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NFC Fight Night 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Markewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Markewicz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Maino- All the above. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heavy Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cain Markewicz!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markewicz is looking to clinch but Hands is avoiding it.
Jab, jab by Markewicz - just one landing.
Markewicz stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Hands with that takedown attempt.
Hands bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Markewicz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hands counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hands wants to take a breather but Markewicz is having none of it.
Hands is trying to work for a kimura but Markewicz is defending well.
Hands seems to be working for a kimura but Markewicz defends the submission attempt.
Markewicz tries to get to full guard but Hands has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Markewicz tries to get to full guard but Hands has control of the leg.
Markewicz pushes Hands off looking to stand but Hands dives back in and keeps control.
Markewicz is refusing to be controlled, as Hands sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hands displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Markewicz throws out the jab.
Markewicz looks to clinch
and Hands counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Markewicz keeping moving, preventing Hands from controlling successfully.
Markewicz 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Markewicz trying to keep a closed guard but Hands is proving a slippery customer.
Hands drops back looking for a leg! Markewicz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Markewicz manages to kick Hands off! Hands jumps back into Markewicz's guard.
Hands is breathing heavily.
Markewicz is trying to keep Hands in close.
Markewicz wants to get back to his feet but Hands is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hands tries to free his leg and advance position but Markewicz is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markewicz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hands.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Markewicz takes a swing at Hands's ribcage but misses.
Markewicz throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Heavy Hands has been cut.
Markewicz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Markewicz clinches but Hands breaks the clinch
and Hands counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hands.
Markewicz looking for a guillotine here but Hands defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hands wants to pass the guard but Markewicz is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markewicz looking for a guillotine here but Hands defends easily.
Hands drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hands jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Markewicz is looking for a triangle but Hands pushes his legs off easily.
Hands advances position into side control!
Markewicz wants to control but Hands postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heavy Hands dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heavy Hands's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hands checks a leg kick.
Markewicz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Markewicz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hands closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hands lands in his opponent's guard.
Hands trying to control but Markewicz is working from the bottom.
Hands drops back looking for a leg! Markewicz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Markewicz manages to kick Hands off! Hands jumps back into Markewicz's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Markewicz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markewicz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hands stops Markewicz from standing up.
Hands postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Markewicz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hands, into his guard.
Markewicz wanted to stand there but Hands had control of the position.
Hands looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hands is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hands looking to control.
Hands is working an open guard so Markewicz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Markewicz misses with a takedown attempt
and Hands counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hands.
Hands stops Markewicz from standing up.
Hands drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Markewicz manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hands has Markewicz in his guard.
Hands throws his legs up looking for a submission but Markewicz uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Markewicz is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Hands is trying to control but can't.
Hands is refusing to be controlled, as Markewicz sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hands trying to control from the bottom.
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.
Markewicz wants to advance to full mount but Hands doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Hands looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Markewicz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hands's guard.
Hands keeping busy on the bottom but Markewicz has passed one foot through into half guard.
Markewicz wants to stand but Hands has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heavy Hands dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Heavy Hands's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Markewicz throws a sloppy head kick
and Hands counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Markewicz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hands is one step ahead there.
Hands has gone for a leg lock! Markewicz slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hands's guard.
Hands has his foot on Markewicz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Markewicz works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hands looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Markewicz passes into half guard.
Hands is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Markewicz jumps into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands is trying to work for a sweep but Markewicz has mounted him!
Markewicz wants to control the pace but Hands is squirming around nicely.
Markewicz get's back to his feet.
Markewicz throws a head kick but Hands moves out of range.
Markewicz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hands decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Markewicz's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hands accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hands pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Markewicz is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markewicz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hands can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hands pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Markewicz is keeping the position for now.
Hands trying to control the position from guard on top but Markewicz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hands drops back, looking for a kneebar! Markewicz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Markewicz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Markewicz!
Hands manages to work his way to half guard, despite Markewicz's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands actively working from the bottom here.
Hands wants to get back to full guard.
Markewicz is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Markewicz is thwarting Hands's attempts to control the position.
Hands looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Markewicz pushes past his half guard into mount!
Markewicz tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Heavy Hands overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hands is trying desperately to improve position.
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.
Markewicz unloads with some shots from mount but Hands bucks and avoids them well.
Markewicz looking to control but Hands is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Heavy Hands is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hands tries to hold on but Markewicz postures up.
