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Infliction Cruz vs. Baphomet 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Afonso Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Your Fear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Animal I Have Become by Three Days Grace. Your Fear has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter striker
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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, Afonso Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Your Fear!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas moves into range and clinches up with Fear.
Fear escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fear has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fear tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fear tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lucas just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fear breaks from the clinch.
Lucas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fear is fending him off so far but Lucas persists. Nope, Fear circles away and we're back to standing.
Lucas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fear as he avoids it easily.
Lucas darts in and clinches Fear up against the cage.
Fear prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Afonso Lucas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fear tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fear on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lucas tries to stall but Fear uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lucas lands a takedown into guard.
Lucas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fear's head.
Fear keeping moving, preventing Lucas from controlling successfully.
Lucas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fear lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lucas!
Fear punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fear tries to control but Lucas wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucas bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lucas stands and throws Fear's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lucas decides to stand back up. Lucas steps back and let's Fear get back to his feet.
Fear wants to clinch but Lucas slips to the side
and Lucas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fear won't be happy with that.
Fear tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lucas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fear manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lucas's best efforts.
Fear won't allow Lucas to pass to mount.
Lucas is breathing heavily.
Fear wants to control but Lucas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lucas prevents Fear from improving his position.
Fear is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Lucas pulls his head out easily.
Fear tries to get to full guard but Lucas has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas passes to full mount!
Lucas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lucas landing strikes from the mount and Fear is in trouble!
Fear really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fear tries to hold on but Lucas postures up.
Lucas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fear is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lucas landing punches.
Fear is trying to escape the mount.
Lucas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lucas fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lucas has hold of Fear's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Fear manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lucas jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Fear is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Fear and Lucas has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Fear sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lucas passes to side control.
Lucas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fear keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lucas has hold of Fear's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Fear tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Lucas cranks the arm and Fear screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Fear, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Afonso Lucas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demarquez Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar De La Riva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oscar De La Riva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Demarquez Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oscar De La Riva!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Junior.
Junior throws a head kick but De La Riva moves out of range.
Demarquez Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junior misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De La Riva shoots in looking for a takedown. Junior tries to sprawl out of it but De La Riva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Junior manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Junior darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
De La Riva wants to improve his position but Junior is controlling well.
Junior is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but De La Riva still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, De La Riva has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
De La Riva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Junior, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior is looking for a sweep.
Junior looking for a sweep but De La Riva has passed into full mount! Oh no!
De La Riva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Junior is looking to escape.
Junior really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Riva is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Junior can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Junior manages to regain half guard. Good work.
De La Riva looks gassed!
Junior misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Junior manages to get to full guard.
De La Riva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Junior is keeping the position for now.
Junior could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Junior lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for De La Riva!
Junior is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Junior lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Junior lands a nice shot to the head.
De La Riva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Junior has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Junior has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior with the ground and pound from mount.
Junior working away from the top, dropping strikes.
De La Riva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junior connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Junior goes for an armbar but De La Riva turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from De La Riva.
De La Riva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
De La Riva won't allow Junior to sweep him here.
De La Riva forces his way into half guard.
Junior pushes De La Riva off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De La Riva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Junior tries a head kick but it misses.
Junior takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Junior throws a sloppy head kick and De La Riva moves out of range easily.
De La Riva keeps Junior at a distance using the push kick.
Junior tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Junior tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De La Riva throws a looping overhand right but Junior ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Junior throws a quick head kick that skims the top of De La Riva's head.
De La Riva stuffs the takedown attempt from Junior. Junior gets slowly back to his feet.
De La Riva blocks a head kick by Junior.
Junior tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Junior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Junior scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
De La Riva taking a bit of punishment here - Junior scoring with strikes.
Junior cracks De La Riva with a big elbow.
De La Riva dodges the ground and pound from Junior.
De La Riva wants to control but Junior postures up.
Junior tries to move to mount but De La Riva blocks the move with his legs.
De La Riva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Junior off and has taken his back!
Junior can't escape the position.
Junior is working hard here to advance position.
Junior defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Junior defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Junior might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Junior manages to reverse the position and now he's in De La Riva's guard. Nice work there by Junior.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Riva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Junior doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Junior manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Junior keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De La Riva's head.
Junior is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! De La Riva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! De La Riva has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De La Riva stopping the sweep attempt from Junior.
Junior striking off his back but it's not causing De La Riva any problems.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Junior keeping moving, preventing De La Riva from controlling successfully.
Junior throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demarquez Junior dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A choreographed right hand from De La Riva misses the target.
Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De La Riva moves away.
De La Riva blocks a head kick by Junior.
Junior throws a sloppy head kick and De La Riva moves out of range easily.
Junior lands a nice leg kick that just misses De La Riva's sensitive parts.
Junior throws a shot from downtown. De La Riva moves away and avoids it.
Junior avoids a punch combination nicely.
