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Warriors XXVI.5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa comes to the cage accompanied by Gonna Fly Now. 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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Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rocky Balboa !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa shoots in for a double leg but Roberts sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Roberts misses the shot to the body.
Balboa ducks under a wild hook from Roberts.
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balboa .
Balboa shoots for a takedown but Roberts saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Balboa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Roberts gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Roberts wants to stand but Balboa is controlling the position.
Roberts is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Balboa tries to free his leg and advance position but Roberts is retaining full guard.
Balboa stands up and waves to Roberts to follow him.
Roberts misses with an uppercut.
Roberts throws out a loose jab but Balboa uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts takes a kick to the side of the head.
Roberts keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Balboa . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balboa slips a jab from Roberts.
Roberts just misses with a punch to the body.
Balboa ducks under a wild hook from Roberts.
Balboa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roberts.
Balboa staying out of range there.
Balboa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberts.
Roberts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Paul Roberts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balboa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
Good shot there by Roberts.
Roberts with a hook.
Balboa rushes Roberts and presses him up against the cage.
Roberts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Balboa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts looks to score with a jab to the body but Balboa is just out of range.
Balboa moves out of range as Roberts strikes.
Balboa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balboa manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Roberts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roberts uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Balboa has time to react.
Roberts paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Balboa is rocked!
Roberts throws out a loose jab but Balboa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balboa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roberts.
Balboa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Roberts lands a jab to the nose.
Oh Balboa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roberts tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Balboa counters by moving into the clinch.
Balboa seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts tries to break the clinch but Balboa is controlling the position.
Roberts wants to get back to striking at distance but Balboa won't allow it.
Roberts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Balboa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Balboa jumps guard.
Roberts stands up and waves to Balboa to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Balboa stands up from Roberts's guard - Balboa perhaps looking for a knockout.
Roberts scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Roberts swings for the body but Balboa moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Roberts.
Balboa moves into the clinch successfully.
Roberts gets underhooks to prevent Balboa 's takedown attempt.
Balboa keeps control of Roberts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Roberts is trying to break free.
Roberts is trying to break the clinch but Balboa has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts wants to break free but Balboa has control.
Balboa jumps guard but Roberts stands there with Balboa around his waist. Balboa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Roberts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Roberts can't break the clinch.
Roberts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Balboa has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Balboa has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts wants to get back to striking at distance but Balboa won't allow it.
Balboa lands a body punch.
Balboa manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Roberts finds it's target.
Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balboa manages to avoid it.
Roberts throws an overhand right that lands on Balboa 's shoulder, as Balboa tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roberts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balboa .
Roberts punishes Balboa 's body with a nice straight punch.
Balboa gets a clinch.
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 Rocky Balboa will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Roberts throws a hook to the side of Balboa 's head but Balboa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Balboa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roberts waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Balboa .
Balboa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Roberts but Roberts pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Balboa rushes Roberts and presses him up against the cage.
Roberts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa trying to land knees to the body.
Roberts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Balboa has him pressed against the cage.
Balboa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Roberts is looking to break free of the clinch but Balboa has double underhooks.
Roberts misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Roberts is trying to break the clinch but Balboa has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Balboa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
Roberts is looking to break free of the clinch but Balboa has double underhooks.
Roberts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Balboa tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Balboa . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roberts wants to break free but Balboa has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts wants to break the clinch but can't.
Balboa is looking to break free of the clinch but Roberts has double underhooks.
Roberts is trying to break the clinch but Balboa has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts wants to break free but Balboa has control.
Roberts tries to break the clinch but Balboa is controlling the position.
Roberts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roberts is trying to break the clinch but Balboa has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts is trying to break free.
Balboa keeps control of Roberts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Roberts wants to get back to striking at distance but Balboa won't allow it.
Roberts is looking to break free of the clinch but Balboa has double underhooks.
Roberts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roberts is looking to break free of the clinch but Balboa has double underhooks.
Roberts can't break the clinch.
Roberts is trying to break free.
Balboa pulls Roberts into guard.
Balboa pulls Roberts in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Balboa doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Roberts stopping the sweep attempt from Balboa .
Balboa is trying to control the position but Roberts postures up.
Roberts must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Roberts is looking to stand up but Balboa won't let him.
Balboa is working an open guard so Roberts takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Roberts lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Balboa misses.
Roberts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roberts misses with a body shot
and Balboa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Balboa .
Balboa pulls guard effortlessly.
Balboa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roberts's guard.
Roberts wants to stand and escape but Balboa is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Balboa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Roberts can do anything to dispel that myth.
Balboa trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is looking to stand up but Balboa isn't so interested in that idea.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Balboa from controlling successfully.
Balboa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Roberts closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roberts scores with a nice right hand.
Roberts misses with a few strikes there.
Roberts waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Balboa .
A left and a right from Roberts both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rocky Balboa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Roberts lands with an overhand left.
Balboa moves out of range of the strikes.
Balboa forces Roberts back against the cage and clinches.
Balboa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balboa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Roberts can't break the clinch.
Balboa keeps control of Roberts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Roberts prevents the takedown attempt.
Roberts can't break the clinch.
Balboa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Balboa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Roberts smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Balboa . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Roberts misses.
Roberts scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paul Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Balboa blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Roberts.
