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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Bernid Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Langston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arnold Bernid Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Langston!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones is looking to clinch but Langston is avoiding it.
Jones throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Langston counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot by Langston.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Langston counters with a leg kick.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Langston counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Langston drops Jones with a beautiful combination! Jones stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Langston is looking for the KO!
Jones is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones shoots and misses
and Langston counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arnold Bernid Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Langston.
Langston lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Jones drops his hands for a split second and Langston immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Jones face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Langston follows up with a right hand that knocks Jones into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joe Langston!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conway comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing - Kanye West. Gabriel da Silva 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shaun Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Silva looks to clinch
and Conway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Gabriel da Silva has been cut.
da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Conway.
da Silva looks to clinch
and Conway holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Conway keeps control of da Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
da Silva tries to break the clinch but Conway is controlling the position.
da Silva looking to stall.
Conway turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Conway manages to end up in side control.
Conway is looking to take a break and control but da Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
da Silva is trying to improve his position.
Conway working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva is looking for a sweep.
Conway throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Conway wants to lay and pray for a moment but da Silva keeps working.
da Silva is holding Conway down, trying to stall.
Conway wants to control but da Silva is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
da Silva seems a little lost for a moment, as Conway dominates the positioning.
Shaun Conway has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
da Silva looks to clinch
so Conway counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Conway drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and da Silva dives on top into guard.
Conway is trying to control the position but da Silva postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva throws and elbow that misses. Conway uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in da Silva's guard. Nice move by Conway!
Conway preventing the sweep.
da Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Conway. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Conway working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
da Silva wants to stand and escape but Conway is having none of it.
Conway is standing up over da Silva. da Silva looks to escape but Conway dives into side control.
Conway scores with a couple of short elbows.
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 trying to get an arm triangle but da Silva is defending well.
Conway stands up.
da Silva moves to clinch but Conway breaks away
and Conway holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Conway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conway throws an uppercut from half a mile away. da Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Conway misses with a lunging right hand
and Conway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
da Silva wants to clinch
and Conway counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Conway.
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 Gabriel da Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
da Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
da Silva stops a takedown attempt from Conway.
da Silva looking to stall.
Conway prevents da Silva from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Conway breaks the clinch.
da Silva wants to clinch
and Conway counters by moving into the clinch.
da Silva is trying to push Conway away but Conway has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
da Silva is trying to push Conway away but Conway has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
da Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Conway has double underhooks.
da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Conway has him pressed against the cage.
da Silva tries to circle away but Conway has him pinned against the cage.
da Silva is looking to control Conway's arms but Conway gets an underhook and turns him. Now da Silva has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway keeps the fight in the clinch, despite da Silva's efforts to push away.
da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
da Silva leaning against his opponent.
Conway successfully pulls guard.
Conway looking to control.
da Silva wants to stand but Conway has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Conway has his feet on da Silva's thighs here. He's pushed da Silva off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! da Silva screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shaun Conway!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Captain Insano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain HM Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Insano's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Insano Laugh. Murdock has chosen A-Team as his entrance music. Captain HM Murdock told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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170 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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Captain Insano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Captain HM Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Insano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Insano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Insano misses with a head kick.
Murdock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Murdock gets tackled into the cage by Insano. Insano maintains the clinch.
Murdock is trying to break free.
Insano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murdock takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Captain HM Murdock has been cut.
Insano lands a knee to the head.
Insano unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Murdock looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Insano drops Murdock with a big knee straight up the middle! Murdock is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Murdock is rocked!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Insano.
Murdock is still on wobbly legs! Can Insano finish him?
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Insano! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Captain Insano!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafael da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Prospherrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rafael da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Liam Prospherrie!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prospherrie throws a series of punches but da Silva moves out of range.
da Silva is looking to clinch.
Prospherrie fails to land with a series of punches.
da Silva tries to clinch up.
Liam Prospherrie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prospherrie swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
Prospherrie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
da Silva tries to clinch but Prospherrie moves out of range.
da Silva tries to clinch but Prospherrie is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Prospherrie throws a series of punches but da Silva moves out of range.
