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KDU 3 - Lighting The Spark PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Fenech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Ahner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Ahner is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Fenech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mario Ahner!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahner swats away the attempt to clinch by Fenech.
Fenech looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Fenech walks into a straight right hand from Ahner.
Frank Fenech seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahner has Fenech up against the cage in a clinch.
Ahner wants the takedown. Fenech is fighting it off but Ahner persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Fenech's guard against the cage.
Ahner looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ahner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fenech's head.
Ahner landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ahner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fenech's head.
Ahner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ahner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ahner stands up and beckons Fenech to his feet.
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!
Fenech closes the distance but Ahner moves to the side
and Ahner counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahner is pressed up against the cage. Fenech has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ahner down to the mat. Ahner avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ahner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ahner lands in his opponent's guard.
Fenech throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fenech is working an open guard so Ahner takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ahner!
Ahner clinches.
Fenech takes a shot to the head.
Ahner drags the fight down to the ground.
Ahner is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahner throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Ahner punching to the body, from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahner has his feet on Fenech's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ahner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fenech in his tracks.
Ahner moves into the clinch.
Fenech fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ahner lands an elbow that stopped Fenech in his tracks for a moment.
Ahner scores with a shot to the side of Fenech's head.
Ahner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ahner turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ahner manages to end up in side control.
Fenech is trying to improve his position.
Fenech can't do much from the bottom here.
Fenech is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ahner scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ahner tries for a kimura but Fenech is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fenech knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ahner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fenech keeps working.
Fenech sneaks back into half guard.
Fenech misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ahner working Fenech over with strikes.
Fenech looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fenech actively working from the bottom here.
Fenech is trying to get back to full guard.
Fenech looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ahner closes the distance and pushes Fenech back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right handed body shot lands from Ahner.
Ahner cracks Fenech with a nice body shot.
Ahner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fenech gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fenech fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Ahner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ahner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Ahner.
Ahner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fenech missing with punches from the bottom.
Ahner decides to stand and escape the position.
Ahner is looking to score with low kicks.
Ahner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ahner.
Fenech gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ahner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ahner throws a combination. Fenech tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ahner throws a nice looking combination but Fenech bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fenech with a poor takedown
and Ahner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ahner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenech pulls Ahner into guard.
Fenech is trying to control the position but Ahner postures up.
Fenech is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ahner is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ahner stands up and waves to Fenech to follow him.
Fenech tries to clinch but Ahner moves away
enabling Ahner to counter with a crisp jab.
Fenech fails with the takedown
and Ahner counters with a left and a right that stings Fenech.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Fenech. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fenech with a poor takedown
and Ahner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fenech tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ahner smiles and moves away.
Ahner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A cross from Ahner lands.
Fenech wants to clinch
and Ahner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahner gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ahner drops an elbow to the side of Fenech's head.
Ahner seems to be working for a kimura but Fenech defends the submission attempt.
Fenech keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Fenech tries to roll over but Ahner keeps him under control.
Ahner winds up and cracks Fenech with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahner has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ahner breaks from Fenech's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ahner has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fenech's face.
Fenech keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ahner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fenech keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ahner lands with some strikes.
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.
Fenech is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ahner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ahner with good strikes from the mount here!
Fenech working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Ahner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ahner raining down shots from the mount!
Ahner lands a nice shot to the head.
Fenech takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ahner has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fenech's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Ahner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Fenech gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ahner counters by clinching up.
Ahner turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ahner manages to end up in side control.
You can see the frustration on Fenech's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fenech is looking for a sweep.
Ahner stands up and beckons Fenech to his feet.
Ahner lands an overhand right.
Ahner connects with a body shot.
Ahner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ahner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fenech fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fenech wants to clinch
and Ahner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenech gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ahner counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fenech!
Fenech is trying to escape the mount.
Ahner pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fenech tries to hold on but Ahner postures up.
Fenech is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ahner landing punches.
Ahner lands a nice shot to the head.