Markewicz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hands has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Markewicz looking to secure an arm triangle but Hands defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heavy Hands showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hands, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heavy Hands!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doug Ram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
Determined |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Doug Ram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ram misses with a takedown attempt - Campbell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ram misses with a takedown attempt - Campbell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ram tries to clinch there but Campbell circles away.
Ram tries to clinch there but Campbell circles away.
Campbell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ram controls Campbell momentarily but Campbell frees himself.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Ram keeps moving.
Campbell lands a couple of elbows.
Ram pushes Campbell off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ram misses with a takedown attempt
so Campbell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Ram. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campbell trying to control but Ram is working from the bottom.
Campbell throws and elbow that misses. Ram uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Campbell's guard. Nice move by Ram!
Campbell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Campbell looking for a sweep. Not yet Campbell, not yet.
Ram thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Campbell trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Campbell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ram. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ram is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ram trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Campbell working a defensive guard but Ram manages to pass into side control anyway.
Campbell wants to get back to his feet but Ram is dominant here and he's now got Campbell's back!
Ram somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Ram lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Ram.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ram gets his way!
Ram scores with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell covering up well under a series of strikes from Ram.
Campbell is trying to break free.
Campbell is trying to stand back up.
I really don't envy Campbell right now.
Ram trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Ram lands a punch to the side of the head 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.
Campbell covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Can Campbell hold on?! Ram is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Campbell is trying to break free.
Ram looking for the choke from the back.
Ram has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Campbell tries to roll but Ram sticks to his back.
Ram patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Campbell tries to break free.
Ram is working the ground and pound. Can Campbell escape?
Campbell tries to roll but Ram sticks to his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jake Campbell will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Campbell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ram!
Campbell goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ram turns into him and now he's in Campbell's guard.
Ram with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Campbell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ram doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ram manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Campbell is striking from the bottom but Ram uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ram passes to side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Campbell is trying to get back to half guard.
Ram working the ground and pound.
Campbell is not content to let Ram control the position.
Campbell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ram wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side 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.
Ram trying to control the action but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Ram working the ground and pound but Campbell is defending the strikes.
Ram is looking to take a break and control but Campbell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Campbell throws a leg kick
and Ram counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ram with a lazy takedown attempt
and Campbell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ram wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Campbell is trying to control the action in half guard but Ram is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Campbell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ram blocking the ground and pound attempt from Campbell.
Campbell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Campbell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ram's head.
Campbell is pressing down on Ram's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ram is holding on for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ram tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Campbell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ram tries to clinch but Campbell is having none of it.
Doug Ram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ram on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Campbell. Campbell obviously looking to wear him down.
Ram doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Campbell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ram's guard now.
Ram trying to keep a closed guard but Campbell is proving a slippery customer.
Campbell postures up in Ram's guard and throws a big left but Ram blocks it.
Ram trying to keep a closed guard but Campbell is proving a slippery customer.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Ram keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Campbell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Campbell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Campbell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ram moves into full guard.
Ram is trying to keep Campbell in close.
Ram bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Campbell's guard.
Campbell is striking from the bottom but Ram uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Ram is tying to control. Campbell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ram is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Ram is working for a submission of some sort.
Ram not doing much here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Campbell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Campbell is looking for a sweep. Ram is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Ram stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Campbell shoots for a takedown but Ram saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ram tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Campbell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ram's guard now.
Ram can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Campbell controls the pace.
Campbell postures up in Ram's guard and throws a big left but Ram blocks it.
Ram preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ram bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Campbell's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ram wants to control from the top but Campbell keeps moving.
Campbell trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Campbell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ram wants to get up but he can't break Campbell's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Campbell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Campbell wants to improve his position but instead Ram has moved into half guard.
Ram prevents Campbell from improving his position.
Campbell throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ram tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by Campbell or perhaps it was just good defense by Ram which made him look bad.
Ram wants to clinch up but Campbell keeps it at a distance.
Ram wants to clinch up but Campbell keeps it at a distance.
Campbell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Campbell preventing the sweep.
Campbell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ram wants to stand but Campbell is controlling the position.
Doug Ram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Campbell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ram is looking for a triangle but Campbell pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Campbell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Campbell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Campbell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tito Valasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sando Han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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178 lbs
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174 lbs
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tito Valasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sando Han!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valasquez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Han misses with a hook.
Han just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice combination there by Han.
It looks like Tito Valasquez has been cut.
Valasquez shoots in and drives through. Han sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valasquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valasquez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Han is looking to stand up but Valasquez isn't so interested in that idea.
Han really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Valasquez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Valasquez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Han is keeping the position for now.
Han wants to stand and escape but Valasquez is having none of it.
