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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Gale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Escuadero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Escuadero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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188 cm
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188 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Gale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ray Escuadero!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gale misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Escuadero.
Escuadero defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gale.
Escuadero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Escuadero misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Escuadero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gale as he jumps to the side.
Chris Gale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Escuadero.
Gale fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Escuadero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Gale as Escuadero shoots in.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gale pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gale is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escuadero is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gale wants to stand and escape but Escuadero is having none of it.
Escuadero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gale wants to sweep here but Escuadero controlling him for the moment.
Escuadero wants to control from the top but Gale keeps moving.
Escuadero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gale. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Escuadero looking to pass the guard.
Gale looking for a sweep. Not yet Gale, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gale tries to clinch up but Escuadero circles away and keeps his distance.
Escuadero gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gale counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Escuadero!
Gale controlling from mount.
Gale thowing shots but they're missing.
Gale lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gale tries to control but Escuadero wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escuadero is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Gale has taken his back.
Gale working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Escuadero is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Gale has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Escuadero taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chris Gale!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heather Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thurgood Farquardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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270 lbs
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268 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heather Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thurgood Farquardt!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham misses with a wild combination.
Graham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Graham fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Farquardt on the side of the head.
It looks like Thurgood Farquardt has been cut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Graham. Farquardt shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graham scores with a jab to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Farquardt.
Farquardt shoots in for a takedown but Graham shows good takedown defense.
Graham sends Farquardt crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Graham is motioning to the referee to let Farquardt up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Farquardt tries to clinch there but Graham circles away.
Graham lands a body shot.
Farquardt looks gassed!
Graham looks for a takedown but Farquardt sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Graham.
Graham lands a big head kick that sends Farquardt tumbling to the mat! Graham takes a step backwards and waves Farquardt back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Farquardt is rocked!
Farquardt takes one to the chin there.
Farquardt is still on wobbly legs! Can Graham finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Graham.
Farquardt seems to have recovered his senses.
Graham getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Graham moves in close and cracks Farquardt with a massive right hand! Farquardt, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Graham!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Heather Graham!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Natas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and king kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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225 cm
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300 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Natas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, king kong!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natas gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows kong to score an easy takedown into full guard.
kong looking to sit in guard and control but Natas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Natas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Natas stopping the sweep attempt from kong.
kong has control of Natas's left arm, preventing Natas from doing any damage.
Natas throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kong wants to sweep here but Natas controlling him for the moment.
Natas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. kong is keeping the position for now.
kong is striking off his back. Natas thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
kong wants to improve his position but Natas is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Natas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Natas working over kong with some ground and pound. kong looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
kong trying to hold on to Natas's head to control him but Natas postures up.
kong wants to get back to full guard.
kong is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
kong wants to control but Natas is keeping busy.
Natas stalling.
kong wants to stand back up but Natas manages to pass into side control.
kong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Natas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
kong is looking to regain half guard here but Natas keeps moving and retains side control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
kong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Natas as he jumps to the side.
kong looks to land a combination. Natas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Natas decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Natas passes the guard and advances to mount!
kong wants to control but Natas is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natas lands a heavy elbow.
kong is trying to reverse the position but instead Natas has taken his back - oops!
Natas working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but kong is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Natas has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! kong taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). James Natas!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Putus Malum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale Sinovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dale Sinovic is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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280 lbs
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295 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Putus Malum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dale Sinovic!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinovic closes the distance and clinches.
Malum looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Sinovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Malum takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sinovic jumps into guard, dragging Malum to the mat.
Sinovic manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinovic controlling his opponent.
Malum really is a fat lump.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinovic lands a big shot there that rocks Malum but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sinovic with the ground and pound from mount.
Sinovic controlling from mount.
I looks like Sinovic might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinovic scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Malum?
BOOM! Sinovic connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sinovic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinovic landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sinovic landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinovic controlling from the full mount.
Malum really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sinovic controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee warns Malum that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Sinovic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sinovic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Malum manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sinovic wants to pass the guard but Malum is keeping the position.
Sinovic gets to his feet. Malum looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sinovic pushes Malum up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Sinovic.
Sinovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sinovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sinovic with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Sinovic.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sinovic scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malum takes an elbow to the forehead.
Malum is rocked!
Sinovic jerks Malum's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Malum drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Sinovic goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Sinovic because Malum was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Dale Sinovic!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hawk Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price comes into the arena with Behind Closed Doors - Rise Against blaring out of the sound system. Steve Stevens is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hawk Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stevens seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Price does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stevens passes into side control, despite Price's attempt to control the position.
Price manages to work his way to half guard, despite Stevens's best efforts.
Price looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stevens working the head and body with strikes.
Price is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stevens pulls his head out easily.
Stevens throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stevens thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Price's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevens is trying to control the action in half guard but Price is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens controlling the action here.
Stevens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Price defending well though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown but Price shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Price feints and as Stevens raises his hands in defense, Price changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Price trying to control but Stevens is working from the bottom.
Stevens wants to sweep but no luck.
Stevens really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Price. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stevens wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Price is now in half guard.
