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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chito Hua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chito Hua will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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186 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chito Hua!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Hua is just out of range.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hua.
Hua has an Americana. Smith didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Hua is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Hua hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Chito Hua!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Papa Shango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Stanlay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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199 lbs
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206 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Papa Shango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Stanlay!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shango showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stanlay.
Shango showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stanlay.
Stanlay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shango swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shango shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stanlay keeping full guard, as Shango tries to pass.
Stanlay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stanlay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shango slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Stanlay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stanlay is looking to stand up but Shango isn't so interested in that idea.
Shango missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stanlay is looking for a triangle but Shango pushes his legs off easily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stanlay misses with a two punch combination.
Stanlay looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shango shoots in for a double leg but Stanlay sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shango shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stanlay as he avoids it easily.
Stanlay tries to bum rush Shango with a series of wild strikes but Shango uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shango showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stanlay.
Shango changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stanlay tries to avoid it but Shango manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stanlay to the ground. Stanlay escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Papa Shango. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bone on bone clash there as Shango blocks the leg kick.
Stanlay tries to close the distance and clinch but Shango swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stanlay throws a series of punches but Shango avoids them all with ease.
Shango shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stanlay as he jumps to the side.
Shango throws a head kick that Stanlay semi-blocks.
It looks like Billy Stanlay has been cut.
Shango dodges the punch combination from Stanlay.
Shango misses with a double jab.
Shango throws a nice looking combination but Stanlay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stanlay throws a series of punches but Shango moves out of range.
Shango blocks a head kick by Stanlay.
No joy there for Stanlay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stanlay tries to close the distance and clinch but Shango swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanlay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shango decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stanlay's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stanlay is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stanlay wants to stand up but Shango is controlling him.
Shango preventing the sweep.
Stanlay is striking but Shango is not phased and passes to half guard.
Shango sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stanlay defending well though.
It looks like Shango is going to stand back up.
Stanlay gets back to full guard.
Stanlay looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shango tries to free his leg and advance position but Stanlay is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shango with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Shango throws a big right hand that misses.
Stanlay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shango has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shango passes Stanlay's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Shango prevents Stanlay from standing back up.
Stanlay moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Stanlay looking for a sweep. Not yet Stanlay, not yet.
Stanlay throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stanlay wants to stand up but Shango is controlling him.
Stanlay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shango is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanlay had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Shango is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Stanlay Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Shango's back instead.
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.
Stanlay looking for the RNC.
Shango trying to control but not successfully.
Shango fending off the submission attempt from Stanlay.
Stanlay avoiding Shango 's attempts to control his hands.
Stanlay is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Shango is defending well though. Stanlay let's go of the attempt for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Shango dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Stanlay's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stanlay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stanlay closes the distance but Shango moves to the side
and Shango counters with a two punch combo.
Stanlay lands with a right and another and another! Shango is in big trouble! Stanlay lands again and this time it's lights out for Shango! A quality knockout there for Stanlay.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Billy Stanlay!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Macdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian O Driscoll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Driscoll has chosen Space Olympics - The Lonely Island as his entrance music. Brian O Driscoll is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Basic striking
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Macdonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian O Driscoll!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macdonald swinging wilding here.
Macdonald misses with a head kick.
Macdonald avoids the head kick by O Driscoll.
Brian O Driscoll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macdonald sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks O Driscoll to the ground! Macdonald dives into full mount looking to finish!
O Driscoll is rocked!
Macdonald controlling from mount.
O Driscoll is still in real trouble! Can Macdonald finish him?
Macdonald is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Macdonald controlling the position easily from mount.
O Driscoll seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You get the feeling that O Driscoll really doesn't like being in this position too much.
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.
Macdonald takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
O Driscoll tries to buck Macdonald off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald working O Driscoll over with strikes here.
Macdonald swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrew Macdonald!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mizuto Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaemus Melroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Melroy's choice of entrance music: Hell Yeah. This should be fireworks!