Prospherrie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but da Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Prospherrie.
da Silva drives through and clinches with Prospherrie against the cage.
Prospherrie keeps control of da Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Prospherrie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left and a right from Prospherrie both land. Nice combination.
da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Prospherrie misses with a combination
and da Silva counters with a crisp one two that drops Prospherrie! da Silva thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Prospherrie to his feet! Prospherrie is in big trouble!
Prospherrie is rocked!
da Silva instigates a clinch.
Prospherrie is still on wobbly legs! Can da Silva finish him?
Prospherrie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
da Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Prospherrie's efforts to push away.
Prospherrie seems to have recovered his senses.
Prospherrie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Prospherrie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
da Silva has Prospherrie pressed against the cage, preventing Prospherrie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
da Silva keeps control of Prospherrie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prospherrie has had enough of the clinch but da Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Prospherrie manages to break the clinch.
Prospherrie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prospherrie works over da Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
da Silva looks to land a right hand but Prospherrie moved out of range.
da Silva tries to clinch but Prospherrie moves out of range.
da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Prospherrie circles away.
Prospherrie throws a nice looking combination but da Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prospherrie fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Prospherrie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
da Silva dodges the punch combination from Prospherrie.
Prospherrie throws a left and a right that both miss
and da Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Prospherrie swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
da Silva wants to clinch.
Prospherrie fails to land with a series of punches.
Prospherrie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
da Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prospherrie.
da Silva is looking to clinch.
Prospherrie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prospherrie swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva throws a series of punches but Prospherrie avoids them all with ease.
da Silva dodges the punch combination from Prospherrie.
Prospherrie throws a nice looking combination but da Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prospherrie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Prospherrie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Prospherrie walks into a stiff left hand from da Silva.
Prospherrie dodges the punch combination from da Silva.
da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Prospherrie circles away.
da Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prospherrie throws a right and a left that da Silva avoids nicely.
da Silva slips a jab and a cross from Prospherrie.
da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Prospherrie swinging wildly here.
da Silva slips a jab and a cross from Prospherrie.
Prospherrie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and da Silva counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Prospherrie! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael da Silva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joker Goth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dallas Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joker Goth has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joker Goth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dallas Jones!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goth swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goth misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goth shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goth misses with a takedown
and Goth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joker Goth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goth misses with a takedown attempt
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Goth gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Goth tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Goth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goth shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jones manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jones keeping full guard, as Goth tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goth drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jones looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jones looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jones!
An elbow from Jones crashes against the mat.
Jones cracks Goth with a big elbow.
Jones goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Goth rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jones's guard! Nice work there by Goth!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones has his hands on Goth's head, controlling the position.
Goth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Goth really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Goth sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
Goth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goth looks to land a strike but Jones avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Goth drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Goth jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Goth thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Goth 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.
Goth thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Goth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Goth will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Goth won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Goth 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.
Goth stands up from Jones's guard - Goth perhaps looking for a knockout.
Goth with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goth tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dallas Jones will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Goth shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goth misses with a left hand
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Goth tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Goth's ribs.
Goth has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joker Goth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones works Goth's body with a nice hook.
Goth misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Goth with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Goth misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goth misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goth with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Goth fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Goth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Goth has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Goth there as he acknowledges the shot.
Joker Goth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Goth tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
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!
Goth has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Goth backing up. Goth nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dallas Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones thuds a left hand into Goth's body.
Jones digs a good body shot into Goth's ribs.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Goth fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Goth takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goth fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Jones sizes up Goth with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Jones scores with a jab. Goth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones connects with the punch.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Goth misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Goth looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goth misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goth has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Joker Goth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goth takes one to the side of the head.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones thuds a left hand into Goth's body.
Jones lands with a straight right. Goth didn't see that one coming.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Goth counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Goth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goth stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Goth throws and elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Goth's guard. Nice move by Jones!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dallas Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Goth gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Goth backing up. Goth nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Goth fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Nice shot by Jones.
