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Infliction Seama vs. Foolery PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Moorer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damian Moorer looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Hathaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Moorer!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moorer throws a leg kick but Hathaway sees it coming and moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Hathaway checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Moorer jabs Hathaway right on the nose. Hathaway blinks but takes it well.
Hathaway drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hathaway loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Moorer throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hathaway uses it to pass to side control.
Hathaway wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Moorer, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hathaway tries to score with some ground and pound. Moorer controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hathaway tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hathaway tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hathaway has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Moorer wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Hathaway seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Moorer is tapping! Wow, great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). John Hathaway!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Your Fear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jones Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Your Fear has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Your Fear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jones Morris!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fear shoots in but Morris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fear avoids the head kick by Morris.
Morris scores with a head kick.
It looks like Your Fear has been cut.
Morris tries to clinch but Fear is having none of it.
Morris misses with a head kick.
Fear shoots in but no luck this time.
Fear tries to bum rush Morris with a series of wild strikes but Morris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fear blocks a head kick by Morris.
Morris throws a sloppy head kick and Fear moves out of range easily.
Fear really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fear feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morris's calf.
Morris looks gassed!
A nice combination there by Fear.
It looks like Jones Morris has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fear scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fear rushes Morris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morris missing with knees to the body.
Morris wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fear looking to stall.
Morris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fear.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Morris dodges the punch combination from Fear.
Morris darts in trying to clinch
and Fear counters by clinching up.
Fear manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Morris decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fear, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris throws a sloppy head kick
and Fear counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morris tries a head kick but it misses.
Fear avoids the head kick by Morris.
Fear throws a series of punches but Morris avoids them all with ease.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fear.
Fear tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fear trying to control the position but Morris is working away.
Morris tries to improve position but can't.
Morris is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Morris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fear landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fear is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Morris knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fear off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morris looking for the RNC.
Morris punishes Fear with strikes from the back mount.
Morris connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Fear to escape the position.
Fear is rocked!
Your Fear's cut is getting worse.
Morris is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Fear won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Morris off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jones Morris!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sisqo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 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, Sisqo Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Norton!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Norton counters with a takedown into side control.
Jackson regains half guard.
Norton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
Jackson manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Norton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Norton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jackson working for a triangle but Norton defends it easily.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Norton from controlling successfully.
Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson is looking for a triangle but Norton pushes his legs off easily.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Norton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Norton wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Norton drops back looking for a leg! Jackson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jackson manages to kick Norton off! Norton jumps back into Jackson's guard.
Norton wanted to stand there but Jackson had control of the position.
Jackson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Norton is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Jackson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Norton's back instead.
Jackson is trying to stick to Norton's back but Norton is turning into Jackson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Jackson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Norton.
Norton passes Jackson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jackson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Norton puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Norton throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson trying to control but Norton postures up.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Norton sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Norton is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jackson!
Norton scoring with strikes but Jackson is staying in there.
Jackson is trying to escape the mount.
Norton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jackson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jackson regains half guard.
Norton is looking to advance position but Jackson won't allow it.
Norton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Norton seems to be looking for submissions.
Jackson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jackson.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.
Norton is looking for a triangle but Jackson pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Norton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Norton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Norton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Norton stalling.
Norton is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Norton has hold of Jackson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jackson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jackson somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a hook
and Norton counters with a big head kick but Jackson shrugs it off.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick
and Norton counters with a head kick. That will keep Jackson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
Norton misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Norton circles away easily
and Norton counters by clinching up.
Norton lands a takedown into guard.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Jackson has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Norton doesn't defend quickly enough and Jackson has managed to lock this one up! Can Norton escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Jackson on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sisqo Jackson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Lezema (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lezema kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Weird Al Yankovic - Fat song. Haze has chosen Reggie and the Full Effect - Get Well Soon as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Lezema!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Haze!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Haze or perhaps it was just good defense by Lezema which made him look bad.
Lezema gets a takedown into half guard.
Haze moves into full guard.
Lezema trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lezema throwing strikes but missing.
Lezema slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Haze manages to get back to half guard.
Haze is looking for a sweep. Lezema is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lezema passes the guard and advances to mount!
Haze really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Haze wants to control but Lezema is having none of it.
