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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between bingo bango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimbo Spice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spice is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Voodoo Child by Jimi Hendrix. Jimbo Spice will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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290 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, bingo bango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimbo Spice!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spice is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! bango hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jimbo Spice!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tuski Fema (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fema comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - Amazing. Micheal King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tuski Fema!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Micheal King!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fema will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fema scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fema tries to score with some ground and pound. King controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King is looking to regain half guard here but Fema keeps moving and retains side control.
Fema is putting a hurting on King here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fema lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fema throws an elbow but King slips to the side and avoids it well.
King managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fema.
King should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Fema is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, King has escaped the position, nice work there.
King defending against the ground and pound.
King gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fema is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
King stuffs the takedown attempt from Fema. Fema gets slowly back to his feet.
Good exchange - Fema coming out on top.
Fema dives in and grabs King's left leg, looking for a takedown. King pushes down on Fema's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tuski Fema. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fema closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fema lands in his opponent's guard.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fema postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fema sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed King's guard.
Fema not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fema is trying to control. King wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fema is breathing heavily.
King is looking to escape.
Fema throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fema lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fema will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fema misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
King misses with a takedown
and Fema decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in King's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fema postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fema with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fema trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King gets the takedown into 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.
Fema is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on King's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fema manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fema 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fema is on top in guard.
Fema will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fema throws a big right hand that misses.
Fema trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fema.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuski Fema dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fema scores with a takedown into King's guard.
King keeping moving, preventing Fema from controlling successfully.
King keeping full guard, as Fema tries to pass.
Fema postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King keeping moving, preventing Fema from controlling successfully.
Fema lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fema scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fema throws and elbow that misses. King uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fema's guard. Nice move by King!
Fema manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fema lands a big shot there that rocks King but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fema is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. King can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
BOOM! Fema connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fema pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fema raining down shots from the mount!
Fema is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tuski Fema overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A nice elbow there by Fema.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fema landing strikes from the mount and King is in trouble!
Fema postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. King looks a forlorn figure.
Fema scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fema punishing his opponent with strikes.
King takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Fema's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tuski Fema!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Reimer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filip Drpic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reimer comes to the cage accompanied by BLUNT- The Iron Maiden. 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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175 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Caleb Reimer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Filip Drpic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reimer leaves Drpic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Reimer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Drpic.
Reimer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drpic is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from Reimer.
Reimer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drpic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drpic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reimer to score with a decent uppercut.
Drpic misses with a wild body shot.
Drpic misses with a straight left.
Reimer lands a slapping body shot.
Reimer looks to throw the jab but Drpic is out of range.
Reimer motions for Drpic to come forward. Reimer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drpic shoots in and drives through. Reimer sprawls well.
Caleb Reimer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Filip Drpic.
Reimer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reimer gets a takedown into half guard.
Drpic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reimer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Reimer is taking a breather. Drpic says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reimer wants to control but Drpic is keeping him busy.
Reimer wants to advance to full mount but Drpic doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Reimer 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.
Reimer pushes down on Drpic's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Drpic trying to control here.
Drpic is looking for a sweep. Reimer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drpic is not content to let Reimer control the position.
Drpic trying to control from the bottom.
Drpic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reimer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Reimer is keen to just control but Drpic is a slippery customer.
Reimer lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reimer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Drpic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Drpic tries to get to full guard but Reimer has control of the leg.
Drpic wants to get back to his feet.
Reimer is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Drpic!
Drpic wants to control but Reimer is having none of it.
Drpic is working to get back to half guard.
Reimer controlling from mount.
Drpic throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drpic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Drpic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Reimer kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Reimer working the ground and pound effectively.
Reimer raining down shots from the mount!
Drpic is looking to get to half guard.
Reimer lands a big elbow.
Reimer wants to finish this one by submission but Drpic is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Reimer.
Reimer breaks from Drpic's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reimer trying to control but Drpic is having none of it.
Drpic is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reimer looking to control but Drpic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Drpic tries to reverse the position but Reimer maintains control.
Reimer with good strikes from the mount here!
Drpic is squirming around, avoiding Reimer's attempts to control the action.
