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AXF Friday Night Fights 13 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Slow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Dover has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Slow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Dover!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slow defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dover.
Slow throws a body punch but Dover moves out of range.
Dover shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Slow pinned against the cage. Slow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Slow throws a nice looking combination but Dover bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dover is defended easily by Slow.
Joe Slow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Dover.
A right-left combo lands from Slow.
It looks like Ben Dover has been cut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Slow.
Dover shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A shot to de liver by Slow. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slow looks to land a combination but Dover avoids it well.
Dover shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slow tries to close the distance and clinch but Dover swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dover fails with a takedown attempt.
Slow looks to land a combination but Dover avoids it well.
Slow tries to clinch up but Dover circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab from Slow.
Good exchange - Slow coming out on top.
Dover shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Slow pinned against the cage. Slow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dover looks gassed!
Dover keeps the fight on the outside.
Slow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slow lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Slow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slow throws a series of punches but Dover moves out of range.
Dover is trying desperately to land a takedown but Slow is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slow lands a right hook to the body.
Dover takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dover takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body punch from Slow.
Slow misses with a few strikes there.
Slow misses with a series of wild punches.
Slow throws a combination. Dover tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Slow punishes Dover's body with a nice straight punch.
Slow doesn't manage to clinch there - Dover circles away.
Slow throws out a powerful jab.
Slow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover is trying to drag Slow to the mat but Slow just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Slow tries to score a body lock takedown but Dover shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Slow goes for a takedown attempt but Dover pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Slow darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Slow is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dover doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Slow.
Dover wants to improve his position but Slow is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slow is working for a submission of some sort.
Dover slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dover looking for a guillotine here but Slow defends easily.
Dover has his foot on Slow's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Slow works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slow looking to pass the guard.
Dover keeping moving, preventing Slow from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Slow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Dover'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.
Dover misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dover swats away the attempt to clinch by Slow.
Slow scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Slow drops Dover with a beautiful combination! Dover stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Slow is looking for the KO!
Slow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dover is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slow moves into range and clinches up with Dover.
Slow wants a takedown but no success here.
Dover lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Slow is pressing down on Dover's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Slow is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dover is aware though and is defending well.
Dover drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dover jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Slow is looking to stand up but Dover isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slow looking to control.
Dover slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Slow regains half guard.
Slow looking for submissions off his back.
Slow is looking to control Dover's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Slow avoid being mounted?
Dover trying to mount his opponent but Slow defends it.
Slow moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dover forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Slow has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Slow looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dover prevents Slow from improving his position.
Dover is working for a kimura but Slow is defending it quite comfortably.
Slow is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dover's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dover's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slow is cranking Dover's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Dover! He's tightened the choke and Dover is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joe Slow!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Alfonzo (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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195 lbs
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194 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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Basic striking
Solid 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, Henry Davison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drew Alfonzo!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davison defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alfonzo.
Alfonzo has a takedown stuffed.
Davison slaps away a takedown attempt from Alfonzo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Henry Davison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drew Alfonzo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alfonzo is defended easily by Davison.
Alfonzo shoots in and drives through. Davison sprawls well.
Alfonzo closes the distance and clinches up with Davison, looking for a takedown. Alfonzo pushes Davison against the cage but Davison circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Davison slaps away a takedown attempt from Alfonzo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davison drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Davison tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Alfonzo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Davison tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Davison has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Alfonzo struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alfonzo keeps working.
Alfonzo can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
Davison working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Davison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alfonzo keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Davison dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Davison misses with a takedown attempt - Alfonzo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alfonzo shoots and misses
so Davison counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Davison has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Davison trying to control the position from guard on top but Alfonzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alfonzo looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Davison trying to control the position from guard on top but Alfonzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davison drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Alfonzo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Davison has Alfonzo in his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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.
Alfonzo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Alfonzo trying to control but Davison is working from the bottom.
Alfonzo sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Davison doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Alfonzo paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Davison - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Henry Davison!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
255 lbs
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279 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Little!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Howell finds it's way round the side to connect with Little's head.
Little tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howell throws a head kick that misses.
Little is looking to clinch.
