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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sid Vernon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy The Crocodile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sid Vernon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy The Crocodile!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vernon forces The Crocodile back against the cage and clinches.
The Crocodile throws a punch but it's blocked by Vernon.
The Crocodile is trying to break the clinch but Vernon has him pressed against the cage.
Vernon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Crocodile wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vernon scores with a knee to the head.
The Crocodile swings wildly with an uppercut but Vernon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vernon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The Crocodile is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vernon landing knees to the head.
The Crocodile is trying to break free.
Knees to the body from Vernon.
Vernon tries for a takedown but The Crocodile manages to get underhooks.
The Crocodile wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vernon connects with a knee to the head.
Vernon is trying to drag The Crocodile to the mat but The Crocodile just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vernon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Crocodile has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vernon landing knees to the body.
Vernon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vernon prevents The Crocodile from breaking the clinch.
The Crocodile has had enough of the clinch but Vernon keeps him there for the moment.
Vernon lands a nice knee to the body.
Vernon lands a knee to the head.
Vernon gets through The Crocodile's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Crocodile has had enough of the clinch but Vernon keeps him there for the moment.
Vernon lands a left hand.
Vernon gets through The Crocodile's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Crocodile tries to break the clinch but Vernon is controlling the position.
Vernon connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Crocodile's face.
Vernon lands an elbow just above The Crocodile 's eye.
Vernon landing knees to the head.
Vernon is breathing heavily.
Vernon with a knee to the head.
The Crocodile wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vernon lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vernon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The Crocodile wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The Crocodile takes an elbow to the temple.
Vernon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Crocodile wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vernon has him pressed against the cage.
Vernon missing with knees to the body.
Vernon unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Crocodile lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Crocodile takes a shot to the head.
The Crocodile is trying to break free.
Vernon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Crocodile has had enough of the clinch but Vernon keeps him there for the moment.
The Crocodile is looking to break free of the clinch but Vernon has double underhooks.
A short left from The Crocodile.
Vernon pushes The Crocodile back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vernon keeps control of The Crocodile as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vernon missing with knees to the body.
The Crocodile is trying to break the clinch but Vernon has him pressed against the cage.
The Crocodile can't break the clinch.
Vernon unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Crocodile lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Vernon.
The Crocodile is trying to break free.
Vernon landing knees to the head.
The Crocodile wants to get back to striking at distance but Vernon won't allow it.
The Crocodile avoids the elbow strike from Vernon, against the cage.
The Crocodile breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vernon slips under a jab from The Crocodile.
The Crocodile tries to bum rush Vernon with a series of wild strikes but Vernon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Crocodile looks to land a left hand but Vernon moved out of range nicely.
The Crocodile lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vernon pushes The Crocodile up against the cage in a clinch.
The Crocodile escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Crocodile lands with an uppercut that bounces Vernon off the cage and back into rage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vernon.
The Crocodile throws a jab but it's blocked by Vernon.
Vernon staying out of range there.
Vernon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Crocodile.
The Crocodile throws a big shot that misses.
Vernon throws a body punch but The Crocodile moves out of range.
The Crocodile swats away the attempt to clinch by Vernon.
A big right from The Crocodile misses.
Vernon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vernon scores with a jab. The Crocodile acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Crocodile keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vernon.
The Crocodile throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vernon staying out of range there.
Vernon gets a clinch.
The Crocodile wants to break free but Vernon has control.
The Crocodile takes an elbow to the temple.
Vernon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Crocodile softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vernon scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crocodile wants to break free but Vernon has control.
Vernon missing with knees to the body.
Vernon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vernon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Crocodile has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Crocodile is trying to break the clinch but Vernon has him pressed against the cage.
Vernon keeps control of The Crocodile as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Crocodile wants to break free but Vernon has control.
Vernon lands an uppercut.
The Crocodile prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sid Vernon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, The Crocodile scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vernon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Crocodile's elbow.
Vernon keeps control of The Crocodile as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Crocodile.
A head punch on the inside from The Crocodile fails to land.
The Crocodile is trying to break the clinch but Vernon has him pressed against the cage.
Vernon connects with a knee to the head.
Vernon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Crocodile is trying to break free.
The Crocodile is trying to break free.
The Crocodile wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Crocodile is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Crocodile wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vernon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vernon keeps control of The Crocodile as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Crocodile escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vernon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Crocodile throws out the jab.
The Crocodile circles away from the clinch attempt.
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.
The Crocodile goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A jab from The Crocodile misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Crocodile walks into a straight right hand from Vernon.
Vernon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vernon throws a right hand that The Crocodile ducks under and follows up with a left that The Crocodile also avoids with ease.
The Crocodile throws a hook but Vernon avoids it easily.
The Crocodile scores with a one two! Vernon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The Crocodile is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vernon.
Vernon tries to clinch but The Crocodile moves out of range.
The Crocodile lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Crocodile wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The Crocodile wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vernon lands a damaging elbow.
The Crocodile is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The Crocodile is looking to break free of the clinch but Vernon has double underhooks.
The Crocodile is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vernon has clasped his hands together around The Crocodile's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vernon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The Crocodile is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The Crocodile struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sid Vernon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vernon misses with a head kick.
Sid Vernon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vernon moves into range and clinches up with The Crocodile.
Knees to the body from Vernon.
Knees to the body from Vernon.
The Crocodile is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vernon lands an elbow that stopped The Crocodile in his tracks for a moment.
The Crocodile can't break the clinch.
Vernon lands a knee to the head.
The Crocodile wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Vernon.
A nice left hand lands by Vernon.
The Crocodile tries to break the clinch but Vernon is controlling the position.
A short left from Vernon.
Vernon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Crocodile wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Crocodile has had enough of the clinch but Vernon keeps him there for the moment.
Vernon wants the takedown. The Crocodile is fighting it off but Vernon persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in The Crocodile's guard against the cage.
The Crocodile is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The Crocodile with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Vernon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. The Crocodile is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vernon is refusing to be controlled, as The Crocodile sits in half guard.
