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MFC IX : Demon vs Conway PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Virgulino da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Linus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Silva's entrance music is Snow by RHCP. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Virgulino da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Linus!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - da Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
da Silva forces Linus back against the cage and clinches.
da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
da Silva is leaning against Linus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Linus looks gassed!
Linus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. da Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Linus prevents da Silva from breaking the clinch.
da Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
da Silva clinches.
da Silva lands a shoulder strike.
da Silva is looking to control Linus's arms but Linus gets an underhook and turns him. Now da Silva has his back to the cage.
Linus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
da Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
da Silva gets through Linus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
da Silva is looking to control Linus's arms but Linus gets an underhook and turns him. Now da Silva has his back to the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for da Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
da Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Linus circles away.
da Silva tries to clinch up but Linus circles away and keeps his distance.
da Silva stalks Linus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Linus's face. Linus staggers backwards, shaken.
da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Linus pushes him off.
da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
da Silva wants to clinch.
Linus tries to keep at a distance but da Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for da Silva.
da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from da Silva.
da Silva manages to break the clinch.
da Silva wants to clinch.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Linus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
da Silva wants to clinch.
da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Linus pushes him off.
da Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
da Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
da Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from da Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
da Silva is leaning against Linus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
da Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Linus is keeping busy.
da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linus jumps guard but da Silva stands there with Linus around his waist. Linus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A hook to the body from da Silva.
da Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
da Silva lands a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
da Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Linus up against the cage.
da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
da Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for da Silva.
A frustrated look appears on da Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
da Silva lands a left hand.
Linus jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as da Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Linus gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Virgulino da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Linus.
da Silva is looking to clinch.
da Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
da Silva scores with a hook to the body.
da Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Linus is keeping busy.
da Silva lands a nice uppercut.
da Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Linus backwards.
da Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
da Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
da Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
da Silva trying to control the position but instead, Linus has worked for underhooks and has pushed da Silva into the cage.
da Silva slowing the pace effectively.
da Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
da Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
da Silva tries to clinch up but Linus circles away and keeps his distance.
da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
da Silva lands with a nice combination. Linus backs away looking to recover.
da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
da Silva tries to clinch up but Linus circles away and keeps his distance.
da Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from da Silva.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Linus as da Silva tries to tie him up.
da Silva lands with a left to the head.
da Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from da Silva.
da Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from da Silva.
Linus misses with some punches.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
da Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from da Silva - that landed with a thud.
da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Linus swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Linus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Linus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
da Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Linus takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
da Silva breaks from the clinch.
da Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Linus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
da Silva cracks Linus with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgulino da Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Linus swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
Linus swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
Linus keeps the fight on the outside.
Linus has managed to clinch.
Virgulino da Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
da Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Linus backwards.
da Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Linus gets an underhook and turns da Silva into the cage.
Linus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
da Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
da Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Linus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with da Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
da Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
da Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
da Silva taking a breather.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
da Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Linus swings wildly with an uppercut but da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
da Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
da Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
da Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
da Silva lands a right hand.
da Silva slows down the pace here.
da Silva cracks Linus with a nice body shot.
Linus tries to pull guard but da Silva won't allow it.
Linus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
da Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
da Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
da Silva trying to control the position but instead, Linus has worked for underhooks and has pushed da Silva into the cage.
da Silva stalling against the cage.
da Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
da Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
da Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
da Silva is pushing Linus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
da Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from da Silva on the inside.
da Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for da Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
da Silva breaks the clinch.
da Silva is looking to clinch but Linus is avoiding it.
da Silva scores with a nice strike.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Linus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Linus closes the distance and clinches up with da Silva, looking for a takedown. Linus pushes da Silva against the cage but da Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
da Silva wants to clinch up but Linus keeps it at a distance.
da Silva clinches with his opponent.
da Silva lands with a right to the head.
da Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
da Silva is trying to break free.
Linus jumps guard but da Silva stands there with Linus around his waist. Linus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Virgulino da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Linus.
da Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
da Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
da Silva wants to clinch.
da Silva is looking to clinch.
Linus tries a head kick but it misses.
Linus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
da Silva tries to clinch there but Linus circles away.
da Silva clinches.
da Silva digs a right hand into Linus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Linus's gas tank.
