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OFC: Harmony in Pain! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenan Groso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kent Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Groso comes to the cage accompanied by Bosnian National Anthem. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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190 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kenan Groso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kent Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ortega fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ortega throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ortega wants to clinch.
Ortega wants to clinch.
Groso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kent Ortega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Groso fails to land with a series of punches.
Ortega wants to clinch.
Ortega closes the distance and clinches.
Ortega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Groso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortega moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Groso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ortega misses with a head kick.
Groso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortega.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Groso lands with a nice combination. Ortega backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Kent Ortega has been cut.
Groso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Groso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ortega fails with an attempt to clinch.
Groso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab from Groso.
Groso blocks a head kick by Ortega.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ortega turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Groso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ortega lands a big head kick that sends Groso tumbling to the mat! Ortega takes a step backwards and waves Groso back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Kenan Groso has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Groso swinging wilding here.
Ortega rushes Groso and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Groso goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ortega prevents it.
Groso is breathing heavily.
Ortega will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Groso up against the cage.
Ortega breaks from the clinch.
Ortega fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ortega tries to clinch up.
Ortega wants to clinch up but Groso keeps it at a distance.
Ortega misses with a looping right.
Ortega is looking to clinch.
Ortega tries to clinch but Groso moves out of range.
Ortega doesn't manage to clinch there - Groso circles away.
Ortega wants to clinch up but Groso keeps it at a distance.
Groso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Groso fails to land with a series of punches.
Ortega wants to clinch up but Groso keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groso blocks a head kick by Ortega.
Groso swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortega.
Groso keeps the fight on the outside.
Groso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Groso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ortega tries to clinch up.
Groso tries to bum rush Ortega with a series of wild strikes but Ortega uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ortega throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ortega moves into the clinch.
Groso has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ortega is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ortega slows down the pace here.
Ortega's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ortega pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Groso looks to land a combination. Ortega sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ortega tries to clinch but Groso moves out of range.
Ortega rushes Groso and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ortega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Groso misses with a double jab.
Groso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groso swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortega.
Ortega closes the distance and pushes Groso back into the cage.
Ortega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ortega tries to clinch up.
Groso keeps the fight on the outside.
Groso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ortega drives through and clinches with Groso against the cage.
Ortega breaks from the clinch.
Ortega doesn't manage to clinch there - Groso circles away.
Groso tries to keep at a distance but Ortega has taken the fight into the clinch.
Groso is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ortega gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenan Groso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ortega tries to clinch but Groso is having none of it.
Ortega doesn't manage to clinch there - Groso circles away.
Ortega is looking to clinch.
Ortega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch but Groso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Groso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortega is looking to clinch.
Ortega fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega takes the fight into the clinch.
Ortega breaks from the clinch.
Ortega tries to clinch but Groso is having none of it.
Ortega gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ortega leaning his opponent against the cage.
Groso wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ortega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Groso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Groso blocks a head kick by Ortega.
Ortega closes the distance and clinches.
Groso wants a takedown.
Ortega breaks from the clinch.
Ortega fails with an attempt to clinch.
Groso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ortega is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortega fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Groso, pushing him back against the cage.
Ortega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ortega is looking to clinch but Groso is avoiding it.
Ortega pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kent Ortega dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Ortega forces Groso back against the cage and clinches.
Ortega looking to stall.
Ortega is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Groso wants a takedown.
Ortega controlling the action here for a moment.
Groso is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ortega gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Ortega to work.
Ortega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Groso throws a right and a left that Ortega avoids nicely.
Ortega throws a head kick but Groso moves out of range.
Groso takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ortega tries to clinch but Groso moves out of range.
Ortega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ortega avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ortega fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortega tries to clinch up but Groso circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortega is looking to clinch but Groso is avoiding it.
Ortega wants to clinch up but Groso keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega tries to clinch up.
Ortega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ortega tries to clinch but Groso is having none of it.
Groso swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortega.
Ortega is looking to clinch.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch but Groso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ortega tries to clinch but Groso moves out of range.
A head kick from Ortega lands but Groso takes it in his stride.
Kent Ortega seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Groso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Groso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ortega tries to clinch there but Groso circles away.
Ortega throws a sloppy head kick and Groso moves out of range easily.
Groso misses with a series of wild punches.
Ortega tries to clinch up.
Ortega darts in and clinches Groso up against the cage.
Ortega breaks from the clinch.
Groso misses with a series of wild punches.
Ortega is looking to clinch but Groso is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega doesn't manage to clinch there - Groso circles away.
Ortega doesn't manage to clinch there - Groso circles away.
Ortega tries to clinch up.
Ortega closes the distance and clinches.
Ortega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ortega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Groso misses with a series of wild punches.
Groso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ortega.
Ortega misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Groso misses.
A head kick misses from Ortega.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Groso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Groso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ortega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ortega takes the fight into the clinch.
Ortega has Groso pressed against the cage.
Ortega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ortega's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Groso works over Ortega's head and body with a nice combination.
Ortega misses with a head kick.
Ortega tries to clinch but Groso moves out of range.
Groso throws a series of punches but Ortega avoids them all with ease.
Groso keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Groso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Groso swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch but Groso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Groso swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortega.
Ortega is looking to clinch.
Ortega doesn't manage to clinch there - Groso circles away.
Ortega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ortega tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Groso throws a series of punches but Ortega avoids them all with ease.
Ortega walks into a stiff left hand from Groso.
Nice defenses there by Ortega.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ortega misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ortega moves in looking to clinch but Groso pushes him off.
Ortega wants to clinch up but Groso keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ortega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Groso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Groso keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Groso.
Groso keeps the fight on the outside.
Kenan Groso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortega tries to clinch but Groso is having none of it.
Ortega closes the distance and clinches.
Ortega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Groso keeps the fight on the outside.
Groso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ortega lands a head kick!
Ortega slips a jab and a cross from Groso.
Groso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Groso keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kent Ortega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ortega has Groso up against the cage in a clinch.
Ortega displaying some good clinch control by pressing Groso up against the cage.
Groso drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ortega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Groso looks to land a combination but Ortega avoids it well.
