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OFC VIII: Fully Mounted PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kidd Brusko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Mikkoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kidd Brusko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Mikkoa!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikkoa throws a body kick that misses.
Brusko cracks a nice hook into Mikkoa's ribs.
Brusko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brusko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mikkoa tries to clinch up but Brusko circles away and keeps his distance.
Brusko cracks Mikkoa with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brusko fails with the takedown.
Mikkoa misses with a two punch combination.
Brusko drops Mikkoa with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Mikkoa! Brusko dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Kidd Brusko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Dodger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Dodger is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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270 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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, Floyd Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Dodger!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather tries to land a front kick but Dodger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mayweather jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dodger feints and as Mayweather raises his hands in defense, Dodger changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dodger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mayweather works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dodger wants to pass the guard but Mayweather is keeping the position.
Mayweather will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dodger drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dodger jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mayweather trying to control the position.
Dodger drops back looking for a leg! Mayweather is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mayweather manages to kick Dodger off! Dodger jumps back into Mayweather's guard.
Dodger won't allow Mayweather to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodger is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mayweather is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mayweather has escaped and now he's on top!
Mayweather knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dodger on the ground.
Dodger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mayweather's guard.
Dodger drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dodger jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dodger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mayweather swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dodger drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dodger jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dodger looks gassed!
Dodger tries to free his leg and advance position but Mayweather is retaining full guard.
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.
Mayweather 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.
Dodger throwing strikes from guard but Mayweather blocks nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dodger throwing strikes from guard but Mayweather blocks nicely.
Dodger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dodger advances position into side control!
Dodger is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mayweather knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mayweather sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mayweather is defending against the submission attempts here by Dodger.
Dodger wants to free his trapped foot but Mayweather is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mayweather is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dodger is looking for a kimura here.
Mayweather trying to hold on to Dodger's head to control him but Dodger postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dodger is trying to work for a kimura but Mayweather is defending well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mayweather misses with a head kick.
Mayweather's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mayweather duly obliges.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Mayweather! Dodger is backing up but he can't get away as Mayweather lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Dodger and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Floyd Mayweather!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Wray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard Spray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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133 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stuart Wray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Howard Spray!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Spray crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wray - the referee stops the clock and Spray gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wray. Spray manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Spray tries to clinch up.
Wray misses with a double jab.
Wray wants to clinch up but Spray keeps it at a distance.
Wray works the jab nicely.
Wray misses with a few strikes there.
Wray misses with a few strikes there.
Wray has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spray wants a takedown but no success here.
Spray avoiding damage as Wray throws knees to the body.
Wray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Spray wants the takedown. Wray is fighting it off but Spray persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Wray's guard against the ropes.
Wray tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wray is working hard here to advance position.
Wray has his foot on Spray's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Spray works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spray really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wray. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Spray trying to control but Wray is working from the bottom.
Wray trying to keep a closed guard but Spray is proving a slippery customer.
Wray throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Wray connects with a looping right hand.
Spray ducks under a wild hook from Wray.
Wray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spray darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wray is breathing heavily.
Wray is not content to let Spray control the position.
Wray slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Spray in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Spray has gone for a leg lock! Wray slips out almost immediately though and dives into Spray's guard.
Wray with a nice head shot there.
Wray throwing strikes from guard but Spray blocks nicely.
Wray passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wray in particular looking to stall.
Wray wants to take a breather but Spray is having none of it.
Wray moves nicely into side control.
Wray wants to control but Spray is keeping him busy.
Spray tries to bench press Wray off him but Wray keeps the position.
Wray tries to score with some ground and pound. Spray controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Spray is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Spray looks to land a combination but Wray avoids it well.
Spray is looking to clinch.
Spray is looking to clinch.
Spray moves into the clinch successfully.
Spray is working for takedown but Wray is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wray lands a damaging elbow.
Wray throws an elbow that misses.
Wray stops a takedown attempt from Spray.
Stuart Wray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Howard Spray.
Wray wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wray lands an elbow just above Spray 's eye.
Wray wants to break free but Spray has control.
Spray lands a takedown into guard.
Spray trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wray's guard.
Wray thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Spray tries to free his leg and advance position but Wray is retaining full guard.
Wray looking to control.
Spray must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wray manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Spray manages to get himself to full guard.
Wray won't allow Spray to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray wants to control from the top but Spray keeps moving.
Spray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wray in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wray 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.
Wray with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wray content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wray trying to control but Spray is working from the bottom.
