.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunt throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a combination
and Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cake Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jr throws a series of punches but Hunt moves out of range.
Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jr is looking to clinch.
Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hunt defends it nicely.
Hunt scores with a spinning back kick!
Jr misses with the combination.
Hunt throws a head kick but Jr moves out of range.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Jr circles away.
Jr takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Jr tries to clinch up
and Hunt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jr looks gassed!
Jr tries to clinch but Hunt moves away
and Hunt counters with a head kick.
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!
Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hunt lands with a kick to the temple. Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunt circles away quickly and effectively.
Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jr throws a right hand that Hunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunt also avoids with ease.
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jr tries to clinch up but Hunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Jr blocks a head kick by Hunt.
Jr throws a combination that misses
and Hunt counters with a low kick, right behind Jr 's knee.
Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Jr moves out of range easily.
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jr tries to bum rush Hunt with a series of wild strikes but Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hunt scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jr. That did some damage!
Hunt lands a head kick!
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hunt.
Hunt keeps Jr at a distance using the push kick.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hunt throws a right and a left that Jr avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Hunt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hunt scores with a leg kick.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt tries to clinch but Jr is having none of it.
Hunt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hunt rushes Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Hunt lands but Jr takes it in his stride.
Hunt throws a body kick that misses.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Hunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Hunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt shoots in and drives through. Jr sprawls well.
Jr is breathing heavily.
Hunt cracks the inside of Jr's front leg.
Hunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hunt throws a nice looking combination but Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jacob Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunt.
Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
Hunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hunt feints and then cracks Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jr down.
Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hunt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A solid body kick from Hunt.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a right hand that Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Jr also avoids with ease.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
Hunt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hunt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick by Jr misses
and Hunt counters with a head kick.
It looks like Cake Jr has been cut.
Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hunt thuds his shin into the meat of Jr's side.
Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jr. That did some damage!
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jr can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr blocks the body kick.
Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt is looking to slow Jr down with leg kicks.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Hunt looks for a takedown but Jr sprawls well.
Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hunt connects with a jab.
Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hunt throws a nice head kick!
Hunt tries to clinch but Jr is having none of it.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.
Jacob Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crunch! Hunt slams his shin into Jr's torso.
Jr takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Jr.
Hunt breaks the clinch.
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jr's calf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunt connects with a high kick.
Jr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Hunt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cake Jr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hunt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jr closes the distance but Hunt moves to the side
and Hunt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hunt.
Hunt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jr sprawls well. Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hunt gets slowly back to his feet.
Hunt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hunt with a knee to the head.
Hunt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jr is trying to break free.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt breaks the clinch.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunt closes the distance and clinches up with Jr, looking for a takedown. Hunt pushes Jr against the cage but Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hunt throws a right and a left that Jr avoids nicely.
Hunt lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jr will feel that in the morning.
Horrible takedown by Hunt or perhaps it was just good defense by Jr which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hunt as he jumps to the side.
Hunt thows a body kick. Jr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hunt counters with a head kick. That will keep Jr thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cake Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a head kick that half lands.
Hunt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Jr.
Jr blocks a head kick by Hunt.
Jr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hunt. That one must have hurt.
Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunt lands a jab to Jr's midsection.
Hunt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunt gets a clinch.
Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jr's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Jr tries to clinch up but Hunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Jr dips to his left and cracks Hunt with an uppercut!
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hunt counters with a three punch combo that has Jr backing up. Jr nods at Hunt to acknowledge the strikes.
Hunt clinches up with Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Jr avoiding damage as Hunt throws knees to the body.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Hunt breaks the clinch.
Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt fails to land the takedown.
Hunt plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jr dives in and grabs Hunt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hunt pushes down on Jr's head and hops out.
Hunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hunt shoots for a double leg takedown but Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Hunt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunt has managed to clinch.
Hunt gets underhooks to prevent Jr's takedown attempt.
Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jr tries to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling the position.
Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jacob Hunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hunt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hunt 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Hunt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Dundee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Jones 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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22
256 lbs
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24
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Dundee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Jones!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dundee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dundee off to one side.
Jones leaves Dundee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dundee gets a takedown into half guard.
Jones gets back to full guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Dundee from controlling successfully.
Dundee lands a couple of digs.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Dundee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dundee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dundee manages to get himself to full guard.
Jones drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dundee manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jones has Dundee in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand but Dundee is controlling the position.
Dundee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dundee looking to pass the guard.
Dundee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones is trying to keep Dundee in close.
Jones looks gassed!
Dundee is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dundee stops Jones from standing up.
Dundee scoring with some ground and pound.
Jones keeping full guard, as Dundee tries to pass.
Dundee tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
Dundee with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dundee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dundee tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Dundee scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dundee trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dundee postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Jones is trying to keep Dundee in close.
Dundee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dundee stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Dundee wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dundee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Dundee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dundee looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones pushes Dundee off and gets back to his feet.
