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MFC VIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between LeBron Manhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Linus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manhaes is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Ben Linus is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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250 lbs
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250 lbs
5 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, LeBron Manhaes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Linus!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhaes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Linus looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A combination from Linus does no damage.
Linus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Linus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Linus wants to clinch.
Linus looks to land a combination. Manhaes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
LeBron Manhaes's cut is getting worse.
A punch combination from Linus misses.
Linus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manhaes counters with a series of strikes. Linus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Linus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Manhaes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manhaes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Linus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Linus. Those never looked like landing.
Linus tries to clinch there but Manhaes circles away.
Linus throws a nice looking combination but Manhaes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Linus moves in looking to clinch but Manhaes pushes him off.
Linus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manhaes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Linus.
Linus is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linus keeps the fight on the outside.
Linus shoots for a double leg takedown but Manhaes sprawls well. He's pushed Linus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Linus throws a hook to the side of Manhaes's head but Manhaes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manhaes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Linus digs a good hook to Manhaes's body.
Linus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manhaes counters with a left and a right that stings Linus.
LeBron Manhaes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manhaes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manhaes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Linus fails with a takedown attempt.
Linus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Linus wants to clinch
and Manhaes counters with a nice body shot.
LeBron Manhaes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manhaes moves in looking to clinch but Linus pushes him off.
Manhaes wants to clinch.
Linus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manhaes counters with a one-two to the body.
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.
Linus misses with a body shot.
Manhaes tries to clinch there but Linus circles away.
Manhaes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Linus counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Linus.
Linus tries to land knees in the clinch but Manhaes avoids the damage to the body.
Linus misses with some punches.
Manhaes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Manhaes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Linus fails to pull guard.
LeBron Manhaes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Linus.
Linus is trying to trip Manhaes. He has hold of a leg but Manhaes is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Linus persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Linus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Linus gets to his feet. Manhaes looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Linus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manhaes blocks a head kick by Linus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhaes wants to clinch.
Linus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manhaes circles away quickly and effectively.
Manhaes rushes Linus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Linus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Linus blocks an uppercut.
Linus breaks the clinch.
Linus moves to clinch but Manhaes breaks away
and Manhaes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Manhaes is looking to control Linus's arms but Linus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Manhaes has his back to the cage.
Linus is trying to break the clinch but Manhaes has him pressed against the cage.
Linus prevents a body shot from Manhaes.
Manhaes can't break the clinch.
Manhaes misses with a punch on the inside.
Linus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Manhaes is trying to maintain a safe position but Linus gets an underhook and turns Manhaes into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Manhaes can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Linus manages to break the clinch.
Linus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Linus.
Linus throws a hook to the side of Manhaes's head but Manhaes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Linus tries to clinch up
and Manhaes counters with a left and a right that stings Linus.
Manhaes closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Linus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Linus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Linus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Manhaes wants to clinch
and Linus counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Linus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on LeBron Manhaes'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.
Linus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manhaes defending well as Linus loads up on a big left hand.
Linus shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Manhaes eats them both and turns towards Linus to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Manhaes closes the distance but Linus moves to the side
and Linus moves into the clinch.
Manhaes is trying to break the clinch but Linus is controlling him.
Linus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Manhaes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Manhaes trying to control the position but instead, Linus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Manhaes into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manhaes.
Linus looking to slow down the pace here.
Linus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Linus misses with a right hand
and Manhaes counters with a series of strikes. Linus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Linus misses the jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manhaes tries to clinch there but Linus circles away.
Manhaes avoids the head kick by Linus.
Linus throws a head kick but Manhaes moves out of range.
Manhaes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manhaes wants to clinch up but Linus keeps it at a distance.
Manhaes tries to clinch there but Linus circles away.
Manhaes tries to clinch but Linus is having none of it.
Manhaes tries to clinch up.
Manhaes lands a nice hook to Linus's body. Linus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manhaes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Linus looks to land a right hand but Manhaes moved out of range.