Ortega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Groso throws a right and a left that Ortega avoids nicely.
No joy there for Groso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ortega tries to clinch up but Groso circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ortega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ortega fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ortega is looking to clinch.
Ortega doesn't manage to clinch there - Groso circles away.
Ortega tries to clinch there but Groso circles away.
Ortega doesn't manage to clinch there - Groso circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Groso circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega wants to clinch.
Groso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Groso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ortega rushes Groso and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ortega breaks the clinch.
Ortega has taken the fight to the clinch.
Groso drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ortega gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ortega avoiding damage.
Ortega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ortega has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ortega leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ortega's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ortega tries to clinch up but Groso circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortega throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ortega is looking to clinch but Groso is avoiding it.
Ortega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega pushes Groso up against the cage in a clinch.
Ortega is stalling here.
Ortega breaks the clinch.
Ortega is looking to clinch but Groso is avoiding it.
Groso keeps the fight on the outside.
Ortega moves in looking to clinch but Groso pushes him off.
Ortega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Groso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ortega wants to clinch.
Ortega misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ortega doesn't manage to clinch there - Groso circles away.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Groso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ortega wants to clinch up but Groso keeps it at a distance.
Ortega tries to clinch there but Groso circles away.
Groso misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ortega tries to clinch up but Groso circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Groso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortega throws a head kick that half lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ortega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ortega is looking to clinch but Groso is avoiding it.
Ortega clinches up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ortega is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Groso is keeping busy.
Ortega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kent Ortega is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Groso throws a right and a left that Ortega avoids nicely.
Ortega throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Groso's head.
Ortega fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ortega fails with an attempt to clinch.
Groso swinging wilding here.
Ortega tries to clinch but Groso is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Groso misses with a hook. Ortega ducked under it nicely.
Ortega chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Groso tries to bum rush Ortega with a series of wild strikes but Ortega uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Groso takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Groso scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Groso keeps the fight on the outside.
Groso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Groso throws the left hand but Ortega avoids the punch easily.
Ortega closes the distance and pushes Groso back into the cage.
Ortega stalls.
Ortega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ortega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Groso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortega showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Groso.
Kenan Groso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ortega doesn't manage to clinch there - Groso circles away.
Ortega wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kent Ortega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ortega 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kent Ortega!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Goss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hatmake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goss comes to the cage accompanied by Absolute Zero: Define Neutral. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Goss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Hatmake!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Goss with that takedown attempt.
Goss is looking to clinch.
Hatmake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hatmake.
Hatmake decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Goss is trying to stand up here but Hatmake is controlling him well.
Hatmake slips a nice elbow through Goss's hands, connecting with Goss's forehead.
Hatmake prevents Goss from standing back up.
Goss wants to improve his position but Hatmake is controlling well.
Hatmake scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Goss tries to roll over but Hatmake keeps him under control.
Hatmake throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Goss punching from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Hatmake there.
Goss has one foot on Hatmake's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Hatmake fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Goss sprawls well initially but Hatmake persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Goss is looking for a sweep. Hatmake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hatmake wants to take a breather but Goss is having none of it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Goss is staying active underneath Hatmake, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Goss manages to get to full guard.
Goss utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hatmake trying to control but Goss is working from the bottom.
Goss looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hatmake puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Goss lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Goss wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatmake stalling.
Goss is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goss is trying to maintain the position but Hatmake is very close to passing his half guard.
Goss is looking for a sweep. Hatmake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Goss is working hard here to advance position.
Ground and pound from Hatmake.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hatmake throws a half hearted mid kick.
Goss scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Goss stands up and beckons Hatmake to his feet.
Hatmake looks gassed!
Goss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hatmake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goss misses with a takedown
and Hatmake counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hatmake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goss landing knees to the head.
Hatmake has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Goss is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hatmake wants a takedown but no success here.
Joseph Goss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Hatmake.
Goss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Goss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Goss prevents a takedown attempt there.
Goss lands with a left to the head.
Goss has Hatmake pressed against the cage, preventing Hatmake from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hatmake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Goss is struggling to control the position.
Goss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hatmake blocks it with crossed arms.
Hatmake avoiding damage as Goss throws knees to the body.
Goss trying to control the position but instead, Hatmake has worked for underhooks and has pushed Goss into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Goss.
Goss prevents the takedown attempt.
Hatmake is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Goss gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Goss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hatmake drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Goss gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Goss drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goss stops a takedown attempt from Hatmake.
Nice elbow from Goss.
Goss is pressed up against the cage. Hatmake has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Goss down to the mat. Goss avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Goss tries to clinch but Hatmake moves away
and Hatmake counters with a shoot takedown. Goss fights it but they end up in guard.
Goss is trying to keep Hatmake in close.
Goss tries to strike from the bottom.
Goss is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Goss is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goss is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Goss wants to stand up but Hatmake is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Hatmake dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hatmake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Goss, pushing him back against the cage.
Goss stops a takedown attempt from Hatmake.
Goss gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hatmake.
Hatmake gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Goss moves into full guard.
Hatmake throwing strikes but missing.
Goss throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Goss throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Goss manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hatmake manages to get himself to full guard.
Hatmake is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Goss defends well.
Goss scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hatmake is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goss chips away with some ground and pound.
Goss decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Goss tries to clinch
and Hatmake counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hatmake is looking to stall here but Goss recovers full guard.
Goss lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Goss throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Goss controls Hatmake momentarily but Hatmake frees himself.
Goss looking for a sweep. Not yet Goss, not yet.
Hatmake stops Goss from standing up.
Goss keeping moving, preventing Hatmake from controlling successfully.
Mark Hatmake has got the better of the ground game so far.
Goss manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goss with the ground and pound from mount.
Goss lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Goss lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goss postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hatmake looks a forlorn figure.
Goss in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hatmake is working to get back to half guard.
Goss is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hatmake can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Goss lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hatmake hang on?
Goss 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.
Hatmake is looking to improve his position but Goss isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Goss connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Hatmake that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hatmake taking shots to the head.
Hatmake tries to hold on but Goss postures up.
Hatmake is squirming around, avoiding Goss's attempts to control the action.