Linus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from da Silva.
da Silva lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from da Silva.
da Silva stalling in the clinch but Linus improves position.
da Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
da Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Linus is trying to break the clinch but da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
da Silva breaks the clinch.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Linus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva moves into the clinch.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Linus keeps him there for the moment.
da Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Linus misses with a body punch.
da Silva lands a nice uppercut.
da Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Linus backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from da Silva.
da Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Linus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
da Silva tries to clinch up.
da Silva pushes Linus up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from da Silva.
da Silva tries to stall but Linus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
da Silva is leaning against Linus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
da Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
da Silva instigates a clinch.
da Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Linus misses with a hook
and da Silva counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgulino da Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
da Silva is looking to clinch but Linus is avoiding it.
da Silva tries to clinch but Linus moves out of range.
Linus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Linus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Linus clinches up against the cage.
Linus jumps guard but da Silva stands there with Linus around his waist. Linus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
da Silva is trying to break free.
Linus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. da Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for da Silva.
da Silva taking a breather.
Come on da Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
da Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linus.
A body shot lands from da Silva.
da Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
da Silva pushes Linus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Linus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Virgulino da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Linus.
Linus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
da Silva taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Linus has him pressed against the cage.
Linus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but da Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
da Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
da Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
da Silva lands with a light punch inside.
da Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Linus can do to turn this around?
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Linus can't break the clinch.
da Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Linus gets an underhook and turns da Silva into the cage.
da Silva breaks from the clinch.
da Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Linus wants to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
da Silva lands a shot to the body.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Linus keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
da Silva scores with a shot to the side of Linus's head.
Linus tries to pull guard but da Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Linus drops back down to his feet.
da Silva slows down the pace here.
da Silva presses Linus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva lands a left hand.
da Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A hook to the body from da Silva.
da Silva stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Virgulino da Silva.
da Silva tries to clinch but Linus is having none of it.
Virgulino da Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Linus throws a combination that misses
and da Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by da Silva.
da Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Linus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
da Silva looking to stall.
da Silva is trying to force a seperation but Linus has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from da Silva as the two fighters clinch.
da Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Linus backwards.
Linus is looking for a takedown up against the cage. da Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
da Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
da Silva lands an uppercut.
Ben Linus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee calls for da Silva to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Linus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. da Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Linus keeps him there for the moment.
da Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Linus has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Linus as da Silva tries to tie him up.
da Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
da Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Linus is keeping busy.
Linus jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as da Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Linus gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
da Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Linus counters with a series of strikes. da Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
da Silva moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
da Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Linus misses with a punch on the inside.
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 lands a right hand.
da Silva breaks from the clinch.
da Silva tries to clinch up but Linus circles away and keeps his distance.
da Silva wants to clinch
and Linus counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Linus.
Linus pulls guard.
da Silva tries to stand but Linus is controlling from the bottom.
Linus 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 trying to control the position from guard on top but Linus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Virgulino da Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for da Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Virgulino da Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Elbuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohammed Elbuz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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, Gabriel da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammed Elbuz!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elbuz shoots in looking for a takedown but da Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Elbuz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
da Silva misses with a combination
and Elbuz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Elbuz.
Nice body punch from da Silva.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Elbuz is controlling him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Elbuz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Elbuz taking a breather.
Elbuz has had enough of the clinch but da Silva keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from da Silva.
Elbuz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. da Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
da Silva tries to break free but Elbuz pushes him back against the cage.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
da Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Elbuz keeps control of da Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva tries to circle away but Elbuz has him pinned against the cage.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Elbuz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. da Silva smiles and moves away.
Gabriel da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohammed Elbuz.
da Silva wants to clinch up but Elbuz keeps it at a distance.
da Silva tries to clinch but Elbuz is having none of it.
da Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Elbuz counters with a solid body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Elbuz. No joy for da Silva on that attempt.
Elbuz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of da Silva's head.
Mohammed Elbuz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
da Silva blocks a head kick by Elbuz.
Elbuz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as da Silva sprawls well. da Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Elbuz gets slowly back to his feet.
da Silva tries to clinch up but Elbuz circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice takedown defense from Elbuz. No joy for da Silva on that attempt.
Elbuz is trying hard to land a takedown here. da Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
da Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Elbuz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of da Silva's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
da Silva avoids the head kick by Elbuz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elbuz misses with a combination
enabling da Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
da Silva avoids the head kick by Elbuz.