Drpic wants to control but Reimer is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb Reimer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Drpic shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Reimer is trying to defend but Drpic finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Reimer gets back to full guard.
Reimer 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.
Drpic trying to control the position from guard on top but Reimer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reimer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Drpic manages to get himself to full guard.
Drpic keeping full guard, as Reimer tries to pass.
Drpic wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reimer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drpic is keeping the position for now.
Reimer is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Drpic is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Drpic has escaped and now he's on top!
Drpic stopping the sweep attempt from Reimer.
Drpic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Reimer 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.
Drpic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reimer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Drpic pushes down on Reimer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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.
Drpic prevents Reimer from improving his position.
Drpic works his foot free and advances to mount.
Reimer is desperately trying to improve his position but Drpic has a good base and remains in mount.
Drpic fails to take his opponent's back.
Drpic lands a big shot there that rocks Reimer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Drpic prevents Reimer from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drpic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Reimer is trying to escape the mount.
Drpic moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Reimer has worked his arm free - good work by Reimer!
Reimer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Drpic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Drpic scores with punches from side control.
Reimer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reimer gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Reimer is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reimer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Reimer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drpic is one step ahead there.
Caleb Reimer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drpic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drpic stopping the sweep attempt from Reimer.
Reimer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Drpic!
Drpic tries to hold on but Reimer postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filip Drpic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Reimer cracks Drpic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drpic misses with a takedown attempt - Reimer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Drpic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Reimer is looking to score with low kicks.
Reimer misses with a head kick.
A left and a right from Reimer both land. Nice combination.
Reimer keeps the fight on the outside.
Reimer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drpic as he avoids it easily.
Drpic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Caleb Reimer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reimer throws a hook to the side of Drpic's head but Drpic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drpic fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drpic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reimer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good leg kick by Reimer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reimer cracks the inside of Drpic's front leg.
Reimer fails to land with a series of punches.
Reimer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drpic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reimer. Reimer obviously looking to wear him down.
Drpic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reimer as he avoids it easily.
Caleb Reimer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Filip Drpic.
Reimer lands a jab to the head.
Reimer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drpic tries a head kick but it misses.
Reimer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drpic on the side of the head.
Reimer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reimer misses with a kick to the body.
Reimer looks for a takedown but Drpic sprawls well.
Reimer tried to score with a low kick but Drpic checks it.
Drpic tries to clinch but Reimer moves out of range.
Drpic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reimer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Reimer.
Reimer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drpic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reimer closes the distance and clinches up with Drpic, looking for a takedown. Reimer pushes Drpic against the cage but Drpic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Drpic.
Reimer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drpic circles away quickly and effectively.
Reimer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Drpic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reimer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drpic looking to control.
Drpic is adopting a defensive guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Drpic is on top in guard.
Drpic's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drpic gets to his feet - Reimer follows without any prompting.
Drpic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drpic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reimer throws a hook but Drpic avoids it easily.
Reimer misses with a head kick.
Reimer swats away the attempt to clinch by Drpic.
Reimer misses with a body shot.
Drpic feints and as Reimer raises his hands in defense, Drpic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Reimer 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.
Reimer keeping full guard, as Drpic tries to pass.
Reimer throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Reimer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Drpic manages to get himself to full guard.
Reimer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reimer trying to control but Drpic is working from the bottom.
Reimer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drpic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Drpic wants to stand and escape but Reimer is having none of it.
Drpic keeping moving, preventing Reimer from controlling successfully.
Drpic can't keep his opponent in guard - Reimer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Reimer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reimer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caleb Reimer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reimer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caleb Reimer!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steach Gibbins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaylan Heath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gibbins comes to the cage accompanied by Immortal Corruptor. Heath has chosen Showdown - Black Eyed Peas as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steach Gibbins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaylan Heath!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heath takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gibbins misses with the combination.
Heath blocks a head kick by Gibbins.
Heath wants to clinch.
Heath doesn't manage to clinch there - Gibbins circles away.
Gibbins keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heath ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Heath is defended easily by Gibbins.
Gibbins throws a series of punches but Heath avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heath shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gibbins's guard.
Heath looking to pass the guard.
Heath throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gibbins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Heath is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Heath drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gibbins manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Heath has Gibbins in his guard.
