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The Syndicate: Part XXX PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dixon Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woods has chosen Jackson 5 - ABC as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dixon Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Woods!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox misses with a takedown attempt - Woods sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Woods cracks Cox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cox is rocked!
It looks like Dixon Cox has been cut.
Woods lands a brutal uppercut that launches Cox off his feet! Cox tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Manny Woods!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ross Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Wilson (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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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ross Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter ducks right into an uppercut from Wilson.
Wilson lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Hunter sprawling to the canvas. Wilson follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Hunter hang on?
Hunter is rocked!
It looks like Ross Hunter has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson is looking for a kimura here.
Oh Hunter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunter manages to get to full guard.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
Hunter seems to have got his legs back now.
Wilson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hunter dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hunter stopping the sweep attempt from Wilson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter wants to stand and escape but instead Wilson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hunter wants to stand but Wilson is controlling the position.
Wilson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wilson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hunter holds on and takes a little breather.
Wilson won't allow Hunter to get back to his feet.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunter is looking to stand up but Wilson isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hunter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wilson stops Hunter from standing up.
Hunter kicks Wilson off and gets to his feet.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wilson looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter moves in looking to clinch but Wilson pushes him off.
Hunter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wilson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hunter has Wilson up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson tries to pull guard but Hunter won't allow it.
Wilson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ross Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Wilson.
Wilson wants a takedown.
Hunter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wilson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunter tries to land a knee to the head but Wilson blocks with his arms.
Hunter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wilson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunter misses with a knee to the head.
Hunter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hunter misses with a knee to the head.
Wilson manages to break the clinch.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hunter looking to throw knees to the head but Wilson is blocking nicely.
Hunter tries a knee to the head but Wilson blocks it.
Hunter looking to throw knees to the head but Wilson is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter prevents Wilson from breaking the clinch.
Hunter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilson misses with the head strike.
Hunter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wilson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hunter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hunter scores with a knee to the head.
Hunter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hunter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunter tries to land a knee to the head but Wilson blocks with his arms.
Hunter breaks the clinch.
Hunter tries to clinch there but Wilson circles away.
Wilson keeps the fight on the outside.
Hunter moves into range and clinches up with Wilson.
Hunter prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hunter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wilson blocks it with crossed arms.
Come on Wilson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hunter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wilson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wilson controls Hunter momentarily but Hunter frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ross Hunter's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wilson.
Wilson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ross Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hunter pinned against the cage. Hunter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hunter as he avoids it easily.
Ross Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Wilson.
Wilson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hunter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson lands a jab-cross combination.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Hunter wants to clinch
and Wilson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wilson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson pushes down on Hunter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wilson is looking for a kimura but Hunter is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wilson to get the leverage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter pushes Wilson off looking to stand but Wilson dives back in and keeps control.
Wilson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Hunter keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Hunter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Hunter manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wilson misses the jab.
Hunter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wilson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hunter's guard.
Hunter pulls Wilson in close to prevent any damage.
Wilson pushes down on Hunter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wilson is controlling the pace.
Wilson is working for a kimura but Hunter is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Hunter has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wilson is working for a kimura but Hunter is defending it quite comfortably.
Wilson trying to control the action but Hunter is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wilson controlling the action here.
Wilson is working for a kimura but Hunter is defending it quite comfortably.
Hunter is not content to let Wilson control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson trying to control from Hunter's half guard. Hunter has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ross Hunter'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hunter wants to clinch but Wilson slips to the side
and Wilson counters with a stiff right hand.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hunter as he avoids it easily.
Hunter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilson.
Ross Hunter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunter wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Hunter moves into range and clinches up with Wilson.
Hunter connects with a knee to the head.
Wilson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hunter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hunter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wilson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter misses with a knee strike.
Hunter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wilson blocks it with crossed arms.
Hunter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hunter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wilson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wilson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ross Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Wilson.
Wilson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Come on Hunter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hunter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wilson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wilson blocks it with crossed arms.
Hunter misses with a knee to the head.
Hunter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hunter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hunter tries to land a knee to the head but Wilson blocks with his arms.
Wilson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hunter jumps into guard, dragging Wilson to the mat.
Hunter wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wilson trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Hunter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wilson advances position into side control!
Wilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hunter keeps working.
Hunter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wilson on the ground.
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.
Wilson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hunter keeps working.
Ross Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunter tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Wilson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Hunter tries to hold on but Wilson postures up.
