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Legacy 18: Evolution PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Dresari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dresari has chosen Execution Song as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jake Dresari enters the cage!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ivan Eriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Dresari!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dresari is looking to clinch.
Eriksson swats away the attempt to clinch by Dresari.
Eriksson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dresari's waist but Dresari gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eriksson off to one side.
Eriksson misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dresari tries to clinch but Eriksson moves out of range.
Eriksson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eriksson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eriksson looks for a takedown but Dresari sprawls well.
Dresari tries to clinch there but Eriksson circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eriksson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dresari avoids the head kick by Eriksson.
Jake Dresari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eriksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dresari.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eriksson. That's going to slow Dresari down.
Dresari tries to clinch there but Eriksson circles away.
Dresari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eriksson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Eriksson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Eriksson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dresari dodges the punch combination from Eriksson.
Eriksson misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dresari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dresari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dresari doesn't manage to clinch there - Eriksson circles away.
Dresari tries to clinch but Eriksson moves out of range.
Eriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dresari moves away.
Eriksson throws a head kick that misses.
Eriksson misses with the combination.
Dresari takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dresari tries to clinch up but Eriksson circles away and keeps his distance.
Dresari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eriksson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dresari avoids the head kick by Eriksson.
Eriksson shoots in and drives through. Dresari sprawls well.
Eriksson throws a hook but Dresari avoids it easily.
Dresari tries to clinch up but Eriksson circles away and keeps his distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A combination from Eriksson does no damage.
Eriksson shoots in for a double leg but Dresari sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Eriksson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dresari wants to clinch.
Eriksson scores with a kick to the body.
Eriksson throws a head kick but Dresari moves out of range.
Eriksson tests Dresari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Eriksson swats away the attempt to clinch by Dresari.
Dresari tries to clinch but Eriksson is having none of it.
Ivan Eriksson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Eriksson.
Eriksson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Eriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dresari moves away.
Eriksson misses with a body shot.
Eriksson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dresari shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson throws a head kick that misses.
Eriksson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Eriksson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eriksson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eriksson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dresari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eriksson throws a series of punches but Dresari avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson throws a right hand that Dresari ducks under and follows up with a left that Dresari also avoids with ease.
Dresari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eriksson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dresari moves out of range as Eriksson strikes.
Dresari tries to clinch but Eriksson moves out of range.
Eriksson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eriksson tries a head kick but it misses.
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.
Eriksson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dresari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eriksson keeps the fight on the outside.
Eriksson lands a glancing blow to the side of Dresari's head.
Dresari is looking to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eriksson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice takedown defense from Dresari. No joy for Eriksson on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Eriksson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dresari tries to clinch there but Eriksson circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Dresari as Eriksson shoots in.
Dresari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eriksson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dresari moves in looking to clinch but Eriksson pushes him off.
Eriksson throws a head kick but Dresari moves out of range.
Eriksson lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eriksson cracks Dresari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Eriksson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dresari tries to clinch there but Eriksson circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson fails to land the takedown.
Eriksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dresari.
Dresari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dresari is looking to clinch but Eriksson is avoiding it.
Dresari is looking to clinch.
Dresari tries to clinch but Eriksson is having none of it.
Dresari tries to clinch up but Eriksson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Eriksson thows a body kick. Dresari tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dresari wants to clinch.
Eriksson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eriksson misses with a head kick.
Dresari wants to clinch up but Eriksson keeps it at a distance.
Dresari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dresari wants to clinch.
Eriksson throws a body kick that misses.
Dresari tries to clinch but Eriksson moves out of range.
Dresari wants to clinch.
Dresari fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dresari is looking to clinch but Eriksson is avoiding it.
Jake Dresari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No joy there for Eriksson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A solid body kick from Eriksson.
Dresari is looking to clinch but Eriksson is avoiding it.
Eriksson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dresari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dresari misses with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Eriksson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Eriksson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Eriksson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grant Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunner State (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). State has chosen thunderstruck as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grant Fletcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gunner State!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
State shoots in but Fletcher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
State misses the jab.
State throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fletcher shoots in for a double leg but State sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fletcher moves into the clinch successfully.
State prevents a takedown attempt there.
State manages to break the clinch.
Fletcher is looking to clinch.
State takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fletcher staying out of range there.
State avoids a punch combination nicely.
State scores with a takedown into Fletcher's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
State lands a couple of digs.
State tries to free his leg and advance position but Fletcher is retaining full guard.
State is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
State throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
State throwing strikes but missing.