Goss pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Goss connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hatmake wants to hold on but Goss pushes him away.
Hatmake taking shots to the head.
Goss connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Goss lands a big shot there that rocks Hatmake but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Goss scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Goss is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goss postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hatmake looks a forlorn figure.
Goss fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Goss lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Goss in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Goss cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Goss with shots to the head and body - Hatmake looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goss is landing with some decent strikes but Hatmake is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Goss unloading with bombs!
Goss lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Goss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hatmake is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Goss scoring with strikes but Hatmake is staying in there.
Goss with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Goss dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Goss wants to clinch but Hatmake slips to the side
and Hatmake counters by clinching up.
Hatmake has Goss pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Goss manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Goss lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Mark Hatmake has been cut.
Goss connects with a knee to the head.
Hatmake tries to score a body lock takedown but Goss shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Goss comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hatmake takes a knee right on the jaw!
Goss missing with knees to the body.
Goss looking to throw knees to the head but Hatmake is blocking nicely.
Goss tries to score a body lock takedown but Hatmake shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A shot in the inside from Goss.
Goss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Goss stops a takedown attempt from Hatmake.
Joseph Goss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Hatmake.
Goss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hatmake has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Goss is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Goss tries to land a knee to the head but Hatmake blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Goss misses with a knee to the head.
Goss misses with a knee strike.
Goss is trying to maintain a safe position but Hatmake gets an underhook and turns Goss into the cage.
Hatmake wants a takedown but no success here.
Hatmake looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Goss.
Hatmake breaks the clinch.
Goss closes the distance but Hatmake moves to the side
and Hatmake counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hatmake.
Goss keeping moving, preventing Hatmake from controlling successfully.
Hatmake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goss is keeping the position for now.
Hatmake won't allow Goss to sweep him here.
Goss pushes Hatmake off and gets back to his feet.
Goss shoots in looking for a takedown. Hatmake tries to sprawl out of it but Goss keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hatmake manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hatmake goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goss shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hatmake but Hatmake pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Goss closes the distance but Hatmake moves to the side
and Hatmake counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Goss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goss really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hatmake unloading with bombs!
Goss tries to reverse the position but Hatmake maintains control.
Goss taking shots to the head.
Hatmake can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Goss is looking to escape.
Hatmake blocks Goss's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goss avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hatmake.
Hatmake fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Goss 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.
Goss moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Goss looking for a sweep. Not yet Goss, not yet.
Goss trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Goss throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Goss wants to stand but Hatmake is controlling the position.
Goss wants to sweep here but Hatmake controlling him for the moment.
Hatmake wants to control from the top but Goss keeps moving.
Hatmake throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Goss looks to clinch
and Hatmake counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Goss's guard now.
Goss is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hatmake is controlling him.
Goss escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hatmake gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hatmake stopping the sweep attempt from Goss.
Goss wants to stand but Hatmake is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatmake postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Goss working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hatmake.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Hatmake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hatmake 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Hatmake!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aoshi Shinomori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mia Magoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aoshi Shinomori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mia Magoo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magoo throws a head kick that misses.
Shinomori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shinomori shoots in looking for a takedown. Magoo tries to sprawl out of it but Shinomori keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Magoo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Magoo throws a head kick that misses.
Shinomori shoots in looking for a takedown. Magoo tries to sprawl out of it but Shinomori keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Magoo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Magoo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Magoo.
Shinomori avoids the head kick by Magoo.
Magoo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Shinomori is breathing heavily.
Magoo throws a head kick that misses.
Magoo cracks Shinomori with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magoo throws a head kick but Shinomori moves out of range.
Magoo leaves Shinomori with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoshi Shinomori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Magoo connects with a high kick.
Mia Magoo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magoo throws a head kick that misses.
Magoo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shinomori.
Crunch! Magoo slams his shin into Shinomori's torso.
A nice leg kick lands there from Magoo.
Magoo throws a head kick that Shinomori semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magoo lands a big head kick that sends Shinomori to the canvas! Magoo follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mia Magoo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scotty Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson comes into the arena with Citizen Cope-Let The Drummer Kick blaring out of the sound system. Johnson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Muse - Starlight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Scotty Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clayton Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scotty Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robinson moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robinson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robinson drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Robinson tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Clayton Robinson has been cut.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Robinson.
Robinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
Johnson rushes Robinson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Robinson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Johnson pushes Robinson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Robinson! He's out on his feet! Johnson rushes in and drops Robinson with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Scotty Johnson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Silla Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is CANON in D Korean Version (with gayageum) . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Silla Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terry Striker!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Striker.
Striker just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Striker trying to hold on to Kim's head to control him but Kim postures up.
Kim looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kim lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kim wants to pass to mount but Striker is defending the position.
Kim prevents Striker from improving his position.
Kim thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Striker's head.
Striker trying to hold on to Kim's head to control him but Kim postures up.
Kim not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim trying to control from half guard but Striker is working away.
Striker wants to improve his position but Kim is controlling well.
Kim wants to free his trapped foot but Striker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Striker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kim lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kim is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Striker's half guard.
Striker trying to control but Kim postures up.
Striker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Striker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kim scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Striker is looking for a sweep. Kim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Striker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kim.
Striker moves into full guard.
Kim wants to control from the top but Striker keeps moving.
Striker wants to sweep but no luck.
Kim throws a big right hand that misses.
Striker trying to control the position.
Striker wants to sweep here but Kim controlling him for the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kim. That one must have hurt.
Striker looks gassed!
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Striker.
Kim cracks the inside of Striker's front leg.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Striker fails to land with a series of punches.
Striker takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kim cracks a nice hook into Striker's ribs.
Kim throws a wild body kick that Striker sees coming a mile off.
Horrible takedown by Kim or perhaps it was just good defense by Striker which made him look bad.
Kim shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Striker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Striker is trying to keep Kim in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Striker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kim scoring with some ground and pound.
Striker wants to sweep here but Kim controlling him for the moment.
Kim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Striker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Striker keeping full guard, as Kim tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Striker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silla Kim dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Striker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Striker moves away.
Striker throws a head kick that half lands.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Striker moves out of range of the body kick.