Junior throws a sloppy head kick and De La Riva moves out of range easily.
De La Riva blocks a head kick by Junior.
De La Riva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Junior misses with a head kick.
Junior throws a head kick that misses.
Junior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Junior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De La Riva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Junior is rocked!
Junior throws a head kick that half lands.
Junior throws a sloppy head kick
and De La Riva counters with a three punch combo that has Junior backing up. Junior nods at De La Riva to acknowledge the strikes.
Oh Junior is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De La Riva blocks a head kick by Junior.
De La Riva looks to score with a jab to the body but Junior is just out of range.
Junior throws a head kick that misses.
Junior tries a head kick but it misses.
Junior seems to have got his legs back now.
De La Riva blocks a head kick by Junior.
Junior throws a head kick that misses
and De La Riva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Junior will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Junior throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Junior misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Junior pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Junior throws a head kick that misses.
Junior throws a head kick that half lands.
De La Riva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Junior moves in looking to clinch but De La Riva pushes him off.
De La Riva takes a kick to the side of the head.
De La Riva is rocked!
Junior tries a head kick but it misses.
De La Riva is still on wobbly legs! Can Junior finish him?
Junior throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De La Riva seems to have recovered his senses.
Junior looks to throw the jab but De La Riva is out of range.
Junior throws a head kick that misses
and De La Riva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Junior scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De La Riva avoids the head kick by Junior.
Oscar De La Riva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Junior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Junior tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De La Riva scores with a takedown into Junior's guard.
Demarquez Junior overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De La Riva drops back looking for a leg! Junior is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Junior manages to kick De La Riva off! De La Riva jumps back into Junior's guard.
Junior throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior tries to strike from the bottom.
De La Riva drops back looking for a leg! Junior is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Junior manages to kick De La Riva off! De La Riva jumps back into Junior's guard.
De La Riva passes Junior's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Junior regains full guard. Nicely done.
Junior tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De La Riva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Junior's guard.
De La Riva is looking to take a break and control but Junior is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Junior regains full guard. Nicely done.
Junior working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because De La Riva has passed into half guard!
De La Riva is looking to take a break and control but Junior is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Junior is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Riva is looking for a kimura but Junior is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for De La Riva to get the leverage.
Junior is looking to improve his position.
Junior looking for submissions off his back.
Junior manages to get to full guard.
Junior trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Junior throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De La Riva avoids the head kick by Junior.
Junior tries a head kick but it misses.
De La Riva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Junior misses with a head kick.
De La Riva blocks a head kick by Junior.
Demarquez Junior is winning the standup battle so far.
Junior feints and then cracks De La Riva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De La Riva down.
Junior thows a left - swing and a miss!
De La Riva throws a leg kick but Junior sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Riva blocks a head kick by Junior.
Junior throws a head kick but De La Riva moves out of range.
De La Riva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Junior buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Junior.
Junior tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De La Riva tries to close the distance and clinch but Junior swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Junior throws a sloppy head kick
and De La Riva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by De La Riva.
De La Riva managing to block the knees to the body from Junior.
Junior missing with knees to the body.
De La Riva fails to pull guard.
De La Riva pulls guard.
Junior pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De La Riva is keeping the position for now.
De La Riva wants to sweep but no luck.
Junior throws a big right hand that misses.
Junior wants to pass the guard but De La Riva is keeping the position.
De La Riva wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Junior landing with the ground and pound.
De La Riva tries to strike from the bottom.
De La Riva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Junior gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demarquez Junior dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
De La Riva misses the shot to the body.
Junior misses with a head kick.
Junior throws a head kick that misses.
De La Riva throws a series of strikes that have Junior backpedaling.
Junior with a nice cross.
Junior misses with a head kick.
Junior tries a head kick but it misses.
Junior lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Junior throws a sloppy head kick
and De La Riva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Junior has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think De La Riva should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Junior has tightened it up now! De La Riva should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Demarquez Junior!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hank Rockford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abel Bloodgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockford kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Click Click Boom. The key to victory for Hank Rockford has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hank Rockford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abel Bloodgood!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockford closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rockford throws a right hand that Bloodgood ducks under and follows up with a left that Bloodgood also avoids with ease.
Rockford throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bloodgood's waist but Bloodgood gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rockford off to one side.
Rockford shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bloodgood as he avoids it easily.
Bloodgood avoids the head kick by Rockford.
Rockford tries to clinch there but Bloodgood circles away.
Rockford feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bloodgood trying to strike off his back.
Bloodgood thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bloodgood working a defensive guard here.
Bloodgood looking for a sweep. Not yet Bloodgood, not yet.
Bloodgood bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rockford's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockford preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bloodgood lands a couple of elbows.
Bloodgood pushing down on Rockford's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bloodgood landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bloodgood passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bloodgood working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rockford is breathing heavily.
Rockford is looking to improve his position but Bloodgood isn't that keen on the idea.