Fletcher working a defensive guard here.
State trying to control but Fletcher is working from the bottom.
Fletcher wants to stand and escape but State is having none of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fletcher has his takedown stuffed
and State counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Fletcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
State trying to control the action but Fletcher is working from the bottom.
Fletcher is looking for a sweep.
State in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
State landing a few strikes.
State working away.
Fletcher is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher taking a bit of punishment here - State scoring with strikes.
Fletcher can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
State shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. State showed some decent athleticism there.
Fletcher is trying to stand up here but State is controlling him well.
State is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
State working the head and body with strikes.
Fletcher is trying to maintain the position but State is very close to passing his half guard.
State wants to pass the guard but Fletcher is defending well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
State lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
State seems to be working for a kimura but Fletcher defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
State 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.
Fletcher is looking to improve his position.
Fletcher is trying to control but can't.
Fletcher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fletcher looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fletcher is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fletcher takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fletcher doesn't succeed with the takedown
and State counters with a shoot takedown. Fletcher fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher looking for a guillotine here but State defends easily.
Fletcher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fletcher is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fletcher trying to control the position.
State postures up in Fletcher's guard and throws a big left but Fletcher blocks it.
Fletcher is trying to control the position but State postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as State accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
State gets to his feet - Fletcher follows without any prompting.
Fletcher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fletcher drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
State 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner State dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fletcher lands a head kick. State smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fletcher changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. State tries to avoid it but Fletcher manages to keep hold of a leg and drag State to the ground. State escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
State gets a takedown into half guard.
Fletcher trying to control here.
State looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. State connects with a nice short shot to Fletcher's temple.
State is looking to take a break and control but Fletcher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
State seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fletcher won't allow State to pass to mount.
State seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
State is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fletcher defends it well.
State takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher is in trouble now - State has advanced to mount!
State landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fletcher sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fletcher wants to control but State is keeping busy.
Fletcher works his way to full guard. Good work.
State must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fletcher has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but State can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
State is looking to advance position but Fletcher has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Fletcher trying to control but State is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
State takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
State is working to get back to half guard.
State tries to hold on but Fletcher postures up.
State tries to improve his position but instead Fletcher has taken his back!
State wants to get back to his feet.
State wants to escape the position.
Fletcher wants to control but State is keeping busy.
State can't escape the position.
State avoids the strikes from Fletcher.
State is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Fletcher throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
State rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
State is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
State feints and as Fletcher raises his hands in defense, State changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fletcher is looking to stand up but State isn't so interested in that idea.
State looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
State pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fletcher is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher is trying to keep State in close.
State has gone for a leg lock! Fletcher slips out almost immediately though and dives into State's guard.
State looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Fletcher has picked State up and slammed him! State can't keep hold of the triangle and Fletcher manages to pass to side control!
Fletcher working the ground and pound.
Fletcher trying to control the position but State is working away.
Fletcher is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because State is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
State is looking for a sweep.
Fletcher wants to lay and pray for a moment but State keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Fletcher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner State showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fletcher lands a high kick!
Fletcher moves away from the strike by State.
Fletcher feints and as State raises his hands in defense, Fletcher changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
State is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ground and pound from State.
Fletcher on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
State is looking to advance position but Fletcher won't allow it.
Fletcher trying to control but State postures up.
State stands up out of the half guard.
Fletcher misses with a takedown attempt - State sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
State swats away the attempt to clinch by Fletcher.
State drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
State postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
State trying to move into half guard but instead Fletcher has managed to sweep!
Fletcher wanted to stand there but State had control of the position.
State looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Fletcher is defending well. State quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Fletcher has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! State celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gunner State!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Better (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Du Hast- Rammstein. Better is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hero of War. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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, Shane Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Better!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Better looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Nice body kick there by Better.
Eddie Better seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Better just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Better shoots in and bounces Smith off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Better trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Better wants to stand but Smith is controlling his posture from full guard.
Smith has his feet on Better's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Better wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Better blocks the strikes from Smith.
Smith is looking to escape.
Better is just content to waste time from the top position. Smith takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Better wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Better stands up from Smith's guard - Better perhaps looking for a knockout.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Smith looking for a takedown.
Better lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Better breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Better wants to clinch
and Smith counters with a head kick.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Better cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Better shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Better, pushing him back against the cage.
Better goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it.
Shane Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Better.
Smith wants the takedown. Better is fighting it off but Smith persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Better's guard against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith gets to his feet - Better follows without any prompting.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith taking a breather here.
