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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Shark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coach Goochman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goochman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Public Enemy - He Got Game. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tiger Shark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Coach Goochman!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goochman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Shark looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Shark is staying active underneath Goochman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Goochman is working for a submission of some sort.
Goochman uses his free foot to push down on Shark's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Shark.
Shark has left one of his arms exposed and Goochman doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Shark screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Coach Goochman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Dreyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Rufus Dreyer has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rufus Dreyer seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rufus Dreyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joshua Brown!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dreyer misses with the combination.
Brown swinging wilding here.
Dreyer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dreyer clinches.
Dreyer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dreyer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brown should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dreyer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brown gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown goes for a takedown attempt but Dreyer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dreyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown looks to clinch
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Dreyer shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Brown is backing up but Dreyer catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Brown covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Dreyer Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rufus Dreyer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie McGee IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Michaels could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frankie McGee IV's chin.
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BJJ Blue 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie McGee IV!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
McGee IV wants to get back to his feet but Michaels is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Michaels postures up in McGee IV's guard and throws a big left but McGee IV blocks it.
McGee IV trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
McGee IV tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Michaels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Michaels wants to pass the guard but McGee IV is keeping the position.
McGee IV looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McGee IV thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McGee IV throws a shot from downtown. Michaels moves away and avoids it.
Michaels ducks under a wild hook from McGee IV.
McGee IV throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Michaels sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGee IV is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Michaels.
McGee IV looks to throw the jab but Michaels is out of range.
McGee IV looks to throw the jab but Michaels is out of range.
McGee IV fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee IV throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGee IV throws a right and a left that both miss.
Michaels takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Frankie McGee IV seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGee IV throws a jab when Michaels was well out of range.
McGee IV misses with a straight right.
McGee IV scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Michaels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGee IV throws out the jab.
A big left from McGee IV misses.
McGee IV misses with an uppercut.
McGee IV looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McGee IV misses with a double jab.
Frankie McGee IV is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGee IV looks gassed!
Michaels moves out of range as McGee IV strikes.
Michaels misses with an uppercut. McGee IV saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGee IV.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Michaels trying to mount his opponent but McGee IV defends it.
McGee IV blocking the ground and pound attempt from Michaels.
Michaels scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGee IV punching from the bottom.
McGee IV is trying to control but can't.
McGee IV really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Michaels. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McGee IV misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Michaels is looking to advance position but McGee IV won't allow it.
McGee IV is staying active underneath Michaels, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McGee IV displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McGee IV catches Michaels with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee IV moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circling - McGee IV throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Michaels could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
McGee IV looks to score with a jab to the body but Michaels is just out of range.
McGee IV swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGee IV might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McGee IV throws a nice looking combination but Michaels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGee IV throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGee IV scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McGee IV connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good standup being displayed there by McGee IV as he connects with a hook.
McGee IV is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
McGee IV ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michaels moves away.
McGee IV throws a series of punches but Michaels moves out of range.
McGee IV throws a series of punches but Michaels moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee IV takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGee IV throws a right hand that Michaels ducks under and follows up with a left that Michaels also avoids with ease.
McGee IV throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Michaels slips a nice elbow through McGee IV's hands, connecting with McGee IV's forehead.
Michaels lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Michaels trying to mount his opponent but McGee IV defends it.
Michaels throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michaels missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Michaels stops McGee IV from getting back to his feet.
McGee IV gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie McGee IV dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Michaels takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McGee IV throws a jab but it's blocked by Michaels.
McGee IV throws a series of punches but Michaels moves out of range.
Michaels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGee IV misses with a wild combination.
Jack Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from McGee IV misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee IV connects with the punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGee IV with a hook.
McGee IV thuds his right hand into Michaels's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Frankie McGee IV seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from McGee IV misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee IV misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGee IV throws a shot from downtown. Michaels moves away and avoids it.
McGee IV scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A jab from McGee IV misses.
McGee IV ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michaels moves away.
McGee IV throws a nice looking combination but Michaels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Michaels.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from McGee IV misses.
A jab from Michaels misses.
McGee IV throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee IV scores with a jab to the head.