Bloodgood putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rockford keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bloodgood pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bloodgood lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood with the ground and pound from mount.
Bloodgood breaks from Rockford's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rockford is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Rockford taking shots to the head.
Bloodgood putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rockford tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bloodgood throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rockford tries to reverse the position but Bloodgood maintains control.
Bloodgood avoids the attempt from Rockford to control.
Rockford tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rockford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bloodgood on the ground.
Bloodgood fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rockford is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockford tries to hold on but Bloodgood pushes him away.
Bloodgood lands with some strikes.
Bloodgood in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rockford keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rockford takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bloodgood fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Rockford that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bloodgood has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bloodgood in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bloodgood with shots to the head and body - Rockford looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rockford takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bloodgood scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rockford?
Bloodgood lands a big shot there that rocks Rockford but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rockford takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rockford in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rockford is bucking up trying to escape but Bloodgood cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bloodgood landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bloodgood is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rockford can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bloodgood prevents Rockford from getting the reversal.
Bloodgood lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bloodgood putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bloodgood lands a big elbow.
Bloodgood postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rockford looks a forlorn figure.
Bloodgood thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rockford really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bloodgood fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bloodgood is landing with some decent strikes but Rockford is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bloodgood with a couple of short strikes.
Rockford is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Bloodgood 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.
Bloodgood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rockford listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Rockford.
Rockford throws a series of punches but Bloodgood avoids them all with ease.
Rockford is looking to land body kicks.
Rockford shoots for a takedown but Bloodgood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rockford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockford drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bloodgood is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bloodgood gets back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bloodgood controls Rockford momentarily but Rockford frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodgood lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rockford!
Bloodgood punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bloodgood unloading with bombs!
Bloodgood is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rockford can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bloodgood looking to finish Rockford with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rockford!
Bloodgood landing shots from mount.
Bloodgood lands a nice shot to the head.
Bloodgood with good strikes from the mount here!
Rockford is rocked!
Bloodgood lands a big shot there that rocks Rockford but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Rockford is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bloodgood pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Bloodgood.
Abel Bloodgood has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rockford working to try and regain half guard.
Rockford seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood avoids the attempt from Rockford to control.
Rockford bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bloodgood manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rockford manages to get himself to full guard.
Rockford utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bloodgood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rockford swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bloodgood postures up.
Bloodgood wants to control from the top but Rockford keeps moving.
Rockford working for a triangle but Bloodgood defends it easily.
Bloodgood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rockford works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood wants to control from the top but Rockford keeps moving.
Rockford manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rockford is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bloodgood can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rockford cracks Bloodgood with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bloodgood tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bloodgood is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rockford has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bloodgood's face.
Bloodgood tries to lock up and control but Rockford gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bloodgood is trying to escape the mount.
Bloodgood manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bloodgood tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bloodgood tries to roll over but Rockford keeps him under control.
Rockford seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bloodgood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rockford tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Bloodgood.
Rockford wants to take a breather but Bloodgood is having none of it.
Rockford is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Bloodgood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rockford shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rockford showed some decent athleticism there.
Bloodgood is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rockford's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rockford's back!
Bloodgood has Rockford flattened out and is raining down punches.
Can Rockford hold on?! Bloodgood is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Rockford takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Rockford rolls, trying to escape but Bloodgood keeps control of the position.
Bloodgood looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Rockford trying to get back to his feet but Bloodgood is in full control for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bloodgood is landing with strikes from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodgood has Rockford flattened out and is raining down punches.
Bloodgood scores with punches to the body.
Bloodgood is throwing shots to the body but Rockford manages to wriggle free. Bloodgood pounces on him again and ends up in Rockford's guard.
Bloodgood postures up in Rockford's guard and throws a big left but Rockford blocks it.
Rockford has his foot on Bloodgood's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bloodgood works his way back into a safe position though.
Bloodgood trying to control but Rockford is working from the bottom.
Rockford not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rockford wants to sweep but no luck.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rockford shoots in and drives through. Bloodgood sprawls well.
Rockford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bloodgood throws a body punch but Rockford moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rockford takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bloodgood in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bloodgood is putting a hurting on Rockford here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rockford is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bloodgood connects with a decent elbow.
Rockford tries to buck Bloodgood off but Bloodgood is having none of it.
Rockford is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bloodgood connects with a decent elbow.
Rockford regains half guard.
Rockford trying to control but Bloodgood postures up.
Rockford makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rockford.
Rockford 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.
Bloodgood throws a strike but Rockford rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bloodgood keeping moving, preventing Rockford from controlling successfully.
Rockford content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bloodgood working a defensive guard here.
Rockford postures up and lands a big shot to Bloodgood's brow.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rockford throws a sloppy head kick and Bloodgood moves out of range easily.
Bloodgood misses with a right hand
and Rockford counters with a one-two to the body.
