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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Master Blaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master Blaster has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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179 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Master Blaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wanderlei Rua!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaster lands a jab-cross combination.
Rua has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blaster finds it's way round the side to connect with Rua's head.
Rua drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rua postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rua drops back looking for a leg! Blaster is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blaster manages to kick Rua off! Rua jumps back into Blaster's guard.
Blaster tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rua drops back looking for a leg! Blaster is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blaster manages to kick Rua off! Rua jumps back into Blaster's guard.
Blaster looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rua has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blaster jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua closes the distance and clinches up with Blaster, looking for a takedown. Rua pushes Blaster against the cage but Blaster circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blaster slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blaster leaves Rua with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blaster misses the shot to the body.
Rua looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blaster is fending him off so far but Rua persists. Nope, Blaster circles away and we're back to standing.
Master Blaster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Rua.
Rua tries for a takedown but Blaster sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blaster is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rua's half guard.
Rua keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blaster tries to pass to full mount but Rua defends it.
Blaster thows a huge punch but Rua dodges it nicely.
Blaster looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaster throwing shots but Rua is blocking nicely.
Blaster wants to advance to full mount but Rua doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Blaster throws a big right hand that misses.
Blaster trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rua tries for a takedown but Blaster circles away easily
and Blaster counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rua!
Blaster throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rua because Blaster loaded up on that one.
Rua taking shots to the head.
Rua tries to lock up and control but Blaster gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rua manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaster throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blaster works his foot free and advances to mount.
Blaster lands a big elbow.
Rua in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Blaster connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rua is in all sorts of trouble here.
Blaster throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Blaster 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.
Blaster has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rua's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Blaster.
Poor strikes thrown by Blaster there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Blaster throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Blaster throws a sloppy strike and Rua uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Rua has ended up in Blaster's guard.
Rua looking to pass the guard.
Rua is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Blaster is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Blaster has escaped and now he's on top!
Rua looks gassed!
Blaster trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Blaster dominated that 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.
Rua shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blaster counters with a left to the body.
Master Blaster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blaster counters with a three punch combo that has Rua backing up. Rua nods at Blaster to acknowledge the strikes.
Blaster looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Rua with a poor takedown
and Blaster counters with a series of strikes. Rua will be more careful next time no doubt.
Master Blaster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Rua.
Blaster lands with a nice body punch.
Blaster lands a body shot.
Blaster lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Blaster.
Rua takes one to the chin there.
Blaster lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Blaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rua misses with a takedown
and Blaster counters with a nice body shot.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Blaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blaster misses with a few strikes there.
Wanderlei Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blaster lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaster bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Blaster landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Blaster throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Blaster wants to control but Rua is keeping him busy.
Blaster lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rua down.
Rua is not content to let Blaster control the position.
Blaster throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Blaster looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rua is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaster is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rua knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Blaster tries to score with some ground and pound. Rua controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rua taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rua is trying to control Blaster's posture but Blaster avoids it.
Blaster working the ground and pound but Rua is defending the strikes.
Blaster is chipping away with strikes.
Blaster is trying to ground and pound but Rua uses the momentary lack of control by Blaster to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blaster is working away from the top position though.
Blaster passes to side control.
Blaster tries to score with some ground and pound. Rua controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Blaster misses with the ground and pound.
Rua dodges the ground and pound from Blaster.
Blaster scores with punches from side control.
That's four 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.
Blaster tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Blaster goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rua rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Blaster's guard! Nice work there by Rua!
Blaster looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Master Blaster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blaster has momentary wrist control but Rua slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Blaster dominated that second round.
That's time! Blaster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rua misses with a takedown attempt
and Blaster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blaster misses with a low kick.
Blaster throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rua tries for a takedown but Blaster circles away easily
and Blaster counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Blaster tries to free his leg and advance position but Rua is retaining full guard.
Blaster pushing down on Rua's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Blaster looks to land a strike but Rua avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Blaster trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaster in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blaster is looking to work some ground and pound but Rua has wrist control.
Blaster cracks Rua with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaster keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rua's head.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Blaster from controlling successfully.
Blaster throwing strikes but missing.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Blaster from controlling successfully.
