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FWC 12 Mc Auley V Stanlay PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pete Delcino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy The Crocodile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delcino comes to the ring accompanied by Wolf in a Jesus Skin. 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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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, Pete Delcino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy The Crocodile!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Crocodile gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Crocodile is trying to break the clinch but Delcino has him pressed against the ropes.
Delcino breaks from the clinch.
The Crocodile throws a right and a left that Delcino avoids nicely.
The Crocodile jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Crocodile misses with a wild body shot.
Delcino takes one on the button.
The Crocodile tries to clinch there but Delcino circles away.
The Crocodile wants to clinch up but Delcino keeps it at a distance.
Delcino scores with a takedown into The Crocodile's guard.
Delcino wanted to stand there but The Crocodile had control of the position.
The Crocodile is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The Crocodile is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Delcino wants to get up but he can't break The Crocodile's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delcino trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Delcino drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but The Crocodile manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Delcino has The Crocodile in his guard.
Delcino keeping busy on the bottom but The Crocodile has passed one foot through into half guard.
Delcino is breathing heavily.
Delcino blocking the ground and pound attempt from The Crocodile.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The Crocodile prevents Delcino from improving his position.
The Crocodile throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The Crocodile is pressing down on Delcino's thigh, looking to free his foot. Delcino is holding on for now.
Delcino tries to kick The Crocodile off but The Crocodile keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The Crocodile stands up and beckons Delcino to join him on the feet.
Nice jab there from The Crocodile.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crocodile wants to clinch up but Delcino keeps it at a distance.
The Crocodile tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Delcino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Crocodile rushes Delcino and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The Crocodile is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Crocodile.
Delcino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Crocodile misses with a short punch on the inside.
Delcino is looking to break free of the clinch but The Crocodile has double underhooks.
The Crocodile breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delcino is looking to land body kicks.
The Crocodile tries to clinch up.
Delcino ducks right into an uppercut from The Crocodile.
Delcino closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jimmy The Crocodile is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Delcino swats away the attempt to clinch by The Crocodile.
The Crocodile tries to close the distance and clinch up but Delcino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from The Crocodile misses.
The Crocodile scores with a shot to the body.
Delcino moves forwards but The Crocodile connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crocodile is looking to clinch but Delcino is avoiding it.
Delcino tries to keep at a distance but The Crocodile has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Crocodile misses with some punches.
The Crocodile scores with a shoulder strike.
Delcino looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Crocodile doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Crocodile swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Delcino blocking some punches.
The Crocodile throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Delcinos head.
The Crocodile breaks from the clinch.
Jimmy The Crocodile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delcino moves forwards but The Crocodile connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The Crocodile clinches with his opponent.
The Crocodile scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Crocodile misses with some punches.
Delcino blocking some punches.
Delcino has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Crocodile is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The Crocodile misses with an elbow over the top.
The Crocodile throws a head punch that misses.
Delcino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Crocodile lands a left hand that snaps the head of Delcino backwards.
The Crocodile lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Crocodile lands a nice uppercut.
Delcino wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy The Crocodile dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
The Crocodile throws out a powerful jab.
Delcino is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Delcino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Crocodile moves in looking to clinch but Delcino pushes him off.
The Crocodile connects with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for The Crocodile. That snapped Delcino's head back.
The Crocodile tries to clinch there but Delcino circles away.
The Crocodile scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Delcino circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Crocodile tries to clinch there but Delcino circles away.
The Crocodile throws a head kick that misses.
The Crocodile misses the shot to the body.
Delcino clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from The Crocodile fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from The Crocodile fails to land.
Delcino tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Crocodile smiles and moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Crocodile takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crocodile is trying to break free.
The Crocodile gets through Delcino's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Delcino can't get the takedown.
The Crocodile lands a nice uppercut.
The Crocodile working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Delcino blocks an uppercut.
Delcino tries to work over The Crocodile's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Delcino takes a shot to the head.
Delcino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Delcino throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Crocodile tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Crocodile wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Delcino has him pressed against the ropes.
The Crocodile throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Delcinos head.
The Crocodile throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Delcinos head.
The Crocodile misses with some punches.
The Crocodile throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Delcinos head.
Delcino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Crocodile lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Crocodile tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Crocodile breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Crocodile tries to clinch
and Delcino counters with a head kick.