Valasquez trying to control but Han is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Han has momentary wrist control but Valasquez slips an elbow through the middle.
Han is looking to stand up but Valasquez isn't so interested in that idea.
Han looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Valasquez looks for a takedown but Han sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Valasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Han closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Valasquez shoots in and bounces Han off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Han can do anything to dispel that myth.
Valasquez trying to control but Han is working from the bottom.
Valasquez won't allow Han to get back to his feet.
Valasquez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Valasquez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Valasquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Han is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valasquez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Han is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valasquez looking to pass the guard.
Valasquez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Valasquez slips a jab and a cross from Han.
Valasquez has a takedown stuffed.
Han feints and as Valasquez raises his hands in defense, Han changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Valasquez wants to sweep here but Han controlling him for the moment.
Valasquez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Han's guard.
Han is looking to stand up but Valasquez isn't so interested in that idea.
Valasquez controlling from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valasquez landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valasquez wants to pass the guard but Han is keeping the position.
Valasquez won't allow Han to get back to his feet.
Valasquez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Han avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Han wants to stand and escape but Valasquez is having none of it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Han scores with a body shot.
A jab from Han finds it's way through Valasquez's defenses.
Valasquez fails with the takedown
and Han counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Han throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valasquez.
Valasquez tries for a takedown but Han circles away easily
and Han counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tito Valasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Han throws a combination. Valasquez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Valasquez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Han makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Valasquez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Valasquez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Valasquez lands in his opponent's guard.
Han keeping moving, preventing Valasquez from controlling successfully.
Han wants to stand but Valasquez is controlling the position.
Valasquez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Valasquez prevents Han from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Han is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Valasquez passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tito Valasquez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tito Valasquez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Valasquez 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.
Valasquez prevents Han from getting back to his feet.
Valasquez slips nicely into half guard.
Han looks like he's trying to stand up.
Valasquez is nestled in close to Han, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Han kicks Valasquez off and gets back to his feet.
Valasquez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Han counters with a left and a right that stings Valasquez.
Han fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valasquez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Han circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A lazy left from Han finds it's target.
Valasquez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Han paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Han slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Han gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valasquez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Han swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Valasquez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Han manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Valasquez has Han in his guard.
Han won't allow Valasquez to sweep him here.
Valasquez will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Han tries to stand but Valasquez is controlling from the bottom.
Valasquez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Valasquez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tito Valasquez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Han wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Valasquez works his way into side control.
Valasquez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Han pushes Valasquez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Valasquez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Valasquez working the head and body with strikes.
Han is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Valasquez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Han gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Han defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Valasquez.
Han wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valasquez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Valasquez lands a heavy elbow.
Valasquez controlling the pace for now.
Valasquez working the ground and pound effectively.
You get the feeling that Han really doesn't like being in this position too much.
A nice elbow there by Valasquez.
Valasquez wants to control the pace but Han is squirming around nicely.
Valasquez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Han hang on?
Valasquez landing punches.
Han avoids a series of strikes thrown by Valasquez.
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 referee warns Han that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Valasquez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Han?
Han is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Valasquez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Han's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Valasquez breaks from Han's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Han takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Valasquez cracks Han with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Han wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Valasquez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
BOOM! Valasquez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Han really wants to buck Valasquez off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Valasquez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tito Valasquez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Han stuffs the takedown attempt from Valasquez. Valasquez gets slowly back to his feet.
Han 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.
Valasquez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Han counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valasquez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Han looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Valasquez!
Valasquez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Han wants to stand up but Valasquez is controlling the position.
Valasquez is looking for a sweep. Han is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Han wants to get back to his feet.
Valasquez manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valasquez is looking for a triangle but Han pushes his legs off easily.
Han tries to stand but Valasquez is controlling from the bottom.
Han won't allow Valasquez to sweep him here.
Han has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Valasquez is proving hard to escape from.
Han stopping the sweep attempt from Valasquez.
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.
Valasquez striking off his back but it's not causing Han any problems.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Han fails to land with a series of punches.
Han jabs Valasquez right on the nose. Valasquez blinks but takes it well.
Valasquez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Han counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Valasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valasquez misses with a takedown
and Han counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Valasquez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Valasquez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Valasquez lands a big elbow.
Valasquez landing shots from mount.
Valasquez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Han is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valasquez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Han taking shots to the head.
Valasquez raining down shots from the mount!
Han defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Valasquez.
Valasquez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Valasquez won't let Han get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Valasquez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Valasquez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Valasquez jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Han is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Han and Valasquez has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Valasquez is looking to take a break and control but Han is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Han tries to escape but Valasquez is in control.