Wray works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wray uses his free foot to push down on Spray's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Spray.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wray with the ground and pound from mount.
Wray dominating with strikes here.
Wray content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Wray dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Spray misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spray doesn't manage to clinch there - Wray circles away.
Wray throws a leg kick which misses Spray's front leg but catches the back leg as Spray tries to avoid it.
Spray misses with a series of wild punches.
Wray keeps the fight on the outside.
Spray shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wray fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Spray, pushing him back against the ropes.
Spray manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice sprawl there from Wray as Spray shoots in.
Stuart Wray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Howard Spray.
Spray tries to clinch up but Wray circles away and keeps his distance.
Spray shoots in but Wray avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wray lands a with a good body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wray. Spray shrugs it off though.
Nice shot lands for Wray.
Wray takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Stuart Wray has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spray scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spray is working for a submission of some sort.
Spray trying to pass the guard but Wray defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spray wants to advance to full mount but Wray doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Wray throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wray wants to sweep but no luck.
Spray trying to control but Wray is working from the bottom.
Spray stopping the sweep attempt from Wray.
Spray trying to move into half guard but instead Wray has managed to sweep!
Spray is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A left lands for Wray.
Wray misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Spray shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wray as he jumps to the side.
Spray buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wray tries to keep at a distance but Spray has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wray takes an elbow to the forehead.
Spray blocks an elbow strike.
Spray is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Wray gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wray gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wray misses with a knee strike.
Spray works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Wray is trying to keep Spray in close.
Wray looking for a sweep. Not yet Wray, not yet.
Wray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wray manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wray working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray unloading with bombs!
Wray lands a nice shot to the head.
Spray is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wray with a couple of short strikes.
Wray can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Spray is looking to escape.
Howard Spray has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wray lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Spray hang on?
Wray avoids the attempt from Spray to control.
Spray is desperately trying to improve his position but Wray has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray raining down shots from the mount!
Spray keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wray punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wray trying to control but Spray is having none of it.
Wray sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wray throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Spray because Wray loaded up on that one.
Spray is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wray thowing shots but they're missing.
Wray is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Spray can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Stuart Wray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stuart Wray's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Wray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spray doesn't seem phased though.
Wray throws a series of punches but Spray avoids them all with ease.
Spray is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wray.
Wray throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wray has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spray is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Spray has hold of one of Wray's legs. Wray is fighting the takedown attempt but Spray gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wray trying to control the position.
Spray wants to pass the guard but Wray is keeping the position.
Wray is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Spray is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Wray pulls his head out easily.
Wray prevents Spray from improving his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Spray can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray thows a huge punch but Spray dodges it nicely.
Spray looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wray passes to side control.
Wray throws an elbow but Spray slips to the side and avoids it well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wray circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wray counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Spray shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Spray was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Spray has control of Wray's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Wray regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wray sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray trying to control but Spray postures up.
Wray is defending against the submission attempts here by Spray.
Wray moves into full guard.
Wray lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Spray!
Spray is wriggling around trying to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Wray there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray wants to finish this one by submission but Spray is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wray.
Spray is working to get back to half guard.
Wray trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wray landing strikes from the mount and Spray is in trouble!
Spray is bucking up trying to escape but Wray cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Spray is desperately trying to improve his position but Wray has a good base and remains in mount.
Wray tries to control but Spray wriggling away.
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.
The referee warns Spray that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Spray can't escape the position.
Spray avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wray.
Spray really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wray wants to control the pace but Spray is squirming around nicely.
Wray fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Spray working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Wray.
Howard Spray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wray trying to control but Spray is having none of it.
Wray postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Spray looks a forlorn figure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stuart Wray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wray 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stuart Wray!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boy Bastos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan DeAngelo (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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300 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boy Bastos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Evan DeAngelo!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but DeAngelo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bastos looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
DeAngelo gets caught flat footed, as Bastos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bastos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bastos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
DeAngelo had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bastos is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. DeAngelo Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bastos's back instead.
DeAngelo tries to keep control of the position but Bastos is staying busy.
Bastos is taking damage to the body and head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
DeAngelo controls the action.
Will DeAngelo go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeAngelo missing with strikes.
DeAngelo is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Bastos is defending well though. DeAngelo let's go of the attempt for now.
DeAngelo wants to control but Bastos is keeping busy.
Bastos wants to get back to his feet.
Bastos prevents DeAngelo from getting a body triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeAngelo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bastos just trying to survive but DeAngelo is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Bastos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because DeAngelo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
DeAngelo looking for the RNC.