The Crocodile moves in looking to clinch but Delcino pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Crocodile is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Crocodile tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Delcino counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The Crocodile scores with a shoulder strike.
The Crocodile is trying to break the clinch but Delcino has him pressed against the ropes.
The Crocodile lands a left hand that snaps the head of Delcino backwards.
Delcino is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Crocodile pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Delcino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, The Crocodile scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Crocodile breaks from the clinch.
Delcino drops his hands momentarily and The Crocodile takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The Crocodile wants to clinch
and Delcino decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in The Crocodile's guard.
Delcino stays in close to The Crocodile's body and controls the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Delcino passes The Crocodile's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The Crocodile tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delcino thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The Crocodile is trying to stand back up but Delcino is controlling him
The Crocodile tries to get to full guard but Delcino has control of the leg.
Delcino stands up from half guard.
The Crocodile wants to clinch up but Delcino keeps it at a distance.
The Crocodile tries to clinch up.
The Crocodile looks to score with a jab to the body but Delcino is just out of range.
Delcino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Crocodile takes the fight into the clinch.
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.
The Crocodile makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Crocodile escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Crocodile clinches with his opponent.
The Crocodile wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Delcino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Delcino shoots in but The Crocodile avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The Crocodile tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Delcino counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in The Crocodile's guard now.
Delcino trying to control the position from guard on top but The Crocodile is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Delcino tries to stand but The Crocodile is controlling from the bottom.
The Crocodile is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Delcino dominated that second round.
That's time! Delcino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Delcino throws a right hand that The Crocodile ducks under and follows up with a left that The Crocodile also avoids with ease.
The Crocodile lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The Crocodile tries to clinch but Delcino is having none of it.
The Crocodile wants to clinch up but Delcino keeps it at a distance.
Delcino drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The Crocodile is wriggling around but Delcino manages to pass to half guard.
Delcino is looking for a kimura but The Crocodile is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Delcino to get the leverage.
Delcino wants to stand up but The Crocodile has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The Crocodile tries to kick Delcino off but Delcino keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crocodile is refusing to be controlled, as Delcino sits in half guard.
The Crocodile won't allow Delcino to pass to mount.
Delcino is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. The Crocodile doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Delcino.
The Crocodile blocking the ground and pound attempt from Delcino.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Crocodile fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pete Delcino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good standup being displayed there by The Crocodile as he connects with a hook.
Delcino will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Crocodile throws a left and a right that both miss
and Delcino decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in The Crocodile's guard.
The Crocodile preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Delcino looking to sit in guard and control but The Crocodile gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The Crocodile slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Delcino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delcino is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Delcino keeping moving, preventing The Crocodile from controlling successfully.
The Crocodile stands up and waves to Delcino to follow him.
The Crocodile moves in looking to clinch but Delcino pushes him off.
The Crocodile 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.
The Crocodile closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Crocodile escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delcino circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Crocodile is looking to clinch but Delcino is avoiding it.
No luck for Delcino with that takedown attempt.
The Crocodile lands with a shot to the body.
The Crocodile is looking to clinch but Delcino is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Crocodile looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Crocodile moves into range and clinches up with Delcino.
Delcino tries to pull guard but The Crocodile won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Delcino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delcino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Delcino tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Crocodile misses with some punches.
The Crocodile tries to break the clinch but Delcino is controlling the position.
A short right from The Crocodile on the inside.
Delcino throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Delcino prevents The Crocodile from breaking the clinch.
The Crocodile pushes Delcino back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 Pete Delcino.
I think Delcino has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Delcino!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lachlan Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Anderson's choice of entrance music: ready to Roll, The Black Dahlias. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tito Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lachlan Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anderson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Anderson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Santiago is just riding it out for now. Anderson eventually gives up the hold.
Santiago tries to roll over but Anderson keeps him under control.
Anderson wants to stand but Santiago has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Anderson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Santiago lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice takedown defense from Santiago. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Anderson connects with a crisp jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anderson.
Santiago shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed Santiago's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santiago tries for a takedown but Anderson circles away easily
and Anderson counters with a series of strikes. Santiago will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Santiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Santiago pushes him off.
Santiago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Santiago bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Anderson looks gassed!
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santiago closes the distance and clinches up with Anderson, looking for a takedown. Santiago pushes Anderson against the ropes but Anderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santiago changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Anderson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Santiago grinds an elbow into Anderson's temple.
