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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Sylva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sylva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Metallica - Seek & Destroy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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205 lbs
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Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thiago Sylva!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Howard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Howard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Howard wants to control the pace but Sylva is squirming around nicely.
Sylva is looking to improve his position but Howard isn't that keen on the idea.
Sylva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sylva wants to improve his position but Howard is controlling well.
Howard working the head and body with strikes.
Sylva is trying to get back to full guard.
Sylva has hold of Howard's hands but Howard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sylva is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Howard pulls his head out easily.
Howard slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sylva trying to hold on to Howard's head to control him but Howard postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sylva is looking to improve his position.
Sylva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Howard bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sylva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Howard's best efforts.
Sylva won't allow Howard to pass to mount.
Sylva is looking for a sweep. Howard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Howard thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sylva to regain full guard.
Howard might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Howard connects with a couple of short punches.
Howard pushes down on Sylva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Howard winds up and cracks Sylva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sylva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sylva actively working from the bottom here.
Sylva looks gassed!
Howard is working for a kimura but Sylva is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sylva is looking for a sweep. Howard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sylva wants to control but Howard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Howard wants to control but Sylva is keeping him busy.
Howard lands strikes from half guard.
Howard is trying to control the action in half guard but Sylva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sylva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sylva.
Sylva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Howard wants to hold on but Sylva pushes him away.
Howard regains half guard.
Howard won't allow Sylva to pass to mount.
Sylva wants to control but Howard is keeping him busy.
Howard moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard lands some strikes from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Howard is on top in guard.
Howard tries to free his leg and advance position but Sylva is retaining full guard.
Howard is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Howard works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Howard working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howard is pressing down on Sylva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sylva is holding on for now.
Sylva trying to control but Howard postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sylva punching from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Howard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Howard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sylva's guard.
Howard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sylva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sylva controls Howard momentarily but Howard frees himself.
Sylva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Howard kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Howard passes into half guard.
Howard lands strikes from half guard.
Sylva is trying to maintain the position but Howard is very close to passing his half guard.
Howard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sylva is breathing heavily.
Sylva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sylva tries to get to full guard but Howard has control of the leg.
Howard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sylva is looking to control Howard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sylva avoid being mounted?
Sylva has hold of Howard's hands but Howard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sylva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Howard distracts Sylva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Howard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Howard slips nicely into half guard.
Howard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sylva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Howard wants to pass to mount but Sylva is defending the position.
Sylva wants to improve his position but Howard is controlling well.
Sylva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Howard is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sylva wants to get back to full guard.
Sylva won't allow Howard to pass to mount.
Howard is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Howard is looking to take a break and control but Sylva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sylva looking for submissions off his back.
Howard is looking to take a break and control but Sylva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Howard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard uses his free foot to push down on Sylva's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sylva.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Howard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
John Howard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Howard lands a nice shot to the head.
Howard prevents Sylva from getting the reversal.
Sylva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Howard trying to mount his opponent but Sylva defends it.
Howard works his way into full mount!
Sylva is working to get back to half guard.
Howard with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sylva can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Howard.
Sylva is rocked!
It looks like Thiago Sylva has been cut.
Howard controlling from mount.
Sylva is still in real trouble! Can Howard finish him?
Howard jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sylva manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howard lands a nice forearm strike.
Sylva seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sylva tries to buck Howard off but Howard is having none of it.
Howard wants to control but Sylva is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Howard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Sylva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sylva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Howard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sylva won't be happy with that.
Howard in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Howard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sylva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Howard scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sylva to see if he's OK.
Sylva is trying to get back to half guard.
Howard landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sylva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard drops an elbow to the side of Sylva's head.
Howard 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.
Sylva is pressing down on Howard's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Howard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Howard tries to free his leg and advance position but Sylva is retaining full guard.
Howard is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
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.
Howard distracts Sylva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sylva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Howard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Howard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sylva's head.
Howard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sylva's guard.
Howard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sylva is refusing to be controlled, as Howard sits in half guard.
Howard wants to pass to mount but Sylva is defending the position.
