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Legacy 20: Rise to Glory PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zues Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonka Hills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zues Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tonka Hills!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hills circles away.
Hills misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Orion prevents Hills from breaking the clinch.
Orion is looking to control Hills's arms but Hills gets an underhook and turns him. Now Orion has his back to the cage.
Hills is trying to maintain a safe position but Orion gets an underhook and turns Hills into the cage.
Orion breaks from the clinch.
Orion is looking to clinch but Hills is avoiding it.
Hills swats away the attempt to clinch by Orion.
Orion throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hills has Orion up against the cage in a clinch.
Hills has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Orion avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Orion creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hills fails to pull guard.
Zues Orion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tonka Hills.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hills tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Orion just stands there and leans against the cage.
Orion misses with a knee strike.
Orion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hills closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Orion wants to control but Hills is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hills is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Hills prevents Orion from improving his position.
Orion has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hills is working away from the top position though.
Orion tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Hills manages to move to mount!
Orion is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Hills there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Orion is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hills throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hills takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Orion working to try and regain half guard.
Orion is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hills landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hills looking to control but Orion is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Orion wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hills.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hills is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Orion is surviving well by controlling Hills's body position as best he can.
Hills controlling his opponent.
That's four 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.
Orion is squirming around, avoiding Hills's attempts to control the action.
Hills breaks from Orion's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Orion is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hills trying to control but Orion is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hills scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Orion?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orion slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonka Hills dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Orion darts in and clinches Hills up against the cage.
Hills trying to land knees to the body.
Orion tries to land a knee to the head but Hills blocks with his arms.
Orion is trying to maintain a safe position but Hills gets an underhook and turns Orion into the cage.
Orion lands a nice knee to the body.
Orion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Orion. No joy for Hills on that attempt.
Orion is looking to clinch but Hills is avoiding it.
Hills tries to clinch up but Orion circles away and keeps his distance.
Zues Orion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hills misses with a head kick.
Hills scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hills scores a takedown into full mount!
Hills pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Orion slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hills wants to work for an arm triangle but Orion is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hills is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion tries to get to full guard but Hills has control of the leg.
Orion has hold of Hills's hands but Hills slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Orion trying to hold on to Hills's head to control him but Hills postures up.
Orion works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hills stays in close to Orion's body and controls the position.
Hills trying to control but Orion is working from the bottom.
Orion is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Orion tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hills knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Orion slows the pace down in half guard.
Orion is looking to advance position but Hills won't allow it.
Orion prevents Hills from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hills is trying is best to control the position here.
Hills won't allow Orion to pass to mount.
Hills controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Orion misses with a head shot. Hills uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hills throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Orion postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hills looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Orion looking to pass the guard.
Orion trying to control but Hills is working from the bottom.
Orion avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Orion stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hills swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tonka Hills will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Orion tries to bum rush Hills with a series of wild strikes but Hills uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Orion throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hills.
Hills shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Orion but Orion pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Orion misses with a straight right.
Hills throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Orion's waist but Orion gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hills off to one side.
Orion rushes Hills and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Orion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orion throws a head kick but Hills moves out of range.
Hills shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Orion but Orion pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zues Orion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tonka Hills.
Orion keeps the fight on the outside.
Hills takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hills tries for a takedown but Orion sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hills keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orion moves out of range as Hills throws a body kick.
Orion throws a series of punches but Hills moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion tries to clinch there but Hills circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Orion.
Orion moves into range and clinches up with Hills.
Stalling in the clinch from Hills.
Orion manages to break the clinch.
Hills throws a leg kick but Orion checks it.
Hills will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Orion clinches but Hills breaks the clinch
and Hills counters with a shoot takedown. Orion fights it but they end up in guard.
Hills in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orion throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hills uses it to pass to side control.
Hills wants to control but Orion is keeping him busy.
Orion is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hills off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion doesn't have the hooks in and Hills manages to turn into his guard.
Hills is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Orion trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hills gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orion is looking to clinch.
Orion tries to clinch up
and Hills counters with a shoot takedown. Orion fights it but they end up in guard.