Dundee shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Dundee fights it but they end up in guard.
Dundee is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dundee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dundee tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Dundee stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Dundee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dundee shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dundee showed some decent athleticism there.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Dundee sits in half guard.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dundee.
Jones has hold of Dundee's hands but Dundee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jones tries to roll over but Dundee keeps him under control.
Jones gets back to full guard.
Dundee keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dundee.
Dundee postures up.
Dundee trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Dundee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dundee wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dundee darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones has hold of Dundee's hands but Dundee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dundee scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dundee throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Dundee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dundee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones trying to control here.
Dundee prevents Jones from improving his position.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dundee is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones wants to control but Dundee is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dundee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Dundee counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dundee throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Dundee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to sweep here but Dundee controlling him for the moment.
Dundee thows a big elbow that misses.
Dundee postures up.
Dundee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dundee chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones has Dundee up against the cage in a clinch.
Dundee stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dundee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Paul Dundee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Jones.
Jones wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Dundee dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dundee shoots in and bounces Jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dundee postures up.
Dundee is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dundee lands a couple of elbows.
Dundee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dundee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dundee stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dundee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Dundee from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dundee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones managing to control the position.
Dundee cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Paul Dundee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dundee stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dundee stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones wriggles free and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dundee with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Dundee didn't expect that.
Dundee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dundee's head.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Dundee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dundee is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Dundee wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Dundee wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Dundee counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dundee scoring with some ground and pound.
Dundee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dundee postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Dundee throwing strikes but missing.
Dundee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dundee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dundee trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Paul Dundee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Jones.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dundee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dundee won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones working away.
Jones cracks Dundee with a big elbow.
Dundee manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jones's best efforts.
Jones scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dundee wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Dundee to stand up.
Dundee rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Matt Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Dundee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dundee wants a takedown but no success here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Jones.
I think Dundee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Dundee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richie Mancha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raf Gon DIas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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21
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 1 |
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20
177 lbs
4 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Richie Mancha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Raf Gon DIas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gon DIas cracks Mancha with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Mancha tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Gon DIas pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Mancha is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raf Gon DIas!
Raf Gon DIas is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diesel Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Go Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diesel Page could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Go Yamamoto's chin.
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26
163 lbs
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25
156 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diesel Page!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Go Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yamamoto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yamamoto landing knees to the head.
It looks like Diesel Page has been cut.
Yamamoto lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Page goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Yamamoto in side control.
Page is rocked!
Yamamoto decides to stand back up.
Oh Page is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yamamoto gets a clinch.
Page seems to have got his legs back now.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the body.
Page takes an elbow to the forehead.
Page takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diesel Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Page is breathing heavily.
Yamamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Page has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yamamoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yamamoto working Page over with knees to the body.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yamamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto slowing the pace effectively.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yamamoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yamamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yamamoto has Page pushed against the cage.
Yamamoto scores with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Page's face.
Page takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamamoto scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yamamoto obliges.
A knee to the head by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside.
Yamamoto scores with a knee to the head.
Page gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamamoto has Page pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Page is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Page throws a strike but Yamamoto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Yamamoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Page is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Page is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamamoto drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Page manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Yamamoto has Page in his guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Page looking to sit in guard and control but Yamamoto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yamamoto sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yamamoto gets to his feet. Page looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Page misses with a takedown attempt - Yamamoto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yamamoto closes the distance and pushes Page back into the cage.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Page is working for takedown but Yamamoto is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yamamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Page has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yamamoto misses with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto misses with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto crunches a lovely knee into Page's ribcage.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yamamoto stalling in the clinch.
Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yamamoto leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Go Yamamoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diesel Page's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Page fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yamamoto avoids it really well and circles away.
Yamamoto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Page's sensitive parts.
Page shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yamamoto sprawls well. Yamamoto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Page gets slowly back to his feet.
Yamamoto moves into the clinch.
Yamamoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yamamoto stalling against the cage.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto stops a takedown attempt from Page.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diesel Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.
Page takes an elbow to the temple.
Page goes for a takedown attempt but Yamamoto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page closes the distance and clinches up with Yamamoto, looking for a takedown. Page pushes Yamamoto against the cage but Yamamoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yamamoto drives through and clinches with Page against the cage.
Page takes an elbow to the forehead.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yamamoto in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Yamamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yamamoto connects with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yamamoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Page's face.
Yamamoto connects with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto connects with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Page blocks it with crossed arms.
Yamamoto landing knees to the head.
Yamamoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yamamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Page's brow.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is looking to control Page's arms but Page gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yamamoto has his back to the cage.
Yamamoto is pressed up against the cage. Page has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yamamoto down to the mat. Yamamoto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Page is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yamamoto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Page misses the shot to the body.
Yamamoto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Page takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Page avoids the damage to the body.