Better tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Better gets back to half guard.
Better pushes Smith off but Smith dives into side control.
Smith decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Better with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
Smith tries to clinch there but Better circles away.
Better moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Better throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Better tries to clinch up
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Better tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
Smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Better smiles and moves away.
Better bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Smith keeping his opponent close.
Smith is trying to control Better's posture but Better avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Better thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eddie Better will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith works over Better's head and body with a nice combination.
Better doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Better sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith just leaning against Better, taking a breather.
Better can't break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Better breaks the clinch.
Better is breathing heavily.
Better avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith lands a high kick!
Better throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters by clinching up.
Smith pulls Better into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Better throws a lazy body kick
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Better is looking to escape.
Smith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith blocks the strikes from Better.
Better is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
Smith prevents Better from improving his position.
Better is trying to stand back up but Smith is controlling him
Shane Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Better has one foot on Smith's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Better tries to clinch
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
Better is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Better lands a nice elbow.
Better has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Better can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Smith fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Better breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Better counters with a single leg into guard. Smith didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Better shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Smith blocks a head kick by Better.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smith has Better pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Better wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Better avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Better is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smith gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Better struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
The is referee keeping an eye on Smith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Better closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Smith stands up from half guard.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Better lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Better misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Better is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to advance position but Better won't allow it.
Better is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smith's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smith's back!
Smith is really stuck here.
Smith covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Better is trying to control but Smith is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
Smith slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Better looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Better trying to mount his opponent but Smith defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Smith dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Smith drives through and clinches with Better against the cage.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Better is trying to break free.
Better misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Better misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Better is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Better down to the mat. Better avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smith blocks a head kick by Better.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Better crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Smith - the referee stops the clock and Better gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Smith. Better manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Smith lands with a slapping head kick.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Better backs away looking to recover.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Better shows good takedown defense.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Better cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Better lands a head kick. Smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Better.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith lands with a kick to the temple. Better shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better moves into the clinch successfully.
Better softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Better on the inside.
Smith drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Better.
Smith is rocked!
Better tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
Better lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Better lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Better lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Better lands a big right hand! Smith is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Better!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cael Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cael Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson gets a takedown into half guard.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henderson.
Henderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Henderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Henderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson is staying active underneath Henderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Henderson 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.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Henderson is controlling well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Henderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Henderson breaks from the clinch.
Henderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Henderson pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Henderson is going to stand back up.
Henderson is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Henderson throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Henderson pushes his legs off easily.
Henderson is pushing down on Johnson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnson is fighting to maintain full guard but Henderson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Henderson trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Henderson prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Henderson pulls his head out easily.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson tries to roll over but Henderson keeps him under control.
Henderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Henderson has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson jumps guard but Henderson stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Henderson tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henderson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Henderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Henderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Henderson working Johnson over with strikes here.
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Henderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Henderson.
Henderson landing strikes from the mount.
Henderson raining down shots from the mount!
Johnson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Henderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Henderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Henderson stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson content to stall in guard here.
Henderson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Henderson frees his head nicely. Oh but Johnson has switched to an armbar! Henderson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). John Johnson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Cross told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Cross!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels darts in and clinches Cross up against the cage.
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Michaels tries to keep at a distance but Cross has taken the fight into the clinch.
Michaels lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cross tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Michaels smiles and moves away.
Michaels has managed to clinch.
Michaels has had enough of the clinch but Cross keeps him there for the moment.
Michaels tries for a takedown. No joy.
Michaels takes a knee right on the jaw!
Michaels breaks the clinch.
Cross shoots for a takedown but Michaels saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Michaels moves into the clinch.
Michaels lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Michaels managing to block the knees to the body from Cross.
Cross letting Michaels take a breather here.
Michaels tries to land knees in the clinch but Cross avoids the damage to the body.
Michaels breaks from the clinch.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Michaels gets a clinch.
Michaels holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cross tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Michaels smiles and moves away.
Jack Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Cross.
Michaels fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cross, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross tries to pull guard but Michaels holds him up against the cage and eventually Cross drops back down to his feet.
Cross's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Michaels breaks from the clinch.
Michaels drives through and clinches with Cross against the cage.
Michaels tries to score a body lock takedown but Cross shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Michaels has Cross pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Michaels pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Cross tumbling to the mat - Michaels dives into Cross's guard.
Cross is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but Cross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cross utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cross is trying to keep Michaels in close.
