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SCC 62 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucius Shine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre has chosen "Ça Fait Mal" [Remix] as his entrance music. Lucius Shine has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lucius Shine! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Georges St Pierre! The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! St Pierre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. St Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shine can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. St Pierre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shine. Shine got a little sloppy there for a moment and St Pierre has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shine has managed to get both his arms back between St Pierre's legs - danger averted. Shine gets to his feet - St Pierre follows without any prompting. Nice jab there from Shine. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Shine throws a body punch but St Pierre moves out of range. Shine scores with a nice strike. St Pierre takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
St Pierre is rocked! St Pierre walks straight into a right hand from Shine - that's dropped him! Shine jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save St Pierre from any more punishment! St Pierre complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lucius Shine!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Tonts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Kim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Kim! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rauno Tonts! The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kim cracks Tonts with an open hand slap. Kim pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Kim moves away from the strike by Tonts. Tonts tries to clinch up but Kim circles away and keeps his distance. Tonts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kim moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Tonts misses the jab. Tonts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tonts fails in his attempt to clinch. Tonts scores with a jab to the head.
Tonts walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Nice defenses there by Tonts. Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tonts manages to avoid it. Tonts tries to clinch up. Rauno Tonts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tonts ducks under a wild hook from Kim. Tonts throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kim connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tonts. Tonts circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Tonts tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Kim throws a nice looking combination but Tonts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Kim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kim works the jab nicely. Kim connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tonts. Tonts circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Tonts misses with a few strikes there.
Tonts ducks under a wild hook from Kim. Kim misses with a series of wild punches.
Kim loads up on a big right hand but Tonts slips the punch. Kim throws a series of punches but Tonts avoids them all with ease. Tonts tries to clinch up but Kim circles away and keeps his distance. Tonts takes the fight into the clinch. Kim working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Come on Tonts - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kim keeps control of Tonts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Kim stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Tonts missing with knees to the body.
Tonts looking to slow down the pace here. Kim stalling in the clinch.
Tonts throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tonts just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kim's brow. Tonts breaks the clinch.
Kim lands a jab. Tonts tries to clinch up but Kim circles away and keeps his distance. Tonts throws a wild body kick that Kim sees coming a mile off. Kim throws a combination that misses and Tonts counters with a series of strikes. Kim will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tonts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Tonts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kim circles away quickly and effectively. Tonts ducks right into an uppercut from Kim. Tonts tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Kim throws a hook but Tonts avoids it easily. Tonts doesn't manage to clinch there - Kim circles away.
Tonts throws a head kick that misses. Tonts tries to clinch there but Kim circles away.
Tonts throws a right and a left that Kim avoids nicely. Kim connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Tonts is looking to land body kicks. Kim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Kim throws a jab when Tonts was well out of range. It's a brutal combination of punches from Kim! Tonts is backing up but he can't get away as Kim lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Tonts and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jay Kim!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Oneill Jnr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Rum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red Rum has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 cm
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155 lbs
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149 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Oneill Jnr! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Red Rum! The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rum tries to bum rush Oneill Jnr with a series of wild strikes but Oneill Jnr uses good footwork to avoid the assault. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oneill Jnr. Rum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oneill Jnr swats him away and circles back towards the center. Rum closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Oneill Jnr did well to prevent Rum getting side control. Rum tries to stand but his arm is trapped. Rum not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Rum wants to get back to his feet.