Sylva is looking to improve his position.
Sylva wants to control but Howard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Thiago Sylva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Howard punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sylva can't escape the position.
Howard trying to control but Sylva is having none of it.
John Howard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Howard controlling from mount.
Howard trying to control but Sylva is having none of it.
Howard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sylva can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sylva is trying to escape the mount.
Howard working Sylva over with strikes here.
Sylva is desperately trying to improve his position but Howard has a good base and remains in mount.
Howard controlling the position easily from mount.
Sylva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Howard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Howard'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.
Sylva is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Howard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Howard 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Howard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Jones had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 207.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dante Cross!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross misses with a straight left.
Jones looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cross's waist but Cross gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cross paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cross pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cross lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Jones - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Cross!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dante Cross!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Waho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sae Kin Kwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waho comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - California Love. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Corey Waho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sae Kin Kwon!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kin Kwon misses with a two punch combination.
Waho stuffs the takedown.
Kin Kwon tries to clinch but Waho is having none of it.
Kin Kwon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Waho swivels and escapes.
Kin Kwon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waho advances to half guard.
Waho wants to free his trapped foot but Kin Kwon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Waho controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waho seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kin Kwon for as long as he can get away with.
Kin Kwon is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
Waho perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kin Kwon is looking to control Waho's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kin Kwon avoid being mounted?
Kin Kwon wants to get back to full guard but Waho has passed into side control.
Kin Kwon is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waho controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Corey Waho just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Waho scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Waho controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Waho dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kin Kwon has his takedown stuffed
and Waho counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kin Kwon's guard now.
Kin Kwon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Waho is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin Kwon wants to stand up but Waho is controlling him.
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.
Waho sitting in guard here, content to control.
Waho won't allow Kin Kwon to get back to his feet.
Waho stays in close to Kin Kwon's body and controls the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Corey Waho just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Waho closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kin Kwon to the mat! Kin Kwon manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waho is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kin Kwon 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.
Waho wants to control from the top but Kin Kwon keeps moving.
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.
Waho is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kin Kwon is trying to keep Waho in close.
Waho content to stall in guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kin Kwon doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Waho dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Waho shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kin Kwon pinned against the cage. Kin Kwon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kin Kwon misses with a takedown attempt
and Waho counters with a shoot takedown. Kin Kwon fights it but they end up in guard.
Kin Kwon trying to control the position.
Waho controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Corey Waho just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kin Kwon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Waho counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Waho.
Kin Kwon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waho postures up.
Waho is stalling in the full guard.
Kin Kwon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Waho advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waho controlling the pace.
Waho wants to pass the guard but Kin Kwon is defending well.
Waho stalling.
Waho tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kin Kwon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kin Kwon keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Corey Waho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Corey Waho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Waho in particular looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Waho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Waho has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Waho!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Eastmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Flare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eastmond's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nelly - here comes the boom. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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174 lbs
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180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Eastmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Flare!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flare shoots for a takedown but Eastmond saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Eastmond shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Flare decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Eastmond's guard.
Flare trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Flare postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Eastmond is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Flare, into his guard.
Flare wants to sweep here but Eastmond controlling him for the moment.
Flare wants to stand and escape but Eastmond is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastmond stopping the sweep attempt from Flare.
Flare has his foot on Eastmond's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Eastmond works his way back into a safe position though.
Flare throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eastmond trying to control but Flare is working from the bottom.
Flare 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.
Flare looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Eastmond has picked Flare up and slammed him! Flare can't keep hold of the triangle and Eastmond manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Flare manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Flare not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Flare is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Eastmond is just riding it out for now. Flare eventually gives up the hold.
Eastmond is positioning himself well to prevent Flare advancing to mount.
Eastmond wants to improve his position but Flare is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond trying to control here.
Eastmond avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Flare.
Flare is keen to just control but Eastmond is a slippery customer.
Flare is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flare gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flare looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Eastmond wants to control from the top but Flare keeps moving.
Flare has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Eastmond is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Flare.