The Crocodile throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vernon is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but The Crocodile pulls his head out easily.
Vernon has a hand on The Crocodile's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. The Crocodile takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vernon tries to reverse the position but The Crocodile maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vernon wants to try and get back to his feet.
The Crocodile sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Vernon is looking to get to half guard.
The Crocodile controlling the position easily from mount.
Vernon tries to lock up and control but The Crocodile gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vernon flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Vernon regains half guard.
Vernon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Crocodile is keen to just control but Vernon is a slippery customer.
Vernon lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vernon wants to get back to full guard but The Crocodile has mounted him!
Vernon is wriggling around trying to escape.
The Crocodile thowing shots but they're missing.
Vernon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The Crocodile content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Crocodile unloads with some shots from mount but Vernon bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sid Vernon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Vernon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Crocodile to score with a decent uppercut.
Vernon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Crocodile misses with a looping left.
Vernon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vernon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Crocodile.
A slow jab from The Crocodile misses its intended target.
Vernon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vernon lands a high kick!
The Crocodile misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from The Crocodile misses.
Vernon lands a head shot.
Vernon wants to clinch.
Vernon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Crocodile loads up on a big right hand but Vernon slips the punch.
Vernon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from The Crocodile misses.
Vernon tries to clinch up but The Crocodile circles away and keeps his distance.
Vernon rushes The Crocodile and presses him up against the cage.
The Crocodile is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Crocodile is trying to break the clinch but Vernon has him pressed against the cage.
Vernon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Crocodile gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vernon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vernon lands an elbow just above The Crocodile 's eye.
Vernon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Crocodile takes an elbow to the temple.
Vernon goes for a takedown attempt but The Crocodile pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The Crocodile throws a jab when Vernon was well out of range.
Vernon doesn't manage to clinch there - The Crocodile circles away.
Vernon tries to close the distance and clinch but The Crocodile swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Crocodile 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.
The Crocodile connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vernon momentarily.
The Crocodile missing with a left hand there. Vernon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vernon fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sid Vernon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab lands there for The Crocodile.
Vernon avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Crocodile throws a shot from downtown. Vernon moves away and avoids it.
Vernon slips a straight right by The Crocodile.
A head kick misses from Vernon.
Vernon has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crocodile has had enough of the clinch but Vernon keeps him there for the moment.
Vernon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Crocodile's defenses.
Vernon scores with a knee to the head.
Vernon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vernon prevents The Crocodile from breaking the clinch.
The Crocodile is trying to break free.
Vernon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Crocodile is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vernon lands an elbow inside that The Crocodile shrugs off.
Vernon prevents The Crocodile from breaking the clinch.
Vernon with a knee to the head.
Vernon tries to land a knee to the head but The Crocodile blocks with his arms.
Vernon tries to land a knee to the head but The Crocodile blocks with his arms.
The Crocodile is trying to break free.
The Crocodile has had enough of the clinch but Vernon keeps him there for the moment.
Vernon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vernon lands with a short shot to the head.
Vernon misses with a knee strike.
The Crocodile tries to break the clinch but Vernon is controlling the position.
The Crocodile lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vernon backwards.
Vernon blocking some punches.
The Crocodile escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vernon moves away from the strike by The Crocodile.
Vernon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The Crocodile wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vernon wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Crocodile keeps working.
Jimmy The Crocodile has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sid Vernon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well, if Vernon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Vernon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The Crocodile won't allow Vernon to pass to mount.
The Crocodile pushes Vernon off looking to stand but Vernon dives back in and keeps control.
Vernon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vernon slips a jab and a cross from The Crocodile.
Vernon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Crocodile is trying to break free.
Vernon connects with a knee to the head.
The Crocodile wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vernon has him pressed against the cage.
The Crocodile takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vernon lands a knee to the body.
Vernon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vernon unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Crocodile lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Crocodile misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vernon.
The Crocodile swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sid Vernon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vernon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sid Vernon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Madd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vidal Persposky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Persposky has chosen Waterloo by ABBA as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Madd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vidal Persposky!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Persposky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Persposky fails to land with a series of punches.
Persposky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Persposky throws a looping overhand right but Madd ducks down to avoid it.
Persposky throws a shot from downtown. Madd moves away and avoids it.
Persposky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madd moves away.
Persposky misses with a few strikes there.
Persposky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Persposky misses with a double jab.
Persposky gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Madd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Madd is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Madd lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Persposky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Madd.
Madd is working Persposky over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Madd 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.
Madd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Madd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Madd content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Madd passes into half guard.
Persposky taking some punishment here, with Madd in his half guard.
Madd is keen to just control but Persposky is a slippery customer.
Madd wants to pass the guard but Persposky is defending well.
Madd throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Madd trying to control the action but Persposky is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madd thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Persposky avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Madd.
Persposky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Madd lands with a punch from half guard.
Madd wants to work for an arm triangle but Persposky is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Persposky scores with a jab to the jaw.
Madd shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Persposky as he avoids it easily.
Persposky just misses with a punch to the body.
Good shot there by Persposky.
Persposky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Madd circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persposky thows a body shot but no joy.
Persposky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madd moves away.
Madd shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Madd misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Madd is breathing heavily.
Madd punching from mount but Persposky doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Persposky looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Persposky tries to hold on but Madd pushes him away.
Madd putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Madd sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Persposky holds on for dear life, controlling Madd's posture momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madd has hold of Persposky's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Persposky manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Persposky wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Madd cracks Persposky with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Madd thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Persposky is desperately trying to improve his position but Madd has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Madd dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Persposky thows a body shot but no joy.
Persposky scores with a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Persposky - just one landing.
Madd ducks under a wild hook from Persposky.
Persposky throws a right hand that Madd ducks under and follows up with a left that Madd also avoids with ease.
Persposky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Persposky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Madd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Persposky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Persposky lands a with a good body shot.
Persposky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madd manages to avoid it.
Madd tries for a takedown but Persposky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Persposky moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Persposky displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Persposky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madd was well out of range. Poor timing from Persposky.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Persposky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Persposky misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab lands there for Persposky.
