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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Andromalius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Mattlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mattlock comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Click Click Boom kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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175 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Andromalius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Mattlock!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattlock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mattlock wants to slow Andromalius down by chopping away at his legs.
Mattlock takes a jab right on the kisser.
Andromalius throws a series of punches but Mattlock moves out of range.
Mattlock throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Andromalius.
Mattlock ducks under a wild hook from Andromalius.
Mattlock fails to land the takedown.
Shane Mattlock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andromalius lands a lovely overhand right.
Mattlock looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Andromalius is fending him off so far but Mattlock persists. Nope, Andromalius circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattlock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mattlock shoots in for a takedown but Andromalius shows good takedown defense.
Thomas Andromalius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Mattlock.
A punch combination from Andromalius misses.
Mattlock is looking to clinch but Andromalius is avoiding it.
Andromalius doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mattlock counters with a head kick.
Mattlock looks gassed!
Mattlock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andromalius.
Mattlock walks into a straight right hand from Andromalius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andromalius throws an overhand right that lands on Mattlock's shoulder, as Mattlock tries to avoid the shot.
Mattlock moves in looking to clinch but Andromalius pushes him off.
Mattlock shoots and misses
and Andromalius counters with a shoot takedown. Mattlock fights it but they end up in guard.
Andromalius stands and steps away. Mattlock gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andromalius closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Andromalius lands in his opponent's guard.
Andromalius gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattlock throws a combination that misses
and Andromalius counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Mattlock down! Andromalius is looking to finish but Mattlock is intelligently defending himself.
Mattlock is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Andromalius gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattlock doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Andromalius counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mattlock!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mattlock really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mattlock blocking the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mattlock is controlling an arm, preventing Andromalius from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Andromalius dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Andromalius scores a takedown into full mount!
Mattlock is looking to improve his position but Andromalius isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andromalius is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Mattlock is breathing heavily.
Andromalius tries to land a leg kick but Mattlock saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattlock clinches but Andromalius breaks the clinch
so Andromalius counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mattlock is working an open guard so Andromalius takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Andromalius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andromalius shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Andromalius seems content to control.
Mattlock wants to improve his position but Andromalius is controlling well.
Andromalius decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andromalius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mattlock counters with a shoot takedown. Andromalius fights it but they end up in guard.
Andromalius is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mattlock wanted to stand there but Andromalius had control of the position.
Mattlock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Andromalius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andromalius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mattlock is one step ahead there.
Mattlock throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Andromalius dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fighters circling - Andromalius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andromalius looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Andromalius gets to his feet - Mattlock follows without any prompting.
Mattlock tries to clinch but Andromalius moves away
and Andromalius counters with a straight right hand.
Andromalius throws the left hand but Mattlock avoids the punch easily.
Andromalius closes the distance and clinches up with Mattlock, looking for a takedown. Andromalius pushes Mattlock against the cage but Mattlock circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andromalius throws a leg kick
and Mattlock counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mattlock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Andromalius wants to get back to his feet but Mattlock is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Andromalius pushes Mattlock off and gets back to his feet.
Mattlock looks to clinch
and Andromalius counters with a single leg into guard. Mattlock didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mattlock can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Andromalius controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andromalius preventing the sweep.
Andromalius is looking to stand up but Mattlock won't let him.
Andromalius slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattlock tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Andromalius easily slips into full mount!
Thomas Andromalius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mattlock tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Andromalius looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mattlock trying desperately to get to his feet.
Andromalius tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Andromalius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andromalius has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Andromalius!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Your Fear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brent Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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, Your Fear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brent Savage!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage throws an overhand right that lands on Fear's shoulder, as Fear tries to avoid the shot.
Fear moves away from the strike by Savage.
Fear chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fear scores with a punch to the head.
Fear fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fear has closed the distance and engaged Savage in a clinch.
Fear really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Savage tries a knee to the head but Fear blocks it.
Fear has hold of one of Savage's legs. Savage is fighting the takedown attempt but Fear gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Savage keeping moving, preventing Fear from controlling successfully.
Savage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Savage is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fear trying to stand up but can't free himself from Savage's guard.
Fear thows a big elbow that misses.
Fear trying to control but Savage is working from the bottom.