Orion looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hills has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Orion is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion keeping moving, preventing Hills from controlling successfully.
Hills showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hills pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orion is keeping the position for now.
Hills stands up and waves to Orion to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Orion closes the distance but Hills moves to the side
and Hills counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Zues Orion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orion moves into full guard.
Hills being controlled here momentarily.
Orion 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hills trying to control but Orion is working from the bottom.
Orion looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hills passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tonka Hills comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hills winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tonka Hills!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chew Backer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Knot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Chew Backer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ted Knot!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knot looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Backer is fending him off so far but Knot persists. Nope, Backer circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Knot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Backer scores with a takedown into Knot's guard.
Backer is looking to advance position but Knot has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Backer is looking to improve his position but Knot isn't that keen on the idea.
Backer wants to hold on but Knot pushes him away.
Knot wants to finish this one by submission but Backer is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Knot.
Knot controlling the position easily from mount.
Knot cracks Backer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Backer is desperately trying to improve his position but Knot has a good base and remains in mount.
Knot tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Backer wants to control but Knot is having none of it.
Knot controlling from the full mount.
Backer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Backer is working hard here to advance position.
Knot breaks from Backer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Knot cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Backer is desperately trying to improve his position but Knot has a good base and remains in mount.
Knot takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Knot wants to control the pace but Backer is squirming around nicely.
Knot controlling from the full mount.
Knot working for a guillotine from mount but Backer is in no mood to give up.
Knot scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Knot cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Knot tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Backer swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Backer working to try and regain half guard.
Knot controlling from the full mount.
Knot prevents Backer from getting the reversal.
Backer is breathing heavily.
Knot takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four 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.
Knot landing shots from mount.
Knot wants to control the pace but Backer is squirming around nicely.
Knot lands a nice shot to the head.
Backer tries to hold on but Knot pushes him away.
Knot with shots to the head and body - Backer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Knot tries to control but Backer wriggling away.
Knot controlling from the full mount.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ted Knot just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Knot scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Backer doesn't seem bothered though.
Backer misses with the combination.
Knot darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Knot decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Knot dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Knot tries to clinch but Backer is having none of it.
Backer tries to clinch up
and Knot counters by moving into the clinch.
Backer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Knot gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knot jumps guard but Backer stands there with Knot around his waist. Knot gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Backer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knot jumps guard but Backer stands there with Knot around his waist. Knot gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Knot.
Knot pulls guard effortlessly.
Knot wants to stand and escape but Backer is having none of it.
Backer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knot is looking for a triangle but Backer pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Backer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knot looking for a sweep. Not yet Knot, not yet.
Backer trying to control but Knot is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Backer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Backer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Knot's guard.
Backer tries to free his leg and advance position but Knot is retaining full guard.
Knot is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Backer tries to free his leg and advance position but Knot is retaining full guard.
Backer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Backer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Backer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knot keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Backer in side control lands a decent elbow.
Backer throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Backer working the ground and pound.
Backer scoring with punches from side control.
Knot bucks up and tries to throw Backer off but instead Backer has got his back!
Backer lands a shot to the body.
Knot trying to control but not successfully.
Knot is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Backer off. It looks like it's working - Backer slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Knot displaying calm under pressure there.
Knot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knot closes this distance looking for a takedown but Backer circles away.
Chew Backer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Knot.
Backer is looking to clinch but Knot is avoiding it.
Knot circles away from the clinch attempt
and Knot moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Knot smiles and moves away.
Knot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Backer clinches but Knot breaks the clinch
and Knot counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Knot looking to pass the guard.
Knot gets to his feet. Backer looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Backer has closed the distance and engaged Knot in a clinch.
Knot tries to score a body lock takedown but Backer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knot tries to stall but Backer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knot wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Backer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Backer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knot takes an elbow to the forehead.
Backer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Backer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knot fails to pull guard.
Backer is fighting off a takedown attempt but Knot is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Backer to the mat. Backer regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Backer is working an open guard so Knot takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knot with a lazy takedown attempt
and Backer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Backer 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.
Backer wants to pass to mount but Knot is defending the position.
