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Legacy 45 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Colin McDermott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Burnz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colin McDermott has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Colin McDermott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dee Burnz!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDermott fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Burnz sprawls well initially but McDermott persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burnz blocking the ground and pound attempt from McDermott.
McDermott trying to control from half guard but Burnz is working away.
Burnz pushes McDermott off looking to stand but McDermott dives back in and keeps control.
McDermott 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.
Burnz tries to get to full guard but McDermott has control of the leg.
Burnz won't allow McDermott to pass to mount.
Burnz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McDermott is working away from the top position though.
Burnz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McDermott's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McDermott's back!
Burnz really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for McDermott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnz not allowing McDermott to control his hands.
McDermott looking very determined here, making life difficult for Burnz.
Burnz controlling well, preventing McDermott from escaping the position.
Burnz cracks McDermott with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing McDermott from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Burnz struggling to keep hold of the position.
McDermott rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Burnz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McDermott does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McDermott closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Burnz to the mat! Burnz manages to get full guard.
Burnz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Burnz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McDermott doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McDermott manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McDermott stands and steps away. Burnz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Burnz throws a head kick that misses.
Burnz looks gassed!
Burnz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Burnz tries to clinch up but McDermott circles away and keeps his distance.
Burnz tries to clinch but McDermott is having none of it.
Burnz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for McDermott!
McDermott tries to reverse the position but Burnz maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDermott looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Burnz doesn't have the hooks in and McDermott manages to turn into his guard.
McDermott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burnz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McDermott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McDermott postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Burnz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of McDermott, into his guard.
Burnz trying to control but McDermott is working from the bottom.
McDermott escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Burnz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.
Burnz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Burnz tries to stand but McDermott is controlling from the bottom.
McDermott looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Burnz slips nicely into half guard.
McDermott is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Burnz pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Colin McDermott will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Burnz tries to clinch but McDermott is having none of it.
McDermott scores with a takedown into Burnz's guard.
McDermott drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Burnz manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now McDermott has Burnz in his guard.
McDermott has his foot on Burnz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Burnz works his way back into a safe position though.
Burnz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burnz wants to control from the top but McDermott keeps moving.
McDermott is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McDermott escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Burnz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnz trying to control the position from guard on top but McDermott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burnz connects with a couple of short punches.
McDermott keeping moving, preventing Burnz from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Burnz. No joy for McDermott on that attempt.
Horrible takedown by Burnz or perhaps it was just good defense by McDermott which made him look bad.
Burnz with a lazy takedown attempt
and McDermott counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Burnz!
Burnz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Burnz wants to hold on but McDermott pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDermott working for a submission but Burnz is keeping him at bay.
McDermott moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Burnz has worked his arm free - good work by Burnz!
McDermott swings around for an armbar but Burnz sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into McDermott's guard.
Burnz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Burnz cracks McDermott with a solid left hand.
McDermott throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
McDermott working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Burnz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Burnz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Burnz trying to control the position from guard on top but McDermott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDermott looking to control.
McDermott looking for a sweep. Not yet McDermott, not yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Burnz tries for a takedown but McDermott circles away easily
and McDermott counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Colin McDermott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dee Burnz.
McDermott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burnz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burnz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McDermott drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McDermott jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McDermott tries to free his leg and advance position but Burnz is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDermott stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dee Burnz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burnz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McDermott drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
McDermott thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
McDermott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McDermott postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Burnz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of McDermott, into his guard.
McDermott is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McDermott seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin McDermott dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Burnz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burnz tries to clinch but McDermott moves away
and McDermott counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McDermott thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Burnz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McDermott gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McDermott drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Burnz manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now McDermott has Burnz in his guard.
McDermott looking for a guillotine here but Burnz defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burnz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermott is looking for a triangle here but Burnz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Colin McDermott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McDermott is looking to regain half guard here but Burnz keeps moving and retains side control.
Burnz decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Burnz shoots and misses
and McDermott counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McDermott.
McDermott drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Burnz dives on top into guard.
Burnz wants to stand but McDermott has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDermott working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Burnz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Burnz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Burnz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McDermott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burnz preventing the sweep.
McDermott looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burnz has gone for a leg lock! McDermott slips out almost immediately though and dives into Burnz's guard.
McDermott throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDermott thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
McDermott is looking to work some ground and pound but Burnz has wrist control.
