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DEC 69: Tszyu vs Knocker PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Smallwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spider Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spider Machida has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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195 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Smallwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spider Machida!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Machida.
Machida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Machida throws a hook but Smallwood blocks it.
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Smallwood moves out of range easily.
Smallwood slips a jab and a cross from Machida.
Machida throws a right hand that Smallwood ducks under and follows up with a left that Smallwood also avoids with ease.
Machida throws a lazy right hand but Smallwood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Machida misses with a head kick.
Machida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smallwood defending well as Machida loads up on a big left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smallwood.
Smallwood blocks a head kick by Machida.
Machida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Machida thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida tries to bum rush Smallwood with a series of wild strikes but Smallwood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Machida takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Machida throws a lazy head kick
and Smallwood counters with a low kick, right behind Machida 's knee.
Machida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smallwood counters with a nice low kick that buckles Machida's knee momentarily.
Machida looks gassed!
Smallwood staying out of range there.
Machida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smallwood counters with a low kick, right behind Machida 's knee.
Machida takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Machida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Machida throws a combination that misses
and Smallwood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smallwood.
Smallwood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smallwood moves away from the strike by Machida.
Machida throws a head kick that misses
and Smallwood counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smallwood scoring well with a low kick there.
Machida looks to land a combination but Smallwood avoids it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smallwood.
Smallwood thows a body kick. Machida tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Machida throws a series of punches but Smallwood avoids them all with ease.
Machida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smallwood tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Machida swivels and escapes.
Machida swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smallwood counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smallwood.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smallwood.
Machida misses with a hook.
Spider Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Machida misses
and Smallwood counters with a three punch combo that has Machida backing up. Machida nods at Smallwood to acknowledge the strikes.
Machida misses with a combination
so Smallwood counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smallwood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smallwood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smallwood thows a big elbow that misses.
Smallwood working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smallwood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smallwood with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smallwood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smallwood stopping the sweep attempt from Machida.
Smallwood stands up over Machida, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Machida has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Smallwood has passed into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machida is looking for a sweep.
Machida gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Smallwood missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smallwood thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Machida's head.
Smallwood lands strikes from half guard.
Machida gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Smallwood dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Machida throws a sloppy body shot
and Smallwood counters with a shoot takedown. Machida fights it but they end up in guard.
Smallwood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Machida lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Smallwood!
Machida looking to control but Smallwood is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smallwood is trying to escape the mount.
Machida thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Machida avoids the attempt from Smallwood to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smallwood is looking to improve his position but Machida isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smallwood takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Machida looking to control and managing it successfully.
Smallwood is bucking up trying to escape but Machida cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smallwood is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Machida there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Machida 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.
Smallwood is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Machida looking to ground and pound but Smallwood is blocking nicely.
Machida trying to control but Smallwood is having none of it.
Machida thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smallwood taking shots to the head.
Machida throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Smallwood because Machida loaded up on that one.
Machida trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Machida scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Smallwood takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Machida breaks from Smallwood's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Machida tries to control but Smallwood wriggling away.
Machida lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Poor strikes thrown by Machida there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Machida looking to finish Smallwood with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smallwood!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida avoids the attempt from Smallwood to control.
Machida controlling from the full mount.
Machida with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spider Machida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Machida blocks a head kick by Smallwood.
Smallwood on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Machida misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smallwood throws a leg kick but Machida sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Machida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smallwood counters with a nice leg kick.
Machida lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like John Smallwood has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Machida throws a jab when Smallwood was well out of range.
Machida lands with a hook. Smallwood tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Machida uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smallwood has time to react.
Machida might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida throws a series of punches but Smallwood avoids them all with ease.
Smallwood throws a sloppy head kick and Machida moves out of range easily.
Machida stalks Smallwood and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smallwood's face. Smallwood staggers backwards, shaken.
Machida throws an overhand right that lands on Smallwood's shoulder, as Smallwood tries to avoid the shot.
Smallwood walks into a straight right hand from Machida.
Machida misses with a hook. Smallwood ducked under it nicely.
Smallwood scores with a push kick.
John Smallwood is winning the standup battle so far.
Smallwood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machida misses with a straight right.
Machida throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smallwood counters with a nice body kick.
Machida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smallwood counters with a takedown into side control.
Smallwood tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Machida is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Smallwood is controlling him well.
Smallwood grinds an elbow into Machida's temple.
Machida can't do much from the bottom here.
Smallwood in side control, throwing shots but Machida defends.
Machida sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Spider Machida has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Machida.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smallwood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Machida has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smallwood can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Machida manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Smallwood is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Machida cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spider Machida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Machida 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spider Machida!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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270 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Alan Shepard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyler Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepard throws a series of punches but Harrison avoids them all with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harrison.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but Shepard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shepard slaps away a takedown attempt from Harrison, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alan Shepard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Harrison.
Shepard lands a nice shot to the body.
Shepard looks to land a combination. Harrison sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Harrison misses with a takedown attempt - Shepard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shepard misses with a takedown attempt
and Harrison counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harrison leaning against his opponent.
Harrison pulls guard effortlessly.
Shepard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Shepard seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Harrison for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shepard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harrison is keeping the position for now.