Valasquez working the body and head with strikes.
Valasquez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Valasquez trying to control the action but Han is working from the bottom.
Valasquez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Valasquez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Valasquez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Valasquez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cade Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Isaac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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160 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cade Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abraham Isaac!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Isaac tries a head kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brown checks a leg kick.
Brown misses with a low kick as Isaac jumps back.
Isaac fails with the takedown.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Isaac stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown pivots, looking for a leg kick but Isaac is out of range and Brown settles back down.
Isaac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Isaac shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
Isaac looks gassed!
Left hook, right uppercut from Brown.
It looks like Abraham Isaac has been cut.
Brown has Isaac up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown prevents the takedown attempt.
Cade Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abraham Isaac.
Brown leaning against his opponent.
Isaac blocks the elbow strike.
Brown just leaning against Isaac, taking a breather.
Isaac gets underhooks to prevent Brown's takedown attempt.
Brown taking a breather.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Isaac's waist but Isaac gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown with a nice cross.
Isaac stuffs the takedown.
Isaac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown rushes Isaac and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Isaac avoids the damage to the body.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Isaac has him pressed against the cage.
Brown throws an elbow but it misses.
Isaac has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brown is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brown tries to stall but Isaac uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brown changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Isaac fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brown feints and then cracks Isaac's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Isaac down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brown.
Isaac takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isaac throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Brown jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Isaac fails with the takedown.
Brown wants to land a leg kick but Isaac is out of range.
Isaac with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a head kick. That will keep Isaac thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Abraham Isaac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Isaac drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.
Brown wants the takedown. Isaac is fighting it off but Brown persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Isaac's guard against the cage.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Isaac.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is stalling in the full guard.
Brown'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.
Brown advances position into side control!
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.
Brown trying to control the action but Isaac is working from the bottom.
Isaac is looking for a sweep.
Brown lands a few punches from side control.
Brown tries to move into full mount but can't pass Isaac's legs.
Sloppy strikes there by Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cade Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abraham Isaac's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brown closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brown wants to advance to full mount but Isaac doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Isaac working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brown slips nicely into half guard.
Brown is working for a submission of some sort.
Isaac is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is tying to control. Isaac wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Isaac won't allow Brown to pass to mount.
Isaac is staying active underneath Brown, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Isaac moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Isaac is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Isaac is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Isaac throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and moves out of range.
Isaac throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Isaac misses with a leg kick
and Brown makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Isaac throws a nice outside leg kick.
Isaac throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a shoot takedown. Isaac fights it but they end up in guard.
Brown trying to move into half guard but instead Isaac has managed to sweep!
Brown lands a decent shot there.
Isaac wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the position.
Isaac trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Isaac stops Brown from standing up.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Isaac pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Isaac.
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.
Isaac wants to land a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
A good leg kick by Brown.
Isaac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Isaac shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Isaac but Isaac pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Isaac throws a head kick that Brown semi-blocks.
Isaac fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Isaac stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
An inside leg kick from Isaac misses.
Isaac throws a lazy head kick
and Brown counters with a shoot takedown. Isaac fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cade Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abraham Isaac's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Isaac throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brown counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice combination there by Brown.
Brown shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Brown was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Isaac is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cade Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown with good strikes from the mount here!
Brown moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Isaac has worked his arm free - good work by Isaac!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Isaac manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown is trying to control but can't.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Isaac has control of the leg.
Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brown wants to control but Isaac is keeping busy.
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.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Isaac.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brown wants to clinch.
Isaac throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Isaac gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Isaac trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brown has his hands on Isaac's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isaac tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Brown looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Isaac has picked Brown up and slammed him! Brown can't keep hold of the triangle and Isaac manages to pass to side control!
Brown is not content to let Isaac control the position.
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.
Brown is looking for a sweep.
Brown is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Isaac is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Brown bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Isaac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abraham Isaac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Isaac has wrist control.
Brown trying to control but Isaac is working from the bottom.
Cade Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cade Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cade Brown!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Desmond The Finish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorcan McAuley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lorcan McAuley will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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189 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Desmond The Finish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lorcan McAuley!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAuley shoots in for a takedown but The Finish shows good takedown defense.
No luck for McAuley with that takedown attempt.
The Finish gets the takedown into side control.
McAuley is looking for a sweep.
The Finish creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The Finish in side control lands a decent elbow.
The Finish thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McAuley is looking for a sweep.
The Finish trying to control the position but McAuley is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAuley struggling a bit here.
