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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mackey Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Bendley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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, Mackey Shain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Bendley!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shain shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Shain was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Shain punching from mount but Bendley doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bendley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bendley wants to hold on but Shain pushes him away.
Shain looking to ground and pound but Bendley is blocking nicely.
Shain swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mackey Shain!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucky Griffin 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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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
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Sampson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lucky Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet but Sampson is dominant here and he's now got Griffin's back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Sampson controlling the positon.
Griffin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sampson's guard. Nice work there by Griffin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson pulls Griffin in close to his closed guard and prevents Griffin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Sampson keeps moving.
Sampson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Griffin forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Griffin throwing shots but Sampson is blocking nicely.
Griffin trying to control from half guard but Sampson is working away.
Griffin wants to stand up but Sampson is controlling the position.
Sampson is staying active underneath Griffin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Griffin wants to clinch.
Griffin fails with the takedown
so Sampson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Griffin is trying to control the position but Sampson postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sampson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sampson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sampson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Griffin for as long as he can get away with.
Griffin wants to stand but Sampson is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Griffin being controlled here, momentarily.
Griffin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Sampson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Griffin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sampson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sampson.
Sampson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Griffin is keeping busy.
Sampson effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Sampson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Sampson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sampson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffin gets caught flat footed, as Sampson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Griffin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sampson trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sampson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sampson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Griffin throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sampson uses it to pass to side control.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Sampson throws an elbow but Griffin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sampson looking to control but instead Griffin has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Sampson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
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.
Griffin is trying to control but can't.
Griffin wants to get back to full guard.
Griffin is trying to stand up here but Sampson is controlling him well.
Griffin is trying to get back to full guard.
Sampson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Griffin trying to control but Sampson postures up.
Griffin is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Griffin tries to keep at a distance but Sampson has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sampson.
Sampson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sampson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sampson moves into full mount! Griffin won't be happy about that!
Sampson controlling his opponent.
Griffin is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sampson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Griffin is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Sampson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Sampson.
Griffin has his takedown stuffed
and Sampson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sampson wants to free his trapped foot but Griffin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Griffin is looking to control Sampson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Griffin avoid being mounted?
Sampson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin tries to get to full guard but Sampson has control of the leg.
Sampson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sampson is controlling the pace.
Griffin wants to control but Sampson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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.
Griffin tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sampson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Griffin is looking to get to half guard.
Sampson controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sampson lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Sampson.
Griffin wants to control but Sampson is having none of it.
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.
Sampson content just to control the position here.
Griffin tries to reverse the position but Sampson maintains control.
Steve Sampson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sampson with a couple of short strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Sampson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sampson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Sampson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Baijllknusar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mizuto Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jonas Baijllknusar has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Jonas Baijllknusar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mizuto Gomez!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baijllknusar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baijllknusar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Baijllknusar looks for a takedown but Gomez sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Baijllknusar or perhaps it was just good defense by Gomez which made him look bad.
Baijllknusar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonas Baijllknusar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Gomez as Baijllknusar shoots in.
Baijllknusar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baijllknusar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gomez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gomez showed some decent athleticism there.
Baijllknusar is not content to let Gomez control the position.
Gomez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gomez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Baijllknusar tries to roll over but Gomez keeps him under control.
Baijllknusar is controlling Gomez's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Gomez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baijllknusar wants to control but Gomez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gomez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gomez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Baijllknusar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gomez slips a nice elbow through Baijllknusar's hands, connecting with Baijllknusar's forehead.
Gomez tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Gomez is taking a breather. Baijllknusar says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gomez passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gomez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Baijllknusar hang on?
Baijllknusar wants to control but Gomez is having none of it.
Gomez looking to control but Baijllknusar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baijllknusar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gomez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gomez controlling from the full mount.
Gomez avoids the attempt from Baijllknusar to control.
Baijllknusar is working to get back to half guard.
Gomez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Baijllknusar can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gomez lands a big elbow.
Gomez looking to ground and pound but Baijllknusar is blocking nicely.
Baijllknusar wants to get back to his feet.
Baijllknusar wants to hold on but Gomez pushes him away.
Gomez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gomez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Baijllknusar?
Baijllknusar tries to lock up and control but Gomez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Baijllknusar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Baijllknusar is breathing heavily.