McGee IV chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Michaels can pounce on him.
Michaels looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for McGee IV!
McGee IV tries to hold on but Michaels pushes him away.
McGee IV keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
McGee IV taking shots to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Michaels with shots to the head and body - McGee IV looks very uncomfortable down there.
Michaels tries to control but McGee IV wriggling away.
Michaels thowing shots but they're missing.
McGee IV is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels lands a heavy elbow.
Michaels connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Michaels unloads with some shots from mount but McGee IV bucks and avoids them well.
Michaels throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Michaels throws some wild stikes that McGee IV manages to avoid easily.
Michaels punching from mount but McGee IV doing a good job of avoiding damage.
McGee IV is in all sorts of trouble here.
McGee IV wants to control but Michaels is having none of it.
McGee IV wants to try and get back to his feet.
Michaels breaks from McGee IV's wrist control and lands an elbow.
McGee IV blocking the ground and pound.
Michaels throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McGee IV is squirming around, avoiding Michaels's attempts to control the action.
Michaels thowing shots but they're missing.
Michaels unloading with bombs!
McGee IV keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Michaels with a couple of short strikes.
McGee IV working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Poor strikes thrown by Michaels there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Michaels breaks from McGee IV's wrist control and lands an elbow.
McGee IV is trying desperately to improve position.
McGee IV is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McGee IV tries to reverse the position but Michaels maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie McGee IV showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
McGee IV scores with the left hand. Michaels knows he should have avoided that one.
Michaels lands with a nice body punch.
McGee IV digs a good body shot into Michaels's ribs.
McGee IV throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGee IV wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McGee IV swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Michaels counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McGee IV trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
McGee IV is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Michaels is controlling him.
McGee IV trying to strike off his back.
McGee IV working for a triangle but Michaels defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGee IV keeping moving, preventing Michaels from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee IV looking to control.
Michaels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGee IV is keeping the position for now.
McGee IV utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McGee IV jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGee IV lands a slapping body shot.
McGee IV misses with a two punch combination.
McGee IV takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McGee IV throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Michaels.
McGee IV throws a right and a left that Michaels avoids nicely.
McGee IV tries to bum rush Michaels with a series of wild strikes but Michaels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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.
McGee IV misses with a body punch
and Michaels counters with a three punch combo that has McGee IV backing up. McGee IV nods at Michaels to acknowledge the strikes.
McGee IV misses with a looping left.
McGee IV connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Michaels scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGee IV doesn't seem bothered though.
McGee IV uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Michaels.
Michaels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGee IV.
McGee IV throws out a loose jab but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGee IV ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michaels moves away.
McGee IV stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Michaels.
McGee IV swings away with a body shot that misses
and Michaels counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Michaels throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGee IV is trying to control but can't.
Michaels is nestled in close to McGee IV, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Michaels blocks the strikes from McGee IV.
Michaels lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are battling for position here. McGee IV manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McGee IV working a defensive guard here.
Michaels might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McGee IV throws a combination that misses
and Michaels moves into the clinch.
McGee IV wants to get back to striking at distance but Michaels won't allow it.
Michaels has McGee IV pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McGee IV manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
McGee IV wants to break the clinch but can't.
Michaels has McGee IV pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McGee IV manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
McGee IV wants to get back to striking at distance but Michaels won't allow it.
McGee IV wants to get back to striking at distance but Michaels won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McGee IV wants to get back to striking at distance but Michaels won't allow it.
McGee IV wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.
McGee IV wants to break free but Michaels has control.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michaels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGee IV.
Michaels slips a jab and a cross from McGee IV.
Michaels misses with a wild combination.
McGee IV throws a hook to the side of Michaels's head but Michaels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jack Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frankie McGee IV is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McGee IV misses with a looping right.
A clash of legs there as McGee IV blocks the low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Michaels showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McGee IV 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie McGee IV!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Sydney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sid Sydney!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross avoids the head kick by Sydney.
Sydney shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sydney showed some decent athleticism there.
Sydney prevents Cross from improving his position.
Cross throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sydney lands with a punch from half guard.
Cross tries to roll over but Sydney keeps him under control.
Cross flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cross wants to get back to full guard.