Michaels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cross swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Michaels might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Michaels passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cross wants to control but Michaels postures up.
Michaels connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cross some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels working away.
Michaels working the body and head with strikes.
Cross is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cross looks gassed!
Michaels creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Michaels working the head with strikes.
Cross taking punishment in the form of punches.
Michaels fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Michaels landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cross takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cross wants to control but Michaels postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michaels has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Cross wants to control but Michaels is having none of it.
Michaels landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Michaels.
Michaels is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels landing punches.
Michaels working Cross over with strikes here.
Michaels could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Michaels lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cross is in a horrible position here. Michaels smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Michaels looking to control but Cross is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by Michaels.
Cross really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Michaels with the ground and pound from mount.
Michaels avoids the attempt from Cross to control.
Cross is looking to get to half guard.
Michaels misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cross wants to control but Michaels is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Michaels prevents Cross from getting the reversal.
Cross wants to control but Michaels is having none of it.
Cross really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cross tries to lock up and control but Michaels gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cross is in all sorts of trouble here.
Michaels dominating with strikes here.
Cross takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Michaels working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Michaels cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Michaels avoids the attempt from Cross to control.
Cross bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Michaels looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cross trying to control but Michaels is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Michaels 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.
Michaels scores with a takedown into Cross's guard.
Cross striking off his back but it's not causing Michaels any problems.
Cross trying to keep a closed guard but Michaels is proving a slippery customer.
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but Cross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Michaels's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Michaels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cross swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cross is trying to control the position but Michaels postures up.
Michaels lands a couple of digs.
Michaels is working Cross over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Michaels slow jab from Cross misses its intended target.
Michaels pushes Cross up against the cage in a clinch.
Michaels is trying to break free.
Michaels has clasped his hands together around Cross's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Cross tries to improve position but can't.
Michaels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cross keeps working.
Cross is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels is trying to control the action in half guard but Cross is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Michaels throws a strike but Cross avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Cross keeping moving, preventing Michaels from controlling successfully.
Michaels is looking to work some ground and pound but Cross has wrist control.
Michaels wants to pass the guard but Cross is keeping the position.
Cross preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cross is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Michaels looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cross will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cross tries to clinch
and Michaels counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cross can't break the clinch.
Cross prevents Michaels from breaking the clinch.
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Michaels clinches with his opponent.
Michaels is pressed up against the cage. Cross has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Michaels down to the mat. Michaels avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Michaels scoring with strikes but Cross is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Michaels cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cross wants to control but Michaels is having none of it.
Michaels landing strikes from the mount.
Michaels lands a heavy elbow.
Michaels landing strikes from the mount.
Michaels with the ground and pound from mount.
Michaels in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cross is looking to improve his position but Michaels isn't that keen on the idea.
Cross tries to hold on but Michaels postures up.
Michaels 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.
Cross really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Michaels is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cross can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cross tries to hold on but Michaels postures up.
Cross gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is looking to take a break and control but Cross is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jack Michaels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Michaels thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cross's head.
Michaels prevents Cross from standing back up.
Cross wants to get back to full guard.
Michaels works his way into side control.
Michaels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cross keeps working.
Cross struggling a bit here.
Cross taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cross prevents Michaels from improving position.
Cross taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cross is trying to get back to half guard.
Cross taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Michaels asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Michaels landing a few strikes.
Cross taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cross is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Michaels lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cross wants to improve his position but Michaels is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Michaels connects with a nice short shot to Cross's temple.
Michaels working Cross over with strikes.
Cross is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Michaels lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michaels 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.
Cross has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Michaels is working away from the top position though.
Cross is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Michaels dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Michaels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michaels bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Michaels wants to control but Cross is keeping him busy.
Michaels taking a break here but Cross is having none of it and regains half guard.
Cross tries to get to full guard but Michaels has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cross taking some punishment here, with Michaels in his half guard.
Michaels thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cross's head.
Michaels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cross keeps working.
Cross trying to hold on to Michaels's head to control him but Michaels postures up.
Michaels working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels is pressing down on Cross's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cross is holding on for now.
Michaels winds up and cracks Cross with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Michaels scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Michaels moves in looking to clinch but Cross pushes him off.
Michaels doesn't manage to clinch there - Cross circles away.
Michaels moves in looking to clinch but Cross pushes him off.
Michaels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jack Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels shoots in looking for a takedown. Cross tries to sprawl out of it but Michaels keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cross manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Michaels tries a low kick but Cross avoids it.