Flare is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rick Flare will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Eastmond looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Flare is trying to hold Eastmond in close to prevent damage but Eastmond has managed to pass into half guard.
Flare wants to improve his position but Eastmond is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flare actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flare looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Flare actively working from the bottom here.
Flare is breathing heavily.
Flare is trying to get back to full guard.
Eastmond slows the pace down in half guard.
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.
Flare is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Eastmond pulls his head out easily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Eastmond shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Flare's guard.
Flare looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Eastmond has picked Flare up and slammed him! Flare can't keep hold of the triangle and Eastmond manages to pass to side control!
Eastmond in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Eastmond'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flare tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Eastmond wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flare keeps working.
Flare tries to bench press Eastmond off him but Eastmond keeps the position.
Eastmond wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flare keeps working.
Flare is pushing Eastmond's head away, looking to escape. Eastmond manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Flare wants to control but Eastmond postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flare shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Eastmond counters with a single leg into guard. Flare didn't expect that.
Eastmond pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flare is keeping the position for now.
Flare wants to sweep here but Eastmond controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eastmond avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Eastmond 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!
Flare with a lazy takedown attempt
and Eastmond counters with a takedown into side control.
Flare throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Flare tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Eastmond taking a break here but Flare is having none of it and regains half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Eastmond in particular looking to stall.
Flare takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flare wants to control but Eastmond is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Eastmond prevents Flare from improving his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Flare with a poor takedown
and Eastmond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Flare closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Eastmond to the mat! Eastmond manages to get full guard.
Flare throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flare drops back, looking for a kneebar! Eastmond looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Eastmond looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Eastmond!
Eastmond controlling the position.
Flare is trying to control Eastmond's posture but Eastmond avoids it.
Flare regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Flare wants to get back to his feet.
Eastmond wants to take a breather but Flare is having none of it.
Flare looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Eastmond seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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.
Eastmond is looking to take a break and control but Flare is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Eastmond will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Flare is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flare wants to get back to full guard but Eastmond has passed into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Eastmond showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Eastmond 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Eastmond!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Nazareth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Kelso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelso has chosen That 70's Show Theme Music as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Michael Kelso has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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175 lbs
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176 lbs
2 - 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chad Nazareth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Kelso!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nazareth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nazareth keeps the fight on the outside.
Kelso misses with a straight left.
Jab, jab by Nazareth - just one landing.
Kelso misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kelso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nazareth darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kelso tries to clinch up but Nazareth circles away and keeps his distance.
Kelso moves in looking to clinch but Nazareth pushes him off.
Kelso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kelso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kelso lands a two punch combo.
Nazareth shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nazareth was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nazareth landing strikes from the mount and Kelso is in trouble!
Kelso is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nazareth is landing with some decent strikes but Kelso is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kelso is squirming around, avoiding Nazareth's attempts to control the action.
Kelso really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazareth with shots to the head and body - Kelso looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nazareth fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nazareth looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kelso takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kelso is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kelso is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nazareth scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kelso?
Kelso is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kelso really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nazareth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nazareth has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kelso's face.
Nazareth looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelso is looking to get to half guard.
Nazareth 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.
Nazareth blocks Kelso's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazareth with good strikes from the mount here!
Nazareth controlling his opponent.
Kelso is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nazareth cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nazareth controlling from the full mount.
Nazareth scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nazareth controlling his opponent.
Kelso working to try and regain half guard.
Kelso regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazareth passes to side control.
Kelso throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Nazareth landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kelso tries to buck Nazareth off but Nazareth is having none of it.
Nazareth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kelso keeps working.
Kelso is looking to regain half guard here but Nazareth keeps moving and retains side control.
Kelso looks gassed!
Nazareth cracks Kelso with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kelso is trying to get back to half guard.
Nazareth controls the position.
Nazareth cracks Kelso with a big right hand but Kelso just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazareth lands an elbow.
Kelso tries to improve position but can't.
Nazareth is looking to take a break and control but Kelso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nazareth happy to just control the position for now.
Kelso is looking for a sweep.