McDermott drops back, looking for a kneebar! Burnz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Burnz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Burnz!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDermott is looking to regain half guard here but Burnz keeps moving and retains side control.
Burnz decides to stand back up. Burnz steps back and let's McDermott get back to his feet.
McDermott closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Burnz to the mat! Burnz manages to get full guard.
Burnz pushes McDermott off and scrambles back to his feet.
McDermott has his takedown stuffed
and Burnz counters with a series of strikes. McDermott will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDermott tries for a takedown but Burnz circles away easily
and Burnz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Burnz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McDermott darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Colin McDermott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McDermott takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
McDermott is stalling here. Burnz is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! McDermott seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Burnz has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDermott tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Burnz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dee Burnz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDermott gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colin McDermott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McDermott, 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colin McDermott!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lando Bergenmesiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Burnzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bergenmesiter comes into the arena with Fuel blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lando Bergenmesiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Burnzie!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergenmesiter misses with a head kick.
Bergenmesiter looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bergenmesiter wants to land a leg kick but Burnzie is out of range.
Burnzie throws a sloppy head kick
and Bergenmesiter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bergenmesiter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burnzie closes the distance but Bergenmesiter moves to the side
letting Bergenmesiter counter with a right hand.
Burnzie tries to clinch but Bergenmesiter is having none of it.
Burnzie misses with a straight left.
Burnzie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bergenmesiter circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bergenmesiter counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Burnzie is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Burnzie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bergenmesiter counters with a head kick.
Burnzie wants to clinch
and Bergenmesiter moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnzie is trying to maintain a safe position but Bergenmesiter gets an underhook and turns Burnzie into the cage.
Burnzie is struggling to control the position.
Burnzie misses with a punch to the body.
Burnzie is working for takedown but Bergenmesiter is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bergenmesiter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burnzie looks to clinch
and Bergenmesiter moves into the clinch.
Burnzie wants to stall.
Burnzie keeps control of Bergenmesiter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bergenmesiter prevents Burnzie from breaking the clinch.
Bergenmesiter prevents Burnzie from breaking the clinch.
Burnzie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bergenmesiter has him pressed against the cage.
Bergenmesiter scores with a knee to the head.
Burnzie wants the takedown. Bergenmesiter is fighting it off but Burnzie persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bergenmesiter's guard against the cage.
Burnzie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bergenmesiter keeping moving, preventing Burnzie from controlling successfully.
Burnzie wants to stand but Bergenmesiter is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnzie trying to control the position from guard on top but Bergenmesiter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burnzie is looking to stand up but Bergenmesiter won't let him.
Burnzie looking to pass the guard.
Bergenmesiter wants to sweep here but Burnzie controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnzie trying to control the position from guard on top but Bergenmesiter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Burnzie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bergenmesiter counters with a good low kick that Burnzie was not able to check.
Burnzie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bergenmesiter swivels and escapes.
Chuck Burnzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burnzie misses with a two punch combination.
Bergenmesiter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Burnzie.
Bergenmesiter gets caught flat footed, as Burnzie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bergenmesiter working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergenmesiter 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.
Burnzie is standing up over Bergenmesiter. Bergenmesiter looks to escape but Burnzie dives into side control.
Burnzie working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chuck Burnzie will probably get the nod.
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.
Burnzie looks to clinch
and Bergenmesiter counters with a stiff right hand.
Bergenmesiter looks for a takedown but Burnzie sprawls well.
Bergenmesiter moves out of range as Burnzie throws a body kick.
Burnzie throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Burnzie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bergenmesiter to the mat! Bergenmesiter manages to get full guard.
Burnzie trying to control but Bergenmesiter is working from the bottom.
Burnzie controls from within his opponent's guard.
Burnzie trying to control the position from guard on top but Bergenmesiter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergenmesiter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burnzie.
Burnzie trying to control the position from guard on top but Bergenmesiter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burnzie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bergenmesiter's guard.
Bergenmesiter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Burnzie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd cheers as Burnzie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bergenmesiter doesn't seem phased though.
Burnzie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burnzie tries to bum rush Bergenmesiter with a series of wild strikes but Bergenmesiter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bergenmesiter dodges the punch combination from Burnzie.
Burnzie tries to close the distance and clinch but Bergenmesiter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burnzie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Bergenmesiter does no damage.
Burnzie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bergenmesiter.
Bergenmesiter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burnzie is looking to clinch.