Heath keeping moving, preventing Gibbins from controlling successfully.
Heath looking for a guillotine here but Gibbins defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heath looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Heath is looking for a triangle but Gibbins pushes his legs off easily.
Heath is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gibbins is aware though and is defending well.
Gibbins trying to control the position from guard on top but Heath is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heath escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gibbins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Heath looks gassed!
Gibbins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gibbins trying to control the position from guard on top but Heath is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbins stopping the sweep attempt from Heath.
Gibbins trying to control the position from guard on top but Heath is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heath tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gibbins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gibbins misses with a few strikes there.
Gibbins misses with a series of wild punches.
Heath has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gibbins drags the fight down to the ground.
Heath loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Heath drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gibbins manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Heath has Gibbins in his guard.
Gibbins wants to pass the guard but Heath is keeping the position.
Gibbins cracks Heath with a solid left hand.
Heath working for a triangle but Gibbins defends it easily.
Gibbins passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gibbins goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Heath has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gibbins but great work by Heath.
Heath tries for a kimura but Gibbins is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kaylan Heath will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gibbins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Heath.
Heath tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steach Gibbins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Gibbins as Heath shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Gibbins misses.
Gibbins swats away the attempt to clinch by Heath.
Heath tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heath wants to clinch up but Gibbins keeps it at a distance.
Kaylan Heath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Heath or perhaps it was just good defense by Gibbins which made him look bad.
Steach Gibbins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaylan Heath.
Heath wants to clinch.
Heath shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Heath is looking for a kimura but Gibbins is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Heath to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heath wants to free his trapped foot but Gibbins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Heath thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Heath wants to work for an arm triangle but Gibbins is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heath looking for a submission but Gibbins manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Heath is breathing heavily.
Gibbins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Heath is one step ahead there.
Heath throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heath is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gibbins is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gibbins has escaped and now he's on top!
Gibbins stands and steps away. Heath gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gibbins misses with a series of wild punches.
Gibbins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gibbins swats away the attempt to clinch by Heath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gibbins throws a series of punches but Heath moves out of range.
Gibbins keeps the fight on the outside.
Gibbins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heath.
Gibbins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gibbins throws a sloppy head kick and Heath moves out of range easily.
Heath scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heath is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gibbins is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Heath is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gibbins has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaylan Heath showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gibbins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heath moves away.
Heath gets a takedown into half guard.
Heath is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gibbins defends it well.
Heath 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heath is looking for a kimura but Gibbins is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Heath to get the leverage.
Heath takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heath not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Heath is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gibbins sees it coming and defends easily.
Heath stops Gibbins from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gibbins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gibbins lands a jab to Heath's midsection.
Heath blocks a head kick by Gibbins.
Heath scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Heath 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.
Heath thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbins is looking to improve his position.
Heath wants to work for an arm triangle but Gibbins is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Heath is working for a kimura here but Gibbins manages to reverse the position and he's now in Heath's guard.
Gibbins wants to stand but Heath is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gibbins postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Heath is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gibbins, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Heath thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Heath landing with the ground and pound.
Kaylan Heath is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gibbins keeping moving, preventing Heath from controlling successfully.
Steach Gibbins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gibbins wants to stand and escape but Heath is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaylan Heath comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Heath winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaylan Heath!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yogi Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khanom Tom comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Round 5 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Nai Khanom Tom will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yogi Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nai Khanom Tom !
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khanom Tom wants it to stay on the feet.
Khanom Tom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bear looks to score with a jab to the body but Khanom Tom is just out of range.
Khanom Tom cracks Bear with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khanom Tom works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bear misses with a hook.
Bear on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bear gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Khanom Tom .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanom Tom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khanom Tom . That's going to slow Bear down.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch but Bear moves out of range.
Khanom Tom throws a hook but Bear avoids it easily.
Bear closes the distance and clinches up with Khanom Tom , looking for a takedown. Bear pushes Khanom Tom against the cage but Khanom Tom circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bear keeps the fight on the outside.
Bear takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Khanom Tom scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Khanom Tom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khanom Tom , right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from Khanom Tom misses the target.