Jab by Roberts.
Rocky Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberts throws a hook but Balboa blocks it.
Roberts fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Roberts throws a lazy right hand but Balboa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roberts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Roberts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Balboa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Roberts backs up against the cage.
Balboa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roberts.
Roberts throws a shot from downtown. Balboa moves away and avoids it.
Balboa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Roberts misses with a hook.
Balboa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
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.
A slow jab from Roberts misses its intended target.
Balboa misses with a takedown attempt - Roberts sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Roberts misses with a combination
and Balboa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Balboa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Roberts pulls his leg out and moves away.
Roberts throws a jab but it's blocked by Balboa .
Roberts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roberts throws a hook but Balboa avoids it easily.
Roberts throws a hook to the side of Balboa 's head but Balboa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Balboa shoots for a double leg takedown but Roberts sprawls well. He's pushed Balboa 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice jab there from Roberts.
Roberts darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Roberts tries to bum rush Balboa with a series of wild strikes but Balboa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balboa moves out of range as Roberts strikes.
Roberts tries to keep at a distance but Balboa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Roberts tries to break the clinch but Balboa is controlling the position.
Roberts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Balboa pulls guard effortlessly.
Roberts would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Paul Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balboa had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Roberts is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Balboa Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Roberts's back instead.
Roberts is trying to get back to his feet but Balboa has full control of the position and if anything, Roberts has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Balboa lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Balboa .
Roberts covering up well under a series of strikes from Balboa .
Will Balboa go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Roberts has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Roberts defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roberts trying to get back to his feet but Balboa is in full control for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Roberts.
I think Balboa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Milan Gusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gusa comes to the cage accompanied by Ludacris - Move Bitch. Milan Gusa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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199 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Milan Gusa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Scott!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusa swats away the attempt to clinch by Scott.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gusa.
Gusa dodges the punch combination from Scott.
Scott throws a series of punches but Gusa avoids them all with ease.
Gusa throws a head kick that misses.
Scott fails to land with a series of punches.
Scott throws a right hand that Gusa ducks under and follows up with a left that Gusa also avoids with ease.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gusa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gusa fails to land with a series of punches.
Scott misses with a two punch combination.
Scott moves out of range of the body kick.
Gusa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gusa wants to clinch up but Scott keeps it at a distance.
Gusa avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gusa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Scott.
A combination from Scott does no damage.
Scott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gusa.
Gusa takes the fight into the clinch.
Scott on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusa keeps control of Scott as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gusa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Scott lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gusa.
Gusa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Scott avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gusa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gusa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gusa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gusa scoring well with a low kick there.
Scott looks to land a combination but Gusa avoids it well.
Scott throws a series of punches but Gusa avoids them all with ease.
Scott misses with a combination
and Gusa counters with a head kick. That will keep Scott thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gusa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A right-left combo lands from Scott.
A head kick misses from Gusa.
A combination from Scott does no damage.
Scott throws a combination that misses
and Gusa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gusa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gusa wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
Gusa slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Scott.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusa stops Scott from getting back to his feet.
Scott tries to kick Gusa off in order to stand up. Gusa Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott is pushing Gusa's head away, looking to escape. Gusa manages to hold on to the position though.
Scott looks gassed!
Scott being controlled for a moment.
A control attempt from Scott but he's now mounted!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws up some feeble strikes from the bottom. Gusa smiles and locks on to an arm, pivoting beautifully as he drops to the side for an armbar. Scott tries momentarily to escape but he knows he's done and taps furiously to avoid injury. Confident submission skills displayed there by Gusa.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Milan Gusa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between JJ Sutton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerrard Hayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayne has chosen Waltzing Matilda as his entrance music. Gerrard Hayne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, JJ Sutton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gerrard Hayne!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hayne's guard.
Hayne can't keep his opponent in guard - Sutton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sutton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hayne sees it coming and defends easily.
Sutton in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Hayne tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Sutton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). JJ Sutton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wacko Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Christos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roman Christos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wacko Warner's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wacko Warner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roman Christos!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warner wants to clinch.
Christos clobbers Warner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Christos looks to land a right hand but Warner moved out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Christos.
Warner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christos.
Warner tries to clinch there but Christos circles away.
Christos lands with a right hand.
Christos misses with a series of wild punches.
Christos scores with a hook.
Christos throws a jab but it's blocked by Warner.
Christos ducks under a wild hook from Warner.
Christos throws an overhand right that lands on Warner's shoulder, as Warner tries to avoid the shot.
Warner looks to score with a jab to the body but Christos is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Warner misses.
Warner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Warner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christos.
Roman Christos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warner tries to clinch there but Christos circles away.
Christos scores with a jab. Warner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Christos throws a right hand that Warner ducks under and follows up with a left that Warner also avoids with ease.
Warner slips a straight right by Christos.
Warner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Christos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Warner's hands.
Christos throws a big shot that misses.
Christos digs a good hook to Warner's body.
Warner tries to clinch but Christos is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Warner misses with a straight left.
Christos throws a looping overhand right but Warner ducks down to avoid it.
Christos missing with a left hand there. Warner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Warner moves in looking to clinch but Christos pushes him off.
Christos misses with a looping left.
Christos looks to throw the jab but Warner is out of range.
Warner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christos.