Howell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Little closes the distance and clinches.
Little swings wildly with an uppercut but Howell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howell blocking some punches.
Little is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Howell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Howell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Little has had enough of the clinch but Howell keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Howell.
Little has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Howell jumps guard.
Little throwing strikes from guard but Howell blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howell wants to sweep here but Little controlling him for the moment.
Little working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Little is fighting to break Howell's control of his arms but Howell is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Little is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howell managing to control the position.
Howell wants to sweep here but Little controlling him for the moment.
Howell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Little is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Howell controlling the position easily from mount.
Little tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell trying to control but Little is having none of it.
Howell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Little is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Little is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Howell controlling the pace for now.
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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Josh Howell just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Little scores a takedown into full mount!
Howell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Howell is in all sorts of trouble here.
Little misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Little jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Howell is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Howell and Little has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Howell manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Howell postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Little to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Howell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Howell misses with a head kick.
Little tries to clinch up.
Little closes the distance and pushes Howell back into the cage.
Howell tries to score a body lock takedown but Little shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Howell jumps into guard, dragging Little to the mat.
Little is looking to stand up but Howell won't let him.
Little with a flurry of punches that miss.
Howell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Little wants to stand and escape but instead Howell has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Little is working an open guard so Howell takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Howell scores with a takedown into Little's guard.
Howell stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Little is breathing heavily.
Howell throws a sloppy head kick and Little moves out of range easily.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Howell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howell throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Little was covering up waiting for the punch and Howell finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Little is working an open guard so Howell takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Howell lands a nice looking body shot.
Howell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Howell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Little tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howell fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Howell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell fails with the takedown.
Little throws a lazy head kick
letting Howell counter with a right hand.
Little tries to clinch up
and Howell counters with a nice body kick.
Little clinches but Howell breaks the clinch
and Howell counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Little clinches but Howell breaks the clinch
and Howell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No luck for Howell with that takedown attempt.
Little closes the distance looking to clinch
and Howell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Howell is trying to control. Little wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Little trying to control from the bottom.
Howell trying to control the pace.
Little is not content to let Howell control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Little pushes Howell off and gets back to his feet.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Howell here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Little shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Howell is trying to defend but Little finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Josh Howell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Howell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Little's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Little's back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good control from Howell.
Little is trying to get back to his feet but Howell has full control of the position and if anything, Little has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Howell dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Little 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Little looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Howell tries to bum rush Little with a series of wild strikes but Little uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Little closes the distance but Howell moves to the side
and Howell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Little throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Howell stands and throws Little's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Little is not content to let Howell control the position.
Little takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Howell controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell advances nicely into full mount.
Little is trying desperately to improve position.
Little wants to control but Howell is having none of it.
Howell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Little is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Howell controlling the pace for now.
Howell trying to control but Little is having none of it.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Josh Howell just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Little stuffs the takedown.
John Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Little will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Little darts in and clinches Howell up against the cage.
Little takes a knee to the side of the body.
Howell manages to break the clinch.
Howell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Little sprawls well. Little wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Howell gets slowly back to his feet.
Howell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Little tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Howell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Little closes the distance but Howell moves to the side
and Howell counters with a two punch combo.
Howell throws a body punch but Little moves out of range.
Howell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Little tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Howell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Little!
Little is trying desperately to improve position.
Howell controlling the pace for now.
Little is wriggling around trying to escape.
John Little has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell content just to control the position here.
Howell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Little that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howell content just to control the position here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Howell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Howell 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Howell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between BUZZ SHAW (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rakishi Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). SHAW comes to the cage accompanied by INSANE IN THE MEBRAIN. Rakishi Tua will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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260 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, BUZZ SHAW!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rakishi Tua!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks SHAW out cold! SHAW corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rakishi Tua!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeke Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zeke Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Savage!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black shoots in for a takedown but Savage shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Savage moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Black shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Savage but Savage pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Savage throws a shot to the body.
Black tries to move into range but Savage moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Savage lands with a right hand.
Black has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeke Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savage throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Black on the side of the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Black.
Black walks into a jab.
Black closes this distance looking for a takedown but Savage circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black needs to keep his hands up - Savage had a free shot at his head there.