Shepard postures up.
Harrison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shepard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shepard trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shepard postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shepard manages to avoid it.
Shepard's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Shepard duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison dodges the punch combination from Shepard.
Shepard checks a low kick from Harrison.
Harrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Shepard darts in trying to clinch
and Harrison counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shepard won't be happy with that.
Harrison laying and praying for a moment but Shepard takes advantage and regains half guard.
Harrison looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Harrison passes to side control.
Harrison tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Shepard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harrison tries to move to mount but Shepard blocks the move with his legs.
Shepard managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Harrison.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Shepard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Harrison throws some wild stikes that Shepard manages to avoid easily.
Harrison throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Shepard is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Shepard is trying to escape the mount.
Harrison can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shepard is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrison scoring with strikes but Shepard is staying in there.
Shepard can't escape the position.
Shepard avoids a series of strikes thrown by Harrison.
Harrison looking to control but Shepard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harrison lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Harrison fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shepard is looking to escape.
Shepard is looking to improve his position but Harrison isn't that keen on the idea.
Harrison sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Harrison dominating with strikes here.
Harrison fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Shepard is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Shepard bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Harrison and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Harrison!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Mendosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whizzer Oz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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162 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paulo Mendosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Whizzer Oz!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oz lands a nice looking body shot.
Mendosa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mendosa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oz circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Oz as Mendosa shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Mendosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendosa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oz misses with the combination.
Oz digs a good hook to Mendosa's body.
Oz avoids the body shot from Mendosa.
Oz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Oz!
Mendosa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mendosa is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendosa shoots in for a double leg but Oz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oz fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Mendosa to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Mendosa looks to clinch but Oz throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Mendosa taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Whizzer Oz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tairy Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Famechon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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221 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tairy Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Famechon!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Famechon misses the jab.
Famechon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Greene.
Famechon tries to clinch but Greene is having none of it.
Greene scores a takedown into full mount!
Famechon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Greene can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Famechon is looking to escape.
Greene punching from mount but Famechon doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Greene wants to control the pace but Famechon is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Greene there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Famechon is in a horrible position here. Greene smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Famechon wants to hold on but Greene pushes him away.
Famechon blocking the ground and pound.
Famechon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Greene 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.
Greene landing punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Famechon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Greene lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like Johnny Famechon has been cut.
Famechon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Greene lands a heavy elbow.
Greene with good strikes from the mount here!
Greene scoring with strikes but Famechon is staying in there.
That has opened up Johnny Famechon's cut even more.
Greene with shots to the head and body - Famechon looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johnny Famechon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Johnny Famechon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tairy Greene!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Daley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to One of a Kind - Atmosphere. Couture has chosen Randy Couture as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Randy Couture has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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220 lbs
11 - 4 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Daley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Couture!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Daley connects with a right hand. Couture shakes it off.
Nice takedown defense from Daley. No joy for Couture on that attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Couture.
Couture takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Daley moves into range and clinches up with Couture.
Daley keeps control of Couture as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Couture's efforts to push away.
Daley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coutures head.
Daley slowing the pace effectively.
Couture tries to break the clinch but Daley is controlling the position.
Daley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Couture looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Couture.
Couture looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couture wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daley lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Daley.
Daley has Couture pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Daley for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A short right from Daley on the inside.
Daley is stalling here.
Couture is trying to break the clinch but Daley has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Daley.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Daley.
Daley lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley manages to break the clinch.
Daley cracks Couture with a hook to the temple - Couture is on wobbly legs here! Daley swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Couture falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Daley wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sean Daley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Perrin Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Venkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with Dog The Nine blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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199 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Good 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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Perrin Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Venkman!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a head kick but Venkman moves out of range.
Venkman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Venkman's shoulder, as Venkman tries to avoid the shot.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Venkman saw that one coming.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Venkman checks a low kick from Jones.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Venkman moved away.
Jones scores with a jab.
Venkman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones stuns Venkman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Perrin Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Jones catches Venkman right on the button with a cross.
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!
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones throws a hook but Venkman blocks it.
Venkman wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Jones throws a right and a left that Venkman avoids nicely.
Jones lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jones misses with a hook. Venkman ducked under it nicely.
Venkman shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Venkman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Venkman shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Venkman looks gassed!
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perrin Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Venkman can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Jones and Venkman drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Jones.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Perrin Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rick Cartside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zedicus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Heroes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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140 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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21
140 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Cartside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zedicus Jones!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartside drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Cartside. Cartside gets slowly back to his feet.
Cartside avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cartside shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Cartside shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Cartside. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cartside gets a takedown into half guard.
Jones desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Cartside wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
Jones is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to roll over but Cartside keeps him under control.
Jones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Cartside from controlling successfully.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Cartside from standing up.
Cartside controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cartside decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jones, up you get!
Jones swinging wilding here.
Cartside fails with a takedown attempt.
Cartside throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cartside off to one side.
Oooh a lovely combination from Jones sends Cartside down but not out. Jones dives into side control looking to finish.