Goth has his takedown stuffed
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joker Goth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goth with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
Goth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Goth's head.
Goth with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Goth shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Goth on the side of the head.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones with a jab.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Goth shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Goth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones jabs at Goth's body.
Jones sizes up Goth with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab from Jones.
Goth moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Goth with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dallas Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Goth walks into a jab.
Goth with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Goth backing up. Goth nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goth takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Goth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Goth shoots and misses
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Goth stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Goth with a poor takedown
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones connects with a jab.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Goth takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones feints a jab promting Goth to slip. Jones then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Goth slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jones lands a jab.
Goth takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Goth drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Goth has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goth with a poor takedown
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Joker Goth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Goth backpedaling.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones lands a nice hook to Goth's body. Goth takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones lands a head shot.
Jones is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones lands a head shot.
Goth tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Goth takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Goth eats them both and turns towards Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Goth takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Goth swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dallas Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dallas Jones!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Virgulino da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiga Towshom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Silva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Snow by RHCP. Virgulino da Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thiga Towshom!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Towshom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Towshom throws a head kick but da Silva moves out of range.
da Silva blocks a head kick by Towshom.
da Silva tries to clinch up
and Towshom counters with a head kick. That will keep da Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Towshom tries to work over da Silva's front leg with a kick but da Silva checks it.
Towshom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Towshom 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 but Towshom moves out of range.
da Silva looks to clinch
and Towshom counters with a low kick, right behind da Silva 's knee.
Towshom rushes da Silva and presses him up against the cage.
da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Towshom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Towshom circles away from the clinch attempt
and Towshom counters with a slapping leg kick.
Towshom circles away from the clinch attempt
and Towshom counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Towshom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
da Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Towshom counters with a body kick that stops da Silva in his tracks momentarily.
da Silva tries to clinch up
and Towshom counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
da Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Towshom looks gassed!
da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Towshom misses.
da Silva tries to clinch there but Towshom circles away.
da Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Towshom being controlled against the cage.
da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Virgulino da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
da Silva wants to clinch.
da Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Towshom counters with a head kick.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Towshom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
da Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Towshom, pushing him back against the cage.
da Silva leaning against his opponent.
da Silva manages to break the clinch.
Towshom plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Towshom scores with a push kick.
da Silva wants to clinch but Towshom slips to the side
and Towshom counters with a big head kick but da Silva shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Towshom counters with a nice body shot.
da Silva tries to clinch there but Towshom circles away.
da Silva tries to clinch
and Towshom counters with a thumping low kick.
da Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Towshom counters by clinching up.
da Silva effectively controlling the action here.
da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Towshom has him pressed against the cage.
da Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Towshom has double underhooks.
Towshom wants to break free but da Silva has control.
da Silva has Towshom pushed against the cage.
da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
da Silva tries to clinch up
and Towshom counters with an inside leg kick.
da Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Towshom finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Towshom counters with a flying knee. Nice.
da Silva clinches.
da Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
da Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
da Silva wants to clinch but Towshom slips to the side
and Towshom counters with a head kick.
Virgulino da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
da Silva wants to clinch but Towshom slips to the side
and Towshom counters with a left and a right that stings da Silva.
da Silva connects with a single shot there.
da Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Thiga Towshom has been cut.
da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Towshom circles away.
da Silva closes the distance and pushes Towshom back into the cage.
da Silva is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with da Silva for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
da Silva gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Towshom working hard to break the clinch.
da Silva avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Virgulino da Silva.
da Silva tries to clinch there but Towshom circles away.
da Silva is looking to clinch but Towshom is avoiding it.
Towshom tries to keep at a distance but da Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from da Silva.
da Silva works on Towshom's body with a couple of short punches.
da Silva effectively controlling the action here.
da Silva breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Towshom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Towshom has managed to clinch.
da Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Towshom keeps the fight on the outside.
da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgulino da Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiga Towshom's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
da Silva tries to clinch up.
da Silva wants to clinch but Towshom slips to the side
and Towshom holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
da Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
da Silva avoids the head kick by Towshom.
