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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rourke comes to the cage accompanied by Rolling Stones - Paint it black. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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196 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikko Rourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Dillon!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rourke doesn't manage to clinch there - Dillon circles away.
Dillon keeps the fight on the outside.
Rourke shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rourke was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rourke lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dillon hang on?
Rourke loads up with a big shot that hurts Dillon! He's pulled Rourke in close but Rourke has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Dillon survive? More strikes from Rourke and Dillon is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mikko Rourke!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Hagman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Eggemeyer (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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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Hagman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Eggemeyer!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eggemeyer dodges the punch combination from Hagman.
Eggemeyer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hagman to the mat! Hagman manages to get full guard.
Eggemeyer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Eggemeyer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Eggemeyer won't allow Hagman to get back to his feet.
Hagman pushes Eggemeyer off and gets back to his feet.
Hagman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hagman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Jacob Eggemeyer has been cut.
Hagman throws a series of punches but Eggemeyer avoids them all with ease.
Hagman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A combination from Hagman does no damage.
Hagman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eggemeyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
William Hagman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eggemeyer shoots in for a takedown but Hagman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Hagman has cracked Eggemeyer with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Hagman lands another huge swinging hook and Eggemeyer tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Eggemeyer, before Hagman can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). William Hagman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Villi Kotobalavu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Blaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kotobalavu comes to the cage accompanied by "Another Body Murdered" by Faith No more & Boo-Yaa Tribe. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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182 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Villi Kotobalavu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Master Blaster!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kotobalavu clinches.
Kotobalavu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blaster backwards.
Kotobalavu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kotobalavu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kotobalavu seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A head punch on the inside from Blaster fails to land.
Blaster dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kotobalavu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kotobalavu trying to land knees to the body.
Blaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kotobalavu throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaster takes a shot to the head.
Kotobalavu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kotobalavu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kotobalavu tries to land knees in the clinch but Blaster avoids the damage to the body.
Kotobalavu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blaster up against the cage.
Blaster has had enough of the clinch but Kotobalavu keeps him there for the moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kotobalavu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kotobalavu gets underhooks to prevent Blaster's takedown attempt.
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.
Blaster is trying to maintain a safe position but Kotobalavu gets an underhook and turns Blaster into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu lands a body punch.
Kotobalavu has Blaster pushed against the cage.
Kotobalavu misses with some punches.
Blaster looking to slow down the pace here.
Kotobalavu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kotobalavu tries a body shot but Blaster blocks it.
Blaster avoiding damage as Kotobalavu throws knees to the body.
Kotobalavu slows down the pace here.
Kotobalavu pushes Blaster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blaster is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kotobalavu as Blaster tries to tie him up.
Kotobalavu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kotobalavu scores a nice knee to the body.
Kotobalavu digs a right hand underneath Blaster's ribcage. Blaster let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Kotobalavu.
Blaster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kotobalavu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blaster or not.
Kotobalavu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu slows down the pace here.
Kotobalavu lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kotobalavu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kotobalavu tries to land knees in the clinch but Blaster avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Villi Kotobalavu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kotobalavu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kotobalavu cracks Blaster with a good jab.
Kotobalavu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blaster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blaster throws a head kick that Kotobalavu semi-blocks.
Blaster lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kotobalavu at a distance.
Kotobalavu misses with a low kick.
Blaster misses with a body kick.
Kotobalavu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice shot by Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blaster working hard to break the clinch.
Kotobalavu avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotobalavu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blaster or not.
Kotobalavu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kotobalavu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blasters head.
Kotobalavu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Villi Kotobalavu.
Blaster throws a leg kick
and Kotobalavu counters with an outside leg kick.
Kotobalavu throws a leg kick which misses Blaster's front leg but catches the back leg as Blaster tries to avoid it.
Blaster keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown by Blaster or perhaps it was just good defense by Kotobalavu which made him look bad.
Blaster jabs at Kotobalavu's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaster slips a straight right by Kotobalavu.
Blaster throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kotobalavu throws a big shot that misses.
Kotobalavu forces Blaster back against the cage and clinches.
Blaster tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kotobalavu smiles and moves away.
Villi Kotobalavu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kotobalavu lands with a nice body kick.
Villi Kotobalavu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kotobalavu swings for the body but Blaster moves out of range.
Kotobalavu swinging wilding here.
Kotobalavu tries to clinch but Blaster is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu wants to clinch up but Blaster keeps it at a distance.
Blaster throws a right hand that Kotobalavu ducks under and follows up with a left that Kotobalavu also avoids with ease.
Kotobalavu throws a body kick the misses
and Blaster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kotobalavu lands a really nice looking cross but Blaster seems unphased.