The Finish trying to control the action but McAuley is working from the bottom.
The Finish is putting a hurting on McAuley here, landing some big shots from side control.
The Finish trying to control the position but McAuley is working away.
The Finish slows the pace down.
The Finish tries for a kimura but McAuley is defending well.
McAuley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McAuley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAuley is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked The Finish off and has taken his back!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McAuley working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
McAuley looks gassed!
The Finish tries to escape the position.
McAuley is looking for the choke from the back position but The Finish is controlling his hands well.
The Finish tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The Finish regains half guard.
McAuley wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Finish keeps working.
McAuley is just content to waste time from the top position. The Finish takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Finish is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Finish drops back looking for a leg! McAuley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McAuley manages to kick The Finish off! The Finish jumps back into McAuley's guard.
The Finish stopping the sweep attempt from McAuley.
The Finish trying to control the position from guard on top but McAuley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McAuley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The Finish keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McAuley's head.
The Finish trying to control the position from guard on top but McAuley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Finish scoring with punches to the head and body.
The Finish postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The Finish is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McAuley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Finish stands and throws McAuley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The Finish gets to mount! McAuley was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The Finish is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond The Finish dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The Finish looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for McAuley!
McAuley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The Finish moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, McAuley has worked his arm free - good work by McAuley!
McAuley looking for a sweep but The Finish has passed into full mount! Oh no!
McAuley sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The Finish is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McAuley tries to reverse the position but The Finish maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Finish lands a big elbow.
McAuley is controlling an arm, preventing The Finish from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
McAuley manages to regain half guard. Good work.
McAuley is not content to let The Finish control the position.
McAuley is looking to control The Finish's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McAuley avoid being mounted?
The Finish seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The Finish is looking to advance position but McAuley won't allow it.
McAuley missing with punches from the bottom.
The Finish prevents McAuley from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McAuley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The Finish misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McAuley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Finish counters with a nice double leg into side control. McAuley won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Finish tries for a kimura but McAuley is defending well.
McAuley sneaks back into half guard.
The Finish looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McAuley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The Finish is looking to take a break and control but McAuley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McAuley regains full guard. Nicely done.
McAuley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Finish doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Finish manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Finish trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAuley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McAuley has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but The Finish has passed into side control.
McAuley is looking to regain half guard here but The Finish keeps moving and retains side control.
McAuley wants to improve his position, back to half guard but The Finish has ideas of his own. He's got hold of McAuley's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! McAuley is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for The Finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Desmond The Finish!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between mikey sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Wang has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with mikey sanchez's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, mikey sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Wang!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang lands with a nice combination. sanchez backs away looking to recover.
sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Wang 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.
Wang trying to control the position from guard on top but sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wang wants to control from the top but sanchez keeps moving.
Wang with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wang would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
sanchez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
sanchez is trying to keep Wang in close.
Wang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. sanchez is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Wang scores a takedown into full mount!
Wang takes sanchez's back.
sanchez is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wang throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Wang is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged sanchez with him. sanchez is trying to defend but Wang has an arm under the chin now! sanchez grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Richard Wang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jon Nix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Fabricio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Nix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Urijah Fabricio!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabricio fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nix sprawls well initially but Fabricio persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nix is positioning himself well to prevent Fabricio advancing to mount.
Nix has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fabricio is working away from the top position though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nix is looking for a sweep. Fabricio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nix really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nix is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fabricio's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fabricio's back!
Fabricio looking very determined here, making life difficult for Nix.
Nix looking for the choke from the back.
Fabricio wants to control his opponent's hands but Nix gets his hands free.
Nix tries to keep control of the position but Fabricio is staying busy.
Fabricio wants to control his opponent's hands but Nix gets his hands free.
Nix trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabricio breaks Nix's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Nix looking for a sweep. Not yet Nix, not yet.
Nix is working hard here to advance position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fabricio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nix's waist but Nix gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fabricio off to one side.
Nix throws a sloppy head kick and Fabricio moves out of range easily.
Nix lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nix lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nix tries to clinch but Fabricio is having none of it.
Fabricio gets a takedown into half guard.
Nix wants to improve his position but Fabricio is controlling well.
Fabricio stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabricio thows a huge punch but Nix dodges it nicely.
Nix wants to improve his position but Fabricio is controlling well.
Fabricio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nix's head.
Fabricio sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nix is looking to control Fabricio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nix avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabricio controlling the action here.
Nix is refusing to be controlled, as Fabricio sits in half guard.
Nix makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nix.