Christos throws a nice looking combination but Warner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Warner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Warner pushes Christos up against the cage in a clinch.
Warner tries for a takedown. No joy.
Christos is trying to stall.
Christos swings wildly with an uppercut but Warner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warner pulls Christos into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christos wants to pass the guard but Warner is keeping the position.
Christos stops Warner from standing up.
Warner wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Warner keeping full guard, as Christos tries to pass.
Warner wants to stand and escape but Christos is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Warner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Warner keeping full guard, as Christos tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Christos thows a body shot but no joy.
Christos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warner moves away.
Christos throws a jab when Warner was well out of range.
Warner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Warner misses with a hook. Christos ducked under it nicely.
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.
Warner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Christos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Christos missing with a left hand there. Warner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Christos misses with a double jab.
Christos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Christos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Christos misses with a double jab
and Warner counters by moving into the clinch.
Warner landing knees to the body.
Christos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warner looking to throw knees to the head but Christos is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Warner.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christos.
Warner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christos.
Warner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christos.
Christos avoiding damage as Warner throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Warner fails to land.
Christos is looking to control Warner's arms but Warner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Christos has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roman Christos will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Christos misses the jab.
Jab, jab by Christos - just one landing.
Warner slips a straight right by Christos.
Warner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christos.
Christos cracks Warner with a right hand to the side of the head.
Christos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Christos misses with a wild body shot.
Christos misses with a hook. Warner ducked under it nicely.
Warner missing with a left hand there. Christos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christos looks to land a right hand but Warner moved out of range.
Christos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warner moves away.
The fighters circling - Warner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Warner instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Warner misses with a body punch.
Christos is looking to break free of the clinch but Warner has double underhooks.
Warner missing with knees to the body.
Christos takes an elbow to the temple.
Warner struggles to land a body shot inside as Christos controls his hands.
Warner keeps control of Christos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Warner keeps control of Christos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Warner looking to throw knees to the head but Christos is blocking nicely.
Warner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Warner throws a nice looking combination but Christos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Christos misses with an uppercut.
Warner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christos.
Warner moves into the clinch successfully.
Warner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Warner gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Christos wants to get back to full guard.
Christos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Warner would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warner wants to control from the top but Christos keeps moving.
Warner stopping the sweep attempt from Christos.
Warner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Warner is looking to work some ground and pound but Christos has wrist control.
Warner trying to stand up but can't free himself from Christos's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Warner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Warner moves into range and clinches up with Christos.
Warner keeps control of Christos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Christos struggles to land a body shot inside as Warner controls his hands.
Christos stalling in the clinch but Warner improves position.
Warner missing with knees to the body.
Warner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Christos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Warner staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Warner.
Warner throws a nice looking combination but Christos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Christos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christos lands with a cross.
Christos throws a hook but Warner avoids it easily.
Warner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christos.
Warner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Christos misses with a body shot
and Warner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Warner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Christos throws a head punch that misses.
Warner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Christos scores with a nice right hand.
Christos throws a hook to the side of Warner's head but Warner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Christos scores with a jab. Warner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Christos loads up on a big right hand but Warner slips the punch.
Warner dodges the punch combination from Christos.
Christos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Christos thuds his right hand into Warner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Warner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christos.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Christos keeps the fight on the outside.
Christos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Christos circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wacko Warner dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Warner misses with a few strikes there.
Christos avoids the body shot from Warner.
Warner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Christos waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Warner.
Christos dips to his left and cracks Warner with an uppercut!
Warner misses with a looping left.
Warner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Warner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Christos misses with a body shot.
Christos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Warner circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warner throws a leg kick but Christos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab from Christos misses.
Warner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Warner blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner takes a swing at Christos's ribcage but misses.
Warner loads up on a big right hand but Christos slips the punch.
Christos misses with an uppercut. Warner saw that one coming.
Warner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christos throws a series of punches but Warner avoids them all with ease.
Christos connects with a body shot.
Christos misses with an uppercut. Warner saw that one coming.
Warner is looking to clinch.
Warner slips a jab and a cross from Christos.
Christos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christos misses with a straight right.
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.
Christos loads up on a big right hand but Warner slips the punch.
A big right from Christos misses.
Christos scores with a nice right hand.
Warner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Christos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christos throws a hook but Warner avoids it easily.
Warner tries to clinch there but Christos circles away.
Warner has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A punch combination from Christos misses.
Warner slips a jab and a cross from Christos.
Christos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Warner ducks under a wild hook from Christos.
Christos misses with a wild combination.
Christos throws a looping overhand right but Warner ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christos swats away the attempt to clinch by Warner.
Christos throws a lazy right hand but Warner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christos lands a body shot.
Christos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Warner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Warner misses with a low kick as Christos jumps back.
Warner misses with a looping right.
Christos throws a shot from downtown. Warner moves away and avoids it.
Warner is looking to clinch.
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.
Warner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Christos takes a swing at Warner's ribcage but misses.
Warner tries to score with a low kick but Christos moves his leg out of the way.
Warner moves in looking to clinch but Christos pushes him off.
Warner moves into the clinch successfully.
Warner breaks the clinch.
Christos throws the left hand but Warner avoids the punch easily.
Christos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wacko Warner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Warner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christos.
Christos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Christos waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Warner.