Elbuz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
da Silva wants to clinch
and Elbuz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
da Silva has closed the distance and engaged Elbuz in a clinch.
da Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Elbuz.
da Silva tries to circle away but Elbuz has him pinned against the cage.
Elbuz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Elbuz is looking to clinch.
da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Elbuz throws a head kick that da Silva semi-blocks.
Elbuz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Elbuz tries for a takedown but da Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
da Silva is looking to clinch.
Elbuz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
da Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Elbuz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
da Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Elbuz or perhaps it was just good defense by da Silva which made him look bad.
da Silva tries to clinch up but Elbuz circles away and keeps his distance.
da Silva avoids the head kick by Elbuz.
The fight stays on the outside here - da Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
da Silva tries to clinch there but Elbuz circles away.
da Silva wants to clinch but Elbuz slips to the side
and Elbuz counters with a head kick.
Elbuz is trying hard to land a takedown here. da Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
da Silva clinches up against the cage.
da Silva lands a right hand.
da Silva avoiding damage.
Elbuz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. da Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
da Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Elbuz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
da Silva stalks Elbuz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Elbuz's face. Elbuz staggers backwards, shaken.
Elbuz closes this distance looking for a takedown but da Silva circles away.
Elbuz looks gassed!
da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elbuz swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Elbuz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Elbuz throws a head kick but da Silva moves out of range.
da Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
da Silva wants to clinch up but Elbuz keeps it at a distance.
Elbuz lands with a kick to the temple. da Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Elbuz throws a head kick but da Silva moves out of range.
da Silva avoids the head kick by Elbuz.
da Silva wants to clinch but Elbuz slips to the side
and Elbuz moves into the clinch.
da Silva is stalling here.
A nice left hand lands by da Silva.
Elbuz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
da Silva is trying to stall.
da Silva works on Elbuz's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
da Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
da Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Elbuz backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel da Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Elbuz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? da Silva is fending him off so far but Elbuz persists. Nope, da Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
da Silva tries to clinch but Elbuz is having none of it.
Elbuz swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
da Silva shoots in for a takedown but Elbuz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Elbuz darts in and clinches da Silva up against the cage.
da Silva is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for da Silva.
Elbuz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
da Silva is struggling to control the position.
Elbuz is trying to maintain a safe position but da Silva gets an underhook and turns Elbuz into the cage.
da Silva is trying to push Elbuz away but Elbuz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Elbuz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Elbuz is working for takedown but da Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
da Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Elbuz misses with a knee strike.
da Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Elbuz is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva is trying to stall.
A short right from da Silva on the inside.
da Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
da Silva tries to clinch up.
da Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Elbuz circles away.
Elbuz takes the fight into the clinch.
Elbuz misses with a knee strike.
da Silva is trying to push Elbuz away but Elbuz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Elbuz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
da Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Elbuz looking to throw knees to the head but da Silva is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
da Silva stalling.
Elbuz wants to get back to striking at distance but da Silva won't allow it.
Elbuz stalling in the clinch.
Elbuz misses with a knee to the head.
da Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
da Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Elbuz.
da Silva scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by da Silva.
da Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Elbuz wants to stall.
da Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
da Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gabriel da Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva working hard to break the clinch.
da Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
da Silva is trying to break free.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good body shot from da Silva.
da Silva tries to break free but Elbuz pushes him back against the cage.
Elbuz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
da Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
da Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Elbuz backwards.
da Silva is trying to push Elbuz away but Elbuz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
da Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva wants to break free but Elbuz has control.
da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Elbuz misses with a knee to the head.
da Silva works on Elbuz's body with a couple of short punches.
Elbuz tries a knee to the head but da Silva blocks it.
Elbuz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
da Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Elbuz has him pressed against the cage.
da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Elbuz is controlling him.
da Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Elbuz has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Elbuz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite da Silva's efforts to push away.
Elbuz is stalling here.
da Silva tries to break free but Elbuz pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel da Silva dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
da Silva walks into a straight right hand from Elbuz.
da Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Elbuz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Elbuz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Elbuz tries a head kick but it misses.
Elbuz misses with a head kick.
da Silva scores with a three punch combo!
da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Elbuz circles away.
Horrible takedown by Elbuz or perhaps it was just good defense by da Silva which made him look bad.
da Silva drives through and clinches with Elbuz against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on da Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
da Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on da Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
da Silva lands with a left to the head.