Anderson is trying to escape the position but Santiago is controlling the position.
Santiago cracks Anderson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Santiago decides to stand back up. Santiago steps back and let's Anderson get back to his feet.
Santiago gets a clinch.
Santiago jumps into guard, dragging Anderson to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santiago wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Anderson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Santiago is proving hard to escape from.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Santiago doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Santiago has Anderson pulled in close to control his posture.
Santiago is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Santiago is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anderson is controlling him.
Santiago knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anderson on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Anderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Anderson works over Santiago with some ground and pound from guard.
Santiago is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stays in close to Santiago's body and controls the position.
I looks like Anderson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Santiago wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Santiago throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Santiago keeps moving.
Anderson 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.
Santiago on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Santiago tries to get out of the position.
Santiago is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Santiago scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Santiago with a poor takedown
and Anderson counters with a shoot takedown. Santiago fights it but they end up in guard.
Santiago is pulling down on Anderson's head. It's preventing any offense from Anderson, at least for the moment.
Santiago not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anderson looking to sit in guard and control but Santiago gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Anderson looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santiago postures up and lands a big shot to Anderson's brow.
Anderson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Santiago looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lachlan Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Santiago bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Santiago is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santiago thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Anderson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Santiago passes into side control, despite Anderson's attempt to control the position.
Anderson wants to control but Santiago postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santiago lands an elbow.
Anderson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Santiago trying to control the position but Anderson is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Anderson is trying to get back to half guard.
Anderson taking a bit of punishment here - Santiago scoring with strikes.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Santiago on that attempt.
Santiago misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Anderson throws and low kick but Santiago moves out of range easily.
Santiago misses with a takedown
and Anderson counters with a one-two to the body.
Santiago uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anderson has time to react.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Santiago.
Santiago fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Santiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Anderson throws a low kick but Santiago avoids it.
Santiago works over Anderson's head and body with a nice combination.
Anderson shoots in for a double leg but Santiago sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santiago misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Santiago tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson misses with a takedown
and Santiago counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Anderson moves into full guard.
Santiago has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Santiago stands and throws Anderson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Anderson is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago controlling the position from side mount.
Anderson is looking to reverse the position.
Anderson is trying to buck Santiago off.
Anderson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Anderson is trying desperately to improve position.
Santiago fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Santiago connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Anderson regains half guard.
Santiago seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking for submissions off his back.
Santiago content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Anderson trying to hold on to Santiago's head to control him but Santiago postures up.
Santiago drops an elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Santiago is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Anderson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Santiago prevents Anderson from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Santiago dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Santiago lands a jab to the nose.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Santiago avoids them all with ease.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Santiago throws a quick inside leg kick.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Santiago was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Santiago postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Anderson looks a forlorn figure.
Anderson is squirming around, avoiding Santiago's attempts to control the action.
Anderson is bucking up trying to escape but Santiago cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Santiago prevents Anderson from getting the reversal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santiago working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago content just to control the position here.
Anderson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Santiago wants to control the pace but Anderson is squirming around nicely.
Anderson is looking to improve his position but Santiago isn't that keen on the idea.
Anderson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Santiago breaks from Anderson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Santiago connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Anderson is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Santiago cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Anderson tries to reverse the position but Santiago maintains control.
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.
Santiago can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anderson is looking to escape.
Tito Santiago overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santiago with good strikes from the mount here!
Santiago trying to control but Anderson is having none of it.
Santiago in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Santiago cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Santiago in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Anderson can't escape the position.
Anderson tries to hold on but Santiago pushes him away.
Anderson is squirming around, avoiding Santiago's attempts to control the action.
Santiago lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to hold on but Santiago postures up.
Santiago with shots to the head and body - Anderson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Anderson is squirming around, avoiding Santiago's attempts to control the action.
Santiago is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Santiago dominating with strikes here.
Anderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Santiago working the ground and pound effectively.
Santiago postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Anderson looks a forlorn figure.
Anderson tries to reverse the position but Santiago maintains control.
Anderson is in a horrible position here. Santiago smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Santiago lands a big elbow.
Anderson tries to reverse the position but Santiago maintains control.
Santiago lands with some strikes.
Anderson is trying to escape the mount.
Santiago scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Anderson?
Santiago with shots to the head and body - Anderson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Anderson is looking to improve his position but Santiago isn't that keen on the idea.