Madd has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Madd there as he acknowledges the shot.
A left and a right from Persposky both land. Nice combination.
Persposky moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vidal Persposky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Persposky lands a with a good body shot.
Persposky throws a combination. Madd tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Persposky misses with a wild body shot.
Madd slips a jab and a cross from Persposky.
Persposky throws a body punch but Madd moves out of range.
Persposky fails to land with a series of punches.
Luke Madd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Persposky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madd.
Persposky fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Madd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Persposky works Madd's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Persposky misses.
Vidal Persposky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madd bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Madd looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Persposky is avoiding damage well.
Persposky struggling a bit here.
Madd working the ground and pound.
Madd postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Madd trying to control the action but Persposky is working from the bottom.
Madd is trying to ground and pound but Persposky uses the momentary lack of control by Madd to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persposky wants to control but Madd is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Madd throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Madd avoids the body shot from Persposky.
Persposky lands with a nice body punch.
Persposky just misses with a punch to the body.
Persposky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Madd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Persposky fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Persposky throws a body punch but Madd moves out of range.
Persposky ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch combination from Persposky misses.
Persposky throws a combination. Madd tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Persposky scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Madd doesn't seem bothered though.
Persposky lands with a nice body punch.
Persposky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Persposky misses the shot to the body.
Vidal Persposky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Persposky fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Madd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Persposky scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vidal Persposky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Persposky lands with an overhand left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Persposky darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Madd shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Persposky as he avoids it easily.
Persposky scores with a nice right hand.
Persposky moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Persposky lands a right hook to the body.
Persposky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Persposky throws a series of punches but Madd avoids them all with ease.
Persposky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Persposky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madd was well out of range. Poor timing from Persposky.
Persposky misses with a straight right.
Madd dodges the punch combination from Persposky.
Madd looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Persposky blocking the ground and pound attempt from Madd.
Madd not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Madd thows a huge punch but Persposky dodges it nicely.
Persposky blocking the ground and pound attempt from Madd.
Persposky trying to hold on to Madd's head to control him but Madd postures up.
Madd not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Madd looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Madd throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Persposky stuffs the takedown.
Persposky cracks a nice hook into Madd's ribs.
Persposky scores with a punch to the head.
Persposky lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Persposky just misses with a punch to the body.
Madd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Persposky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Madd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Madd looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Madd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Persposky throws a right and a left that Madd avoids nicely.
Madd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Persposky.
Persposky misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persposky looks to score with a jab to the body but Madd is just out of range.
Persposky works Madd's body with a nice hook.
Persposky throws a right hand that Madd ducks under and follows up with a left that Madd also avoids with ease.
Persposky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Madd closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Madd wants to control but Persposky is keeping him busy.
Sloppy strikes there by Madd.
Madd creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Persposky sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Madd working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madd throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Persposky works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Madd is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Persposky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Persposky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Madd takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Persposky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vidal Persposky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Persposky 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vidal Persposky!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc Kerrr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huell Howser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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265 lbs
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280 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marc Kerrr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Huell Howser!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howser lands a slapping body shot.
Kerrr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kerrr is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerrr looks for the body kick but Howser saw that one coming.
Kerrr shoots in for a double leg but Howser sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Howser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Howser looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Howser changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Howser punishes Kerrr's body with a nice straight punch.
Howser misses the shot to the body.
Kerrr is looking to clinch but Howser is avoiding it.
Howser wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kerrr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Marc Kerrr has been cut.
Howser lands with a nice body punch.
Howser feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Kerrr crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Huell Howser!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fredrick Stonewall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaki Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stonewall might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shadow Play by the Killers. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kimura's choice of entrance music: Yankee Station. Fredrick Stonewall could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Masaki Kimura's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fredrick Stonewall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Masaki Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Stonewall or perhaps it was just good defense by Kimura which made him look bad.
Stonewall has closed the distance and engaged Kimura in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kimura.
Stonewall has Kimura pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kimura manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stonewall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kimura clinches up with Stonewall and pushes him back against the cage.
Kimura tries to pull guard but Stonewall holds him up against the cage and eventually Kimura drops back down to his feet.
Stonewall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kimura scores with a takedown into Stonewall's guard.
Stonewall striking off his back but it's not causing Kimura any problems.
Stonewall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kimura doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kimura manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stonewall working for a triangle but Kimura defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonewall wants to sweep but no luck.
Stonewall is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stonewall is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kimura manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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.
Stonewall throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stonewall trying to control but Kimura is working from the bottom.
Kimura preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kimura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stonewall thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stonewall wants to control from the top but Kimura keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kimura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stonewall.
Kimura tries to clinch there but Stonewall circles away.
Kimura tries to clinch up
and Stonewall counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stonewall.
Kimura is looking to break free of the clinch but Stonewall has double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stonewall prevents a body shot from Kimura.
Kimura is fighting off a takedown attempt but Stonewall is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kimura to the mat. Kimura regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Stonewall is working Kimura over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stonewall works over Kimura with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura wants to stand and escape but Stonewall is having none of it.
Stonewall landing with the ground and pound.
Stonewall postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stonewall will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stonewall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kimura can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stonewall controls the pace.
Stonewall wants to control from the top but Kimura keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrick Stonewall dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stonewall doesn't manage to clinch there - Kimura circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kimura.
Stonewall clinches up with Kimura and pushes him back against the cage.
Stonewall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kimura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick by Kimura misses
and Stonewall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stonewall missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stonewall is working for a submission of some sort.
Stonewall is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Kimura has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kimura is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonewall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kimura keeps working.
Stonewall trying to work for an americana but Kimura has managed to regain full guard.
Kimura can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stonewall controls the pace.
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.
Kimura looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stonewall is one step ahead there.
Stonewall drops back looking for a leg! Kimura is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kimura manages to kick Stonewall off! Stonewall jumps back into Kimura's guard.