Nix looking for a sweep. Not yet Nix, not yet.
Nix keeping moving, preventing Fabricio from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nix is on top in guard.
Nix pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fabricio is keeping the position for now.
Fabricio wants to sweep here but Nix controlling him for the moment.
Nix trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fabricio wants to sweep but no luck.
Nix thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Fabricio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fabricio shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nix looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fabricio with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nix has hold of Fabricio's hands but Fabricio slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nix trying to control but Fabricio postures up.
Fabricio prevents Nix from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabricio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nix's head.
Nix wants to control but Fabricio is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nix is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fabricio scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fabricio in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nix is being controlled here.
Nix manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nix is looking to improve his position.
Fabricio scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nix gets back to full guard.
Nix trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Fabricio slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fabricio works over Nix with some ground and pound from guard.
Nix looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fabricio is one step ahead there.
Fabricio is fighting to break Nix's control of his arms but Nix is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabricio trying to control but Nix is working from the bottom.
Fabricio must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nix looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fabricio controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fabricio trying to control but Nix is working from the bottom.
Fabricio preventing the sweep.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nix tries to clinch but Fabricio is having none of it.
Jon Nix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fabricio scores a takedown into full mount!
Nix tries to hold on but Fabricio postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabricio pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nix can't escape the position.
Fabricio takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fabricio trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nix really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Urijah Fabricio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fabricio looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fabricio landing strikes from the mount and Nix is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Fabricio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Nix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A thudding body kick lands there by Nix!
Nix tries to clinch but Fabricio moves out of range.
Nix stuffs the takedown.
Fabricio swats away the attempt to clinch by Nix.
Fabricio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nix looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nix rushes Fabricio and presses him up against the cage.
Nix trying to stall but Fabricio improves his position.
Fabricio takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fabricio goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nix prevents it.
Nix connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fabricio's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nix tries a knee to the head but Fabricio blocks it.
Nix connects with a knee to the head.
Nix trying to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fabricio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabricio lands a takedown into guard.
Nix not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fabricio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nix 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.
Fabricio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nix keeping moving, preventing Fabricio from controlling successfully.
Nix trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fabricio closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nix tries to improve position but can't.
Nix sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nix is trying to maintain the position but Fabricio is very close to passing his half guard.
Nix is looking to improve his position.
Fabricio stalling.
Fabricio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nix's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabricio with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nix looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fabricio trying to mount his opponent but Nix defends it.
Nix is staying active underneath Fabricio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fabricio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nix. Nix obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Nix.
Nix scores with a push kick.
Fabricio slips a jab and a cross from Nix.
Fabricio scores a takedown into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nix is trying to escape the mount.
Fabricio landing punches.
Nix can't escape the position.
Fabricio sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nix bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Fabricio has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Urijah Fabricio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fabricio winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urijah Fabricio!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Feodoro Contadino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Batyrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Batyrovich told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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219 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Feodoro Contadino!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ivan Batyrovich!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contadino avoids the body shot from Batyrovich.
Contadino tries to clinch there but Batyrovich circles away.
Contadino takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Feodoro Contadino has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Contadino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Batyrovich.
Contadino wants to clinch up but Batyrovich keeps it at a distance.
Ivan Batyrovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Contadino misses with a straight right.
Batyrovich misses with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Batyrovich.
Nice sprawl there from Contadino as Batyrovich shoots in.
Batyrovich cracks Contadino with a good jab.
Batyrovich looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Contadino is trying to maintain the position but Batyrovich is very close to passing his half guard.
Contadino is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contadino is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Contadino manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Batyrovich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Batyrovich looking to pass the guard.
Contadino lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Batyrovich!
Batyrovich tries to lock up and control but Contadino gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Contadino tries to control but Batyrovich wriggling away.
Contadino is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Batyrovich can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Contadino tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Contadino is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Batyrovich can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contadino lands a big elbow.
Contadino controlling the position easily from mount.
Batyrovich tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Contadino is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Contadino has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Contadino controlling from mount.
Contadino wants to control the pace but Batyrovich is squirming around nicely.
Contadino controlling his opponent.
Contadino looking to secure an arm triangle but Batyrovich defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contadino trying to control but Batyrovich is having none of it.
Batyrovich tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Batyrovich manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Batyrovich is trying to get back to full guard.
Contadino could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Contadino perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Contadino has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Batyrovich throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Batyrovich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Batyrovich manages to get to full guard.
Batyrovich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Contadino controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Batyrovich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Contadino stands and throws Batyrovich's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Contadino taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Batyrovich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Feodoro Contadino's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Batyrovich throws a combination. Contadino tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Contadino wants to clinch.