Knot pushes Backer off looking to stand but Backer dives back in and keeps control.
Backer is thwarting Knot's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Knot manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Knot wants to stand up but Backer is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Backer content to stall in guard here.
Knot wants to control but Backer passes easily into half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ted Knot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Backer wants to clinch but Knot slips to the side
and Knot decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Backer's guard.
Backer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knot is one step ahead there.
Knot trying to stand up but can't free himself from Backer's guard.
Backer is working an open guard so Knot takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Backer fails to land the takedown.
Knot gets the takedown into side control.
Knot stands up.
Backer clinches but Knot breaks the clinch
and Knot counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Knot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Backer prevents the takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Backer lands a damaging elbow.
Backer jumps guard and drags Knot to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Backer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Knot slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knot gets to his feet - Backer follows without any prompting.
Backer scores a takedown into full mount!
Backer punching from mount but Knot doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Knot keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Backer throwing strikes here but Knot is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Knot working to try and regain half guard.
Knot in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Backer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Backer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Backer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Knot is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Backer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Knot is still in real trouble! Can Backer finish him?
Backer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Knot is trying to stand.
Backer landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Backer.
BOOM! Backer connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Backer postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Knot badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Backer around the waist but Backer pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Backer is the winner by TKO! Backer jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chew Backer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Connor McNamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvin Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvin Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Connor McNamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alvin Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garcia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick by McNamara misses
and Garcia counters with an outside leg kick.
McNamara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McNamara. That did some damage!
Garcia moves into the clinch successfully.
Garcia tries to land knees in the clinch but McNamara avoids the damage to the body.
Garcia works on McNamara's body with a couple of short punches.
Garcia breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia.
McNamara looks to land a combination. Garcia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McNamara fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Garcia as McNamara shoots in.
McNamara throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia throws a right hand that McNamara ducks under and follows up with a left that McNamara also avoids with ease.
McNamara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McNamara throws a lazy head kick
and Garcia counters with a big head kick but McNamara shrugs it off.
McNamara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McNamara jumps guard but Garcia stands there with McNamara around his waist. McNamara gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section. McNamara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamara wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
McNamara dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a double jab
so McNamara counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McNamara is breathing heavily.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McNamara's guard.
McNamara keeping full guard, as Garcia tries to pass.
Garcia pushes down on McNamara's leg and manages to get into half guard.
McNamara tries to kick Garcia off but Garcia keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
McNamara trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Garcia with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
McNamara holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
McNamara makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garcia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McNamara knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garcia on the ground.
Garcia had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. McNamara is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Garcia Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take McNamara's back instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McNamara looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
You can see the frustration on McNamara's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
McNamara covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Garcia working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNamara looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Garcia is hanging on to McNamara's back as he tries to escape.
Garcia connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for McNamara to escape the position.
Garcia scores with punches and elbows.
Garcia gets his hands free as McNamara looks to control.
McNamara wants to get back to his feet.
Garcia is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. McNamara defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Garcia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McNamara manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Garcia cracks McNamara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garcia.
Garcia scores with a leg kick.
McNamara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcia.
No luck for McNamara with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Connor McNamara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia lands a nice leg kick that just misses McNamara's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McNamara throws a one two combo.
It looks like Alvin Garcia has been cut.
Garcia tries to clinch but McNamara is having none of it.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McNamara digs a good hook to Garcia's body.
Garcia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McNamara drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McNamara postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McNamara decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Garcia, up you get!
Garcia clinches up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Garcia.
Garcia breaks from the clinch.
McNamara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McNamara looks to clinch
and Garcia counters with an outside leg kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Connor McNamara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alvin Garcia's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McNamara closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McNamara lands in his opponent's guard.
McNamara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garcia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Garcia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McNamara manages to get himself to full guard.
Garcia stands and steps away. McNamara gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
McNamara scores a takedown into full mount!
Garcia in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Garcia tries to lock up and control but McNamara gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamara working the ground and pound effectively.
Garcia is looking to improve his position but McNamara isn't that keen on the idea.
Garcia defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from McNamara.
McNamara avoids the attempt from Garcia to control.