Kotobalavu slips a jab from Blaster.
Kotobalavu slaps away a takedown attempt from Blaster, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Villi Kotobalavu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Master Blaster.
Kotobalavu darts in trying to clinch
and Blaster counters with a stiff right hand.
Blaster throws an overhand right that lands on Kotobalavu's shoulder, as Kotobalavu tries to avoid the shot.
Kotobalavu wants to clinch but Blaster slips to the side
and Blaster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kotobalavu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blaster shoots in for a takedown but Kotobalavu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Blaster throws a series of punches but Kotobalavu moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu tries to clinch but Blaster moves out of range.
Kotobalavu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kotobalavu misses with an uppercut. Blaster saw that one coming.
Blaster throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blaster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kotobalavu.
Blaster will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kotobalavu throws and low kick but Blaster moves out of range easily.
Kotobalavu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Villi Kotobalavu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, jab by Kotobalavu - just one landing.
Blaster throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kotobalavu finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kotobalavu cracks the inside of Blaster's front leg.
Blaster is breathing heavily.
Blaster throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kotobalavu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blaster doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Villi Kotobalavu dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Blaster takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kotobalavu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu throws a combination that misses
and Blaster counters with a shoot takedown. Kotobalavu fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kotobalavu is adopting a defensive guard.
Blaster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blaster trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaster is looking to advance position but Kotobalavu has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Blaster is working to get back to half guard.
Kotobalavu controlling his opponent.
Blaster is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Villi Kotobalavu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Kotobalavu looking to control but Blaster is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kotobalavu is really struggling to control Blaster but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Blaster working to try and regain half guard.
Kotobalavu controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Villi Kotobalavu just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kotobalavu is looking to clinch but Blaster is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu avoids the body shot from Blaster.
Blaster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kotobalavu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kotobalavu tries a low kick but Blaster avoids it.
Blaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Kotobalavu is just out of range.
Blaster misses with a combination
and Kotobalavu counters with a low kick, right behind Blaster 's knee.
Kotobalavu takes one to the side of the head.
Kotobalavu staying out of range there.
Kotobalavu misses with a low kick.
Kotobalavu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu takes one on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kotobalavu. That's going to slow Blaster down.
Kotobalavu misses with a body kick.
Kotobalavu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blaster takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blaster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu misses with a hook. Blaster ducked under it nicely.
Master Blaster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blaster throws a series of punches but Kotobalavu moves out of range.
Kotobalavu cracks Blaster with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kotobalavu thows a body shot but no joy.
Blaster throws a hook but Kotobalavu blocks it.
Blaster swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kotobalavu counters with a body kick that stops Blaster in his tracks momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Villi Kotobalavu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kotobalavu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Villi Kotobalavu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huell Howser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Not John Smythe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howser comes to the cage accompanied by Calilfornia Uber Alles. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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275 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Huell Howser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Not John Smythe!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smythe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howser.
Smythe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howser.
Howser looks to land a combination but Smythe avoids it well.
Smythe misses with a low kick.
Smythe is looking to chop away at Howser's legs.
Smythe staying out of range there.
A big left from Howser misses.
Howser checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Howser looks to score with a jab to the body but Smythe is just out of range.
Smythe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smythe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Howser.
Smythe is looking to score with low kicks.
Howser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Howser just misses with a punch to the body.
Smythe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Not John Smythe has been cut.
Smythe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Howser checks it well.
Smythe throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Howser was covering up waiting for the punch and Smythe finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Smythe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smythe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Howser might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smythe works over Howser with some ground and pound from guard.
Howser has Smythe pulled in close to control his posture.
Smythe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Howser works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Howser preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Howser preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smythe working some strikes from top position.
Smythe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smythe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Smythe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Howser swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Howser working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smythe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smythe throwing strikes but missing.
Smythe thows a big elbow that misses.
Howser wants to sweep but no luck.
Smythe wants to pass the guard but Howser is keeping the position.
Howser trying to keep a closed guard but Smythe is proving a slippery customer.
Howser preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
An inside leg kick from Smythe misses.
Howser misses with a hook. Smythe ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howser ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smythe moves away.
Smythe wants to land a leg kick but Howser is out of range.
Smythe throws a low kick, looking for Howser's leg but Howser calmly moves out of range.
Howser scores with a one two! Smythe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Smythe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Howser checks a leg kick nicely.
Smythe throws and low kick but Howser moves out of range easily.
Smythe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smythe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Howser throws out the jab.
Smythe takes a swing at Howser's ribcage but misses.
Howser blocks a low kick nicely.
Smythe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Howser. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howser checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smythe throws the kick towards the body but Howser avoids it.