Baijllknusar is trying to maintain the position but Gomez is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez controlling the action here.
Gomez working over Baijllknusar with some ground and pound. Baijllknusar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gomez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gomez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Baijllknusar tries to roll over but Gomez keeps him under control.
Gomez is tying to control. Baijllknusar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Baijllknusar has hold of Gomez's hands but Gomez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gomez is thwarting Baijllknusar's attempts to control the position.
Baijllknusar is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Baijllknusar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gomez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mizuto Gomez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Baijllknusar stuffs the takedown attempt from Gomez. Gomez gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Baijllknusar misses.
Gomez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Baijllknusar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gomez counters by clinching up.
Gomez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Baijllknusar is trying to keep an underhook but Gomez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Baijllknusar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gomez wants to pass the guard but Baijllknusar is defending well.
Baijllknusar wants to get back to his feet.
Baijllknusar wants to control but Gomez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gomez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baijllknusar defending well though.
Gomez is trying to control the action in half guard but Baijllknusar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baijllknusar pushes Gomez off looking to stand but Gomez dives back in and keeps control.
Baijllknusar won't allow Gomez to pass to mount.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gomez moves into range and clinches up with Baijllknusar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baijllknusar is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gomez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Baijllknusar to the mat. Baijllknusar regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gomez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Baijllknusar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Baijllknusar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gomez!
Baijllknusar trying to control but Gomez is having none of it.
Baijllknusar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gomez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gomez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Baijllknusar tries to control but Gomez wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gomez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Baijllknusar controlling from mount.
Baijllknusar tries to control but Gomez wriggling away.
Gomez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Baijllknusar controlling his opponent.
Baijllknusar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is trying desperately to improve position.
Mizuto Gomez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gomez tries to hold on but Baijllknusar postures up.
Baijllknusar trying to control but Gomez is having none of it.
Gomez is looking to get to half guard.
Baijllknusar trying to control but Gomez is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jonas Baijllknusar just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Baijllknusar has his takedown stuffed
and Gomez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Baijllknusar!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonas Baijllknusar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baijllknusar tries to lock up and control but Gomez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gomez landing punches.
Baijllknusar wants to hold on but Gomez pushes him away.
Gomez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gomez goes for an armbar but Baijllknusar turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Baijllknusar.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Baijllknusar from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mizuto Gomez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gomez clinches.
Gomez has clasped his hands together around Baijllknusar's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Baijllknusar wants to control but Gomez postures up.
Gomez is looking to take a break and control but Baijllknusar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gomez landing a few strikes.
Baijllknusar struggling a bit here.
Gomez is looking to take a break and control but Baijllknusar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Baijllknusar is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baijllknusar is looking to reverse the position.
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.
Gomez misses with a body shot.
Baijllknusar misses with the combination.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gomez.
Gomez is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Baijllknusar's shoulder. That is not cool.
The strikes coming from Gomez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Baijllknusar struggling a bit here.
The ground and pound from Gomez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gomez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Baijllknusar wants to control but Gomez postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Gomez rushes Baijllknusar and presses him up against the ropes.
Baijllknusar wants a takedown but no success here.
Gomez scores a nice knee to the body.
Gomez lands a knee to the head.
Gomez misses with a knee strike.
Gomez lands a shot to the body.
Gomez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Baijllknusar.
Baijllknusar wants to break free but Gomez has control.
Gomez gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gomez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baijllknusar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Baijllknusar is trying to control but can't.
Gomez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baijllknusar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gomez lands strikes from half guard.
Jonas Baijllknusar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baijllknusar looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baijllknusar is trying to control but can't.
Mizuto Gomez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baijllknusar is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Baijllknusar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gomez.
Gomez 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.
Baijllknusar working for a triangle but Gomez defends it easily.
Gomez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Baijllknusar keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baijllknusar trying to control the position.
Baijllknusar wants to get back to his feet but Gomez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Baijllknusar working for a triangle but Gomez defends it easily.
Baijllknusar being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Gomez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mizuto Gomez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gomez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mizuto Gomez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarl Ekins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Kenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glenn Kenny looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jarl Ekins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Glenn Kenny!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Kenny.
Kenny lands with a kick to the temple. Ekins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ekins closes the distance and clinches.
Ekins works on Kenny's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Ekins.