Savage's corner calls for a 1-2. Savage obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Black fails with the takedown.
Savage lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Zeke Black has been cut.
Black is trying hard to land a takedown here. Savage sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Black needs to keep his hands up - Savage had a free shot at his head there.
Black dives in and grabs Savage's left leg, looking for a takedown. Savage pushes down on Black's head and hops out.
Black is breathing heavily.
Savage lands a body shot.
Savage scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savage stuffs the takedown attempt from Black. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
Black ducks right into an uppercut from Savage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage cracks Black with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Savage connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Black momentarily.
Savage scores with a jab. Black acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Black takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Black shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Savage works over Black's head and body with a nice combination.
Zeke Black's cut is getting worse.
Savage scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zeke Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Savage lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Black sprawling to the canvas. Savage follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Black hang on?
Zeke Black's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Savage trying to pass the guard but Black defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black is trying to stand up here but Savage is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage wants to stand but Black has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Savage is controlling the pace.
Savage seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Savage looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Savage really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Black. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Savage not doing much here.
Black wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Savage keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Black is looking for a sweep. Savage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Savage lands a nice short elbow.
Savage landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Savage is keen to just control but Black is a slippery customer.
Savage with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ground and pound from Savage.
Black misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Savage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeke Black's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice jab there from Savage.
Jeez, Zeke Black's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Black dives in and grabs Savage's left leg, looking for a takedown. Savage pushes down on Black's head and hops out.
Black fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Savage scores with a sloppy right hand. Black should have avoided that one.
Savage moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Savage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Savage lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Black throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Savage's waist but Savage gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Black off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeke Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black takes one to the side of the head.
Savage scores with a jab to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zeke Black's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Randy Savage!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saiquin Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryder Eipper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eipper has chosen I Got A Feeling as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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141 lbs
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145 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saiquin Raven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryder Eipper!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Eipper misses.
No luck for Raven with that takedown attempt.
Raven avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eipper just misses with a punch to the body.
Raven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eipper.
Eipper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raven closes the distance and clinches up with Eipper, looking for a takedown. Raven pushes Eipper against the cage but Eipper circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eipper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eipper throws a series of punches but Raven avoids them all with ease.
Eipper throws a series of punches but Raven avoids them all with ease.
Eipper throws a right hand that Raven ducks under and follows up with a left that Raven also avoids with ease.
Ryder Eipper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eipper throws a series of strikes that have Raven backpedaling.
Raven takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Raven dodges the punch combination from Eipper.
Eipper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raven scores with a takedown into Eipper's guard.
Raven tries to free his leg and advance position but Eipper is retaining full guard.
Eipper keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
Raven stopping the sweep attempt from Eipper.
Eipper is trying to control the position but Raven postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven looking to pass the guard.
Raven wants to control from the top but Eipper keeps moving.
Eipper managing to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Eipper throws a series of punches but Raven moves out of range.
Eipper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Eipper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eipper misses with the combination.
Eipper looks gassed!
Raven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eipper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eipper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raven circles away quickly and effectively.
Eipper scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Raven on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Eipper throws a jab but it's blocked by Raven.
Eipper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Raven.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saiquin Raven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eipper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eipper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Eipper breaks from the clinch.
Eipper throws a series of punches but Raven moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eipper throws a right and a left that Raven avoids nicely.
Eipper misses the jab.
Raven shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Eipper's guard.
Eipper wants to sweep here but Raven controlling him for the moment.
Raven trying to control the position from guard on top but Eipper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raven trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Eipper can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raven wants to control from the top but Eipper keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raven stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Eipper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryder Eipper will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Eipper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eipper lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Eipper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Eipper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raven looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Eipper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raven.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eipper closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Raven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eipper.
Eipper is breathing heavily.
Raven scores a takedown into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eipper's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Raven tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Eipper keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Raven can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eipper is looking to escape.
Raven controlling his opponent.
Eipper is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Eipper is squirming around, avoiding Raven's attempts to control the action.
Raven has control of Eipper's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Eipper regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eipper is squirming around, avoiding Raven's attempts to control the action.