Nazareth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kelso keeps working.
Nazareth in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazareth controlling the position.
Nazareth wants to control but Kelso is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Nazareth dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kelso misses with a two punch combination.
Kelso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nazareth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kelso tries to clinch up.
Kelso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nazareth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nazareth swats away the attempt to clinch by Kelso.
Kelso looks to land a combination but Nazareth avoids it well.
Kelso lands a two punch combo.
Nazareth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kelso on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kelso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Michael Kelso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelso tries to clinch but Nazareth moves out of range.
Kelso walks into a straight right hand from Nazareth.
Nazareth listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kelso moves forwards but Nazareth connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kelso doesn't manage to clinch there - Nazareth circles away.
Nazareth lands with a straight right. Kelso didn't see that one coming.
Kelso takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kelso is breathing heavily.
Kelso misses with an uppercut. Nazareth saw that one coming.
Nazareth just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelso looks to land a combination but Nazareth avoids it well.
Nazareth lands a with a good body shot.
Kelso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nazareth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Michael Kelso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Nazareth.
Nazareth moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nazareth cracks Kelso with an open hand slap.
Nazareth scores with a sloppy right hand. Kelso should have avoided that one.
Nazareth scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chad Nazareth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nazareth cracks Kelso with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Nazareth in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Kelso takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kelso takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
A lull in the action here as Nazareth stalls from top position.
Kelso misses with an elbow from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazareth passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kelso!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelso throwing hammer fists to the chest of Nazareth. What's that going to do exactly?
Nazareth tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nazareth lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kelso is trying desperately to improve position.
Nazareth postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kelso looks a forlorn figure.
Nazareth raining down shots from the mount!
Nazareth lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nazareth lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazareth scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nazareth landing shots from mount.
Nazareth tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nazareth looking to finish Kelso with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kelso!
Nazareth controlling from the full mount.
Kelso keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nazareth scoring with strikes but Kelso is staying in there.
Nazareth working Kelso over with strikes here.
Nazareth wants to control the pace but Kelso is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Nazareth connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nazareth controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazareth dominating with strikes here.
Nazareth controlling from mount.
Kelso throwing hammer fists to the chest of Nazareth. What's that going to do exactly?
Nazareth looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nazareth with shots to the head and body - Kelso looks very uncomfortable down there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelso tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kelso flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kelso throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kelso is in a horrible position here. Nazareth smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Nazareth 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kelso tries to clinch but Nazareth is having none of it.
Kelso tries to clinch but Nazareth is having none of it.
Kelso tries to close the distance and clinch but Nazareth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kelso on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kelso tries to clinch there but Nazareth circles away.
Nazareth thows a body shot but no joy.
Kelso moves in looking to clinch but Nazareth pushes him off.
Nazareth scores with a jab to the body.
Nazareth gets a clinch.
Kelso is trying to break the clinch but Nazareth has him pressed against the cage.
Nazareth changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kelso fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nazareth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kelso can do to turn this around?
Kelso wants to clinch
and Nazareth counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kelso is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Kelso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kelso is trying to escape the mount.
Kelso throwing hammer fists to the chest of Nazareth. What's that going to do exactly?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazareth is landing with some decent strikes but Kelso is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nazareth putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nazareth controlling the position easily from mount.
Kelso in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nazareth working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kelso is trying to escape the mount.
Nazareth unloading with bombs!
Nazareth looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kelso sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazareth trying to control the action but Kelso is working from the bottom.
Nazareth wants to pass the guard but Kelso is defending well.
Kelso is looking for a sweep. Nazareth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nazareth blocks the strikes from Kelso.
Kelso throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Nazareth scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Nazareth there.
Nazareth sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kelso looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazareth drops an elbow to the side of Kelso's head.
Kelso misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Nazareth seems content to control.
Kelso wants to get back to full guard but Nazareth has mounted him!
Nazareth blocks Kelso's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kelso flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Nazareth is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazareth landing strikes from the mount.
Nazareth punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nazareth has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kelso's face.