Warner moves in looking to clinch but Christos pushes him off.
Christos with a nice cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Christos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Christos 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Christos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Dee Virus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Shevchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shevchenko has chosen KGB as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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253 lbs
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268 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cyrus Dee Virus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vladimir Shevchenko!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Shevchenko as Dee Virus shoots in.
Shevchenko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dee Virus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dee Virus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dee Virus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shevchenko can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee warns Shevchenko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
It looks like Vladimir Shevchenko has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shevchenko wants to control but Dee Virus is having none of it.
Shevchenko tries to control the position but Dee Virus now has his back.
Shevchenko staying busy and making it hard for Dee Virus to control.
Dee Virus struggling to land strikes to the head as Shevchenko covers up.
Dee Virus struggling to land strikes to the head as Shevchenko covers up.
Dee Virus looking for the RNC.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shevchenko preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Dee Virus.
Dee Virus 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee Virus is not going to allow Shevchenko to sit and survive in this position.
Dee Virus looking for the RNC.
Dee Virus trying to control.
Shevchenko is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shevchenko trying to get back to his feet but Dee Virus is in full control for now.
Shevchenko preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Dee Virus.
Shevchenko has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Dee Virus.
Dee Virus has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Shevchenko has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Shevchenko wants to control his opponent's hands but Dee Virus gets his hands free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shevchenko breaks Dee Virus's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Shevchenko trying to control but Dee Virus is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shevchenko closes the distance but Dee Virus moves to the side
and Dee Virus counters with a shoot takedown. Shevchenko fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dee Virus trying to control but Shevchenko is working from the bottom.
Dee Virus preventing the sweep.
Shevchenko looks gassed!
Shevchenko trying to keep a closed guard but Dee Virus is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shevchenko is on top in guard.
Dee Virus is trying to keep Shevchenko in close.
Shevchenko 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.
Dee Virus wants to stand but Shevchenko is controlling the position.
Shevchenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Dee Virus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Shevchenko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dee Virus closes the distance and clinches up with Shevchenko, looking for a takedown. Dee Virus pushes Shevchenko against the cage but Shevchenko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cyrus Dee Virus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dee Virus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dee Virus doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shevchenko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dee Virus's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cyrus Dee Virus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dee Virus keeping full guard, as Shevchenko tries to pass.
Dee Virus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shevchenko stays in close to Dee Virus's body and controls the position.
Dee Virus wants to stand but Shevchenko is controlling the position.
Shevchenko is stalling in the full guard.
Shevchenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dee Virus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shevchenko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shevchenko trying to control but Dee Virus is working from the bottom.
Shevchenko looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shevchenko trying to control but Dee Virus is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dee Virus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dee Virus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shevchenko wants to control from the top but Dee Virus keeps moving.
Despite being in the dominant position, Vladimir Shevchenko just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shevchenko bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Shevchenko is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Dee Virus is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee Virus gets back to half guard.
Dee Virus trying to control from the bottom.
Dee Virus wants to improve his position but Shevchenko is controlling well.
Dee Virus is working hard here to advance position.
Shevchenko trying to control the pace.
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.
Dee Virus trying to control here.
Dee Virus is looking to improve his position.
Shevchenko content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dee Virus is looking to control Shevchenko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dee Virus avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Shevchenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Shevchenko's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Shevchenko misses with a takedown attempt
and Dee Virus counters with a takedown into side control.
Dee Virus throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Shevchenko works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
It looks like Dee Virus is going to stand back up.
Dee Virus prevents Shevchenko from improving his position.
Dee Virus not doing much here.
Shevchenko trying to hold on to Dee Virus's head to control him but Dee Virus postures up.
Shevchenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shevchenko keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Dee Virus trying to control the action but Shevchenko is working from the bottom.
Dee Virus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shevchenko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shevchenko trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Dee Virus stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shevchenko looks to clinch
enabling Dee Virus to counter with a crisp jab.
Dee Virus clinches up against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dee Virus here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Dee Virus slows down the pace here.
Dee Virus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shevchenko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dee Virus is trying to break the clinch but Shevchenko has him pressed against the cage.
Dee Virus tries to score a body lock takedown but Shevchenko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shevchenko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shevchenko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dee Virus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cyrus Dee Virus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Shevchenko.
Shevchenko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dee Virus is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dee Virus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shevchenko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dee Virus wants a takedown but no success here.
Dee Virus jumps into guard, dragging Shevchenko to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee Virus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dee Virus is trying to control the position but Shevchenko postures up.
Shevchenko looking to sit in guard and control but Dee Virus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shevchenko is looking to sweep but instead, Dee Virus has passed into half guard.
Dee Virus passes to full mount!
Dee Virus working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee Virus looking to control but Shevchenko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cyrus Dee Virus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dee Virus controlling the pace for now.
Shevchenko can't escape the position.
Shevchenko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dee Virus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dee Virus looking to control but Shevchenko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyrus Dee Virus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dee Virus 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyrus Dee Virus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Thatcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by ARMIN VAN BUUREN - SAIL. Thatcher is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Seven Nation Army- The White Stripes. Shogun Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good kicks
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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, Shogun Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Thatcher!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thatcher's guard.
Thatcher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Thatcher is keeping the position.
Thatcher wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Thatcher is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Thatcher from controlling successfully.