Cross gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Michaels is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cross keeping full guard, as Michaels tries to pass.
Cross is working an open guard so Michaels takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Michaels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Michaels tries to clinch but Cross moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels doesn't manage to clinch there - Cross circles away.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michaels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cross lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cross misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cross throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Michaels's head.
Cross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michaels looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michaels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cross works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Michaels throws a strike but Cross rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Michaels throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Michaels is trying to keep Cross in close.
Cross preventing the sweep.
Michaels looking to control.
Michaels keeping moving, preventing Cross from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cross shoots in looking for a takedown. Michaels tries to sprawl out of it but Cross keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Michaels manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Some bone on bone action there as Cross checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cross circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cross counters with a stiff right hand.
Michaels fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cross, pushing him back against the cage.
Michaels taking a breather.
Cross is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Michaels gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cross tries to pull guard but Michaels holds him up against the cage and eventually Cross drops back down to his feet.
Jack Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Cross.
Cross is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Michaels gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cross misses with a knee strike.
Michaels breaks the clinch.
Cross decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cross stands up and beckons Michaels to join him on the feet.
Joe Cross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Michaels tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Michaels as Cross shoots in.
Michaels tries to clinch but Cross moves away
and Cross counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Michaels is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Michaels.
Cross taking punishment in the form of punches.
Michaels looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michaels lands an elbow.
Michaels in side control lands a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Cross's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cross tries to bench press Michaels off him but Michaels keeps the position.
Michaels working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cross prevents Michaels from moving into mount.
Michaels landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michaels working the head with strikes.
Cross is looking to reverse the position.
Michaels tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cross fails with the takedown
and Michaels counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Michaels.
Joe Cross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michaels lands a couple of digs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Michaels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Michaels, 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Michaels!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Belyakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The End- The Doors. Dan Davis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alexander Belyakov's chin.
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218 lbs
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Self confident |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Belyakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Davis!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belyakov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Belyakov.
Knees in the clinch landing for Belyakov.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Belyakov has him pressed against the cage.
Belyakov jumps into guard, dragging Davis to the mat.
Belyakov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Belyakov trying to control the position.
Belyakov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Davis has passed into half guard!
Belyakov wants to get back to full guard but Davis has mounted him!
Belyakov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Belyakov sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belyakov is trying to maintain the position but Davis is very close to passing his half guard.
Belyakov looking for submissions off his back.
Belyakov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Belyakov.
Belyakov is looking to sweep but instead, Davis has passed into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Belyakov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Belyakov actively working from the bottom here.
Belyakov is breathing heavily.
Belyakov desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Belyakov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Belyakov wants to improve his position but Davis is controlling well.
Belyakov is looking to get back to full guard here but Davis has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belyakov working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Belyakov is squirming around, avoiding Davis's attempts to control the action.
Belyakov is looking to improve his position but Davis isn't that keen on the idea.
Belyakov tries to lock up and control but Davis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Belyakov can't escape the position.
Belyakov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Belyakov manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Belyakov is trying to maintain the position but Davis is very close to passing his half guard.
Davis not doing much here.
Belyakov trying to get back to full guard but Davis takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Belyakov regains half guard.
Davis postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Belyakov to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Belyakov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Davis throws a head kick but Belyakov moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Davis as Belyakov shoots in.
Belyakov shoots in but Davis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Davis misses with a hook.
Belyakov avoids the head kick by Davis.
Belyakov blocks a head kick by Davis.
Belyakov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis throws a head kick but Belyakov moves out of range.
Belyakov tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Belyakov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Belyakov landing knees to the body.
Belyakov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Davis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Belyakov has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Davis regains guard immediately.
Belyakov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Belyakov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Belyakov trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belyakov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Belyakov wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Davis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Davis is on top in guard.
Belyakov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Belyakov is working an open guard so Davis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Belyakov moves into range and clinches up with Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Belyakov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
A head kick misses from Davis.
Davis throws a head kick but Belyakov moves out of range.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belyakov scoring well with a low kick there.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belyakov clinches up with Davis and pushes him back against the cage.
Belyakov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Belyakov misses with the head strike.
Davis can't break the clinch.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Belyakov has him pressed against the cage.
Davis is trying to break free.
Belyakov keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davis is trying to break free.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Belyakov scores a nice knee to the body.
Davis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Davis wants to break free but Belyakov has control.
Belyakov scores a nice knee to the body.
Davis prevents a body shot from Belyakov.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davis can't break the clinch.
Belyakov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davis.
Belyakov trying to land knees to the body.