Howser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smythe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howser.
Howser thows a left - swing and a miss!
Howser keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smythe tries to land a leg kick but Howser saw it coming and moves away.
Howser throws a right hand that Smythe ducks under and follows up with a left that Smythe also avoids with ease.
Howser throws a right hand that Smythe ducks under and follows up with a left that Smythe also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howser loads up on a big right hand but Smythe slips the punch.
Smythe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smythe misses with a low kick.
Smythe throws a leg kick but Howser moved away.
Howser misses with a wild combination.
Smythe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Howser is out of range and Smythe settles back down.
Smythe fails with a takedown attempt.
Smythe throws a head kick that misses.
Smythe shoots in for a double leg but Howser sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smythe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smythe tries a low kick but Howser avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Howser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smythe drives through with a takedown into guard.
Howser trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howser utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Howser 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huell Howser dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Not John Smythe'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.
Howser takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Howser throws a right hand that Smythe ducks under and follows up with a left that Smythe also avoids with ease.
Smythe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Howser misses with a wild body shot.
Smythe throws out a leg kick but Howser moves out of range and Smythe only half commits.
Smythe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Howser throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smythe.
Smythe misses with a head kick.
Smythe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Smythe shoots in but Howser avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smythe tries to work over Howser's front leg with a kick but Howser checks it.
Smythe misses with a body shot.
Howser throws a right and a left that Smythe avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smythe gets the takedown into side control.
Smythe tries to score with some ground and pound. Howser controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Smythe wants to control but Howser is keeping him busy.
Howser can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smythe tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Howser sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Smythe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Howser keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Smythe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Howser's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smythe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Howser defending well though.
Smythe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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.
Howser is looking for a sweep. Smythe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smythe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Howser's head.
Smythe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Howser defending well though.
Howser is looking to control Smythe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Howser avoid being mounted?
Smythe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smythe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Howser keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smythe trying to advance position but Howser counters by regaining guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Howser looks to score with a jab to the body but Smythe is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smythe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Howser thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Howser, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smythe shoots in for a takedown but Howser shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Howser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Huell Howser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howser dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smythe is breathing heavily.
Howser tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smythe was well out of range. Poor timing from Howser.
A jab from Howser misses.
Howser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howser tries to work over Smythe's front leg with a kick but Smythe checks it.
Howser just misses with a punch to the body.
Howser fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smythe manages to avoid it.
Smythe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smythe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Howser loads up on a big right hand but Smythe slips the punch.
Smythe is looking to chop away at Howser's legs.
Smythe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Howser checks it well.
Horrible takedown by Smythe or perhaps it was just good defense by Howser which made him look bad.
Huell Howser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Not John Smythe.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smythe.
Huell Howser is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smythe misses with a low kick as Howser jumps back.
Howser throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smythe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Howser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smythe throws a low kick, looking for Howser's leg but Howser calmly moves out of range.
Smythe is looking to score with low kicks.
Smythe gets the takedown into side control.
Howser sneaks back into half guard.
Smythe is keen to just control but Howser is a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howser keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Howser gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smythe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huell Howser dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Not John Smythe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Howser misses with a looping left.
Smythe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Howser swivels and escapes.
Smythe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smythe showed some decent athleticism there.
Smythe is thwarting Howser's attempts to control the position.
Smythe winds up and cracks Howser with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smythe is trying to control the action in half guard but Howser is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smythe throws a strike but Howser avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Howser wants to get back to his feet but Smythe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smythe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smythe looking to sit in guard and control but Howser gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smythe throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Smythe looking for a sweep. Not yet Smythe, not yet.
Howser is stalling in the full guard.
Smythe working a defensive guard but Howser manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smythe tries to bench press Howser off him but Howser keeps the position.
Smythe wants to control but Howser postures up.
Smythe manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Howser is trying to control but can't.
Smythe thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Howser to regain full guard.
Howser seems keen to control Smythe's posture.
Howser kicks Smythe off and gets to his feet.
Smythe throws a series of punches but Howser avoids them all with ease.
Smythe shoots in for a takedown but Howser shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smythe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smythe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smythe misses with a low kick.
Howser swings for the body but Smythe moves out of range.
Smythe is looking to chop away at Howser's legs.
An inside leg kick from Smythe misses.
A punch combination from Howser misses.
Howser swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smythe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smythe is looking to land body kicks.
A slow jab from Howser misses its intended target.
Smythe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howser misses with a series of wild punches.
Howser looks to score with a jab to the body but Smythe is just out of range.
Howser blocks a leg kick.
Smythe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Howser is fending him off so far but Smythe persists. Nope, Howser circles away and we're back to standing.
Huell Howser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Not John Smythe.