Oneill Jnr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Oneill Jnr is looking to control Rum's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oneill Jnr avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round. Rum wants to take a breather but Oneill Jnr is having none of it. Oneill Jnr tries to get to full guard but Rum has control of the leg. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Rum throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Rum works his way into side control. Oneill Jnr wants to control but Rum postures up. Oneill Jnr is looking for a sweep. Rum tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
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. Oneill Jnr can't do much from the bottom here. Rum working the strikes but Oneill Jnr uses the opportunity to regain half guard. Rum not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Oneill Jnr is controlling Rum's position as best he can from this difficult position. Oneill Jnr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Rum throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Oneill Jnr tries to roll over but Rum keeps him under control. Rum passes to full mount! Oneill Jnr is squirming around, avoiding Rum's attempts to control the action. Oneill Jnr is desperately trying to improve his position but Rum has a good base and remains in mount. Rum landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rum with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Oneill Jnr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rum swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Oneill Jnr is now in Rum's guard. A big mistake from Rum there, giving up the dominant position! Oneill Jnr trying to control the position from guard on top but Rum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Rum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oneill Jnr is one step ahead there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Rum dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oneill Jnr tries to sprawl but Rum drives through with a takedown into half guard. Rum is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Oneill Jnr sees it coming and defends easily. Rum is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Oneill Jnr manages to get to full guard.
Oneill Jnr 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.
That's one minute gone in the round. Oneill Jnr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rum is aware though and is defending well. Rum stopping the sweep attempt from Oneill Jnr. Rum lands a couple of digs. Rum stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oneill Jnr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Rum scoring with punches to the head and body. Rum has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Oneill Jnr is proving hard to escape from. Rum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oneill Jnr is keeping the position for now. Rum trying to control but Oneill Jnr is working from the bottom. Oneill Jnr wants to sweep here but Rum controlling him for the moment. Rum postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rum throwing strikes from guard but Oneill Jnr blocks nicely. Oneill Jnr can't keep his opponent in guard - Rum advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Rum working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Oneill Jnr's thigh. Oneill Jnr counters though and makes it back to full guard. Rum is looking to stand up but Oneill Jnr won't let him.
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. Oneill Jnr keeping full guard, as Rum tries to pass. Oneill Jnr has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Rum stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oneill Jnr swivels though and keeps the full guard. Rum stopping the sweep attempt from Oneill Jnr. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Oneill Jnr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Rum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Oneill Jnr dodges the punch combination from Rum.
Oneill Jnr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. A head kick misses from Rum. Aaron Oneill Jnr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Rum scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Oneill Jnr checks a leg kick. Rum lands a two punch combo.
Oneill Jnr shoots in and gets a takedown into Rum's guard. Rum keeping moving, preventing Oneill Jnr from controlling successfully. Rum is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Oneill Jnr is controlling him. Oneill Jnr wants to control from the top but Rum keeps moving. Rum utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Oneill Jnr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Oneill Jnr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Rum trying to control the position here. Oneill Jnr drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rum manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Oneill Jnr has Rum in his guard. Rum is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Rum looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rum forces his way into half guard. Rum is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Oneill Jnr! Rum connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Red Rum has got the better of the ground game so far. Oneill Jnr bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Oneill Jnr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Oneill Jnr is fighting to break Rum's control of his arms but Rum is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Oneill Jnr lands a couple of digs. Rum has his feet on Oneill Jnr's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Oneill Jnr has his takedown stuffed letting Rum counter with a right hand. Oneill Jnr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Rum counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Rum must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Rum passes Oneill Jnr's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Rum wants to stand up but Oneill Jnr has a hold of him and won't allow it. Rum is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Red Rum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Oneill Jnr gets full guard. Rum trying to control the position from guard on top but Oneill Jnr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Rum slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Aaron Oneill Jnr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Rum got a little sloppy there for a moment and Oneill Jnr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rum has managed to get both his arms back between Oneill Jnr's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight! Red Rum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Rum has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30 Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30 Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Rum!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Turner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 cm
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300 lbs
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175 cm
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300 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Badass! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Travis Turner! The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Turner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Turner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Badass tries to land a sweep but no joy. Badass preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Badass looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Turner passes into half guard. Badass is looking to escape. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Badass slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Turner thows a big elbow that misses. Turner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Turner landing with the ground and pound. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Turner drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Turner jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Turner is in close to Badass's body, working some short punches and elbows. Badass lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Turner! Badass working for a submission but Turner is keeping him at bay.