Santiago working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santiago putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Santiago connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Anderson tries to lock up and control but Santiago gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Santiago showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santiago has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Santiago!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Macdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Arman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cult of Personality kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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173 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Macdonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gray Arman!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macdonald tries to close the distance and clinch but Arman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Macdonald throws a head kick that misses.
Macdonald scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Macdonald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Macdonald stuffs the takedown attempt from Arman. Arman gets slowly back to his feet.
Macdonald wants to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Macdonald, right into the meat.
Macdonald tries to clinch up but Arman circles away and keeps his distance.
Macdonald moves in looking to clinch but Arman pushes him off.
Macdonald connects with a high kick.
Macdonald doesn't manage to clinch there - Arman circles away.
Arman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Macdonald but Macdonald pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Macdonald feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arman's calf.
Arman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macdonald thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Arman if he has to take too many more of those.
Arman looks gassed!
Macdonald misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Macdonald fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Arman, pushing him back against the ropes.
Macdonald breaks from the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Macdonald.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Macdonald.
Arman takes a kick to the side of the head.
Arman is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macdonald lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Arman crumples to the floor! Macdonald milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andrew Macdonald!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Reardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Chis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hank Reardon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Big Chis!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Reardon rushes Chis and presses him up against the ropes.
Reardon lands an elbow inside.
Reardon scores a nice knee to the body.
Reardon lands an elbow that stopped Chis in his tracks for a moment.
Reardon lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Reardon.
Chis jumps into guard, dragging Reardon to the mat.
Chis wants to stand and escape but Reardon is having none of it.
Reardon trying to control but Chis is working from the bottom.
Reardon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reardon wants to pass the guard but Chis is keeping the position.
Reardon trying to control but Chis is working from the bottom.
Chis keeping busy on the bottom but Reardon has passed one foot through into half guard.
Chis looks gassed!
Reardon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reardon wants to take a breather but Chis is having none of it.
Reardon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Reardon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Reardon there.
Chis is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Reardon pulls his head out easily.
Reardon winds up and cracks Chis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chis has hold of Reardon's hands but Reardon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Reardon drops an elbow to the side of Chis's head.
Reardon drops an elbow to the side of Chis's head.
Reardon trying to pass the guard but Chis defending well.
Reardon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Reardon lands strikes from half guard.
Chis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Reardon trying to pass the guard but Chis defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reardon winds up and cracks Chis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Reardon slips a nice elbow through Chis's hands, connecting with Chis's forehead.
Reardon drops an elbow to the side of Chis's head.
Reardon is nestled in close to Chis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chis wants to get back to full guard.
Reardon lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Reardon working the head and body with strikes.
Chis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reardon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chis wants to improve his position but Reardon is controlling well.
Chis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chis is looking to get back to full guard here but Reardon has managed to pass to side control instead.
Reardon with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reardon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Reardon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chis is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Reardon.
Reardon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Reardon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Reardon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Reardon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chis hang on?
Chis is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Reardon with shots to the head and body - Chis looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Chis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Chis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Chis wants to control but Reardon is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Reardon.
Reardon landing strikes from the mount and Chis is in trouble!
Reardon dominating with strikes here.
Reardon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chis looks a forlorn figure.
Chis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Reardon lands a nice shot to the head.
Reardon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chis hang on?
Chis flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chis wants to control but Reardon is having none of it.
Reardon looking to control but Chis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chis wants to control but Reardon is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Reardon dominated that round.
That's time! Reardon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chis blocks a jab.
Reardon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Reardon landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
You can see the frustration on Chis's face as Reardon controls the position.
Hank Reardon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reardon scoring with punches from side control.
Chis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Reardon connects with a decent elbow.
Reardon working the body and head with strikes.
Chis manages to get back to half guard.
Chis won't allow Reardon to pass to mount.
Chis is looking for a sweep. Reardon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chis taking some punishment here, with Reardon in his half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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. Reardon connects with a nice short shot to Chis's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chis wants to get back to his feet.
Reardon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chis tries to roll over but Reardon keeps him under control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reardon scores with the left hand. Chis knows he should have avoided that one.
Chis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reardon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reardon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chis's head backwards.
A punch combination from Chis misses.
Reardon 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.
Chis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reardon manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reardon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chis's guard.
Chis throws a couple of heel strikes.
Reardon with a nice head shot there.
Chis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Reardon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Reardon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chis's guard.
Chis wants to get back to his feet.