Bergenmesiter clinches up with Burnzie and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burnzie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burnzie is trying to break the clinch but Bergenmesiter has him pressed against the cage.
Bergenmesiter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Burnzie.
Burnzie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burnzie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bergenmesiter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Burnzie trying to control the action but Bergenmesiter is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergenmesiter is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Burnzie off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here.
Burnzie controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Bergenmesiter is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Burnzie up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Burnzie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Burnzie shoots in for a double leg but Bergenmesiter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Burnzie throws a series of punches but Bergenmesiter moves out of range.
Burnzie wants to clinch but Bergenmesiter slips to the side
and Bergenmesiter counters with an outside leg kick.
Lando Bergenmesiter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burnzie takes the fight into the clinch.
Burnzie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bergenmesiter has him pressed against the cage.
Bergenmesiter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burnzie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burnzie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burnzie fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burnzie is looking to clinch but Bergenmesiter is avoiding it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bergenmesiter throws a head kick but Burnzie moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergenmesiter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burnzie counters with a stiff right hand.
Burnzie throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Burnzie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Burnzie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bergenmesiter is trying to control the position but Burnzie postures up.
Bergenmesiter trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Burnzie tries to free his leg and advance position but Bergenmesiter is retaining full guard.
Burnzie looking to sit in guard and control but Bergenmesiter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bergenmesiter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergenmesiter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bergenmesiter thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Burnzie throws a series of punches but Bergenmesiter moves out of range.
Burnzie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burnzie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bergenmesiter has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergenmesiter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burnzie's face.
Burnzie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Burnzie is trying to break the clinch but Bergenmesiter has him pressed against the cage.
Bergenmesiter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Burnzie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bergenmesiter has had enough of the clinch but Burnzie keeps him there for the moment.
Burnzie is working for takedown but Bergenmesiter is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lando Bergenmesiter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Burnzie.
Burnzie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burnzie being controlled against the cage.
Burnzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bergenmesiter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burnzie smiles and moves away.
Burnzie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bergenmesiter regains half guard there - taking advantage of Burnzie's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergenmesiter is controlling Burnzie's trapped leg to prevent Burnzie from advancing to side control.
Lando Bergenmesiter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bergenmesiter wants to improve his position but Burnzie is controlling well.
Bergenmesiter pushes Burnzie off looking to stand but Burnzie dives back in and keeps control.
Burnzie 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Burnzie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Burnzie 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Burnzie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Delgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juan Delgado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Brown!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delgado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Delgado fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brown is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bobby Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Delgado moved away.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brown takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Delgado connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Delgado lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brown throws a head kick that half lands.
Brown looks gassed!
Delgado throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.
Brown ducks straight into an uppercut from Delgado and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Brown maanges to regain guard straight away.
Brown is rocked!
Delgado looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brown is still in real trouble! Can Delgado finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delgado trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
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.
Delgado wants to get up but he can't break Brown's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delgado trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Delgado lands a head shot.
Juan Delgado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Delgado lands a two punch combo.
Delgado lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
Delgado stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Delgado lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delgado keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brown is rocked!
Brown takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Delgado finish him?
Brown bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Delgado comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Brown falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Brown was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juan Delgado!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andriv Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kru Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andriv Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kru Thorne!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Thorne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thorne pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Thorne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thorne smiles and moves away.
Silva tries to clinch but Thorne moves away
and Thorne counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Thorne has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thorne.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Thorne counters by clinching up.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Thorne blocks with his arms.
Thorne taking a breather.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Thorne keeps him there for the moment.
Thorne avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
A short left from Silva.
A hook to the body from Thorne.
Thorne breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looks to clinch
and Thorne moves into the clinch.
Silva is working for takedown but Thorne is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andriv Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thorne crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Thorne avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thorne lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Thorne wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Thorne looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Thorne is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Thorne has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silva is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Thorne is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thorne in particular looking to stall.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
Thorne trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva 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.
Thorne looking to pass the guard.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thorne stops Silva from standing up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thorne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thorne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thorne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thorne instigates a clinch.
Thorne wants the takedown. Silva is fighting it off but Thorne persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Silva's guard against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thorne gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Thorne trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thorne gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Thorne throws a one two combo.
Silva misses with a combination
and Thorne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thorne manages to break the clinch.