Cartside is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Cartside is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Jones can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zedicus Jones!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John McClaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Destroyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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165 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John McClaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Devon Destroyer!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McClaine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McClaine shoots in for a double leg but Destroyer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Devon Destroyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Destroyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Destroyer stuffs the takedown.
Destroyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Destroyer lands a jab to the nose.
Destroyer throws a low kick but it's checked well by McClaine.
Destroyer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Destroyer lands with a straight right. McClaine didn't see that one coming.
McClaine blocks a leg kick.
Destroyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Destroyer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Destroyer misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McClaine.
Destroyer is looking to chop away at McClaine's legs.
McClaine shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Destroyer defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John McClaine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Destroyer throws a half hearted mid kick.
McClaine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Destroyer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McClaine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Destroyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Destroyer misses with an uppercut. McClaine saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClaine staying out of range there.
McClaine scores a takedown into full mount!
Destroyer is in a horrible position here. McClaine smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Destroyer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McClaine.
Destroyer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Destroyer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McClaine misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McClaine is going olschool here, as he tries to force Destroyer to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Destroyer shrugs it off.
McClaine with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Destroyer tries to hold on but McClaine postures up.
McClaine working for a guillotine from mount but Destroyer is in no mood to give up.
McClaine with shots to the head and body - Destroyer looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McClaine is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Destroyer is surviving well by controlling McClaine's body position as best he can.
McClaine moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Destroyer has worked his arm free - good work by Destroyer!
Destroyer is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Devon Destroyer will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McClaine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A solid leg kick lands there for Destroyer.
Destroyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Destroyer swings for the body but McClaine moves out of range.
Destroyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McClaine circles away quickly and effectively.
Good leg kick by Destroyer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Destroyer scores with a decent looking hook.
Destroyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McClaine manages to avoid it.
Destroyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A good leg kick by Destroyer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer works the jab nicely.
Destroyer scores with a shot to the body.
Destroyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Destroyer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Destroyer is breathing heavily.
Destroyer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McClaine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McClaine tries for a takedown but Destroyer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McClaine slips a jab from Destroyer.
Destroyer throws a combination. McClaine tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McClaine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McClaine shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than McClaine was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Destroyer is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer is looking to get to half guard.
McClaine looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
McClaine controlling the pace for now.
Destroyer tries to lock up and control but McClaine gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McClaine 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McClaine goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Destroyer turns into him and now he's in McClaine's guard.
McClaine is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McClaine has his hands on Destroyer's head, controlling the position.
McClaine is looking for a triangle here but Destroyer uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Destroyer stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Destroyer misses the shot to the body.
Destroyer looks to land a left hand but McClaine moved out of range nicely.
McClaine fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Destroyer avoids it really well and circles away.
McClaine changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Destroyer tries to avoid it but McClaine manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Destroyer to the ground. Destroyer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Destroyer 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!
Destroyer misses with the combination.
Destroyer stuffs the takedown attempt from McClaine. McClaine gets slowly back to his feet.
McClaine avoids a kick to the body.
Destroyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McClaine checks the leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Destroyer.
Destroyer misses with a jab, cross combination.
McClaine shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Destroyer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
McClaine works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Destroyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClaine wants to work for an arm triangle but Destroyer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
McClaine wants to stand up but Destroyer has a hold of him and won't allow it.
McClaine is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McClaine is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Destroyer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McClaine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McClaine looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Destroyer is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer trying to control from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Destroyer scores with the left hand. McClaine knows he should have avoided that one.
McClaine checks the leg kick.
Devon Destroyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Destroyer.
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.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McClaine.
Destroyer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
McClaine is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Destroyer defends it well.
Destroyer is refusing to be controlled, as McClaine sits in half guard.
Devon Destroyer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Destroyer blocking the ground and pound attempt from McClaine.
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 John McClaine.
I think Destroyer 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devon Destroyer!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Tszyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Knocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tszyu comes to the cage accompanied by Something Worth Fighting For. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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21
170 lbs
11 - 0 - 0 |
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25
180 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Konstantin Tszyu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Knocker!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tszyu lands a lovely overhand right.
Tszyu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knocker moves in looking to clinch but Tszyu pushes him off.
Knocker tries to clinch there but Tszyu circles away.
Tszyu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knocker tries to clinch up but Tszyu circles away and keeps his distance.
Tommy Knocker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knocker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tszyu finds it's way round the side to connect with Knocker's head.
Knocker fails with a takedown attempt.
Tszyu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tszyu lands with a straight right. Knocker didn't see that one coming.
Tszyu cracks Knocker with a good jab.
Knocker tries to clinch there but Tszyu circles away.
Knocker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Knocker is looking to clinch.
Knocker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tszyu keeps the fight on the outside.
Tszyu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu with a hook.
Knocker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tszyu.
Tszyu thuds his right hand into Knocker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knocker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tszyu connects with a crisp jab.
Knocker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tszyu keeps the fight on the outside.
Tszyu tests Knocker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tszyu lands a body shot.
Knocker looks gassed!
Tszyu scores with a one two! Knocker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tszyu looks to land a combination. Knocker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Knocker is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tszyu closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Knocker out cold! Knocker corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Konstantin Tszyu!
Konstantin Tszyu retains his welterweight title!
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