Cross is breathing heavily.
Sydney decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Cross checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sydney lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Joe Cross has been cut.
Sydney looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sydney pushing down on Cross's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sydney gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Sydney scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sydney wants to control but Cross is keeping him busy.
Sydney moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sydney tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sydney has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sydney is putting a hurting on Cross here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross is trying to get back to half guard.
Sydney stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sydney closes the distance and clinches.
Sydney is trying to break free.
Sydney can't break the clinch.
Sydney decides to pull guard.
Cross has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sydney is keeping the position for now.
Sydney looking for a guillotine here but Cross defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sydney is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Cross has his hands clasped together but Sydney extends an breaks Cross's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Sydney.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sid Sydney!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bocephus Addams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter McJefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Addams's entrance music is Coheed and Cambria - Gravemakers and Gunslingers. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bocephus Addams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter McJefferson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Addams gets the takedown into side control.
McJefferson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
McJefferson wants to control but Addams postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Addams in side control lands a decent elbow.
McJefferson is trying to improve his position.
Check out the look on Addams's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Addams lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McJefferson tries to improve position but can't.
McJefferson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
McJefferson is looking to regain half guard here but Addams keeps moving and retains side control.
Addams cracks McJefferson with a big right hand but McJefferson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
McJefferson wants to control but Addams postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McJefferson looks gassed!
McJefferson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Addams has an Americana. McJefferson didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Addams is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Addams hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bocephus Addams!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wiremu Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wiremu Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Sparrow!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparrow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Russell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Russell pushes Sparrow up against the cage in a clinch.
Sparrow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sparrow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Russell as Sparrow shoots in.
Russell has his takedown stuffed
and Sparrow counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sparrow throws a shot to the body.
Russell scores with a takedown into Sparrow's guard.
Sparrow is trying to keep Russell in close.
Russell drops back looking for a leg! Sparrow is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sparrow manages to kick Russell off! Russell jumps back into Sparrow's guard.
Russell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sparrow looking for a sweep. Not yet Sparrow, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow keeping full guard, as Russell tries to pass.
Russell postures up.
Russell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sparrow is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sparrow gets a clinch.
Russell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sparrow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sparrow prevents a takedown attempt there.
A bit of stalling here from Russell.
Russell gets underhooks to prevent Sparrow's takedown attempt.
Sparrow gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Russell regains guard.
Russell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Russell is breathing heavily.
Russell is working hard here to advance position.
Russell looking for a guillotine here but Sparrow defends easily.
Sparrow advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell wants to get back to full guard.
Russell is looking to control Sparrow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Russell avoid being mounted?
Sparrow prevents Russell from improving his position.
Sparrow keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sparrow has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Russell is trying to reverse the position but instead Sparrow has taken his back - oops!
Russell is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
What can Russell do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Russell is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Sparrow lands shots from the back.
Russell preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Sparrow.
Russell trying to control the position but Sparrow manages to sink in the hooks.
Sparrow trying to control momentarily.
Russell is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Russell turns into Sparrow and is now in his guard.
Russell postures up in Sparrow's guard and throws a big left but Sparrow blocks it.
Russell wants to control from the top but Sparrow keeps moving.
Russell tries to free his leg and advance position but Sparrow is retaining full guard.
Russell trying to control but Sparrow is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sparrow throws a nice looking combination but Russell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Russell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sparrow!
Sparrow is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sparrow wants to hold on but Russell pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sparrow dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sparrow looks to throw the jab but Russell is out of range.
Sparrow lands a nice looking body shot.
Russell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Russell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sparrow to the mat! Sparrow manages to get full guard.
Sparrow is looking for a triangle but Russell pushes his legs off easily.
Russell looking to pass the guard.
Sparrow keeping moving, preventing Russell from controlling successfully.
Russell is working Sparrow over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Russell pushes down on Sparrow's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sparrow wants to control but Russell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sparrow won't allow Russell to pass to mount.
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.
Russell passes the guard and advances to mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Russell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Russell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sparrow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Russell lands a big elbow.
Russell trying to control but Sparrow is having none of it.
Russell is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sparrow has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Russell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sparrow takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Russell raining down shots from the mount!