Reardon working Chis over with strikes.
Chis wants to get back to full guard but Reardon has passed into side control.
Reardon with the ground and pound from mount.
Reardon with shots to the head and body - Chis looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reardon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Reardon with good strikes from the mount here!
Chis regains half guard.
Chis trying to hold on to Reardon's head to control him but Reardon postures up.
Reardon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reardon lands a couple of digs.
Reardon trying to control but Chis is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chis working a defensive guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Reardon throws a looping overhand right but Chis ducks down to avoid it.
Chis shoots and misses
enabling Reardon to counter with a crisp jab.
Reardon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Reardon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Chis is bucking up trying to escape but Reardon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The referee warns Chis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Chis tries to hold on but Reardon pushes him away.
Chis might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Reardon kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Chis is looking to improve his position but Reardon isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Reardon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Reardon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chis, pushing him back against the ropes.
Reardon throws an elbow but it misses.
Chis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chis blocks the elbow strike.
Reardon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chis looking for a takedown.
Chis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reardon tries for a takedown but Chis manages to get underhooks.
Chis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reardon gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Chis is staying active underneath Reardon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chis wants to get back to his feet.
Reardon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Reardon stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Reardon has his takedown stuffed
and Chis counters with a shoot takedown. Reardon fights it but they end up in guard.
Chis throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chis wants to pass the guard but Reardon is keeping the position.
Reardon will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Chis stopping the sweep attempt from Reardon.
Reardon is trying to control the position but Chis postures up.
Reardon is really struggling to control Chis but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chis is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hank Reardon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Chis.
Reardon works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Chis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reardon connects with a couple of short punches.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chis is on top in guard.
Reardon will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Reardon trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Reardon working a defensive guard here.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Chis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reardon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chis throwing strikes from guard but Reardon blocks nicely.
Reardon thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reardon checks a low kick from Chis.
Reardon moves into range and clinches up with Chis.
Reardon gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Chis looking to control.
Chis looking for a guillotine here but Reardon defends easily.
Chis is trying to keep Reardon in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chis wants to stand up but Reardon is controlling him.
Reardon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chis is keeping the position for now.
Big Chis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reardon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Reardon cracks Chis with a solid left hand.
Reardon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chis's head.
Reardon is in close to Chis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reardon stopping the sweep attempt from Chis.
Chis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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 Hank Reardon.
Well Reardon 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Reardon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brooklin Rider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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175 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Mathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brooklin Rider!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathers fails with the takedown.
Mathers tries to clinch there but Rider circles away.
Mathers drives through and clinches with Rider against the ropes.
Mathers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rider has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mathers tries to land knees in the clinch but Rider avoids the damage to the body.
Mathers with a knee to the head.
Mathers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rider blocks it with crossed arms.
Mathers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mathers tries a knee to the head but Rider blocks it.
Mathers gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rider.
Rider wants the takedown. Mathers is fighting it off but Rider persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mathers's guard against the ropes.
Mathers can't keep his opponent in guard - Rider advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rider wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mathers keeps working.
Rider prevents Mathers from improving his position.
Mathers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rider is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mathers is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brooklin Rider!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Baijllknusar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mizuto Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mizuto Gomez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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207 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jonas Baijllknusar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mizuto Gomez!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baijllknusar tries to bum rush Gomez with a series of wild strikes but Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Baijllknusar misses.
Baijllknusar throws a right and a left that Gomez avoids nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Baijllknusar scores with a four punch combination!
Gomez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baijllknusar.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown but Baijllknusar shows good takedown defense.
Baijllknusar doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Baijllknusar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomez throws a sloppy head kick and Baijllknusar moves out of range easily.
Baijllknusar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baijllknusar misses with a series of wild punches.
Baijllknusar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Baijllknusar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Baijllknusar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baijllknusar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baijllknusar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Baijllknusar clinches up with Gomez and pushes him back against the ropes.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baijllknusar misses with the combination.
Baijllknusar misses with the combination.
Baijllknusar throws a series of punches but Gomez avoids them all with ease.
Gomez gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez breaks the clinch.
Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baijllknusar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gomez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gomez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gomez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Baijllknusar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gomez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Baijllknusar controls Gomez momentarily but Gomez frees himself.
Baijllknusar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gomez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baijllknusar is keeping the position for now.