Manhaes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manhaes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Linus counters by moving into the clinch.
Linus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Linus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Manhaes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Manhaes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Linus's efforts to push away.
Manhaes lands a right hand.
Linus tries to break free but Manhaes pushes him back against the cage.
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.
Linus jumps guard but Manhaes stands there with Linus around his waist. Linus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
LeBron Manhaes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Linus.
Linus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Linus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Linus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Linus moves into the clinch.
Linus keeps control of Manhaes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Manhaes is trying to break the clinch but Linus has him pressed against the cage.
Linus fails to pull guard.
Linus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Linus breaks the clinch.
Manhaes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Linus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manhaes avoids the body shot from Linus.
Linus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manhaes counters with a nice uppercut.
Manhaes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Manhaes.
Manhaes fails with an attempt to clinch.
A left and a right from Manhaes both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linus misses with a body shot.
Manhaes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Linus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Linus swats away the attempt to clinch by Manhaes.
Manhaes tries to clinch up.
Manhaes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Linus.
Manhaes tries to bum rush Linus with a series of wild strikes but Linus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manhaes has closed the distance and engaged Linus in a clinch.
Manhaes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Linus keeps the fight on the outside.
Linus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manhaes moves away.
Linus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Linus misses with a combination
and Manhaes counters with a left and a right that stings Linus.
Manhaes wants to clinch up but Linus keeps it at a distance.
Manhaes wants to clinch
and Linus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Linus doesn't manage to clinch there - Manhaes circles away.
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.
Manhaes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Linus backs up against the cage.
Manhaes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manhaes tries to close the distance and clinch but Linus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manhaes tries to clinch but Linus moves out of range.
Linus misses with a two punch combination.
Manhaes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Linus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Manhaes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manhaes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Manhaes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Linus.
No luck for Linus with that takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Linus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manhaes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Manhaes tries to clinch there but Linus circles away.
Manhaes tries to clinch but Linus is having none of it.
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 LeBron Manhaes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on LeBron Manhaes's cut.
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!
Manhaes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Linus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Linus counters by clinching up.
Linus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manhaes backwards.
Linus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Manhaes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Manhaes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manhaes lands a nice uppercut.
Linus fails to pull guard.
Linus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manhaes blocks a head kick by Linus.
Linus doesn't manage to clinch there - Manhaes circles away.
Manhaes moves in looking to clinch but Linus pushes him off.
Manhaes tries to clinch up but Linus circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manhaes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Linuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Manhaes swats away the attempt to clinch by Linus.
Linus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manhaes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Linus has managed to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manhaes looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhaes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Linus works on Manhaes's body with a couple of short punches.
Linus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manhaes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Linus throws a poor cross that misses
and Manhaes counters with a series of strikes. Linus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Linus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manhaes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Linus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manhaes moves into the clinch.
Linus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Linus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
LeBron Manhaes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Linus.
Manhaes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Linus pulls his leg out and moves away.
Linus forces Manhaes back against the cage and clinches.
Manhaes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manhaes wants to stall.
Linus tries to pull guard but Manhaes holds him up against the cage and eventually Linus drops back down to his feet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Linus tries a knee to the head but Manhaes blocks it.
Manhaes is trying to stall.
Linus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Manhaes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Linus backwards.
Manhaes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Linus manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Linus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manhaes.
Manhaes trying to control the position from guard on top but Linus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manhaes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Manhaes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Linus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manhaes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhaes throwing strikes but missing.
Linus is wriggling around but Manhaes manages to pass to half guard.
Manhaes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Linus wants to get back to his feet.
Linus trying to control here.
Manhaes working Linus over with strikes.
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.
Manhaes seems to be looking for submissions.
Manhaes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Manhaes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manhaes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Manhaes stops Linus from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
LeBron Manhaes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Manhaes 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 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... LeBron Manhaes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andy Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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141 lbs
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26
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andy Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Corey Winchester!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Winchester throws a shot from downtown. Pain moves away and avoids it.
Pain swinging wildly here.