Hank Rockford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rockford misses with a head kick.
Rockford tries for a takedown but Bloodgood circles away easily
and Bloodgood counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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.
Bloodgood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rockford tries to clinch but Bloodgood is having none of it.
Rockford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rockford doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bloodgood counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hank Rockford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bloodgood tries to break the clinch but Rockford is controlling the position.
Rockford is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bloodgood has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rockford avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bloodgood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rockford drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bloodgood gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rockford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rockford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rockford with a poor takedown
and Bloodgood counters with a single leg into guard. Rockford didn't expect that.
Hank Rockford 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.
Bloodgood working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rockford had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bloodgood is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Rockford Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bloodgood's back instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abel Bloodgood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bloodgood winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abel Bloodgood!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lars Lagerback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lagerback comes to the cage accompanied by Bubbles - Bidibodi Bidibu. John Walker struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 188.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lars Lagerback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Walker!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lagerback misses with a few strikes there.
Walker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lagerback.
Lagerback gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lagerback using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Walker can't get the takedown.
Walker looking to stall.
Lagerback landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Walker looks gassed!
Walker is trying to break free.
Lagerback digs a right hand into Walker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walker's gas tank.
Knees to the body from Lagerback.
Lagerback scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like John Walker has been cut.
Walker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lagerback lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lagerback scores with a knee to the head.
Lagerback pushes Walker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lagerback landing knees to the head.
Lagerback manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lagerback lands a knee to the body.
Lagerback scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lagerback using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lagerback lands an elbow inside that Walker shrugs off.
Lagerback lands a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Lagerback.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lagerback lands a knee to the body.
Walker manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lagerback gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagerback gets a clinch.
Lagerback landing knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lagerback gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walker has had enough of the clinch but Lagerback keeps him there for the moment.
Lagerback's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Walker is trying to break free.
Walker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lagerback gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lars Lagerback has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Walker.
Lagerback lands a nice knee to the body.
Lagerback with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Walker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Walker tries to pull guard but Lagerback holds him up against the cage and eventually Walker drops back down to his feet.
Lagerback prevents a takedown attempt there.
Walker has Lagerback pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Walker pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lagerback tumbling to the mat - Walker dives into Lagerback's guard.
Walker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Walker slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lagerback gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker stopping the sweep attempt from Lagerback.
Lagerback has control of Walker's left arm, preventing Walker from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagerback scrambles and gets back to his feet.
John Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lagerback moves into the clinch successfully.
Lagerback lands a knee to the head.
Lagerback landing knees to the head.
Lagerback connects with a knee to the head.
Lagerback crunches a lovely knee into Walker's ribcage.
Lagerback scores a nice knee to the body.
Lagerback scores with a knee to the head.
Lagerback lands an elbow inside that Walker shrugs off.
Lagerback scores a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lagerback landing knees to the head.
Lagerback lands an elbow inside that Walker shrugs off.
Lagerback lands a knee to the body.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but Lagerback has double underhooks.
Lagerback comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Walker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lagerback lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Walker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lagerback pulls his leg out and moves away.
Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lagerback throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Walker or perhaps it was just good defense by Lagerback which made him look bad.
Lagerback is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lagerback has closed the distance and engaged Walker in a clinch.
Lagerback has Walker pressed against the cage.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lagerback gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Walker.
Knees to the body from Lagerback.
Lagerback lands a nice uppercut.
Walker is trying to stall.
Walker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker goes for a takedown attempt but Lagerback pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lagerback moves into range and clinches up with Walker.
Lagerback connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Lagerback dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Walker's cut.
That's time! Lagerback's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lagerback circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lagerback counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Walker thinking.
Walker closes the distance but Lagerback moves to the side
and Lagerback cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lagerback moves into the clinch.
Lagerback lands an elbow inside.
Lagerback scores with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Lagerback.
Lagerback connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walker's face.
Lagerback using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Lagerback.
Lagerback lands a body shot in the clinch.
Walker is trying to stall.
Lagerback lands a body shot.
Lagerback lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Walker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lagerback just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lagerback lands a knee to the body.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Lagerback lands a damaging elbow.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but Lagerback has double underhooks.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lars Lagerback is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lagerback fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walker.
Lagerback scores with a jab 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!
Walker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lagerback to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lagerback ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Walker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lagerback dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walker. That did some damage!
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
Lagerback drives through and clinches with Walker against the cage.
Lagerback comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lagerback keeps control of Walker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Lagerback.
Walker takes an elbow to the temple.
Lagerback lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walker or not.
Lagerback landing knees to the head.
Walker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lagerback pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Walker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Walker clinches but Lagerback breaks the clinch
and Lagerback counters with a thumping low kick.
Walker fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lagerback sprawls well initially but Walker persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lagerback has one foot on Walker's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Lagerback closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lagerback.
Lagerback crunches a lovely knee into Walker's ribcage.