Nazareth with shots to the head and body - Kelso looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kelso tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Michael Kelso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nazareth putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kelso throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Nazareth lands a heavy elbow.
Nazareth controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Nazareth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nazareth has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Nazareth!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Villalonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson has chosen Rage Against The Machine - Pistol Grip Pump as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jose Villalonga !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Villalonga tumbling to the canvas! Robinson pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Villalonga was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jack Robinson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Silverman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred Silverman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Floyd Pepper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fred Silverman!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepper tries to clinch up.
Pepper shoots for a double leg takedown but Silverman sprawls well. He's pushed Pepper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pepper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silverman is fending him off so far but Pepper persists. Nope, Silverman circles away and we're back to standing.
Pepper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pepper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Floyd Pepper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pepper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pepper wants to clinch.
Silverman darts in and clinches Pepper up against the cage.
Silverman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pepper successfully pulls guard.
Silverman content to stall in guard here.
Pepper escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silverman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silverman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepper looking for a sweep. Not yet Pepper, not yet.
Silverman trying to control the position from guard on top but Pepper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pepper looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silverman passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silverman controlling the action here.
Pepper is staying active underneath Silverman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silverman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pepper is looking to get back to full guard here but Silverman has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pepper keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silverman is working for a guillotine from mount but Pepper frees his head quite easily.
Silverman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pepper can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pepper is desperately trying to improve his position but Silverman has a good base and remains in mount.
Silverman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pepper is desperately trying to improve his position but Silverman has a good base and remains in mount.
Silverman working Pepper over with strikes here.
Pepper keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silverman controlling from the full mount.
Pepper is desperately trying to improve his position but Silverman has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Silverman.
Silverman manages to capitalize on a mistake by Pepper to take his back!
Silverman has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Pepper tries to roll but Silverman sticks to his back.
Silverman is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Silverman has the hooks in. Pepper is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Pepper manages to reverse the position and now he's in Silverman's guard. Nice work there by Pepper.
Silverman managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepper postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Silverman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pepper, into his guard.
Pepper is breathing heavily.
Pepper being controlled here, momentarily.
Silverman lands a couple of digs.
Pepper is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silverman sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Silverman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silverman scores with a hook to the body. Pepper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silverman misses with a head kick.
Jab, jab by Silverman - just one landing.
Silverman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silverman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Floyd Pepper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pepper tries to clinch but Silverman moves away
and Silverman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pepper wants to clinch
and Silverman counters by moving into the clinch.
Pepper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvermans head.
Pepper jumps guard and drags Silverman to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pepper working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Silverman has passed into half guard!
Ground and pound from Silverman.
Silverman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silverman passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pepper keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Silverman.
Silverman is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pepper has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pepper is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverman controlling from mount.
Silverman tries to control but Pepper wriggling away.
Pepper tries to reverse the position but Silverman maintains control.
Silverman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pepper is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pepper takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silverman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silverman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepper is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pepper tries to improve his position but instead Silverman has taken his back!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pepper tries to break free.
Silverman struggling to keep hold of the position.
Pepper is trying to break free.
Silverman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Good control from Silverman.
Pepper is trapped and Silverman is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Silverman slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Pepper is really stuck here.
Pepper is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silverman struggling to land strikes to the head as Pepper covers up.
Fred Silverman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silverman is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Pepper. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Silverman throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Pepper!
Silverman has good solid back control here.
Silverman is hanging on to Pepper's back as he tries to escape.
Silverman scores with strikes from the back.
Silverman has good solid back control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Silverman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pepper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Silverman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silverman counters with a shoot takedown. Pepper fights it but they end up in guard.
Pepper working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Silverman has passed into half guard!
Pepper looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silverman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pepper with the active half guard here but Silverman passes nicely into side control.
Pepper dodges the ground and pound from Silverman.
Silverman trying to control the position but Pepper is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Silverman trying to control the position but Pepper is working away.
Pepper is looking to regain half guard here but Silverman keeps moving and retains side control.
Pepper regains half guard.