Kim doesn't manage to clinch there - Striker circles away.
Kim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Striker gets a clinch.
Kim tries a knee to the head but Striker blocks it.
Striker is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kim is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Striker to the mat. Striker regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Kim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Striker working for a triangle but Kim defends it easily.
Kim trying to control but Striker is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Striker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Striker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kim.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kim's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Striker working for a triangle but Kim defends it easily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kim throws a right and a left that both miss.
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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kim.
Kim moves into the clinch.
Kim misses with a knee to the head.
Striker is trying to force a seperation but Kim has the dominant position.
Kim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Striker blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but Striker blocks with his arms.
Striker misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Striker.
Kim has a couple of punches blocked by Striker.
Striker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Kim.
Striker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kim tries a knee to the head but Striker blocks it.
Striker wants to break free but Kim has control.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Kim slows down the pace here.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Striker.
Striker wants to get back to striking at distance but Kim won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Striker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Striker tries to break the clinch but Kim is controlling the position.
Striker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Striker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kim throws a lazy head kick
and Striker counters with a leg kick.
Striker takes the fight into the clinch.
Kim misses with a knee to the head.
Striker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Striker wants to get back to striking at distance but Kim won't allow it.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Striker avoids the damage to the body.
Striker tries to land a knee to the head but Kim blocks with his arms.
Striker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Striker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Striker tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Striker back against the cage.
Kim tries to score a body lock takedown but Striker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Striker misses with the head strike.
Striker is trying to break the clinch but Kim is controlling him.
Kim holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striker dodges an elbow strike from Kim.
A right hook to the body lands for Striker.
Kim tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silla Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Striker swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim has Striker pressed against the cage, preventing Striker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Striker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short uppercut from Kim.
Striker trying to control the position but instead, Kim has worked for underhooks and has pushed Striker into the cage.
Striker tries to circle away but Kim has him pinned against the cage.
Kim has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Striker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Kim lands a right hand.
Kim trying to control the position but instead, Striker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kim into the cage.
Striker tries to break free but Kim pushes him back against the cage.
Striker lands a hook that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Striker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kim tries to clinch but Striker is having none of it.
Kim doesn't manage to clinch there - Striker circles away.
Kim waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Striker.
Striker avoids the head kick by Kim.
A head kick by Kim misses
letting Striker counter with a right hand.
Striker misses the body punch
and Kim counters with a shoot takedown. Striker fights it but they end up in guard.
Kim throwing strikes from guard but Striker blocks nicely.
Kim working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kim drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Striker dives on top into guard.
Striker trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
Kim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Striker.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is looking for a triangle but Striker pushes his legs off easily.
Striker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Striker trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
Kim has a closed guard, preventing Striker from standing up.
Silla Kim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Striker wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Striker throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kim throws the left hand but Striker avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kim slips under a jab from Striker.
Kim slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Striker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Striker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
Kim has a takedown stuffed.
Striker misses with a hook.
Kim gets a clinch.
Kim keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Striker's efforts to push away.
Striker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Striker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Striker working hard to break the clinch.
Striker has had enough of the clinch but Kim keeps him there for the moment.
Kim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker manages to break the clinch.
Striker throws out a leg kick but Kim moves out of range and Striker only half commits.
The fighters circling - Striker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left lands for Striker.
Kim takes the fight into the clinch.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Striker is trying to force a seperation but Kim has the dominant position.
Kim unloads a knee to the mid-section. Striker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Striker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kim misses with a knee to the head.
Kim stalls.
Striker lands an uppercut.
Kim taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kim is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Striker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Striker tries to circle away but Kim has him pinned against the cage.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Striker - that landed with a thud.
Striker misses with a punch on the inside.
Striker misses with some punches.
Striker tries to break the clinch but Kim is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Striker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kim pulls Striker into guard.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Striker from controlling successfully.
Kim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kim escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Striker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Striker wants to pass the guard but Kim is keeping the position.
Striker trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silla Kim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kim 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silla Kim!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abdi wali Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colt Williams (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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190 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abdi wali Mohammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Colt Williams!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Williams decides to stand back up. Williams steps back and let's Mohammed get back to his feet.
Mohammed stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Mohammed tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Mohammed, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Mohammed against the cage but Mohammed circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Williams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mohammed pinned against the cage. Mohammed gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Abdi wali Mohammed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colt Williams.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt - Mohammed sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Mohammed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mohammed clinches with his opponent.
Mohammed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Mohammed breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mohammed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Mohammed scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Colt Williams has been cut.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mohammed as he jumps to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Mohammed throws a front kick that sends Williams stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Mohammed.
Mohammed instigates a clinch.
Williams is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Williams tries for a takedown. No joy.
Williams looks gassed!
Mohammed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mohammed plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mohammed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mohammed throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mohammed - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mohammed tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mohammed sprawls well. Mohammed wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick from Mohammed lands but Williams takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mohammed lands a head kick!
Mohammed throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams's head.
Mohammed lands with a slapping head kick.
Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mohammed moves into the clinch.
Mohammed manages to break the clinch.
Mohammed fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams avoids the head kick by Mohammed.
Mohammed lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mohammed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mohammed throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams's head.
Colt Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams misses with a combination
and Mohammed counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mohammed throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed clinches up against the cage.
Mohammed landing knees to the body.
Mohammed missing with knees to the body.
Williams takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mohammed scores with a knee to the head.
Mohammed breaks from the clinch.
Mohammed throws a nice head kick!
Mohammed lands a high kick!
Williams has managed to clinch.
Mohammed tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
Williams is trying to drag Mohammed to the mat but Mohammed just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mohammed breaks from the clinch.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mohammed counters with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mohammed, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a kick to the side of the head.
Williams tries to clinch but Mohammed moves out of range.
Mohammed thumps Williams with a low kick.
Abdi wali Mohammed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mohammed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick
and Mohammed counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mohammed slaps away a takedown attempt from Williams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mohammed lands a head kick!
Mohammed throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That has opened up Colt Williams's cut even more.
Mohammed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mohammed clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Mohammed.
Mohammed gets underhooks to prevent Williams's takedown attempt.