Lars Lagerback has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lagerback stalling against the cage.
Lagerback using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Walker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lagerback lands a nice elbow.
Lagerback crunches a lovely knee into Walker's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lagerback connects with a knee to the head.
Lagerback stalls.
Walker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lagerback scores with a knee to the head.
Lagerback lands a knee to the body.
Walker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lagerback just leaning against Walker, taking a breather.
Lagerback lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lagerback.
Walker is trying to stall.
Walker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lars Lagerback has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Walker.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lagerback just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walker's brow.
Lagerback gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lagerback throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker has had enough of the clinch but Lagerback keeps him there for the moment.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but Lagerback has double underhooks.
Lagerback landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lagerback lands an elbow that stopped Walker in his tracks for a moment.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker takes an elbow to the temple.
Lagerback connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walker's face.
Lagerback using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walker looking for a takedown.
Lagerback with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lagerback lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Lagerback won't allow it.
Lagerback lands a nice knee to the body.
Lagerback gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lagerback gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lagerback just leaning against Walker, taking a breather.
Lagerback using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lagerback lands a left hand.
Lagerback gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lagerback landing knees to the head.
Lagerback lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Come on Walker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lagerback manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lagerback unloads a knee to the mid-section. Walker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Lagerback.
Lagerback crunches a lovely knee into Walker's ribcage.
Lagerback lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Lagerback lands an elbow inside.
Lagerback lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lagerback connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walker's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagerback lands an elbow just above Walker 's eye.
A knee to the head by Lagerback.
Lagerback lands a body punch in the clinch.
Walker fails to pull guard.
Walker tries to pull guard but Lagerback won't allow it.
Lagerback keeps control of Walker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lagerback is pressed up against the cage. Walker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lagerback down to the mat. Lagerback avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lagerback moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Walker wants to clinch up but Lagerback keeps it at a distance.
Walker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lagerback misses with a looping left.
Lagerback fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walker, pushing him back against the cage.
Walker is working for takedown but Lagerback is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lagerback.
Lagerback landing knees to the head.
Lagerback lands an elbow that stopped Walker in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lagerback.
Walker jumps guard but Lagerback stands there with Walker around his waist. Walker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Walker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker tries to pull guard but Lagerback won't allow it.
Walker lands a right hand.
Walker managing to block the knees to the body from Lagerback.
Walker drags the fight down to the ground.
Lagerback decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Walker, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Lagerback dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Walker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Lagerback.
Lagerback lands a head kick!
Lagerback tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lagerback throws a combination that misses
and Walker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lagerback tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lagerback. That's going to slow Walker down.
Walker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lagerback.
A head kick by Walker misses
and Lagerback holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lagerback landing knees to the head.
Walker goes for a takedown attempt but Lagerback pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lagerback has managed to clinch.
Nice elbow from Lagerback.
Lagerback unloads a knee to the mid-section. Walker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hook to the body lands for Lagerback.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walker stalls.
Walker trying to stall but Lagerback improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagerback with a knee to the head.
Lagerback with a knee to the head.
Walker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Walker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Walker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lagerback avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lars Lagerback has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Walker.
Lagerback using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walker is trying to stall.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lagerback taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Walker misses with some punches.
Lagerback connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walker's face.
Lagerback landing knees to the body.
A short right from Lagerback.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but Lagerback has double underhooks.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but Lagerback has double underhooks.
Walker tries to pull guard but Lagerback holds him up against the cage and eventually Walker drops back down to his feet.
Lagerback is trying to stall.
Lagerback lands a nice knee to the body.
Lagerback connects with a knee to the head.
That has opened up John Walker's cut even more.
Lagerback with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Lagerback with a knee to the head.
Lagerback with a knee to the head.
Walker is trying to stall.
Lagerback lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lagerback blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lagerback blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagerback with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Walker jumps guard but Lagerback stands there with Walker around his waist. Walker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lagerback crunches a lovely knee into Walker's ribcage.
Lagerback works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lagerback crunches a lovely knee into Walker's ribcage.
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!
Walker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lagerback lands a nice knee to the body.
Lagerback is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Lagerback lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Lagerback.
Walker tries to pull guard but Lagerback holds him up against the cage and eventually Walker drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Lagerback.
Lagerback landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lagerback landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lagerback lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Walker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lagerback lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lagerback works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lagerback lands an elbow just above Walker 's eye.
Knees to the body from Lagerback.
Lagerback lands a knee to the head.
Walker is trying to maintain a safe position but Lagerback gets an underhook and turns Walker into the cage.
Lagerback lands an elbow just above Walker 's eye.
Lagerback lands a knee to the head.
Walker is rocked!
Lagerback lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can Lagerback finish him?
Lagerback unloads a knee to the mid-section. Walker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short uppercut from Lagerback.
Walker looking for a takedown.
Walker seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagerback connects with a knee to the head.
Lagerback works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lagerback lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Lagerback won't allow it.