Thatcher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thatcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thatcher gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thatcher can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thatcher looking to pass the guard.
Thatcher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thatcher is looking to clinch.
Thatcher bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Thatcher trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Thatcher looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Thatcher is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
The strikes coming from Thatcher are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Thatcher works to advance to full mount. Silva defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Thatcher prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is controlling an arm, preventing Thatcher from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Silva wants to hold on but Thatcher pushes him away.
Thatcher tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Thatcher with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Thatcher looks gassed!
Silva wants to control but Thatcher is having none of it.
Silva prevents Thatcher from taking his back.
Thatcher prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
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.
Thatcher mounts Silva! Really nice guard pass there!
Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Thatcher.
Silva regains half guard.
Thatcher is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Thatcher is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Max Thatcher will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thatcher looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Thatcher is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thatcher is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
Silva trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva showing good submission defense here.
Well, with Thatcher on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Silva is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Silva tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Silva tries to hold on but Thatcher postures up.
Thatcher is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Silva has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thatcher has control of Silva's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Silva regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Thatcher wants to get back to his feet but Silva is holding on tight.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Thatcher's attempts to control the action.
Silva tries to hold on but Thatcher pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Thatcher's attempts to control the action.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Thatcher isn't that keen on the idea.
Thatcher working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Thatcher tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Thatcher tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
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.
Thatcher pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Thatcher goes for an armbar but Silva turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Silva.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva wants to stand but Thatcher is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thatcher throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Max Thatcher will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thatcher looking for a takedown.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Silva trying to control but Thatcher is working from the bottom.
Thatcher wants to improve his position but instead Silva has moved into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thatcher with the active half guard here but Silva passes nicely into side control.
Thatcher sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Thatcher tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva is tying to control. Thatcher wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Thatcher is looking to improve his position.
Silva passes the guard and advances to mount!
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.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Thatcher because Silva loaded up on that one.
Thatcher keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thatcher tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Shogun Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva tries to control but Thatcher wriggling away.
Thatcher is trying to escape the mount.
Thatcher is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Silva tries to control but Thatcher wriggling away.
Silva is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Thatcher can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva avoids the attempt from Thatcher to control.
Thatcher is wriggling around trying to escape.
Thatcher sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Silva thows a huge punch but Thatcher dodges it nicely.
Shogun Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva thows a huge punch but Thatcher dodges it nicely.
Thatcher regains full guard. Nicely done.
Max Thatcher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thatcher working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shogun Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thatcher 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Thatcher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Maniche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chan Lei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lei has chosen Rising Dawn as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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18
157 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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20
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Maniche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chan Lei!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maniche stuffs the takedown.
A punch combination from Maniche misses.
Maniche throws a right hand that Lei ducks under and follows up with a left that Lei also avoids with ease.
Maniche fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lei manages to avoid it.
Lei takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Chan Lei has been cut.
Sam Maniche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maniche throws a series of punches but Lei moves out of range.
Lei is looking to clinch but Maniche is avoiding it.
Lei dodges the punch combination from Maniche.
Lei avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Maniche. No joy for Lei on that attempt.
Lei slips a jab and a cross from Maniche.
Maniche thows a body shot but no joy.
Lei changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Maniche looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lei tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Maniche pushes Lei away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lei gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Lei crashes against the mat.
Lei has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maniche is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Maniche knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lei on the ground.
Lei is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Maniche is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Maniche is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Maniche trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Maniche is breathing heavily.
Lei is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Maniche knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lei wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Maniche, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maniche wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lei tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lei has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lei sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Maniche is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lei prevents Maniche from escaping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maniche is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lei.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lei slips a jab and a cross from Maniche.
Lei shoots in for a takedown but Maniche shows good takedown defense.
Sam Maniche has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chan Lei.
Lei misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maniche throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maniche throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maniche misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maniche jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lei has a takedown stuffed.
Maniche looks to score with a jab to the body but Lei is just out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lei slips a jab and a cross from Maniche.
Maniche lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chan Lei will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chan Lei's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maniche scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lei doesn't seem bothered though.
Maniche is looking to wear down Lei with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maniche looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lei fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Maniche sprawls well initially but Lei persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Maniche pushes Lei off looking to stand but Lei dives back in and keeps control.
Lei wants to take a breather but Maniche is having none of it.
Maniche is looking to escape.
Lei is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Maniche sees it coming and defends easily.
Maniche tries to kick Lei off but Lei keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maniche throws a right hand that Lei ducks under and follows up with a left that Lei also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maniche looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maniche throws a right and a left that Lei avoids nicely.
Maniche scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maniche misses with a double jab.
Sam Maniche is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maniche misses with a series of wild punches.
Lei fails to land the takedown.
Lei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maniche.
Maniche with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maniche.
Lei shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lei tries for a takedown but Maniche sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sam Maniche has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chan Lei.
Maniche takes a swing at Lei's ribcage but misses.
Maniche misses with a few strikes there.
Lei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maniche misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lei.
Maniche fails to land with a series of punches.
Maniche throws a right and a left that Lei avoids nicely.
Maniche swats away the attempt to clinch by Lei.
Maniche throws a right hand that Lei ducks under and follows up with a left that Lei also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maniche.