Towshom throws a combination that misses
and da Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
da Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
da Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Towshom keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown by Towshom or perhaps it was just good defense by da Silva which made him look bad.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Towshom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Towshom circles away from the clinch attempt
and Towshom counters with a low kick, right behind da Silva 's knee.
da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Towshom is breathing heavily.
da Silva wants to clinch.
da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Towshom throws a head kick but da Silva moves out of range.
Towshom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
da Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Towshom counters with a thumping low kick.
da Silva has Towshom up against the cage in a clinch.
da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Towshom swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
da Silva has managed to clinch.
da Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
da Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
da Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
da Silva wants to clinch up but Towshom keeps it at a distance.
da Silva is looking to clinch.
da Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
da Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Towshom is looking to break free of the clinch but da Silva has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva scores with a shot to the side of Towshom's head.
Towshom changes levels and goes for a takedown here. da Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Towshom swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
da Silva has managed to clinch.
da Silva just leaning against Towshom, taking a breather.
da Silva seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Towshom takes a shot to the head.
da Silva presses Towshom against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
da Silva lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
da Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from da Silva - that landed with a thud.
da Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from da Silva.
The referee calls for da Silva to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
da Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
da Silva digs a right hand underneath Towshom's ribcage. Towshom let out a lung full of air as it connected.
da Silva avoiding damage.
da Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
da Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from da Silva.
da Silva lands an uppercut.
da Silva lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
da Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
da Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Towshom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
da Silva wants to clinch up but Towshom keeps it at a distance.
da Silva darts in and clinches Towshom up against the cage.
da Silva presses Towshom against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
da Silva lands a body shot.
Come on da Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
da Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
da Silva clinches up against the cage.
da Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Towshom up against the cage.
Virgulino da Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from da Silva - that landed with a thud.
da Silva is leaning against Towshom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
da Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
da Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - da Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
da Silva moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgulino da Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thiga Towshom'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Towshom circles away.
Towshom tries a head kick but it misses.
Towshom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Towshom clinches up against the cage.
Towshom is trying to break the clinch but da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Towshom wants a takedown but no success here.
da Silva lands a body punch.
da Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Towshom can do to turn this around?
da Silva is stalling here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from da Silva.
da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Towshom swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
Towshom misses with the combination.
da Silva tries to clinch up but Towshom circles away and keeps his distance.
da Silva tries to clinch there but Towshom circles away.
A right-left combo lands from da Silva.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Towshom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Towshom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Towshom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Towshom swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
Towshom swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Towshom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Left hook, right uppercut from da Silva.
da Silva tries to clinch but Towshom moves out of range.
da Silva rushes Towshom and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
da Silva digs a right hand underneath Towshom's ribcage. Towshom let out a lung full of air as it connected.
da Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Towshom pushes him off.
da Silva pushes Towshom up against the cage in a clinch.
da Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
da Silva gets a clinch.
da Silva lands a left hand.
da Silva stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from da Silva.
da Silva breaks from the clinch.
da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Towshom pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
da Silva lands an uppercut.
da Silva avoiding damage.
A body shot lands from da Silva.
da Silva digs a right hand underneath Towshom's ribcage. Towshom let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Towshom has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
da Silva stalling the fight.
da Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
da Silva lands a body shot.
da Silva is stalling here.
da Silva is working Towshom over against the cage.
da Silva lands a shot to the body.
da Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
da Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Towshom letting da Silva take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva pushes Towshom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from da Silva - that landed with a thud.
da Silva breaks the clinch.
da Silva clinches with his opponent.
da Silva manages to break the clinch.
da Silva checks a low kick from Towshom.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Towshom looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? da Silva is fending him off so far but Towshom persists. Nope, da Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Towshom swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
Towshom keeps the fight on the outside.
da Silva tries to clinch but Towshom moves out of range.
da Silva tries to clinch up.
da Silva clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thiga Towshom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
da Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Towshom counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
da Silva closes the distance but Towshom moves to the side
and Towshom counters with a head kick.