Lagerback unloads a knee to the mid-section. Walker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
Lagerback scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Lagerback - that landed with a thud.
Lagerback stalling in the clinch.
Walker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Walker tries to pull guard but Lagerback holds him up against the cage and eventually Walker drops back down to his feet.
Knees to the body from Lagerback.
Walker tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lagerback lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lagerback landing knees to the body.
Lagerback lands a nice knee to the body.
Lagerback stalling in the clinch but Walker improves position.
Walker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lagerback looking to slow down the pace here.
Walker has clasped his hands together around Lagerback's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lagerback is trying to control Walker's posture but Walker avoids it.
Lagerback throws Walker to one side and escapes!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagerback throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lagerback tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker looks to clinch
and Lagerback counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker tries to keep at a distance but Lagerback has taken the fight into the clinch.
Walker fails to pull guard.
Walker fails to pull guard.
Walker takes an elbow to the temple.
Lagerback scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Lagerback.
The cut above John Walker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lagerback's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Walker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lagerback smiles and moves away.
Lagerback moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lagerback clinches up with Walker and pushes him back against the cage.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Lagerback won't allow it.
John Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker can't get the takedown.
Walker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lagerback or not.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Lagerback showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lagerback, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Lagerback!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Koji Matsuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornelius Mentalio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsuda comes to the cage accompanied by 科学忍者隊ガッチャ. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Koji Matsuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cornelius Mentalio!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuda takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Koji Matsuda has been cut.
Mentalio tries a head kick but it misses.
Matsuda closes the distance and clinches.
Matsuda looking to throw knees to the head but Mentalio is blocking nicely.
Matsuda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A bit of stalling here from Mentalio.
Matsuda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matsuda throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mentalio.
Mentalio misses with a knee to the head.
Matsuda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mentalio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matsuda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mentalio with a knee to the head.
Matsuda connects with a knee to the head.
Matsuda looking to throw knees to the head but Mentalio is blocking nicely.
Mentalio misses with an elbow strike.
Mentalio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matsuda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mentalio trying to stall but Matsuda improves his position.
Matsuda has had enough of the clinch but Mentalio keeps him there for the moment.
Mentalio misses with a knee to the head.
Mentalio connects with a knee to the head.
Matsuda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matsuda is breathing heavily.
Mentalio landing knees to the head.
Matsuda misses with an elbow strike.
Mentalio blocks an elbow strike from Matsuda.
Matsuda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mentalio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matsuda throws an elbow that misses.
Mentalio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mentalio tries a knee to the head but Matsuda blocks it.
Matsuda blocks an elbow strike from Mentalio.
Mentalio scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Mentalio.
Knees to the body from Mentalio.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Matsuda just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mentalio's brow.
Mentalio lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mentalio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mentalio tries to land a knee to the head but Matsuda blocks with his arms.
Matsuda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mentalio blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mentalio crunches a lovely knee into Matsuda's ribcage.
Matsuda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koji Matsuda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsuda wants to clinch up but Mentalio keeps it at a distance.
Matsuda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mentalio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matsuda swinging wilding here.
Matsuda doesn't manage to clinch there - Mentalio circles away.
Mentalio keeps the fight on the outside.
Mentalio jabs Matsuda right on the nose. Matsuda blinks but takes it well.
Matsuda is rocked!
Mentalio lands with a big right hook that stumbles Matsuda - he's out on his feet here! Mentalio follows up with another monster hook that separates Matsuda from consciousness! Matsuda falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Mentalio stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cornelius Mentalio!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Firefly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rufus Firefly 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rufus Firefly !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Firefly avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Firefly lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Firefly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Firefly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Firefly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Firefly lands a body shot.
Firefly throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Johnson is rocked!
Firefly lands an uppercut, right on the button! Johnson tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rufus Firefly !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Lezema (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tigroklaws Demauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lezema comes to the cage accompanied by Weird Al Yankovic - Fat song. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tigroklaws Demauler!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lezema decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Demauler is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lezema seems to be looking for submissions.
Demauler on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lezema tries to pass to full mount but Demauler defends it.
Demauler is looking to control Lezema's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Demauler avoid being mounted?
Lezema is tying to control. Demauler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lezema tries to pass to full mount but Demauler defends it.
Lezema is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lezema is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lezema is working for a submission of some sort.
Demauler is staying active underneath Lezema, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Demauler scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lezema closes the distance and clinches up with Demauler, looking for a takedown. Lezema pushes Demauler against the cage but Demauler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Demauler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Demauler scores with a jab to the jaw.
Demauler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Demauler should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Demauler takes the fight into the clinch.
Demauler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lezema darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lezema is breathing heavily.
Demauler is looking to escape.
Demauler is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lezema thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Demauler's head.
Demauler has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lezema is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lezema prevents Demauler from standing back up.
Lezema not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Demauler is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lezema throws a looping overhand right but Demauler ducks down to avoid it.