Winchester misses with the combination.
Andy Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Pain scores with a four punch combination!
Winchester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pain misses with a combination
and Winchester counters with a two punch combo.
Pain misses with a combination
enabling Winchester to counter with a crisp jab.
Pain lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winchester fails to land with a series of punches.
Pain throws a series of strikes that have Winchester backpedaling.
Pain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oooooh!!! Pain has knocked Winchester down with a huge combo! Pain steps away and waves a wobbly Winchester back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Winchester is rocked!
It looks like Corey Winchester has been cut.
Pain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Winchester is still on wobbly legs! Can Pain finish him?
Pain misses with a two punch combination.
Winchester seems to have recovered his senses.
Winchester misses with an uppercut
enabling Pain to counter with a crisp jab.
Pain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Winchester tries to bum rush Pain with a series of wild strikes but Pain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Winchester looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain throws a right and a left that Winchester avoids nicely.
Pain misses with a two punch combination.
Pain connects with a right hand. Winchester shakes it off.
Winchester falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Winchester cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pain misses with a double jab.
Pain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Pain! Winchester is backing up but he can't get away as Pain lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Winchester and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Andy Pain!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uelliton da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Son SoareS (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
265 lbs
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27
241 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
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Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Uelliton da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Son SoareS!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Silva wants to clinch up but SoareS keeps it at a distance.
da Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
SoareS is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
SoareS takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if SoareS can do anything to dispel that myth.
SoareS tries to bench press da Silva off him but da Silva keeps the position.
SoareS really doesn't want to stay on the ground with da Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
da Silva working the ground and pound but SoareS is defending the strikes.
SoareS is trying to improve his position.
da Silva scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at SoareS to see if he's OK.
SoareS gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
da Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed SoareS's head.
da Silva tries to pass to full mount but SoareS defends it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. da Silva connects with a nice short shot to SoareS's temple.
da Silva stops SoareS from getting back to his feet.
da Silva 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.
SoareS is trying to get back to full guard.
SoareS preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SoareS tries to get to full guard but da Silva has control of the leg.
da Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
SoareS blocking the ground and pound attempt from da Silva.
da Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed SoareS's head.
da Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
da Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
SoareS is trying to control but can't.
da Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
SoareS tries to roll over but da Silva keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
da Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so SoareS is just riding it out for now. da Silva eventually gives up the hold.
SoareS slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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.
da Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
da Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
da Silva stopping the sweep attempt from SoareS.
da Silva won't allow SoareS to get back to his feet.
da Silva looking to pass the guard.
da Silva lands a couple of digs.
SoareS wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
SoareS tries to land a sweep but no joy.
da Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva stops SoareS from standing up.
da Silva distracts SoareS with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
da Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
da Silva working some strikes from top position.
da Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but SoareS has wrist control.
SoareS keeping full guard, as da Silva tries to pass.
SoareS managing to control the position.
SoareS pushes da Silva off and scrambles back to his feet.
SoareS jabbing away but nothing is landing.
da Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck for SoareS with that takedown attempt.
SoareS displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from da Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
SoareS scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Uelliton da Silva has been cut.
da Silva is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
SoareS rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but da Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
SoareS lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but da Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
da Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
da Silva fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uelliton da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
SoareS stuffs the takedown.
SoareS drops da Silva with a beautiful combination! da Silva stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - SoareS is looking for the KO!
SoareS misses with a wild combination.
SoareS rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but da Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
SoareS shoots in and drives through. da Silva sprawls well.
SoareS scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. da Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
SoareS looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
SoareS swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Son SoareS dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uelliton da Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
SoareS scores with a one two! da Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Uelliton da Silva's cut is getting worse.
SoareS throws a right and a left that da Silva avoids nicely.
SoareS throws a series of punches but da Silva moves out of range.
SoareS misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but SoareS paws at him with a jab and circles away.
SoareS throws a series of punches but da Silva moves out of range.
Son SoareS seems to be getting the better of the standup.