That's one minute gone in the round. Turner tries to reverse the position but Badass maintains control. Badass unloading with bombs!
It looks like Travis Turner has been cut. Turner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Turner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Badass looking to finish Turner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Turner! Badass lands a nice shot to the head. 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! Badass scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The cut above Travis Turner's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Travis Turner's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Billy Badass!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Young Drizzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Lightning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drizzle's entrance music is Go 2 Sleep Bitch. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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123 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Young Drizzle! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dean Lightning! The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lightning shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Lightning pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drizzle is keeping the position for now. Lightning decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Lightning looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Lightning walks into a left hand. Lightning walks into a straight right hand from Drizzle. Young Drizzle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. No luck for Lightning with that takedown attempt. Lightning takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Lightning looks gassed! Drizzle throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lightning tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Drizzle is in Lightning's guard. Lightning is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Drizzle is pushing down on Lightning's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lightning is fighting to maintain full guard but Drizzle has managed to sneak the leg through. Drizzle controlling the pace. Lightning tries to roll over but Drizzle keeps him under control. Well, if Drizzle 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.
Drizzle prevents Lightning from improving his position. Drizzle drops an elbow to the side of Lightning's head. Drizzle takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Drizzle works his way into side control. Drizzle is working to tighten is grip on Lightning's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Lightning has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Drizzle is really squeezing tight and eventually Lightning passes out! Drizzle breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Young Drizzle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ty Lenol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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159 cm
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143 lbs
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141 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Sims! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ty Lenol! The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice takedown defense from Sims. No joy for Lenol on that attempt. Sims scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Ty Lenol has been cut. Lenol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lenol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sims swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sims will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sims pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Sims throws a right hand that Lenol ducks under and follows up with a left that Lenol also avoids with ease. Lenol cracks Sims with a good jab. Sims throws a right hand that Lenol ducks under and follows up with a left that Lenol also avoids with ease. Lenol takes the fight into the clinch. Lenol makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Sims wants to get back to striking at distance but Lenol won't allow it.
Sims blocking some punches.
Sims lands a left hand.
Sims's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Sims misses with a hook. Lenol lands a nice hook to Sims's body. Sims takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Lenol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sims. Lenol connects with a body shot. Sims misses with a straight right. Lenol shoots in and gets a takedown into Sims's guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sims working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lenol.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lenol stands up over Sims, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Sims not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lenol throwing strikes from guard but Sims blocks nicely. Lenol throws and elbow that misses. Sims uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lenol's guard. Nice move by Sims! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sims is breathing heavily. Lenol looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Lenol working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sims. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lenol is on top in guard.
Sims avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Sims wants to sweep here but Lenol controlling him for the moment. Lenol wants to pass the guard but Sims is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lenol postures up in Sims's guard and throws a big left but Sims blocks it. Lenol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Lenol throwing strikes from guard but Sims blocks nicely. Lenol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Lenol is looking to work some ground and pound but Sims has wrist control. Lenol wants to control from the top but Sims keeps moving. Lenol thows a big elbow that misses. Lenol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sims works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Lenol keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sims's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sims looking for a sweep. Not yet Sims, not yet. Lenol loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Lenol postures up.
Lenol throwing strikes from guard but Sims blocks nicely. Lenol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Lenol is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Sims avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Lenol throwing strikes but missing. Lenol scoring with some ground and pound. Sims preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lenol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Lenol wants to pass the guard but Sims is keeping the position. Lenol lands a couple of decent looking shots. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lenol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Lenol wants to pass the guard but Sims is keeping the position. Lenol postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Lenol pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sims is keeping the position for now. Lenol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sims works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Lenol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ty Lenol dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ty Lenol's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sims looks to land a combination but Lenol avoids it well. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Lenol lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Sims as Lenol shoots in. Sims fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lenol fails in his attempt to clinch. Sims cracks Lenol with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Lenol connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sims's hands. Lenol lands with a nice body punch. Sims is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lenol avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sims misses with a body shot.