Kimura wants to sweep here but Stonewall controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kimura wants to stand but Stonewall is controlling the position.
Stonewall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stonewall decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kimura, up you get!
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.
Nice takedown defense from Kimura. No joy for Stonewall on that attempt.
Stonewall fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kimura sprawls well initially but Stonewall persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stonewall is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Stonewall looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kimura tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stonewall can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kimura is looking to escape.
Kimura manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrick Stonewall dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Stonewall slips under a jab from Kimura.
Kimura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kimura tries to clinch
and Stonewall counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kimura is defending against the submission attempts here by Stonewall.
Kimura is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stonewall scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kimura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stonewall wants to control but Kimura is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonewall is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kimura is just riding it out for now. Stonewall eventually gives up the hold.
Stonewall trying to control the action but Kimura is working from the bottom.
Fredrick Stonewall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
Stonewall looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stonewall is looking to advance position but Kimura won't allow it.
Stonewall not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stonewall thows a huge punch but Kimura dodges it nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stonewall has his takedown stuffed
and Kimura counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stonewall won't be happy with that.
Stonewall can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stonewall manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kimura's best efforts.
Stonewall throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Stonewall actively working from the bottom here.
Stonewall is looking to control Kimura's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stonewall avoid being mounted?
Masaki Kimura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stonewall is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stonewall blocks a head kick by Kimura.
Kimura misses with a kick to the body
and Stonewall holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stonewall drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kimura pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kimura lands a head kick!
Fredrick Stonewall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Kimura.
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 Fredrick Stonewall.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stonewall, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fredrick Stonewall!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lazarus Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Block (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marty Block has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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192 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lazarus Slade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marty Block!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slade scores with a takedown into Block's guard.
Block doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Slade postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Block is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Slade, into his guard.
Slade looking to control.
Block working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Block distracts Slade with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Block really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Slade. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Block controlling from the top position.
Block lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Slade looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Slade is breathing heavily.
Block distracts Slade with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Block makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Block landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Block slips nicely into half guard.
Nice strikes from Block there.
Block looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slade with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Block is nestled in close to Slade, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Block drops an elbow to the side of Slade's head.
Block looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slade with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Slade is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Slade looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Block controlling the pace.
Block working the head and body with strikes.
Block is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Block landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Block seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slade is looking to improve his position.
Block scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Block.
Slade really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Block lands a nice short elbow.
Block is nestled in close to Slade, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Block lands a nice short elbow.
Block passes to full mount!
Block landing punches.
Slade can't escape the position.
Block with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Block.
Slade is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Block with shots to the head and body - Slade looks very uncomfortable down there.
Block putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Block dominating with strikes here.
Block lands a big shot there that rocks Slade but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Block looking to finish Slade with some ground and pound. This is bad for Slade!
Block landing shots from mount.
Block with good strikes from the mount here!
Block lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Block connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Slade in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Block landing punches.
Slade wants to hold on but Block pushes him away.
The referee warns Slade that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Block controlling the position easily from mount.
Slade is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Block working Slade over with strikes here.
Block landing strikes, looking to finish!
Block working Slade over with strikes here.
The referee warns Slade that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Slade that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Slade is looking to improve his position but Block isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Block connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Block scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Block looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Block dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Block decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Slade is trying to get back to full guard.
Slade is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Block scores with a couple of nice shots.
Slade makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Slade.
Block postures up and lands a big shot to Slade's brow.
Slade working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Block doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Block manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Slade tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Block trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slade has an active guard here but Block has managed to pass into half guard.
Slade actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Block lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Slade wants to get back to full guard.
Slade has hold of Block's hands but Block slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Block performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Block scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Block is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Block there.
Block scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Block is trying to control the action in half guard but Slade is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Block seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Slade trying to control from the bottom.
Block lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Block wants to pass to mount but Slade is defending the position.
Block winds up and cracks Slade with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Slade works his way to full guard. Good work.
Block landing some decent shots from guard.
Slade has momentary wrist control but Block slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Block chips away with some ground and pound.
Block postures up and lands a big shot to Slade's brow.
Block content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Block with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Slade will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Block keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Slade's head.
Block lands a couple of digs.
Block scoring with some ground and pound.
Block pushes down on Slade's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Block works his way into full mount!
Block with a couple of short strikes.
Slade is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Block lands with some strikes.
Block fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Slade sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Slade tries to roll over but Block keeps him under control.
Slade trying to control from the bottom.
Marty Block has got the better of the ground game so far.
Block takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Block scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Block working the head and body with strikes.
Slade works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Block showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Slade's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Block has Slade up against the cage in a clinch.
Slade stops a takedown attempt from Block.
Block has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Slade avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Block is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Slade gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lazarus Slade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marty Block.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Block manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Slade pushing down on Block's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slade 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.
Block won't allow Slade to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Block punching from the bottom.
Block tries to roll over but Slade keeps him under control.
Slade is looking to advance position but Block won't allow it.
Block works his way to full guard. Good work.
Block throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Slade pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Block is keeping the position for now.
Block trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Block scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Block working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Slade's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Block scoring with punches from side control.
Block trying to control the position but Slade is working away.
Slade is trying to improve his position.
Block lands a nice forearm strike.
Slade can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade is trying to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Slade gets caught flat footed, as Block shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Slade working for a triangle but Block defends it easily.
Block is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Block trying to control but Slade is working from the bottom.
Slade looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Block lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Block working some strikes from top position.
Lazarus Slade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Block trying to control the position from guard on top but Slade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slade has momentary wrist control but Block slips an elbow through the middle.
Block trying to control but Slade is working from the bottom.
Slade looking for a guillotine here but Block defends easily.
Marty Block is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Slade has his foot on Block's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Block works his way back into a safe position though.
Block trying to control the position from guard on top but Slade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Block working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marty Block comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Block winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marty Block!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heston Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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185 lbs
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196 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heston Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Butcher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Butcher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Butcher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Butcher.
Butcher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Butcher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Butcher but Butcher pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Butcher fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher wants to clinch.
Morrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Butcher tries to clinch up but Morrison circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Butcher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Jack Morrison has been cut.
Butcher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morrison avoids the elbow strike from Butcher, against the cage.
Morrison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Butcher creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morrison's defenses.
Butcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Morrison avoids the damage to the body.
Morrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morrison blocks an elbow strike from Butcher.
Morrison goes for a takedown in the clinch but Butcher prevents it.
Butcher throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Morrison takes an elbow to the temple.
Butcher pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Butcher.
Butcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Morrison avoids the damage to the body.
Morrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Butcher's elbow.
Morrison tries to pull guard but Butcher holds him up against the cage and eventually Morrison drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butcher throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Butcher pushes off an throws an elbow but Morrison leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher misses with an elbow strike.
Butcher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morrison.
Butcher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Morrison avoiding damage as Butcher throws knees to the body.
Morrison avoids a wild elbow strike from Butcher.
Morrison takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Butcher just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morrison's brow.
Butcher creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morrison's defenses.
Morrison blocks the elbow strike.
Morrison avoids a wild elbow strike from Butcher.
Butcher throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Butcher.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch but Butcher keeps him there for the moment.
Morrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morrison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Butcher throws an elbow but it misses.
Butcher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morrison.
Butcher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Morrison can't break the clinch.
Morrison blocks an elbow strike.
Morrison avoids a wild elbow strike from Butcher.
With the fighters up against the cage, Butcher throws an elbow but misses.
Morrison avoids the elbow strike from Butcher, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Butcher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jack Morrison's cut is getting worse.
Morrison blocks the elbow strike.
Butcher misses with an elbow over the top.
Morrison dodges an elbow strike from Butcher.
Butcher creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morrison's defenses.
Butcher throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Morrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Butcher won't allow it.
Morrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Butcher doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrison circles away.
Butcher is looking to clinch but Morrison is avoiding it.
Butcher moves in looking to clinch but Morrison pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Butcher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morrison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Butcher.
Morrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
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.
Butcher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morrison misses with a low kick.
Morrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Butcher.
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heston Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Butcher.
The fight stays on the outside here - Butcher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Butcher doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrison circles away.
Butcher doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrison circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Butcher tries to clinch there but Morrison circles away.
Butcher is looking to clinch but Morrison is avoiding it.
Butcher tries to clinch up but Morrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Morrison throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heston Butcher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Morrison's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Butcher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Butcher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Butcher moves in looking to clinch but Morrison pushes him off.
Morrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Butcher tries to kick Morrison off but Morrison keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Morrison is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Butcher has managed to free his arm - good work.
Butcher looks like he's trying to stand up.
Morrison passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Butcher!
Butcher is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Butcher is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Morrison working for a guillotine from mount but Butcher is in no mood to give up.
Morrison looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Butcher wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A nice elbow there by Morrison.
Butcher is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Morrison is working for a guillotine from mount but Butcher frees his head quite easily.
Morrison is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Butcher has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Butcher is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison trying to control but Butcher is having none of it.
Butcher trying desperately to get to his feet.
Morrison postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Butcher looks a forlorn figure.
Butcher somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
The fight stays on the outside here - Butcher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Butcher moves into the clinch.
Butcher lands a nice elbow.
Butcher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
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.
Butcher pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Butcher scores a nice knee to the body.
Butcher lands an elbow inside that Morrison shrugs off.
Butcher lands a nice elbow.
Butcher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morrison managing to block the knees to the body from Butcher.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Butcher.
Butcher misses with an elbow over the top.
Morrison managing to block the knees to the body from Butcher.
With the fighters up against the cage, Butcher throws an elbow but misses.
Morrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Butcher.
Morrison blocks an elbow strike from Butcher.
Butcher creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Morrison is working for takedown but Butcher is calmly controlling the position for now.
Morrison dodges an elbow strike from Butcher.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Butcher throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Morrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morrison takes an elbow to the temple.
Morrison avoids the elbow strike from Butcher, against the cage.
Butcher lands an elbow just above Morrison 's eye.
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 Jack Morrison will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Morrison's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morrison.
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrison looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Butcher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Butcher tries to clinch but Morrison moves out of range.
Butcher is looking to clinch but Morrison is avoiding it.
Butcher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Butcher wants to clinch.
Butcher tries to clinch up but Morrison circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrison circles away.
Morrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Butcher.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Butcher tries to clinch there but Morrison circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison throws a head kick but Butcher moves out of range.
Butcher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Butcher moves in looking to clinch but Morrison pushes him off.
Butcher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heston Butcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butcher tries to clinch there but Morrison circles away.
Butcher tries to clinch but Morrison moves out of range.
Butcher wants to clinch up but Morrison keeps it at a distance.
Butcher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Butcher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Butcher.
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Butcher tries to clinch there but Morrison circles away.
Butcher tries to clinch up but Morrison circles away and keeps his distance.
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.
Morrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Jack Morrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Butcher tries to clinch up but Morrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Butcher wants to clinch up but Morrison keeps it at a distance.
Butcher tries to clinch but Morrison moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Butcher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Butcher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Butcher moves in looking to clinch but Morrison pushes him off.
Butcher clinches up against the cage.
Morrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Butcher has him pressed against the cage.
Morrison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Butcher lands a damaging elbow.
Morrison managing to block the knees to the body from Butcher.
Butcher pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morrison dodges an elbow strike from Butcher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison pulls guard successfully.
Morrison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Butcher manages to get himself to full guard.
Morrison prevents Butcher from getting back to his feet.
Morrison pushing down on Butcher's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Morrison wants to pass to mount but Butcher is defending the position.
Butcher is trying to stand.
Butcher pushes Morrison off, looking to escape but Morrison dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Butcher is forced to tap! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Morrison!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Not John Smythe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Grime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Grime has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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280 lbs
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Basic striking
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Not John Smythe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Big Grime!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smythe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grime moves away.
Grime darts in and clinches Smythe up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Grime scores a nice knee to the body.