Howser jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smythe swings for the body but Howser moves out of range.
Smythe shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Howser napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howser defending against the ground and pound.
Howser avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Smythe.
Howser sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Smythe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smythe prevents Howser from improving his position.
Smythe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smythe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Not John Smythe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huell Howser is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smythe thows a huge punch but Howser dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Not John Smythe.
I think Howser has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huell Howser!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miles Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miles Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Jenkins looks to land a right hand but Morrison moved out of range.
Jenkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Jenkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrison is just out of range.
Jenkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Jenkins throws a shot to the body.
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Jenkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Morrison moves out of range.
Jenkins punishes Morrison's body with a nice straight punch.
Jenkins throws out a loose jab but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jenkins misses with a wild body shot.
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jenkins wants to get back to full guard.
Jenkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morrison.
Morrison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jenkins is trying to stand up here but Morrison is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is trying to get back to full guard.
Jenkins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morrison 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.
Morrison takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
No joy there for Jenkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jenkins loads up on a big right hand but Morrison slips the punch.
Morrison moves forwards but Jenkins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jenkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrison punishes Jenkins's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a few strikes there.
Miles Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins moves out of range as Morrison strikes.
Jenkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jenkins lands the left hand.
Jenkins throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
Jenkins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jenkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morrison slips a jab and a cross from Jenkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins scores with a one two! Morrison had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jenkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Jenkins finds it's way through Morrison's defenses.
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jenkins.
Jenkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrison is just out of range.
Jenkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Morrison looks for a takedown but Jenkins sprawls well.
Jenkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miles Jenkins dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Jenkins.
No joy there for Jenkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miles Jenkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jenkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Morrison cracks a nice hook into Jenkins's ribs.
Jenkins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jenkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jenkins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Morrison counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jenkins!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison fails to advance to Jenkins's back.
Morrison throws some wild stikes that Jenkins manages to avoid easily.
Morrison fails to move to back control.
Jenkins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jenkins is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jenkins is desperately trying to improve his position but Morrison has a good base and remains in mount.
Jenkins is squirming around, avoiding Morrison's attempts to control the action.
Morrison is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jenkins has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jenkins!
Jenkins tries to stand but Morrison is controlling from the bottom.
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.
Jenkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jenkins trying to stand up but can't free himself from Morrison's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison 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.
Morrison thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jenkins chips away with some ground and pound.
Jenkins drops back looking for a leg! Morrison is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Morrison manages to kick Jenkins off! Jenkins jumps back into Morrison's guard.
Morrison wants to control but Jenkins passes easily into half guard.
Jenkins wants to control but Morrison is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins 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.
Morrison trying to get back to full guard but Jenkins takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Jenkins has hold of Morrison's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Morrison manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jenkins has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Morrison is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Miles Jenkins!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Tep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tep comes to the cage accompanied by You're the Best Around. Martin has chosen Song of Ice and Fire Art Collection as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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212 lbs
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220 lbs
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bubba Tep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Martin!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tep lands a head shot.
Tep throws a right and a left that Martin avoids nicely.
Tep misses with a series of wild punches.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tep as he avoids it easily.
Tep throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
Martin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tep throws out the jab.
Martin slips under a jab from Tep.
A telegraphed right hand from Tep misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Tep.
Tep misses with a hook to the body
and Martin counters with a straight right hand.
Tep throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
Martin connects with a jab.
Tep throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
Tep throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
Tep lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jab by Martin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Tep.
Tep throws a head kick that misses.
Martin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tep throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tep throws a hook to the side of Martin's head but Martin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tep misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Tep tries to bum rush Martin with a series of wild strikes but Martin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tep misses the jab.
Tep throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Tep, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tep swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tep won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tep tries to bench press Martin off him but Martin keeps the position.
Martin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tep stops Martin from passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin scores with punches from side control.
Martin cracks Tep with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Martin trying to control the position but Tep is working away.
Tep tries to bench press Martin off him but Martin keeps the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Martin swings around for an armbar but Tep sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Martin's guard.
Martin keeping full guard, as Tep tries to pass.
Tep tries to stand but Martin is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tep stopping the sweep attempt from Martin.
Martin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Martin throws out a powerful jab.
Tep misses with a head kick.
Tep throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
Martin moves into the clinch.
Tep gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Martin.
Bubba Tep has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Martin.
Tep blocks an uppercut.
Martin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tep wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Martin lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tep backwards.
Tep takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Martin fails to land.
Tep is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tep looking to stall.
Martin keeps control of Tep as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Tep.
Tep tries to break free but Martin pushes him back against the cage.
Tep working hard to break the clinch.