Kenny tries to pull guard but Ekins holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kenny drops back down to his feet.
Ekins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kenny looks gassed!
Kenny's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kenny jumps guard but Ekins stands there with Kenny around his waist. Kenny gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kenny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ekins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kenny is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short left from Ekins.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenny tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ekins's elbow.
Ekins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kenny drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jarl Ekins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Kenny.
Ekins just leaning against Kenny, taking a breather.
Ekins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ekins pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Ekins lands with a right to the head.
Ekins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekins digs a good body shot into Kenny's ribs.
Ekins dances in with a quick combination. Kenny is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Ekins snaps Kenny's head back. Kenny stumbles backwards against the ropes. Ekins steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Kenny's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Kenny just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jarl Ekins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kru Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Havoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kru Thorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danny Havoc!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havoc fails with the takedown.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Havoc shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thorne as he jumps to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Havoc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thorne shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Havoc is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thorne looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Thorne thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Havoc is desperately trying to improve his position but Thorne has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne wants to control the pace but Havoc is squirming around nicely.
Thorne goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Havoc turns into him and now he's in Thorne's guard.
Thorne trying to keep a closed guard but Havoc is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Havoc looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Havoc stands and steps away. Thorne gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Havoc throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Havoc seems keen to control Thorne's posture.
Havoc manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Havoc avoids the attempt from Thorne to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne is trying desperately to improve position.
Thorne stops Havoc from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Havoc is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Thorne is surviving well by controlling Havoc's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Havoc trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thorne taking shots to the head.
Havoc can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thorne is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thorne looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kru Thorne dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thorne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Havoc as he jumps to the side.
Havoc with a poor takedown
and Thorne counters by clinching up.
Thorne is trying to stall.
Havoc tries to pull guard but Thorne won't allow it.
Havoc can't get the takedown.
Kru Thorne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Havoc.
Havoc lands a nice shot to the body.
Havoc goes for a takedown attempt but Thorne pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorne with a poor takedown
and Havoc counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thorne is looking to improve his position.
Havoc is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne tries to get to full guard but Havoc has control of the leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thorne is not content to let Havoc control the position.
Thorne gets full guard.
Thorne is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Havoc dives into side control.
Thorne defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Havoc controls the position.
Havoc is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thorne knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Thorne manages to get back to half guard.
Thorne tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Havoc manages to move to mount!
Thorne wants to hold on but Havoc pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havoc looking to secure an arm triangle but Thorne defends it well.
Thorne is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thorne throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Havoc lands a nice shot to the head.
Havoc sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Havoc cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Havoc with shots to the head and body - Thorne looks very uncomfortable down there.
Havoc tries to control but Thorne wriggling away.
Thorne sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Thorne is defending against the submission attempts here by Havoc.
Thorne is looking for a sweep. Havoc is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Havoc stalling away here and it's allowed Thorne to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Havoc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Havoc closes the distance and clinches up with Thorne, looking for a takedown. Havoc pushes Thorne against the ropes but Thorne circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Thorne.
Thorne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thorne moves out of range of the body kick from Havoc.
Thorne tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Havoc moves into the clinch.
Thorne manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Thorne is wriggling around but Havoc manages to pass to half guard.
Havoc stands up from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Havoc closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Havoc lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havoc won't allow Thorne to get back to his feet.
Havoc postures up.
Havoc controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Havoc stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thorne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Havoc gets to his feet - Thorne follows without any prompting.
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.
Havoc wants to clinch up but Thorne keeps it at a distance.
Thorne looks for a takedown but Havoc sprawls well.
Thorne clinches up against the ropes.
Thorne is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Havoc gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kru Thorne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorne manages to break the clinch.
Havoc throws a wild body kick that Thorne sees coming a mile off.
Havoc fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kru Thorne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Havoc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Havoc moves into range and clinches up with Thorne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Havoc or not.
Thorne looking to stall.
Thorne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Havoc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Havoc instigates a clinch.
Havoc misses with a hook to the ribs.
Havoc is pressed up against the ropes. Thorne has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Havoc down to the mat. Havoc avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thorne moves in looking to clinch but Havoc pushes him off.
Havoc fails with the takedown
and Thorne counters with a thumping low kick.
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.