Nai Khanom Tom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bear takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khanom Tom feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bear's calf.
Khanom Tom connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanom Tom bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bear's head backwards.
Bear thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khanom Tom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bear.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bear stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khanom Tom cracks Bear with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Khanom Tom moves in looking to clinch but Bear pushes him off.
Bear swats away the attempt to clinch by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom scores with a jab to the jaw.
Khanom Tom lands a jab to Bear's midsection.
Khanom Tom cracks Bear with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom scores with a nice right hand.
Khanom Tom misses with a straight left.
Khanom Tom throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bear slips a straight right by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom lands with a hook. Bear tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khanom Tom with a body punch. A glancing blow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khanom Tom 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.
Khanom Tom lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nai Khanom Tom dominated that round.
That's time! Bear's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab, jab by Khanom Tom - just one landing.
Bear shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bear was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bear trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Khanom Tom is trying to escape the mount.
Bear in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bear landing strikes from the mount.
Khanom Tom is looking to get to half guard.
Khanom Tom tries to hold on but Bear postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom holds on, trying desperately to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear wants to control the pace but Khanom Tom is squirming around nicely.
Khanom Tom is desperately trying to improve his position but Bear has a good base and remains in mount.
Khanom Tom is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Bear.
Khanom Tom tries to lock up and control but Bear gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bear lands a nice shot to the head.
Bear can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Khanom Tom is looking to escape.
Bear scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Khanom Tom ?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear controlling the pace for now.
Bear sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bear tries to control but Khanom Tom wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Khanom Tom is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Khanom Tom tries to lock up and control but Bear gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Khanom Tom is looking to get to half guard.
Khanom Tom is in a horrible position here. Bear smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bear raining down shots from the mount!
Bear throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bear trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Khanom Tom in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Khanom Tom looks a forlorn figure.
Bear wants to control the pace but Khanom Tom is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Bear there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Khanom Tom is looking to improve his position but Bear isn't that keen on the idea.
Bear thowing shots but they're missing.
Bear punishing his opponent with strikes.
Khanom Tom manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Still in half guard, Bear seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yogi Bear dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Khanom Tom jabs Bear right on the nose. Bear blinks but takes it well.
Bear uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bear.
Nai Khanom Tom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bear takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Khanom Tom throws a hook but Bear avoids it easily.
Khanom Tom scores with a shot to the body.
Bear slips a straight right by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khanom Tom scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bear swats away the attempt to clinch by Khanom Tom .
Bear slips a jab from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom lands a glancing blow to the side of Bear's head.
Khanom Tom has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Khanom Tom misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Khanom Tom . That snapped Bear's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom scores with a shot to the body.
Khanom Tom connects with a looping right hand.
Bear ducks right into an uppercut from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom lands the left hand.
Khanom Tom closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bear is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanom Tom lands with a slapping head kick.
Oh Bear is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khanom Tom lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Khanom Tom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khanom Tom to score with a decent uppercut.
Bear shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bear showed some decent athleticism there.
Bear seems to have got his legs back now.
Bear tries to pass to full mount but Khanom Tom defends it.
Khanom Tom wants to get back to full guard.
Bear not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bear is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Khanom Tom is trying to stand back up but Bear is controlling him
Bear controlling the pace.
Khanom Tom kicks Bear off and gets back to his feet.
Bear moves out of range as Khanom Tom strikes.
Khanom Tom throws a head kick that Bear semi-blocks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear throws a shot from downtown. Khanom Tom moves away and avoids it.
Khanom Tom digs a good hook to Bear's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nai Khanom Tom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Khanom Tom has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nai Khanom Tom !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Egon Rullgardin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Song has chosen I Want to be More by Paul Dateh as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tim Song has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Egon Rullgardin's chin.
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140 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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24
135 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Powerful |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Egon Rullgardin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Song!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Song loads up on a big right hand but Rullgardin slips the punch.
Song defending well as Rullgardin loads up on a big left hand.
Rullgardin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Song looks to land a left hand but Rullgardin moved out of range nicely.
Song throws a looping overhand right but Rullgardin ducks down to avoid it.
Song fails to land with a series of punches.
Song looks to land a right hand but Rullgardin moved out of range.