Martin lands a shot to the body.
Tep is breathing heavily.
Martin lands a body punch.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martin presses Tep against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tep fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Martin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Martin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tep looks to throw the jab but Martin is out of range.
Tep throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
Tep gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Martin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tep is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Martin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Martin slips nicely into half guard.
Martin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tep defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tep trying to control but Martin postures up.
Tep wants to get back to his feet.
Martin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tep does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tep bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martin's head backwards.
Tep ducks right into an uppercut from Martin.
Tep swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martin counters with a nice body shot.
Bubba Tep seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tep falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tep's guard now.
Martin tries to free his leg and advance position but Tep is retaining full guard.
Martin trying to control but Tep is working from the bottom.
Martin looking to pass the guard.
Martin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tep's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tep looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martin is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin stands up over Tep, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tep not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Tep is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martin distracts Tep with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Martin trying to control but Tep is working from the bottom.
Tep is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tep is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Martin is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Martin seems to have locked his on tight now - Tep screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Martin, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). George Martin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Lightyear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wendell Sailor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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224 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buzz Lightyear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wendell Sailor!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sailor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lightyear moves in looking to clinch but Sailor pushes him off.
Lightyear gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lightyear utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sailor landing some decent shots from guard.
Sailor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sailor throwing strikes but missing.
Lightyear is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sailor throws a strike but Lightyear rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lightyear stopping the sweep attempt from Sailor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sailor keeping moving, preventing Lightyear from controlling successfully.
Lightyear is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sailor is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lightyear is looking to clinch.
Lightyear fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lightyear misses with a low kick.
Lightyear misses with an uppercut.
Lightyear misses with a series of wild punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sailor, as that shot connected.
Sailor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lightyear moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sailor slips under a jab from Lightyear.
Lightyear fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sailor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lightyear in his tracks.
Lightyear tries to clinch there but Sailor circles away.
Lightyear tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sailor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lightyear at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailor keeps the fight on the outside.
Lightyear tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sailor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sailor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lightyear.
Lightyear throws a head kick but Sailor moves out of range.
Sailor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lightyear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lightyear throws a leg kick but Sailor checks it.
Sailor clinches up with Lightyear and pushes him back against the cage.
Sailor slows down the pace here.
Lightyear throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sailor tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sailor lands a right hand.
Lightyear misses with a knee strike.
Sailor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lightyear is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Sailor.
Sailor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lightyear backwards.
Sailor lands with a right to the head.
Sailor gets through Lightyear's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sailor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Sailor as the two fighters clinch.
Sailor lands a shot to the body.
Sailor pushes Lightyear back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sailor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lightyear is rocked!
Sailor leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sailor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lightyear or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sailor stalls.
Sailor has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lightyear clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Can Lightyear hold on?! Sailor is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Sailor's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Sailor is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sailor looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lightyear is taking damage to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wendell Sailor dominated that round.
That's time! Lightyear's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lightyear darts in trying to clinch
and Sailor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lightyear looks to clinch
and Sailor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sailor closes the distance and clinches.
Lightyear tries to land knees in the clinch but Sailor avoids the damage to the body.
Sailor lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lightyear blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sailor.
Lightyear taking some punishment here, with Sailor in his half guard.
Lightyear keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sailor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sailor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sailor winds up and cracks Lightyear with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lightyear trying to control here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lightyear keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailor seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lightyear is looking for a sweep. Sailor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sailor thows a huge punch but Lightyear dodges it nicely.
Sailor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sailor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lightyear has hold of Sailor's hands but Sailor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lightyear is refusing to be controlled, as Sailor sits in half guard.
Sailor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lightyear's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lightyear trying to control but Sailor postures up.
Sailor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lightyear's head.
Lightyear makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lightyear.
Sailor wants to control from the top but Lightyear keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lightyear tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sailor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lightyear thinking.
Lightyear wants to clinch but Sailor slips to the side
and Sailor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sailor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lightyear - the referee stops the clock and Sailor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lightyear. Sailor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sailor cracks Lightyear with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sailor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sailor counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightyear tries to land a knee to the head but Sailor blocks with his arms.
A short right from Sailor on the inside.
Lightyear is trying to stall.
Lightyear tries a knee to the head but Sailor blocks it.
A body shot lands from Sailor.
Lightyear with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Sailor - that landed with a thud.
Sailor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lightyear.
Lightyear takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Sailor.
A bit of stalling here from Sailor.
Sailor lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Sailor.
Sailor stalling in the clinch.
Sailor scores with a hook to the body.
Sailor lands a left hand.
Sailor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lightyear is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sailor is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lightyear to the mat. Lightyear regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
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!