SoareS fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
da Silva misses with the combination.
da Silva fails to land the takedown.
da Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
SoareS stalks da Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into da Silva's face. da Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Uelliton da Silva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
da Silva gets tackled into the cage by SoareS. SoareS maintains the clinch.
SoareS pulls guard effortlessly.
da Silva drops back looking for a leg! SoareS is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and SoareS manages to kick da Silva off! da Silva jumps back into SoareS's guard.
SoareS wants to get back to his feet but da Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SoareS 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.
SoareS is looking to stand up but da Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
da Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but SoareS is retaining full guard.
SoareS looking for a sweep. Not yet SoareS, not yet.
da Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
SoareS lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
da Silva 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.
da Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
SoareS throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
da Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
da Silva throwing strikes but missing.
SoareS has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
da Silva works over SoareS with some ground and pound from guard.
da Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
SoareS looking for a sweep. Not yet SoareS, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
SoareS 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.
SoareS controlling the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
SoareS lands a decent shot there.
da Silva postures up in SoareS's guard and throws a big left but SoareS blocks it.
da Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as SoareS works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
SoareS 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.
da Silva won't allow SoareS to get back to his feet.
da Silva stopping the sweep attempt from SoareS.
da Silva passes SoareS's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
SoareS moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
SoareS trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva won't allow SoareS to sweep him here.
da Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
da Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
SoareS misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
SoareS stalks da Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into da Silva's face. da Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Jeez, Uelliton da Silva's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
SoareS works da Silva's body with a nice hook.
SoareS misses with a double jab
and da Silva counters with a three punch combo that has SoareS backing up. SoareS nods at da Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
da Silva throws a nice looking combination but SoareS bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
SoareS throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
SoareS stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Son SoareS showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Uelliton da Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
SoareS comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
SoareS smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
da Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
SoareS lands a nice shot to the body.
SoareS misses with a jab, cross combination.
SoareS looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
SoareS digs a good body shot into da Silva's ribs.
Some wild striking there from SoareS.
SoareS throws a one two combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
da Silva dodges the punch combination from SoareS.
SoareS misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
da Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
da Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and SoareS counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
da Silva stops a takedown attempt from SoareS.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SoareS breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
SoareS will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
da Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but SoareS circles away quickly and effectively.
SoareS misses with the combination.
SoareS is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down da Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
da Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
SoareS holds on to da Silva's head and controls the position momentarily.
da Silva tries to move to mount but SoareS blocks the move with his legs.
SoareS tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but da Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
da Silva tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SoareS is trying to get back to half guard.
da Silva throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and SoareS works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
da Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. SoareS doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time da Silva.
da Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
SoareS pushes da Silva off looking to stand but da Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Uelliton da Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
da Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed SoareS's head.
da Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. SoareS manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
da Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
SoareS looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
da Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
da Silva throwing strikes from guard but SoareS blocks nicely.
SoareS is controlling da Silva's posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Son SoareS.
SoareS is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? SoareS is fending him off so far but da Silva persists. Nope, SoareS circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from da Silva misses.
da Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uelliton da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from SoareS.
da Silva slips a jab and a cross from SoareS.
SoareS just misses with a punch to the body.
da Silva fails with the takedown.
SoareS throws a right and a left that da Silva avoids nicely.
SoareS looks to land a combination. da Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Uelliton da Silva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Son SoareS!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Low (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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133 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Low!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rafael da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Silva has Low up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from da Silva as the two fighters clinch.
da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Low goes for a takedown attempt but da Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Low is breathing heavily.
Low tries to keep at a distance but da Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from da Silva.
da Silva tries to circle away but Low has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from da Silva on the inside.
da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Low won't allow it.
da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
da Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
da Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Low.
da Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
da Silva presses Low against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Low tries for a takedown but da Silva manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Low. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da Silva misses with some punches.
da Silva is trying to push Low away but Low has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Low.
Low drops to a knee looking for a takedown but da Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
da Silva wants to break free but Low has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Low.
A right hand to the body from da Silva.
da Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Low's elbow.
Low prevents da Silva from breaking the clinch.