Wilson tries to control but Hunter wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Wilson working for a submission but Hunter is keeping him at bay.
Hunter is trying desperately to improve position.
Hunter holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wilson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
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.
Wilson working for a guillotine from mount but Hunter is in no mood to give up.
Wilson thowing shots but they're missing.
Hunter is trying to stand but he's just given Wilson his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wilson tries to get the hooks in deep but Hunter pushed the leg off.
Wilson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hunter kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ross Hunter.
I think Wilson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Wilson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Tan Gapuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladmir Ruten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Tan Gapuz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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285 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Victor Tan Gapuz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vladmir Ruten!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ruten drops Gapuz with a right and a left! Ruten comes rushing in but Gapuz regains his composure and manages to keep Ruten in guard.
Gapuz is rocked!
It looks like Victor Tan Gapuz has been cut.
Ruten postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Gapuz covers up, he's hurt! Ruten keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Ruten and the ref steps in to end the fight! Ruten can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladmir Ruten!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sione Finau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finau comes to the cage accompanied by "Ninja Gaiden" by The Minibosses. John Sinclair will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sione Finau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinclair moves out of range of the body kick from Finau.
Finau moves into range and clinches up with Sinclair.
Sinclair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sinclair throws a head kick that misses.
Sinclair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Finau closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Finau.
Finau taking a breather.
Finau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finau gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Finau with a nice head shot there.
Finau stops Sinclair from standing up.
Finau scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Finau wants to pass the guard but Sinclair is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Finau accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Finau is looking to work some ground and pound but Sinclair has wrist control.
Finau controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finau thows a big elbow that misses.
Finau with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finau stands up over Sinclair, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Finau is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Finau pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sinclair is keeping the position for now.
Finau might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Finau trying to control but Sinclair is working from the bottom.
Finau throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sinclair trying to keep a closed guard but Finau is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sinclair working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Finau.
Finau scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finau working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sinclair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sinclair misses with an uppercut. Finau saw that one coming.
Finau blocks a head kick by Sinclair.
Finau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sinclair.
A punch combination from Finau misses.
Sinclair tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sinclair looks gassed!
Finau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sinclair pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finau will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Finau motions for Sinclair to come forward. Finau throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sinclair tries to keep at a distance but Finau has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair can't break the clinch.
Finau decides to pull guard.
Finau tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Finau lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Finau is on top in guard.
Finau trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinclair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finau content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Finau stays in close to Sinclair's body and controls the position.
Finau keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sinclair's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finau wants to control from the top but Sinclair keeps moving.
Sinclair utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sinclair has momentary wrist control but Finau slips an elbow through the middle.
Sinclair keeping moving, preventing Finau from controlling successfully.
Finau makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finau trying to control but Sinclair is working from the bottom.
Finau scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sione Finau dominated that round.
That's time! Finau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Finau closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Finau comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sinclair has had enough of the clinch but Finau keeps him there for the moment.
Sinclair is trying to break free.
Sinclair breaks the clinch.
Sinclair blocks a low kick nicely.
Sinclair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Finau shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sinclair's guard.
Sinclair wants to stand but Finau is controlling the position.
Finau has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Finau accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Finau is in close to Sinclair's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Finau loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Finau trying to control but Sinclair is working from the bottom.
Sinclair is breathing heavily.
Finau working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finau distracts Sinclair with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Finau looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Finau postures up and lands a big shot to Sinclair's brow.
Finau trying to control but Sinclair is working from the bottom.
Finau is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sinclair is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
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.
Sinclair has his foot on Finau's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Finau works his way back into a safe position though.
Finau is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Finau trying to move into half guard but instead Sinclair has managed to sweep!
Sinclair passes Finau's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Finau wants to control but Sinclair is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sinclair controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finau regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sinclair wants to get up but he can't break Finau's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Finau is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Finau scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Finau on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Finau tries to get out of the position.
Sinclair trying to control but Finau is working from the bottom.
Finau looking for a sweep. Not yet Finau, not yet.
Finau manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four 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.
Finau trying to control but Sinclair is having none of it.
Finau looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Finau pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The referee warns Sinclair that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sinclair is squirming around, avoiding Finau's attempts to control the action.
Finau connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sione Finau dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Finau takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Sione Finau has been cut.
Sinclair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Finau closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Finau swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finau rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sinclair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Finau thows a body shot but no joy.
Finau closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Finau lands in his opponent's guard.