Havoc gets the takedown into side control.
Havoc creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Thorne is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Havoc is controlling him well.
Havoc just content to control the position.
Havoc stands up.
Havoc wants to clinch.
Havoc fails with the takedown
and Thorne counters with a big head kick but Havoc shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Havoc comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Havoc has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Havoc!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Macdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Porter will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Macdonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Porter!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Macdonald.
Macdonald is looking to slow Porter down with leg kicks.
Porter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Macdonald lands with a nice body kick.
Macdonald connects with a solid leg kick.
Porter looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macdonald goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Macdonald goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Macdonald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Porter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Macdonald! Porter is out on his feet! Macdonald rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Porter is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Porter is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Macdonald!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Chis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Stanlay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Stanlay has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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206 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Big Chis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Stanlay!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanlay tries to work over Chis's front leg with a kick but Chis checks it.
Chis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stanlay's waist but Stanlay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chis off to one side.
Chis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stanlay wants to land a leg kick but Chis is out of range.
Stanlay checks a leg kick.
Chis shoots for a takedown but Stanlay saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown by Chis or perhaps it was just good defense by Stanlay which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Chis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chis fails with the takedown.
Chis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chis wants to clinch up but Stanlay keeps it at a distance.
Chis tries to land a front kick but Stanlay steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chis tries for a takedown but Stanlay sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chis is breathing heavily.
Stanlay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stanlay keeps the fight on the outside.
Stanlay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chis.
Stanlay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Stanlay.
Chis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stanlay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stanlay connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stanlay.
Stanlay throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch combination from Stanlay misses.
Stanlay shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Stanlay thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stanlay stands up over Chis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chis is pulling down on Stanlay's head. It's preventing any offense from Stanlay, at least for the moment.
Stanlay won't allow Chis to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanlay thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stanlay postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Chis is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Stanlay, into his guard.
Chis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Stanlay working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stanlay keeping moving, preventing Chis from controlling successfully.
Stanlay has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanlay working for submissions but it's allowed Chis to get to half guard.
Chis is trying to work for a kimura but Stanlay is defending well.
Stanlay looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stanlay moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stanlay has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chis advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chis wants to pass to mount but Stanlay is defending the position.
Stanlay landing a few short strikes.
Stanlay is looking to improve his position.
Stanlay looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stanlay does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stanlay actively working from the bottom here.
Stanlay actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stanlay moves into full guard.
Chis wants to stand but Stanlay has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Stanlay dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stanlay misses with a body kick.
Chis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stanlay counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chis!
Stanlay is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Chis is surviving well by controlling Stanlay's body position as best he can.
Chis regains half guard.
Chis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stanlay is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Stanlay looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanlay working for a submission but Chis is keeping him at bay.
Chis is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Stanlay locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Chis is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Stanlay!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and One Scoup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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189 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, One Scoup!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little avoids the body shot from Scoup.
Scoup throws a hook to the side of Little's head but Little sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scoup is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Little on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Little tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Scoup swivels and escapes.
Little fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Little fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Little. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scoup misses with a double jab.
Scoup scores with a one two! Little had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Scoup, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scoup looks to score with a jab to the body but Little is just out of range.
Scoup takes a swing at Little's ribcage but misses.
Scoup is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Little showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scoup.
Scoup avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scoup will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scoup lands with an uppercut that bounces Little off the ropes and back into rage.
Scoup goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scoup scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Scoup keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Little. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Little moves away from the strike by Scoup.
Little looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Scoup throws a jab but it's blocked by Little.
One Scoup is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scoup takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Little shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Scoup but Scoup pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Little uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scoup.
Little gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Little fails with an attempt to clinch.
Little throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Scoup's waist but Scoup gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Little off to one side.
Little is breathing heavily.
Jab from Scoup.
Scoup goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Little takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little ducks right into an uppercut from Scoup.
Scoup lands a with a good body shot.
Nice body punch from Scoup.
Scoup throws an overhand right that lands on Little's shoulder, as Little tries to avoid the shot.
Scoup looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scoup scores with a body shot.
Scoup lands with a straight right. Little didn't see that one coming.
Scoup misses with a body shot.
Scoup scores with a jab.
Scoup lands a nice looking body shot.