Garcia takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Connor McNamara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McNamara tries to control but Garcia wriggling away.
McNamara working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia gets back to half guard.
McNamara not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia wants to improve his position but McNamara is controlling well.
McNamara decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
McNamara looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McNamara moves into full mount! Garcia won't be happy about that!
McNamara wants to control the action but instead Garcia gets a body lock and reverses into McNamara's guard! Nice work!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but McNamara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNamara has his feet on Garcia's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
McNamara connects with the punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garcia.
McNamara fails with an attempt to clinch.
McNamara tries to clinch up.
Connor McNamara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McNamara.
Garcia scores with a leg kick.
Garcia feints and then cracks McNamara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McNamara down.
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
Garcia throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Garcia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McNamara.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses McNamara's front leg but catches the back leg as McNamara tries to avoid it.
Garcia keeps McNamara at a distance using the push kick.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from McNamara.
McNamara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
McNamara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Garcia counters with a big head kick but McNamara shrugs it off.
McNamara shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Garcia's guard.
McNamara stands and steps away. Garcia gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
McNamara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNamara lands the left hand.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
McNamara misses with a leg kick.
McNamara looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McNamara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses McNamara's front leg but catches the back leg as McNamara tries to avoid it.
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - McNamara circles away.
Garcia throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McNamara throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Garcia stalks McNamara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McNamara's face. McNamara staggers backwards, shaken.
Garcia tries to clinch there but McNamara circles away.
Garcia tries to clinch up
and McNamara counters with a straight right hand.
Garcia throws a head kick that McNamara semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McNamara shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McNamara misses with a takedown attempt - Garcia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Connor McNamara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia rushes McNamara and presses him up against the cage.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as McNamara controls his hands.
McNamara wants a takedown but no success here.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and McNamara moves out of range easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor McNamara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alvin Garcia's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Garcia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia closes the distance looking to clinch
and McNamara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McNamara misses with a low kick as Garcia jumps back.
McNamara throws the kick towards the body but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch but McNamara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McNamara throws a head kick that half lands.
McNamara throws a chopping leg kick but Garcia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McNamara is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head kick by Garcia misses
and McNamara counters with a single leg into guard. Garcia didn't expect that.
McNamara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McNamara stands and steps away. Garcia gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
McNamara swinging wilding here.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McNamara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Garcia in his tracks.
Garcia stuffs the takedown attempt from McNamara. McNamara gets slowly back to his feet.
Garcia stuffs the takedown.
Garcia tries to bum rush McNamara with a series of wild strikes but McNamara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McNamara wants to clinch.
McNamara closes this distance looking for a takedown but Garcia circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Connor McNamara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamara closes the distance and clinches.
Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McNamara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some damage!
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A head kick by McNamara misses
and Garcia counters with a big head kick but McNamara shrugs it off.
Garcia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garcia plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McNamara fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Garcia sprawls well initially but McNamara persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Garcia is holding on to half guard well.
McNamara decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
McNamara waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Garcia.
McNamara throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Garcia!
McNamara shoots in and drives through. Garcia sprawls well.
Garcia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McNamara.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McNamara. That did some damage!
McNamara tries to keep at a distance but Garcia has taken the fight into the clinch.
McNamara wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNamara is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McNamara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McNamara takes a knee right on the jaw!
Garcia manages to break the clinch.
McNamara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcia.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McNamara's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and McNamara duly obliges.
Garcia is looking to clinch but McNamara is avoiding it.
McNamara closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McNamara shoots in for a double leg but Garcia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Garcia moves into the clinch successfully.
Garcia manages to break the clinch.
McNamara scores a takedown into full mount!
Garcia tries to hold on but McNamara pushes him away.
McNamara controlling from the full mount.
Garcia is looking to get to half guard.
McNamara punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNamara in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
You get the feeling that Garcia really doesn't like being in this position too much.
McNamara wants to control the pace but Garcia is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by McNamara.
McNamara controlling from the full mount.
McNamara landing strikes from the mount and Garcia is in trouble!
McNamara working Garcia over with strikes here.