Elbuz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
da Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
da Silva stalling in the clinch but Elbuz improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Elbuz is looking to control da Silva's arms but da Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Elbuz has his back to the cage.
Elbuz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Elbuz effectively controlling the action here.
da Silva tries to break the clinch but Elbuz is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on da Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Elbuz won't allow it.
da Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
da Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Elbuz or not.
da Silva just leaning against Elbuz, taking a breather.
Elbuz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. da Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gabriel da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohammed Elbuz.
da Silva lands a shoulder strike.
da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Elbuz won't allow it.
Elbuz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but da Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from da Silva.
A nice right hand lands inside from da Silva.
Elbuz misses with a knee to the head.
da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Elbuz is controlling him.
da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Elbuz has him pressed against the cage.
da Silva blocking some punches.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Elbuz keeps him there for the moment.
da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Elbuz won't allow it.
da Silva taking a breather.
Elbuz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. da Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Elbuz misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva working hard to break the clinch.
da Silva stops a takedown attempt from Elbuz.
Elbuz misses with the head strike.
Elbuz keeps control of da Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
da Silva tries to break free but Elbuz pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by da Silva.
Elbuz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Elbuz.
Elbuz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Elbuz misses with a hook.
Elbuz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with da Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
da Silva tries to break free but Elbuz pushes him back against the cage.
da Silva is trying to force a seperation but Elbuz has the dominant position.
da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Elbuz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite da Silva's efforts to push away.
Elbuz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Elbuz keeps him there for the moment.
da Silva digs a right hand underneath Elbuz's ribcage. Elbuz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
da Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
da Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Elbuz closes this distance looking for a takedown but da Silva circles away.
Elbuz scores with a head kick. da Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
da Silva throws a leg kick but Elbuz moved away.
Elbuz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
da Silva tries to clinch up.
da Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
da Silva avoiding damage.
Mohammed Elbuz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elbuz missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel da Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well da Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel da Silva!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Low (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Prospherrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liam Prospherrie is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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135 lbs
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137 lbs
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Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Liam Prospherrie!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Low is trying hard to land a takedown here. Prospherrie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Liam Prospherrie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Low slips a jab and a cross from Prospherrie.
Prospherrie swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Prospherrie. Those never looked like landing.
Prospherrie misses with a two punch combination.
Prospherrie misses with a two punch combination.
Prospherrie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Low circles away quickly and effectively.
Prospherrie throws a right and a left that Low avoids nicely.
Prospherrie misses with a double jab.
Prospherrie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Low counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Prospherrie!
Low working the ground and pound effectively.
Prospherrie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Low is landing with some decent strikes but Prospherrie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Low is breathing heavily.
Prospherrie is squirming around, avoiding Low's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Prospherrie is trying to escape the mount.
Prospherrie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prospherrie tries to buck Low off but he can't manage it.
Low postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Prospherrie looks a forlorn figure.
Low raining down hammerfists from mount.
Prospherrie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prospherrie tries to buck Low off but he can't manage it.
Low has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Prospherrie's face.
A nice elbow there by Low.
Prospherrie is rocked!
Low is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Low!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Johnny Low!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Blank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Dutra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matheus Dutra has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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314 lbs
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314 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Blank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matheus Dutra!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blank slaps away a takedown attempt from Dutra, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blank throws a nice looking combination but Dutra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dutra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blank looks to land a combination but Dutra avoids it well.
Blank throws a right and a left that Dutra avoids nicely.
Blank throws a right hand that Dutra ducks under and follows up with a left that Dutra also avoids with ease.
Blank gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dutra to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dutra drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dutra jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blank keeping full guard, as Dutra tries to pass.
Dutra postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Blank keeping full guard, as Dutra tries to pass.
Blank keeping moving, preventing Dutra from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dutra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dutra trying to control but Blank is working from the bottom.
Dutra slips nicely into half guard.
Dutra performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dutra wants to work for an arm triangle but Blank is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dutra in particular looking to stall.
Dutra is thwarting Blank's attempts to control the position.
Blank wants to improve his position but Dutra is controlling well.
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.
Dutra wants to control but Blank is keeping him busy.
Dutra is trying to work for a kimura but Blank is defending well.
Dutra is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blank defends it well.
Dutra is working for a kimura but Blank is defending it quite comfortably.