Fear is posturing up here but Savage has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Fear tries to roll out but it's too tight and Fear has to tap! Slick submission there by Savage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brent Savage!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and London Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, London Paul!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paul decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Johnson tries to bum rush Paul with a series of wild strikes but Paul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Paul wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Paul is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Paul has one foot on Johnson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Paul lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Paul counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson is rocked!
London Paul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Paul counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul lands a brutal uppercut that launches Johnson off his feet! Johnson tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). London Paul!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Infamous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vito Attell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Infamous kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Jadakiss - Pain And Torture. Thiago Infamous has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Determined |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thiago Infamous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vito Attell!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Infamous fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Attell sprawls well initially but Infamous persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Attell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Attell tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Infamous manages to move to mount!
Attell is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Infamous with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Attell is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Infamous working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Attell is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attell is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Attell looks gassed!
Infamous jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Attell manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Infamous looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Infamous wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Attell, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attell pushes Infamous away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Infamous gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Attell tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Attell is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Infamous gets his way!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Infamous is working for a rear naked choke. Attell is not defending it well and Infamous has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Attell refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Attell's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Thiago Infamous!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Old Greg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milton Howzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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205 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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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, Old Greg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Milton Howzer!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howzer looks to land a left hand but Greg moved out of range nicely.
Howzer has a takedown stuffed.
Greg shoots in and bounces Howzer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Greg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Howzer throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Howzer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Greg might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Howzer is trying to keep Greg in close.
Greg 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.
Howzer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Greg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Howzer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Greg holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Howzer tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Howzer throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greg tries to reverse the position but Howzer maintains control.
Greg regains half guard.
Greg slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Greg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Howzer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Greg wants to sweep here but Howzer controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Greg is on top in guard.
Howzer throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Greg with a nice head shot there.
Greg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Greg working some strikes from top position.
Greg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Howzer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Greg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Greg throwing strikes from guard but Howzer blocks nicely.
Greg chips away with some ground and pound.
Greg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Howzer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Howzer looking for a sweep. Not yet Howzer, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Howzer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Greg looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Greg is breathing heavily.
Howzer wants to improve his position but Greg is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howzer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Greg scores with a couple of nice shots.
Greg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Howzer's head.
Howzer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Howzer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Greg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Howzer tries to get to full guard but Greg has control of the leg.
Greg is thwarting Howzer's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howzer taking some punishment here, with Greg in his half guard.
Howzer pushes Greg off looking to stand but Greg dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Greg scores a takedown into full mount!
Greg is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Howzer taking shots to the head.
Howzer wants to control but Greg is having none of it.
Howzer is looking to get to half guard.
Howzer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Howzer tries to hold on but Greg pushes him away.
Greg landing strikes, looking to finish!
Howzer regains half guard.
Howzer looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Old Greg dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Greg shoots in and bounces Howzer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Howzer wants to sweep here but Greg controlling him for the moment.
Greg is pushing down on Howzer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Howzer is fighting to maintain full guard but Greg has managed to sneak the leg through.
Howzer pushes Greg off looking to stand but Greg dives back in and keeps control.
Greg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Howzer has hold of Greg's hands but Greg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Howzer is breathing heavily.
Greg is trying to work for a kimura but Howzer is defending well.
Howzer is looking to control Greg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Howzer avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Greg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Howzer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Greg is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Greg trying to mount his opponent but Howzer defends it.
Greg throwing shots but Howzer is blocking nicely.
Howzer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Greg slips a nice elbow through Howzer's hands, connecting with Howzer's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Greg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Greg prevents Howzer from improving his position.
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.
Howzer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Greg scores with a couple of nice shots.
Greg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Greg lands a nice short elbow.
Howzer tries to get to full guard but Greg has control of the leg.
Greg is working for a submission of some sort.
Greg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Greg lands strikes from half guard.
Greg tries to pass the half guard into mount. Howzer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Howzer looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greg is working for a kimura but Howzer is defending it quite comfortably.
Howzer gets full guard.
Old Greg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Howzer looking for a sweep. Not yet Howzer, not yet.
Greg tries to free his leg and advance position but Howzer is retaining full guard.
Howzer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Howzer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Greg counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Howzer controls Greg momentarily but Greg frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greg preventing the sweep.
Greg chips away with some ground and pound.