A short right from da Silva.
da Silva tries to break the clinch but Low is controlling the position.
da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Low blocks a body shot from da Silva.
da Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
da Silva lands with a right to the head.
da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
da Silva tries to break free but Low pushes him back against the cage.
da Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Low backwards.
da Silva is trying to force a seperation but Low has the dominant position.
A short right from da Silva.
da Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Low keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
Low keeps control of da Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
da Silva is trying to push Low away but Low has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
da Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Low backwards.
da Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
da Silva wants to break free but Low has control.
A right hand to the body from da Silva.
da Silva is trying to push Low away but Low has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
da Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from da Silva.
Low keeps control of da Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by da Silva.
Low prevents da Silva from breaking the clinch.
da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Low has him pressed against the cage.
da Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for da Silva.
da Silva is trying to force a seperation but Low has the dominant position.
da Silva tries to circle away but Low has him pinned against the cage.
da Silva wants to break free but Low has control.
da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Low has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from da Silva.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
da Silva digs a right hand into Low's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Low's gas tank.
da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
da Silva is trying to break free.
da Silva lands a shot to the body.
Low blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Low blocks a body shot from da Silva.
da Silva works on Low's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from da Silva.
da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Low won't allow it.
da Silva tries to circle away but Low has him pinned against the cage.
da Silva digs a right hand into Low's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Low's gas tank.
da Silva scores with a hook to the body.
da Silva tries to work over Low's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Low won't allow it.
Low blocks a punch to the side of the head.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Low won't allow it.
da Silva tries to work over Low's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva presses Low against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for da Silva.
Low prevents da Silva from breaking the clinch.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
da Silva cracks Low with a nice body shot.
da Silva is trying to push Low away but Low has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
da Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Low has double underhooks.
da Silva cracks Low with a nice body shot.
Low blocks an uppercut.
da Silva works on Low's body with a couple of short punches.
da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
da Silva tries to throw a body punch but Low avoids it by throwing da Silva back against the cage.
da Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Low keeps him there for the moment.
da Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Low or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Low has da Silva pressed against the cage, preventing da Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael da Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Low's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
da Silva moves into the clinch.
da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Low won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from da Silva.
da Silva is leaning against Low and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
da Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from da Silva.
da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
da Silva is leaning against Low and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
da Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
da Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rafael da Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Low is controlling him.
Low has da Silva pressed against the cage, preventing da Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
da Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Low backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from da Silva.
A frustrated look appears on da Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
da Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Low is controlling him.
da Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
da Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Low controls his hands.
da Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Low.
da Silva is trying to break free.
da Silva gets through Low's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
da Silva lands with a right to the head.
da Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on da Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Low's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
da Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Low backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice right hand lands inside from da Silva.
da Silva misses with the head strike.
Low prevents da Silva from breaking the clinch.
da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
da Silva tries to break the clinch but Low is controlling the position.
da Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
da Silva is leaning against Low and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Low blocks a punch to the side of the head.
da Silva lands a shot to the body.
da Silva is leaning against Low and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from da Silva.
da Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
da Silva scores with a hook to the body.
da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
da Silva tries to circle away but Low has him pinned against the cage.
da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Low is working for takedown but da Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
da Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Low backwards.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good body shot from da Silva.
da Silva working hard to break the clinch.
da Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from da Silva.
da Silva throws a head punch that misses.
da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, da Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Low has him pressed against the cage.
da Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Low uses good head movement to avoid it.
da Silva lands a shot to the body.
da Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Low controls his hands.
da Silva is trying to force a seperation but Low has the dominant position.
da Silva lands an uppercut.
Low keeps the fight in the clinch, despite da Silva's efforts to push away.
da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Low has him pressed against the cage.
da Silva lands with a left to the head.
da Silva presses Low against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Low won't allow it.
Low blocks an uppercut.
da Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Low backwards.
da Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Low's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for da Silva.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Low keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
da Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
da Silva is leaning against Low and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
da Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
da Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
da Silva tries to break the clinch but Low is controlling the position.
da Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
da Silva lands a left hand.