Towshom misses with a takedown attempt
and da Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Virgulino da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiga Towshom.
Towshom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
da Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Towshom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Towshom closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
da Silva lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
da Silva breaks the clinch.
Towshom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
da Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Towshom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Virgulino da Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Virgulino 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Dutra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Gallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matheus Dutra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Gallo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dutra takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dutra closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gallo circles away.
Dutra gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gallo.
Gallo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dutra.
Dutra shoots for a takedown but Gallo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matheus Dutra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gallo misses with a two punch combination.
Dutra shoots for a double leg takedown but Gallo sprawls well. He's pushed Dutra's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dutra on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallo tries to bum rush Dutra with a series of wild strikes but Dutra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gallo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dutra.
Gallo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gallo wants it to stay on the feet.
Gallo lands with a kick to the temple. Dutra shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gallo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gallo throws a right and a left that Dutra avoids nicely.
Gallo throws a combination. Dutra tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice combo by Gallo! Oh, that's hurt him - Dutra falls to the canvas and Gallo follows him into side control.
It looks like Matheus Dutra has been cut.
Gallo decides to stand back up. Gallo steps back and let's Dutra get back to his feet.
Gallo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dutra fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gallo avoids it really well and circles away.
Dutra is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallo slaps away a takedown attempt from Dutra, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dutra takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Horrible takedown by Dutra or perhaps it was just good defense by Gallo which made him look bad.
Nice takedown defense from Gallo. No joy for Dutra on that attempt.
Dutra throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gallo's waist but Gallo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dutra off to one side.
Gallo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dutra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gallo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dutra shoots in for a double leg but Gallo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dutra shoots in for a takedown but Gallo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dutra takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gallo throws a combination. Dutra tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallo lands a two punch combo.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dutra. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Oooh a lovely combination from Gallo sends Dutra down but not out. Gallo dives into side control looking to finish.
Dutra is rocked!
Dutra being controlled for a moment.
Gallo decides to stand back up.
Gallo dips to his left and cracks Dutra with an uppercut!
Dutra misses with a takedown attempt - Gallo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gallo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dutra.
Gallo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gallo lands a glancing blow to the side of Dutra's head.
Gallo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Dutra or perhaps it was just good defense by Gallo which made him look bad.
Ryan Gallo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gallo misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutra avoids the head kick by Gallo.
Gallo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dutra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gallo swivels and escapes.
Gallo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gallo lands a really nice looking cross but Dutra seems unphased.
Gallo lands with a nice combination. Dutra backs away looking to recover.
A head kick from Gallo lands but Dutra takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dutra looks for a takedown but Gallo sprawls well.
Gallo lands with a nice combination. Dutra backs away looking to recover.
Gallo looks to land a combination. Dutra sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gallo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dutra sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gallo lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Dutra sprawling to the canvas. Gallo follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Dutra hang on?
Oh Dutra is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gallo decides to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallo misses with a wild combination.
Dutra seems to have got his legs back now.
Dutra drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gallo throws a series of punches but Dutra avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Gallo does no damage.
Gallo throws a right and a left that Dutra avoids nicely.
Gallo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ryan Gallo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dutra slips a jab and a cross from Gallo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dutra.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gallo lands a two punch combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gallo.
Gallo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Gallo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matheus Dutra'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.
Gallo throws a one two combo.
Matheus Dutra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dutra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gallo but Gallo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gallo lands the left hand.
Gallo lands with a nice combination. Dutra backs away looking to recover.
Gallo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dutra's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gallo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dutra scrambles back to his feet.
Gallo throws a series of punches but Dutra moves out of range.
No joy there for Gallo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dutra shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gallo defends it nicely.
Gallo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matheus Dutra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gallo scores with a one two! Dutra had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gallo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Gallo does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gallo scores with a hook.
Dutra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gallo pinned against the cage. Gallo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gallo throws a head kick but Dutra moves out of range.
Gallo throws a head kick that misses.
Ryan Gallo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gallo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gallo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gallo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gallo lunges at Dutra with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dutra's hand.