Lenol shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Lenol missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Sims avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lenol. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Lenol is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sims blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lenol. Sims is trying to maintain the position but Lenol is very close to passing his half guard. Lenol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Lenol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Lenol seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Lenol thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sims's head. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lenol lands a nice short elbow. Lenol working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Lenol throwing shots but Sims is blocking nicely. Lenol missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sims is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Lenol thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sims's head. Lenol working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Sims regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lenol. Lenol keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sims's head. Lenol with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Lenol postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Lenol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Lenol is working Sims over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Lenol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lenol keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sims's head. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lenol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Lenol throws and elbow that misses. Sims uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lenol's guard. Nice move by Sims! Lenol working a defensive guard here.
Sims prevents Lenol from getting back to his feet. Sims wants to control from the top but Lenol keeps moving. Sims postures up.
Sims preventing the sweep. Lenol working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sims. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lenol can do anything to dispel that myth. Lenol lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sims!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sims manages to regain half guard. Good work. Sims is trying to control but can't.
Lenol landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Sims is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lenol's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lenol's back! Lenol breaks Sims's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sims working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lenol. Lenol lands a couple of elbows. Lenol scoring with some ground and pound. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ty Lenol showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Ty Lenol's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lenol gets a takedown into half guard. Lenol throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Lenol thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sims's head. Sims keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Sims wants to improve his position but Lenol is controlling well.
Lenol is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Lenol looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sims with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Lenol is pressing down on Sims's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sims is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sims avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lenol. Lenol wants to free his trapped foot but Sims is holding on for dear life with his legs. Sims regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lenol. Lenol throwing strikes from guard but Sims blocks nicely. Lenol must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Sims striking off his back but it's not causing Lenol any problems. Sims utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Lenol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sims works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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. Lenol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Sims throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lenol landing some decent shots from guard. Lenol with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Sims is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lenol thows a big elbow that misses. Lenol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sims works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Lenol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Lenol working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lenol throws and elbow that misses. Sims uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lenol's guard. Nice move by Sims! Lenol escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sims gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Sims trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Sims throwing strikes from guard but Lenol blocks nicely. Sims throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lenol works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Sims with a flurry of punches that miss. Lenol really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sims. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Lenol is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Sims postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Lenol wants to sweep but no luck.
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. Sims scoring with some ground and pound. Ty Lenol has got the better of the ground game so far. Sims wants to control from the top but Lenol keeps moving. Lenol tries to land a sweep but no joy. Lenol manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lenol is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sims can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Lenol landing shots from mount. Ty Lenol is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Lenol lands with some strikes. William Sims has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Lenol has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sims's face.
And that's the end of the fight! Ty Lenol comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Lenol has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30 Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30 Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ty Lenol!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Estripador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Montain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregor Montain 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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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Estripador! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gregor Montain! The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Montain misses with a double jab.
Estripador tries to clinch up but Montain circles away and keeps his distance. Montain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Estripador has a takedown stuffed. Montain doesn't succeed with the takedown and Estripador counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Montain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Estripador closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Gregor Montain has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Estripador is trying hard to land a takedown here. Montain sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Montain throws a combination. Estripador tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Estripador shoots for a takedown but Montain saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Estripador. That's going to take a lot out of him. Estripador shoots and misses and Montain counters with a lovely straight right hand! Montain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Montain misses with a straight left. Montain fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Estripador avoids it really well and circles away. Montain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Estripador throws a series of punches but Montain moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Estripador fails to land with a series of punches.
Gregor Montain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Estripador wants to clinch up but Montain keeps it at a distance. Estripador throws a left and a right that both miss
and Montain counters with a nice uppercut. Montain wants to clinch up but Estripador keeps it at a distance. Estripador falls off balance throwing a combination
and Montain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Montain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Estripador defending well as Montain loads up on a big left hand. Montain stuffs the takedown. Estripador takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jab, jab by Montain - just one landing. Estripador is breathing heavily. Montain keeps the fight on the outside. Montain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Estripador gets tackled into the cage by Montain. Montain maintains the clinch. Montain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Estripador misses with a short punch on the inside. Montain misses with the head strike.