Eipper is desperately trying to improve his position but Raven has a good base and remains in mount.
Raven trying to control but Eipper is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Saiquin Raven just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Raven shoots in but Eipper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Eipper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raven.
Some wild striking there from Eipper.
Eipper scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Raven closes the distance and clinches up with Eipper, looking for a takedown. Raven pushes Eipper against the cage but Eipper circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saiquin Raven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Raven fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice shot by Eipper.
Eipper scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Raven staying out of range there.
Raven fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Eipper avoids it really well and circles away.
Eipper throws a series of punches but Raven avoids them all with ease.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raven has a takedown stuffed.
Ryder Eipper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eipper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryder Eipper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Eipper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Eipper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eipper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raven.
Raven fails with a takedown attempt.
Raven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eipper.
Raven fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eipper tries to clinch there but Raven circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eipper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to de liver by Eipper. Beautiful body shot.
Eipper throws a hook but Raven blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eipper stuffs the takedown attempt from Raven. Raven gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saiquin Raven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raven feints and as Eipper raises his hands in defense, Raven changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Raven wants to control from the top but Eipper keeps moving.
Eipper controlling the position.
Raven stops Eipper from standing up.
Raven slips nicely into half guard.
Eipper is doing well to control the position and prevent Raven from advancing to side control.
Raven is keen to just control but Eipper is a slippery customer.
Raven content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven is looking to take a break and control but Eipper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Raven trying to pass the guard but Eipper defending well.
Eipper tries to kick Raven off but Raven keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Eipper is trying to get back to full guard.
Raven is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Raven trying to control from half guard but Eipper is working away.
Raven is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Eipper is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Raven circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raven on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Eipper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raven shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Raven controlling the pace for now.
Raven can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eipper is looking to escape.
Eipper is trying desperately to improve position.
Raven controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eipper is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Raven looking to control but Eipper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Raven avoids the attempt from Eipper to control.
Ryder Eipper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Eipper can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raven sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Saiquin Raven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raven trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saiquin Raven showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Eipper 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryder Eipper!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Walker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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183 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ed Wood!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wood darts in and clinches Walker up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wood.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Wood won't allow it.
Walker avoids the elbow strike from Wood, against the cage.
Walker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wood just stands there and leans against the cage.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Wood is controlling him.
Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walker blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Wood.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.
Walker jumps guard but Wood stands there with Walker around his waist. Walker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wood lands a knee to the body.
Wood leaning his opponent against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Walker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Walker working hard to break the clinch.
Wood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Wood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wood.
Wood shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Walker's guard.
Wood passes Walker's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice strikes from Wood there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wood throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood seems to be working for a kimura but Walker defends the submission attempt.
Wood tries to pass the half guard into mount. Walker knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wood looks gassed!
Wood throwing shots but Walker is blocking nicely.
Walker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Walker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wood defends it easily.
Wood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wood thows a big elbow that misses.
Walker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wood drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Walker manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wood has Walker in his guard.
Walker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wood is keeping the position for now.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Wood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wood looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Walker puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Wood tries to get to full guard but Walker has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood trying to control from the bottom.
Wood is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Walker stalling away here and it's allowed Wood to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Walker postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wood is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Walker, into his guard.
Wood landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wood avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wood is looking to work some ground and pound but Walker has wrist control.
Wood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wood scoring with some ground and pound.
Wood slips nicely into half guard.
Walker moves into full guard.
Walker is looking for a triangle but Wood pushes his legs off easily.
Wood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walker is keeping the position for now.
Wood lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Wood dominated that round.
That's time! Walker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wood throws a leg kick but Walker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wood walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Walker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Walker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Walker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Walker lands a two punch combo.
Wood misses with a kick to the body.
Walker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walker blocks a head kick by Wood.
A leg kick checked by Walker.
Walker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Walker misses with a two punch combination.
Wood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
Walker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wood just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walker's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wood throws out a leg kick but Walker moves out of range and Wood only half commits.
Wood throws a front kick aimed at Walker's knee but Walker avoids it well.
Walker looks to land a combination but Wood avoids it well.
Walker lands a high kick!