McNamara with good strikes from the mount here!
Garcia manages to regain half guard. Good work.
McNamara decides to return to a standing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McNamara. That did some damage!
Garcia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garcia moves into the clinch successfully.
Garcia lands a body punch.
Garcia digs a right hand underneath McNamara's ribcage. McNamara let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Garcia jumps guard and drags McNamara to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Garcia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McNamara.
Alvin Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McNamara connects with a couple of short punches.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Garcia is working an open guard so McNamara takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
Garcia closes the distance looking to clinch
and McNamara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Connor McNamara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McNamara, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connor McNamara!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between eddie lavelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Myshkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Myshkin has chosen Rock Version of the Russian National Anthem as his entrance music. eddie lavelle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, eddie lavelle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dmitry Myshkin!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
lavelle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Myshkin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Myshkin wants to stand and escape but instead lavelle has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
lavelle would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Myshkin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead lavelle passes into side control.
lavelle trying to control the action but Myshkin is working from the bottom.
Myshkin tries to buck lavelle off but lavelle is having none of it.
Myshkin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but lavelle has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Myshkin looks gassed!
Myshkin tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but lavelle presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
lavelle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lavelle prevents Myshkin from getting the reversal.
lavelle tries to control but Myshkin wriggling away.
Myshkin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
lavelle looking to control and managing it successfully.
lavelle looking to control but Myshkin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
lavelle could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
lavelle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Myshkin on the ground.
The referee stands the fighters back up. eddie lavelle just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Myshkin gets the takedown into side control.
lavelle prevents Myshkin from improving position.
Myshkin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
lavelle is trying to get back to his feet.
Myshkin stands up and beckons lavelle to his feet.
lavelle throws a head kick but Myshkin moves out of range.
Myshkin blocks a head kick by lavelle.
Myshkin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Myshkin throws a head kick but lavelle moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lavelle lands with a kick to the temple. Myshkin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Myshkin is looking to clinch but lavelle is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
lavelle wants to clinch.
Myshkin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Myshkin doesn't manage to clinch there - lavelle circles away.
lavelle misses with a kick to the body.
Jab from Myshkin.
Myshkin throws a lazy head kick
and lavelle counters by moving into the clinch.
lavelle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Myshkin is keeping busy.
lavelle gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Myshkin.
lavelle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Myshkin pulls his leg out and moves away.
lavelle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Myshkin's calf.
Myshkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
lavelle forces Myshkin back against the cage and clinches.
lavelle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Myshkin tries to pull guard but lavelle holds him up against the cage and eventually Myshkin drops back down to his feet.
lavelle landing knees to the head.
Myshkin is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from lavelle.
Myshkin is still on wobbly legs! Can lavelle finish him?
lavelle manages to break the clinch.
Crack! A monster head kick from lavelle and Myshkin falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by lavelle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). eddie lavelle!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Urban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Urban could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jamal Johnson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Urban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamal Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urban closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Urban looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Urban content to control rather than advance.
Urban looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Urban trying to control from Johnson's half guard. Johnson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Urban is controlling him.
Urban throws and elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Urban's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urban trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Johnson trying to control but Urban is working from the bottom.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
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.
Urban pushes Johnson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Urban closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Urban lands in his opponent's guard.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Urban postures up.
Urban has gone for a leg lock! Johnson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Urban's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Urban is retaining full guard.
Urban is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Johnson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Urban drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Johnson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Urban is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to control Urban's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Johnson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Urban manages to pass to mount!
Johnson wants to control but Urban is having none of it.
Urban looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johnson tries to hold on but Urban postures up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Urban dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johnson misses with a takedown
so Urban counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Urban with a flurry of punches that miss.
Urban trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Urban knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Urban from controlling successfully.
Urban postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urban trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Urban throws a big right hand that misses.
Urban stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Urban has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Urban's guard.
Johnson is fighting to break Urban's control of his arms but Urban is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Urban looking to control.
Bobby Urban overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson trying to control but Urban is working from the bottom.
Urban looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Urban can't keep his opponent in guard - Johnson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Johnson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Urban.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson prevents Urban from standing back up.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Urban is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Urban taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Urban dodges it nicely.