Stevens is looking for a sweep. Price is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stevens is pressing down on Price's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Price drops back looking for a leg! Stevens is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stevens manages to kick Price off! Price jumps back into Stevens's guard.
Price is breathing heavily.
Price wants to pass the guard but Stevens is keeping the position.
Price postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stevens is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Price, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Price looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Stevens has picked Price up and slammed him! Price can't keep hold of the triangle and Stevens manages to pass to side control!
Price is being controlled here.
Stevens landing strikes.
Stevens staying calm.
Price taking a bit of punishment here - Stevens scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price is trying to improve his position.
Price is not content to let Stevens control the position.
Price is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Stevens trying to control the position but Price is working away.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Stevens dominated that 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.
Price shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Stevens looking for submissions off his back.
Stevens tries to roll over but Price keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price wants to work for an arm triangle but Stevens is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stevens trying to control but Price postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens wants to get back to full guard but Price has mounted him!
Stevens is breathing heavily.
Stevens wants to try and get back to his feet.
Price quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Price but it's paid off an Stevens is forced to tap! Nice work by Price.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hawk Price!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maniacal Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fisher Keltath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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272 lbs
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195 cm
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maniacal Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fisher Keltath!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Styles.
Keltath looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Keltath misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Styles thows a body kick. Keltath tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Maniacal Styles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keltath looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Styles lands a big head kick that sends Keltath tumbling to the mat! Styles takes a step backwards and waves Keltath back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Fisher Keltath has been cut.
Styles throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Styles throws a head kick that misses.
Styles seems to be stalking Keltath here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Keltath drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Maniacal Styles!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stu Grimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmon Keyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarmon Keyes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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214 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stu Grimson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jarmon Keyes!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimson tries to clinch up.
Stu Grimson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Keyes is fending him off so far but Grimson persists. Nope, Keyes circles away and we're back to standing.
Grimson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Grimson darts in and clinches Keyes up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Grimson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Grimson.
Keyes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keyes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keyes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grimson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stu Grimson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keyes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grimson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Grimson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grimson lands a jab to Keyes's midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grimson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grimson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Keyes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grimson somewhat.
Grimson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grimson moves in looking to clinch but Keyes pushes him off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Keyes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keyes shoots in for a double leg but Grimson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grimson.
Keyes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grimson as he jumps to the side.
Keyes looks gassed!
Grimson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Keyes but Keyes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Keyes looks for a takedown but Grimson sprawls well.
Keyes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Grimson.
Keyes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Keyes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Keyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grimson.
Grimson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Keyes backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Keyes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Grimson closes the distance but Keyes moves to the side
and Keyes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Grimson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Keyes pulls his head out easily.
Grimson is trying to get back to full guard.
Keyes tries to pass to full mount but Grimson defends it.
Grimson tries to roll over but Keyes keeps him under control.
Keyes is stalling here. Grimson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Keyes seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Grimson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Grimson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Grimson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Grimson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Keyes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Grimson working the head with strikes.
Keyes sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Grimson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Keyes sees it coming and defends easily.
Grimson thows a huge punch but Keyes dodges it nicely.
Grimson is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Keyes tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keyes tries to roll over but Grimson keeps him under control.
Grimson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grimson seems to be looking for submissions.
Keyes manages to get to full guard.
Grimson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Keyes manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Grimson has Keyes in his guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stu Grimson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Keyes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Keyes tries for a kimura but Grimson is defending well.
Keyes is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Grimson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Keyes wants to control but Grimson is keeping him busy.
Grimson 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.
Grimson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Keyes is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimson is working hard here to advance position.
Grimson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Keyes is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Grimson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Keyes moves into full mount! Grimson won't be happy about that!
A nice elbow there by Keyes.
Grimson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Grimson tries to hold on but Keyes postures up.
Grimson is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimson blocking the ground and pound.
Grimson gets back to half guard.
Grimson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Keyes is thwarting Grimson's attempts to control the position.
Grimson wants to get back to full guard.
Grimson wants to control but Keyes is keeping busy.
Grimson is pressing down on Keyes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Keyes wants to control from the top but Grimson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keyes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Grimson striking off his back but it's not causing Keyes any problems.
Keyes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Keyes wants to control from the top but Grimson keeps moving.
Keyes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grimson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grimson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Grimson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Keyes is one step ahead there.
Keyes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Grimson is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Grimson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Grimson looking for a guillotine here but Keyes defends easily.
Grimson keeping moving, preventing Keyes from controlling successfully.
Keyes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grimson is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grimson tries to strike 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 Stu Grimson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Grimson shoots in for a double leg but Keyes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Keyes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grimson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Keyes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Grimson looking for a guillotine here but Keyes defends easily.
Grimson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Keyes defends well.
Keyes tries to stand but Grimson is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keyes trying to control but Grimson is working from the bottom.
Keyes working some strikes from top position.
Grimson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Keyes manages to get himself to full guard.
Grimson pushing down on Keyes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Grimson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Keyes actively working from the bottom here.
Grimson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Keyes is staying active underneath Grimson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Grimson wants to work for an arm triangle but Keyes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Grimson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grimson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Keyes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grimson.