Finau passes into half guard.
Sinclair is trying to stand back up but Finau is controlling him
Finau is thwarting Sinclair's attempts to control the position.
Sinclair takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Finau is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair trying to control but Finau postures up.
Finau lands with a punch from half guard.
Finau slips a nice elbow through Sinclair's hands, connecting with Sinclair's forehead.
Sinclair is not content to let Finau control the position.
Finau is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Finau is keen to just control but Sinclair is a slippery customer.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Finau connects with a nice short shot to Sinclair's temple.
Sinclair tries to kick Finau off but Finau keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Finau is keen to just control but Sinclair is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finau misses with a head shot. Sinclair uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sinclair wants to get back to his feet but Finau is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Finau trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinclair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sinclair pulls Finau in to control the position.
Sinclair is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Finau dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Sinclair's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Finau scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair taking a bit of punishment here - Finau scoring with strikes.
Sinclair throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Finau gets a takedown into half guard.
Finau thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Finau trying to advance position but Sinclair counters by regaining guard.
Sinclair preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sinclair preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
John Sinclair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finau postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Finau with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Finau lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Finau loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Finau wants to control from the top but Sinclair keeps moving.
Finau trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Finau looking to sit in guard and control but Sinclair gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinclair tries to stand but Finau is controlling from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sione Finau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Finau 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sione Finau!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Goss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crocodile Dundee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goss comes to the cage accompanied by Absolute Zero: Define Neutral. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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169 lbs
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Goss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crocodile Dundee!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goss stuffs the takedown attempt from Dundee. Dundee gets slowly back to his feet.
Dundee avoids the head kick by Goss.
Goss tries to clinch up but Dundee circles away and keeps his distance.
Dundee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dundee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Goss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dundee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goss fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goss shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Goss is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Goss has taken the fight to the clinch.
Goss unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dundee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Goss lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dundee is trying to break the clinch but Goss has him pressed against the cage.
Goss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goss misses with a head kick.
Goss circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Dundee drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Goss follows Dundee to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Goss!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Dundee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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196 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Quinton Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mick Dundee!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dundee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick from Dundee misses.
Palmer misses with a double jab.
Dundee slips under a jab.
Dundee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Palmer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dundee tries a head kick but it misses.
Palmer throws a good cross that connects.
Palmer misses with a kick to the body.
Palmer throws a sloppy head kick and Dundee moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dundee.
Dundee throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Palmer stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Dundee follows into mount!
Palmer is rocked!
It looks like Quinton Palmer has been cut.
Dundee looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Oh Palmer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Palmer slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Palmer is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Dundee pulls his head out easily.
Dundee works his way into side control.
Palmer seems to have got his legs back now.
Dundee is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Palmer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dundee works to advance to full mount. Palmer defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Palmer defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dundee.
Dundee looks gassed!
Palmer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dundee takes Palmer's back.
Palmer manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dundee's guard. Nice work there by Palmer.
Palmer slips nicely into half guard.
Dundee is looking to control Palmer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dundee avoid being mounted?
Palmer has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Palmer looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Dundee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dundee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Palmer looking to secure an arm triangle but Dundee defends it well.
Palmer working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Dundee can't escape the position.
Palmer working for a guillotine from mount but Dundee is in no mood to give up.
Dundee working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee is trying to escape the mount but Palmer keeps good control and instead manages to take Dundee's back.
Palmer looking for the choke from the back.
Palmer is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Palmer not allowing Dundee to control his hands.
Palmer loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Dundee hold on?
Palmer throwing sloppy strikes.
Dundee turns into Palmer and is now in his guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dundee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Palmer had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Dundee is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Palmer Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Dundee's back instead.
Palmer looking for the choke from the back.
Palmer is trying to stick to Dundee's back but Dundee is turning into Palmer. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Palmer's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Dundee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer working for a triangle but Dundee defends it easily.
Palmer can't keep his opponent in guard - Dundee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Palmer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dundee seems to be working for a kimura but Palmer defends the submission attempt.
Dundee 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.
Palmer with the active half guard here but Dundee passes nicely into side control.
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 Quinton Palmer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Quinton Palmer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dundee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dundee avoids the body shot from Palmer.
Dundee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Palmer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Palmer moves in looking to clinch but Dundee pushes him off.
Palmer throws a head kick that misses.
Dundee moves in looking to clinch but Palmer pushes him off.