Wood throws a body kick the misses
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
Wood doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ed Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood is breathing heavily.
Walker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wood looks to land a body kick but Walker moved away.
Jake Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wood clinches.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker lands with a right hand.
Wood throws a solid leg kick but Walker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wood.
Wood is looking to clinch.
Wood misses with a low kick.
Walker scores with a three punch combo!
Walker lunges at Wood with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wood's hand.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick
and Walker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker misses with a head kick.
Wood tries to move into range but Walker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Walker looks to land a body kick but Wood moved away.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker connects with a single shot there.
Walker cracks Wood with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Walker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Walker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wood is rocked!
Jake Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walker looks to land a body kick but Wood moved away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Walker checks a leg kick.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick and Walker moves out of range easily.
Wood throws a leg kick but Walker checks it.
Donk. Walker catches Wood right on the button with a cross.
Wood has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Walker finds it's way round the side to connect with Wood's head.
A head kick misses from Wood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a body shot.
Wood buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Walker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Walker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wood is still on wobbly legs! Can Walker finish him?
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Wood seems to have recovered his senses.
Good leg kick by Wood there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wood gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Walker stuns Wood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wood throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Wood throws a push kick but Walker slaps the foot to one side.
Walker blocks a head kick by Wood.
Wood looks for the body kick but Walker saw that one coming.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wood looks for the body kick but Walker saw that one coming.
Wood tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Walker counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wood takes one to the chin there.
Walker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wood takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Walker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wood's hands.
Wood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wood needs to keep his hands up - Walker had a free shot at his head there.
Walker lands a nice hook to Wood's body. Wood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Walker throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Walker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walker. Walker obviously looking to wear him down.
Walker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wood's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wood walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wood takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Walker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Walker dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Walker throws a leg kick which misses Wood's front leg but catches the back leg as Wood tries to avoid it.
Walker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wood on the side of the head.
Wood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Walker lands a jab to Wood's midsection.
Wood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick
and Wood counters with a head kick. That will keep Walker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Walker!
Walker scores with a three punch combo!
Jake Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker lands a left and a right that send Wood crashing to the mat, dazed. Walker thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Walker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Walker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wood can do to turn this around?
Walker lands a hook that stumbles Wood back into the cage. Walker follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Wood to the canvas! Walker pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Wood has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jake Walker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anaal Robby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Balls acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anaal Robby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Balls!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balls moves out of range as Robby throws a body kick.
Robby tries to land a front kick but Balls steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Balls has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Robby finds it's way round the side to connect with Balls's head.
Balls throws a sloppy head kick and Robby moves out of range easily.
Balls darts in and clinches Robby up against the cage.
Robby pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Robby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Balls lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Balls blocks an elbow strike.
Robby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Balls misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Robby.
Knees in the clinch landing for Balls.
Balls looking to stall.
Balls is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Robby has denied him.
Balls throws an elbow that misses.
Robby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Robby tries to circle away but Balls has him pinned against the cage.
Balls using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robby is trying to break the clinch but Balls has him pressed against the cage.
Robby throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Robby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Robby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Balls tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Balls is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Balls looking to throw knees to the head but Robby is blocking nicely.
Balls looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robby missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Robby throws an elbow but misses.
Robby blocks the elbow strike.
Robby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Robby lands an elbow just above Balls 's eye.
Balls has Robby pushed against the cage.
Robby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balls pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balls throws a shot from downtown. Robby moves away and avoids it.
Balls is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robby turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Robby lands with an uppercut that bounces Balls off the cage and back into rage.
Robby lands a big head kick that sends Balls tumbling to the mat! Robby takes a step backwards and waves Balls back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Balls is rocked!
It looks like Randy Balls has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crack! A monster head kick from Robby and Balls falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Robby!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anaal Robby!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Fuck Tito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shrimp Barby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shrimp Barby has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chuck Fuck Tito's 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Fuck Tito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shrimp Barby !
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Fuck Tito lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barby doesn't seem phased though.
Barby shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fuck Tito but Fuck Tito pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barby fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fuck Tito lands a jab to the head.
Fuck Tito lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Fuck Tito looks to throw the jab but Barby is out of range.