Fenech wants to hold on but Ahner pushes him away.
Fenech is looking to get to half guard.
Fenech wants to control but Ahner is having none of it.
Frank Fenech has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenech really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fenech is bucking up trying to escape but Ahner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fenech flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ahner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ahner pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fenech tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fenech is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fenech is bucking up trying to escape but Ahner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fenech wants to get back to his feet.
Fenech tries to hold on but Ahner postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fenech is trying to escape the mount.
Fenech takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ahner has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fenech's face.
Ahner with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Ahner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ahner with good strikes from the mount here!
Ahner with the ground and pound from mount.
Fenech is working to get back to half guard.
Fenech is working hard here to advance position.
Fenech wants to control but Ahner is having none of it.
Mario Ahner has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ahner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ahner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ahner raining down shots from the mount!
Fenech is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ahner controlling from the full mount.
Fenech is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Ahner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ahner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Ahner!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stan Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage's entrance music is Staic X - Lunatic. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stan Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phil Davis!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Davis moves away from the strike by Savage.
Savage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Savage throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Davis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Savage's guard.
Savage wants to sweep but no luck.
Savage doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Savage tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davis stands up from Savage's guard - Davis perhaps looking for a knockout.
Savage misses with a hook.
A big left from Savage misses.
Savage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Savage circles away.
Davis moves into the clinch.
Davis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Savage lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Savage lands a right hand.
Savage digs a right hand underneath Davis's ribcage. Davis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Savage prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
Davis pulls guard effortlessly.
Savage might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Savage sitting in guard here, content to control.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
Savage postures up and lands a big shot to Davis's brow.
Davis trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage wanted to stand there but Davis had control of the position.
Davis pulls Savage in close to prevent any damage.
Savage preventing the sweep.
Savage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davis on the ground.
Savage slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Savage working the ground and pound from side control.
Davis pushes Savage away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Savage gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
Savage is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Davis's shoulder. That is not cool.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Davis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Savage is putting a hurting on Davis here, landing some big shots from side control.
Davis is trying to improve his position.
Savage lands a few punches from side control.
Davis is not content to let Savage control the position.
Davis struggling a bit here.
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.
Savage trying to control the position but Davis is working away.
Davis pushes Savage away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Savage gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Savage is trying to get an arm triangle but Davis is defending well.
Sloppy strikes there by Savage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Savage throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Stan Savage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Savage throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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 Stan Savage will probably get the nod.
That's time! Savage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice body punch from Savage.
Stan Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Savage as Davis shoots in.
Savage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Savage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Savage scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Savage throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Davis.
Savage is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Savage's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Savage fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Savage misses.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Savage scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Savage, as that shot connected.
Davis seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Savage shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Davis is backing up but Savage catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Davis covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Savage Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Savage!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lidel Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Haldor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lidel Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jan Haldor!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haldor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castro.
Haldor misses the shot to the body.
Castro misses with a hook. Haldor ducked under it nicely.
Haldor throws a solid leg kick but Castro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Haldor.
Castro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haldor moves away.
Lidel Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haldor misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Castro to counter with a crisp jab.
Castro looks to land a right hand but Haldor moved out of range.
Haldor has managed to clinch.
Haldor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haldor is trying to break free.
Castro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Castro wants to break free but Haldor has control.
Haldor displaying some good clinch control by pressing Castro up against the cage.
Haldor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lidel Castro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haldor throws the kick towards the body but Castro avoids it.
Haldor moves out of range of the strikes.
Haldor's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Haldor duly obliges.
Haldor tries a head kick but it misses.
Castro lands a big uppercut and Haldor crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Haldor looks OK. Castro waves Haldor back to his feet!
Haldor is rocked!
It looks like Jan Haldor has been cut.
Castro flashes Haldor a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Haldor's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Haldor crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Castro punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lidel Castro!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between luis The Brazilian Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Brazilian Thunder comes to the cage accompanied by Breakin the Law. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, luis The Brazilian Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roy Rollins!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Rollins with that takedown attempt.