Smythe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Grime landing knees to the head.
Grime misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smythe.
Grime tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smythe taking a breather.
Grime pushes off an throws an elbow but Smythe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smythe has Grime pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Grime manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Grime landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Grime unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smythe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grime lands an elbow just above Smythe 's eye.
It looks like Not John Smythe has been cut.
Grime landing knees to the body.
Smythe is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grime scores a nice knee to the body.
Grime lands a nice elbow.
Grime lands a knee to the head.
Grime scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Grime.
Grime with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grime crunches a lovely knee into Smythe's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Grime.
Knees to the body from Grime.
Grime landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Grime unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smythe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grime landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Grime wants a takedown but no success here.
Grime using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grime lands an elbow just above Smythe 's eye.
Knees to the body from Grime.
Smythe tries to stall but Grime uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A knee to the head by Grime.
Grime lands a knee to the body.
Grime scores a nice knee to the body.
Grime connects with a knee to the head.
Come on Smythe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Grime is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smythe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Grime landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smythe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grime trying to land knees to the body.
Smythe is trying to break the clinch but Grime has him pressed against the cage.
Grime lands a nice knee to the body.
Grime creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smythe is looking to control Grime's arms but Grime gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smythe has his back to the cage.
Grime drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smythe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Not John Smythe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Grime.
Smythe misses with a body shot.
Smythe looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smythe stops Grime from standing up.
Grime controls Smythe momentarily but Smythe frees himself.
Smythe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smythe prevents Grime from getting back to his feet.
Grime utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smythe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smythe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smythe takes a swing at Grime's ribcage but misses.
Smythe is looking to chop away at Grime's legs.
Smythe throws a body punch but Grime moves out of range.
Smythe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grime wants to clinch.
Smythe is looking to wear down Grime with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grime pushes Smythe up against the cage in a clinch.
Grime landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Grime using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grime connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smythe's face.
Grime using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grime lands a nice elbow.
Grime crunches a lovely knee into Smythe's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grime lands a knee to the head.
Grime unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smythe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grime scores a nice knee to the body.
Smythe takes an elbow to the temple.
Grime lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smythe stalling in the clinch but Grime improves position.
Grime landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grime blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grime scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grime lands a nice knee to the body.
Smythe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grime has him pressed against the cage.
Smythe wants a takedown but no success here.
Grime unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smythe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smythe looking to slow down the pace here.
Grime landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smythe gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Smythe tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grime knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smythe stops Grime from getting back to his feet.
Smythe trying to control the action but Grime is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Grime dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Not John Smythe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grime, right into the meat.
Grime takes the fight into the clinch.
Grime crunches a lovely knee into Smythe's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Grime.
Grime landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grime lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grime landing knees to the head.
Grime tries for a takedown but Smythe manages to get underhooks.
Smythe taking a breather.
Grime connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smythe's face.
Grime turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grime trying to control the position but Smythe is working away.
Grime has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smythe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smythe tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smythe can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grime controls the position from side control.
Smythe is looking for a sweep.
Grime is looking to take a break and control but Smythe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grime taking a breather here.
Grime is looking to take a break and control but Smythe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grime changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smythe tries to avoid it but Grime manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smythe to the ground. Smythe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Not John Smythe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grime shoots and misses
and Smythe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smythe.
Not John Smythe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Grime.
Smythe has gone for a leg lock! Grime slips out almost immediately though and dives into Smythe's guard.
Smythe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smythe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smythe is tying to control. Grime wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Grime tries to kick Smythe off but Smythe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Smythe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smythe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grime is looking to escape.
Smythe winds up and cracks Grime with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smythe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grime fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smythe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grime shoots in looking for a takedown. Smythe tries to sprawl out of it but Grime keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smythe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smythe.
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.
Grime tries to clinch up but Smythe circles away and keeps his distance.
Smythe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grime.
Smythe looks to score with a jab to the body but Grime is just out of range.
Grime tries to work over Smythe's front leg with a kick but Smythe checks it.
Smythe misses with the combination.
Grime tries to clinch but Smythe moves out of range.
Grime misses with a takedown
and Smythe counters with a takedown into side control.
Grime wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smythe is putting a hurting on Grime here, landing some big shots from side control.
Grime tries to buck Smythe off but Smythe is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Big Grime will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Not John Smythe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Smythe thows a body shot but no joy.
Smythe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smythe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grime swivels and escapes.
Smythe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grime.
Grime wants to clinch.
Smythe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smythe tries to score with a low kick but Grime moves his leg out of the way.
Smythe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grime manages to avoid it.
Grime is looking to clinch but Smythe is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smythe swings for the body but Grime moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smythe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grime clinches up with Smythe and pushes him back against the cage.
Smythe has a couple of punches blocked by Grime.
Smythe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grime lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smythe tries to land knees in the clinch but Grime avoids the damage to the body.
Big Grime seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grime landing knees to the head.
Grime unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smythe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grime lands an elbow that stopped Smythe in his tracks for a moment.
Smythe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grime wants a takedown.
Nice elbow from Grime.
Grime crunches a lovely knee into Smythe's ribcage.
Grime with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smythe can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Grime.
Grime connects with a knee to the head.
Grime scores with a knee to the head.
Smythe wants to break free but Grime has control.
Smythe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grime has him pressed against the cage.
Grime unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smythe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grime creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smythe's defenses.
Smythe is trying to maintain a safe position but Grime gets an underhook and turns Smythe into the cage.
Grime landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Grime landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Grime.
Grime looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grime lands a knee to the head.
Grime missing with knees to the body.
Smythe taking a breather.
Smythe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Grime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smythe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smythe misses with a wild body shot.
Grime wants to clinch.
Smythe just misses with a punch to the body.
Smythe misses with a body shot.
Grime moves in looking to clinch but Smythe pushes him off.
Grime blocks a leg kick.
Grime is looking to clinch but Smythe is avoiding it.
Smythe stuffs the takedown.
Not John Smythe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Grime.
Grime tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grime shoots in for a takedown but Smythe shows good takedown defense.