Silverman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silverman moves into full mount! Pepper won't be happy about that!
Pepper keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Floyd Pepper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silverman looking to control but Pepper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silverman controlling his opponent.
Pepper is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silverman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pepper looks a forlorn figure.
Silverman lands a nice shot to the head.
Silverman looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Silverman goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Pepper is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silverman is keeping the position for now.
Silverman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pepper postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Silverman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pepper, into his guard.
Silverman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pepper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pepper is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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.
Pepper keeping moving, preventing Silverman from controlling successfully.
Pepper working for a triangle but Silverman defends it easily.
Pepper had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Silverman is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Pepper Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Silverman's back instead.
Pepper avoiding Silverman 's attempts to control his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Silverman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silverman 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 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Silverman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robin Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jabronee slapnuts (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robin Hood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, jabronee slapnuts!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch but slapnuts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hood is looking to clinch but slapnuts is avoiding it.
Hood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hood connects with the punch.
It looks like jabronee slapnuts has been cut.
Hood tries to clinch up but slapnuts circles away and keeps his distance.
Hood looks to land a combination but slapnuts avoids it well.
slapnuts takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hood is looking to clinch.
slapnuts is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head kick misses from Hood.
Hood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hood lands a body shot.
slapnuts looks gassed!
Hood lands a shoulder strike.
Hood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
slapnuts wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hood blocking some punches.
Hood scores with a hook to the body.
slapnuts is trying to drag Hood to the mat but Hood just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hood lands a damaging elbow.
Hood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
slapnuts takes a shot to the head.
Hood digs a right hand into slapnuts's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on slapnuts's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood scores with a shot to the side of slapnuts's head.
Hood lands a knee to the body.
Hood lands an elbow inside.
Hood connects with a knee to the head.
That has opened up jabronee slapnuts's cut even more.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hood.
Hood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hood.
Hood misses with a knee to the head.
slapnuts takes a shot to the head.
slapnuts managing to block the knees to the body from Hood.
Hood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hood comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hood tries a knee to the head but slapnuts blocks it.
Hood tries to land a knee to the head but slapnuts blocks with his arms.
Hood pushes slapnuts back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
slapnuts has a couple of punches blocked by Hood.
Hood tries a knee to the head but slapnuts blocks it.
slapnuts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hood backwards.
slapnuts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
slapnuts stalling in the clinch but Hood improves position.
Knees to the body from Hood.
Hood missing with knees to the body.
slapnuts looking to stall.
slapnuts has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hood avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hood digs a right hand underneath slapnuts's ribcage. slapnuts let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood misses with a knee to the head.
Hood stops a takedown attempt from slapnuts.
Robin Hood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jabronee slapnuts.
Hood lands a left hand.
slapnuts goes for a takedown attempt but Hood pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hood misses with a two punch combination.
slapnuts blocks a head kick by Hood.
Hood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hood misses with a series of wild punches.
slapnuts shoots in for a takedown but Hood shows good takedown defense.
slapnuts keeps the fight on the outside.
Robin Hood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hood fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hood tries to clinch but slapnuts moves out of range.
Hood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hood misses with a double jab.
A punch lands to the side of slapnuts 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck for slapnuts with that takedown attempt.
Hood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. slapnuts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hood waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract slapnuts.
slapnuts moves out of range of the body kick.
Hood punishes slapnuts's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hood doesn't manage to clinch there - slapnuts circles away.
Hood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but slapnuts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hood misses the shot to the body.
Hood misses the jab.
No luck for slapnuts with that takedown attempt.
Robin Hood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hood tries to clinch there but slapnuts circles away.
slapnuts is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hood is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for slapnuts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
slapnuts avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hood misses with a few strikes there.
slapnuts tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Hood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on jabronee slapnuts's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hood wants to clinch up but slapnuts keeps it at a distance.
Hood tries to clinch there but slapnuts circles away.
Hood tries to clinch there but slapnuts circles away.
Hood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hood looks to land a body kick but slapnuts moved away.
Hood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hood wants to clinch.