Blaster trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blaster is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rua is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rua has escaped and now he's on top!
Blaster throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
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.
Blaster looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rua wants to control from the top but Blaster keeps moving.
Rua drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rua jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rua stopping the sweep attempt from Blaster.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rua accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rua tries to free his leg and advance position but Blaster is retaining full guard.
Blaster bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rua's guard.
Blaster trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaster with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blaster loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rua looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rua looking for a guillotine here but Blaster defends easily.
Blaster thows a big elbow that misses.
Blaster pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rua is keeping the position for now.
Blaster throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rua fails with the takedown
and Blaster decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rua's guard.
Wanderlei Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Master Blaster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Rua.
Blaster passes Rua's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rua on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rua is trying to maintain the position but Blaster is very close to passing his half guard.
Blaster wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rua keeps working.
Blaster not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Master Blaster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blaster is trying to control. Rua wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Master Blaster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blaster 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master Blaster!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sando Han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Silva (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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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sando Han!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terry Silva!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Han fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Han sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Han.
Han misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Han moved out of range nicely.
Han checks a low kick from Silva.
Han tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Han gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva is trying to break free.
Han using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Han landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva wants to break free but Han has control.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Han manages to break the clinch.
Han gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Han moves away from the strike by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Han off the cage and back into rage.
Han takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Han tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Han manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sando Han has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Silva.
Silva shoots in but Han avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Han closes the distance and clinches.
Han landing knees to the head.
Han scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Han prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Han.
Silva looks gassed!
Han breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Han fails with an attempt to clinch.
Han tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Han is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a right and a left that Han avoids nicely.
Terry Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Han gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice combination there by Silva.
Han closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva wants to break free but Han has control.
Han blocks a body shot from Silva.
Han tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Han connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Silva tries to pull guard but Han won't allow it.
Han with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva trying to stall but Han improves his position.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Han walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Han doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Han tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Han forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Han with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Han looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Han has double underhooks.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Han won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Han working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Han lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Han landing knees to the body.
Han tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Han connects with a knee to the head.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Han working Silva over with knees to the body.
Han works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Han lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Han throws a knee to the head but misses.
Han lands a right hand.
Han tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Han trying to land knees to the body.
Han pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva stuns Han with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Han fails with an attempt to clinch.
Han showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Han moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Han tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva throws a combination. Han tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sando Han is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Han takes one to the side of the head.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Han's shoulder, as Han tries to avoid the shot.
Han rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Han breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva lands the left hand.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva sizes up Han with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva scores with a hook.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sando Han dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Han fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva 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.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Silva.
A jab from Silva misses.
Han lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Han.
Han clinches.
Han connects with a knee to the head.
Han looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Han missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Han obliges.
Han has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Han landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Han landing knees to the head.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Han won't allow it.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Han is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Han lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Han tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Han tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Han just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Han missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Han scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Han postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva prevents Han from standing back up.
Han on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Han tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Han!
Silva controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Han is looking to clinch.
Sando Han is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Han tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Han takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Han drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Sando Han has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Silva.
Han connects with a knee to the head.
Han prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Han misses with a knee strike.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Han scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Han putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Han connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Han.
Han misses with a knee strike.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Han improves position.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Han has the dominant position.
Han using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Han misses with a knee strike.
Silva tries to circle away but Han has him pinned against the cage.
Han's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Han moves away and avoids it.
Han takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Han fails in his attempt to clinch.
Han fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Han lands a hook to the side of the head.
Han with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Han is controlling the position.
Han with a knee to the head.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva tries to break free but Han pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Han.
Han scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Han missing with knees to the body.
Han unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Han tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Han tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Han missing with knees to the body.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Silva misses with a combination
and Han counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Han is just out of range.
Han throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Han tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sando Han dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Han tries to clinch up.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Han counters by clinching up.
Han with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Han.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Han tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Han is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Han lands with a light punch inside.
Han is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Han misses with a knee to the head.
Han scores a nice knee to the body.
Han breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Han ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva looks to land a combination but Han avoids it well.
Han instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva wants to break free but Han has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Han has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Han's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Han looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Han saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Han.