Barby takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barby fails with the takedown.
Chuck Fuck Tito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shrimp Barby .
Fuck Tito scores with a nice head shot.
Barby shoots for a takedown but Fuck Tito saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fuck Tito lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuck Tito punishes Barby 's body with a nice straight punch.
Barby walks into a stiff left hand from Fuck Tito.
Fuck Tito lands a nice hook to Barby 's body. Barby takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chuck Fuck Tito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fuck Tito.
Chuck Fuck Tito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuck Tito misses with a low kick.
Fuck Tito lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barby 's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuck Tito lands a jab.
A nice combination there by Fuck Tito.
Fuck Tito punishes Barby 's body with a nice straight punch.
Barby looks gassed!
Fuck Tito works the jab nicely.
Fuck Tito throws a leg kick but Barby sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuck Tito lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Barby shoots in for a double leg but Fuck Tito sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barby takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barby is trying desperately to land a takedown but Fuck Tito is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Barby .
Nice body punch from Fuck Tito.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barby shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fuck Tito lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Fuck Tito dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fuck Tito fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fuck Tito misses with a few strikes there.
Barby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barby shoots in but Fuck Tito avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fuck Tito lands a with a good body shot.
Barby is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Fuck Tito.
Barby moves forwards but Fuck Tito connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice cross by Fuck Tito.
Barby fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fuck Tito scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuck Tito connects with a crisp jab.
Fuck Tito with a jab.
Fuck Tito ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Fuck Tito finds it's target.
Fuck Tito scores with a hook to the body. Barby takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuck Tito thuds his right hand into Barby 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fuck Tito listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Barby might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Fuck Tito has got the better of the exchanges.
Fuck Tito lands with a nice body punch.
Fuck Tito throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fuck Tito connects with the punch.
Fuck Tito swinging wilding here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuck Tito throws a good cross that connects.
Fuck Tito is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Barby looks for a takedown but Fuck Tito sprawls well.
Chuck Fuck Tito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shrimp Barby .
Fuck Tito lands with a straight right. Barby didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Fuck Tito dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fuck Tito looks to land a combination. Barby sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fuck Tito thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fuck Tito takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fuck Tito lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fuck Tito is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
No luck for Barby with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Fuck Tito.
Fuck Tito connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barby momentarily.
A jab lands there for Fuck Tito.
Fuck Tito misses with a wild combination.
Barby moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuck Tito thuds a left hand into Barby 's body.
Fuck Tito throws a leg kick that misses.
Fuck Tito getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fuck Tito connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuck Tito misses with a low kick.
Barby takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fuck Tito comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barby takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chuck Fuck Tito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fuck Tito ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuck Tito scores with a hook.
Barby has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barby shoots in for a takedown but Fuck Tito shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fuck Tito scores with a body shot.
Fuck Tito cracks Barby with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fuck Tito throws a one two combo.
Shrimp Barby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fuck Tito scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Fuck Tito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fuck Tito 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Fuck Tito!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rob Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crusty Pelican (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Too Sexy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rob Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crusty Pelican!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelican throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pelican missing with a left hand there. Roy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crusty Pelican seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pelican looks for the body kick but Roy saw that one coming.
Pelican throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roy moves out of range as Pelican strikes.
Roy blocks a head kick by Pelican.
Pelican swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pelican throws a head kick that misses.
Pelican throws an overhand right that lands on Roy's shoulder, as Roy tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pelican fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Roy on the side of the head.
Roy moves away from the strike by Pelican.
Nice defenses there by Roy.
Roy moves out of range as Pelican strikes.
Pelican lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelican fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pelican throws a shot from downtown. Roy moves away and avoids it.
Pelican ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roy moves away.
Roy scores with a takedown into Pelican's guard.
Roy postures up in Pelican's guard and throws a big left but Pelican blocks it.
Pelican avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pelican controls Roy momentarily but Roy frees himself.
Pelican is looking for a triangle but Roy pushes his legs off easily.
Roy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pelican works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pelican has his foot on Roy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Roy works his way back into a safe position though.
Pelican has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Roy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pelican looks gassed!