Quinton Palmer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palmer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Palmer shoots in and bounces Dundee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dundee working a defensive guard here.
Palmer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Palmer is looking to work some ground and pound but Dundee has wrist control.
Palmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Dundee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dundee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Palmer's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dundee drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dundee jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Palmer is on top in guard.
Quinton Palmer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dundee has his foot on Palmer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Palmer works his way back into a safe position though.
Palmer advances position into side control!
Palmer cracks Dundee with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dundee manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dundee tries to get to full guard but Palmer has control of the leg.
Palmer is trying to work for a kimura but Dundee is defending well.
Dundee gets back to full guard.
Dundee wants to sweep here but Palmer controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dundee wants to stand and escape but Palmer is having none of it.
Dundee manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Palmer is squirming around, avoiding Dundee's attempts to control the action.
Palmer is looking to get to half guard.
Dundee working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Dundee jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Palmer manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Palmer gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Palmer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Palmer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dundee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Palmer is looking for a triangle but Dundee pushes his legs off easily.
Dundee wants to pass the guard but Palmer is keeping the position.
Dundee trying to control the position from guard on top but Palmer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dundee is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dundee drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dundee jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dundee pushing down on Palmer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dundee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dundee in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Palmer tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Dundee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mick Dundee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trauma Vito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vito is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Clint Eastwood. Augusto Ricardo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Trauma Vito's chin.
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22
140 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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22
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Augusto Ricardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trauma Vito!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vito connects with a body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ricardo.
Vito is looking to reverse the position.
Vito sneaks back into half guard.
Ricardo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ricardo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vito defending well though.
Vito on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ricardo working over Vito with some ground and pound. Vito looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ricardo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vito's head.
Ricardo is working for a submission of some sort.
Ricardo wants to free his trapped foot but Vito is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Vito trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ricardo throws a jab when Vito was well out of range.
Ricardo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vito throws a nice looking combination but Ricardo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ricardo.
Vito avoids the body shot from Ricardo.
Vito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ricardo.
Vito misses with the combination.
Vito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ricardo shoots in and bounces Vito off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ricardo postures up and lands a big shot to Vito's brow.
Ricardo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ricardo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ricardo connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ricardo connects with a couple of short punches.
Ricardo is pushing down on Vito's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vito is fighting to maintain full guard but Ricardo has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ground and pound from Ricardo.
Vito controlling the position well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vito looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vito pushes Ricardo off looking to stand but Ricardo dives back in and keeps control.
Ricardo working the head and body with strikes.
Ricardo wants to take a breather but Vito is having none of it.
Ricardo 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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vito manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ricardo postures up in Vito's guard and throws a big left but Vito blocks it.
Ricardo lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vito keeping full guard, as Ricardo tries to pass.
Vito looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ricardo trying to control but Vito is working from the bottom.
Vito working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ricardo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ricardo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vito looks gassed!
Ricardo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vito is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ricardo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vito swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ricardo scores with a takedown into Vito's guard.
Ricardo content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo wants to pass the guard but Vito is keeping the position.
Ricardo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vito looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ricardo landing some decent shots from guard.
Ricardo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ricardo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Ricardo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ricardo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ricardo trying to control the action but Vito is working from the bottom.
Ricardo takes a little break here. Vito wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ricardo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Vito's legs.
Vito wants to get back to his feet.
Ricardo trying to control the action but Vito is working from the bottom.
Vito takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vito is looking to regain half guard here but Ricardo keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo slows the pace down.
Vito is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Vito is breathing heavily.
Ricardo working the body and head with strikes.
Ricardo controlling the position.
Ricardo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Vito is trying to escape the position but Ricardo is controlling the position.
Ricardo moves into full mount!
Vito can't escape the position.
Ricardo raining down shots from the mount!
Ricardo landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vito keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ricardo lands with some strikes.
Ricardo landing shots from mount.
Ricardo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vito is rocked!
Augusto Ricardo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ricardo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vito is still in real trouble! Can Ricardo finish him?
Ricardo lands a heavy elbow.
Ricardo working Vito over with strikes here.
Ricardo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ricardo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ricardo cracks Vito with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Augusto Ricardo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Funaki Fujiwara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elmer Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fujiwara comes to the cage accompanied by T.N.T. by Tonedeff. Funaki Fujiwara had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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160 lbs
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162 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Funaki Fujiwara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elmer Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujiwara bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fujiwara wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Montgomery, who protects the arm well.