Lezema darts in trying to clinch
and Demauler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Lezema misses
and Demauler counters with a stiff right hand.
Demauler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lezema lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Demauler works Lezema's body with a nice hook.
Demauler clinches up against the cage.
Demauler manages to break the clinch.
Lezema misses with a body punch
and Demauler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lezema throws a series of punches but Demauler avoids them all with ease.
Demauler just misses with a punch to the body.
Lezema misses the shot to the body.
Demauler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lezema clinches up with Demauler and pushes him back against the cage.
Lezema wants to break free but Demauler has control.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lezema is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Demauler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Demauler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lezema.
Danga de danga de dang - Demauler scores with a four punch combination!
Lezema falls off balance throwing a combination
and Demauler counters with a nice uppercut.
Demauler throws a right and a left that Lezema avoids nicely.
Lezema tries to clinch there but Demauler circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lezema swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Demauler counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lezema shoots in for a double leg but Demauler sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Lezema. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Demauler swinging wilding here.
Lezema clinches up with Demauler and pushes him back against the cage.
Lezema controlling the action here for a moment.
Lezema tries for a takedown. No joy.
Demauler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diego Lezema seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lezema closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lezema working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lezema is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Demauler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lezema working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Diego Lezema will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Demauler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lezema looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lezema shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Demauler wants to clinch.
Lezema falls off balance throwing a combination
and Demauler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lezema shoots for a double leg takedown but Demauler sprawls well. He's pushed Lezema's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Demauler misses with a low kick.
Demauler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lezema throws a lazy uppercut
and Demauler counters with a nice uppercut.
Demauler misses with a few strikes there.
Lezema throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Demauler throws a nice looking combination but Lezema bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Demauler moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lezema fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Lezema. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lezema closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lezema looking to control but instead Demauler has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Lezema working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Demauler's thigh. Demauler counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demauler wants to stand and escape but Lezema is having none of it.
Demauler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lezema gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lezema works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lezema is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Demauler still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Demauler has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Lezema manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Demauler wants to get back to his feet.
Lezema thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Demauler's head.
Lezema is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lezema is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lezema wants to control but Demauler is keeping him busy.
Lezema missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lezema works his way into full mount!
Lezema tries to control but Demauler wriggling away.
Lezema wants to finish this one by submission but Demauler is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lezema.
Lezema working for a guillotine from mount but Demauler is in no mood to give up.
Lezema with good strikes from the mount here!
Lezema with shots to the head and body - Demauler looks very uncomfortable down there.
Demauler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lezema. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lezema putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lezema is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Demauler is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Demauler flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Lezema anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Demauler and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Lezema slips an arm under Demauler chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Lezema has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Lezema is squeezing on Demauler like an anaconda would it's prey. Demauler fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Diego Lezema!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc Kerrr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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22
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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252 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Decent boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marc Kerrr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerrr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thompson's guard.
Thompson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thompson is looking to stand up but Kerrr isn't so interested in that idea.
Kerrr wants to stand but Thompson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kerrr trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kerrr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kerrr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kerrr is pushing down on Thompson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Thompson is fighting to maintain full guard but Kerrr has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kerrr prevents Thompson from standing back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kerrr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thompson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mike Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson throws a shot to the body.
Kerrr is breathing heavily.
Thompson moves into range and clinches up with Kerrr.
Kerrr is trying to break free.
Thompson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
Kerrr gets back to full guard.
Thompson wanted to stand there but Kerrr had control of the position.
Kerrr had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Thompson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kerrr Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Thompson's back instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson turns into Kerrr and is now in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerrr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thompson's guard.
Kerrr is stalling in the full guard.
Kerrr wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Kerrr wants to pass the guard but Thompson is keeping the position.
Kerrr wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Kerrr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kerrr stops Thompson from standing up.
Kerrr scoring with some ground and pound.
Kerrr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thompson is keeping the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kerrr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thompson works Kerrr's body with a nice hook.
Thompson darts in and clinches Kerrr up against the cage.
A short right from Thompson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kerrr clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Kerrr manages to reverse the position and now he's in Thompson's guard. Nice work there by Kerrr.
Kerrr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thompson is looking to stand up but Kerrr isn't so interested in that idea.
Kerrr works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kerrr working Thompson over with strikes.
Thompson is looking to improve his position.
Kerrr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thompson keeps working.
Kerrr is trying to work for a kimura but Thompson is defending well.
Thompson tries to get to full guard but Kerrr has control of the leg.
Kerrr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kerrr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kerrr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kerrr moves nicely into side control.
Thompson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kerrr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kerrr scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerrr thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kerrr is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thompson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kerrr working the ground and pound from side control.
Thompson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thompson is trying to get back to his feet.
Kerrr decides to stand back up.
Thompson rushes Kerrr and presses him up against the cage.
Thompson digs a right hand into Kerrr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kerrr's gas tank.