Silva lands a jab.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Han as he jumps to the side.
Sando Han has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Silva.
Han throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva tries for a takedown but Han sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Han tries to clinch up.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Han uses good head movement to avoid it.
Han has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Han misses with a knee strike.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Han gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Han.
Silva has Han pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Han manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Han is controlling him.
Han putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Han scores a nice knee to the body.
Han landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Han.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sando Han has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Han obliges.
Han breaks the clinch.
Han doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Han moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Han obliges.
Han is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Han's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Han backpedaling.
Silva lands a head shot.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Han counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Han on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Han is looking to clinch.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Han moves away and avoids it.
Han slips under a jab from Silva.
A head kick misses from Han.
Han takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Han misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Han has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Han ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Han tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Han moves away and avoids it.
Terry Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva connects with the punch.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva scores with the left hand. Han knows he should have avoided that one.
Han has taken the fight to the clinch.
Terry Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva tries to circle away but Han has him pinned against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sando Han showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Han, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sando Han!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Van Beaken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Beaken's entrance music is Heart Of A Champion. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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260 lbs
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270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gregory Van Beaken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shogun Silva!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Beaken.
Van Beaken looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Van Beaken throws a head kick that misses.
Van Beaken swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva blocks a head kick by Van Beaken.
Gregory Van Beaken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Van Beaken takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Van Beaken is breathing heavily.
Silva digs a good hook to Van Beaken's body.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva 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.
Silva connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Van Beaken out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shogun Silva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Robico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Sarbinov (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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274 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Robico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikhail Sarbinov!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robico shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sarbinov as he jumps to the side.
Sarbinov misses with a double jab.
Robico decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Robico prevents Sarbinov from improving his position.
Robico is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Robico uses his free foot to push down on Sarbinov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sarbinov.
Robico trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sarbinov wants to hold on but Robico pushes him away.
Robico controlling from the full mount.
Robico prevents Sarbinov from getting the reversal.
Robico tries to control but Sarbinov wriggling away.
Sarbinov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robico lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sarbinov tries to hold on but Robico pushes him away.
Robico lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sarbinov hang on?
Robico lands a nice shot to the head.
Robico dominating with strikes here.
Sarbinov wants to control but Robico is having none of it.
Robico unloading with bombs!
Robico moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Sarbinov has worked his arm free - good work by Sarbinov!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarbinov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sarbinov can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sarbinov wants to improve his position but Robico is controlling well.
Robico 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.
Sarbinov controlling the position for now.
Robico is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sarbinov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Robico looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sarbinov trying to control here.
Robico is looking to advance position but Sarbinov won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Robico tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sarbinov swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov throws out a loose jab but Robico uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robico drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robico is breathing heavily.
Robico postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sarbinov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Robico puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sarbinov is looking for a sweep. Robico is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sarbinov trying to hold on to Robico's head to control him but Robico postures up.
Sarbinov wants to improve his position but Robico is controlling well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sarbinov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robico fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Robico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robico fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Robico manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sarbinov wants to pass the guard but Robico is keeping the position.
Sarbinov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sarbinov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sarbinov postures up in Robico's guard and throws a big left but Robico blocks it.
Sarbinov throwing strikes from guard but Robico blocks nicely.
Sarbinov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarbinov throws and elbow that misses. Robico uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sarbinov's guard. Nice move by Robico!
Robico stays in close to Sarbinov's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Robico dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Robico doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sarbinov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sarbinov connects with a couple of short punches.
Sarbinov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sarbinov lands a couple of elbows.
Sarbinov trying to control but Robico is working from the bottom.
Sarbinov with a nice head shot there.
Sarbinov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sarbinov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Robico working a defensive guard here.
Sarbinov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sarbinov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sarbinov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarbinov prevents Robico from getting back to his feet.
Sarbinov has gone for a leg lock! Robico slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sarbinov's guard.
Sarbinov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Robico is one step ahead there.
Robico working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sarbinov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sarbinov controlling Robico's posture.
Robico trying to control but Sarbinov is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sarbinov wants to sweep but no luck.
Sarbinov is trying to keep Robico in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Robico has his takedown stuffed
and Sarbinov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Robico's guard now.