Scoup throws a series of punches but Little moves out of range.
Scoup connects with a single shot there.
Scoup lands a nice shot that snaps Little's head back.
Little throws a head kick that misses.
Scoup throws a shot to the body.
Little takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scoup lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Little at a distance.
Scoup closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Scoup is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Scoup!
Scoup misses with a looping right.
Little misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scoup connects with the punch.
One Scoup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scoup throws a series of strikes that have Little backpedaling.
Scoup is working the combinations to good effect here.
Little closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Scoup to the mat! Scoup manages to get full guard.
Scoup 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.
Little trying to control but Scoup is working from the bottom.
Little preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scoup has a closed guard, preventing Little from standing up.
Little might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Scoup has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Scoup lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Little!
Scoup with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
One Scoup dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Scoup misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Little misses its intended target.
A cross from Scoup lands.
A nice combination there by Scoup.
Scoup misses with a straight left.
Frank Little is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Little misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Little takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scoup misses with a two punch combination.
Scoup goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Little pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Little throws a head kick but Scoup moves out of range.
Little throws a body punch but Scoup moves out of range.
Little tries to clinch but Scoup moves out of range.
Scoup throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scoup circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Little cracks Scoup with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Little moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little shoots for a double leg takedown but Scoup sprawls well. He's pushed Little's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No joy there for Scoup, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Scoup misses.
Scoup throws a series of punches but Little avoids them all with ease.
Little fails with the takedown.
Scoup tests Little's chin there with a solid looking shot.
One Scoup seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scoup lands a glancing blow to the side of Little's head.
Little slips a straight right by Scoup.
Scoup digs a good body shot into Little's ribs.
Scoup throws a nice looking combination but Little bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scoup scores with a jab to the jaw.
Scoup throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Little sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scoup throws an overhand right that lands on Little's shoulder, as Little tries to avoid the shot.
Scoup fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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.
Little fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Little. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scoup throws a nice looking combination but Little bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Little fails with a takedown attempt.
Little wants to clinch up but Scoup keeps it at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Scoup.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Scoup paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Little looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice shot by Scoup.
Scoup connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Little's hands.
Scoup throws out a loose jab but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little tries to clinch up but Scoup circles away and keeps his distance.
Scoup ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.
Little tries to clinch up.
Scoup throws a looping overhand right but Little ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scoup checks the leg kick.
Little showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scoup.
Scoup swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Little tries for a takedown but Scoup sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Scoup takes a swing at Little's ribcage but misses.
Little looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Scoup is fending him off so far but Little persists. Nope, Scoup circles away and we're back to standing.
Little takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Scoup scores with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Scoup. That snapped Little's head back.
Scoup missing with a left hand there. Little was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scoup avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Little will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scoup tries to bum rush Little with a series of wild strikes but Little uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Little shoots in but Scoup avoids the takedown attempt easily.
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.
Little dodges the punch combination from Scoup.
Scoup lands with an overhand left.
Little uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scoup.
Little throws a series of strikes that have Scoup backpedaling.
Little takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Scoup misses with the combination.
Scoup falls off balance throwing a combination
and Little counters with a nice uppercut.
Scoup misses with a shot to the body
so Little counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Scoup trying to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Scoup can do anything to dispel that myth.
Scoup is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Little is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
One Scoup showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Scoup swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Little counters with a stiff right hand.
Scoup falls off balance throwing a combination
and Little counters with a nice uppercut.
Little will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Little will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Little shoots in and drives through. Scoup sprawls well.
Little takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scoup misses with a double jab
and Little counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice uppercut lands for Scoup. That snapped Little's head back.
Scoup lands with a hook. Little tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Scoup lands a jab-cross combination.
Little shoots in but Scoup avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Little. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Scoup.
Little tries to clinch up but Scoup circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scoup closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Little misses with a body kick.
Scoup lands the left hand.
Scoup looks to land a combination but Little avoids it well.
Scoup throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Little.
Little shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Scoup as he avoids it easily.
Scoup throws a series of punches but Little moves out of range.
Little throws a low kick but Scoup avoids it.
Little shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Scoup as he avoids it easily.
Little is looking to clinch.
Scoup lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Little at a distance.
Little takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Scoup lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Little throws the kick towards the body but Scoup avoids it.