Rullgardin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rullgardin there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Egon Rullgardin has been cut.
Song changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rullgardin tries to avoid it but Song manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rullgardin to the ground. Rullgardin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Song shoots in for a takedown but Rullgardin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rullgardin misses with an uppercut. Song saw that one coming.
Rullgardin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Song missing with a left hand there. Rullgardin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Song moves out of range of the strikes.
Rullgardin throws a shot from downtown. Song moves away and avoids it.
Rullgardin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Song throws a looping overhand right but Rullgardin ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Song.
Rullgardin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rullgardin tries to land a leg kick but Song saw it coming and moves away.
Rullgardin misses with a hook. Song ducked under it nicely.
Song gets the takedown into side control.
Rullgardin is looking to regain half guard here but Song keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Rullgardin is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tim Song!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donk Durgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Norton's choice of entrance music: Land downunder - Men at work. This should be fireworks!
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280 lbs
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275 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Donk Durgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Les Norton!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durgan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Durgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durgan wants to clinch.
Norton swats away the attempt to clinch by Durgan.
Durgan forces Norton back against the cage and clinches.
Durgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norton.
Durgan controlling the action here for a moment.
Norton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Durgan prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norton can't get the takedown.
Durgan just leaning against Norton, taking a breather.
Norton avoiding damage as Durgan throws knees to the body.
Norton tries to score a body lock takedown but Durgan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Donk Durgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Les Norton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durgan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Durgan prevents the takedown attempt.
Durgan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stalling in the clinch from Durgan.
Norton managing to block the knees to the body from Durgan.
Norton avoiding damage as Durgan throws knees to the body.
Durgan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Durgan breaks the clinch.
Durgan wants to clinch.
Norton tries to keep at a distance but Durgan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Durgan has Norton pressed against the cage.
Norton is looking to break free of the clinch but Durgan has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durgan lands an elbow inside.
Durgan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Norton looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durgan crunches a lovely knee into Norton's ribcage.
Norton avoids a wild elbow strike from Durgan.
Norton blocks an elbow strike.
Durgan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Durgan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Durgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durgan wants to clinch up but Norton keeps it at a distance.
Norton swats away the attempt to clinch by Durgan.
Durgan wants to clinch up but Norton keeps it at a distance.
Norton throws an overhand right that lands on Durgan's shoulder, as Durgan tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton scores with a sloppy right hand. Durgan should have avoided that one.
Norton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Norton misses with a body shot.
Durgan tries to clinch there but Norton circles away.
Durgan wants to clinch.
Durgan is looking to clinch.
Norton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Norton swats away the attempt to clinch by Durgan.
Norton punishes Durgan's body with a nice straight punch.
Durgan slips under a jab.
Norton with a hook.
Durgan tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durgan moves into range and clinches up with Norton.
Norton managing to block the knees to the body from Durgan.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Durgan obliges.
Durgan misses with a punch to the body.
Durgan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norton is trying to break the clinch but Durgan is controlling him.
Durgan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Durgan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Durgan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Durgan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from Durgan.
Norton managing to block the knees to the body from Durgan.
Stalling in the clinch from Durgan.
Durgan missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donk Durgan dominated that round.
That's time! Durgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Norton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Durgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Norton circles away.
Durgan ducks under a wild hook from Norton.
Durgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norton keeps the fight on the outside.
Norton swats away the attempt to clinch by Durgan.
Norton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norton tests Durgan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Donk Durgan has been cut.
Norton keeps the fight on the outside.
Durgan tries to close the distance and clinch but Norton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Durgan is looking to clinch but Norton is avoiding it.
Norton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Durgan defending well as Norton loads up on a big left hand.
Durgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durgan shoots in and drives through. Norton sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durgan misses with an uppercut. Norton saw that one coming.
Norton missing with a left hand there. Durgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durgan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Durgan tries to close the distance and clinch but Norton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Norton cracks Durgan with a hook to the temple - Durgan is on wobbly legs here! Norton swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Durgan falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Norton wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Les Norton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zach Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Pitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitch has chosen Green Day Brain Stew as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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250 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zach Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mitch Pitch!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan checks a leg kick nicely.