Estripador tries a body shot but Montain blocks it.
Estripador working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Montain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Montain tries to break free but Estripador pushes him back against the cage. Montain wants to get back to striking at distance but Estripador won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Montain fails to land. Montain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Estripador backwards. Estripador trying to land knees to the body.
Montain throws a head punch that misses. Montain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Montain blocks the elbow strike.
Montain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Estripador backwards. Montain lands on the inside with an uppercut. Estripador takes a shot to the head. Estripador lands with a light punch inside. Montain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Montain blocking some punches.
Estripador letting Montain take a breather here. Montain lands a body punch in the clinch. Estripador tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Estripador tries to land a knee to the head but Montain blocks with his arms.
Montain misses with a hook from the clinch. Montain swings wildly with an uppercut but Estripador uses good head movement to avoid it. Montain is trying to break free. Estripador misses with a knee to the head. A right handed body shot lands from Estripador.
A nice left hand lands by Montain.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Montain.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Estripador tries a body shot but Montain blocks it.
Montain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Estripador is keeping busy. Montain working aggressively here.
Estripador misses with a punch on the inside.
Montain avoiding damage.
Montain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Estripador throws a punch but it's blocked by Montain. Estripador fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Estripador goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montain tries to break free but Estripador pushes him back against the cage. A knee to the head by Estripador.
Montain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Estripador is keeping busy. Montain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Montain tries to break free but Estripador pushes him back against the cage. Montain lands with a short head shot on the inside. Estripador lands with a short head shot on the inside. Estripador working hard to break the clinch. Montain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Estripador swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Estripador is leaning against Montain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A head punch blocked on the inside by Estripador. Montain tries to break the clinch but Estripador is controlling the position. Montain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Estripador throws a knee to the head but misses.
Montain misses with a punch on the inside.
Estripador prevents a body shot from Montain. Estripador fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Estripador letting Montain take a breather here. Estripador lands a nice shot to the body. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Montain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Estripador blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Estripador misses with a short punch on the inside. Montain working aggressively here.
Estripador misses with a punch on the inside.
Estripador lands with a short head shot on the inside. Montain pushes Estripador back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Montain avoids the elbow strike from Estripador, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Montain has had enough of the clinch but Estripador keeps him there for the moment. Estripador prevents Montain from breaking the clinch. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Montain tries to break free but Estripador pushes him back against the cage. Estripador misses with a punch on the inside.
Montain tries to break free but Estripador pushes him back against the cage. Estripador wants to get back to striking at distance but Montain won't allow it.
Montain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Montain wants to stall.
Estripador goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregor Montain dominated that round. The cut man is working on Gregor Montain's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Montain blocks a head kick by Estripador.
Estripador shoots in for a double leg but Montain sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Estripador gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Montain closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Estripador out cold! Estripador corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gregor Montain!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mel Sid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thesis Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thesis Grayson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mel Sid's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mel Sid! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thesis Grayson! The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! No luck for Grayson with that takedown attempt. Sid displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grayson. Sid tries to close the distance and clinch but Grayson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Sid keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Mel Sid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thesis Grayson. Sid is looking to clinch but Grayson is avoiding it.
Grayson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sid doesn't manage to clinch there - Grayson circles away.
Sid tries to clinch there but Grayson circles away.
Sid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grayson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Grayson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Grayson fails with a takedown attempt. Grayson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sid defends it nicely. Grayson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sid.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sid doesn't manage to clinch there - Grayson circles away.