Maniche throws a right hand that Lei ducks under and follows up with a left that Lei also avoids with ease.
Maniche throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Maniche misses.
Lei works the jab nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lei.
Lei moves in looking to clinch but Maniche pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Maniche.
Nice sprawl there from Maniche as Lei shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maniche throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maniche misses with a two punch combination.
Lei slips a jab and a cross from Maniche.
Maniche misses with a body shot.
A jab from Maniche finds it's way through Lei's defenses.
Maniche misses the shot to the body.
Maniche scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maniche.
Maniche misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maniche rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maniche jabs at Lei's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Maniche dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chan Lei's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Maniche fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maniche lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lei circles away quickly and effectively.
Maniche lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maniche.
Maniche throws a right hand that Lei ducks under and follows up with a left that Lei also avoids with ease.
Maniche looks to score with a jab to the body but Lei is just out of range.
Lei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lei shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maniche as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lei closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lei lands in his opponent's guard.
Lei is looking to stand up but Maniche won't let him.
Lei takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maniche wants to stand and escape but Lei is having none of it.
Lei wants to control from the top but Maniche keeps moving.
Lei won't allow Maniche to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maniche throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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.
Nice jab there from Maniche.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maniche.
Maniche scores with a one two! Lei had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Maniche avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maniche looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maniche misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maniche misses with a jab, cross combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lei.
Maniche thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maniche misses with the combination.
Lei shoots in for a takedown but Maniche shows good takedown defense.
Sam Maniche has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chan Lei.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maniche tests Lei's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maniche misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Maniche.
Maniche misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice combination there by Maniche.
Maniche swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lei counters with a nice double leg into side control. Maniche won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lei creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Maniche sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Maniche is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lei is controlling him well.
Lei tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Maniche wants to get back to his feet but Lei drags him back down.
Lei wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maniche keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sam Maniche.
I think Maniche has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Malenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Sylva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sylva has chosen Hit 'Em High (Remix) as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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21
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Theodore Malenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Sylva!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malenko clinches.
Malenko prevents Sylva from breaking the clinch.
Malenko throws an elbow that misses.
Sylva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sylva avoiding damage as Malenko throws knees to the body.
Malenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sylva trying to land knees to the body.
Sylva trying to stall but Malenko improves his position.
Sylva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Theodore Malenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malenko tries to clinch but Sylva is having none of it.
Sylva clinches up against the cage.
Come on Malenko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Malenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sylva.
Sylva looking to stall.
Malenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sylva has had enough of the clinch but Malenko keeps him there for the moment.
Sylva is trying to break the clinch but Malenko has him pressed against the cage.
Malenko misses with a body punch.
Malenko missing with knees to the body.
Malenko lands a body shot.
Sylva taking a breather.
Malenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malenko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sylva looks gassed!
Malenko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sylva's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malenko gets to his feet. Sylva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Malenko misses with a few strikes there.
Malenko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Malenko tries to clinch but Sylva moves away
and Sylva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Malenko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Malenko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Malenko scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sylva has left one of his arms exposed and Malenko doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Sylva screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Theodore Malenko!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Nugget (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Milson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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216 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ted Nugget!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Milson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nugget throws a nice looking combination but Milson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nugget throws a series of punches but Milson moves out of range.
Milson dodges the punch combination from Nugget.
Nugget throws a hook to the side of Milson's head but Milson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Milson closes the distance and clinches.
Milson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Milson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nugget stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Milson.
Nugget misses with a series of wild punches.
Milson lands a head kick that stumbles Nugget and the fighters go to the mat.
It looks like Ted Nugget has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nugget is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Milson is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Milson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Milson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugget throws a right and a left that Milson avoids nicely.
Milson misses with a wild combination.
Milson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nugget is breathing heavily.
Nugget steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Milson. That one must have hurt.
Ted Nugget seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milson is looking to slow Nugget down with leg kicks.
Milson clinches up against the cage.
Milson lands a knee to the head.
Milson lands a knee to the head.
Milson connects with a knee to the head.
Milson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nugget's face.
Milson scores with a knee to the head.
Ted Nugget's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Milson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Milson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Milson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nugget manages to avoid it.
Milson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nugget will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nugget takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Milson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nugget tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Milson.
Milson closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Milson.
Milson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Milson gets a clinch.
Milson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nugget's face.
Ted Nugget's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Milson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Milson pushes Nugget up against the cage in a clinch.
Milson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nugget scores with a body shot.
Nugget misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Nugget throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nugget takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nugget falls off balance throwing a combination
and Milson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milson looks to land a right hand but Nugget moved out of range.
Nugget falls off balance throwing a combination
and Milson counters with a nice body kick.
Milson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Milson thuds his right hand into Nugget's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Milson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Milson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nugget falls off balance throwing a combination
and Milson counters with a three punch combo that has Nugget backing up. Nugget nods at Milson to acknowledge the strikes.
Nugget throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Milson counters with a low kick, right behind Nugget 's knee.
Nugget throws a series of punches but Milson moves out of range.
Milson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nugget falls off balance throwing a combination
and Milson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Milson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nugget throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nugget misses with a combination
and Milson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nugget thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nugget keeps the fight on the outside.
Nugget gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Milson.
Nugget lands with an overhand left.