Scoup listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Scoup stuffs the takedown attempt from Little. Little gets slowly back to his feet.
Scoup throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scoup missing with a left hand there. Little was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Little shoots in but Scoup avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Little has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Scoup finds it's way round the side to connect with Little's head.
Little moves in looking to clinch but Scoup pushes him off.
Scoup swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Little shoots in looking for a takedown. Scoup tries to sprawl out of it but Little keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Scoup manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Scoup misses with the combination.
Scoup throws a hook but Little avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scoup looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Little drives through and clinches with Scoup against the ropes.
Scoup tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Little has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Scoup avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Scoup breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scoup throws out a powerful jab.
Little on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Little shoots in for a takedown but Scoup shows good takedown defense.
Good shot there by Scoup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Little.
Scoup misses with a body shot.
Little takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Scoup misses with a straight right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Little.
Little closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scoup scores with a nice head shot.
Little doesn't manage to clinch there - Scoup circles away.
Scoup thuds a left hand into Little's body.
Scoup misses with a wild combination.
Scoup misses with a double jab.
Little fails to land the takedown.
Scoup's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Scoup duly obliges.
Little on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scoup avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scoup rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Little moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Little fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Frank Little has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
One Scoup is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Little takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
One Scoup comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Scoup 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... One Scoup!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hudson's choice of entrance music: Roll Over DJ. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Morrison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Hudson.
Hudson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hudson misses with a wild combination.
Hudson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hudson is looking to land body kicks.
Hudson misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hudson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hudson misses with a series of wild punches.
Hudson throws a jab when Morrison was well out of range.
Hudson tries to clinch but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison throws a right and a left that Hudson avoids nicely.
Morrison misses with a body kick.
Hudson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Hudson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hudson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morrison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morrison moves out of range of the body kick from Hudson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hudson misses with a combination
and Hudson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hudson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hudson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morrison counters with a leg kick.
Gary Hudson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hudson throws a body kick the misses
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Hudson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison misses with a series of wild punches.
Hudson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morrison swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hudson counters with a straight right hand.
Hudson throws a right hand that Morrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Morrison also avoids with ease.
Hudson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Morrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hudson misses with an uppercut. Morrison saw that one coming.
Hudson wants to clinch but Morrison slips to the side
and Morrison counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hudson, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hudson kicks Morrison off and gets back to his feet.
Hudson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hudson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hudson throws a lazy head kick
and Morrison counters with a two punch combo.
Morrison takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gary Hudson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hudson throws a shot to the body.
Morrison is breathing heavily.
Hudson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hudson throws a nice looking combination but Morrison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morrison dodges the punch combination from Hudson.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hudson. Morrison shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson misses with a two punch combination.
A jab lands there for Hudson.
Hudson looks to clinch
so Morrison counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hudson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hudson pulls Morrison in close to prevent any damage.
Hudson kicks Morrison off and gets to his feet.
Morrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Hudson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison misses with a kick to the body.
Morrison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hudson circles away.
Hudson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hudson tries to clinch there but Morrison circles away.
Hudson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hudson landing knees to the body.
Hudson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hudson misses with a hook.
Morrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Hudson misses its intended target.
Hudson has Morrison up against the ropes in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hudson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morrison moves away from the strike by Hudson.
Hudson sizes up Morrison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Hudson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Morrison slips under a jab.
Morrison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hudson.
Morrison gets a takedown into half guard.
Hudson trying to control but Morrison postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hudson tries to kick Morrison off but Morrison keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Morrison seems to be looking for submissions.
Hudson tries to roll over but Morrison keeps him under control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hudson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Hudson lands but Morrison takes it in his stride.
Hudson misses with a wild combination.
Hudson lands with a straight right. Morrison didn't see that one coming.
Hudson sizes up Morrison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hudson misses with a head kick.
Hudson stalks Morrison and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Morrison's face. Morrison staggers backwards, shaken.
Hudson moves in looking to clinch but Morrison pushes him off.
Morrison thows a body kick. Hudson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hudson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Morrison has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morrison and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hudson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Morrison is rocked!
Hudson cracks Morrison with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Morrison falls to his knees and Hudson doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Hudson!
Gary Hudson is the new middleweight champion!
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