Dutra fails with a takedown attempt.
Gallo swinging wildly here.
Gallo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dutra fails to land the takedown.
Gallo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dutra.
Gallo scores with a head kick. Dutra tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gallo lands an overhand right.
Dutra shoots for a takedown but Gallo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dutra avoids the head kick by Gallo.
Dutra looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gallo throws a series of punches but Dutra avoids them all with ease.
Gallo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dutra fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gallo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gallo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dutra is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gallo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallo throws a nice head kick!
Dutra looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallo throws a right hand that Dutra ducks under and follows up with a left that Dutra also avoids with ease.
Gallo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dutra has a takedown stuffed.
Gallo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gallo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dutra circles away quickly and effectively.
Gallo works over Dutra's head and body with a nice combination.
Gallo throws a head kick that misses.
Dutra looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gallo is fending him off so far but Dutra persists. Nope, Gallo circles away and we're back to standing.
Dutra closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gallo tries to bum rush Dutra with a series of wild strikes but Dutra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gallo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gallo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dutra circles away quickly and effectively.
Gallo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dutra fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dutra shoots for a takedown but Gallo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gallo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gallo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Gallo connects with a high kick.
Dutra slips a jab and a cross from Gallo.
Horrible takedown by Dutra or perhaps it was just good defense by Gallo which made him look bad.
Gallo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dutra eats them both and turns towards Gallo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gallo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dutra misses with a takedown attempt - Gallo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dutra shoots in looking for a takedown. Gallo tries to sprawl out of it but Dutra keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gallo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick from Gallo lands but Dutra takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Gallo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matheus Dutra's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gallo lands with a slapping head kick.
Dutra misses with a takedown attempt - Gallo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dutra tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gallo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dutra somewhat.
Gallo misses with a double jab.
Gallo stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matheus Dutra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gallo misses with a series of wild punches.
Dutra shoots in looking for a takedown but Gallo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dutra's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dutra tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gallo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dutra somewhat.
Dutra has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dutra fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gallo avoids it really well and circles away.
Gallo throws a right hand that Dutra ducks under and follows up with a left that Dutra also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gallo misses with a few strikes there.
Dutra throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gallo's waist but Gallo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dutra off to one side.
Gallo throws a right hand that Dutra ducks under and follows up with a left that Dutra also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Gallo.
Some wild striking there from Gallo.
Gallo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dutra eats them both and turns towards Gallo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dutra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gallo stuffs the takedown attempt from Dutra. Dutra gets slowly back to his feet.
Gallo leaves Dutra with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Matheus Dutra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallo connects with a high kick.
A punch combination from Gallo misses.
Gallo misses with a double jab.
Gallo misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Gallo. Those never looked like landing.
Dutra fails with a takedown attempt.
Gallo scores with a three punch combo!
Gallo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dutra dodges the punch combination from Gallo.
Dutra shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gallo defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gallo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dutra closes the distance and clinches up with Gallo, looking for a takedown. Dutra pushes Gallo against the cage but Gallo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gallo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gallo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dutra shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gallo sprawls well. Gallo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dutra gets slowly back to his feet.
Gallo throws a series of punches but Dutra avoids them all with ease.
Dutra misses with a takedown attempt - Gallo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gallo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gallo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dutra.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gallo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dutra shoots in for a double leg but Gallo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dutra shoots in for a takedown but Gallo shows good takedown defense.
Dutra takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gallo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Gallo.
Dutra fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gallo avoids it really well and circles away.
Gallo scores with a three punch combo!
Gallo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dutra backs up against the cage.
Gallo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gallo throws a sloppy head kick and Dutra moves out of range easily.
Gallo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dutra gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Gallo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gallo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 24:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 24:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Gallo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kristian Damsted Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raja Dat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Raja Dat enters the cage!
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kristian Damsted Andersen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raja Dat!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damsted Andersen dives in and grabs Dat's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dat pushes down on Damsted Andersen's head and hops out.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Damsted Andersen throws a poor cross that misses
and Dat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kristian Damsted Andersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Damsted Andersen with that takedown attempt.