Mohammed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mohammed moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Mohammed misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdi wali Mohammed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colt Williams's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mohammed lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mohammed looks for the body kick but Williams saw that one coming.
Mohammed lands a head kick. Williams smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mohammed stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams with a poor takedown
and Mohammed counters with a body kick.
Mohammed lands a head kick. Williams smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Mohammed.
Mohammed explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mohammed throws a head kick that misses.
Abdi wali Mohammed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams throws a head kick that misses
and Mohammed counters by moving into the clinch.
Mohammed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Mohammed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mohammed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Mohammed taking a breather.
Mohammed breaks from the clinch.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mohammed displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed is looking to clinch.
Abdi wali Mohammed is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mohammed sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Williams somewhat.
Abdi wali Mohammed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colt Williams.
Mohammed tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Nice shot by Mohammed.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mohammed as he avoids it easily.
Mohammed throws a head kick that misses.
Mohammed defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Williams.
Mohammed scores with a nice strike.
Mohammed scores with a three punch combo!
Mohammed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
Mohammed clinches up against the cage.
Mohammed misses with a knee to the head.
Mohammed lands a knee to the head.
Mohammed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it.
Williams takes a knee right on the jaw!
Williams drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mohammed pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mohammed lands with a slapping head kick.
Williams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Mohammed sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mohammed throws a head kick that misses.
Mohammed is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mohammed.
Mohammed is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Mohammed tries to clinch up.
Mohammed connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mohammed circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Mohammed to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed rushes Williams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Williams tries to circle away but Mohammed has him pinned against the cage.
Mohammed tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
Mohammed misses with a knee strike.
Williams has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mohammed is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mohammed breaks the clinch.
Williams tries for a takedown but Mohammed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mohammed goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mohammed throws a head kick that half lands.
Mohammed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mohammed throws a good cross that connects.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mohammed.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mohammed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
Mohammed closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mohammed unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Williams takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mohammed landing knees to the head.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mohammed tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Williams tries to pull guard but Mohammed won't allow it.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mohammed connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
Mohammed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mohammed listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mohammed scores with a head kick.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Mohammed, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Mohammed against the cage but Mohammed circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mohammed throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mohammed as he jumps to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mohammed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mohammed lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mohammed goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdi wali Mohammed dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Colt Williams'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mohammed throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Mohammed is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mohammed closes the distance but Williams moves to the side
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Mohammed.
Mohammed takes the fight into the clinch.
Williams can't get the takedown.
A knee to the head by Mohammed.
Mohammed missing with knees to the body.
Mohammed with a knee to the head.
Mohammed misses with a knee strike.
Williams tries to score a body lock takedown but Mohammed shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mohammed pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mohammed gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Williams.
Abdi wali Mohammed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colt Williams.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mohammed tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Williams has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mohammed is trying to keep an underhook but Williams manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mohammed missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mohammed has his feet on Williams's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams tries to clinch but Mohammed moves away
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mohammed stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mohammed wants it to stay on the feet.
A head kick misses from Mohammed.
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mohammed is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, Mohammed circles away and we're back to standing.
Mohammed plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mohammed lands with a kick to the temple. Williams shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mohammed throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed connects with a high kick.
Mohammed swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Williams.
Mohammed throws a head kick that Williams semi-blocks.
Mohammed tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Williams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Mohammed is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Williams tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mohammed is thwarting Williams's attempts to control the position.
Mohammed works his way into full mount!
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed looking to control and managing it successfully.
Williams throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mohammed. What's that going to do exactly?
Mohammed prevents Williams from getting the reversal.
Mohammed avoids the attempt from Williams to control.
Mohammed controlling from the full mount.
Abdi wali Mohammed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mohammed trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Williams wants to control but Mohammed is having none of it.
Colt Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mohammed controlling from mount.
Mohammed wants to control the pace but Williams is squirming around nicely.
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 Abdi wali Mohammed.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mohammed, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdi wali Mohammed!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chinzo Toyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vera is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Weightless by All Time Low. Joey Vera has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chinzo Toyo's chin.
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24
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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179 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chinzo Toyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Vera!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toyo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Toyo's waist but Toyo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vera off to one side.
Vera misses with a head kick.
Toyo looks to land a left hand but Vera moved out of range nicely.
Toyo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vera moves away.
A combination from Toyo does no damage.
Vera bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Vera misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Toyo dodges the ground and pound from Vera.
Vera throwing strikes but Toyo manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Vera tries to improve position but can't.
Vera is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Toyo stalls from top position.
Vera gets back to half guard.
Toyo prevents Vera from standing back up.
Vera is looking for a sweep. Toyo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Vera trying to hold on to Toyo's head to control him but Toyo postures up.
Vera looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vera looks gassed!
Toyo blocks the strikes from Vera.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Toyo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chinzo Toyo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toyo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyo throws a nice looking combination but Vera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Toyo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Left hook, right uppercut from Toyo.
It looks like Joey Vera has been cut.
Vera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Toyo as he avoids it easily.
Vera takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vera shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vera was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Toyo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vera on the ground.
Vera throws some wild stikes that Toyo manages to avoid easily.
Vera is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Toyo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Toyo!
Vera escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Toyo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toyo gets to his feet. Vera looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Toyo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toyo thows a body shot but no joy.
Toyo throws a nice looking combination but Vera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chinzo Toyo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Vera.
Vera takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chinzo Toyo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Vera's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Toyo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vera dodges the punch combination from Toyo.
Vera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vera slips a jab and a cross from Toyo.
Toyo fails to land with a series of punches.
Toyo just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toyo throws a series of punches but Vera avoids them all with ease.
Vera looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vera is breathing heavily.
Toyo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vera looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera blocks the body kick.
Chinzo Toyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vera takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Toyo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vera shoots in for a takedown but Toyo shows good takedown defense.
Chinzo Toyo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Vera.
Toyo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toyo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vera dodges the punch combination from Toyo.
Toyo throws a series of punches but Vera moves out of range.
Toyo cracks Vera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Toyo leaves Vera with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Toyo is looking to wear down Vera with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vera takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyo lands a jab-cross combination.