Lezema is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Haze is surviving well by controlling Lezema's body position as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lezema goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Haze is on top in guard.
Haze controls from within his opponent's guard.
Haze looking to sit in guard and control but Lezema gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lezema trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Lezema scoring with some ground and pound.
Lezema in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haze working a defensive guard here.
Haze looks gassed!
Lezema is pushing down on Haze's leg trying to pass to half guard. Haze is fighting to maintain full guard but Lezema has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lezema is looking for a kimura but Haze is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lezema to get the leverage.
Lezema is looking to take a break and control but Haze is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Haze is trying to control but can't.
Lezema wants to work for an arm triangle but Haze is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Haze gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haze keeping full guard, as Lezema tries to pass.
Haze is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lezema slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Haze is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lezema looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Haze manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lezema's best efforts.
Haze trying to control but Lezema postures up.
Haze manages to get to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Haze holds on and takes a little breather.
Haze manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lezema manages to get himself to full guard.
Haze drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Haze jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Haze passes into half guard.
Haze scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze is looking to take a break and control but Lezema is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lezema could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Haze is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lezema is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Haze frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Haze has control of Lezema's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lezema regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Haze trying to control but Lezema is having none of it.
Lezema keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Haze jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Lezema is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Lezema and Haze has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lezema dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lezema lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Diego Lezema seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lezema lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Haze with a poor takedown
and Lezema counters with a takedown into side control.
Lezema has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Haze!
Lezema has control of Haze's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Haze regains control of the situation pretty easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Haze can do anything to dispel that myth.
Haze is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Lezema has taken his back.
Lezema is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
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!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Lezema's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Haze can't escape the position.
Haze turns into Lezema and is now in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze postures up.
Haze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lezema swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haze preventing the sweep.
Haze must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lezema looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Haze looking to sit in guard and control but Lezema gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Haze is trying to keep Lezema in close.
Haze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lezema.
Haze trying to keep a closed guard but Lezema is proving a slippery customer.
Lezema has gone for a leg lock! Haze slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lezema's guard.
Haze keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lezema's head.
Haze trying to control the position from guard on top but Lezema is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze won't allow Lezema to sweep him here.
Haze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lezema swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lezema working for a triangle but Haze defends it easily.
Diego Lezema overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lezema has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Haze has passed into side control.
Lezema is not content to let Haze control the position.
Lezema tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Haze tries to move to mount but Lezema blocks the move with his legs.
Lezema tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Haze wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Haze tries to stand but Lezema is controlling his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lezema regains half guard.
Haze prevents Lezema from improving his position.
Lezema is pressing down on Haze's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Haze is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Lezema has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Haze is looking to defend but Lezema has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Haze! Lezema pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Haze taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Diego Lezema!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Soliman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukka Haapoja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soliman comes to the cage accompanied by detox. Lawrence Soliman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lawrence Soliman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jukka Haapoja!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haapoja throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soliman.
Haapoja is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soliman.
Soliman dodges the punch combination from Haapoja.
No joy there for Haapoja, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soliman misses with a few strikes there.
Haapoja misses with a combination
and Soliman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jukka Haapoja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haapoja throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soliman counters with a takedown into side control.
Soliman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Haapoja is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Haapoja avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Soliman.
Soliman decides to return to a standing position.
Haapoja misses with a combination
and Soliman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haapoja lands with a nice combination. Soliman backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soliman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soliman lands a slapping body shot.
Haapoja throws a left and a right that both miss
and Soliman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soliman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Soliman wants to stand but Haapoja is controlling his posture from full guard.
Haapoja controls Soliman momentarily but Soliman frees himself.
Soliman lands a couple of digs.
Haapoja looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Haapoja looks gassed!
Soliman wants to stand but Haapoja has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Soliman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Soliman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soliman decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Haapoja, up you get!
Haapoja takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soliman cracks the inside of Haapoja's front leg.
Soliman lands with a nice body punch.
Haapoja moves forwards but Soliman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Haapoja defending well as Soliman loads up on a big left hand.
Soliman misses the jab.
Soliman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Haapoja misses with a body punch
and Soliman counters with a one-two to the body.