Thorne has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kru Thorne dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thorne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thorne postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thorne gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Silva tries to clinch but Thorne moves away
and Thorne counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thorne postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Thorne looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kru Thorne has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thorne lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Thorne get's back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thorne drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Thorne seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Thorne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thorne wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Thorne off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Andriv Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Thorne passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thorne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Silva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Thorne stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Thorne is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Thorne thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva misses with a combination
and Thorne counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorne forces his way into half guard.
Silva kicks off Thorne and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne throws a head kick that misses.
Silva misses with a combination
and Thorne counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Thorne wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thorne gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Silva throws a series of punches but Thorne avoids them all with ease.
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Thorne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thorne won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne is standing up over Silva. Silva looks to escape but Thorne dives into side control.
Thorne grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.
Silva looking for a sweep but Thorne has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Thorne get's back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva tries to clinch but Thorne moves away
and Thorne counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Thorne from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorne is standing up over Silva. Silva looks to escape but Thorne dives into side control.
Thorne decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kru Thorne 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Silva looks to clinch
and Thorne counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Thorne won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Thorne is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thorne looking to pass the guard.
Silva has his foot on Thorne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thorne works his way back into a safe position though.
Thorne stops Silva from standing up.
Thorne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thorne stands up from Silva's guard - Thorne perhaps looking for a knockout.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Thorne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch
and Thorne holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thorne is trying to trip Silva. He has hold of a leg but Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Thorne persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Silva is looking for a triangle here but Thorne uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Silva throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Thorne is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to bench press Thorne off him but Thorne keeps the position.
Thorne thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Thorne lands some shots froms side control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva clinches but Thorne breaks the clinch
and Thorne counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with a combination
and Thorne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Silva regains guard immediately.
Silva thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Silva working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Thorne has passed into half guard!
Thorne prevents Silva from standing back up.
Thorne working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Thorne winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries to kick Thorne off in order to stand up. Thorne Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Thorne has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
Thorne prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Thorne passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Thorne landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Thorne decides to stand up.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thorne counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorne stands up and beckons Silva to his feet.
Andriv Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thorne moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thorne smiles and moves away.
Thorne circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thorne counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kru Thorne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thorne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 25:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kru Thorne!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hickson Grice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hickson Grice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Black!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grice's head.
Black throws a leg kick but Grice moved away.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grice moves away.
Jack Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black scores with a hook to the body. Grice takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Black misses with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Black throws a left that rocks Grice and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Black dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Grice regain composure!
Grice is rocked!
Black tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Black is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Grice knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Grice trying to remain calm as Black controls from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black trying to control the action but Grice is working from the bottom.
Black decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Grice wants to clinch.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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.
Black looks for the body kick but Grice saw that one coming.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grice's hands.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grice takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grice really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grice shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Black but Black pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Grice slips under a jab from Black.
Jack Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black throws a series of punches but Grice moves out of range.
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.
Black throws a nice looking combination but Grice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Black lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grice circles away quickly and effectively.
Grice slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Black is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grice rather than just go for the knockout.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Black connects with a right hand. Grice shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Black dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Black cracks Grice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grice looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Grice shoots for a takedown but Black saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grice slips a jab and a cross from Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black throws an overhand right that lands on Grice's shoulder, as Grice tries to avoid the shot.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No luck for Grice with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hickson Grice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grice dodges the punch combination from Black.
Grice moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.
Grice shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black working to try and regain half guard.
Grice fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Black tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grice throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Black tries to reverse the position but Grice maintains control.
Grice will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Grice is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Black can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Grice 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.
Black regains half guard.
Black manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grice lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grice trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grice loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grice is fighting to break Black's control of his arms but Black is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Grice trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grice preventing the sweep.
Grice trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Black lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Grice!
Grice is trying desperately to improve position.
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.
Grice is working hard here to advance position.
Grice is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Black moves to the back.
Grice just trying to survive but Black is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Black looking for the choke from the back.
Black really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Grice.
Grice is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Black will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Black scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A right-left combo lands from Black.
Black comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Black lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grice backs up against the cage.
Grice slips under a jab from Black.
Grice shoots for a takedown but Black saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grice manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grice dodges the punch combination from Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses with a hook.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Black scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Black lands a really nice looking cross but Grice seems unphased.
Black ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jack Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grice dodges the punch combination from Black.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grice.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grice.
Grice shoots in for a double leg but Black sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Black lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Grice has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grice and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Grice tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Black dips to his left and cracks Grice with an uppercut!
Black connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grice. Grice circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Black misses.
Grice walks into a jab.