Hood throws a hook to the side of slapnuts's head but slapnuts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
slapnuts shoots in but Hood avoids the takedown attempt easily.
slapnuts is breathing heavily.
Hood takes a swing at slapnuts's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood closes the distance and clinches.
Hood lands with a short shot to the head.
Hood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but slapnuts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
slapnuts gets control of Hood's arms and successfully pulls guard. slapnuts will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
slapnuts has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hood is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for slapnuts.
slapnuts manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
slapnuts wants to improve his position but Hood is controlling well.
slapnuts wants to sweep but Hood has passed to side control!
slapnuts takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood scoring with punches and elbows.
Hood has control of an arm but slapnuts manages to advance to Hood's back!
Hood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that slapnuts can do to turn this around?
slapnuts is in bad spot here.
Hood landing with strikes.
Hood scores with punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hood scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
slapnuts wants to escape the position.
Hood softening up his opponent with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood looking for the choke but no joy.
slapnuts controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Hood lands a shot to the head.
Hood looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
slapnuts manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hood's guard. Nice work there by slapnuts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hood is on top in guard.
Hood scoring with some ground and pound.
slapnuts wants to sweep here but Hood controlling him for the moment.
slapnuts looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hood working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of slapnuts's head.
Hood chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Hood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on jabronee slapnuts's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A head kick by Hood misses
and slapnuts counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hood is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but slapnuts pulls his head out easily.
slapnuts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
slapnuts wants to get back to his feet.
slapnuts looks to land a strike but Hood avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
slapnuts is looking to work some ground and pound but Hood has wrist control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hood throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
slapnuts throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hood doesn't manage to clinch there - slapnuts circles away.
Hood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
slapnuts shoots in but no luck this time.
Hood doesn't manage to clinch there - slapnuts circles away.
Hood misses with a combination
and slapnuts counters with a nice body kick.
Hood tries to score with a low kick but slapnuts moves his leg out of the way.
Some wild striking there from Hood.
Hood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hood thows a left - swing and a miss!
slapnuts avoids the body shot from Hood.
Hood moves in looking to clinch but slapnuts pushes him off.
Hood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
slapnuts throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
slapnuts moves out of range as Hood strikes.
Hood misses with a jab, cross combination.
slapnuts shoots in looking for a takedown. Hood tries to sprawl out of it but slapnuts keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
slapnuts moves out of range as Hood throws a body kick.
Hood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hood fails in his attempt to clinch.
slapnuts avoids the body shot from Hood.
Hood thows a left - swing and a miss!
slapnuts closes the distance and clinches up with Hood, looking for a takedown. slapnuts pushes Hood against the cage but Hood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Robin Hood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jabronee slapnuts.
Hood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
slapnuts keeps the fight on the outside.
Hood takes a swing at slapnuts's ribcage but misses.
Hood is looking to clinch.
slapnuts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hood throws a right and a left that slapnuts avoids nicely.
Hood gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
slapnuts wants to control from the top but Hood keeps moving.
Hood might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
slapnuts throws a strike but Hood rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hood connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jabronee slapnuts really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on jabronee slapnuts's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
slapnuts defending well as Hood loads up on a big left hand.
Hood throws a lazy head kick
so slapnuts counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
slapnuts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Robin Hood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
slapnuts throwing strikes from guard but Hood blocks nicely.
slapnuts throwing strikes from guard but Hood blocks nicely.
Hood has his foot on slapnuts's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. slapnuts works his way back into a safe position though.
slapnuts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
slapnuts prevents Hood from getting back to his feet.
slapnuts is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
slapnuts's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
slapnuts working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
slapnuts throws and elbow that misses. Hood uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in slapnuts's guard. Nice move by Hood!
slapnuts has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hood can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
slapnuts looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hood passes into side control.
Hood gets to mount! slapnuts was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood is in the full mount, landing strikes.
slapnuts is working to get back to half guard.
Hood working slapnuts over with strikes here.
slapnuts throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
slapnuts throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hood. What's that going to do exactly?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
slapnuts throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
slapnuts is in a horrible position here. Hood smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
slapnuts tries to lock up and control but Hood gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
slapnuts swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
slapnuts tries to hold on but Hood postures up.