Haapoja throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soliman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soliman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haapoja takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Soliman lands a glancing blow to the side of Haapoja's head.
Soliman lands a nice shot that snaps Haapoja's head back.
A punch lands to the side of Haapoja 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Haapoja misses with a double jab
and Soliman counters with a three punch combo that has Haapoja backing up. Haapoja nods at Soliman to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haapoja misses with a combination
and Soliman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Soliman with a nice cross.
Soliman scores with a sloppy right hand. Haapoja should have avoided that one.
A jab from Soliman finds it's way through Haapoja's defenses.
Soliman tests Haapoja's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haapoja lands with a straight right. Soliman didn't see that one coming.
Soliman connects with a nice looking jab.
Haapoja slips a jab and a cross from Soliman.
Haapoja throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Soliman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Haapoja thinking.
Soliman throws a hook but Haapoja blocks it.
Haapoja throws a combination that misses
and Soliman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haapoja showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soliman.
Soliman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haapoja misses with a combination
and Soliman counters with a straight right hand.
Haapoja misses with a hook to the body
and Soliman counters with a big head kick but Haapoja shrugs it off.
Soliman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haapoja has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Soliman finds it's way round the side to connect with Haapoja's head.
Soliman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Soliman thuds a left hand into Haapoja's body.
Soliman has closed the distance and engaged Haapoja in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soliman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haapoja.
Haapoja is trying to break the clinch but Soliman has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Soliman.
A hook to the body from Soliman.
Soliman breaks the clinch.
Haapoja takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Soliman 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.
Soliman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Soliman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Soliman lands a two punch combo.
Haapoja throws a combination that misses
and Soliman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haapoja throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haapoja takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haapoja throws a lazy uppercut
and Soliman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Soliman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Haapoja. Haapoja circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Soliman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Haapoja misses with a hook
and Soliman counters with a straight right hand.
Haapoja throws a combination that misses
and Soliman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Haapoja thinking.
Haapoja on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Soliman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haapoja takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Haapoja misses with a hook
and Soliman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haapoja is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soliman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Haapoja misses with a double jab
and Soliman counters with a thumping low kick.
Soliman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Soliman misses with a left hand
and Haapoja counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haapoja misses the body punch
and Soliman counters with a straight right hand.
Haapoja steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soliman.
Some wild striking there from Haapoja.
Haapoja throws a right hand that misses
and Soliman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haapoja throws a lazy uppercut
and Haapoja takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haapoja swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Soliman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haapoja has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Soliman clinches with his opponent.
Soliman lands a nice uppercut.
Soliman lands a nice shot to the body.
Haapoja has had enough of the clinch but Soliman keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haapoja can't break the clinch.
Soliman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haapoja or not.
Soliman cracks Haapoja with a nice body shot.
Haapoja working aggressively here.
Soliman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haapoja lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Haapoja - that landed with a thud.
Haapoja tries to throw a body punch but Soliman avoids it by throwing Haapoja back against the cage.
Soliman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haapoja backwards.
Soliman keeps control of Haapoja as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Haapoja misses with a punch to the body.
Haapoja has had enough of the clinch but Soliman keeps him there for the moment.
Haapoja misses with a punch on the inside.
Haapoja wants to get back to striking at distance but Soliman won't allow it.
Haapoja misses with some punches.
A short right from Soliman on the inside.
Haapoja is looking to break free of the clinch but Soliman has double underhooks.
Haapoja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haapoja swings wildly with an uppercut but Soliman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soliman keeps control of Haapoja as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Soliman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soliman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lawrence Soliman is winning the standup battle so far.
Soliman misses with a lunging right hand
and Haapoja counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soliman misses with a double jab.
Haapoja throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Soliman to counter with a crisp jab.
Soliman looks to land a combination but Haapoja avoids it well.
Soliman scores with a jab.
Haapoja throws a right hand that misses
and Soliman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haapoja throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soliman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soliman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Haapoja takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Soliman lands a jab to the nose.
Haapoja takes a jab right on the kisser.
Soliman misses with a straight right.
Soliman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haapoja's sensitive parts.
Good exchange - Soliman coming out on top.
Good exchange - Soliman coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haapoja throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Soliman counters with a big head kick but Haapoja shrugs it off.