Sid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grayson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Sid tries to close the distance and clinch but Grayson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Sid tries to clinch but Grayson moves out of range. Sid tries to clinch up. Sid tries to clinch up. Sid is looking to clinch. Sid tries to clinch up but Grayson circles away and keeps his distance. Grayson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sid pinned against the cage. Sid gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Grayson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sid tries to clinch but Grayson is having none of it. Grayson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grayson.
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. Sid slaps away a takedown attempt from Grayson, before circling back to the center of the mat. Sid defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grayson. Sid tries to clinch up but Grayson circles away and keeps his distance. Sid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grayson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Sid tries to clinch but Grayson is having none of it. Sid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Sid is looking to clinch. Grayson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sid. Sid is looking to clinch. Grayson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sid tries to clinch up but Grayson circles away and keeps his distance. Sid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sid tries to clinch but Grayson is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Grayson fails with a takedown attempt. Sid tries to clinch there but Grayson circles away.
Sid doesn't manage to clinch there - Grayson circles away.
Sid fails in his attempt to clinch. Sid tries to clinch there but Grayson circles away.
Grayson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sid. Sid fails in his attempt to clinch. Grayson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Sid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grayson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Grayson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sid but Sid pushes him off and we're back to square one. Mel Sid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sid tries to clinch there but Grayson circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Sid is looking to take this fight into the clinch. The fight stays on the outside here - Sid looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Grayson shoots in for a takedown but Sid shows good takedown defense. Sid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grayson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Sid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grayson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Sid tries to clinch there but Grayson circles away.
Sid is looking to clinch. Sid tries to clinch there but Grayson circles away.
Sid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Grayson fails with a takedown attempt. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Sid is looking to clinch but Grayson is avoiding it.
Sid tries to close the distance and clinch but Grayson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Sid is looking to clinch but Grayson is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mel Sid dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grayson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Sid stuffs the takedown. Sid wants to clinch. Sid tries to clinch there but Grayson circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grayson. The fight stays on the outside here - Sid looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Sid tries to clinch up. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sid wants to clinch. Sid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grayson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Grayson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sid tries to clinch up but Grayson circles away and keeps his distance. Grayson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sid sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grayson somewhat. Mel Sid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thesis Grayson. Sid tries to clinch there but Grayson circles away.
Sid tries to clinch up. Sid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grayson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sid. The fight stays on the outside here - Sid looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Grayson shoots in for a double leg but Sid sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Sid tries to clinch but Grayson moves out of range. Sid wants to clinch up but Grayson keeps it at a distance. Sid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Mel Sid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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. Sid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Sid slaps away a takedown attempt from Grayson, before circling back to the center of the mat. Sid tries to clinch but Grayson moves out of range. Grayson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sid's waist but Sid gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grayson off to one side. Sid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grayson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Grayson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sid. Sid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grayson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sid. Sid tries to clinch but Grayson is having none of it. Sid wants to clinch up but Grayson keeps it at a distance. Sid tries to close the distance and clinch but Grayson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Sid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grayson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Sid tries to close the distance and clinch but Grayson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Grayson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sid defends it nicely. Sid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grayson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Sid doesn't manage to clinch there - Grayson circles away.
Sid is looking to clinch. The fight stays on the outside here - Sid looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Sid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grayson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Sid tries to clinch but Grayson is having none of it. Grayson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sid is looking to clinch but Grayson is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sid looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Sid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Sid tries to clinch up. Sid tries to clinch there but Grayson circles away.
Sid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grayson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Sid is looking to clinch. Grayson moves out of range of the body kick. Grayson dives in and grabs Sid's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sid pushes down on Grayson's head and hops out. The fight stays on the outside here - Sid looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Mel Sid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Sid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grayson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Grayson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sid. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Sid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grayson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Sid fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mel Sid dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sid tries to clinch up. Sid doesn't manage to clinch there - Grayson circles away.
Grayson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sid as he avoids it easily. Sid doesn't manage to clinch there - Grayson circles away.