Pitch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pitch tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Morgan is able to avoid easily.
Pitch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morgan.
Pitch throws a leg kick that misses.
Morgan lands a big shot that drops Pitch! Can he finish him?
It looks like Mitch Pitch has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Morgan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pitch circles away quickly and effectively.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Pitch is just out of range.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Morgan looks for a takedown but Pitch sprawls well.
Good work by Morgan as he checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Pitch misses.
Pitch tries to work over Morgan's front leg with a kick but Morgan checks it.
Mitch Pitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitch tries to work over Morgan's front leg with a kick but Morgan checks it.
Pitch attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Morgan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pitch circles away.
Pitch tries to work over Morgan's front leg with a kick but Morgan checks it.
Pitch attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pitch finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitch wants to land a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.
Morgan looks to land a combination but Pitch avoids it well.
Pitch tries to score with a low kick but Morgan moves his leg out of the way.
Morgan checks a leg kick.
Pitch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Morgan is out of range and Pitch settles back down.
Pitch wants to land a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.
Pitch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pitch throws a leg kick but Morgan moved away.
Nice takedown defense from Pitch. No joy for Morgan on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zach Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pitch tries to score with a low kick but Morgan moves his leg out of the way.
Morgan blocks a leg kick.
Pitch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Pitch connects with a solid leg kick.
Pitch throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morgan.
Pitch throws a leg kick that misses.
Morgan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pitch throws a leg kick but Morgan moved away.
Mitch Pitch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pitch lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Morgan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morgan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morgan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pitch motions for Morgan to come forward. Pitch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Morgan blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pitch throws a leg kick but Morgan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pitch shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Pitch misses.
Morgan moves out of range of the leg kick from Pitch.
Morgan blocks a leg kick.
Pitch throws a front kick aimed at Morgan's knee but Morgan avoids it well.
Morgan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pitch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pitch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Morgan as he checks the leg kick.
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morgan checks a low kick from Pitch.
Morgan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Morgan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Morgan checks a leg kick.
Pitch tried to score with a low kick but Morgan checks it.
Pitch tried to score with a low kick but Morgan checks it.
Pitch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pitch avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Pitch misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pitch circles away quickly and effectively.
Pitch is looking to score with low kicks.
Pitch throws a low kick, looking for Morgan's leg but Morgan calmly moves out of range.
Morgan moves out of range of the leg kick from Pitch.
Morgan checks a low kick from Pitch.
Morgan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pitch checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Morgan blocks a leg kick.
Morgan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pitch throws a leg kick but Morgan checks it.
Morgan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morgan checks a leg kick nicely.
Pitch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pitch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Morgan is out of range and Pitch settles back down.
Pitch wants to slow Morgan down by chopping away at his legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pitch, right into the meat.
A leg kick checked by Morgan.
Pitch fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.
Pitch wants to land a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.
Pitch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pitch attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Morgan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitch misses with a low kick.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Pitch misses.
Pitch slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Pitch slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Morgan tries to bum rush Pitch with a series of wild strikes but Pitch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pitch throws a leg kick that misses.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Morgan checks a leg kick.
Morgan checks the leg kick.
Pitch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pitch attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pitch fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.
Pitch misses with a low kick.
Morgan checks a low kick from Pitch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan digs a good hook to Pitch's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitch fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pitch tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Morgan is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Morgan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mitch Pitch's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Pitch.
Morgan checks a leg kick.
Good work by Morgan as he checks the leg kick.
Pitch misses with a low kick.
A jab-cross combination lands for Morgan and sends Pitch crashing to the mat! Morgan follows him down to the mat - Pitch regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Pitch is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan throwing shots but Pitch is blocking nicely.
Pitch is still in real trouble! Can Morgan finish him?
Pitch tries to kick Morgan off but Morgan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pitch seems to have recovered his senses.
Morgan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pitch defends it well.
Pitch has one foot on Morgan's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Zach Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Morgan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pitch. Pitch obviously looking to wear him down.
Some wild striking there from Morgan.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Pitch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morgan blocks a leg kick.
Good work by Morgan as he checks the leg kick.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Pitch moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitch motions for Morgan to come forward. Pitch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pitch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Morgan is out of range and Pitch settles back down.