Dutra is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Blank is just riding it out for now. Dutra eventually gives up the hold.
Dutra passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Blank!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutra is working for a guillotine from mount but Blank frees his head quite easily.
Dutra tries to control but Blank wriggling away.
Dutra misses with a head shot.
Dutra trying to control but Blank is having none of it.
Blank is looking to improve his position but Dutra isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dutra is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Blank is surviving well by controlling Dutra's body position as best he can.
Dutra is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Blank has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Blank is trying desperately to improve position.
Dutra punching from mount but Blank doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dutra tries to control but Blank wriggling away.
Dutra has isolated one of Blank's arms. Blank looking to fight him off but Dutra twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matheus Dutra!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael da Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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135 lbs
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133 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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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, Dominick Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rafael da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for da Silva!
Cruz has control of da Silva's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and da Silva regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cruz works his way to his opponent's back.
Cruz is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. da Silva defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
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!
Cruz is working for a rear naked choke. da Silva is not defending it well and Cruz has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! da Silva refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of da Silva's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dominick Cruz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Captain HM Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristian Damsted Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murdock kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is A-Team . Kristian Damsted Andersen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Captain HM Murdock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kristian Damsted Andersen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Kristian Damsted Andersen has been cut.
Damsted Andersen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Murdock is trying to defend but Damsted Andersen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Murdock wants to get back to his feet.
Damsted Andersen is just content to waste time from the top position. Murdock takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Murdock wants to stand up but Damsted Andersen is controlling him.
Damsted Andersen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damsted Andersen stops Murdock from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damsted Andersen trying to control but Murdock is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Murdock keeping full guard, as Damsted Andersen tries to pass.
Damsted Andersen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kristian Damsted Andersen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Murdock checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab-cross combination lands for Murdock and sends Damsted Andersen crashing to the mat! Murdock follows him down to the mat - Damsted Andersen regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Damsted Andersen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Damsted Andersen is pulling down on Murdock's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damsted Andersen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Murdock trying to stand up but can't free himself from Damsted Andersen's guard.
Damsted Andersen is trying to hold Murdock in close to prevent damage but Murdock has managed to pass into half guard.
Damsted Andersen trying to control here.
Damsted Andersen wants to improve his position but Murdock is controlling well.
Damsted Andersen is holding on to half guard well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damsted Andersen trying to control from the bottom.
Murdock tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Damsted Andersen.
Damsted Andersen wants to control but Murdock is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kristian Damsted Andersen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Murdock tries to bum rush Damsted Andersen with a series of wild strikes but Damsted Andersen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Murdock enables Damsted Andersen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Murdock manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Murdock wants to stand up but Damsted Andersen is controlling him.
Damsted Andersen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murdock is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damsted Andersen wants to control from the top but Murdock keeps moving.
Murdock wants to stand but Damsted Andersen is controlling the position.
Murdock wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Damsted Andersen manages to pass to side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damsted Andersen moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain HM Murdock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kristian Damsted Andersen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Murdock throws a right and a left that Damsted Andersen avoids nicely.
Murdock fails to land with a series of punches.
Murdock throws a right and a left that Damsted Andersen avoids nicely.
Damsted Andersen throws a series of strikes that have Murdock backpedaling.
Damsted Andersen shoots in but Murdock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Murdock tries to bum rush Damsted Andersen with a series of wild strikes but Damsted Andersen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murdock throws a big shot that misses.
Murdock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Damsted Andersen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Captain HM Murdock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damsted Andersen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murdock.
Murdock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Damsted Andersen gets a takedown into half guard.
Damsted Andersen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damsted Andersen working over Murdock with some ground and pound. Murdock looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Murdock is looking to escape.
Damsted Andersen is working for a submission of some sort.
Murdock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Damsted Andersen on the ground.
Damsted Andersen passes to side control.
Damsted Andersen controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damsted Andersen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Murdock is pushing Damsted Andersen's head away, looking to escape. Damsted Andersen manages to hold on to the position though.
Murdock on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Murdock tries to get out of the position.
Murdock bucks up and tries to throw Damsted Andersen off but instead Damsted Andersen has got his back!
Murdock defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Murdock is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock covering up well under a series of strikes from Damsted Andersen.