Davis can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Belyakov.
Belyakov prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Belyakov wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Belyakov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Davis avoiding damage as Belyakov throws knees to the body.
Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Belyakov has double underhooks.
Davis is trying to break free.
Belyakov prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
Davis can't break the clinch.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Belyakov is controlling the position.
Belyakov crunches a lovely knee into Davis's ribcage.
Belyakov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Belyakov gets a clinch.
Davis wants to break free but Belyakov has control.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Belyakov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Davis swivels and escapes.
Belyakov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belyakov moves into the clinch.
Belyakov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Davis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Belyakov pulls Davis into guard.
Davis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Belyakov's guard.
Davis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Belyakov blocks a head kick by Davis.
Belyakov scores a takedown into full mount!
Belyakov controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belyakov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Davis can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Belyakov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Belyakov wants to control the pace but Davis is squirming around nicely.
Belyakov looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belyakov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belyakov controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Belyakov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Belyakov looks for a takedown but Davis sprawls well.
Belyakov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Davis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Belyakov controls the pace.
Belyakov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Belyakov postures up.
Belyakov trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Belyakov postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belyakov throws a big right hand that misses.
Belyakov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Belyakov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Belyakov avoids the head kick by Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belyakov is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belyakov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Davis to the mat! Davis manages to get full guard.
Belyakov stops Davis from standing up.
Belyakov wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Davis working a defensive guard here.
Davis controlling the position.
Belyakov is looking to work some ground and pound but Davis has wrist control.
Belyakov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Davis is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Belyakov, into his guard.
Belyakov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belyakov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Davis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Belyakov is tightening it up a little... Davis has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Davis reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Davis taps out! nice BJJ there by Belyakov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alexander Belyakov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Scheisse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heath Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Big heart |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Scheisse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heath Hill!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Hill misses.
Hill looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hill uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Scheisse moves in looking to clinch but Hill pushes him off.
Scheisse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Scheisse misses with a head kick.
Hill blocks a head kick by Scheisse.
Scheisse pushes Hill up against the cage in a clinch.
Scheisse avoiding damage.
Hill wants a takedown but no success here.
Scheisse leaning against his opponent.
Scheisse lands an elbow inside that Hill shrugs off.
Scheisse has Hill pressed against the cage.
Scheisse lands a damaging elbow.
A hook to the body from Scheisse.
Scheisse scores with a knee to the head.
Scheisse stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michael Scheisse.
Scheisse throws a head kick that half lands.
Heath Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scheisse pushes Hill up against the cage in a clinch.
Hill tries to break the clinch but Scheisse is controlling the position.
Hill is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Scheisse lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheisse lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Scheisse.
Scheisse stalling in the clinch.
Hill is trying to break the clinch but Scheisse has him pressed against the cage.
Scheisse lands an elbow that stopped Hill in his tracks for a moment.
Scheisse scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Scheisse.
Scheisse landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Scheisse scores with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Scheisse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hill lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hill has had enough of the clinch but Scheisse keeps him there for the moment.
Come on Scheisse - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees in the clinch landing for Scheisse.
Scheisse stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hill is trying to break the clinch but Scheisse has him pressed against the cage.
Scheisse stalls.
Scheisse using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Scheisse is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Scheisse gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill can't break the clinch.
Scheisse landing knees to the head.
Hill fails to pull guard.
Hill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hill is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Scheisse pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Michael Scheisse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heath Hill.
Hill is trying to break the clinch but Scheisse has him pressed against the cage.
Come on Scheisse - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Scheisse lands a damaging elbow.
Scheisse connects with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Come on Scheisse - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hill avoiding damage as Scheisse throws knees to the body.
Hill tries to break the clinch but Scheisse is controlling the position.
Scheisse will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hill up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Scheisse for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michael Scheisse.
Hill swats away the attempt to clinch by Scheisse.
Scheisse tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scheisse avoids the body shot from Hill.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scheisse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scheisse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scheisse tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Scheisse closes the distance and clinches.
Scheisse lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Scheisse pressing his opponent against the cage.
Scheisse lands an elbow that stopped Hill in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Scheisse.
Scheisse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hill lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Scheisse taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Scheisse.
Hill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Scheisse lands an elbow just above Hill 's eye.
Hill takes a knee right on the jaw!
Scheisse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Scheisse lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Scheisse crunches a lovely knee into Hill's ribcage.
The referee calls for Scheisse to work.
Scheisse prevents Hill from breaking the clinch.
Hill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Scheisse is stalling here.