Pitch tries to score with a low kick but Morgan moves his leg out of the way.
Pitch finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pitch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morgan checks it well.
Pitch finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Morgan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That has opened up Mitch Pitch's cut even more.
Good work by Morgan as he checks the leg kick.
Pitch is looking to score with low kicks.
Morgan checks a leg kick nicely.
Pitch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morgan checks it well.
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pitch misses with a low kick.
Pitch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pitch is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pitch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan is looking to wear down Pitch with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pitch throws a low kick but Morgan avoids it.
Pitch throws a low kick, looking for Morgan's leg but Morgan calmly moves out of range.
Morgan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pitch can do to turn this around?
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pitch circles away quickly and effectively.
An inside leg kick from Pitch misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pitch in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Morgan connects with a single shot there.
The cut above Mitch Pitch's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Morgan checks a leg kick.
Pitch is looking to score with low kicks.
Pitch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pitch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pitch tries a low kick but Morgan avoids it.
Morgan tries to bum rush Pitch with a series of wild strikes but Pitch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pitch misses with a leg kick
and Morgan counters with a left to the body.
Morgan blocks a leg kick.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pitch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt.
Morgan checks a low kick from Pitch.
Pitch misses with a low kick as Morgan jumps back.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Morgan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pitch throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Pitch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morgan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pitch misses with a low kick.
Pitch throws out a leg kick but Morgan moves out of range and Pitch only half commits.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morgan checks a leg kick.
Morgan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pitch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morgan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Morgan moves out of range of the leg kick from Pitch.
Morgan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pitch throws a leg kick but Morgan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pitch throws a leg kick that misses.
Zach Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pitch tries to land a leg kick but Morgan saw it coming and moves away.
Pitch slaps away a takedown attempt from Morgan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Morgan moves out of range of the leg kick from Pitch.
Pitch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pitch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pitch scoring well with a low kick there.
Morgan dips to his left and cracks Pitch with an uppercut!
Mitch Pitch's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Morgan blocks the leg kick.
Pitch throws a leg kick but Morgan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pitch takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pitch does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
Morgan checks a leg kick.
Pitch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morgan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pitch throws a low kick, looking for Morgan's leg but Morgan calmly moves out of range.
Morgan drops Pitch with a right and a left! Morgan comes rushing in but Pitch regains his composure and manages to keep Morgan in guard.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mitch Pitch's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zach Morgan!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilio Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emilio Ramos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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23
275 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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20
258 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Powerful |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Emilio Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Howard was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Howard throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Howard goes for an armbar but Ramos turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ramos.
Howard keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
Ramos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Howard's head.
Ramos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Howard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Howard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ramos gets to his feet - Howard follows without any prompting.
Howard wants to clinch.
Ramos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like George Howard has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ramos is trying to maintain the position but Howard is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos moves into full guard.
Ramos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Howard!
Ramos unloading with bombs!
Ramos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Howard throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Ramos working Howard over with strikes here.
George Howard's cut is getting worse.
Howard throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ramos. What's that going to do exactly?
Howard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramos on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Howard's face.
George Howard's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ramos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Howard can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jeez, George Howard's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at George Howard's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Emilio Ramos!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Deon Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen Walk This Land as his entrance music. Kid Miller has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Deon Fernandez's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Deon Fernandez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kid Miller!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller dives in and grabs Fernandez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fernandez pushes down on Miller's head and hops out.
Miller connects with a solid leg kick.
Fernandez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fernandez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Miller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fernandez is one step ahead there.
Miller controls Fernandez momentarily but Fernandez frees himself.
Fernandez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Miller had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fernandez defends it easily.
Miller isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Fernandez stacks Miller on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Fernandez!
Fernandez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fernandez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to escape but Fernandez is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller tries to buck Fernandez off but Fernandez is having none of it.
Miller is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fernandez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fernandez drops an elbow to the side of Miller's head.
Miller wants to improve his position but Fernandez is controlling well.
Miller is looking to control Fernandez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Miller avoid being mounted?
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.
Miller pushes Fernandez off looking to stand but Fernandez dives back in and keeps control.
Fernandez trying to pass the guard but Miller defending well.