Fujiwara is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Montgomery is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Montgomery wants to get back to his feet but Fujiwara drags him back down.
Montgomery is looking to reverse the position.
Fujiwara looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fujiwara is breathing heavily.
Fujiwara is looking to take a break and control but Montgomery is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Montgomery throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery lands a high kick!
It looks like Funaki Fujiwara has been cut.
Fujiwara shoots in for a double leg but Montgomery sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Montgomery is looking to clinch.
A head kick by Montgomery - that's a beauty! Fujiwara is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Montgomery can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Elmer Montgomery!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heywood Jablowme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jablowme has chosen enter sandman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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22
192 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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22
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Benjamin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heywood Jablowme!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jablowme lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Benjamin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jablowme moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jablowme lands a nice hook to Benjamin's body. Benjamin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jablowme slips a jab from Benjamin.
Nice cross by Benjamin.
Jablowme moves into the clinch successfully.
Jablowme breaks from the clinch.
Jablowme shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jablowme showed some decent athleticism there.
Benjamin is refusing to be controlled, as Jablowme sits in half guard.
Benjamin is looking for a sweep. Jablowme is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jablowme not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Benjamin is not content to let Jablowme control the position.
Benjamin has hold of Jablowme's hands but Jablowme slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jablowme throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Benjamin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Benjamin is breathing heavily.
Jablowme seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Benjamin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jablowme feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benjamin's calf.
Benjamin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jablowme throws a right and a left that Benjamin avoids nicely.
Jablowme closes the distance and clinches.
Jablowme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benjamin tries to keep at a distance but Jablowme has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jablowme breaks the clinch.
Benjamin lands with a hook. Jablowme tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jablowme clinches with his opponent.
Jablowme breaks from the clinch.
Benjamin slips a jab and a cross from Jablowme.
Jablowme lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jablowme staying out of range there.
A jab from Benjamin misses.
Jablowme feints and as Benjamin raises his hands in defense, Jablowme changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jablowme trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Benjamin keeping moving, preventing Jablowme from controlling successfully.
Benjamin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Benjamin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jablowme takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benjamin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benjamin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jablowme.
Jablowme has managed to clinch.
Jablowme manages to break the clinch.
Jablowme shoots in and bounces Benjamin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Benjamin keeping moving, preventing Jablowme from controlling successfully.
Jablowme has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jablowme content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Benjamin keeping moving, preventing Jablowme from controlling successfully.
Jablowme pushing down on Benjamin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jablowme is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Benjamin defends it well.
Jablowme missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jablowme drops an elbow to the side of Benjamin's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jablowme connects with a nice short shot to Benjamin's temple.
Jablowme working over Benjamin with some ground and pound. Benjamin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jablowme is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Benjamin!
Jablowme has hold of Benjamin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Benjamin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jablowme postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Benjamin looks a forlorn figure.
Benjamin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Jablowme with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jablowme is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Benjamin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jablowme fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jablowme is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Benjamin has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jablowme with shots to the head and body - Benjamin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jablowme landing strikes from the mount and Benjamin is in trouble!
Benjamin is rocked!
Jablowme working the ground and pound effectively.
Oh Benjamin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jablowme landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jablowme dominating with strikes here.
Benjamin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jablowme on the ground.
Benjamin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heywood Jablowme dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Benjamin missing with a left hand there. Jablowme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jablowme misses with a two punch combination.
Benjamin seems to have got his legs back now.
Jablowme misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jablowme clinches up with Benjamin and pushes him back against the cage.
Jablowme breaks the clinch.
Jablowme lunges at Benjamin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benjamin's hand.
Benjamin throws a right hand that Jablowme ducks under and follows up with a left that Jablowme also avoids with ease.
Jablowme defending well as Benjamin loads up on a big left hand.
Benjamin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jablowme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benjamin throws a series of punches but Jablowme avoids them all with ease.
Jablowme throws a series of strikes that have Benjamin backpedaling.
Jablowme throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Benjamin stumbling backwards into the cage! Benjamin bounces back off the cage towards Jablowme, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Jablowme lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Jablowme celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Heywood Jablowme!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sho Kazuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dexter Andrews looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight 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, Sho Kazuki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dexter Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Kazuki. That snapped Andrews's head back.
Kazuki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kazuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andrews manages to avoid it.
Kazuki walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Andrews drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Kazuki swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Andrews's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sho Kazuki!
Sho Kazuki retains his lightweight title!
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