Chinzo Toyo is winning the standup battle so far.
Toyo throws a good cross that connects.
Toyo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vera ducks under a wild hook from Toyo.
Toyo misses with a double jab.
Toyo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vera.
Toyo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Toyo tries to bum rush Vera with a series of wild strikes but Vera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Toyo misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Toyo's waist but Toyo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vera off to one side.
Toyo throws a series of punches but Vera avoids them all with ease.
Toyo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toyo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toyo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Toyo stuffs the takedown.
Vera shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Toyo as he jumps to the side.
No joy there for Toyo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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.
Toyo connects with a right hand. Vera shakes it off.
Vera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vera moves away from the strike by Toyo.
Vera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Toyo.
Toyo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vera.
Toyo is looking to chop away at Vera's legs.
Vera looks for a takedown but Toyo sprawls well.
A right-left combo lands from Toyo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chinzo Toyo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joey Vera'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. This is the final round!
Toyo thuds his right hand into Vera's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Toyo lands with an overhand left.
Horrible takedown by Vera or perhaps it was just good defense by Toyo which made him look bad.
Toyo scores with a three punch combo!
Vera is rocked!
Toyo lands a hook that stumbles Vera back into the cage. Toyo follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Vera to the canvas! Toyo pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Vera has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Chinzo Toyo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Yarris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yarris has chosen Land Down Under as his entrance music. Ralph Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ralph Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brett Yarris!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie blocks a jab.
Yarris misses the shot to the body.
Yarris connects with a body shot.
Yarris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Yarris throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yarris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yarris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yarris throws out the jab.
Yarris jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Yarris with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yarris drops Gracie with a beautiful combination! Gracie stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Yarris is looking for the KO!
Gracie is rocked!
It looks like Ralph Gracie has been cut.
Yarris swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yarris.
Brett Yarris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Yarris.
Yarris throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Yarris tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yarris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Yarris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie tries to clinch but Yarris is having none of it.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yarris to the mat! Yarris manages to get full guard.
Gracie passes Yarris's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Yarris pushes Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yarris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Yarris ducks down to avoid it.
Yarris lands with a cross.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie showed some decent athleticism there.
Yarris looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gracie controlling the pace.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Yarris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarris won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Yarris is working away.
Gracie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Yarris is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gracie tries to control but Yarris wriggling away.
Gracie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Yarris can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie won't let Yarris get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gracie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gracie controlling from mount.
Yarris really wants to buck Gracie off and get back to his feet.
Yarris looks gassed!
A nice elbow there by Gracie.
Gracie tries to control but Yarris wriggling away.
Gracie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Yarris takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Yarris trying desperately to get to his feet.
Gracie 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.
Gracie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Yarris can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gracie cracks Yarris with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to control but Yarris wriggling away.
Yarris tries to buck Gracie off so he can stand up but Gracie has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Yarris falls backwards, slamming Gracie to the mat but Gracie holds on tight! Yarris is forced to tap and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ralph Gracie!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Quall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clarence Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quall comes into the arena with Beach Blast blaring out of the sound system. Clarence Malone looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Quall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clarence Malone!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone throws a series of punches but Quall avoids them all with ease.
Malone moves out of range of the body kick.
Malone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malone shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Malone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Quall tries to roll over but Malone keeps him under control.
Quall on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Quall tries to get out of the position.
Quall has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Malone is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Quall manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Malone works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Malone is working for an americana but Quall has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Malone was thinking about the submission.
Quall wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Quall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quall is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Quall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Malone on the ground.
Quall trying to mount his opponent but Malone defends it.
Quall keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Malone slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Quall sitting in guard here, content to control.
Quall decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Malone, up you get!
Malone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Quall sprawls well. Quall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Malone gets slowly back to his feet.
Malone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Quall avoids it really well and circles away.
Malone looks gassed!
Quall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Malone counters with a left and a right that stings Quall.
Quall scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Quall pinned against the cage. Quall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
James Quall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clarence Malone.
Quall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Quall throws a shot from downtown. Malone moves away and avoids it.
Malone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Quall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malone was well out of range. Poor timing from Quall.
Malone takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Malone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Quall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Malone at a distance.
Quall throws a hook but Malone blocks it.
Quall digs a good body shot into Malone's ribs.
Quall thuds a left hand into Malone's body.
Malone ducks under a wild hook from Quall.
Quall stuffs the takedown attempt from Malone. Malone gets slowly back to his feet.
Malone shoots in for a takedown but Quall shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Quall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Malone. Malone circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Quall throws a hook but Malone avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quall digs a good body shot into Malone's ribs.
Quall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Quall tries to land a leg kick but Malone saw it coming and moves away.
Malone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Malone is rocked!
Malone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Malone is still on wobbly legs! Can Quall finish him?
Quall is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Quall lands a with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quall throws a monster overhand right that drops Malone! Quall follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Quall!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lothar Dornier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes to the cage accompanied by Killing In The Name. Dornier has chosen Prussian March "Frei Weg" as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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210 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Forrest Griffin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lothar Dornier!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dornier shoots in and drives through. Griffin sprawls well.
Griffin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dornier tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dornier takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A punch lands to the side of Dornier 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dornier tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Griffin is trying to break the clinch but Dornier has him pressed against the cage.
Griffin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dornier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Griffin blocks it with crossed arms.
Dornier landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dornier managing to block the knees to the body from Griffin.
Dornier with a knee to the head.
It looks like Forrest Griffin has been cut.
Griffin wants to get back to striking at distance but Dornier won't allow it.
Griffin avoiding damage.
Griffin landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dornier.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dornier fails to pull guard.
Griffin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Dornier misses with a knee strike.
Dornier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griffin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dornier scores a nice knee to the body.
Dornier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dornier tries a knee to the head but Griffin blocks it.
Dornier landing knees to the head.
Dornier landing knees to the head.
Dornier is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dornier unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dornier is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Griffin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Forrest Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lothar Dornier.
Dornier breaks from the clinch.
Dornier moves out of range as Griffin strikes.
Dornier blocks a leg kick.
Dornier clinches but Griffin breaks the clinch
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dornier looks to clinch
and Griffin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dornier thinking.