Batyrovich attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Contadino tries to clinch there but Batyrovich circles away.
Batyrovich throws a nice looking combination but Contadino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Contadino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Contadino takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Feodoro Contadino's cut is getting worse.
Contadino throws a sloppy body shot
and Batyrovich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Batyrovich.
Batyrovich wants a takedown but no success here.
Contadino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Batyrovich's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batyrovich blocks a body shot from Contadino.
A body shot lands from Batyrovich.
Batyrovich lands a hook that snaps the head of Contadino backwards.
Nice body punch from Batyrovich.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Batyrovich is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Contadino can't fight it off and eventually Batyrovich manages to take the fight to the floor. Contadino looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Contadino is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Contadino throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Contadino lands with a punch from half guard.
Batyrovich is refusing to be controlled, as Contadino sits in half guard.
Contadino prevents Batyrovich from improving his position.
Still in half guard, Contadino seems content to control.
Batyrovich tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contadino sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Batyrovich defending well though.
Batyrovich is refusing to be controlled, as Contadino sits in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Batyrovich throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Batyrovich catches Contadino right on the button with a cross.
Batyrovich drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Contadino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Batyrovich.
Batyrovich working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Contadino's head.
Batyrovich wants to control from the top but Contadino keeps moving.
Batyrovich seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Contadino is trying to control the position but Batyrovich postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batyrovich wants to stand but Contadino is controlling his posture from full guard.
Batyrovich postures up.
Contadino managing to control the position.
Batyrovich postures up in Contadino's guard and throws a big left but Contadino blocks it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Batyrovich wants to clinch.
Contadino changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Batyrovich looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batyrovich gets back to half guard.
Contadino keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Batyrovich trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Contadino tries to pass the half guard into mount. Batyrovich knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Batyrovich misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Batyrovich is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Contadino's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Contadino's back!
Contadino trying to control the hands but Batyrovich breaks the grip.
Batyrovich lands strikes to the head.
Contadino tries to roll but Batyrovich sticks to his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Contadino trying to control the action but Batyrovich just sinks the hooks in.
Contadino takes a big shot to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Batyrovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Feodoro Contadino's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Batyrovich forces Contadino back against the cage and clinches.
Contadino throws a head punch that misses.
Batyrovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Contadino backwards.
Feodoro Contadino's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Contadino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A bit of stalling here from Batyrovich.
Contadino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Batyrovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Contadinos head.
Jeez, Feodoro Contadino's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Batyrovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Contadino jumps guard but Batyrovich stands there with Contadino around his waist. Contadino gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Batyrovich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Batyrovich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ivan Batyrovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Batyrovich swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Batyrovich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A right-left combo lands from Batyrovich.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Feodoro Contadino's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ivan Batyrovich!
Ivan Batyrovich is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Poly Styrene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy McGoogles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styrene's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Men at work - Land down under (Gotcha feat. Mission remix 2009). McGoogles has chosen Glory- These Silhouettes as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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235 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Poly Styrene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Timmy McGoogles!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styrene checks a low kick from McGoogles.
Styrene throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGoogles throws a looping overhand right but Styrene ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Styrene does no damage.
McGoogles takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Styrene fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGoogles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Styrene rushes McGoogles and presses him up against the cage.
Styrene wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McGoogles has him pressed against the cage.
Styrene landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Styrene keeps control of McGoogles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McGoogles wants to get back to striking at distance but Styrene won't allow it.
McGoogles being controlled against the cage.
Styrene has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McGoogles is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
McGoogles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Styrene breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGoogles swings for the body but Styrene moves out of range.
McGoogles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Styrene moves into the clinch.
Styrene stalls.
A short uppercut from Styrene.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGoogles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McGoogles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Styrene has him pressed against the cage.
Styrene looking to stall.
Styrene manages to break the clinch.
McGoogles fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice body kick there by Styrene.
Styrene rushes McGoogles and presses him up against the cage.
Styrene breaks the clinch.
McGoogles swats away the attempt to clinch by Styrene.
McGoogles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Styrene counters with a good low kick that McGoogles was not able to check.
McGoogles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Styrene counters with a good low kick that McGoogles was not able to check.
McGoogles scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McGoogles lands with a hook. Styrene tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McGoogles looks to score with a jab to the body but Styrene is just out of range.
Styrene slips a straight right by McGoogles.
McGoogles looks gassed!
McGoogles throws a lazy head kick
and Styrene counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from McGoogles.