Gomez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Baijllknusar is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baijllknusar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gomez wants to stand but Baijllknusar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Baijllknusar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Baijllknusar tries to control but Gomez wriggling away.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jonas Baijllknusar just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A combination from Baijllknusar does no damage.
Baijllknusar doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
No joy there for Baijllknusar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomez misses with a wild body shot.
Baijllknusar fails to land with a series of punches.
Baijllknusar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baijllknusar misses with a series of wild punches.
Baijllknusar swinging wilding here.
Baijllknusar looks to land a combination but Gomez avoids it well.
Baijllknusar throws a nice looking combination but Gomez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baijllknusar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gomez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Baijllknusar.
Baijllknusar is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baijllknusar moves away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baijllknusar misses with a few strikes there.
Gomez has a takedown stuffed.
Gomez misses with a body shot.
Gomez looks gassed!
Baijllknusar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gomez gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Gomez shoots for a takedown but Baijllknusar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jonas Baijllknusar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mizuto Gomez.
Baijllknusar tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Baijllknusar.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baijllknusar is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baijllknusar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baijllknusar throws a series of punches but Gomez avoids them all with ease.
Baijllknusar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gomez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Baijllknusar misses.
A combination from Baijllknusar does no damage.
Jonas Baijllknusar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baijllknusar.
Baijllknusar tries to bum rush Gomez with a series of wild strikes but Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baijllknusar throws a series of strikes that have Gomez backpedaling.
Baijllknusar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baijllknusar blocks a jab.
Gomez slips a jab and a cross from Baijllknusar.
Baijllknusar fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gomez sprawls well initially but Baijllknusar persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Baijllknusar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No joy there for Baijllknusar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gomez dodges the punch combination from Baijllknusar.
Baijllknusar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Baijllknusar.
Baijllknusar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A punch combination from Baijllknusar misses.
Baijllknusar looks to land a combination but Gomez avoids it well.
A combination from Baijllknusar does no damage.
Jonas Baijllknusar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baijllknusar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Baijllknusar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some wild striking there from Baijllknusar.
Gomez avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Baijllknusar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Baijllknusar.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baijllknusar.
Baijllknusar tries to bum rush Gomez with a series of wild strikes but Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baijllknusar throws a right hand that Gomez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomez also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Baijllknusar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baijllknusar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch but Baijllknusar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gomez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses.
Gomez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Baijllknusar!
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Baijllknusar tries to hold on but Gomez pushes him away.
Baijllknusar is squirming around, avoiding Gomez's attempts to control the action.
Baijllknusar wants to hold on but Gomez pushes him away.
Gomez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Baijllknusar is looking to escape.
Gomez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Baijllknusar is looking to improve his position but Gomez isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez controlling the position easily from mount.
Gomez prevents Baijllknusar from getting the reversal.
Baijllknusar tries to hold on but Gomez pushes him away.
Baijllknusar is trying desperately to improve position.
Baijllknusar tries to hold on but Gomez postures up.
Gomez controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez wants to control the pace but Baijllknusar is squirming around nicely.
Baijllknusar wants to control but Gomez is having none of it.
Gomez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Baijllknusar can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Baijllknusar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Baijllknusar tries to hold on but Gomez postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Baijllknusar is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Gomez.
Gomez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Baijllknusar tries to hold on but Gomez postures up.
Gomez punching from mount but Baijllknusar doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gomez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Baijllknusar is looking to escape.
Gomez controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mizuto Gomez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Baijllknusar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baijllknusar blocks the body kick.
Gomez clinches up against the ropes.
Gomez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baijllknusar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gomez clinches with his opponent.
Baijllknusar has clasped his hands together around Gomez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Baijllknusar is looking to take a break and control but Gomez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gomez tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Gomez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gomez tries to buck Baijllknusar off but Baijllknusar is having none of it.
Baijllknusar tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is looking to reverse the position.
Gomez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Baijllknusar misses with a wild combination.
Baijllknusar throws a series of punches but Gomez avoids them all with ease.
Baijllknusar works over Gomez's head and body with a nice combination.
Baijllknusar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gomez, pushing him back against the ropes.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baijllknusar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gomez.
Baijllknusar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gomez backs up against the ropes.
Baijllknusar swinging wilding here.
Gomez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baijllknusar closes the distance and clinches.
Baijllknusar wants a takedown.
Gomez breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baijllknusar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gomez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baijllknusar throws a right hand that Gomez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomez also avoids with ease.
Baijllknusar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gomez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baijllknusar misses with a few strikes there.