The Brazilian Thunder takes the fight into the clinch.
Rollins taking a breather.
Rollins is trying to break free.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rollins tries to pull guard but The Brazilian Thunder holds him up against the cage and eventually Rollins drops back down to his feet.
Rollins takes an elbow to the temple.
Rollins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
luis The Brazilian Thunder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Rollins.
Rollins tries to pull guard but The Brazilian Thunder won't allow it.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a nice elbow.
Rollins can't break the clinch.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins is trying to stall.
Rollins has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Brazilian Thunder avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The Brazilian Thunder 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 Brazilian Thunder lands an elbow just above Rollins 's eye.
Rollins fails to pull guard.
The Brazilian Thunder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Brazilian Thunder tries to clinch but Rollins moves out of range.
Rollins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rollins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The Brazilian Thunder moves into the clinch.
Rollins is trying to break the clinch but The Brazilian Thunder has him pressed against the cage.
Rollins looking for a takedown.
The Brazilian Thunder with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rollins can't break the clinch.
Rollins fails to pull guard.
Rollins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rollins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The Brazilian Thunder lands an elbow that stopped Rollins in his tracks for a moment.
The Brazilian Thunder with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Brazilian Thunder comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The Brazilian Thunder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rollins blocks it with crossed arms.
Rollins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Brazilian Thunder fights it off and pushes away nicely.
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.
The Brazilian Thunder moves in looking to clinch but Rollins pushes him off.
Rollins keeps the fight on the outside.
Rollins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rollins shoots in for a double leg but The Brazilian Thunder sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Brazilian Thunder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rollins.
Rollins throws a combination that misses
and The Brazilian Thunder holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The Brazilian Thunder tries a knee to the head but Rollins blocks it.
The Brazilian Thunder scores with a knee to the head.
The Brazilian Thunder gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rollins.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a knee to the head.
The Brazilian Thunder with a knee to the head.
Rollins is working for takedown but The Brazilian Thunder is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Brazilian Thunder misses with a knee strike.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Brazilian Thunder tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a nice elbow.
The Brazilian Thunder lands an elbow inside that Rollins shrugs off.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Brazilian Thunder scores with a knee to the head.
Rollins wants a takedown.
Rollins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rollins looks gassed!
The Brazilian Thunder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Brazilian Thunder with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a nice elbow.
Rollins is looking to break free of the clinch but The Brazilian Thunder has double underhooks.
The Brazilian Thunder gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The Brazilian Thunder throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Brazilian Thunder tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rollins can't break the clinch.
Rollins takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Brazilian Thunder scores with a knee to the head.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Brazilian Thunder tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rollins trying to stall but The Brazilian Thunder improves his position.
The Brazilian Thunder with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Brazilian Thunder stops a takedown attempt from Rollins.
Rollins is looking to break free of the clinch but The Brazilian Thunder has double underhooks.
Rollins looking for a takedown.
The Brazilian Thunder lands an elbow inside that Rollins shrugs off.
Rollins takes an elbow to the temple.
The Brazilian Thunder gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rollins has The Brazilian Thunder pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Brazilian Thunder manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Brazilian Thunder lands an elbow inside that Rollins shrugs off.
Rollins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Brazilian Thunder walks away with a smile on his face. Rollins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The Brazilian Thunder tries to clinch up but Rollins circles away and keeps his distance.
The Brazilian Thunder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
luis The Brazilian Thunder 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.
Rollins closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Brazilian Thunder counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The Brazilian Thunder darts in and clinches Rollins up against the cage.
The Brazilian Thunder lands an elbow that stopped Rollins in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from The Brazilian Thunder.
Rollins takes an elbow to the temple.
The Brazilian Thunder lands an elbow just above Rollins 's eye.
The Brazilian Thunder using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rollins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Brazilian Thunder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Brazilian Thunder with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Brazilian Thunder with a knee to the head.
Rollins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Brazilian Thunder walks away with a smile on his face. Rollins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The Brazilian Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch but Rollins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Brazilian Thunder throws a head kick that misses.