It looks like Poly Styrene has been cut.
Timmy McGoogles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGoogles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Styrene fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McGoogles, pushing him back against the cage.
Styrene breaks from the clinch.
Styrene uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGoogles.
McGoogles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Styrene. Styrene obviously looking to wear him down.
Styrene throws a nice inside leg kick.
Styrene feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGoogles's calf.
Styrene takes the fight into the clinch.
Styrene has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McGoogles is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Styrene tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McGoogles smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Poly Styrene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Styrene lands with a cross.
Styrene connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McGoogles misses with a two punch combination.
McGoogles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Styrene. Styrene obviously looking to wear him down.
McGoogles on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styrene has taken the fight to the clinch.
Styrene pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Styrene takes the fight into the clinch.
McGoogles stops a takedown attempt from Styrene.
Styrene creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McGoogles's defenses.
Styrene manages to break the clinch.
McGoogles missing with a left hand there. Styrene was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Styrene moves in looking to clinch but McGoogles pushes him off.
McGoogles missing with a left hand there. Styrene was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from McGoogles misses.
McGoogles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Styrene moves into the clinch successfully.
Styrene scores with a nice hook to the head.
Styrene misses with a knee strike.
McGoogles is pressed up against the cage. Styrene has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McGoogles down to the mat. McGoogles avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A low kick from McGoogles is predictable there
and Styrene counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Styrene defending well as McGoogles loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGoogles throws a lazy body kick
and Styrene counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McGoogles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Styrene breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGoogles looks to throw the jab but Styrene is out of range.
Styrene closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Styrene using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Styrene manages to break the clinch.
McGoogles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Styrene counters with a nice low kick that buckles McGoogles's knee momentarily.
Styrene fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McGoogles, pushing him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McGoogles is looking to break free of the clinch but Styrene has double underhooks.
Styrene manages to break the clinch.
McGoogles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGoogles throws a jab when Styrene was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poly Styrene dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Poly Styrene's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Styrene explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Styrene is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Styrene scores with a punch to the head.
A swing and a miss from McGoogles.
A left and a right from Styrene both land. Nice combination.
McGoogles scores with a jab.
McGoogles throws a combination that misses
and Styrene moves into the clinch.
Styrene comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Styrene escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGoogles swinging wilding here.
Styrene has managed to clinch.
Styrene is trying to drag McGoogles to the mat but McGoogles just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Styrene unloads a knee to the mid-section. McGoogles lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Styrene manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGoogles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Styrene counters with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Styrene clinches with his opponent.
Styrene escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Styrene.
Styrene rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGoogles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Styrene looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McGoogles is fending him off so far but Styrene persists. Nope, McGoogles circles away and we're back to standing.
Styrene shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Styrene showed some decent athleticism there.
McGoogles gets full guard.
McGoogles manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Styrene manages to get himself to full guard.
Styrene can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McGoogles controls the pace.
McGoogles throwing strikes from guard but Styrene blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styrene is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McGoogles throwing strikes from guard but Styrene blocks nicely.
McGoogles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGoogles preventing the sweep.
McGoogles landing with the ground and pound.
McGoogles lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McGoogles showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGoogles trying to control the position from guard on top but Styrene is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGoogles throws and elbow that misses. Styrene uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McGoogles's guard. Nice move by Styrene!
McGoogles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Styrene gets to his feet. McGoogles looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
McGoogles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Styrene moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Styrene fails to land with a series of punches.
Styrene wants to clinch up but McGoogles keeps it at a distance.
Styrene slips under a jab.
Styrene scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Styrene fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGoogles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styrene wants to clinch up but McGoogles keeps it at a distance.
McGoogles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Timmy McGoogles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGoogles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Styrene counters with a slapping leg kick.
Styrene shoots in for a takedown but McGoogles shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Poly Styrene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGoogles connects with the punch.
Styrene looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McGoogles is fending him off so far but Styrene persists. Nope, McGoogles circles away and we're back to standing.
Styrene scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McGoogles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Styrene counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Styrene wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McGoogles has him pressed against the cage.
Styrene breaks from the clinch.
A nice combination there by McGoogles.
McGoogles throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGoogles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Styrene uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGoogles.
Styrene moves into the clinch.
Styrene throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGoogles blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poly Styrene dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Poly Styrene's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Styrene takes one to the side of the head.
Styrene takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Poly Styrene is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGoogles lands a head kick!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McGoogles!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Styrene seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. McGoogles shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Styrene is backing up but McGoogles catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Styrene covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! McGoogles Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timmy McGoogles!
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