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207 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mizuto Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shaemus Melroy!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melroy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Melroy looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Gomez scoring with some ground and pound.
Gomez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gomez chips away with some ground and pound.
Gomez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Melroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomez content to stall in guard here.
Gomez is working Melroy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Melroy looking for a sweep. Not yet Melroy, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez advances to half guard.
Gomez passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gomez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gomez controlling from mount.
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.
Gomez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gomez breaks from Melroy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gomez breaks from Melroy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gomez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gomez looking to control but Melroy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gomez looking to secure an arm triangle but Melroy defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Melroy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Melroy tries to hold on but Gomez pushes him away.
Melroy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gomez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gomez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Melroy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Melroy is looking to get to half guard.
Melroy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gomez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gomez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gomez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Melroy has worked his arm free - good work by Melroy!
Gomez looks up at the clock and then as Melroy takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gomez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gomez controls the position.
Gomez cracks Melroy with a big right hand but Melroy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gomez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
A lull in the action here.
Gomez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Mizuto Gomez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Gomez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gomez lands in his opponent's guard.
Gomez 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Melroy is on top in guard.
Gomez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Melroy from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mizuto Gomez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gomez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Melroy sprawls well initially but Gomez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gomez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gomez works his way into side control.
Gomez working the ground and pound from side control.
Melroy wants to get back to his feet.
Melroy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gomez connects with a decent elbow.
Gomez with the ground and pound but Melroy regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Gomez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Melroy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Melroy is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez with a nice head shot there.
Melroy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gomez controls the pace.
Mizuto Gomez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gomez is pushing down on Melroy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Melroy is fighting to maintain full guard but Gomez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gomez is controlling the pace.
Gomez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Melroy for as long as he can get away with.
Gomez trying to control from half guard but Melroy is working away.
Gomez working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gomez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Melroy keeps working.
Gomez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gomez 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.
Ground and pound from Gomez.
Gomez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Melroy is staying active underneath Gomez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gomez is trying to work for a kimura but Melroy is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gomez controlling the action here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Mizuto Gomez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Gomez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Melroy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Melroy wants to get back to his feet but Gomez drags him back down.
Gomez controlling from side mount.
Gomez is working to tighten is grip on Melroy's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Melroy has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Gomez is really squeezing tight and eventually Melroy passes out! Gomez breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mizuto Gomez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Villi Kotobalavu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kotobalavu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Another Body Murdered" by Faith No more & Boo-Yaa Tribe kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Sampson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Villi Kotobalavu!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampson shoots in and drives through. Kotobalavu sprawls well.
Kotobalavu misses with a few strikes there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sampson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sampson throws an elbow but it misses.
Sampson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kotobalavu up against the ropes.
Kotobalavu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sampson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kotobalavu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kotobalavu avoiding damage as Sampson throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kotobalavu tries to land a knee to the head but Sampson blocks with his arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu with a knee to the head.
Sampson wants to break free but Kotobalavu has control.
Sampson breaks from the clinch.
Sampson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kotobalavu throws out a loose jab but Sampson uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Kotobalavu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kotobalavu swats away the attempt to clinch by Sampson.
Kotobalavu rushes Sampson and presses him up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotobalavu breaks the clinch.
Kotobalavu scores with a three punch combo!
Sampson is rocked!
Sampson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kotobalavu.
Oh Sampson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sampson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sampson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kotobalavu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sampson thinking.
Sampson is breathing heavily.
Kotobalavu walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Sampson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Kotobalavu swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Sampson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Villi Kotobalavu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fernandes el Maya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). el Maya's entrance music is Mr. president-Coco jambo. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fernandes el Maya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson keeps the fight on the outside.
el Maya looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Hudson swats away the attempt to clinch by el Maya.
Hudson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in el Maya's guard.
Hudson tries to stand but el Maya is controlling from the bottom.
Hudson connects with a couple of short punches.
Hudson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hudson thows a big elbow that misses.