Pelican is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Roy is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy throwing strikes from guard but Pelican blocks nicely.
Roy looking to pass the guard.
Pelican is looking for a triangle here but Roy uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Roy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pelican knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pelican is trying to get back to half guard.
Roy tries to score with some ground and pound. Pelican controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelican tries to bench press Roy off him but Roy keeps the position.
Roy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Roy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pelican is trying to get back to his feet.
Roy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Roy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sloppy strikes there by Roy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pelican throws a jab when Roy was well out of range.
Roy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pelican.
Pelican throws a head kick but Roy moves out of range.
Pelican throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pelican cracks Roy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Roy moves away from the strike by Pelican.
Pelican waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roy.
Roy blocks a head kick by Pelican.
Roy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pelican smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pelican misses with a head kick.
Pelican throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roy moves away from the strike by Pelican.
Pelican misses with a hook. Roy ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Roy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crusty Pelican dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Roy slips a jab and a cross from Pelican.
Pelican is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The fighters circling - Pelican throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pelican fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pelican looks to land a right hand but Roy moved out of range.
Pelican throws the left hand but Roy avoids the punch easily.
Pelican pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pelican throws a push kick but Roy slaps the foot to one side.
Pelican misses the jab.
Pelican throws a body punch but Roy moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pelican misses with a wild body shot.
Pelican ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roy moves away.
Pelican tries a head kick but it misses.
Pelican looks to score with a jab to the body but Roy is just out of range.
Pelican is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy throws a jab but it's blocked by Pelican.
Pelican looks to land a body kick but Roy moved away.
Roy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Roy looking to pass the guard.
Roy drops back looking for a leg! Pelican is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pelican manages to kick Roy off! Roy jumps back into Pelican's guard.
Pelican working for a triangle but Roy defends it easily.
Roy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Roy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelican escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Roy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pelican looking for a guillotine here but Roy defends easily.
Roy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pelican is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pelican has escaped and now he's on top!
Pelican is pushing down on Roy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Roy is fighting to maintain full guard but Pelican has managed to sneak the leg through.
Roy is looking for a sweep. Pelican is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelican is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pelican prevents Roy from improving his position.
Roy gets back to full guard.
Pelican drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Roy dives on top into guard.
Roy tries to free his leg and advance position but Pelican is retaining full guard.
Pelican has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Roy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Roy 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.
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.
Roy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Roy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pelican is looking for a triangle but Roy pushes his legs off easily.
Pelican is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Roy defends well.
Pelican doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Roy passes Pelican's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pelican trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pelican actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Crusty Pelican will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pelican rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pelican swinging wilding here.
Pelican misses with a straight left.
Roy defending well as Pelican loads up on a big left hand.
Roy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pelican.
Roy slips a jab from Pelican.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pelican looks to land a right hand but Roy moved out of range.
Pelican misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pelican changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pelican misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pelican.
Roy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pelican.
Pelican misses the shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roy.
Roy looks for a takedown but Pelican sprawls well.
Pelican misses the jab.
Pelican throws a jab but it's blocked by Roy.
Pelican missing with a left hand there. Roy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pelican looks to land a right hand but Roy moved out of range.
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.
Pelican misses with a wild combination.
Pelican looks to score with a jab to the body but Roy is just out of range.
Pelican tries a head kick but it misses.
Roy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pelican misses with the combination.
Roy swats away the attempt to clinch by Pelican.
Pelican throws a hook but Roy avoids it easily.
Pelican misses with an uppercut. Roy saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelican fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pelican misses with a wild combination.
Pelican throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roy slips a jab from Pelican.
Pelican misses with a looping left.
Pelican takes a swing at Roy's ribcage but misses.
Roy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Roy is trying to work for a kimura but Pelican is defending well.
Pelican keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelican makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pelican.
Pelican working a defensive guard here.
Rob Roy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pelican is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Roy is aware though and is defending well.
Crusty Pelican is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Roy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pelican is trying to keep Roy in close.
Pelican looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roy is looking to work some ground and pound but Pelican has wrist control.
Pelican is trying to keep Roy in close.
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 Rob Roy.
I think Pelican 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crusty Pelican!
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
29% |
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