Damsted Andersen is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Murdock is trying to get back to his feet but Damsted Andersen has full control of the position and if anything, Murdock has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Kristian Damsted Andersen has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Damsted Andersen's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Murdock holding both Damsted Andersen 's hands and preventing any damage.
Murdock won't enjoy being in this position. Damsted Andersen looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Murdock is tapping - it's over boys! Damsted Andersen picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kristian Damsted Andersen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fake Noob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiga Towshom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fake Noob could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thiga Towshom's chin.
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266 lbs
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265 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fake Noob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thiga Towshom!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Towshom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Noob feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Towshom is looking to stand up but Noob isn't so interested in that idea.
Noob throws a strike but Towshom rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Noob looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Noob pulls Towshom in to control the position.
Towshom wants to control from the top but Noob keeps moving.
Noob is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Towshom is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Fake Noob wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Noob scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Noob working the ground and pound.
It looks like Thiga Towshom has been cut.
Noob postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Noob tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The ground and pound from Noob seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Towshom regains half guard, as Noob was trying to land strikes.
Noob takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noob is looking for a kimura here.
Towshom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Noob.
Noob wants to free his trapped foot but Towshom is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Noob throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Noob throwing shots but Towshom is blocking nicely.
Towshom looks gassed!
Noob trying to work for an americana but Towshom has managed to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noob throwing strikes but missing.
Noob trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Noob postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Noob postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Noob working some strikes from top position.
Towshom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Noob accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Towshom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Noob.
Noob throwing strikes from guard but Towshom blocks nicely.
Noob throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noob lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That has opened up Thiga Towshom's cut even more.
Towshom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Noob throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Noob accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Noob wants to stand but Towshom is controlling his posture from full guard.
Noob lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fake Noob dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiga Towshom's cut.
That's time! Noob's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Noob shoots in and gets a takedown into Towshom's guard.
The cut above Thiga Towshom's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Noob missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Noob throwing strikes from guard but Towshom blocks nicely.
Noob lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thiga Towshom's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Thiga Towshom's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fake Noob!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vera comes to the cage accompanied by call to prayer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
202 lbs
16 - 9 - 1 |
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213 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dominic Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jesus Christ!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christ shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Christ walks into a jab.
Vera throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Christ shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vera is trying to defend but Christ finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Vera manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Vera ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Vera moves into the clinch successfully.
Vera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christ gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Christ drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right handed body shot lands from Vera.
Vera manages to break the clinch.
Vera has Christ up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Vera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera manages to break the clinch.
Christ walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vera checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dominic Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vera misses with a head kick.
Christ fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dominic Vera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Christ.
Vera closes the distance and pushes Christ back into the cage.
Vera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Christ has a takedown stuffed.
Vera gets a clinch.
Vera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Christ shoots in for a double leg but Vera sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Christ gets a takedown into half guard.
Vera has one foot on Christ's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Christ on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Christ has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vera closes the distance and clinches.
Christ is trying to maintain a safe position but Vera gets an underhook and turns Christ into the cage.
Vera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Christ scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vera bucks Christ off and manages to get back to his feet!
Vera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Christ scores with a takedown into Vera's guard.
Vera is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vera pushes Christ off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vera as he jumps to the side.
Christ looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Christ really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vera. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vera manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Vera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vera throws a shot to the body.
Christ takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vera rushes Christ and presses him up against the cage.
Vera lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vera keeps control of Christ as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vera breaks the clinch.
Christ circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vera moves into the clinch successfully.
Vera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera throws a sloppy head kick and Christ moves out of range easily.
Vera clinches up against the cage.
Christ tries to score a body lock takedown but Vera shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vera obliges.
Christ tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vera breaks the clinch.
Vera throws a head kick that half lands.
Vera throws a sloppy head kick and Christ moves out of range easily.
Christ throws a series of strikes that have Vera backpedaling.
It looks like Dominic Vera has been cut.
Vera is breathing heavily.
Vera closes the distance looking to clinch
and Christ counters with a shoot takedown. Vera fights it but they end up in guard.
Christ stops Vera from standing up.
Vera pushes Christ off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christ has closed the distance and engaged Vera in a clinch.
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 Dominic Vera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dominic Vera's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Christ has a takedown stuffed.