Knees to the body from Scheisse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Scheisse to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michael Scheisse.
Scheisse scores with a head kick.
Scheisse throws a head kick that half lands.
Scheisse throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from Hill misses.
Scheisse throws a head kick that misses.
Scheisse takes the fight into the clinch.
Scheisse lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Scheisse.
Scheisse with a knee to the head.
Hill is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hill is trying to break free.
Scheisse throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Scheisse connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scheisse looking to stall.
Hill tries to break the clinch but Scheisse is controlling the position.
Scheisse holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Scheisse lands a knee to the body.
Scheisse comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Scheisse dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Scheisse keeps Hill at a distance using the push kick.
Scheisse misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick from Scheisse.
Hill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scheisse.
Hill throws a hook to the side of Scheisse's head but Scheisse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scheisse lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by Scheisse there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Scheisse drives through and clinches with Hill against the cage.
Scheisse will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hill up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Scheisse.
It looks like Heath Hill has been cut.
Scheisse has Hill pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Scheisse.
Scheisse stalling the fight.
Scheisse breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scheisse tries a head kick but it misses.
Scheisse moves in looking to clinch but Hill pushes him off.
Hill throws a lazy body kick
and Scheisse counters with an outside leg kick.
Hill is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scheisse has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hill finds it's way round the side to connect with Scheisse's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheisse rushes Hill and presses him up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees in the clinch landing for Scheisse.
Hill wants to break the clinch but can't.
Scheisse taking a breather.
Hill wants to break free but Scheisse has control.
Scheisse avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michael Scheisse.
Scheisse rushes Hill and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Scheisse scores with a knee to the head.
Scheisse landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Scheisse connects with a knee to the head.
Scheisse stalling the fight.
Scheisse breaks from the clinch.
Hill thuds a left hand into Scheisse's body.
Hill looks to throw a body kick
and Scheisse counters with a head kick. That will keep Hill thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Scheisse moves out of range of the body kick from Hill.
Hill throws a one two combo.
Scheisse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hill looks to land a body kick but Scheisse moved away.
Hill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Scheisse.
Hill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Scheisse is stalling here.
Hill is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Scheisse is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hill is keeping busy.
Hill wants to get back to striking at distance but Scheisse won't allow it.
Hill tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Scheisse just stands there and leans against the cage.
Scheisse lands an elbow that stopped Hill in his tracks for a moment.
Scheisse lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hill takes a knee right on the jaw!
Scheisse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hill lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Scheisse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hill can do to turn this around?
Hill takes a knee right on the jaw!
Scheisse connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hill's face.
Hill is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scheisse lands a nice elbow.
Hill is still on wobbly legs! Can Scheisse finish him?
Scheisse pressing his opponent against the cage.
Scheisse gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Scheisse lands an elbow inside.
Scheisse lands a damaging elbow.
Scheisse manages to break the clinch.
Scheisse takes the fight into the clinch.
Scheisse connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scheisse lands a damaging elbow.
Scheisse'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.
Hill can't break the clinch.
Scheisse lands an elbow inside.
Hill seems to have recovered his senses.
Scheisse has Hill pushed against the cage.
Scheisse scores a nice knee to the body.
Scheisse connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hill's face.
Scheisse breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scheisse on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hill takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Scheisse has taken the fight to the clinch.
Scheisse is stalling here.
Hill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Scheisse stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hill takes an elbow to the temple.
Scheisse with a knee to the head.
Scheisse trying to stall but Hill improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill is looking to break free of the clinch but Scheisse has double underhooks.
Hill wants to break the clinch but can't.
Scheisse avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michael Scheisse.
Scheisse closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Scheisse.
Nice elbow from Scheisse.
Hill is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Scheisse takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hill takes an elbow to the temple.
Scheisse landing knees to the body.
Scheisse stalling against the cage.
Scheisse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hill lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scheisse lands a damaging elbow.
Scheisse lands a knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Scheisse scores a nice knee to the body.
Michael Scheisse has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Scheisse connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hill's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scheisse manages to break the clinch.
Hill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scheisse drives through and clinches with Hill against the cage.
Scheisse manages to break the clinch.
Scheisse thows a body kick. Hill tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Scheisse scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Scheisse dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Heath Hill's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hill moves out of range of the body kick from Scheisse.
Hill connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Scheisse's hands.
Scheisse forces Hill back against the cage and clinches.
Scheisse lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Scheisse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hill lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Scheisse stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hill is trying to break the clinch but Scheisse has him pressed against the cage.
