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RCS 10 - Supercilious PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pat Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Kyles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Kyles will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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245 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pat Barry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Kyles!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyles throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Pat Barry has been cut.
Kyles throws a one two combo.
Kyles slips a jab from Barry.
Barry takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barry throws a wild hook but Kyles just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Barry gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Kyles raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Kyles!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Coronel Avas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Digga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coronel Avas has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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163 lbs
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145 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Coronel Avas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Digga!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Digga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Avas shoots in for a takedown and gets it, with a heavy slam. That will score well with the judges.
Digga is rocked!
Avas connects with a couple of short punches.
Digga is still in real trouble! Can Avas finish him?
Avas throwing strikes but missing.
Digga utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Avas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Digga seems to have recovered his senses.
Digga is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Avas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Digga works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Digga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Avas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Digga is trying to control the position but Avas postures up.
Digga has his foot on Avas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Avas works his way back into a safe position though.
Digga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Digga controls Avas momentarily but Avas frees himself.
Digga looking to hit a scissor sweep but Avas is one step ahead there.
Digga manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Avas has left one of his arms exposed and Digga doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Avas screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bobby Digga!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mortimer Plumbtree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aadyn Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plumbtree comes to the cage accompanied by White and Nerdy. Mortimer Plumbtree has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mortimer Plumbtree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aadyn Gibbs!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibbs throws a nice head kick!
Gibbs pushes Plumbtree up against the cage in a clinch.
Gibbs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Plumbtree.
Gibbs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Come on Gibbs - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Plumbtree is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Plumbtree breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gibbs tries to clinch but Plumbtree is having none of it.
Gibbs wants to clinch up but Plumbtree keeps it at a distance.
Plumbtree takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Plumbtree tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gibbs is looking to clinch.
Gibbs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gibbs throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Plumbtree.
Gibbs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A left and a right from Gibbs both land. Nice combination.
Plumbtree shoots in for a takedown but Gibbs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gibbs throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Plumbtree rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gibbs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Plumbtree fails to land with a series of punches.
Gibbs tries a head kick but it misses.
Plumbtree circles away from the clinch attempt.
Plumbtree swats away the attempt to clinch by Gibbs.
A head kick misses from Gibbs.
Plumbtree avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gibbs throws a head kick that Plumbtree semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gibbs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plumbtree swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gibbs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Plumbtree throws a sloppy head kick and Gibbs moves out of range easily.
Plumbtree gets tackled into the cage by Gibbs. Gibbs maintains the clinch.
Plumbtree really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gibbs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Plumbtree.
Gibbs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Plumbtree wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Plumbtree wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gibbs has him pressed against the cage.
Plumbtree wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gibbs trying to land knees to the body.
Gibbs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Plumbtree is defending well for now.
Plumbtree tries to break free but Gibbs pushes him back against the cage.
Gibbs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Plumbtree blocks it with crossed arms.
Gibbs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gibbs misses with a knee strike.
Plumbtree can't break the clinch.
Gibbs changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Plumbtree fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gibbs looks gassed!
Gibbs closes the distance and clinches.
Plumbtree breaks from the clinch.
Plumbtree delivers a nice body kick.
Plumbtree connects with a high kick.
It looks like Aadyn Gibbs has been cut.
Plumbtree tries a head kick but it misses.
Gibbs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Plumbtree manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Plumbtree.
Gibbs avoids the head kick by Plumbtree.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plumbtree throws a sloppy head kick and Gibbs moves out of range easily.
Plumbtree throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gibbs's head.
Plumbtree lands with a right hand.
Gibbs tries to clinch up.
Plumbtree keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from Gibbs as Plumbtree shoots in.
Gibbs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gibbs gets a clinch.
Gibbs tries a knee to the head but Plumbtree blocks it.
Plumbtree is trying to break the clinch but Gibbs is controlling him.
Plumbtree pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Plumbtree misses with a head kick.
Plumbtree with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Plumbtree throws a lazy body kick
and Gibbs counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Plumbtree wants to get back to his feet.
Gibbs is keen to just control but Plumbtree is a slippery customer.
Plumbtree is trying to stand back up but Gibbs is controlling him
Gibbs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gibbs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gibbs trying to pass the guard but Plumbtree defending well.
Plumbtree is trying to stand.