Grice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hickson Grice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black throws a right hand that Grice ducks under and follows up with a left that Grice also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Grice takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grice fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Black works over Grice's head and body with a nice combination.
Grice slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Hickson Grice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Black scores with a jab. Grice acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Black has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 25:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Black!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hassan i Sabbah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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187 lbs
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180 lbs
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Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hassan i Sabbah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronaldo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabbah looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Sabbah sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Sabbah sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hassan i Sabbah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Gracie.
Sabbah swinging wilding here.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sabbah circles away.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Sabbah sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Sabbah sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sabbah lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Sabbah sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie looks gassed!
Nice body punch from Sabbah.
Sabbah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sabbah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sabbah is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gracie is working for takedown but Sabbah is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabbah presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sabbah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Sabbah on the inside.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
Sabbah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sabbah.
Sabbah misses with the head strike.
Sabbah lands a nice uppercut.
Sabbah misses with the head strike.
Sabbah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Sabbah is working Gracie over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sabbah.
A short right from Sabbah.
Sabbah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sabbah lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Sabbah.
Sabbah lands an uppercut.
Sabbah has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Sabbah keeps control of Gracie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sabbah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sabbah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sabbah fails to land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sabbah.
Nice body punch from Sabbah.
Sabbah has had enough of the clinch but Gracie keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sabbah throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sabbah avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sabbah lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Sabbah works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Sabbah on the inside.
Sabbah tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Sabbah breaks the clinch.
A lazy left from Sabbah finds it's target.
Sabbah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sabbah lands with a light punch inside.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sabbah cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Sabbah cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Sabbah works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Sabbah.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sabbah smiles and moves away.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Sabbah saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sabbah scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Sabbah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Sabbah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sabbah works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Sabbah lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sabbah.
Sabbah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sabbah moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sabbah stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sabbah but Sabbah pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sabbah lands with a right hand.
Sabbah works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah closes the distance and clinches.
Sabbah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sabbah tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Sabbah gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Sabbah lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sabbah scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sabbah misses with the head strike.
Sabbah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hassan i Sabbah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Sabbah. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sabbah.
Sabbah lands a slapping body shot.
Sabbah scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hassan i Sabbah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sabbah gets a clinch.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Sabbah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sabbah lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sabbah bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sabbah uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice takedown defense from Sabbah. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Good exchange - Sabbah coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan i Sabbah dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice shot by Sabbah.
Sabbah bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sabbah throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Sabbah sprawls well.
Gracie shoots in but Sabbah avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sabbah throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sabbah displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Sabbah as he connects with a hook.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sabbah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gracie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Hassan i Sabbah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Gracie.
Sabbah throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Sabbah dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Sabbah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
Sabbah forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabbah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sabbah just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Gracie is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sabbah is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gracie.
Sabbah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sabbah wants to break free but Gracie has control.
Sabbah lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Sabbah holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Gracie prevents Sabbah from breaking the clinch.
Gracie keeps control of Sabbah as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Sabbah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracie avoiding damage as Sabbah throws knees to the body.
Sabbah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sabbah tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Sabbah back against the cage.
Sabbah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sabbah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sabbah throws a head punch that misses.
Sabbah wants to get back to striking at distance but Gracie won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Sabbah.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sabbah fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sabbah walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hassan i Sabbah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sabbah is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A cross from Sabbah lands.
Sabbah swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gracie.
Sabbah catches Gracie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sabbah lands with a straight right. Gracie didn't see that one coming.
Gracie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sabbah stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sabbah throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
A left lands for Sabbah.
Sabbah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sabbah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sabbah shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sabbah cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Sabbah takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sabbah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sabbah to score with a decent uppercut.
Sabbah works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sabbah lands a head shot.
Gracie tries to work over Sabbah's front leg with a kick but Sabbah checks it.
Sabbah darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sabbah scores with a nice strike.
Sabbah has managed to clinch.
Sabbah is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sabbah down to the mat. Sabbah avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sabbah lands with a hook. Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sabbah scores with a decent looking hook.
Sabbah doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Sabbah as Gracie shoots in.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hassan i Sabbah is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Sabbah. Beautiful body shot.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Sabbah had a free shot at his head there.
Sabbah cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab from Sabbah.
Sabbah scores with a nice right hand.
Gracie tries to clinch but Sabbah is having none of it.
Sabbah misses with a low kick.