Hudson wants to stand but el Maya has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hudson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hudson gets to his feet. el Maya looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson lands with a kick to the temple. el Maya shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
el Maya is rocked!
Hudson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hudson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. el Maya avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
el Maya lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hudson backwards.
Hudson tries to pull guard but el Maya won't allow it.
el Maya looking to throw knees to the head but Hudson is blocking nicely.
Hudson manages to break the clinch.
el Maya throws a lazy head kick
and Hudson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hudson has had enough of the clinch but el Maya keeps him there for the moment.
Hudson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. el Maya smiles and moves away.
Fernandes el Maya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Hudson.
el Maya closes the distance but Hudson moves to the side
and Hudson counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hudson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
A lull in the action here.
Hudson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
el Maya wants to clinch but Hudson slips to the side
and Hudson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
el Maya trying to control from the bottom.
Hudson uses his free foot to push down on el Maya's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for el Maya.
el Maya tries to get back to half guard but can't.
el Maya wants to get back to his feet.
Hudson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
el Maya tries to hold on but Hudson postures up.
el Maya taking shots to the head.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Fernandes el Maya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hudson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hudson pushes el Maya back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hudson slows down the pace here.
Hudson manages to break the clinch.
Hudson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
el Maya drops his hands momentarily and Hudson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hudson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
el Maya gets underhooks to prevent Hudson's takedown attempt.
Hudson goes for a takedown attempt but el Maya pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hudson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has el Maya pinned against the cage. el Maya gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
el Maya pushes Hudson up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, el Maya throws an elbow but misses.
el Maya trying to land knees to the body.
Hudson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hudson manages to break the clinch.
Fernandes el Maya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
el Maya looks to clinch
and Hudson counters by moving into the clinch.
Hudson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hudson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hudson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but el Maya has him pressed against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Hudson.
Hudson cracks el Maya with a nice body shot.
el Maya tries to throw a body punch but Hudson avoids it by throwing el Maya back against the cage.
Hudson has el Maya pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hudson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending el Maya tumbling to the mat - Hudson dives into el Maya's 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!
Hudson drops back looking for a leg! el Maya is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and el Maya manages to kick Hudson off! Hudson jumps back into el Maya's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
el Maya is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Hudson 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hudson.
el Maya darts in trying to clinch
and Hudson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
el Maya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hudson.
Hudson gets a clinch.
el Maya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hudson.
Hudson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hudson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
el Maya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hudson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hudson is looking to break free of the clinch but el Maya has double underhooks.
Hudson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hudson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but el Maya has him pressed against the ropes.
Hudson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
el Maya wants to clinch but Hudson slips to the side
and Hudson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hudson throws an elbow that misses.
el Maya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
el Maya misses with a knee to the head.
Hudson stalling the fight.
el Maya looking to slow down the pace here.
el Maya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hudson is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. el Maya can't fight it off and eventually Hudson manages to take the fight to the floor. el Maya looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gary Hudson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hudson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. el Maya is keeping the position for now.
Hudson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
el Maya is working an open guard so Hudson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
el Maya tries to clinch but Hudson moves away
and Hudson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson breaks the clinch.
Hudson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
el Maya closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hudson counters with a leg kick.
Hudson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hudson throws a right and a left that both miss.
el Maya tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hudson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hudson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hudson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
el Maya tries to clinch but Hudson moves away
and Hudson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
el Maya landing knees to the head.
Hudson tries to break the clinch but el Maya is controlling the position.
Hudson tightens his grip and picks el Maya up, before dumping him to the ground. el Maya manages to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hudson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hudson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, el Maya has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on el Maya's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hudson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. el Maya knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
el Maya takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hudson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
el Maya is trying to get back to half guard.
Hudson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
el Maya is looking for a sweep.
Hudson stands up and beckons el Maya to his feet.
el Maya tries to clinch but Hudson moves away
and Hudson counters with a head kick. That will keep el Maya thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hudson darts in and clinches el Maya up against the ropes.
el Maya is trying to stall.
el Maya tries a knee to the head but Hudson blocks it.