Greg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Greg lands a couple of elbows.
Greg landing some decent shots from guard.
Greg is pushing down on Howzer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Howzer is fighting to maintain full guard but Greg has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greg lands strikes from half guard.
Greg lands with a punch from half guard.
Greg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Greg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greg tries to pass the half guard into mount. Howzer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Old Greg dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Greg 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.
Greg looking to pass the guard.
Greg is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Greg slips nicely into half guard.
Greg is nestled in close to Howzer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Greg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Greg throws a strike but Howzer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Greg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Howzer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Greg is controlling him.
Greg pushes down on Howzer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greg 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.
Howzer trying to hold on to Greg's head to control him but Greg postures up.
Greg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Howzer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Howzer taking some punishment here, with Greg in his half guard.
Greg prevents Howzer from standing back up.
Greg is working for a submission of some sort.
Howzer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Greg scores with a couple of nice shots.
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.
Greg prevents Howzer from improving his position.
Greg slips a nice elbow through Howzer's hands, connecting with Howzer's forehead.
Howzer tries to roll over but Greg keeps him under control.
Greg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Howzer wants to control but Greg is keeping busy.
Howzer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Howzer trying to keep a closed guard but Greg is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greg looking to pass the guard.
Greg throwing strikes from guard but Howzer blocks nicely.
Greg postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Howzer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Howzer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howzer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Greg circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Howzer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Howzer fails with the takedown
and Greg counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Greg.
Greg preventing the sweep.
Greg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Howzer is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Howzer taking a bit of punishment here - Greg scoring with strikes.
Howzer is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Greg is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Howzer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howzer tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Old Greg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Greg, 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Old Greg!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton comes to the cage accompanied by Voices. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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295 lbs
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299 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Orton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benjamin Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Orton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Orton fails to land with a series of punches.
Orton throws a right hand that Hopkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopkins also avoids with ease.
Hopkins tries to clinch there but Orton circles away.
Some wild striking there from Orton.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Orton breaks the clinch.
Orton misses with a double jab.
Orton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopkins moves away.
Hopkins tries to clinch there but Orton circles away.
Hopkins moves in looking to clinch but Orton pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Orton.
Orton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hopkins looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Orton!
Hopkins with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopkins working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Orton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Orton is breathing heavily.
Hopkins looking to ground and pound but Orton is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins with a couple of short strikes.
Hopkins punching from mount but Orton doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hopkins punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hopkins is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Orton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hopkins is landing with some decent strikes but Orton is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hopkins misses with a head shot.
Hopkins misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hopkins throws some wild stikes that Orton manages to avoid easily.
Orton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hopkins on the ground.
Hopkins thowing shots but they're missing.
Orton blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws some wild stikes that Orton manages to avoid easily.
Orton tries to hold on but Hopkins postures up.
Hopkins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orton holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hopkins tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hopkins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hopkins throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Orton because Hopkins loaded up on that one.
Hopkins throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hopkins thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hopkins throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hopkins lands a big shot there that rocks Orton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hopkins throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Orton wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hopkins.
Hopkins throwing strikes here but Orton is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hopkins landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hopkins throwing strikes here but Orton is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hopkins punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hopkins lands a heavy elbow.
Hopkins throwing strikes here but Orton is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hopkins throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Orton taking shots to the head.
Orton avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hopkins.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hopkins punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Hopkins dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hopkins drives through and clinches with Orton against the cage.
Orton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hopkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orton.
Hopkins dodges the punch combination from Orton.
A combination from Orton does no damage.
Orton misses with a hook. Hopkins ducked under it nicely.
Orton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Orton takes one to the chin there.
Hopkins tries to clinch but Orton moves out of range.
Hopkins clinches.
Hopkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hopkins manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hopkins working aggressively here.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Orton.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hopkins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Orton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orton takes one to the side of the head.
Hopkins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Orton tries to bum rush Hopkins with a series of wild strikes but Hopkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jason Orton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopkins moves into the clinch.
Hopkins lands a shoulder strike.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the side of Orton's head.
Hopkins scores with a shoulder strike.
Hopkins lands an uppercut.
Hopkins gets through Orton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hopkins takes the fight into the clinch.