Dat stuns Damsted Andersen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Damsted Andersen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dat was covering up waiting for the punch and Damsted Andersen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Damsted Andersen wants to stand but Dat has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dat can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damsted Andersen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Damsted Andersen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Damsted Andersen is pushing down on Dat's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dat is fighting to maintain full guard but Damsted Andersen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Damsted Andersen is trying to control the action in half guard but Dat is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dat wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Damsted Andersen wants to pass to mount but Dat is defending the position.
Damsted Andersen is trying to control. Dat wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Damsted Andersen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Damsted Andersen wants to control but Dat is keeping him busy.
Kristian Damsted Andersen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dat shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Damsted Andersen eats them both and turns towards Dat to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Kristian Damsted Andersen has been cut.
Damsted Andersen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dat sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Damsted Andersen somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kristian Damsted Andersen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dat throws a right hand that Damsted Andersen ducks under and follows up with a left that Damsted Andersen also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Dat does no damage.
Damsted Andersen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dat moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Damsted Andersen walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dat scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Some wild striking there from Dat.
Dat fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Damsted Andersen is defended easily by Dat.
Dat throws a leg kick but Damsted Andersen checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raja Dat 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!
Dat pivots, looking for a leg kick but Damsted Andersen is out of range and Dat settles back down.
Damsted Andersen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Damsted Andersen looks to clinch
and Dat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Damsted Andersen walks into a jab.
Damsted Andersen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Damsted Andersen.
Damsted Andersen throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Dat counter with a right hand.
Kristian Damsted Andersen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damsted Andersen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dat counters with a one-two to the body.
Damsted Andersen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dat avoids it really well and circles away.
Dat scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dat wants to pass to mount but Damsted Andersen is defending the position.
Dat trying to control from half guard but Damsted Andersen is working away.
Damsted Andersen is pressing down on Dat's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Damsted Andersen looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Damsted Andersen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Damsted Andersen is really struggling to control Dat but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Dat looking to pass the guard.
Damsted Andersen working for a triangle but Dat defends it easily.
Damsted Andersen keeping moving, preventing Dat from controlling successfully.
Dat is looking to work some ground and pound but Damsted Andersen has wrist control.
Damsted Andersen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Dat controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Damsted Andersen trying to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Damsted Andersen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damsted Andersen misses with a takedown attempt
and Dat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A right-left combo lands from Dat.
Damsted Andersen misses with a shot to the body
and Dat counters with a two punch combo.
Damsted Andersen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kristian Damsted Andersen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damsted Andersen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dat's waist but Dat gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Damsted Andersen off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damsted Andersen shoots in looking for a takedown. Dat tries to sprawl out of it but Damsted Andersen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dat manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Damsted Andersen has his takedown stuffed
and Dat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dat sizes up Damsted Andersen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dat scores with a body shot.
Damsted Andersen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Damsted Andersen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dat counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raja Dat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kristian Damsted Andersen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dat tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Damsted Andersen is able to avoid easily.
A nice combination there by Dat.
Dat shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dat showed some decent athleticism there.
Damsted Andersen is in trouble now - Dat has advanced to mount!
Damsted Andersen is working to get back to half guard.
Dat throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Damsted Andersen because Dat loaded up on that one.
Dat avoids the attempt from Damsted Andersen to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dat misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dat throws a strike there. Damsted Andersen manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Dat not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Damsted Andersen's head.
Damsted Andersen wants to control but Dat is keeping busy.
Dat seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Damsted Andersen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dat not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dat thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Damsted Andersen to regain full guard.
Dat trying to control but Damsted Andersen is working from the bottom.
Damsted Andersen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dat manages to get himself to full guard.
Damsted Andersen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damsted Andersen postures up in Dat's guard and throws a big left but Dat blocks it.
Damsted Andersen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dat avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Damsted Andersen.
Damsted Andersen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Damsted Andersen is keen to just control but Dat is a slippery customer.