Hudson tries to break the clinch but el Maya is controlling the position.
Hudson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. el Maya avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Hudson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
el Maya has closed the distance and engaged Hudson in a clinch.
el Maya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hudson blocks it with crossed arms.
Hudson fails to pull guard.
Hudson goes for a takedown attempt but el Maya pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
el Maya wants to clinch
and Hudson counters with a nice low kick that buckles el Maya's knee momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hudson.
Hudson doesn't manage to clinch there - el Maya circles away.
el Maya misses with a leg kick
and Hudson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. el Maya is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hudson darts in and clinches el Maya up against the ropes.
el Maya keeps control of Hudson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
el Maya misses with a knee strike.
el Maya landing knees to the body.
el Maya is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hudson is trying to stall.
el Maya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hudson blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
el Maya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hudson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hudson is trying to break free.
Hudson lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
el Maya lands a knee to the head.
Hudson lands an elbow inside.
el Maya with a knee to the head.
el Maya scores a nice knee to the body.
Hudson wants to break free but el Maya has control.
el Maya looking to stall.
el Maya lands a knee to the head.
Hudson breaks from the clinch.
Hudson lands with a nice body kick.
Hudson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fernandes el Maya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Hudson.
Hudson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Oh el Maya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hudson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. el Maya looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hudson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hudson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
el Maya is looking for a sweep.
el Maya seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. el Maya is trying to escape and Hudson transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and el Maya is forced to tap! Nice work there by Hudson! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gary Hudson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Viduka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Bannion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Viduka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rex Bannion!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bannion fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bannion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bannion throws a leg kick which misses Viduka's front leg but catches the back leg as Viduka tries to avoid it.
Viduka blocks a head kick by Bannion.
Viduka drives through and clinches with Bannion against the ropes.
Bannion connects with a knee to the head.
Viduka manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bannion preventing the sweep.
Viduka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bannion can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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.
Viduka throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Viduka throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bannion really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Viduka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bannion wants to stand but Viduka is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viduka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bannion can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Viduka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Viduka trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Viduka had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bannion is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Viduka Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bannion's back instead.
Bannion looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Bannion is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Viduka.
Viduka is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Viduka is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viduka somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Viduka struggling to land strikes to the head as Bannion covers up.
Viduka thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bannion fending off the submission attempt from Viduka.
Bannion controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Viduka throwing sloppy strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Viduka is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bannion knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bannion for a finish.
Bannion is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Viduka dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Bannion darts in trying to clinch
and Viduka decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bannion's guard.
Viduka postures up and lands a big shot to Bannion's brow.
Viduka trying to control the position from guard on top but Bannion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Viduka sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bannion's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Viduka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Viduka trying to control from half guard but Bannion is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bannion is trying to stand back up but Viduka is controlling him
Viduka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Viduka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bannion blocking the ground and pound attempt from Viduka.
Viduka is looking to advance position but Bannion won't allow it.
Viduka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bannion does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viduka looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bannion is trying to stand up here but Viduka is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bannion has hold of Viduka's hands but Viduka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Viduka wants to control but Bannion is keeping him busy.
Viduka lands strikes from half guard.
Viduka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Viduka seems to be looking for submissions.
Viduka is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Bannion has managed to free his arm - good work.
Viduka is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viduka is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Viduka passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bannion!
Bannion taking shots to the head.
Viduka wants to control the pace but Bannion is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Viduka dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bannion lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Harry Viduka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Viduka blocks a head kick by Bannion.
A head kick misses from Bannion.
Bannion stuffs the takedown attempt from Viduka. Viduka gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Bannion.
Viduka fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bannion sprawls well initially but Viduka persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Viduka is nestled in close to Bannion, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bannion is not content to let Viduka control the position.
Bannion has hold of Viduka's hands but Viduka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Viduka wants to work for an arm triangle but Bannion is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Viduka is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bannion!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viduka lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bannion hang on?