Scheisse lands a knee to the body.
Scheisse crunches a lovely knee into Hill's ribcage.
Scheisse is stalling here.
Scheisse tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hill has had enough of the clinch but Scheisse keeps him there for the moment.
Hill is looking to break free of the clinch but Scheisse has double underhooks.
Scheisse is trying to maintain a safe position but Hill gets an underhook and turns Scheisse into the cage.
Scheisse prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hill wants to break the clinch but can't.
Scheisse breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to de liver by Hill. Beautiful body shot.
Hill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hill closes the distance but Scheisse moves to the side
and Scheisse counters with a nice body kick.
Hill throws a big shot that misses.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scheisse.
Scheisse fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheisse thows a body kick. Hill tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Scheisse rushes Hill and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Scheisse.
Hill has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Scheisse.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Scheisse scores a nice knee to the body.
Scheisse is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Scheisse breaks the clinch.
Scheisse throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Heath Hill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hill thuds a left hand into Scheisse's body.
Scheisse clinches up with Hill and pushes him back against the cage.
Scheisse connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hill's face.
Scheisse taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Scheisse breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot by Hill.
Scheisse wants to clinch.
Scheisse rushes Hill and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Scheisse breaks from the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Scheisse. Hill shrugs it off though.
Hill misses with the body kick
and Scheisse counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Scheisse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scheisse stalling in the clinch.
Scheisse landing knees to the head.
Hill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Scheisse prevents Hill from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Scheisse.
Scheisse prevents the takedown attempt.
Scheisse comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Scheisse taking a breather.
Scheisse lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill takes an elbow to the temple.
Scheisse avoiding damage.
A knee to the head by Scheisse.
Scheisse will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hill up against the cage.
Hill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Scheisse connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hill's face.
Scheisse content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michael Scheisse.
Hill walks forward, straight into a front kick from Scheisse.
Scheisse forces Hill back against the cage and clinches.
Scheisse lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Scheisse connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hill's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scheisse has Hill pressed against the cage.
Hill has had enough of the clinch but Scheisse keeps him there for the moment.
Hill has had enough of the clinch but Scheisse keeps him there for the moment.
Scheisse scores with a knee to the head.
Hill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Scheisse is trying to stall.
Hill is trying to break free.
Scheisse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hill can't break the clinch.
Heath Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scheisse lands a damaging elbow.
Scheisse stalling.
Scheisse lands a knee to the body.
Scheisse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hill ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Michael Scheisse is winning the standup battle so far.
Hill on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scheisse. Scheisse obviously looking to wear him down.
Hill chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scheisse can pounce on him.
Hill takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scheisse scores with a head kick.
Scheisse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hill.
Scheisse darts in and clinches Hill up against the cage.
Scheisse scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Scheisse.
Scheisse stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scheisse connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hill's face.
Scheisse stalls.
Scheisse landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scheisse with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Scheisse lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Scheisse.
Hill tries to break the clinch but Scheisse is controlling the position.
A knee to the head by Scheisse.
Hill wants to get back to striking at distance but Scheisse won't allow it.
Hill misses with a punch to the body.
Hill wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scheisse has him pressed against the cage.
Hill wants to get back to striking at distance but Scheisse won't allow it.
Hill is trying to break the clinch but Scheisse has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hill is trying to break the clinch but Scheisse has him pressed against the cage.
Hill is trying to break free.
Hill is trying to break the clinch but Scheisse has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scheisse keeps control of Hill as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Scheisse'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.
Hill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Scheisse connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hill's face.
Scheisse lands an elbow inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Scheisse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scheisse has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:24
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Scheisse!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jason Sparrow's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Sparrow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fedor Silva!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Sparrow fails to land the takedown.
Sparrow takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sparrow throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sparrow off to one side.
Sparrow looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Sparrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparrow keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sparrow darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
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.
Sparrow prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva wants to control but Sparrow is keeping busy.
Sparrow wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Sparrow prevents Silva from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva looks to land a combination but Sparrow avoids it well.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Sparrow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Sparrow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sparrow is breathing heavily.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva throws a head kick but Sparrow moves out of range.
Sparrow changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Silva regains half guard there - taking advantage of Sparrow's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Sparrow prevents Silva from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is pressing down on Sparrow's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Sparrow is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Silva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Sparrow's back instead.
Silva is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Sparrow has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Silva has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Sparrow taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Silva doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fedor Silva! Fedor Silva retains his middleweight title!
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