Damsted Andersen is looking for a kimura here.
Damsted Andersen is working for a kimura but Dat is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damsted Andersen is trying to control the action in half guard but Dat is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Damsted Andersen moves into full mount! Dat won't be happy about that!
Damsted Andersen throwing strikes here but Dat is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Damsted Andersen unloads with some shots from mount but Dat bucks and avoids them well.
Damsted Andersen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dat is looking to escape.
Damsted Andersen is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dat to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dat shrugs it off.
Dat is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kristian Damsted Andersen.
I think Dat has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raja Dat!
Raja Dat is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Low (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
2 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Low!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz misses with a leg kick
and Low cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz looks to throw a body kick
enabling Low to counter with a crisp jab.
Cruz clinches up with Low and pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz is trying to push Low away but Low has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Low has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cruz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cruz has picked Low up - he's going for a ride! Cruz dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Cruz is working for a kimura but Low is defending it quite comfortably.
Low throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Cruz not doing much here.
Low missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Low wants to get back to full guard.
Low looks gassed!
Cruz is working for a submission of some sort.
Low tries to roll over but Cruz keeps him under control.
Low looking for submissions off his back.
Cruz is keen to just control but Low is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cruz is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Low is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dominick Cruz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Buress (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vera kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is call to prayer. Buress has chosen Kurupt - It's Over as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dominic Vera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hannibal Buress!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Buress as he avoids it easily.
Vera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buress circles away quickly and effectively.
Vera shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Buress manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Buress avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vera missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vera throwing strikes from guard but Buress blocks nicely.
Vera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vera throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Buress works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vera missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera postures up in Buress's guard and throws a big left but Buress blocks it.
Vera drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vera jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vera trying to control the position from guard on top but Buress is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vera slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
An elbow from Vera crashes against the mat.
Vera tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Vera in side control, throwing shots but Buress defends.
Vera tries to score with some ground and pound. Buress controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two 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.
Vera is looking to take a break and control but Buress is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vera has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vera in side control, throwing shots but Buress defends.
Vera postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Vera working the ground and pound but Buress is defending the strikes.
Vera is looking to take a break and control but Buress is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vera connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Buress some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buress defending against the ground and pound.
An elbow from Vera crashes against the mat.
An elbow from Vera crashes against the mat.
An elbow from Vera crashes against the mat.
Vera takes a little break here. Buress wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Vera postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Vera tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vera has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Buress avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Vera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Vera crashes against the mat.
Vera creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Vera cracks Buress with a big elbow.
Vera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Buress keeps working.
The strikes coming from Vera are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Vera dominated that 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.
Vera tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Buress swivels and escapes.
Vera misses with a head kick.
Buress scores with a head kick. Vera tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Buress slips a jab and a cross from Vera.
Dominic Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buress misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vera lands an overhand right.
Vera throws a series of punches but Buress moves out of range.
Buress throws a shot from downtown. Vera moves away and avoids it.
Buress lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dominic Vera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch lands to the side of Buress 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buress circles away quickly and effectively.
Vera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buress.
Vera keeps the fight on the outside.
Buress throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buress circles away quickly and effectively.
Vera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vera lands with a nice body punch.
Vera goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Buress drops his hands momentarily and Vera takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Buress throws a right hand that misses
and Vera counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vera trying to control but Buress is working from the bottom.
Buress working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vera.
Vera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vera is in close to Buress's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vera postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vera advances position into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Vera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Buress is trying to escape the position but Vera is controlling the position.
Vera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Buress keeps working.
Vera is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Buress is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Buress!
Vera lands a big shot there that rocks Buress but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vera looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Vera pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Vera throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Vera with the ground and pound from mount.
Buress is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vera misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Vera lands a heavy elbow.
Buress is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera content just to control the position here.
Dominic Vera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vera putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Buress is still in real trouble! Can Vera finish him?
Vera connects with a bit shot that sees Buress covering up! More strikes from Vera and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Vera is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominic Vera!
Dominic Vera is the new light heavyweight champion!
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