Smythe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smythe thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grime will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Grime avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smythe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Grime checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grime tries to clinch but Smythe is having none of it.
Grime tries to close the distance and clinch but Smythe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grime slips under a jab.
Smythe thows a body shot but no joy.
Smythe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smythe looks to score with a jab to the body but Grime is just out of range.
Smythe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Big Grime is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smythe throws a body punch but Grime moves out of range.
Smythe misses the shot to the body.
Smythe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grime fails in his attempt to clinch.
Big Grime is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Smythe misses with a wild body shot.
Smythe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smythe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grime lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smythe misses with a body shot.
Grime tries to clinch there but Smythe circles away.
Grime looks to clinch
and Smythe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Smythe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grime wants to stand but Smythe is controlling the position.
Smythe wants to control from the top but Grime keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Big Grime.
I've got Grime winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Grime!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kane Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koji Matsuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade comes to the cage accompanied by System of a down - This cocaine make me feel like I'm on this song. Matsuda has chosen 科学忍者隊ガッチャ as his entrance music. Kane Wade could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Koji Matsuda's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kane Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Koji Matsuda!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Wade misses the target.
A slow jab from Wade misses its intended target.
Wade lands a jab to the nose.
Matsuda takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wade fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wade shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wade showed some decent athleticism there.
Matsuda is refusing to be controlled, as Wade sits in half guard.
Matsuda wants to control but Wade is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wade is taking a breather. Matsuda says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wade trying to control the action but Matsuda is working from the bottom.
Wade seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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.
Wade takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wade is looking to pass Matsuda's guard but actually Matsuda recovers to full guard.
Matsuda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Matsuda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Matsuda keeping moving, preventing Wade from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Kane Wade just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Wade shoots for a takedown but Matsuda saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice defenses there by Matsuda.
Wade punishes Matsuda's body with a nice straight punch.
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.
Wade cracks Matsuda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wade.
Nice takedown defense from Matsuda. No joy for Wade on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matsuda lands with a kick to the temple. Wade shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wade missing with a left hand there. Matsuda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matsuda lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wade will feel that in the morning.
Matsuda misses with a head kick.
Wade throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Matsuda's waist but Matsuda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wade off to one side.
Matsuda slips under a jab from Wade.
Wade misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wade closes this distance looking for a takedown but Matsuda circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Wade dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wade bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Matsuda is looking to reverse the position.
Wade is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Matsuda knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matsuda tries to escape but Wade is in control.
Matsuda tries to improve position but can't.
Wade slows the pace down.
Wade working the strikes but Matsuda uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade is working for a kimura but Matsuda is defending it quite comfortably.
Wade trying to mount his opponent but Matsuda defends it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Matsuda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matsuda finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wade has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wade closes the distance and clinches up with Matsuda, looking for a takedown. Wade pushes Matsuda against the cage but Matsuda circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wade connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Matsuda momentarily.
Kane Wade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wade misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wade shoots in and drives through. Matsuda sprawls well.
Wade lands a jab to the nose.
Wade takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Danga de danga de dang - Wade scores with a four punch combination!
Matsuda moves out of range of the strikes.
Matsuda tries a head kick but it misses.
Matsuda misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Wade coming out on top.
Wade blocks a head kick by Matsuda.
Wade shoots in for a takedown but Matsuda shows good takedown defense.
Wade misses with a hook. Matsuda ducked under it nicely.
Matsuda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matsuda throws a solid leg kick but Wade takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matsuda.
Matsuda takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wade shoots in but no luck this time.
Matsuda moves out of range of the strikes.
Matsuda slips a jab from Wade.
Wade shoots for a double leg takedown but Matsuda sprawls well. He's pushed Wade's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wade shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matsuda as he jumps to the side.
Wade shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Matsuda's guard.
Wade wants to control from the top but Matsuda keeps moving.
Matsuda trying to keep a closed guard but Wade is proving a slippery customer.
Matsuda is pulling down on Wade's head. It's preventing any offense from Wade, at least for the moment.
Wade throwing strikes from guard but Matsuda blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Wade dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Wade has a takedown stuffed.
Wade is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wade misses with an uppercut. Matsuda saw that one coming.
Wade has a takedown stuffed.
Matsuda moves out of range as Wade strikes.
Horrible takedown by Wade or perhaps it was just good defense by Matsuda which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsuda manages to avoid it.
Wade changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Matsuda tries to avoid it but Wade manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Matsuda to the ground. Matsuda escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A head kick misses from Matsuda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda throws a head kick but Wade moves out of range.
Wade misses with an uppercut.
Wade takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wade closes this distance looking for a takedown but Matsuda circles away.
Wade shoots in but Matsuda avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Matsuda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matsuda.
Koji Matsuda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wade moves out of range of the body kick from Matsuda.
Wade throws a big shot that misses.
Wade gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wade tries to advance to mount but can't.
Wade wants to control but Matsuda is keeping him busy.
Matsuda defending against the ground and pound.
Matsuda can't do much from the bottom here.
Matsuda is being controlled here.
Wade wants to control but Matsuda is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Matsuda rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Wade's guard! Nice work there by Matsuda!
Wade kicks Matsuda off and gets to his feet.
Wade will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck for Wade with that takedown attempt.
Matsuda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matsuda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wade.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Matsuda misses with a low kick.
Kane Wade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matsuda walks into a stiff left hand from Wade.
Wade scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Koji Matsuda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wade takes a little break here. Matsuda wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Wade tries to move into full mount but can't pass Matsuda's legs.
Matsuda can't do much from the bottom here.
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 Kane Wade.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wade, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kane Wade!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timo Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tin Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Timo Silakka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tin Mann!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Silakka does no damage.
Silakka bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mann tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mann manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mann tries to roll over but Silakka keeps him under control.
Mann is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Silakka pulls his head out easily.
Silakka trying to mount his opponent but Mann defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silakka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mann looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mann decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mann is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silakka is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mann's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mann's back!
Mann is trying to break free.