Nugget checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nugget throws a series of punches but Milson moves out of range.
Nugget throws out a loose jab but Milson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nugget moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Milson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nugget takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Milson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Milson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Milson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ted Nugget's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Milson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nugget blocks a head kick by Milson.
Milson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Milson lands with an overhand left.
Milson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Milson. Nugget shrugs it off though.
An inside leg kick from Milson misses.
Milson throws a front kick that sends Nugget stumbling back into the cage.
Nugget waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Milson.
Milson misses with a head kick.
Nugget tries to bum rush Milson with a series of wild strikes but Milson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nugget is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nugget falls off balance throwing a combination
and Milson counters with a head kick. That will keep Nugget thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ted Nugget is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Milson misses.
Milson works over Nugget's head and body with a nice combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Milson pushes Nugget away with a front kick.
Milson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nugget falls off balance throwing a combination
and Milson counters with a low kick, right behind Nugget 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugget misses with a combination
and Milson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nugget really felt that one!
Nugget takes one to the side of the head.
Nugget lands the left hand.
Milson misses with a head kick.
Milson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nugget avoids the head kick by Milson.
Nugget throws a combination that misses
and Milson counters with a nice body kick.
Milson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Nugget misses its intended target.
Milson clinches with his opponent.
Milson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nugget connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nugget misses with a two punch combination.
Milson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nugget blocks the elbow strike.
Milson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nugget wants to break free but Milson has control.
Nugget wants to get back to striking at distance but Milson won't allow it.
Nugget avoiding damage as Milson throws knees to the body.
Nugget is looking to break free of the clinch but Milson has double underhooks.
Milson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nugget has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nugget is trying to break free.
Milson keeps control of Nugget as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Milson trying to land knees to the body.
Nugget will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nugget is looking to break free of the clinch but Milson has double underhooks.
Milson prevents Nugget from breaking the clinch.
Nugget can't break the clinch.
Milson stalling in the clinch but Nugget improves position.
Nugget wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nugget pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nugget throws a left and a right that both miss
and Milson counters with an inside leg kick.
Nugget takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mike Milson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Milson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Milson gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milson with a knee to the head.
Nugget wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Milson has him pressed against the cage.
Milson looking to throw knees to the head but Nugget is blocking nicely.
Nugget is looking to break free of the clinch but Milson has double underhooks.
Milson can't break the clinch.
Nugget is trying to break free.
Nugget is looking to break free of the clinch but Milson has double underhooks.
Milson misses with a knee to the head.
Nugget wants to get back to striking at distance but Milson won't allow it.
Nugget can't break the clinch.
Milson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nugget as Milson tries to tie him up.
Nugget wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nugget wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Milson prevents Nugget from breaking the clinch.
Milson stalls.
Nugget wants to break the clinch but can't.
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.
Nugget tries to break the clinch but Milson is controlling the position.
Nugget on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Milson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nugget wants to break free but Milson has control.
Milson tries to land a knee to the head but Nugget blocks with his arms.
Nugget is trying to break the clinch but Milson has him pressed against the cage.
Milson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nugget.
Nugget breaks from the clinch.
Nugget misses with a double jab.
Milson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nugget throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Milson counters with a good low kick that Nugget was not able to check.
Milson throws a head kick but Nugget moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Milson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nugget takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nugget throws a left and a right that both miss
and Milson counters with an inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Nugget misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Milson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ted Nugget's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Milson tries to clinch up.
Milson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nugget circles away quickly and effectively.
Milson takes one to the side of the head.
Nugget moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No joy there for Nugget, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nugget misses with a combination
and Milson counters with a straight right hand.
Milson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Milson.
Nugget is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nugget throws a left and a right that both miss
and Milson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Milson is looking to clinch but Nugget is avoiding it.
Both fighters circling a little - Milson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Milson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Milson.
Nugget connects with a looping right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Milson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Milson instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nugget is looking to break free of the clinch but Milson has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milson manages to break the clinch.
Nugget on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Milson. Milson obviously looking to wear him down.
Milson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Milson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nugget manages to avoid it.
Nugget falls off balance throwing a combination
and Milson counters with a thumping low kick.
Milson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nugget takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch lands to the side of Milson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nugget misses with a looping right.
Nugget misses with a double jab.
Milson tries to close the distance and clinch but Nugget swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nugget throws a right and a left that Milson avoids nicely.
Nugget looks to land a combination but Milson avoids it well.
Nugget on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Milson moves into range and clinches up with Nugget.
Milson prevents Nugget from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nugget as Milson tries to tie him up.
Nugget can't break the clinch.
Milson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nugget breaks the clinch.
Nugget throws a series of punches but Milson moves out of range.
Milson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Milson pushes Nugget up against the cage in a clinch.
Milson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nugget looks to land a combination but Milson avoids it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Milson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Milson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ted Nugget has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nugget lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nugget misses with a few strikes there.
Milson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nugget's sensitive parts.
Nugget looks to land a left hand but Milson moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by Milson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nugget checks a leg kick.
Nugget misses with a wild combination.
Milson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Milson misses with a double jab
and Nugget counters with a right hand to the body.
Nugget throws a right hand that Milson ducks under and follows up with a left that Milson also avoids with ease.