Thompson cracks Kerrr with a nice body shot.
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!
Thompson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kerrr gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thompson breaks the clinch.
Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thompson pushes Kerrr up against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Kerrr avoids them all with ease.
Thompson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thompson has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerrr.
Kerrr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Kerrr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kerrr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thompson scores with a nice head shot.
Kerrr has a takedown stuffed.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kerrr lands a hook that stumbles Thompson back into the cage. Kerrr follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Thompson to the canvas! Kerrr pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Thompson has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Marc Kerrr!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Prince Gapuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mickey Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vic Prince Gapuz!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gapuz avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith tries to clinch up but Gapuz circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith gets a takedown into half guard.
Gapuz manages to get to full guard.
Smith is pushing down on Gapuz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gapuz is fighting to maintain full guard but Smith has managed to sneak the leg through.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gapuz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gapuz wants to sweep but no luck.
Gapuz is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith advances position into side control!
Gapuz manages to get back to half guard.
Gapuz wants to get back to full guard.
Gapuz looks gassed!
Smith trying to pass the guard but Gapuz defending well.
Gapuz wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Smith 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.
Gapuz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gapuz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Smith advances position into side control!
Gapuz is looking to regain half guard here but Smith keeps moving and retains side control.
Gapuz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gapuz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Smith knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gapuz is working for a kimura but Smith is defending it quite comfortably.
Gapuz is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Smith has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gapuz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Smith regains full guard. Nicely done.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gapuz looking to pass the guard.
Gapuz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gapuz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gapuz is pushing down on Smith's leg trying to pass to half guard. Smith is fighting to maintain full guard but Gapuz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gapuz passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gapuz looking for a guillotine from mount but Smith is having none of it.
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Smith is defending against the submission attempts here by Gapuz.
Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Smith moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gapuz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gapuz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gapuz!
Gapuz can't escape the position.
Smith working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Gapuz regains half guard.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Gapuz's head.
Gapuz is trying to get back to full guard.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Gapuz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Smith is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gapuz is just riding it out for now. Smith eventually gives up the hold.
Smith wants to pass to mount but Gapuz is defending the position.
Smith wants to work for an arm triangle but Gapuz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mickey Smith will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith tries to clinch there but Gapuz circles away.
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.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gapuz swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Gapuz. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Gapuz fails to land the takedown.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gapuz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to clinch up but Gapuz circles away and keeps his distance.
Gapuz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith tries for a takedown but Gapuz circles away easily
and Gapuz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gapuz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gapuz drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Gapuz off! Gapuz jumps back into Smith's guard.
Gapuz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gapuz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vic Prince Gapuz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gapuz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Gapuz pushes his legs off easily.
Gapuz is pushing down on Smith's leg trying to pass to half guard. Smith is fighting to maintain full guard but Gapuz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gapuz prevents Smith from improving his position.
Gapuz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gapuz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gapuz seems to be working for a kimura but Smith defends the submission attempt.
Smith trying to hold on to Gapuz's head to control him but Gapuz postures up.
Gapuz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Smith defends it well.
Smith punching 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.
Smith trying to control but Gapuz postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith wants to clinch
and Gapuz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gapuz.
Gapuz postures up.
Gapuz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gapuz tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Smith has his foot on Gapuz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gapuz works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gapuz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gapuz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gapuz is pushing down on Smith's leg trying to pass to half guard. Smith is fighting to maintain full guard but Gapuz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gapuz prevents Smith from improving his position.
Gapuz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Smith is just riding it out for now. Gapuz eventually gives up the hold.
Gapuz tries to pass to full mount but Smith defends it.
Smith gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Gapuz pushes his legs off easily.
Smith throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gapuz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gapuz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gapuz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gapuz drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Gapuz off! Gapuz jumps back into Smith's guard.
Gapuz wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gapuz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Smith's guard.
Gapuz is trying for a kimura here. Smith looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Gapuz wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vic Prince Gapuz!
Vic Prince Gapuz is the new bantamweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bane Baphomet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dela Cruz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bebot by Black Eyed Peas. Juan Dela Cruz looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juan Dela Cruz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bane Baphomet!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baphomet misses with the combination.
Dela Cruz closes the distance and clinches up with Baphomet, looking for a takedown. Dela Cruz pushes Baphomet against the cage but Baphomet circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Baphomet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dela Cruz fails with the takedown.
Bane Baphomet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baphomet throws a hook but Dela Cruz blocks it.
Baphomet scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Juan Dela Cruz has been cut.
Baphomet scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dela Cruz is rocked!
Nice sprawl there from Baphomet as Dela Cruz shoots in.
Oh Dela Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Dela Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dela Cruz shoots in for a double leg but Baphomet sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Baphomet fakes the body blow, causing Dela Cruz to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Dela Cruz goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bane Baphomet!
Bane Baphomet is the new featherweight champion!
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