Lightyear keeping moving, preventing Sailor from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sailor is in close to Lightyear's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sailor stands up over Lightyear, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sailor cracks Lightyear with a solid left hand.
Sailor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sailor wants to control from the top but Lightyear keeps moving.
Lightyear controls Sailor momentarily but Sailor frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sailor is looking to work some ground and pound but Lightyear has wrist control.
Sailor with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wendell Sailor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A combination from Sailor does no damage.
Sailor cracks Lightyear with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lightyear throws a lazy head kick
and Sailor counters with a one-two to the body.
Lightyear darts in trying to clinch
and Sailor counters with a right hand to the body.
Buzz Lightyear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lightyear clinches but Sailor breaks the clinch
and Sailor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lightyear tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sailor counters with a three punch combo that has Lightyear backing up. Lightyear nods at Sailor to acknowledge the strikes.
Lightyear misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Lightyear misses.
Buzz Lightyear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lightyear tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sailor counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lightyear's guard now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lightyear wants to stand up but Sailor is controlling him.
Wendell Sailor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sailor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lightyear utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lightyear can't keep his opponent in guard - Sailor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sailor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sailor trying to pass the guard but Lightyear defending well.
Lightyear wants to control but Sailor is keeping busy.
Sailor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wendell Sailor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightyear is trying to stand.
Sailor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lightyear has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sailor is working away from the top position though.
Lightyear is trying to stand.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sailor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sailor misses with the combination.
Sailor forces Lightyear back against the cage and clinches.
Sailor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sailor lands a nice uppercut.
Sailor presses Lightyear against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sailor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sailor.
Wendell Sailor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sailor has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lightyear is trying to keep an underhook but Sailor manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Sailor controlling the action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sailor lands a nice short elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sailor in particular looking to stall.
Sailor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sailor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sailor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lightyear makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sailor has Lightyear up against the cage in a clinch.
Sailor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sailor stalling against the cage.
Lightyear throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sailor blocks it with crossed arms.
Sailor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sailor scores with a shoulder strike.
Lightyear with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sailor stalling against the cage.
Sailor presses Lightyear against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lightyear is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sailor pushes Lightyear back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Buzz Lightyear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sailor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wendell Sailor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sailor 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wendell Sailor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Heemeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mack's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DMX (Ruff Ryders Anthem). 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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200 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Dangerous knees
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marvin Heemeyer!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack throws a jab but it's blocked by Heemeyer.
Mack tries to bum rush Heemeyer with a series of wild strikes but Heemeyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mack misses the shot to the body.
Heemeyer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mack.
It looks like Jim Mack has been cut.
Heemeyer is looking to clinch but Mack is avoiding it.
Heemeyer tries to clinch there but Mack circles away.
Mack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Mack misses the target.
Heemeyer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heemeyer.
Heemeyer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mack looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Heemeyer scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mack avoids the head kick by Heemeyer.
Mack throws out a loose jab but Heemeyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heemeyer forces Mack back against the cage and clinches.
Heemeyer lands a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Mack.
Mack misses with a body punch.
Heemeyer landing knees to the body.
Heemeyer tries a knee to the head but Mack blocks it.
Heemeyer scores a nice knee to the body.
Mack is breathing heavily.
Heemeyer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Heemeyer scores with a knee to the head.
Heemeyer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Heemeyer landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heemeyer lands a knee to the head.
Heemeyer connects with a knee to the head.
Heemeyer scores a nice knee to the body.
Mack takes a knee to the side of the body.
Heemeyer landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heemeyer.
Knees to the body from Heemeyer.
Mack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heemeyer.
Heemeyer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mack's face.
Heemeyer crunches a lovely knee into Mack's ribcage.
Heemeyer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Heemeyer tries a knee to the head but Mack blocks it.
Mack jumps guard but Heemeyer stands there with Mack around his waist. Mack gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Heemeyer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mack in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Heemeyer crunches a lovely knee into Mack's ribcage.
Heemeyer scores with a knee to the head.
Mack gets through Heemeyer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heemeyer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mack throws a punch but it's blocked by Heemeyer.
Mack misses with a punch on the inside.
Mack avoiding damage as Heemeyer throws knees to the body.
Mack misses with a punch on the inside.
Mack throws a head punch that misses.
Heemeyer lands an elbow inside that Mack shrugs off.
Heemeyer tries to land knees in the clinch but Mack avoids the damage to the body.
Mack lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heemeyer trying to land knees to the body.
Mack tightens his grip and picks Heemeyer up, before dumping him to the ground. Heemeyer manages to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mack passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ground and pound from Mack seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mack lands a few punches from side control.
Heemeyer is trying to improve his position.