The Brazilian Thunder connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Brazilian Thunder avoids the head kick by Rollins.
Rollins misses with a two punch combination.
Rollins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Brazilian Thunder as he avoids it easily.
Rollins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Brazilian Thunder's waist but The Brazilian Thunder gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rollins off to one side.
luis The Brazilian Thunder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Rollins.
Rollins is breathing heavily.
The Brazilian Thunder goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The Brazilian Thunder moves in looking to clinch but Rollins pushes him off.
Rollins shoots for a takedown but The Brazilian Thunder saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rollins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Brazilian Thunder tries to clinch up but Rollins circles away and keeps his distance.
Rollins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a head kick. Rollins smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a nice shot to the body.
Rollins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rollins keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins shoots for a takedown but The Brazilian Thunder saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice takedown defense from The Brazilian Thunder. No joy for Rollins on that attempt.
The Brazilian Thunder moves in looking to clinch but Rollins pushes him off.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The Brazilian Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch but Rollins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Brazilian Thunder tries to clinch up.
The Brazilian Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch but Rollins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Brazilian Thunder is looking to clinch but Rollins is avoiding it.
The Brazilian Thunder lands with a kick to the temple. Rollins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rollins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rollins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Brazilian Thunder as he jumps to the side.
A head kick misses from The Brazilian Thunder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. The Brazilian Thunder checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rollins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rollins tries a head kick but it misses.
The Brazilian Thunder tries to clinch up.
The Brazilian Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch but Rollins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rollins swings for the body but The Brazilian Thunder moves out of range.
The Brazilian Thunder swings for the body but Rollins moves out of range.
The Brazilian Thunder checks a leg kick.
Roy Rollins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rollins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The Brazilian Thunder holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rollins takes an elbow to the forehead.
The Brazilian Thunder comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rollins missing with knees to the body.
The Brazilian Thunder landing knees to the head.
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.
Rollins has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Brazilian Thunder is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The Brazilian Thunder creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rollins's defenses.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a knee to the head.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The Brazilian Thunder landing knees to the head.
Rollins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Brazilian Thunder gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The Brazilian Thunder gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The Brazilian Thunder landing knees to the head.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a nice elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Brazilian Thunder creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rollins's defenses.
Rollins taking a breather.
Rollins takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Brazilian Thunder lands an elbow inside that Rollins shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
luis The Brazilian Thunder dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Rollins shoots for a double leg takedown but The Brazilian Thunder sprawls well. He's pushed Rollins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rollins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Brazilian Thunder wants to clinch.
Rollins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rollins closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Brazilian Thunder counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rollins!
The Brazilian Thunder can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rollins is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The Brazilian Thunder wants to stand up but Rollins is controlling the position.
Rollins is looking for a sweep. The Brazilian Thunder is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
It looks like The Brazilian Thunder is going to stand back up.
Rollins trying to control but The Brazilian Thunder postures up.
The Brazilian Thunder stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Rollins to get to his feet.
Rollins tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Brazilian Thunder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Brazilian Thunder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rollins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Brazilian Thunder slips a jab and a cross from Rollins.
Rollins throws a wild body kick that The Brazilian Thunder sees coming a mile off.
The Brazilian Thunder closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a knee to the head.
The Brazilian Thunder connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rollins's face.
The Brazilian Thunder with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Brazilian Thunder keeps control of Rollins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Brazilian Thunder lands an elbow inside that Rollins shrugs off.
The Brazilian Thunder with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Brazilian Thunder with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The Brazilian Thunder lands an elbow that stopped Rollins in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Brazilian Thunder prevents a takedown attempt there.
luis The Brazilian Thunder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Rollins.
The Brazilian Thunder misses with a knee strike.
The Brazilian Thunder lands an elbow just above Rollins 's eye.
The Brazilian Thunder tries to land a knee to the head but Rollins blocks with his arms.
Rollins is trying to break the clinch but The Brazilian Thunder has him pressed against the cage.