Soliman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soliman lands with a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Soliman, as that shot connected.
Soliman is looking to slow Haapoja down with leg kicks.
Soliman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Haapoja on the side of the head.
A left lands for Soliman.
Haapoja throws a left and a right that both miss
and Soliman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soliman with a hook.
Haapoja misses with a hook to the body
and Haapoja takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soliman lands with a cross.
Haapoja's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Haapoja throws an off balance right hand
and Soliman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soliman clobbers Haapoja with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Soliman 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. This is the final round!
Jab, jab by Soliman - just one landing.
Haapoja swings widly with a right hand
enabling Soliman to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawrence Soliman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soliman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haapoja on the side of the head.
Soliman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haapoja takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Haapoja takes one to the side of the head.
Haapoja swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Soliman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haapoja misses with a double jab
and Soliman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Soliman throws a nice looking combination but Haapoja bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Soliman.
Nice cross by Soliman.
Soliman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haapoja takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soliman looks to throw the jab but Haapoja is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapoja misses with a lunging right hand
and Soliman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Soliman.
Soliman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haapoja moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Soliman lands with a right hand.
Haapoja misses the body punch
and Soliman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab lands there for Soliman.
Haapoja on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Soliman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Soliman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haapoja doesn't seem phased though.
Soliman lands a nice hook to Haapoja's body. Haapoja takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Haapoja misses with a hook
and Soliman counters with a left to the body.
Haapoja is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Soliman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Soliman scores with a four punch combination!
Haapoja misses with a combination
and Soliman counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soliman looks to score with a jab to the body but Haapoja is just out of range.
Haapoja throws a left and a right that both miss
and Soliman counters with a stiff right hand.
Haapoja misses with a left hand
and Soliman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haapoja throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haapoja throws a combination that misses
and Soliman counters with a leg kick.
Soliman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Soliman misses with a double jab.
Haapoja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soliman.
Haapoja throws a poor cross that misses
and Soliman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haapoja throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haapoja walks into a stiff left hand from Soliman.
Soliman lands a nice looking body shot.
Soliman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soliman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haapoja moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haapoja staying out of range there.
Soliman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Haapoja throws a combination that misses
and Soliman counters with a two punch combo.
Haapoja misses with a body shot
and Soliman counters with a straight right hand.
Haapoja throws a combination that misses
and Soliman counters with a stiff right hand.
Haapoja misses with a lunging right hand
and Soliman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Soliman looks to land a combination. Haapoja sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Haapoja keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soliman.
Soliman tries to bum rush Haapoja with a series of wild strikes but Haapoja uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Decent striking displayed by Soliman there.
Soliman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Soliman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Soliman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Soliman.
Soliman misses with the combination.
Soliman lands a glancing blow to the side of Haapoja's head.
A jab from Soliman does it's job there.
Haapoja takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Haapoja takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haapoja misses with a combination
and Soliman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Soliman lands with an uppercut that bounces Haapoja off the cage and back into rage.
Soliman moves into range and connects with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Soliman.
Jukka Haapoja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haapoja takes a swing at Soliman's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lawrence Soliman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Soliman 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lawrence Soliman!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Jam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Jam 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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130 lbs
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Jam!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jam keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jam pinned against the cage. Jam gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jam swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Jam misses with the combination.
Smith gets caught flat footed, as Jam shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Jam defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jam in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jam wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jam drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jam jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Jam is proving a slippery customer.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Jam from controlling successfully.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jam doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jam manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam tries to stand but Smith is controlling from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Jam pushes him off.
Jam gets a clinch.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Jam blocks it.
Jam jumps guard.
Jam is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jam is keeping the position for now.
Smith trying to control but Jam is working from the bottom.
Smith gets to his feet - Jam follows without any prompting.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Jam counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jam is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jam tries to stand but Smith is controlling from the bottom.
Jam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jam wants to stand but Smith is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jam decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Smith, up you get!
Mickey Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jam looks gassed!
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jam counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith looks to clinch
and Jam counters with a body kick that stops Smith in his tracks momentarily.
Jam throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Jam blocks with his arms.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jam wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jam has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jam is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Jam takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jam is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Jam breaks the clinch.