Mack misses with the ground and pound.
Heemeyer struggling a bit here.
Mack working the ground and pound but Heemeyer is defending the strikes.
Heemeyer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mack not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Heemeyer throws a jab when Mack was well out of range.
Heemeyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Mack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heemeyer tries a head kick but it misses.
Mack misses with a looping right.
Mack jabs Heemeyer right on the nose. Heemeyer blinks but takes it well.
Heemeyer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fighters circling - Mack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mack moves out of range as Heemeyer throws a body kick.
Heemeyer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mack to score with a decent uppercut.
Heemeyer looks to land a left hand but Mack moved out of range nicely.
Mack uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mack takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Heemeyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heemeyer misses with a low kick.
Mack avoids the head kick by Heemeyer.
Heemeyer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Heemeyer throws a sloppy head kick and Mack moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heemeyer looks for the body kick but Mack saw that one coming.
Mack throws a series of punches but Heemeyer moves out of range.
Heemeyer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mack thuds a left hand into Heemeyer's body.
Nice defenses there by Heemeyer.
Mack takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mack!
Mack lands with a hook. Heemeyer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heemeyer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mack scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mack gets a clinch.
Mack lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heemeyer.
Heemeyer tries to land a knee to the head but Mack blocks with his arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mack.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heemeyer looking to throw knees to the head but Mack is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heemeyer.
Heemeyer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mack is defending well for now.
Heemeyer missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mack creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mack lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mack tries a body shot but Heemeyer blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Heemeyer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Mack'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.
Mack missing with a left hand there. Heemeyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heemeyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heemeyer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heemeyer thumps Mack with a low kick.
Heemeyer moves in looking to clinch but Mack pushes him off.
Mack is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Heemeyer closes the distance and clinches.
Mack is leaning against Heemeyer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mack lands a body punch.
Mack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mack lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mack misses with a punch on the inside.
Marvin Heemeyer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mack throws a punch but it's blocked by Heemeyer.
A short uppercut from Mack.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mack.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mack.
Good body shot from Mack.
Mack throws a punch but it's blocked by Heemeyer.
A head punch on the inside from Mack fails to land.
Heemeyer is breathing heavily.
Mack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heemeyer tries to land a knee to the head but Mack blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heemeyer.
Mack throws a punch but it's blocked by Heemeyer.
Heemeyer misses with a knee strike.
Heemeyer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mack avoids it.
Mack is leaning against Heemeyer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mack has a couple of punches blocked by Heemeyer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack lands a right hand.
Mack misses with the head strike.
Mack scores with a shoulder strike.
Mack tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mack working aggressively here.
Heemeyer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heemeyers head.
Mack misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mack.
Mack scores with a shot to the side of Heemeyer's head.
Heemeyer lands a knee to the head.
Mack lands a right hand.
Heemeyer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mack is defending well for now.
Heemeyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mack has picked Heemeyer up - he's going for a ride! Mack dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Heemeyer wants to control but Mack is keeping busy.
Mack thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Heemeyer's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heemeyer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Heemeyer.
Mack being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack is in close to Heemeyer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Heemeyer is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heemeyer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Heemeyer thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mack working a defensive guard here.
Mack utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Heemeyer is looking to work some ground and pound but Mack has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heemeyer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mack on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mack tries to get out of the position.
Heemeyer postures up in Mack's guard and throws a big left but Mack blocks it.
Mack is looking to stand up but Heemeyer isn't so interested in that idea.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mack takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Heemeyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mack keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Heemeyer misses with a kick to the body.
Heemeyer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Heemeyer throws a low kick, looking for Mack's leg but Mack calmly moves out of range.
Heemeyer tries to keep at a distance but Mack has taken the fight into the clinch.
Heemeyer misses with a knee strike.
Mack has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Heemeyer is trying to keep an underhook but Mack manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mack thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Heemeyer's head.
Mack throwing shots but Heemeyer is blocking nicely.
Heemeyer is doing well to control the position and prevent Mack from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heemeyer is trying to maintain the position but Mack is very close to passing his half guard.
Mack is looking to advance position but Heemeyer won't allow it.
Heemeyer wants to control but Mack is keeping busy.
Heemeyer is looking for a sweep. Mack is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Heemeyer looks to clinch
and Mack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heemeyer misses with a head kick.
Mack scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mack lands with a nice combination. Heemeyer backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Mack dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jim Mack's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mack dips to his left and cracks Heemeyer with an uppercut!
Mack takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heemeyer connects with a solid leg kick.
Mack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heemeyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Mack.
Heemeyer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Heemeyer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heemeyer throws a leg kick which misses Mack's front leg but catches the back leg as Mack tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Heemeyer misses.