Hopkins keeps control of Orton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hopkins has clasped his hands together around Orton's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hopkins decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Donk. Hopkins catches Orton right on the button with a cross.
Hopkins wants to clinch up but Orton keeps it at a distance.
Orton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hopkins missing with a left hand there. Orton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hopkins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Orton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Hopkins.
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!
Hopkins lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hopkins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orton.
Hopkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopkins with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Hopkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hopkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Orton dances in with a quick combination. Hopkins is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Orton snaps Hopkins's head back. Hopkins stumbles backwards against the cage. Orton steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Hopkins's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Hopkins just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jason Orton!
Jason Orton retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sultan Seama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Foolery (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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155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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155 lbs
5 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sultan Seama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Foolery!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Foolery.
Seama really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Foolery throws a good cross that connects.
Some wild striking there from Foolery.
Seama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foolery.
Seama avoids the body shot from Foolery.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Foolery checks a leg kick.
Foolery scores with a jab to the body.
Seama throws a big shot that misses.
Foolery comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tom Foolery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foolery works over Seama's head and body with a nice combination.
Seama is rocked!
Foolery lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foolery lands a slapping body shot.
Seama staying out of range there.
Foolery misses with a double jab.
Foolery works the jab nicely.
Oh Seama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seama blocks a head kick by Foolery.
BOOM! Foolery lands a beautiful left hook that drops Seama. Seama tries to recover but Foolery is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Seama lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Foolery! Tom Foolery retains his lightweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fran Einhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artturi Soturi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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182 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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184 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fran Einhorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Artturi Soturi!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Einhorn is looking to clinch.
Einhorn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Soturi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Einhorn to the mat! Einhorn manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soturi controlling from the top position.
Einhorn has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Soturi has passed into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Einhorn is trying to improve his position.
Soturi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Einhorn has escaped the position, nice work there.
Einhorn sneaks out the side door and pushes Soturi away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Einhorn throws a head kick but Soturi moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Einhorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Einhorn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Soturi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Einhorn's head.
Einhorn lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Artturi Soturi has been cut.
Soturi scores a takedown into full mount!
Soturi tries to control but Einhorn wriggling away.
Soturi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Soturi is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Einhorn has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Einhorn wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einhorn is trying to escape the mount.
You get the feeling that Einhorn really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Soturi wants to take Einhorn's back but he can't do it this time.
Einhorn bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Einhorn wants to pass the guard but Soturi is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Einhorn wants to control from the top but Soturi keeps moving.
Einhorn postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soturi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Einhorn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Einhorn moves forwards but Soturi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Einhorn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Einhorn throws a nice head kick!
Einhorn moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Einhorn.
Einhorn takes one on the button.
Einhorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Einhorn is breathing heavily.
Einhorn moves away from the strike by Soturi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fran Einhorn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Artturi Soturi'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.
Einhorn throws a head kick but Soturi moves out of range.
Einhorn connects with a high kick.
Soturi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Einhorn tries to avoid it but Soturi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Einhorn to the ground. Einhorn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Einhorn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Soturi dips to his left and cracks Einhorn with an uppercut!
Einhorn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Soturi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Einhorn.
Soturi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Soturi is looking for a kimura but Einhorn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Soturi to get the leverage.
Soturi prevents Einhorn from standing back up.
Einhorn is trying to control but can't.
Einhorn tries to roll over but Soturi keeps him under control.
Soturi wants to control but Einhorn is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Einhorn is trying to stand back up but Soturi is controlling him
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Einhorn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Soturi preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soturi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Einhorn's head.
Soturi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Still in half guard, Soturi seems content to control.
Soturi is looking for a kimura here.
Einhorn trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einhorn is trying to stand up here but Soturi is controlling him well.
Soturi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Soturi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Soturi is working for a kimura but Einhorn is defending it quite comfortably.
Einhorn wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Einhorn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Einhorn throws a head kick that misses.
Fran Einhorn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soturi scores with a punch to the head.
Fran Einhorn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soturi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Einhorn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Einhorn throws a head kick but Soturi moves out of range.
Soturi shoots in and bounces Einhorn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Soturi trying to control the position from guard on top but Einhorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soturi advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soturi has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Einhorn is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Soturi yanks on the arm and Einhorn is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Soturi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Artturi Soturi!
Artturi Soturi is the new middleweight champion!
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