Jam looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Smith!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith is bucking up trying to escape but Jam cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jam is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Smith is surviving well by controlling Jam's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to hold on but Jam pushes him away.
Jam landing strikes from the mount and Smith is in trouble!
Smith is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jam prevents Smith from getting the reversal.
Jam looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Smith can't escape the position.
Jam breaks from Smith's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Smith is rocked!
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
Oh Smith is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith regains half guard.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jam lands a nice short elbow.
Jam is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jam wants to stand up but Smith has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets back to full guard.
Jam must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jam can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jam is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Jam pushes his legs off easily.
Smith trying to control the position.
Smith has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Jam doesn't defend quickly enough and Smith has managed to lock this one up! Can Jam escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Smith on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mickey Smith!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brann Samael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brann Samael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Van Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Samael moves out of range easily.
Samael tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Samael crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Van Rutten!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Firefly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Caschera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Caschera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rufus Firefly !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Caschera!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Firefly fails with a takedown attempt.
Firefly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Caschera but Caschera pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Firefly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Caschera on the side of the head.
Firefly connects with the punch.
Caschera drives through and clinches with Firefly against the cage.
Caschera is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Firefly gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Caschera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Caschera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caschera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caschera tries for a takedown but Firefly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Caschera just misses with a punch to the body.
Firefly lands with a right hand.
Firefly looks to clinch
and Caschera counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Firefly tries to roll over but Caschera keeps him under control.
Caschera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Firefly looking for submissions off his back.
Firefly is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Caschera pulls his head out easily.
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.
Firefly makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Firefly digs a good hook to Caschera's body.
Caschera tries to clinch up
and Firefly counters with a three punch combo that has Caschera backing up. Caschera nods at Firefly to acknowledge the strikes.
Firefly could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Caschera decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Firefly is trying to stand up here but Caschera is controlling him well.
Firefly is breathing heavily.
Firefly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Caschera.
Caschera 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.
Firefly is trying to stand up here but Caschera is controlling him well.
Firefly tries to get to full guard but Caschera has control of the leg.
Caschera working Firefly over with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Caschera working Firefly over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caschera is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caschera decides to stand and escape the position.
Caschera scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Firefly is looking for a sweep.
Caschera works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Firefly is rocked!
Firefly tries to improve position but can't.
Oh Firefly is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Firefly struggling a bit here.
Caschera scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Firefly to see if he's OK.
Caschera cracks Firefly with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Firefly takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Caschera decides to stand back up.
Caschera throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Firefly crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Max Caschera!
Max Caschera is the new heavyweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sultan Seama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Foolery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Foolery is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sultan Seama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Foolery!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foolery fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Seama looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Foolery closes the distance and clinches.
Seama tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Foolery leaning against his opponent.
Foolery breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seama takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Seama throws a sloppy head kick and Foolery moves out of range easily.
Seama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Foolery slips under a jab.
Seama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Seama tries to move into range but Foolery moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Seama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Foolery counters by moving into the clinch.
Foolery lands an elbow inside that Seama shrugs off.
Foolery gets underhooks to prevent Seama's takedown attempt.
Foolery breaks from the clinch.
Seama throws a hook but Foolery blocks it.
Foolery has managed to clinch.
Foolery escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Foolery fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Seama will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sultan Seama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foolery keeps Seama at a distance using the push kick.
Foolery throws a series of punches but Seama moves out of range.
Foolery keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seama takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Seama throws a right hand that misses
and Foolery counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Seama is breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Foolery manages to break the clinch.
Seama with a poor takedown
and Foolery counters with a stiff right hand.
Foolery lands a nice leg kick that just misses Seama's sensitive parts.
Foolery has taken the fight to the clinch.
Foolery keeps control of Seama as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Foolery with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Foolery breaks the clinch.
Seama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Foolery cracks Seama with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Seama is rocked!
Seama misses with a lunging right hand
and Foolery counters by moving into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Foolery breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seama shoots in for a double leg but Foolery sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Foolery tries to close the distance and clinch but Seama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seama takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Oh Seama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice sprawl there from Foolery as Seama shoots in.
Seama misses with an uppercut
and Foolery counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Foolery.