The Brazilian Thunder prevents Rollins from breaking the clinch.
The Brazilian Thunder with a knee to the head.
Rollins looking to slow down the pace here.
The Brazilian Thunder throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Brazilian Thunder gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rollins.
The Brazilian Thunder scores with a knee to the head.
The Brazilian Thunder breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Brazilian Thunder misses the body punch
and Rollins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Brazilian Thunder doesn't manage to clinch there - Rollins circles away.
The Brazilian Thunder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Brazilian Thunder closes the distance and clinches.
Rollins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Brazilian Thunder landing knees to the head.
Rollins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Brazilian Thunder gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a knee to the head.
The Brazilian Thunder comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The Brazilian Thunder with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Brazilian Thunder with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roy Rollins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rollins tries to land knees in the clinch but The Brazilian Thunder avoids the damage to the body.
Rollins misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Brazilian Thunder prevents a body shot from Rollins.
luis The Brazilian Thunder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Brazilian Thunder with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
luis The Brazilian Thunder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Brazilian Thunder 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 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... luis The Brazilian Thunder!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Ramone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Nugget (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramone kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is La Raza. Ted Nugget has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio Ramone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ted Nugget!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nugget moves out of range of the strikes.
Nugget slips a jab from Ramone.
Nugget shoots in and drives through. Ramone sprawls well.
Nugget moves out of range as Ramone strikes.
A swing and a miss from Ramone.
Nugget tries to land a leg kick but Ramone saw it coming and moves away.
Nugget misses with the combination.
Nugget tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ramone swivels and escapes.
Nugget tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Nugget.
Nugget scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ramone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nugget moves away.
Ramone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nugget fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ramone sprawls well initially but Nugget persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ramone lands with a few short shots to the body.
Ramone regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nugget wanted to stand there but Ramone had control of the position.
Ramone has Nugget pulled in close to control his posture.
Ramone trying to strike off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugget wants to stand but Ramone is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ramone has his hands on Nugget's head, controlling the position.
Nugget wants to get up but he can't break Ramone's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nugget must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nugget stands up out of Ramone's guard for a moment - Ramone manages to land a nice upkick.
Nugget really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ramone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ramone trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nugget moves out of range as Ramone strikes.
Ramone throws a big shot that misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ramone.
Ramone cracks Nugget with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ramone working the ground and pound.
Ramone 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.
Nugget on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nugget is pushing Ramone's head away, looking to escape. Ramone manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nugget taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ramone trying to control the position but Nugget is working away.
Nugget is being controlled here.
Ramone is breathing heavily.
Ramone in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ramone working the head with strikes.
Ramone staying calm.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nugget tries to escape but Ramone is in control.
Ramone creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nugget is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ramone cracks Nugget with an elbow. That is naaassty.
A lull in the action here as Ramone stalls from top position.
Nugget tries to escape but Ramone is in control.
Ramone works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ramone lands some shots froms side control.
Nugget wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ramone lands a nice forearm strike.
Ramone scores with punches from side control.
Ramone works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nugget takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nugget is being controlled here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nugget can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nugget wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ramone in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nugget is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ramone asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ramone lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Ramone working the body and head with strikes.
Nugget is trying to buck Ramone off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramone creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ramone working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Ramone dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ramone throws a jab when Nugget was well out of range.
Nugget 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 Julio Ramone has been cut.
A combination from Nugget does no damage.
A combination from Ramone does no damage.
A cross from Ramone lands.
Nugget slips a straight right by Ramone.
Ramone lands an overhand right.
It looks like Ted Nugget has been cut.
Ramone misses the jab.
Ramone bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown 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!
Ramone staying calm.
Ramone working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nugget is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ramone connects with a decent elbow.
Nugget is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ramone creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Ramone stalls from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nugget tries to escape but Ramone is in control.
Ramone scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nugget to see if he's OK.
Ramone scoring with punches and elbows.
Nugget taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nugget is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Nugget is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ramone connects with a decent elbow.