Low tries to score a body lock takedown but da Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short body shot lands from da Silva as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from da Silva.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Low keeps him there for the moment.
da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Low has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, da Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
da Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Low uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from da Silva.
da Silva tries to break the clinch but Low is controlling the position.
Low keeps the fight in the clinch, despite da Silva's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael da Silva 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!
da Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
Rafael da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
da Silva clinches with his opponent.
da Silva working aggressively here.
Low wants a takedown but no success here.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
da Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
da Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Low.
da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Low won't allow it.
da Silva wants to break free but Low has control.
Low blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
da Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from da Silva.
da Silva throws a head punch that misses.
da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
da Silva pushes Low back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
da Silva working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
da Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
da Silva presses Low against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
da Silva is trying to force a seperation but Low has the dominant position.
da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Low has him pressed against the cage.
Low takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on da Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Low keeps control of da Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Low tries to pull guard but da Silva won't allow it.
da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Low has him pressed against the cage.
da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Low has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from da Silva.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
da Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Low backwards.
da Silva digs a right hand underneath Low's ribcage. Low let out a lung full of air as it connected.
da Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
da Silva tries to work over Low's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
da Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
da Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
da Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
da Silva throws a head punch that misses.
da Silva lands an uppercut.
da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
da Silva scores with a hook to the body.
da Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Low won't allow it.
da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
da Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Low.
da Silva presses Low against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Low has him pressed against the cage.
da Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Low tries for a takedown but da Silva manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Low. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da Silva pushes Low back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Low has da Silva pressed against the cage, preventing da Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from da Silva as the two fighters clinch.
da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hand to the body from da Silva.
da Silva pushes Low back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
da Silva stops a takedown attempt from Low.
da Silva is pressed up against the cage. Low has hold of a leg and is looking to drag da Silva down to the mat. da Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
da Silva drives through and clinches with Low against the cage.
da Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Low is trying to drag da Silva to the mat but da Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
da Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Low has double underhooks.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Low keeps him there for the moment.
Low looking for a takedown.
da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Low is controlling him.
da Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Low.
Good body shot from da Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva tries to circle away but Low has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, da Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
da Silva pushes Low back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
da Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Low backwards.
da Silva tries to circle away but Low has him pinned against the cage.
da Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
da Silva working hard to break the clinch.
da Silva tries to break the clinch but Low is controlling the position.
da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Low has him pressed against the cage.
da Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Low backwards.
da Silva misses with some punches.
da Silva tries to circle away but Low has him pinned against the cage.
Low keeps control of da Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice left hand lands by da Silva.
Low blocking some punches.
da Silva misses with some punches.
Low drops to a knee looking for a takedown but da Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnny Low has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rafael da Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
da Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael da Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well da Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael da Silva!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Elbuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohammed Elbuz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Connor Clay's chin.
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19
185 lbs
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25
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammed Elbuz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Connor Clay!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elbuz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Clay swinging wildly here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Clay throws a shot from downtown. Elbuz moves away and avoids it.
Mohammed Elbuz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elbuz lands a high kick!
Clay gets tackled into the cage by Elbuz. Elbuz maintains the clinch.
Elbuz breaks from the clinch.
Clay takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Clay takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Clay on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Clay shoots in but no luck this time.
Clay shoots in looking for a takedown but Elbuz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Clay's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Elbuz scores with a head kick.
Clay looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elbuz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elbuz moves away.
Elbuz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clay's waist but Clay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Elbuz off to one side.
Clay takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Elbuz connects with a high kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Clay is defended easily by Elbuz.
Mohammed Elbuz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Clay.
Clay defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Elbuz.
Elbuz misses with a takedown
enabling Clay to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Elbuz is defended easily by Clay.
Elbuz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Elbuz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clay closes this distance looking for a takedown but Elbuz circles away.
Elbuz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Elbuz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Elbuz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Clay looks for a takedown but Elbuz sprawls well.
Elbuz takes the fight into the clinch.
Elbuz jumps guard but Clay stands there with Elbuz around his waist. Elbuz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Clay has had enough of the clinch but Elbuz keeps him there for the moment.