Mann is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mann breaks Silakka's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mann looks gassed!
Silakka striking from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silakka will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Mann stopping the sweep attempt from Silakka.
Silakka manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mann is looking to improve his position but Silakka isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silakka with a couple of short strikes.
Mann tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mann is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka unloading with bombs!
Mann is trying to escape the mount.
BOOM! Silakka connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mann is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silakka trying to control but Mann is having none of it.
Silakka controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silakka looking to control but Mann is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mann tries to reverse the position but Silakka maintains control.
Silakka lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silakka has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mann's face.
Mann is trying to escape the mount.
Silakka can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mann is looking to escape.
Silakka scoring with strikes but Mann is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Silakka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silakka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silakka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mann circles away quickly and effectively.
Mann closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silakka slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mann is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Silakka is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Silakka has escaped and now he's on top!
Mann working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Silakka has passed into half guard!
Mann is breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Silakka there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silakka trying to control the action but Mann is working from the bottom.
Silakka works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mann can't escape the position.
Silakka with a couple of short strikes.
Mann really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silakka controlling from mount.
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.
Silakka lands a nice shot to the head.
Mann is trying desperately to improve position.
Silakka pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mann is looking to improve his position but Silakka isn't that keen on the idea.
Silakka can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mann is looking to escape.
Mann is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Silakka.
Mann is looking to improve his position but Silakka isn't that keen on the idea.
Silakka in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mann working to try and regain half guard.
Silakka with shots to the head and body - Mann looks very uncomfortable down there.
Silakka cracks Mann with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silakka working the ground and pound effectively.
Mann tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silakka lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mann is rocked!
Mann regains half guard.
Silakka is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Timo Silakka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nice strikes from Silakka there.
Mann looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silakka is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mann is just riding it out for now. Silakka eventually gives up the hold.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silakka lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Silakka dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mann with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mann fails with the takedown
and Silakka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mann's knee momentarily.
Silakka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silakka lands a left and a right that sends Mann crashing to the canvas! Silakka dives into mount looking to finish!
Mann is still in real trouble! Can Silakka finish him?
A nice elbow there by Silakka.
Mann working to try and regain half guard.
Mann seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mann is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silakka working Mann over with strikes here.
Mann is trying desperately to improve position.
Mann sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Silakka moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Mann.
Silakka grinds an elbow into Mann's temple.
Mann looks to move to half guard but instead Silakka has passed into mount! Damn!
Silakka controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by Silakka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mann can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mann is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silakka scoring with strikes but Mann is staying in there.
Mann really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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.
Silakka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mann is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silakka wants to control the pace but Mann is squirming around nicely.
Silakka scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mann in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silakka with a couple of short strikes.
Silakka controlling his opponent.
Mann sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Silakka clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silakka swinging wilding here.
Mann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silakka.
Mann wants to clinch
and Silakka counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silakka wants to control but Mann is keeping him busy.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Mann is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Silakka pulls his head out easily.
Mann is not content to let Silakka control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silakka passes to full mount!
Mann working to try and regain half guard.
Silakka looking to control but Mann is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silakka lands a heavy elbow.
Silakka trying to control but Mann is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mann is trying to escape the mount.
Mann taking shots to the head.
Silakka trying to control but Mann is having none of it.
Silakka postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mann looks a forlorn figure.
Silakka prevents Mann from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silakka trying to control but Mann is having none of it.
Mann keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mann manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mann looking for submissions off his back.
Mann actively working from the bottom here.
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.
Silakka uses his free foot to push down on Mann's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mann.
Mann really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silakka controlling from the full mount.
Silakka with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mann is desperately trying to improve his position but Silakka has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Silakka had his way with Tin Mann in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Silakka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mann moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silakka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mann blocks a jab.
Mann shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silakka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mann is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Silakka is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tin Mann!
Tin Mann is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mack comes to the cage accompanied by DMX (Ruff Ryders Anthem). Jim Mack has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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218 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mack scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mack connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A combination from Mack does no damage.
Mack throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Gracie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gracie slips under a jab from Mack.
Mack throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Mack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Mack scores with a punch to the head.
Mack connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
Mack throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Jim Mack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mack stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gracie.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mack goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Roberto Gracie has been cut.
A slow jab from Mack misses its intended target.
Mack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Mack takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jim Mack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mack lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mack throws a one two combo.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Mack throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Mack connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mack is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
Mack swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gracie.
Mack throws a one two combo.
Mack fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mack is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gracie tries to move into range but Mack moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oooh a lovely combination from Mack sends Gracie down but not out. Mack dives into side control looking to finish.
Gracie is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Mack finish him?
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mack is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gracie has hold of Mack's hands but Mack slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mack wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie gets full guard.
Mack has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mack working some strikes from top position.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mack landing with the ground and pound.
Mack working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Mack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mack scores with a jab to the head.
A combination from Mack does no damage.
Mack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mack throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mack on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mack tries to get out of the position.
Mack punching from the bottom.
Mack missing with punches from the bottom.
Mack is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mack moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Mack.
Mack throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Gracie stands and throws Mack's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mack tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mack knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mack misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Mack prevents Gracie from moving into mount.
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.
Gracie advances nicely into full mount.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gracie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mack has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mack sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mack makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mack.
Mack throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mack wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mack throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Mack is working from the bottom.
Mack knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Mack wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mack keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mack looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mack darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mack lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mack.
Mack misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mack lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mack throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Mack works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Mack.
Mack looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Mack dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Gracie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mack jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Mack fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Mack misses with the combination.
Mack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mack bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mack throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Mack.
Jim Mack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mack lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jim Mack is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A left and a right from Mack both land. Nice combination.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Jim Mack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Gracie.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mack to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Mack does no damage.
Mack scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mack misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
Mack stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mack but Mack pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mack throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mack goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mack.
Donk. Mack catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mack jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mack lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jim Mack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mack fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Mack connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mack throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Mack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mack 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Mack!
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