Ramone working the ground and pound.
The referee asks Ramone politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ramone prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramone lands some shots froms side control.
Ramone connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nugget some visible discomfort.
Ramone working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ramone in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ramone is putting a hurting on Nugget here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nugget takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nugget is pushing Ramone's head away, looking to escape. Ramone manages to hold on to the position though.
Ramone in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ramone is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nugget is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nugget trying to remain calm as Ramone controls from the top position.
Ramone is chipping away with strikes.
Ramone lands an elbow.
Nugget is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ramone creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ramone scores with punches from side control.
Ramone working the head and body with strikes.
Nugget is pushing Ramone's head away, looking to escape. Ramone manages to hold on to the position though.
Ramone lands a few punches from side control.
Ramone lands a few punches from side control.
Ramone moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Ramone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nugget keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramone controls the position.
Ramone scoring with punches and elbows.
Nugget takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ramone wants to control but Nugget is keeping him busy.
Ramone taking a breather here.
Nugget wants to get back to his feet.
Ramone is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nugget is not content to let Ramone control the position.
Ramone controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Ramone dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
A combination from Nugget does no damage.
Nugget fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ramone closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ramone lands in his opponent's guard.
Ramone postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ramone controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ramone with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramone with a nice head shot there.
Ramone is pushing down on Nugget's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nugget is fighting to maintain full guard but Ramone has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nugget wants to get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ramone connects with a nice short shot to Nugget's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramone slips a nice elbow through Nugget's hands, connecting with Nugget's forehead.
Nugget taking some punishment here, with Ramone in his half guard.
Ramone controlling the pace.
Nugget pushes Ramone off looking to stand but Ramone dives back in and keeps control.
Ramone looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nugget with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nugget has hold of Ramone's hands but Ramone slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ramone lands strikes from half guard.
Still in half guard, Ramone seems content to control.
Nugget pushes Ramone off looking to stand but Ramone dives back in and keeps control.
Ramone stalling.
Nugget is trying to stand back up but Ramone is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ramone seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nugget is trying to stand back up but Ramone is controlling him
Ramone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ramone takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nugget is trying to stand up here but Ramone is controlling him well.
Ramone takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nugget on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ramone stops Nugget from getting back to his feet.
Nugget has hold of Ramone's hands but Ramone slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ramone is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ramone controlling the action here.
Ramone seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramone lands with a punch from half guard.
Nugget wants to get back to his feet.
Ramone is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ramone takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ramone connects with a nice short shot to Nugget's temple.
Nugget is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ramone scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ramone lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nugget tries to kick Ramone off but Ramone keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Julio Ramone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ramone looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nugget on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ramone working Nugget over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ramone working the head and body with strikes.
Ramone takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ramone looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nugget with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nugget has hold of Ramone's hands but Ramone slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ramone lands a nice short elbow.
Julio Ramone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nugget is trying to stand back up but Ramone is controlling him
Ramone not doing much here.
Nugget on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ted Nugget has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice strikes from Ramone there.
Nugget on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ramone seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Ramone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ramone, 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Ramone!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jared Hogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Bashir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julian Bashir is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jared Hogg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julian Bashir!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bashir as he avoids it easily.
Hogg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bashir swivels and escapes.
Jared Hogg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bashir digs a good body shot into Hogg's ribs.
Bashir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hogg misses with a double jab
and Bashir counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bashir throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bashir lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hogg shoots and misses
and Bashir counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jared Hogg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hogg is breathing heavily.
Bashir scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hogg misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Bashir to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab-cross combination lands for Bashir and sends Hogg crashing to the mat! Bashir follows him down to the mat - Hogg regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Hogg is rocked!
It looks like Jared Hogg has been cut.
Bashir passes to full mount!
Oh Hogg is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bashir is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hogg can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashir unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Hogg wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Bashir celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julian Bashir!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stelios Nicosiou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicosiou has chosen Shit it down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stelios Nicosiou!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nicosiou, as that shot connected.