Griffin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Griffin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dornier's head.
Griffin lands a front kick.
Griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dornier looks to clinch
and Griffin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Griffin digs a good body shot into Dornier's ribs.
Dornier wants to clinch
and Griffin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dornier thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin scores with a leg kick.
Griffin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dornier's sensitive parts.
Dornier needs to keep his hands up - Griffin had a free shot at his head there.
Dornier takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dornier walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Griffin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dornier has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dornier and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Griffin scores with a jab to the body.
Dornier looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Griffin is fending him off so far but Dornier persists. Nope, Griffin circles away and we're back to standing.
Dornier takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lothar Dornier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin forces Dornier back against the cage and clinches.
Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dornier stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Griffin.
Nice jab there from Griffin.
Dornier tries to clinch but Griffin moves away
and Griffin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Griffin does no damage.
Griffin scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dornier takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dornier shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Griffin as he avoids it easily.
Griffin stuns Dornier with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Griffin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dornier. That did some damage!
Dornier takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Griffin counters with a left to the body.
A combination from Griffin does no damage.
Griffin lands with a straight right. Dornier didn't see that one coming.
Dornier avoids the body shot from Griffin.
Dornier wants to clinch
and Griffin counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griffin. That's going to slow Dornier down.
Dornier tries to clinch up
and Griffin counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dornier takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dornier tries to clinch but Griffin moves away
and Griffin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dornier tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Griffin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.
Dornier darts in trying to clinch
and Griffin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dornier.
Dornier blocks a head kick by Griffin.
Griffin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Griffin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Forrest Griffin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Griffin counters with a nice uppercut.
Dornier tries to clinch
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffin connects with the punch.
Griffin throws a right hand that Dornier ducks under and follows up with a left that Dornier also avoids with ease.
A good leg kick by Griffin.
Griffin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dornier closes the distance and clinches up with Griffin, looking for a takedown. Dornier pushes Griffin against the cage but Griffin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Griffin misses with an uppercut.
Griffin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice shot by Griffin.
Griffin lands a nice looking body shot.
Dornier is breathing heavily.
Griffin cracks Dornier with an open hand slap.
Dornier closes the distance looking to clinch
and Griffin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dornier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Griffin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Griffin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dornier avoiding damage as Griffin throws knees to the body.
Lothar Dornier seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Griffin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dornier tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Griffin counters with a straight right hand.
Forrest Griffin is winning the standup battle so far.
Dornier tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dornier wants to clinch but Griffin slips to the side
and Griffin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dornier has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A right-left combo lands from Griffin.
Dornier closes the distance and clinches up with Griffin, looking for a takedown. Dornier pushes Griffin against the cage but Griffin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dornier looks to clinch
and Griffin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Griffin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Dornier avoids them all with ease.
Dornier is trying desperately to land a takedown but Griffin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dornier.
Griffin scores with a sloppy right hand. Dornier should have avoided that one.
Dornier looks to clinch
and Griffin moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dornier backwards.
Dornier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dornier misses with a knee to the head.
Griffin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dornier in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griffin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Donk. Griffin catches Dornier right on the button with a cross.
Forrest Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dornier slips a jab and a cross from Griffin.
Griffin misses the jab.
Dornier darts in trying to clinch
and Griffin counters with a good, hard body kick but Dornier shrugs it off.
Dornier walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Griffin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dornier can do to turn this around?
Dornier walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dornier throws a lazy head kick
and Griffin counters with an outside leg kick.
Dornier takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Griffin lands with a straight right. Dornier didn't see that one coming.
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.
Forrest Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffin drives through and clinches with Dornier against the cage.
Griffin is struggling to control the position.
Dornier changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Griffin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Forrest Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lothar Dornier.
Griffin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dornier shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Griffin but Griffin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dornier takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dornier wants to clinch but Griffin slips to the side
and Griffin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands with a straight right. Dornier didn't see that one coming.
Griffin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dornier's calf.
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!
Dornier on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Griffin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Griffin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dornier's hands.
Griffin punishes Dornier's body with a nice straight punch.
Griffin feints and then cracks Dornier's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dornier down.
Griffin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Griffin cracks Dornier with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dornier on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dornier avoids the head kick by Griffin.
Dornier shoots and misses
and Griffin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Griffin.
A knee to the head by Griffin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dornier as Griffin tries to tie him up.
Griffin cracks Dornier with a nice body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dornier.
Griffin breaks from the clinch.
Griffin lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Griffin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Forrest Griffin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Dornier misses
and Griffin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dornier avoids it.
Dornier wants a takedown.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dornier tries a knee to the head but Griffin blocks it.
Dornier takes an elbow to the forehead.
A left hand lands to the body for Griffin.
Dornier's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Griffin working Dornier over with knees to the body.
Griffin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dornier shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Griffin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Griffin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dornier backwards.
Griffin stalling.
Dornier dodges an elbow strike from Griffin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dornier tries to pull guard but Griffin holds him up against the cage and eventually Dornier drops back down to his feet.
Forrest Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lothar Dornier.
Griffin pushes Dornier back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dornier misses with a knee strike.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin feints and then cracks Dornier's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dornier down.
Griffin has Dornier up against the cage in a clinch.
Griffin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dornier throws a sloppy head kick and Griffin moves out of range easily.
Griffin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Griffin scores with a hook.
Dornier looks for a takedown but Griffin sprawls well.
Griffin thuds a left hand into Dornier's body.
Griffin throws a head kick but Dornier moves out of range.
Griffin lands with an overhand left.
Dornier will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Griffin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Griffin scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin connects with a high kick.
Dornier takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Griffin lands a jab.
Griffin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dornier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dornier walks into a stiff left hand from Griffin.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Dornier moves out of range.
Dornier tries to clinch up
and Griffin counters with a thumping low kick.
Griffin lands the left hand.
Griffin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dornier.
Griffin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Griffin.
Griffin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dornier looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dornier closes the distance but Griffin moves to the side
and Dornier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dornier has his takedown stuffed
and Griffin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dornier is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griffin stuffs the takedown attempt from Dornier. Dornier gets slowly back to his feet.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffin lands with a straight right. Dornier didn't see that one coming.