Page wants a takedown but no success here.
Go Yamamoto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Page tries to score a body lock takedown but Yamamoto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Yamamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Page jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yamamoto walks away with a smile on his face. Page gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yamamoto throws a nice head kick!
Page looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yamamoto lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yamamoto clinches up with Page and pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Page avoids the damage to the body.
Page wants to get back to striking at distance but Yamamoto won't allow it.
Page on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Page is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yamamoto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yamamoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Page's face.
Yamamoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Page blocks it with crossed arms.
Yamamoto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Page wants a takedown.
Yamamoto scores with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but Page blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Page tries to break free but Yamamoto pushes him back against the cage.
Yamamoto scores with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body.
Yamamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Page is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yamamoto pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yamamoto has Page pushed against the cage.
Page tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Page lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A frustrated look appears on Page's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yamamoto scores with a knee to the head.
Page goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yamamoto prevents it.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow.
Yamamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Page has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Page avoiding damage as Yamamoto throws knees to the body.
Page tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yamamoto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yamamoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Page in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Go Yamamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diesel Page's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Page scores with a nice head shot.
Page keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamamoto.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up.
Page shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yamamoto defends it nicely.
Page looks for a takedown but Yamamoto sprawls well.
Yamamoto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yamamoto tries to clinch there but Page circles away.
Yamamoto forces Page back against the cage and clinches.
Yamamoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Page's face.
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Page avoids the damage to the body.
Yamamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Page has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page pulls guard successfully.
Page trying to control the position.
Page preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yamamoto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yamamoto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yamamoto wants to pass the guard but Page is keeping the position.
Yamamoto wants to control from the top but Page keeps moving.
That's two 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.
Page manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Page unloads with some shots from mount but Yamamoto bucks and avoids them well.
Page misses with a head shot.
Yamamoto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Page scoring with strikes but Yamamoto is staying in there.
Yamamoto really wants to buck Page off and get back to his feet.
Page is landing with some decent strikes but Yamamoto is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Page prevents Yamamoto from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Yamamoto's face.
Page throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Page punishing his opponent with strikes.
Page fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Page is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Yamamoto has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Yamamoto!
Yamamoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Page has wrist control.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Page is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamamoto gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page dives in and grabs Yamamoto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yamamoto pushes down on Page's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diesel Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamamoto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yamamoto has Page up against the cage in a clinch.
Yamamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside that Page shrugs off.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside.
Page takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamamoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Page's face.
Page drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body.
Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Yamamoto missing with knees to the body.
Yamamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Page has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Page tries to score a body lock takedown but Yamamoto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Go Yamamoto really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diesel Page's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yamamoto darts in and clinches Page up against the cage.
Page wants a takedown but no success here.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yamamoto is pressed up against the cage. Page has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yamamoto down to the mat. Yamamoto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yamamoto clinches.
Yamamoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Page's face.
Yamamoto misses with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto stalling in the clinch but Page improves position.
Page successfully pulls guard.
Yamamoto looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Page seems keen to control Yamamoto's posture.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Page scoring with strikes but Yamamoto is staying in there.
Page prevents Yamamoto from getting the reversal.
Yamamoto is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Yamamoto working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Page scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Yamamoto?
Yamamoto tries to hold on but Page postures up.
Page looking to finish Yamamoto with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yamamoto!
Yamamoto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Page connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Page lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Page landing strikes, looking to finish!
Page throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Yamamoto because Page loaded up on that one.
Page working the ground and pound effectively.
Page is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Yamamoto can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page landing punches.
Page working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Page is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Page misses with a head shot.
Yamamoto is working to get back to half guard.
Page unloading with bombs!
Yamamoto is looking to get to half guard.
Page working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page looking to finish with strikes here!
Page wants to control the pace but Yamamoto is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Page misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Page won't let Yamamoto get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Yamamoto is in a horrible position here. Page smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Yamamoto is bucking up trying to escape but Page cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Yamamoto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diesel Page had his way with Go Yamamoto in that round.
The cut man is working on Diesel Page's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Page moves out of range.
Page shoots in for a takedown but Yamamoto shows good takedown defense.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Page swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Page circles away.
Yamamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Page fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Yamamoto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands a hook that stumbles Page back into the cage. Yamamoto follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Page to the canvas! Yamamoto pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Page has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Go Yamamoto!
Go Yamamoto is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Jambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Basket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Basket comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bill Gates kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Frank Basket is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Jambo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Basket!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jambo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jambo shoots in but no luck this time.
Jambo tries to clinch up.
Jambo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Basket avoids it really well and circles away.
Jambo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Basket finds it's way round the side to connect with Jambo's head.
It looks like Johnny Jambo has been cut.
Jambo is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Basket lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Jambo - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Basket!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Basket!
Frank Basket is the new heavyweight champion!
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