Baijllknusar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baijllknusar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gomez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Baijllknusar!
Baijllknusar wants to hold on but Gomez pushes him away.
Baijllknusar is looking to improve his position but Gomez isn't that keen on the idea.
Gomez wants to control the pace but Baijllknusar is squirming around nicely.
Baijllknusar tries to lock up and control but Gomez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baijllknusar manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gomez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Baijllknusar trying to control but Gomez postures up.
Baijllknusar desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Baijllknusar trying to hold on to Gomez's head to control him but Gomez postures up.
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.
Gomez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Baijllknusar is looking to control Gomez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Baijllknusar avoid being mounted?
Baijllknusar holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jonas Baijllknusar just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Baijllknusar stuffs the takedown.
Baijllknusar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Baijllknusar's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Baijllknusar duly obliges.
Baijllknusar moves in looking to clinch but Gomez pushes him off.
Baijllknusar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baijllknusar looks to land a combination but Gomez avoids it well.
Baijllknusar works over Gomez's head and body with a nice combination.
Baijllknusar tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
Baijllknusar doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Gomez dodges the punch combination from Baijllknusar.
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 Jonas Baijllknusar.
I think Baijllknusar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kru Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Havoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kru Thorne looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kru Thorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danny Havoc!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havoc tries to clinch up but Thorne circles away and keeps his distance.
Havoc looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Thorne tries to clinch up.
Danny Havoc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Havoc throws a series of punches but Thorne avoids them all with ease.
Thorne tries to close the distance and clinch but Havoc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thorne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thorne closes the distance but Havoc moves to the side
and Havoc holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thorne breaks from the clinch.
Thorne tries a head kick but it misses.
Thorne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thorne closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Havoc is not content to let Thorne control the position.
Thorne tries to move to mount but Havoc blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne trying to control the action but Havoc is working from the bottom.
Thorne tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thorne has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Havoc is not content to let Thorne control the position.
Thorne decides to stand back up. Thorne steps back and let's Havoc get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thorne closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Thorne tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Thorne tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Havoc is looking to reverse the position.
Thorne tries to move to full mount but Havoc actually manages to regain half guard.
Thorne seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Havoc does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Havoc regains full guard. Nicely done.
Havoc had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Thorne is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Havoc Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Thorne's back instead.
Havoc somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Havoc misses with punches from the back.
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.
Thorne is keeping busy.
Thorne has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
You can see the frustration on Thorne's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Havoc controlling from the back.
Thorne preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Havoc.
Havoc struggling to land strikes to the head as Thorne covers up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kru Thorne dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thorne tries to clinch but Havoc moves out of range.
Thorne keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Havoc swats away the attempt to clinch by Thorne.
Thorne gets a takedown into half guard.
Thorne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Havoc keeps working.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thorne blocks the strikes from Havoc.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Havoc is not content to let Thorne control the position.
Thorne is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Havoc is just riding it out for now. Thorne eventually gives up the hold.
Havoc is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Havoc looking for submissions off his back.
Thorne tries to pass the half guard into mount. Havoc knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Havoc swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Havoc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thorne is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Thorne.
Havoc gets caught flat footed, as Thorne shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thorne is looking to work some ground and pound but Havoc has wrist control.
Havoc can't keep his opponent in guard - Thorne advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Havoc is trying to get back to full guard.
Thorne tries to stand and escape but Havoc is controlling the position.
Thorne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thorne is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Thorne lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Havoc manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Havoc kicks Thorne off and gets back to his feet.
Thorne shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Havoc is looking to improve his position but Thorne isn't that keen on the idea.
Thorne landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Thorne.
Havoc tries to lock up and control but Thorne gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Havoc tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kru Thorne dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Havoc looks for a takedown but Thorne sprawls well.
Thorne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Havoc pinned against the cage. Havoc gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thorne misses with a head kick.
Havoc stuffs the takedown attempt from Thorne. Thorne gets slowly back to his feet.
Thorne shoots in for a takedown but Havoc shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kru Thorne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Havoc shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thorne keeping moving, preventing Havoc from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havoc lands a couple of digs.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thorne is on top in guard.
Thorne postures up.
Havoc seems keen to control Thorne's posture.
Thorne wants to stand but Havoc is controlling his posture from full guard.
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.
Thorne trying to control the position from guard on top but Havoc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Havoc manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thorne manages to get himself to full guard.