Sid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grayson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Grayson keeps the fight on the outside. Sid tries to close the distance and clinch but Grayson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Grayson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sid gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Grayson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Grayson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Sid 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. Sid is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Grayson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Grayson is working Sid over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Sid can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Grayson controls the pace. Grayson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Thesis Grayson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Sid tries to clinch but Grayson is having none of it. Sid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grayson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Sid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Sid is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Sid fails in his attempt to clinch. Sid fails in his attempt to clinch. Grayson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Grayson looks for a takedown but Sid sprawls well. Mel Sid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thesis Grayson. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grayson is defended easily by Sid. Grayson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Grayson dives in and grabs Sid's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sid pushes down on Grayson's head and hops out. Sid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grayson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Sid tries to clinch but Grayson is having none of it. Sid wants to clinch. Sid is looking to clinch but Grayson is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sid wants to clinch up but Grayson keeps it at a distance. Sid tries to clinch but Grayson is having none of it. Sid tries to clinch up but Grayson circles away and keeps his distance. Sid tries to clinch there but Grayson circles away.
Sid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grayson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Sid tries to clinch up but Grayson circles away and keeps his distance. Sid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sid wants to clinch. Sid is looking to clinch. Horrible takedown by Grayson or perhaps it was just good defense by Sid which made him look bad. Sid tries to clinch but Grayson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Sid wants to clinch up but Grayson keeps it at a distance. Sid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Sid is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Grayson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sid. Sid tries to clinch but Grayson moves out of range. Sid tries to clinch up. The fight stays on the outside here - Sid looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Grayson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Sid is looking to clinch but Grayson is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight! Thesis Grayson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Sid 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28 Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28 Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mel Sid!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between davie hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). hogan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stand BY Me. davie hogan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, davie hogan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kazushi Sakurai! The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! hogan misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by hogan. Sakurai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps hogan's head backwards.
It looks like davie hogan has been cut. Some wild striking there from hogan.
hogan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sakurai is trying hard to land a takedown here. hogan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. hogan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. hogan slips under a jab. hogan misses with a series of wild punches.
hogan swinging wildly here.
hogan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! hogan misses with a few strikes there.
Sakurai missing with a left hand there. hogan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round. hogan throws a series of punches but Sakurai moves out of range. Sakurai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? hogan is fending him off so far but Sakurai persists. Nope, hogan circles away and we're back to standing. hogan throws a wild combination but nothing lands. hogan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sakurai. Sakurai throws a jab but it's blocked by hogan. hogan tries to bum rush Sakurai with a series of wild strikes but Sakurai uses good footwork to avoid the assault. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sakurai is defended easily by hogan. davie hogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Sakurai. hogan throws a nice looking combination but Sakurai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. hogan looks to land a combination but Sakurai avoids it well. hogan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by hogan.
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. hogan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
hogan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. hogan misses with a double jab.
davie hogan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Sakurai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. hogan doesn't seem bothered though. hogan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
hogan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sakurai moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Sakurai lunges at hogan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by hogan's hand. Sakurai fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. hogan sprawls well initially but Sakurai persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Sakurai is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, hogan has managed to free his arm - good work. hogan won't allow Sakurai to pass to mount. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Sakurai maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! hogan could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Sakurai has cracked it and hogan is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Sakurai!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kazushi Sakurai!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Criss Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marby Arcade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Criss Angel! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marby Arcade! The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Angel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Angel throws a combination that misses and Arcade counters with a nice uppercut. Arcade ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Arcade misses with a straight left. Angel throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Marby Arcade has been cut. Arcade checks a leg kick nicely. Oooooh!!! Angel has knocked Arcade down with a huge combo! Angel steps away and waves a wobbly Arcade back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Arcade is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Angel misses the shot to the body. Angel misses with a series of wild punches.
Arcade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Angel paws at him with a jab and circles away. Angel swings for the body but Arcade moves out of range.
Angel lands a hook that stumbles Arcade back into the cage. Angel follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Arcade to the canvas! Angel pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Arcade has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Criss Angel! Criss Angel retains his super heavyweight title!
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