Logan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nicosiou pinned against the cage. Nicosiou gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nicosiou ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
Nicosiou swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Logan.
It looks like James Logan has been cut.
Nicosiou stuffs the takedown attempt from Logan. Logan gets slowly back to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nicosiou, right into the meat.
Nicosiou digs a good hook to Logan's body.
James Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nicosiou with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nicosiou shoots for a double leg takedown but Logan sprawls well. He's pushed Nicosiou's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Logan misses with a takedown attempt
and Nicosiou counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Logan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicosiou wants to pass the guard but Logan is keeping the position.
Logan 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Logan is trying to hold Nicosiou in close to prevent damage but Nicosiou has managed to pass into half guard.
Logan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan manages to get to full guard.
Nicosiou trying to control the position from guard on top but Logan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nicosiou postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Logan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Nicosiou, into his guard.
Logan wants to pass the guard but Nicosiou is keeping the position.
Logan forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicosiou is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nicosiou trying to control but Logan postures up.
Logan prevents Nicosiou from improving his position.
Logan seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Nicosiou has recovered full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Logan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nicosiou has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Logan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nicosiou escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Logan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nicosiou is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nicosiou is looking for a triangle but Logan pushes his legs off easily.
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.
Logan wants to control from the top but Nicosiou keeps moving.
Logan passes into half guard.
Logan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nicosiou!
Nicosiou tries to reverse the position but Logan maintains control.
Logan trying to control but Nicosiou is having none of it.
Logan looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stelios Nicosiou dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Logan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nicosiou misses with a wild combination.
Logan fails with the takedown
and Nicosiou counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Logan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nicosiou fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nicosiou keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nicosiou feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nicosiou won't allow Logan to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Logan is trying to control the position but Nicosiou postures up.
Nicosiou trying to control the position from guard on top but Logan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nicosiou drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nicosiou jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan controls Nicosiou momentarily but Nicosiou frees himself.
Nicosiou won't allow Logan to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nicosiou controlling from the top position.
Logan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Logan controlling the position easily from mount.
Nicosiou keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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.
Logan tries to control but Nicosiou wriggling away.
Logan is really struggling to control Nicosiou but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Nicosiou slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nicosiou looking for submissions off his back.
Logan is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicosiou is refusing to be controlled, as Logan sits in half guard.
Nicosiou tries to roll over but Logan keeps him under control.
Nicosiou actively working from the bottom here.
Nicosiou blocking the ground and pound attempt from Logan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nicosiou is looking to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Logan scores with a takedown into Nicosiou's guard.
Logan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nicosiou is keeping the position for now.
Nicosiou working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Logan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Logan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nicosiou looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stelios Nicosiou will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Logan's cut.
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!
Logan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Logan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nicosiou sprawls well initially but Logan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Logan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Logan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Logan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nicosiou is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan looking for a guillotine from mount but Nicosiou is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Logan looking to control but Nicosiou is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nicosiou is looking to improve his position but Logan isn't that keen on the idea.
Logan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nicosiou is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Logan looking for a guillotine from mount but Nicosiou is having none of it.
James Logan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Logan wants to control the pace but Nicosiou is squirming around nicely.
Logan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. James Logan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nicosiou scores with a leg kick.
Nicosiou looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nicosiou trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nicosiou drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Logan dives on top into guard.
Nicosiou had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Logan is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Nicosiou Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Logan's back instead.
Nicosiou not allowing Logan to control his hands.
Logan tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Nicosiou prevents Logan from getting the reversal.
Logan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan moves into full guard.
Nicosiou wants to control from the top but Logan keeps moving.
Logan wants to sweep here but Nicosiou controlling him for the moment.
Logan wants to control but Nicosiou passes easily into half guard.
Nicosiou is trying to control. Logan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Logan trying to control but Nicosiou postures up.
James Logan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stelios Nicosiou is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Logan gets full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Logan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nicosiou has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stelios Nicosiou!
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