Thorne is trying to keep Havoc in close.
Havoc trying to control the position from guard on top but Thorne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne is trying to keep Havoc in close.
Thorne manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Havoc really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Havoc is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thorne stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Havoc keeps the fight on the outside.
Thorne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thorne takes the fight into the clinch.
Thorne jumps into guard, dragging Havoc to the mat.
Havoc postures up and lands a big shot to Thorne's brow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thorne is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Danny Havoc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thorne is trying to control the position but Havoc postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Danny Havoc.
Well Thorne 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kru Thorne!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Viduka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viduka has chosen Pitbull - Hotelroom Service as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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170 lbs
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172 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jules Winnfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Viduka!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viduka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Winnfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Viduka.
A combination from Viduka does no damage.
Winnfield closes the distance and clinches up with Viduka, looking for a takedown. Winnfield pushes Viduka against the ropes but Viduka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Viduka throws a nice looking combination but Winnfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Winnfield slips under a jab.
Viduka fails to land with a series of punches.
Viduka throws a right hand that Winnfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Winnfield also avoids with ease.
Viduka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winnfield fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Winnfield misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jules Winnfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winnfield slips under a jab from Viduka.
Winnfield scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Viduka looks gassed!
Winnfield trying to control the action but Viduka is working from the bottom.
Viduka is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnfield is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Viduka knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Winnfield connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Viduka some visible discomfort.
Winnfield will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Winnfield has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Viduka is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Winnfield yanks on the arm and Viduka is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Winnfield.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jules Winnfield!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ceaser El Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and One Scoup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Toro's entrance music is Bulls On Parade. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ceaser El Toro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, One Scoup!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scoup throws a combination. El Toro tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
El Toro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scoup.
El Toro lands with a hook. Scoup tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Scoup swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Scoup rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but El Toro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
El Toro slips a straight right by Scoup.
El Toro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
El Toro lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scoup slips a jab and a cross from El Toro.
Scoup throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scoup throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scoup misses with an uppercut. El Toro saw that one coming.
Scoup is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
El Toro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Scoup connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scoup throws an overhand right that lands on El Toro's shoulder, as El Toro tries to avoid the shot.
El Toro tries a head kick but it misses.
Scoup misses the jab.
Scoup throws a hook to the side of El Toro's head but El Toro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scoup looks gassed!
El Toro slips a straight right by Scoup.
Scoup fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Toro manages to avoid it.
El Toro slips a straight right by Scoup.
El Toro tries to bum rush Scoup with a series of wild strikes but Scoup uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
El Toro lands a hook that stumbles Scoup back into the ropes. El Toro follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Scoup to the canvas! El Toro pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Scoup has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ceaser El Toro!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Mc Auley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Stanlay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
20
206 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Mc Auley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Stanlay!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mc Auley shoots in and drives through. Stanlay sprawls well.
Stanlay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mc Auley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stanlay's waist but Stanlay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mc Auley off to one side.
Mc Auley blocks a head kick by Stanlay.
Mc Auley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stanlay's waist but Stanlay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mc Auley off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Mc Auley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mc Auley looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stanlay!
Stanlay is looking to get to half guard.
Mc Auley with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Stanlay is looking to get to half guard.
Mc Auley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mc Auley is trying to take his opponent's back.
Stanlay regains half guard.
Mc Auley is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanlay wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stanlay manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stanlay is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mc Auley is trying to maintain the position but Stanlay is very close to passing his half guard.
Mc Auley is trying to get back to full guard.
Mc Auley taking some punishment here, with Stanlay in his half guard.
Stanlay seems to be working for a kimura but Mc Auley defends the submission attempt.
Stanlay looks gassed!
Stanlay missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mc Auley moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mc Auley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stanlay doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stanlay manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mc Auley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stanlay manages to get himself to full guard.
Stanlay looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mc Auley trying to control but Stanlay is working from the bottom.
Stanlay escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mc Auley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Stanlay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mc Auley pushes down on Stanlay's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mc Auley passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mc Auley is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Stanlay can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Stanlay is looking to get to half guard.
Stanlay defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mc Auley.
Stanlay is desperately trying to improve his position but Mc Auley has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mc Auley has isolated one of Stanlay's arms. Stanlay looking to fight him off but Mc Auley twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brian Mc Auley!
Brian Mc Auley retains his light heavyweight title!
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