Miller wants to stand back up but Fernandez manages to pass into side control.
Miller is not content to let Fernandez control the position.
Miller tries to bench press Fernandez off him but Fernandez keeps the position.
Fernandez stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Fernandez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Miller circles away.
Miller tries to clinch up but Fernandez circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fernandez moves away.
Miller throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Fernandez's head but Fernandez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Fernandez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Miller.
Miller gets caught flat footed, as Fernandez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Miller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fernandez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Miller looks gassed!
Fernandez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fernandez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Miller's guard.
Miller has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fernandez is working away from the top position though.
Miller is looking for a sweep. Fernandez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Miller makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Miller.
Miller pushes Fernandez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Miller doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fernandez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Miller!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fernandez looking for a guillotine from mount but Miller is having none of it.
Fernandez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Miller has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fernandez lands a big shot there that rocks Miller but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deon Fernandez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Miller connects with a high kick.
Fernandez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Miller throws a low kick, looking for Fernandez's leg but Fernandez calmly moves out of range.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller scores with a jab. Fernandez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Miller shoots and misses
and Fernandez counters with a straight right hand.
Fernandez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Miller manages to get to full guard.
Miller wants to sweep here but Fernandez controlling him for the moment.
Fernandez with a nice head shot there.
Fernandez wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Miller throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Miller manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Miller stuffs the takedown attempt from Fernandez. Fernandez gets slowly back to his feet.
Fernandez tries for a takedown but Miller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fernandez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fernandez decides to stand back up.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Fernandez.
Fernandez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deon Fernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernandez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
Fernandez throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Miller cracks the inside of Fernandez's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fernandez.
Miller throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Miller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fernandez. Fernandez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Miller misses with a hook. Fernandez ducked under it nicely.
Miller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fernandez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miller smiles and moves away.
Miller lands the left hand.
Miller has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
An inside leg kick lands from Miller.
Miller scores with a nice right hand.
Fernandez blocks a head kick by Miller.
Fernandez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller works his way to full guard. Good work.
Miller is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fernandez is aware though and is defending well.
Miller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fernandez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Fernandez has passed into side control.
Miller is trying to improve his position.
Miller is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Deon Fernandez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fernandez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Miller has escaped the position, nice work there.
Miller throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Miller is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fernandez stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Miller misses with a wild combination.
Miller is looking to land body kicks.
Fernandez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Miller is looking to reverse the position.
Fernandez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Miller wants to control but Fernandez postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fernandez with the ground and pound but Miller regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Miller looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Deon Fernandez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fernandez blocks a head kick by Miller.
Kid Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernandez shoots and misses
and Miller counters with a nice body kick.
Miller lands with a hook. Fernandez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fernandez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Miller but Miller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Miller thows a leg kick but Fernandez checks it
and Fernandez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Miller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Fernandez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fernandez tries for a takedown but Miller circles away easily
and Miller counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deon Fernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller scores with a push kick.
Miller keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Miller scores with a takedown into Fernandez's guard.
Miller passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fernandez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fernandez is looking for a sweep.
Fernandez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fernandez prevents Miller from improving his position.
Miller is refusing to be controlled, as Fernandez sits in half guard.
Miller works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fernandez trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Miller throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Miller working for a triangle but Fernandez defends it easily.
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.
Miller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fernandez is one step ahead there.
Fernandez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fernandez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Miller wants to get back to full guard.
Miller is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fernandez pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Fernandez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Miller is trying to stand.
Miller gets full guard.
Fernandez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Miller will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fernandez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miller is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Miller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fernandez is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Miller is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Miller throws an elbow that misses.
Fernandez has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Miller clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fernandez doesn't have the hooks in and Miller manages to turn into his guard.
Fernandez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Miller's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Miller lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fernandez is trying to control the position but Miller postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kid Miller just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fernandez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fernandez fails with the takedown.
Fernandez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Miller counters with a takedown into side control.
Fernandez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fernandez is trying to improve his position.
Miller is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Fernandez is trying to escape and Miller transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Fernandez is forced to tap! Nice work there by Miller! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kid Miller!
Kid Miller is the new featherweight champion!
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