Vera lands with a kick to the ribs.
Christ rushes Vera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vera breaks from the clinch.
Donk. Vera catches Christ right on the button with a cross.
Christ blocks a head kick by Vera.
Vera is looking to clinch but Christ is avoiding it.
Christ forces Vera back against the cage and clinches.
Vera is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Christ pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vera throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vera tries to land a front kick but Christ steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Christ takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Christ slips a jab and a cross from Vera.
Christ is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vera.
Christ closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Christ lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vera wants to stand up but Christ is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ is looking to stand up but Vera won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christ is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vera being controlled here, momentarily.
Vera pushes Christ off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Dominic Vera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Christ doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dominic Vera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Christ.
A left and a right from Vera both land. Nice combination.
Vera scores with a head kick. Christ tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Christ circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Vera.
Christ fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vera, pushing him back against the cage.
Vera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Christ changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vera looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Vera wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Christ has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Christ works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Christ is putting a hurting on Vera here, landing some big shots from side control.
Christ lands some shots froms side control.
Christ wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vera keeps working.
Vera on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Vera wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ is looking to take a break and control but Vera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vera tries to escape but Christ is in control.
Vera explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Vera throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Christ's head.
Christ misses with a takedown attempt
and Vera counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Christ wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vera has him pressed against the cage.
Vera breaks from the clinch.
Vera throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christ steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vera. That one must have hurt.
Christ avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vera lands with a nice body kick.
Christ fails with the takedown
and Vera counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Vera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dominic Vera's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
No luck for Christ with that takedown attempt.
Christ with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vera to score with a decent uppercut.
Christ rushes Vera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Christ moves into the clinch.
Vera breaks from the clinch.
Vera misses with a head kick.
Vera lands a high kick!
Vera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vera pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Christ back to the cage. Vera follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vera displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Christ.
Vera throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Christ.
Christ avoids the head kick by Vera.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Christ.
Dominic Vera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Christ.
Vera closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dominic Vera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vera.
Vera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vera takes the fight into the clinch.
Christ tries to pull guard but Vera won't allow it.
Vera manages to break the clinch.
Vera moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Christ throws a lazy head kick
and Vera counters with a head kick. That will keep Christ thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Christ throws a combination that misses
and Vera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vera throws a good cross that connects.
Vera throws a head kick that half lands.
No luck for Christ with that takedown attempt.
Christ walks into a stiff left hand from Vera.
Vera closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vera crunches a lovely knee into Christ's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ tries to break free but Vera pushes him back against the cage.
Vera has Christ pressed against the cage, preventing Christ from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vera breaks from the clinch.
Christ on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vera closes the distance and pushes Christ back into the cage.
Vera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vera cracks Christ with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vera throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Christ's head.
Vera stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vera wants it to stay on the feet.
Christ takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Christ closes the distance and clinches.
Christ tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Christ's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vera connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Christ scrambles back to his feet.
Christ shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vera pinned against the cage. Vera gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vera has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera breaks from the clinch.
Christ takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dominic Vera is winning the standup battle so far.
Vera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Christ shoots in looking for a takedown. Vera tries to sprawl out of it but Christ keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vera manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vera breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Vera.
Vera throws a nice head kick!
Vera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christ. Vera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vera throws a sloppy head kick and Christ moves out of range easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vera. Christ shrugs it off though.
Vera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Christ throws a sloppy head kick and Vera moves out of range easily.
Vera misses with a head kick.
Christ takes the fight into the clinch.
Christ is looking to break free of the clinch but Vera has double underhooks.
Vera tries to stall but Christ uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Christ is trying to push Vera away but Vera has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vera breaks the clinch.
Christ gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vera counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Vera pushes Christ up against the cage in a clinch.
Christ has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vera.
Vera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vera connects with a high kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christ shoots in for a double leg but Vera sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vera throws a leg kick which misses Christ's front leg but catches the back leg as Christ tries to avoid it.
Jesus Christ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dominic Vera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Christ avoids the head kick by Vera.
Christ falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vera counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Vera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vera, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Vera!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martin Demon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conway has chosen Amazing - Kanye West as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Demon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shaun Conway!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demon shoots and misses
and Conway counters with a nice uppercut.