Viduka sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Viduka with a couple of short strikes.
Viduka looking to finish Bannion with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bannion!
Bannion wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Viduka thowing shots but they're missing.
Viduka 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.
Bannion is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viduka looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Harry Viduka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Viduka has hold of Bannion's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bannion manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Viduka wants to finish this one by submission but Bannion is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Viduka.
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.
Viduka tries to control but Bannion wriggling away.
Viduka raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Viduka cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Viduka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Viduka, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Viduka!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Reardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Ramone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hank Reardon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio Ramone!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramone keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramone looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Reardon!
Reardon working to try and regain half guard.
Reardon wants to hold on but Ramone pushes him away.
Reardon holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ramone tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ramone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ramone connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ramone scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Reardon is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Ramone throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Reardon is looking to improve his position but Ramone isn't that keen on the idea.
Ramone landing strikes from the mount.
Reardon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramone on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramone unloading with bombs!
Ramone controlling the pace for now.
Reardon is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ramone in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ramone looking to finish Reardon with some ground and pound. This is bad for Reardon!
Ramone throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Reardon because Ramone loaded up on that one.
Ramone landing strikes from the mount and Reardon is in trouble!
Reardon wants to hold on but Ramone pushes him away.
Ramone looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Reardon is desperately trying to improve his position but Ramone has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramone with shots to the head and body - Reardon looks very uncomfortable down there.
Reardon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ramone dominating with strikes here.
Ramone misses with a head shot.
Ramone trying to control but Reardon is having none of it.
Reardon can't escape the position.
Ramone cracks Reardon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ramone with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reardon tries to lock up and control but Ramone gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Reardon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Reardon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Reardon tries to get out of the position.
Reardon is breathing heavily.
Reardon tries to lock up and control but Ramone gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ramone landing strikes from the mount and Reardon is in trouble!
Ramone is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Reardon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ramone lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Reardon hang on?
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.
Reardon is looking to improve his position but Ramone isn't that keen on the idea.
Ramone working the ground and pound effectively.
Ramone swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Reardon is now in Ramone's guard. A big mistake from Ramone there, giving up the dominant position!
Reardon preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ramone working for a triangle but Reardon defends it easily.
Reardon wants to stand but Ramone is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ramone trying to keep a closed guard but Reardon is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Ramone dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reardon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ramone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ramone.
Reardon throws an elbow that misses.
Ramone tries to score a body lock takedown but Reardon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ramone jumps guard but Reardon stands there with Ramone around his waist. Ramone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ramone dodges an elbow strike from Reardon.
Reardon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramone is looking to control Reardon's arms but Reardon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ramone has his back to the ropes.
Reardon tries a body shot but Ramone blocks it.
Ramone tries to pull guard but Reardon holds him up against the ropes and eventually Ramone drops back down to his feet.
Hank Reardon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Ramone.
Reardon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reardon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ramone is trying to maintain a safe position but Reardon gets an underhook and turns Ramone into the ropes.
Ramone dodges an elbow strike from Reardon.
Reardon prevents Ramone from breaking the clinch.
Reardon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ramone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reardon looking to throw knees to the head but Ramone is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reardon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ramone wants to get back to striking at distance but Reardon won't allow it.
Reardon prevents Ramone from breaking the clinch.
Ramone looking to stall.
Ramone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reardon turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ramone looks frustrated here - throwing a couple of shots from the bottom though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramone gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ramone is pressing down on Reardon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ramone lands a decent punch to the body there.
Reardon trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramone trying to keep a closed guard but Reardon is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ramone trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ramone tries to strike from the bottom.
Reardon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ramone is trying to control the position but Reardon postures up.
Ramone doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reardon clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Reardon pulls Ramone into guard.
Reardon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ramone is controlling him.
Reardon keeping moving, preventing Ramone from controlling successfully.
Ramone won't allow Reardon to sweep him here.