Hood working the ground and pound effectively.
slapnuts is desperately trying to improve his position but Hood has a good base and remains in mount.
Hood blocks slapnuts's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns slapnuts that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
slapnuts is working to get back to half guard.
Hood with shots to the head and body - slapnuts looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hood lands with some strikes.
slapnuts is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hood lands a nice shot to the head.
slapnuts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hood with a couple of short strikes.
Hood with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Hood had his way with jabronee slapnuts in that round.
The cut man is working on jabronee slapnuts's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hood misses with an uppercut.
Hood tries to clinch up but slapnuts circles away and keeps his distance.
Hood throws a wild body kick that slapnuts sees coming a mile off.
slapnuts tries for a takedown but Hood sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hood misses with a looping left.
Hood lands a nice shot that snaps slapnuts's head back.
slapnuts blocks the body kick.
Hood throws a head kick that misses
and slapnuts counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hood tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so slapnuts counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
slapnuts postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
slapnuts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
slapnuts trying to control but Hood is working from the bottom.
slapnuts is looking to stand up but Hood won't let him.
Hood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
slapnuts with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hood throws a combination that misses
and slapnuts counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hood throws a shot from downtown. slapnuts moves away and avoids it.
Robin Hood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
slapnuts shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hood scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
slapnuts postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
slapnuts throws and elbow that misses. Hood uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in slapnuts's guard. Nice move by Hood!
slapnuts throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hood uses it to pass to side control.
Hood slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by slapnuts.
Hood scoring with strikes but slapnuts is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
slapnuts is trying to escape the mount.
slapnuts is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hood scores with a couple of good head shots there.
slapnuts tries to reverse the position but Hood maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Hood.
Hood working the ground and pound effectively.
slapnuts is desperately trying to improve his position but Hood has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
slapnuts is bucking up trying to escape but Hood cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hood landing punches.
slapnuts throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hood landing strikes, looking to finish!
jabronee slapnuts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
slapnuts throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hood. What's that going to do exactly?
Hood putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hood looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
slapnuts is desperately trying to improve his position but Hood has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hood trying to control but slapnuts is having none of it.
slapnuts is trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Robin Hood.
Well Hood has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 49:45
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Hood!
Robin Hood retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dick Diablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jax Peroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diablo's entrance music is Motley Crue - Shout At The Devil. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Diablo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jax Peroni!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diablo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Peroni!
Peroni is trying desperately to improve position.
Diablo thowing shots but they're missing.
Diablo looking to finish Peroni with some ground and pound. This is bad for Peroni!
Diablo throwing strikes here but Peroni is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Diablo punching from mount but Peroni doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Peroni working to try and regain half guard.
Diablo throwing strikes here but Peroni is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Peroni is wriggling around trying to escape.
Diablo looking to finish Peroni with some ground and pound. This is bad for Peroni!
Diablo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diablo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Diablo working Peroni over with strikes here.
Diablo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Peroni can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Diablo dominating with strikes here.
Diablo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Peroni avoids a series of strikes thrown by Diablo.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peroni is wriggling around trying to escape.
Diablo looking to land elbow strikes but Peroni uses the position to regain half guard.
Peroni trying to hold on to Diablo's head to control him but Diablo postures up.
Diablo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Peroni gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diablo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diablo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Diablo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Peroni 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.
Peroni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diablo trying to control the position from guard on top but Peroni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peroni is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diablo looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Diablo throws a series of punches but Peroni moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Diablo as he connects with a hook.
Peroni is rocked!
It looks like Jax Peroni has been cut.
Diablo darts in and clinches Peroni up against the cage.
Peroni is still on wobbly legs! Can Diablo finish him?
Diablo slows down the pace here.
Diablo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diablo lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Peroni is looking to close the distance but Diablo sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Peroni crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Peroni is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Dick Diablo!
Dick Diablo retains his welterweight title!
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pop
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RATING
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