Robico wants to control the position but Sarbinov says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Robico has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Sarbinov. Oh but Robico has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Sarbinov goes limp - he's gone! Robico jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Michael Robico!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sid Vernon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peters has chosen Sid Vicious - My Way as his entrance music. Sid Vernon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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179 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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175 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sid Vernon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roy Peters!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peters chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vernon can pounce on him.
Peters swats away the attempt to clinch by Vernon.
Peters throws a one two combo.
Vernon misses with a head kick.
Vernon throws a solid leg kick but Peters takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vernon.
Peters moves out of range of the body kick.
Peters darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vernon wants to control but Peters is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vernon is trying to stand.
Peters with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Vernon tries to kick Peters off but Peters keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vernon kicks off Peters and gets to his feet.
Vernon fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vernon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peters.
Peters lands with a cross.
Vernon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vernon takes one to the chin there.
Peters swinging wilding here.
Peters throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vernon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vernon misses with a looping right.
Sid Vernon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vernon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Peters.
Vernon falls off balance throwing a combination
so Peters counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vernon keeping moving, preventing Peters from controlling successfully.
Vernon is looking to stand up but Peters isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vernon trying to control the position.
Vernon is looking for a triangle but Peters pushes his legs off easily.
Vernon looking for a triangle here. Peters is fighting it but it looks tight! Vernon pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Peters is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sid Vernon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Hagman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mack has chosen DMX (Ruff Ryders Anthem) as his entrance music. William Hagman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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214 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Hagman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Mack!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hagman.
Hagman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hagman misses with a body shot.
Mack dodges the punch combination from Hagman.
Hagman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mack. That one must have hurt.
Hagman needs to keep his hands up - Mack had a free shot at his head there.
Hagman lands a left and a right that send Mack crashing to the mat, dazed. Hagman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mack lands with a shot to the body.
Mack lands a jab-cross combination.
Hagman throws a combination that misses
and Mack makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mack throws a head kick that misses.
Mack looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hagman!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hagman is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Mack with shots to the head and body - Hagman looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mack with good strikes from the mount here!
Hagman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mack putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hagman is bucking up trying to escape but Mack cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hagman looks a forlorn figure.
Mack has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hagman wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mack punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hagman is rocked!
Mack with good strikes from the mount here!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Mack! Hagman is hurt baaadly! Mack is firing away with more strikes - Hagman is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jim Mack!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Burger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake comes to the cage accompanied by Blitzkrieg Bop. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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183 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, King Burger!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Burger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake avoids a kick to the body.
Burger scores a takedown into full mount!
Drake tries to hold on but Burger postures up.
Burger prevents Drake from getting the reversal.
Drake is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Burger working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Drake wants to hold on but Burger pushes him away.
Burger looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Drake defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Burger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake controls the position.
Drake tries to hold on but Burger postures up.
Burger looking to finish with strikes here!
Drake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burger on the ground.
Drake is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Burger lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Drake wants to hold on but Burger pushes him away.
Burger throwing strikes here but Drake is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Drake is squirming around, avoiding Burger's attempts to control the action.
Drake is wriggling around trying to escape.
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.
Burger looking to control but Drake is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Drake wants to hold on but Burger pushes him away.
Drake is trying desperately to improve position.
Burger scoring with strikes but Drake is staying in there.
Burger sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Drake tries to hold on but Burger pushes him away.
Drake sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake works his way to full guard. Good work.
Drake pulls Burger in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger tries to free his leg and advance position but Drake is retaining full guard.
Burger wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
Burger drops back looking for a leg! Drake is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Drake manages to kick Burger off! Burger jumps back into Drake's guard.
Burger looks gassed!
Drake is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Drake manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Burger really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Drake controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Drake is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Drake working Burger over with strikes here.
Drake scoring with strikes but Burger is staying in there.
Burger is rocked!
Drake in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Burger is still in real trouble! Can Drake finish him?
Drake loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Burger scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Drake land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Drake stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Drake!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Madd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rancid-Last one to Die. 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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180 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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23
175 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nate Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Madd!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Madd.
Madd wants to control but Davis is keeping him busy.
Davis is looking to regain half guard here but Madd keeps moving and retains side control.