Reardon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ramone is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Reardon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reardon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
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.
Reardon moves into the clinch.
Reardon pushes Ramone back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramone blocks the elbow strike.
Reardon is looking to control Ramone's arms but Ramone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reardon has his back to the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reardon.
Reardon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reardon misses with an elbow strike.
Ramone wants to break free but Reardon has control.
Ramone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ramone tries to score a body lock takedown but Reardon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Reardon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ramone's brow.
Reardon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ramone gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Reardon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reardon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ramone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reardon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ramone pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ramone throws a leg kick that misses.
Reardon tries to clinch but Ramone moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramone is looking to clinch but Reardon is avoiding it.
Julio Ramone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramone misses with a straight left.
Reardon wants to clinch
and Ramone decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Reardon's guard.
Julio Ramone has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reardon keeping moving, preventing Ramone from controlling successfully.
Ramone throws a strike but Reardon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ramone manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Reardon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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 Hank Reardon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Reardon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ramone counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ramone landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Reardon is trying to get back to full guard.
Reardon is not content to let Ramone control the position.
Ramone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reardon tries to roll over but Ramone keeps him under control.
Ramone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reardon defending well though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reardon instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ramone.
Reardon controlling the action here for a moment.
Ramone is trying to maintain a safe position but Reardon gets an underhook and turns Ramone into the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Reardon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ramone's brow.
Ramone is trying to break the clinch but Reardon has him pressed against the ropes.
Ramone blocks an elbow strike.
Reardon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reardon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ramone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reardon is keeping busy.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Reardon throws an elbow but misses.
Reardon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reardon misses with an elbow strike.
Reardon trying to stall but Ramone improves his position.
Ramone is looking to break free of the clinch but Reardon has double underhooks.
Reardon prevents Ramone from breaking the clinch.
Ramone wants to get back to striking at distance but Reardon won't allow it.
Ramone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reardon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ramone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Reardon.
Reardon scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reardon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ramone dodges an elbow strike from Reardon.
Reardon throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Reardon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ramone's brow.
Ramone blocks the elbow strike.
Reardon manages to break the clinch.
Reardon cracks Ramone with a big right hand and Ramone goes down!
Ramone is rocked!
It looks like Julio Ramone has been cut.
Reardon gets to his feet - Ramone follows without any prompting.
Ramone is still on wobbly legs! Can Reardon finish him?
Reardon rushes Ramone and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Reardon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ramone dodges an elbow strike from Reardon.
Ramone looking to slow down the pace here.
Ramone seems to have recovered his senses.
Reardon misses with a knee to the head.
Reardon is trying to trip Ramone. He has hold of a leg but Ramone is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Reardon persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ramone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reardon wanted to stand there but Ramone had control of the position.
Ramone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reardon avoids a kick to the body.
Reardon avoids a kick to the body.
Reardon closes the distance but Ramone moves to the side
and Ramone counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Reardon tries to get to full guard but Ramone has control of the leg.
Reardon is not content to let Ramone control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramone is trying to work for a kimura but Reardon is defending well.
Ramone stops Reardon from getting back to his feet.
Ramone thows a huge punch but Reardon dodges it nicely.
Ramone is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Reardon is just riding it out for now. Ramone eventually gives up the hold.
Ramone works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Julio Ramone.
I think Ramone has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Ramone!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Bay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bay has chosen Feuer Frei as his entrance music. Harry Mathers has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Mathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Bay!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bay rushes Mathers and presses him up against the ropes.
Bay tries to land knees in the clinch but Mathers avoids the damage to the body.
Bay lands an elbow just above Mathers 's eye.
Mathers managing to block the knees to the body from Bay.
Mathers crunches a lovely knee into Bay's ribcage.
Bay scores a nice knee to the body.
Bay ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bay no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mathers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mathers is posturing up here but Bay has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Mathers tries to roll out but it's too tight and Mathers has to tap! Slick submission there by Bay!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thomas Bay!
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