Conway clinches up against the cage.
Demon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Conway pulls his leg out and moves away.
Conway tries to clinch up.
Conway misses with a body shot.
Conway shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Conway's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Conway really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Demon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Conway trying to control the position from guard on top but Demon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway 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.
Conway looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demon is trying to control the position but Conway postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Martin Demon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Demon shoots and misses
and Conway counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Demon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conway tries to free his leg and advance position but Demon is retaining full guard.
Demon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Conway trying to control the position from guard on top but Demon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conway won't allow Demon to sweep him here.
Demon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Demon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Martin Demon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Demon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Martin Demon has been cut.
Conway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Conway shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Demon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Demon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Conway wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Conway trying to control the action but Demon is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway working away.
Conway wants to lay and pray for a moment but Demon keeps working.
Conway working away.
Demon is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Conway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Demon'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.
Demon has his takedown stuffed
and Conway counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Demon moves into full guard.
Demon looking for a sweep. Not yet Demon, not yet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Demon is looking for a triangle but Conway pushes his legs off easily.
Demon keeping full guard, as Conway tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Conway sitting in guard here, content to control.
Conway won't allow Demon to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Conway drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Demon dives on top into guard.
Demon trying to control the position from guard on top but Conway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conway trying to control the position.
Demon trying to control but Conway is working from the bottom.
Conway is trying to control the position from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Shaun Conway hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Demon with a poor takedown
and Conway counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Demon!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demon regains half guard.
Demon is looking to escape.
Demon moves into full guard.
Demon controls Conway momentarily but Conway frees himself.
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.
Conway wants to control from the top but Demon keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Conway tries to close the distance and clinch but Demon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conway misses with a right hand
and Demon counters with a series of strikes. Conway will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Conway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Martin Demon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Conway scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Conway thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Conway is pressing down on Demon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Demon is holding on for now.
Conway wants to work for an arm triangle but Demon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Conway is pressing down on Demon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Demon is holding on for now.
Conway is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Demon sees it coming and defends easily.
Conway takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway stalling away here and it's allowed Demon to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Shaun Conway has got the better of the ground game so far.
Demon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Conway is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Demon is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Demon has escaped and now he's on top!
Demon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Conway swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Demon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Conway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Conway shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Conway thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Demon's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway is working for a kimura but Demon is defending it quite comfortably.
Demon wants to control but Conway is keeping busy.
Conway is trying to control the action in half guard but Demon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Conway is just content to waste time from the top position. Demon takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Demon is looking to stand up but Conway isn't so interested in that idea.
Conway postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Demon is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Conway, into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Demon wants to stand but Conway has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Conway really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Demon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Demon has his takedown stuffed
and Conway counters with a single leg into guard. Demon didn't expect that.
Demon looking to control.
Conway stands up from Demon's guard - Conway perhaps looking for a knockout.
Demon fails with the takedown
and Conway counters with a nice double leg into guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
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!
Conway is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Demon is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Demon has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Conway wants to get back to his feet.
Demon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Conway, who protects the arm well.
Demon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Conway, who protects the arm well.
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.
Conway tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Demon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Demon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Conway keeps working.
Conway is trying to control Demon's posture but Demon avoids it.
Demon stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Demon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Conway is thwarting Demon's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demon wants to get back to full guard.
Conway stalling away here and it's allowed Demon to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Demon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Conway is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Conway dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Martin Demon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Demon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Conway counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Conway stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Conway misses with a right hand
and Demon counters with a left and a right that stings Conway.
Demon misses with a takedown
and Conway counters by moving into the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Conway breaks from the clinch.
Martin Demon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conway closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway thows a huge punch but Demon dodges it nicely.
Conway is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Conway lands strikes from half guard.
Conway thows an elbow strike that misses. Demon gets hold of full guard and has managed to get a loose guillotine attempt. Conway doesn't seem too bothered but Demon quickly shifts his position and has tightened the hold! Conway is in big trouble now - he's going a funny colour - he's tapping out! Nice finish there! Conway really should have spotted the danger earlier though... either incompetence or over-confidence has resulted in a big L on his record.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Martin Demon!
Martin Demon is the new middleweight champion!
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