Bastos is really stuck here.
DeAngelo punishes Bastos with strikes from the back mount.
DeAngelo is striking from the back but Bastos escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
DeAngelo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeAngelo trying to control but Bastos is having none of it.
DeAngelo tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
DeAngelo lands a big elbow.
Bastos really is a fat lump.
DeAngelo tries to control but Bastos wriggling away.
Bastos taking shots to the head.
DeAngelo is landing with some decent strikes but Bastos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bastos tries to lock up and control but DeAngelo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
DeAngelo is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Bastos is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Bastos flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. DeAngelo anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Bastos and secures both hooks! This could be bad! DeAngelo slips an arm under Bastos chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. DeAngelo has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. DeAngelo is squeezing on Bastos like an anaconda would it's prey. Bastos fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Evan DeAngelo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cramzz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kev smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cramzz comes to the ring accompanied by Punkb*tch - 3oh3!. smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: summertime. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Cramzz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, kev smith!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cramzz scores with a takedown into smith's guard.
Cramzz won't allow smith to sweep him here.
smith is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cramzz is controlling him.
smith working a defensive guard here.
smith might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cramzz kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cramzz drops back, looking for a kneebar! smith looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. smith looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from smith!
Sloppy strikes there by smith.
Cramzz sneaks back into half guard.
Cramzz trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cramzz is looking for a sweep. smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
smith is trying to work for a kimura but Cramzz is defending well.
Cramzz tries to get to full guard but smith has control of the leg.
smith is pressing down on Cramzz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cramzz is holding on for now.
Cramzz wants to control the action here but instead smith manages to pass to full mount!
smith lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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.
smith get's back to his feet.
smith misses with a takedown
and Cramzz counters with a shoot takedown. smith fights it but they end up in guard.
smith looks gassed!
Cramzz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
smith can't keep his opponent in guard - Cramzz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cramzz is keen to just control but smith is a slippery customer.
Cramzz is looking to stall here but smith recovers full guard.
Cramzz tries to free his leg and advance position but smith is retaining full guard.
Cramzz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cramzz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cramzz won't allow smith to sweep him here.
Cramzz trying to control the position from guard on top but smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
smith working for a triangle but Cramzz defends it easily.
smith wants to sweep but no luck.
smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cramzz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Cramzz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as smith backs up against the ropes.
It looks like kev smith has been cut.
Cramzz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
smith is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
smith wants to get back to his feet.
smith flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
smith missing with punches from the bottom.
smith gets full guard.
Cramzz wants to pass the guard but smith is keeping the position.
smith trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
smith had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Cramzz is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. smith Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Cramzz's back instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cramzz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on kev smith's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
smith misses with a takedown
letting Cramzz counter with a right hand.
Cramzz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cramzz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and smith counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cramzz is trying to keep smith in close.
Cramzz being controlled here, momentarily.
smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Cramzz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
smith won't allow Cramzz to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cramzz is striking off his back. smith thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Cramzz trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but smith manages to pass to mount!
smith looking for a guillotine from mount but Cramzz is having none of it.
smith gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
smith has his takedown stuffed
and Cramzz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cramzz is looking to take a break and control but smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
smith is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cramzz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cramzz's back!
smith looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
smith has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Cramzz.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
smith is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Cramzz has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but smith has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Cramzz taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. smith doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). kev smith!
kev smith is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Yarris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yarris has chosen Land Down Under as his entrance music. Brett Yarris has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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168 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rob Edwards!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brett Yarris!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards loads up on a big right hand but Yarris slips the punch.
Edwards tries to clinch but Yarris is having none of it.
Edwards tries to bum rush Yarris with a series of wild strikes but Yarris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edwards doesn't manage to clinch there - Yarris circles away.
Rob Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwards tries to clinch but Yarris moves out of range.
Edwards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Edwards misses with a wild combination.
Edwards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yarris manages to avoid it.
Edwards bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Edwards changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Edwards looks to land a combination but Yarris avoids it well.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yarris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yarris ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.
No joy there for Edwards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Edwards changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Edwards looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Edwards lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Edwards.
Edwards is breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Edwards. No joy for Yarris on that attempt.
Edwards takes one on the button.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yarris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yarris scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Yarris working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yarris is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Edwards is trying to escape and Yarris transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Edwards is forced to tap! Nice work there by Yarris! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brett Yarris!
Brett Yarris is the new welterweight champion!
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