Johnson moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Urban.
Urban on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Urban tries to get out of the position.
Urban taking a bit of punishment here - Johnson scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson stands up.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Johnson tries to clinch but Urban moves out of range.
Urban decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson trying to get back to full guard but Urban takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jamal Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Urban's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Urban counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Urban wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Urban landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Urban is controlling him well.
Urban working Johnson over with strikes.
Urban moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is not content to let Urban control the position.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Urban's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Johnson gets full guard.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
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.
Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Urban preventing the sweep.
Urban stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urban pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Urban avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Urban postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urban throwing strikes but missing.
Urban trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Urban is proving a slippery customer.
Urban missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Urban showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Urban has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Urban!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Flannery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gora Sammo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Flannery might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Elk Hunt - Trevor Jones and Randy Edelman. The key to victory for Jerry Flannery has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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228 lbs
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BJJ White 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jerry Flannery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gora Sammo!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sammo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Flannery's head.
Sammo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Flannery could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Flannery misses with a double jab.
Sammo cracks the inside of Flannery's front leg.
Sammo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jerry Flannery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flannery misses with a double jab.
Flannery circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Flannery.
Flannery misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flannery lands a nice looking body shot.
Flannery has closed the distance and engaged Sammo in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flannery can't break the clinch.
Sammo tries to land knees in the clinch but Flannery avoids the damage to the body.
Sammo tries to break the clinch but Flannery is controlling the position.
Flannery wants to break free but Sammo has control.
Flannery lands with a right to the head.
Flannery wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sammo with a knee to the head.
Flannery wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sammo prevents Flannery from breaking the clinch.
Sammo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short left from Flannery.
Flannery has had enough of the clinch but Sammo keeps him there for the moment.
Sammo looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flannery tries to break the clinch but Sammo is controlling the position.
Sammo breaks the clinch.
Sammo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sammo, right into the meat.
Sammo scores with a takedown into Flannery's guard.
Sammo is looking to work some ground and pound but Flannery has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flannery working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sammo.
Sammo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Flannery preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sammo throwing strikes but missing.
Sammo prevents Flannery from getting back to his feet.
Sammo cracks Flannery with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammo postures up in Flannery's guard and throws a big left but Flannery blocks it.
Flannery utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sammo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sammo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sammo working some strikes from top position.
Sammo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flannery works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sammo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The strikes coming from Sammo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sammo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sammo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flannery keeps working.
Sammo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flannery dodges the ground and pound from Sammo.
Sammo scoring with punches from side control.
Sammo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Flannery is not content to let Sammo control the position.
Flannery on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Flannery tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Flannery is breathing heavily.
Sammo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sammo wants to clinch up but Flannery keeps it at a distance.
Sammo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Flannery misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sammo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sammo lands in his opponent's guard.
Sammo working some strikes from top position.
Flannery knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sammo on the ground.
Sammo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sammo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Flannery's head.
Sammo pushing down on Flannery's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sammo working Flannery over with strikes.
Sammo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sammo trying to control the action but Flannery is working from the bottom.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gora Sammo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Flannery scores with a jab to the body.
Flannery swinging wilding here.
Sammo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jerry Flannery is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sammo connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Flannery to the floor! Sammo dives in looking for the finish!
Flannery is rocked!
Sammo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Oh Flannery is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flannery has hold of Sammo's hands but Sammo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Flannery keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Flannery seems to have got his legs back now.
Flannery has hold of Sammo's hands but Sammo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sammo moves into full mount! Flannery won't be happy about that!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sammo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Sammo! Flannery is hurt baaadly! Sammo is firing away with more strikes - Flannery is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Gora Sammo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mei Dabest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshal Van Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mei Dabest could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marshal Van Black's chin.
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mei Dabest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marshal Van Black!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Black drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dabest is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Van Black looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dabest could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Van Black thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dabest's head.
Dabest makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dabest.
Van Black wants to stand but Dabest is controlling his posture from full guard.
Van Black must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dabest escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Van Black gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Van Black with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dabest has momentary wrist control but Van Black slips an elbow through the middle.