Seama seems to have got his legs back now.
Foolery lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Foolery stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Seama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Foolery breaks the clinch.
Seama fails with the takedown
and Foolery counters with a one-two to the body.
Foolery drives through and clinches with Seama against the cage.
Seama is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Seama wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Foolery has him pressed against the cage.
Seama breaks from the clinch.
Seama really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seama thows a leg kick but Foolery checks it
and Foolery counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Seama misses.
Seama throws a lazy uppercut
and Foolery counters with a slapping leg kick.
Seama takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Foolery displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Seama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Seama closes the distance and clinches up with Foolery, looking for a takedown. Seama pushes Foolery against the cage but Foolery circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Foolery avoids a kick to the body.
Foolery forces Seama back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foolery breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seama misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Foolery moves into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Foolery.
Foolery lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Seama looking to stall.
Seama is trying to break free.
Foolery escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Foolery counters with a right hand to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Seama. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Foolery rushes Seama and presses him up against the cage.
Seama jumps guard but Foolery stands there with Seama around his waist. Seama gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Foolery controlling the action here for a moment.
Foolery manages to break the clinch.
Foolery tests Seama's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Seama throws a body punch but Foolery moves out of range.
Seama throws an off balance right hand
and Foolery counters with a nice body shot.
Foolery explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foolery rushes Seama and presses him up against the cage.
Seama stalling in the clinch but Foolery improves position.
Seama tries to break the clinch but Foolery is controlling the position.
Seama has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Foolery avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Foolery escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Foolery avoids the head kick by Seama.
Nice sprawl there from Foolery as Seama shoots in.
Seama misses with a right hand
and Foolery counters with a stiff right hand.
Foolery ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seama moves away.
Seama blocks a low kick nicely.
Seama is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Seama misses with a takedown attempt
and Foolery counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Foolery.
Seama misses with a hook.
Seama misses with a hook. Foolery ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Seama misses.
Seama tries for a takedown but Foolery sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tom Foolery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foolery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seama shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Foolery somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foolery tries to clinch up but Seama circles away and keeps his distance.
Seama throws a right hand that misses
and Foolery counters with a big head kick but Seama shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Foolery dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Seama throws a left and a right that both miss
and Foolery counters with a series of strikes. Seama will be more careful next time no doubt.
Foolery closes the distance and clinches.
Foolery breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foolery has managed to clinch.
Seama has had enough of the clinch but Foolery keeps him there for the moment.
Seama is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Foolery pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Foolery breaks from the clinch.
Seama tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Seama misses.
Foolery lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Seama at a distance.
Foolery clinches up against the cage.
Foolery lands with a short shot to the head.
Foolery escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seama throws an overhand right that lands on Foolery's shoulder, as Foolery tries to avoid the shot.
Foolery tries to close the distance and clinch but Seama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seama misses the jab.
Foolery gets a clinch.
Foolery is stalling here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foolery breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sultan Seama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seama has a takedown stuffed.
Foolery instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foolery escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seama tries for a takedown but Foolery sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sultan Seama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seama shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Seama was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foolery tries to reverse the position but Seama maintains control.
Seama is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Foolery can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Foolery tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Foolery manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Seama is working for a submission of some sort.
Seama looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Seama prevents Foolery from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seama prevents Foolery from improving his position.
Seama looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Foolery wants to control but Seama is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Foolery looks like he's trying to stand up.
Foolery is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Seama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Seama fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Seama takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foolery looks to land a combination. Seama sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Seama slips a jab and a cross from Foolery.
Foolery drives through and clinches with Seama against the cage.
Foolery stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Foolery escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Foolery has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Foolery scores with a shot to the body.
Seama keeps the fight on the outside.
Seama takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Foolery closes the distance and clinches.
Seama wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Foolery.
Foolery lands a nice shot to the body.
Foolery breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tom Foolery seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Seama shoots in for a takedown but Foolery shows good takedown defense.
Foolery darts in and clinches Seama up against the cage.
Seama leaning his opponent against the cage.
Seama manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Seama will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Seama has his feet on Foolery's thighs here. He's pushed Foolery off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Foolery screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sultan Seama!
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FIGHT
RATING
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