Milson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Milson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nugget, pushing him back against the cage.
Nugget wants to break free but Milson has control.
Milson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nugget blocks a head kick by Milson.
Nugget is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nugget throws a nice looking combination but Milson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nugget scores with a nice right hand.
Milson throws a head kick that Nugget semi-blocks.
Milson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Milson throws a series of punches but Nugget avoids them all with ease.
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.
Nugget misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nugget misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Milson, right into the meat.
Milson throws a head kick that misses.
Nugget throws a right and a left that Milson avoids nicely.
Milson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Milson throws the kick towards the body but Nugget avoids it.
Nugget darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nugget misses with the combination.
Nugget misses with a jab, cross combination.
Milson pushes Nugget away with a front kick.
Nugget lands with a nice combination. Milson backs away looking to recover.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Milson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nugget thows a body shot but no joy.
Milson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nugget. That did some damage!
Mike Milson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A chopping leg kick lands by Milson.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Milson.
Well Milson 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Milson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willy Sanchez had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Willy Sanchez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Hill!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hill looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hill wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
Hill is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sanchez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sanchez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanchez is trying to work for a kimura but Hill is defending well.
Hill is defending against the submission attempts here by Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Hill has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sanchez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sanchez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill is working to get back to half guard.
Sanchez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hill hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sanchez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hill with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hill is trying to maintain the position but Sanchez is very close to passing his half guard.
Sanchez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sanchez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sanchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sanchez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill manages to get to full guard.
Hill lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Hill escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sanchez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hill looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hill looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hill!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill working the ground and pound.
Sanchez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sanchez actively working from the bottom here.
Hill has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hill jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sanchez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Sanchez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sanchez gets a takedown into half guard.
Sanchez prevents Hill from improving his position.
Hill trying to control but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hill is just riding it out for now. Sanchez eventually gives up the hold.
Sanchez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is working for a kimura but Hill is defending it quite comfortably.
Sanchez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sanchez is working for a submission of some sort.
Hill looking for a kimura from the bottom but Sanchez passes into side control!
Hill is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sanchez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hill knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sanchez goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hill has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sanchez but great work by Hill.
Sanchez throws a few strikes from the bottom but Hill takes advantage and mounts!
Sanchez flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill cracks Sanchez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sanchez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hill is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sanchez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hill blocks Sanchez's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hill working the ground and pound effectively.
Sanchez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Sanchez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sanchez is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sanchez working to try and regain half guard.
Hill pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hill jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sanchez is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sanchez and Hill has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Sanchez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sanchez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Willy Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sanchez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hill sprawls well initially but Sanchez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hill wants to get back to full guard.
Sanchez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sanchez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez avoids the attempt from Hill to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hill slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sanchez is working for a submission of some sort.
Sanchez lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hill sees it coming and defends easily.
Sanchez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hill wants to get back to full guard.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sanchez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hill doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanchez.
Hill slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sanchez preventing the sweep.
Sanchez is in close to Hill's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sanchez thows a big elbow that misses.
Hill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Hill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hill has his foot on Sanchez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanchez works his way back into a safe position though.
Sanchez postures up and lands a big shot to Hill's brow.
Sanchez is working Hill over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hill working a defensive guard but Sanchez passes into half guard.
Sanchez is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Hill has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hill throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Sanchez clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanchez slips a straight right by Hill.
Sanchez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hill is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sanchez off and has taken his back!
Hill loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Sanchez hold on?
Sanchez turns into Hill and is now in his guard.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanchez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hill lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sanchez!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sanchez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Sanchez throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hill. What's that going to do exactly?
A nice elbow there by Hill.
Sanchez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hill wants to control the pace but Sanchez is squirming around nicely.
Hill looking to ground and pound but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanchez regains half guard.
Sanchez moves into full guard.
Hill has gone for a leg lock! Sanchez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hill's guard.
Sanchez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Willy Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez postures up in Hill's guard and throws a big left but Hill blocks it.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hill has an active guard here but Sanchez has managed to pass into half guard.
Sanchez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sanchez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanchez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura here.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hill is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Sanchez had his way with Steve Hill in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanchez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sanchez pushes down on Hill's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sanchez prevents Hill from improving his position.
Sanchez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hill sees it coming and defends easily.
Hill is trying to maintain the position but Sanchez is very close to passing his half guard.
Hill manages to get to full guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez preventing the sweep.
Sanchez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hill is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sanchez, into his guard.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Hill controlling him for the moment.
Sanchez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two 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.
Sanchez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hill has picked Sanchez up and slammed him! Sanchez can't keep hold of the triangle and Hill manages to pass to side control!
Sanchez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sanchez strikes from the bottom but Hill takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Sanchez is working to get back to half guard.
Hill working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill prevents Sanchez from getting the reversal.
Hill with good strikes from the mount here!
Sanchez throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hill. What's that going to do exactly?
Sanchez can't escape the position.
Sanchez flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hill landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sanchez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
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.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard but Hill has mounted him!
Sanchez flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hill lands with some strikes.
Sanchez can't escape the position.
Steve Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sanchez preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hill dives on top into guard.
Sanchez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Willy Sanchez.
Well Sanchez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 50:45
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willy Sanchez!
Willy Sanchez retains his light heavyweight title!
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