Russell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Russell wants to finish this one by submission but Sparrow is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Russell.
Sparrow is squirming around, avoiding Russell's attempts to control the action.
Russell prevents Sparrow from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell wants to finish this one by submission but Sparrow is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Russell.
Russell landing punches.
Sparrow is wriggling around trying to escape.
Russell content just to control the position here.
Russell jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sparrow is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sparrow and Russell has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russell is putting a hurting on Sparrow here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow is not content to let Russell control the position.
Sparrow is letting Russell control him for a moment.
Russell in side control, throwing shots but Sparrow defends.
Russell has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Russell circles away from the clinch attempt
and Russell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Russell pushes down on Sparrow's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Russell wants to free his trapped foot but Sparrow is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wiremu Russell dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Russell drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sparrow taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sparrow tries to improve position but can't.
Russell trying to control the position but Sparrow is working away.
Sparrow is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Russell's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Russell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Russell passes into side control, despite Sparrow's attempt to control the position.
Russell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Russell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Russell trying to control the action but Sparrow is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow can't do much from the bottom here.
Russell trying to control the position but Sparrow is working away.
Russell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sparrow is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Russell misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
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.
Russell tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sparrow's legs.
Sparrow is trying to get back to half guard.
Russell wants to control but Sparrow is keeping him busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Russell fails with the takedown
and Sparrow counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Russell's guard now.
Sparrow stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Russell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sparrow counters with a nice double leg into side control. Russell won't be happy with that.
Russell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell wants to control but Sparrow postures up.
Russell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sparrow cracks Russell with a big elbow.
You can see the frustration on Russell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The strikes coming from Sparrow are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sparrow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Russell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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.
Russell shoots in for a double leg but Sparrow sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wiremu Russell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparrow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Russell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Russell trying to control but Sparrow is working from the bottom.
Russell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Russell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Russell wants to control from the top but Sparrow keeps moving.
Russell tries to free his leg and advance position but Sparrow is retaining full guard.
Sparrow lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Russell!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Sparrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sparrow 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Sparrow!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monster Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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23
300 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Monster Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Palmer scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Monster Mann has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Palmer takes the fight into the clinch.
Palmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palmer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manns head.
Mann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mann jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Palmer walks away with a smile on his face. Mann gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palmer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palmer moves out of range as Mann strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mann misses with a hook. Palmer ducked under it nicely.
Mann keeps the fight on the outside.
Mann needs to keep his hands up - Palmer had a free shot at his head there.
Monster Mann's cut is getting worse.
Mann jabs Palmer right on the nose. Palmer blinks but takes it well.
Mann lands with a cross.
Mann changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Palmer tries to avoid it but Mann manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Palmer to the ground. Palmer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mann connects with a right hand. Palmer shakes it off.
A swing and a miss from Mann.
Palmer tries to clinch but Mann is having none of it.
Mann throws a body kick that misses.
Mann shoots in but Palmer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monster Mann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mann waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Palmer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palmer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palmer defending well as Mann loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann's corner calls for a 1-2. Mann obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Palmer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mann.
Palmer wants to clinch up but Mann keeps it at a distance.
Mann looks to land a right hand but Palmer moved out of range.
Mann throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Palmer's waist but Palmer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mann off to one side.
Palmer moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Palmer misses.
Mann throws the left hand but Palmer avoids the punch easily.
Palmer wants to clinch up but Mann keeps it at a distance.
Mann keeps the fight on the outside.
Mann shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Palmer but Palmer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Palmer throws a head kick but Mann moves out of range.
Mann throws out a loose jab but Palmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palmer doesn't manage to clinch there - Mann circles away.
Palmer connects with a nice looking jab.
Palmer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mann.
Mann throws a lazy right hand but Palmer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chuck Palmer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mann connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Palmer's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer ducks right into an uppercut from Mann.
Palmer tries to clinch but Mann moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Mann.
Palmer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Monster Mann's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mann is breathing heavily.
Mann circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mann paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mann misses with a wild body shot.
Mann fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab-cross combination lands for Palmer and sends Mann crashing to the mat! Palmer follows him down to the mat - Mann regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Mann is rocked!
Jeez, Monster Mann's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Monster Mann's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chuck Palmer!
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