Madd working the ground and pound.
Davis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Madd wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Davis regains half guard.
Nice strikes from Madd there.
Madd looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Davis regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Madd.
Davis has his foot on Madd's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Madd works his way back into a safe position though.
Davis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Madd lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Davis is looking to sinch up a triangle. Madd throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Davis's body to avoid the submission. Davis has instead reached around Madd's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Davis arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nate Davis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hayden McMillionston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Motta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McMillionston comes to the cage accompanied by Nothing to Prove - H20. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Hayden McMillionston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Motta!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMillionston tries to clinch but Motta moves out of range.
Motta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Motta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McMillionston doesn't seem bothered though.
A slapping leg kick lands for McMillionston.
Motta lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Hayden McMillionston has been cut.
Motta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Motta lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Motta lands a nice shot that snaps McMillionston's head back.
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!
Motta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McMillionston circles away quickly and effectively.
A left and a right from Motta both land. Nice combination.
McMillionston pivots, looking for a leg kick but Motta is out of range and McMillionston settles back down.
McMillionston rushes Motta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Motta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Motta blocks an elbow strike.
McMillionston breaks from the clinch.
Motta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Motta scores with a hook.
Motta lands with a nice combination. McMillionston backs away looking to recover.
McMillionston takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Motta both land. Nice combination.
McMillionston is rocked!
McMillionston could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Are you kidding me?! Motta ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent McMillionston clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roger Motta!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anssi Randi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Lezema (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randi comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Party Up. Lezema has chosen Weird Al Yankovic - Fat song as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anssi Randi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Lezema!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Randi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Randi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lezema staying out of range there.
Lezema clinches.
Randi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Lezema.
Randi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Randi struggles to land a body shot inside as Lezema controls his hands.
Randi lands a body shot.
Randi tries to work over Lezema's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Randi digs a right hand underneath Lezema's ribcage. Lezema let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lezema looks gassed!
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!
Randi lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Randi - that landed with a thud.
Randi is working Lezema over against the cage.
Randi lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Randi.
Randi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Randi.
Randi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Randi.
Randi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Randi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lezema backwards.
Randi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lezema.
Nice body punch from Randi - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Randi.
Randi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Randi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lezema.
Randi digs a right hand underneath Lezema's ribcage. Lezema let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Randi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Randi.
A right hand to the body from Randi.
Randi lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Randi.
Randi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Randi.
Randi scores with a shot to the side of Lezema's head.
Randi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Randi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Randi scores with a hook to the body.
Randi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Randi slowing the pace effectively.
Lezema can't get the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Randi - that landed with a thud.
Randi lands a body shot.
Randi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lezemas head.
Lezema fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Randi - that landed with a thud.
Lezema takes a shot to the head.
Randi stalling against the cage.
Randi gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Randi tries to stall but Lezema uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Randi tries to work over Lezema's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lezema jumps guard.
Lezema preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lezema is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Randi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Randi is looking to work some ground and pound but Lezema has wrist control.
Randi postures up and lands a big shot to Lezema's brow.
Randi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Randi landing with the ground and pound.
Randi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lezema is keeping the position for now.
Randi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Randi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Randi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lezema has his foot on Randi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Randi works his way back into a safe position though.
Lezema looking for a guillotine here but Randi defends easily.
Randi throws a big right hand that misses.
Randi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Randi throwing strikes but missing.
Lezema keeping moving, preventing Randi from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Randi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Randi throwing strikes from guard but Lezema blocks nicely.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Randi clinches but Lezema breaks the clinch
and Lezema counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Randi throws a body punch but Lezema moves out of range.
Randi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lezema paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Randi scores with a jab. Lezema acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Randi walks into a straight right hand from Lezema.
Randi misses with an uppercut. Lezema saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Randi misses with a wild combination.
Lezema avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lezema scores with a sloppy right hand. Randi should have avoided that one.
Lezema uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Randi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anssi Randi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Randi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lezema circles away quickly and effectively.
Lezema closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lezema blocks a body shot from Randi.
Lezema has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Randi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Randi tries to throw a body punch but Lezema avoids it by throwing Randi back against the cage.
Randi pushes Lezema back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Randi lands a nice shot to the body.