Mack avoids the head kick by Heemeyer.
Heemeyer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mack throws out the jab.
Mack tries to clinch there but Heemeyer circles away.
Mack checks a low kick from Heemeyer.
Heemeyer instigates a clinch.
Heemeyer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mack lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mack takes a knee to the side of the body.
Heemeyer lands a good knee to the midsection. Mack won't want to take too many of those.
Heemeyer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mack's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heemeyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heemeyer connects with a knee to the head.
Heemeyer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mack has a couple of punches blocked by Heemeyer.
Heemeyer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mack avoiding damage as Heemeyer throws knees to the body.
Mack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mack misses with some punches.
Heemeyer landing knees to the body.
Mack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heemeyer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mack lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heemeyer backwards.
Heemeyer misses with a knee to the head.
Heemeyer misses with a knee to the head.
Mack has a couple of punches blocked by Heemeyer.
Mack misses with a punch to the body.
Mack misses with some punches.
Heemeyer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mack lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Heemeyer with a knee to the head.
Mack working aggressively here.
Heemeyer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Mack.
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.
Mack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Mack.
Heemeyer misses with a knee to the head.
Mack gets through Heemeyer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heemeyer is pressed up against the cage. Mack has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Heemeyer down to the mat. Heemeyer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heemeyer.
Heemeyer lands a high kick!
Marvin Heemeyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mack swats away the attempt to clinch by Heemeyer.
Mack scores with a decent looking hook.
Heemeyer throws a head kick but Mack moves out of range.
Mack connects with a nice looking jab.
Mack jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Heemeyer walks into a left hand.
Jim Mack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping body kick lands there for Heemeyer.
Mack shoots in and bounces Heemeyer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Heemeyer looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heemeyer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Heemeyer working a defensive guard here.
Mack has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Heemeyer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mack.
Mack wanted to stand there but Heemeyer had control of the position.
Heemeyer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mack postures up and lands a big shot to Heemeyer's brow.
Mack chips away with some ground and pound.
Heemeyer wants to sweep here but Mack controlling him for the moment.
Mack postures up in Heemeyer's guard and throws a big left but Heemeyer blocks it.
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.
Mack is looking to work some ground and pound but Heemeyer has wrist control.
Heemeyer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Heemeyer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mack?
Mack tries to reverse the position but Heemeyer maintains control.
Mack slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Heemeyer is trying to control the action in half guard but Mack is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Heemeyer there.
Heemeyer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mack is looking to escape.
Mack tries to get to full guard but Heemeyer has control of the leg.
Heemeyer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Heemeyer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Heemeyer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Heemeyer!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armin Merkel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anssi Randi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Merkel comes to the cage accompanied by Juke Joint Jezebel. The crowd seem to be enjoying Randi's choice of entrance music: DMX - Party Up. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Armin Merkel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anssi Randi!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randi slips a jab from Merkel.
Merkel throws a series of punches but Randi moves out of range.
A slow jab from Merkel misses its intended target.
Merkel throws a lazy right hand but Randi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Merkel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Anssi Randi has been cut.
Randi slips a jab from Merkel.
Merkel dodges the punch combination from Randi.
Merkel throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Randi stumbling backwards into the cage! Randi bounces back off the cage towards Merkel, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Merkel lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Merkel celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Armin Merkel!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ash Stoner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lath Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoner comes to the cage accompanied by Why Can't We Be Friends?. Hoy has chosen Go Ninja-Vanilla Ice as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ash Stoner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lath Hoy!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hoy doesn't manage to clinch there - Stoner circles away.
Hoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stoner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stoner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stoner misses with the combination.
Hoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Stoner.
Stoner connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoy tries to clinch up
and Stoner counters with a low kick, right behind Hoy 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoy wants to clinch
letting Stoner counter with a right hand.
Hoy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stoner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stoner misses with a two punch combination.
Stoner throws a solid leg kick but Hoy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stoner.
Stoner looks to land a left hand but Hoy moved out of range nicely.
Hoy wants to clinch but Stoner slips to the side
and Stoner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hoy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stoner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stoner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stoner wants it to stay on the feet.
Ash Stoner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lath Hoy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoner clinches but Hoy breaks the clinch
and Hoy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hoy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stoner smiles and moves away.
Stoner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lath Hoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stoner misses with a jab to the body
and Hoy moves into the clinch.
Hoy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hoy tries to pull guard but Stoner won't allow it.
Stoner is looking to control Hoy's arms but Hoy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stoner has his back to the cage.
Hoy successfully pulls guard.
Stoner's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hoy trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Stoner should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Hoy has tightened it up now! Stoner should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lath Hoy!
Lath Hoy is the new middleweight champion!
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