A shot to de liver by Griffin. Beautiful body shot.
Griffin lands a nice shot that snaps Dornier's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dornier tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Griffin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Griffin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dornier stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Griffin lands a jab.
Griffin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dornier has time to react.
Dornier wants to clinch but Griffin slips to the side
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dornier is able to avoid easily.
Griffin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dornier's head backwards.
Griffin lands with a right hand.
Dornier closes the distance but Griffin moves to the side
and Griffin counters with a left and a right that stings Dornier.
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!
Griffin cracks Dornier with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffin connects with a single shot there.
No joy there for Griffin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Griffin clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Forrest Griffin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A cross from Griffin lands.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses.
Griffin stuffs the takedown attempt from Dornier. Dornier gets slowly back to his feet.
Dornier darts in trying to clinch
and Griffin counters with a nice leg kick.
Dornier walks into a jab.
Dornier closes the distance but Griffin moves to the side
and Griffin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Griffin throws a head kick but Dornier moves out of range.
Griffin misses with a body shot.
Dornier takes a jab right on the kisser.
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dornier tries to clinch
and Griffin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dornier is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dornier wants to clinch
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dornier closes the distance but Griffin moves to the side
and Griffin counters with a two punch combo.
Dornier clinches but Griffin breaks the clinch
and Griffin counters by moving into the clinch.
Dornier dodges an elbow strike from Griffin.
Dornier is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Griffin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dornier tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin trying to land knees to the body.
Dornier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Griffin is defending well for now.
Griffin lands a hook that snaps the head of Dornier backwards.
Griffin has Dornier pressed against the cage.
Dornier tries a knee to the head but Griffin blocks it.
Dornier keeps control of Griffin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Griffin.
Dornier wants to clinch
and Griffin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a straight left.
A leg kick checked by Dornier.
Griffin scores with a hook.
Griffin is looking to score with low kicks.
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Griffin counters with a leg kick.
Dornier wants to clinch
and Griffin counters by clinching up.
Dornier blocks an elbow strike.
Dornier tries a knee to the head but Griffin blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Griffin.
Dornier lands a knee to the head.
Griffin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dornier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Griffin's efforts to push away.
Griffin has Dornier pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dornier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Griffin blocks it with crossed arms.
Griffin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A decent looking cross lands there for Griffin.
Griffin scoring well with a low kick there.
Griffin works over Dornier's head and body with a nice combination.
Griffin throws a leg kick but Dornier sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin scores with a shot to the body.
Griffin connects with the punch.
Griffin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dornier's head.
Dornier tries to clinch
and Griffin counters with a left and a right that stings Dornier.
Dornier takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Griffin thuds a left hand into Dornier's body.
Griffin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dornier on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin stuns Dornier with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dornier tries to clinch up
and Griffin counters with a nice uppercut.
Dornier clinches but Griffin breaks the clinch
and Griffin counters with a stiff right hand.
Griffin pushes Dornier up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin tries to circle away but Dornier has him pinned against the cage.
Griffin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Griffin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good work by Dornier as he checks the leg kick.
Dornier looks to clinch
and Griffin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dornier dodges the punch combination from Griffin.
Dornier tries to clinch but Griffin moves away
and Griffin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dornier lands a damaging elbow.
Dornier wants a takedown.
Forrest Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lothar Dornier.
Griffin scores with a shot to the side of Dornier's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Griffin had his way with Lothar Dornier in that round.
The cut man is working on Forrest Griffin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Griffin waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Dornier.
Dornier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dornier tries a knee to the head but Griffin blocks it.
Griffin working hard to break the clinch.
Dornier tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Griffin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dornier avoiding damage as Griffin throws knees to the body.
Dornier utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Griffin trying to stall but Dornier improves his position.
Griffin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dornier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Griffin avoids it.
Dornier prevents Griffin from breaking the clinch.
Dornier lands an elbow inside that Griffin shrugs off.
Griffin swings wildly with an uppercut but Dornier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dornier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griffin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Griffin dodges an elbow strike from Dornier.
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.
Dornier misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Griffin.
Griffin digs a right hand underneath Dornier's ribcage. Dornier let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Griffin tries to land knees in the clinch but Dornier avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Griffin.
Griffin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Griffin manages to break the clinch.
Griffin works the jab nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Griffin as Dornier shoots in.
Dornier takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Griffin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griffin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dornier backs up against the cage.
Griffin lands a jab to the nose.
A leg kick checked by Dornier.
Griffin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dornier's head.
Dornier plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Griffin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Griffin punishes Dornier's body with a nice straight punch.
Griffin scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dornier closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.
Griffin lands with a nice body punch.
Griffin lands a right hook to the body.
Griffin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dornier gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Griffin.
Dornier avoiding damage as Griffin throws knees to the body.
Griffin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dornier.
Griffin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dornier drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Griffin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Griffin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Griffin scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dornier's defenses.
Dornier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Griffin blocks it with crossed arms.
Dornier misses with a knee strike.
Griffin is leaning against Dornier and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Griffin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dornier avoids it.
Dornier avoiding damage as Griffin throws knees to the body.
Dornier has Griffin pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dornier pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Griffin tumbling to the mat - Dornier dives into Griffin's guard.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Dornier from controlling successfully.
Griffin looking to control.
Griffin is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Dornier prevents a body shot from Griffin.
Lothar Dornier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin works on Dornier's body with a couple of short punches.
Griffin misses with a knee strike.
Griffin misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Dornier.
Griffin lands a left hand.
Griffin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Forrest Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lothar Dornier.
Griffin is trying to break the clinch but Dornier is controlling him.
Griffin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dornier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dornier tries a knee to the head but Griffin blocks it.
Forrest Griffin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Griffin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dornier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griffin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Griffin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Griffin has had enough of the clinch but Dornier keeps him there for the moment.
Dornier keeps control of Griffin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dornier dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Griffin obliges.
Griffin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dornier being controlled against the cage.
Griffin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dornier.
And that's the end of the fight!
Forrest Griffin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Griffin, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 50:43
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 50:42
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Griffin!
Forrest Griffin retains his light heavyweight title!
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