Randi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Randi lands a right hand.
Randi cracks Lezema with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Randi.
Randi lands a body shot.
Randi lands with a right to the head.
Randi lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Randi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Randi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lezema or not.
Randi lands a nice uppercut.
Randi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Randi is leaning against Lezema and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Randi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Randi is working Lezema over against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lezema doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Randi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lezema or not.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Good body shot from Randi.
Randi digs a right hand underneath Lezema's ribcage. Lezema let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Randi cracks Lezema with a nice body shot.
Randi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Randi is trying to maintain a safe position but Lezema gets an underhook and turns Randi into the cage.
Randi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Randi is looking to control Lezema's arms but Lezema gets an underhook and turns him. Now Randi has his back to the cage.
A body shot lands from Randi.
Randi blocks an uppercut.
Randi lands a body shot.
Randi lands a nice shot to the body.
Randi pushes Lezema back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Randi lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randi lands a shoulder strike.
Randi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Randi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lezema can do to turn this around?
Randi digs a right hand into Lezema's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lezema's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Randi.
Randi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Come on Randi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Randi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lezema's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Randi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Randi pushes Lezema back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Randi is leaning against Lezema and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Randi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Randi scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Randi as the two fighters clinch.
Randi is leaning against Lezema and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Randi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Anssi Randi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lezema drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Randi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lezema looking for a guillotine here but Randi defends easily.
Randi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randi content to stall in guard here.
Lezema bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Randi's guard.
Randi throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lezema in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Randi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lezema is trying to get back to full guard.
Randi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lezema is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Randi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lezema won't allow Randi to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lezema looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Randi is thwarting Lezema's attempts to control the position.
Randi is keen to just control but Lezema is a slippery customer.
Randi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Randi lands with a punch from half guard.
Lezema is trying to maintain the position but Randi is very close to passing his half guard.
Lezema is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Randi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Randi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anssi Randi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Lezema uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Randi.
Lezema slips under a jab.
Randi blocks a jab.
Randi misses with a wild combination.
Randi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lezema tries to clinch there but Randi circles away.
Randi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lezema walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lezema throws a shot to the body.
Lezema tries to close the distance and clinch up but Randi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Randi.
Randi throws a right hand that Lezema ducks under and follows up with a left that Lezema also avoids with ease.
Lezema loads up on a big right hand but Randi slips the punch.
Lezema stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lezema. That's going to slow Randi down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lezema drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Randi is not content to let Lezema control the position.
Lezema working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nice strikes from Lezema there.
Randi is not content to let Lezema control the position.
Randi gets back to full guard.
Randi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lezema trying to control but Randi is working from the bottom.
Lezema stopping the sweep attempt from Randi.
Lezema wants to control from the top but Randi keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lezema clobbers Randi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lezema moves away from the strike by Randi.
Randi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Randi leaves Lezema with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Randi misses.
Lezema moves in looking to clinch but Randi pushes him off.
Anssi Randi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lezema throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Randi.
Randi looks to land a combination but Lezema avoids it well.
Lezema tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Randi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Randi throws a right and a left that Lezema avoids nicely.
Randi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lezema feints and as Randi raises his hands in defense, Lezema changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lezema chips away with some ground and pound.
Lezema wants to control from the top but Randi keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lezema's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lezema postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lezema is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Randi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Randi striking from the bottom.
Randi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lezema is one step ahead there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Randi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Randi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Randi doesn't manage to clinch there - Lezema circles away.
Lezema has a takedown stuffed.
Anssi Randi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Randi misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lezema changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Randi misses with a hook. Lezema ducked under it nicely.
Lezema takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Lezema.
Randi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lezema moves forwards but Randi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lezema shoots in for a takedown but Randi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anssi Randi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Lezema.
Lezema has closed the distance and engaged Randi in a clinch.
Randi misses with a body punch.
Diego Lezema has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Lezema fails to land.
Lezema lands a right hand.
Lezema wants to stall.
Lezema has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Randi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Randi digs a right hand into Lezema's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lezema's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Randi.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Randi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Randi lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Randi.
A right hand to the body from Randi.
A left hand lands to the body for Randi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anssi Randi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Randi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:25
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anssi Randi!
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