Elbuz lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elbuz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clay fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Elbuz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clay is trying to break the clinch but Elbuz has him pressed against the cage.
Elbuz tries for a takedown but Clay manages to get underhooks.
Clay tries to break the clinch but Elbuz is controlling the position.
Clay tries for a takedown but Elbuz manages to get underhooks.
Clay successfully pulls guard.
Elbuz trying to control but Clay is working from the bottom.
Clay is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Clay keeping moving, preventing Elbuz from controlling successfully.
Elbuz is really struggling to control Clay but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elbuz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Elbuz tries to stand but Clay is controlling from the bottom.
Elbuz tries to free his leg and advance position but Clay is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mohammed Elbuz.
Clay shoots in for a double leg but Elbuz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Elbuz stuffs the takedown.
Elbuz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clay as he jumps to the side.
Elbuz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clay pinned against the cage. Clay gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Elbuz throws a nice head kick!
Elbuz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay throws a right hand that Elbuz ducks under and follows up with a left that Elbuz also avoids with ease.
Elbuz scores with a head kick.
Elbuz tries to clinch up.
Elbuz lands a head kick!
Elbuz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Elbuz has a takedown stuffed.
Elbuz throws a nice head kick!
Clay shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Elbuz as he avoids it easily.
Elbuz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Clay.
Elbuz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Elbuz shoots in looking for a takedown but Clay manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Elbuz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Elbuz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Clay sprawls well. Clay wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Elbuz gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elbuz lands the left hand.
Clay fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Elbuz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Clay displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Elbuz.
Elbuz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Elbuz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clay is fending him off so far but Elbuz persists. Nope, Clay circles away and we're back to standing.
Clay leaves Elbuz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammed Elbuz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elbuz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Elbuz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Clay's head.
Clay lunges at Elbuz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Elbuz's hand.
Clay takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Elbuz throws a head kick that misses.
Elbuz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Clay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clay wants to control from the top but Elbuz keeps moving.
Elbuz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Clay on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Clay misses with the ground and pound.
Clay has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Elbuz is squirming around, avoiding Clay's attempts to control the action.
Clay is working for a guillotine from mount but Elbuz frees his head quite easily.
Elbuz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Clay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay thowing shots but they're missing.
Elbuz is desperately trying to improve his position but Clay has a good base and remains in mount.
Clay throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Elbuz has his hands clasped together but Clay breaks the hold and Elbuz is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Clay!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Connor Clay!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Liam Prospherrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heero Yuy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuy has chosen Coma Black - Marilyn Manson as his entrance music. Heero Yuy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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137 lbs
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132 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Liam Prospherrie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heero Yuy!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prospherrie stuffs the takedown.
Prospherrie misses with a series of wild punches.
Yuy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yuy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Prospherrie is fending him off so far but Yuy persists. Nope, Prospherrie circles away and we're back to standing.
Prospherrie stuffs the takedown attempt from Yuy. Yuy gets slowly back to his feet.
Liam Prospherrie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heero Yuy.
Nice takedown defense from Prospherrie. No joy for Yuy on that attempt.
No luck for Yuy with that takedown attempt.
Jab by Yuy.
Prospherrie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yuy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yuy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prospherrie.
Prospherrie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Prospherrie is rocked!
Yuy misses with a wild combination.
Oh Prospherrie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yuy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Prospherrie seems to have got his legs back now.
Prospherrie throws a right and a left that Yuy avoids nicely.
Prospherrie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yuy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prospherrie.
Liam Prospherrie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuy shoots in but Prospherrie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Prospherrie misses with a combination
and Yuy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Prospherrie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yuy is working away from the top position though.
Yuy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yuy stops Prospherrie from getting back to his feet.
Yuy has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Prospherrie defend it? Yuy steps over the head and cranks it - Prospherrie is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Yuy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Heero Yuy!
Heero Yuy is the new bantamweight champion!
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