Sabbah moves into the clinch.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sabbah fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sabbah stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
Sabbah tries to clinch
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabbah seems keen to control Gracie's posture.
Sabbah knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Sabbah's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan i Sabbah dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sabbah tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sabbah connects with the punch.
Sabbah keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sabbah lands a jab.
A left lands for Sabbah.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabbah throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sabbah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sabbah to score with a decent uppercut.
Sabbah stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sabbah misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sabbah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sabbah scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sabbah landing knees to the head.
Sabbah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sabbah.
Sabbah works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sabbah gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sabbah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sabbah looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Sabbah lands a shot to the body.
Sabbah lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Sabbah tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Sabbah prevents the takedown attempt.
Hassan i Sabbah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Gracie.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
Good body shot from Sabbah.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sabbah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sabbah.
Sabbah presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sabbah looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Sabbah wants to break free but Gracie has control.
Sabbah tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sabbah regains guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Sabbah keeps moving.
Sabbah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Sabbah 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.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Sabbah keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sabbah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sabbah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Sabbah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Sabbah misses.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sabbah instigates a clinch.
Sabbah misses with some punches.
Sabbah looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Sabbah tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hassan i Sabbah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
Sabbah trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sabbah misses with a knee strike.
Sabbah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie pulls guard effortlessly.
Ronaldo Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hassan i Sabbah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sabbah, 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 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hassan i Sabbah!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James VonBrunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Rattlehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rattlehead has chosen Symphony of Destruction as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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167 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James VonBrunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vic Rattlehead!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
VonBrunn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rattlehead's guard.
VonBrunn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rattlehead had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. VonBrunn is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Rattlehead Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take VonBrunn's back instead.
VonBrunn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rattlehead on the ground.
VonBrunn rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
VonBrunn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
VonBrunn manages to get to full guard.
VonBrunn wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Rattlehead is now in half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rattlehead has eaten all the pies!
That's one minute gone in the round.
VonBrunn is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Rattlehead jumps into side control!
VonBrunn is looking to regain half guard here but Rattlehead keeps moving and retains side control.
Rattlehead misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
VonBrunn manages to get back to half guard.
VonBrunn works his way to full guard. Good work.
VonBrunn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rattlehead's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rattlehead had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. VonBrunn is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Rattlehead Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take VonBrunn's back instead.
Rattlehead is trying to stick to VonBrunn's back but VonBrunn is turning into Rattlehead. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Rattlehead's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by VonBrunn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
VonBrunn won't allow Rattlehead to sweep him here.
Rattlehead escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. VonBrunn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rattlehead looks gassed!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rattlehead is on top in guard.
Rattlehead is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but VonBrunn has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Rattlehead is looking to defend but VonBrunn has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Rattlehead! VonBrunn pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Rattlehead taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). James VonBrunn!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lonny Ledee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayden McMillionston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McMillionston has chosen Nothing to Prove - H20 as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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219 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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224 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lonny Ledee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hayden McMillionston!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ledee keeps the fight on the outside.
McMillionston should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
McMillionston shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McMillionston.
McMillionston misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lonny Ledee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hayden McMillionston.
McMillionston shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ledee but Ledee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McMillionston tries to clinch there but Ledee circles away.
McMillionston pushes Ledee up against the cage in a clinch.
Ledee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McMillionston gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McMillionston with a knee to the head.
McMillionston changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ledee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McMillionston fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McMillionston blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMillionston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ledee throws a head kick that misses.
McMillionston looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ledee is fending him off so far but McMillionston persists. Nope, Ledee circles away and we're back to standing.
McMillionston looks gassed!
Ledee lands a jab-cross combination.
McMillionston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ledee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
It looks like Hayden McMillionston has been cut.
McMillionston moves in looking to clinch but Ledee pushes him off.
McMillionston misses with a body kick.
Ledee bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ledee tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Ledee content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ledee wants to stand but McMillionston has his arm trapped.
McMillionston tries to bench press Ledee off him but Ledee keeps the position.
A lull in the action here as Ledee stalls from top position.
Ledee wants to stand but McMillionston has his arm trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMillionston tries to improve position but can't.
McMillionston can't do much from the bottom here.
McMillionston is looking to regain half guard here but Ledee keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McMillionston shoots and misses
so Ledee counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ledee has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing McMillionston to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Ledee is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - McMillionston pulls down on the head and he's put Ledee to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hayden McMillionston!
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pop
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