Van Black is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Black with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dabest is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dabest is breathing heavily.
Van Black trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Van Black working some strikes from top position.
Dabest avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dabest trying to keep a closed guard but Van Black is proving a slippery customer.
Van Black with a nice head shot there.
Van Black wants to get up but he can't break Dabest's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Van Black is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Dabest manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Black avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dabest.
Van Black is working to get back to half guard.
Van Black is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dabest raining down shots from the mount!
Van Black tries to improve his position but instead Dabest has taken his back!
Van Black controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Dabest is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Dabest gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Dabest gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Dabest apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Van Black lands with a nice combination. Dabest backs away looking to recover.
A combination from Van Black does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Black closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Van Black lands in his opponent's guard.
Dabest is looking to sinch up a triangle. Van Black throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Dabest's body to avoid the submission. Dabest has instead reached around Van Black's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Dabest arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mei Dabest!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Braden Szymon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Crump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Braden Szymon !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Crump!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szymon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crump tries to keep at a distance but Szymon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Szymon fails to pull guard.
Szymon wants a takedown.
Crump lands a takedown into guard.
Szymon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Crump is trying to get back to full guard.
Crump actively working from the bottom here.
Szymon is working for a kimura but Crump is defending it quite comfortably.
Szymon seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Crump is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crump looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Crump is in trouble now - Szymon has advanced to mount!
Szymon is breathing heavily.
Crump tries to lock up and control but Szymon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Crump is looking to improve his position but Szymon isn't that keen on the idea.
Szymon throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Crump because Szymon loaded up on that one.
Crump can't escape the position.
Szymon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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.
Crump can't escape the position.
Szymon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Szymon wants to control the pace but Crump is squirming around nicely.
Crump keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Crump is squirming around, avoiding Szymon 's attempts to control the action.
Crump keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Szymon tries to control but Crump wriggling away.
Crump is trying to escape the mount.
Szymon jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle�. Ooooh, that looks tight� Crump is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Crump and Szymon has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Szymon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crump keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szymon stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Szymon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crump swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horrible takedown by Szymon or perhaps it was just good defense by Crump which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Braden Szymon . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Szymon .
Nice sprawl there from Crump as Szymon shoots in.
Szymon shoots in for a takedown but Crump shows good takedown defense.
Szymon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crump as he jumps to the side.
Braden Szymon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crump feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Crump won't allow Szymon to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crump wants to control from the top but Szymon keeps moving.
Szymon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Szymon working for a triangle but Crump defends it easily.
Szymon looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Crump puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Szymon is trying to get back to full guard.
Szymon pushes Crump off and gets back to his feet.
Crump should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Szymon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Szymon decides to stand up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Szymon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Braden Szymon 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.
Crump gets the takedown into side control.
Szymon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Crump's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Szymon is staying active underneath Crump, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Crump might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Szymon kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Szymon trying to control from the bottom.
Szymon is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Crump looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Szymon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Szymon .
Szymon wants to control but Crump passes easily into half guard.
Szymon is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Crump pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crump seems to be working for a kimura but Szymon defends the submission attempt.
Szymon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Szymon is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Crump pulls his head out easily.
Szymon is defending against the submission attempts here by Crump.
Crump seems to be working for a kimura but Szymon defends the submission attempt.
Szymon wants to improve his position but Crump is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Szymon is trying to stand up here but Crump is controlling him well.
Szymon is looking to improve his position.
Szymon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Szymon .
Szymon has his foot on Crump's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Crump works his way back into a safe position though.
Szymon is trying to control the position but Crump postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Szymon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crump is one step ahead there.
Crump wants to control from the top but Szymon keeps moving.
Crump postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crump stopping the sweep attempt from Szymon .
Crump pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Szymon is keeping the position for now.
Crump slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Szymon is looking to reverse the position.
Braden Szymon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Szymon wants to clinch up but Crump keeps it at a distance.
Szymon fails with the takedown
and Crump counters with a nice double leg into side control. Szymon won't be happy with that.
Szymon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Crump off and has taken his back!
Szymon looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Crump taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Braden Szymon !
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