Grimson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Grimson seems to be looking for submissions.
Keyes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimson trying to control from half guard but Keyes is working away.
Keyes kicks off Grimson and gets to his feet.
Keyes shoots in but no luck this time.
Grimson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Keyes, pushing him back against the cage.
Grimson jumps guard but Keyes stands there with Grimson around his waist. Grimson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Grimson.
A hook to the body from Grimson.
Grimson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Grimson as the two fighters clinch.
Grimson goes for a takedown attempt but Keyes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stu Grimson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keyes lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keyes misses with a takedown attempt - Grimson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grimson darts in trying to clinch
and Keyes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stu Grimson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grimson misses with the head strike.
Keyes wants to break free but Grimson has control.
Grimson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keyess head.
Keyes is trying to break the clinch but Grimson has him pressed against the cage.
Grimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Keyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keyes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grimson has Keyes pressed against the cage, preventing Keyes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grimson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Keyes walks away with a smile on his face. Grimson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Grimson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jarmon Keyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keyes missing with knees to the body.
Grimson scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stu Grimson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grimson, 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 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stu Grimson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Hammersmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and faisal ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). faisal ali will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Hammersmith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, faisal ali!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammersmith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for ali!
Hammersmith working ali over with strikes here.
It looks like faisal ali has been cut.
ali is trying to stand.
Hammersmith punishing his opponent with strikes.
ali is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hammersmith working for a guillotine from mount but ali is in no mood to give up.
Hammersmith 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.
ali wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammersmith working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hammersmith jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but ali manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hammersmith tries for a kimura but ali is defending well.
Hammersmith goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, ali has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hammersmith but great work by ali.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammersmith can't do much from the bottom here.
Hammersmith is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Hammersmith is looking to work his way out of this bad position but ali is controlling him well.
ali working the ground and pound.
ali wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammersmith keeps working.
Hammersmith is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammersmith wants to control but ali postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ali lands a nice forearm strike.
Hammersmith is trying to work for a sweep but ali has mounted him!
ali prevents Hammersmith from getting the reversal.
ali dominating with strikes here.
Hammersmith is looking to get to half guard.
ali working for a submission but Hammersmith is keeping him at bay.
ali trying to control but Hammersmith is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
ali tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hammersmith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
ali takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hammersmith is trying desperately to improve position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Hammersmith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on faisal ali's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
ali lands with an uppercut that bounces Hammersmith off the cage and back into rage.
faisal ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ali has his takedown stuffed
and Hammersmith counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
ali has momentary wrist control but Hammersmith slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammersmith gets to his feet - ali follows without any prompting.
ali misses with a takedown attempt
and Hammersmith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammersmith tries for a takedown but ali manages to get underhooks.
Hammersmith changes levels and goes for a takedown here. ali fights it off and pushes away nicely.
ali fails with the takedown
and Hammersmith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hammersmith.
Kyle Hammersmith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of faisal ali.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammersmith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hammersmith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
ali is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammersmith 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.
Hammersmith drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and ali dives on top into guard.
Hammersmith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hammersmith looking to hit a scissor sweep but ali is one step ahead there.
ali wants to control from the top but Hammersmith keeps moving.
Hammersmith can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as ali controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammersmith is trying to keep ali in close.
Hammersmith looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but ali puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ali is controlling the pace.
Hammersmith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hammersmith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kyle Hammersmith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
ali trying to control from half guard but Hammersmith is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hammersmith actively working from the bottom here.
ali scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hammersmith looking for a kimura from the bottom but ali passes into side control!
Hammersmith is looking to reverse the position.
Hammersmith being controlled for a moment.
Hammersmith misses with a strike from the bottom.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Hammersmith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on faisal ali's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
ali throws a series of punches but Hammersmith avoids them all with ease.
ali shoots and misses
and Hammersmith counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hammersmith has gone for a leg lock! ali slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hammersmith's guard.
ali got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hammersmith has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, ali has managed to get both his arms back between Hammersmith's legs - danger averted.
Hammersmith isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. ali stacks Hammersmith 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 ali!
ali scores with a couple of short elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammersmith tries to bench press ali off him but ali keeps the position.
ali wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammersmith keeps working.
Hammersmith struggling a bit here.
Hammersmith is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Hammersmith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hammersmith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hammersmith pushes ali away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, ali gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
faisal ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
ali goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
ali gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hammersmith counters by moving into the clinch.
Hammersmith looking for a takedown.
Hammersmith has ali pressed against the cage, preventing ali from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
ali turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hammersmith tries to buck ali off but ali is having none of it.
ali working away.
ali trying to control the action but Hammersmith is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ali is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Hammersmith is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on ali's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hammersmith is looking to control ali's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hammersmith avoid being mounted?
Hammersmith tries to roll over but ali keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hammersmith tries to kick ali off but ali keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hammersmith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but ali pulls his head out easily.
ali is taking a breather. Hammersmith 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.
Hammersmith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
ali wants to take a breather but Hammersmith is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to faisal ali.
I think Hammersmith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Hammersmith!
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