Plumbtree pushes Gibbs off and gets back to his feet.
Plumbtree throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gibbs holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Plumbtree with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gibbs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gibbs missing with knees to the body.
Plumbtree breaks the clinch.
Plumbtree tries to keep at a distance but Gibbs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Plumbtree is trying to break free.
Gibbs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Plumbtree in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Plumbtree blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Plumbtree breaks the clinch.
Gibbs avoids the head kick by Plumbtree.
Plumbtree throws a head kick but Gibbs moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs closes the distance and pushes Plumbtree back into the cage.
Plumbtree is trying to break free.
Gibbs looking to slow down the pace here.
Plumbtree is trying to break free.
Plumbtree is trying to break the clinch but Gibbs is controlling him.
Gibbs drops down looking for an ankle pick but Plumbtree pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gibbs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Plumbtree circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gibbs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Plumbtree tries a head kick but it misses.
Plumbtree throws a series of punches but Gibbs moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gibbs throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plumbtree can't break the clinch.
Plumbtree escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gibbs blocks a head kick by Plumbtree.
Gibbs tries to clinch but Plumbtree moves out of range.
Plumbtree wants to clinch
and Gibbs counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aadyn Gibbs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aadyn Gibbs's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gibbs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gibbs clinches up with Plumbtree and pushes him back against the cage.
Gibbs keeps control of Plumbtree as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gibbs throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Plumbtree's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gibbs has Plumbtree pressed against the cage, preventing Plumbtree from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Plumbtree wants to break free but Gibbs has control.
Gibbs keeps control of Plumbtree as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gibbs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Plumbtree is trying to break the clinch but Gibbs has him pressed against the cage.
Plumbtree breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gibbs tries to close the distance and clinch but Plumbtree swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Plumbtree throws a lazy head kick
and Gibbs counters by clinching up.
Plumbtree is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gibbs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Plumbtree's efforts to push away.
Gibbs looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibbs misses with a knee to the head.
Plumbtree escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plumbtree fails to land with a series of punches.
Gibbs doesn't manage to clinch there - Plumbtree circles away.
Gibbs gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Plumbtree's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Plumbtree throws a combination. Gibbs tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Plumbtree throws a head kick but Gibbs moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbs throws a sloppy head kick
and Plumbtree counters with a head kick. That will keep Gibbs thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gibbs moves into the clinch successfully.
Plumbtree has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gibbs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Plumbtree's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Plumbtree is trying to break the clinch but Gibbs has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Gibbs.
Gibbs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plumbtree blocks a head kick by Gibbs.
Plumbtree throws a head kick but Gibbs moves out of range.
Gibbs darts in and clinches Plumbtree up against the cage.
Plumbtree escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gibbs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Plumbtree, pushing him back against the cage.
Plumbtree working hard to break the clinch.
Gibbs landing knees to the body.
Gibbs stalling in the clinch but Plumbtree improves position.
Plumbtree breaks the clinch.
Plumbtree fails to land the takedown.
Plumbtree tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gibbs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gibbs tries to clinch up but Plumbtree circles away and keeps his distance.
Mortimer Plumbtree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibbs tries to clinch up.
Gibbs misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs doesn't manage to clinch there - Plumbtree circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Plumbtree.
Plumbtree gets tackled into the cage by Gibbs. Gibbs maintains the clinch.
Gibbs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Plumbtree lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gibbs working hard to break the clinch.
Gibbs wants a takedown.
Gibbs tries to land a knee to the head but Plumbtree blocks with his arms.
Plumbtree breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gibbs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Plumbtree throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Plumbtree tries to close the distance and clinch but Gibbs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Plumbtree tries to land a body kick
and Gibbs counters with a nice leg kick.
Gibbs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plumbtree swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Plumbtree throws a head kick but Gibbs moves out of range.
Plumbtree circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gibbs tries to clinch but Plumbtree is having none of it.
Plumbtree shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gibbs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plumbtree swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gibbs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plumbtree misses with a wild combination.
Gibbs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Plumbtree gets tackled into the cage by Gibbs. Gibbs maintains the clinch.
Gibbs looking to stall.
Plumbtree pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Plumbtree scores with a head kick.
Gibbs forces Plumbtree back against the cage and clinches.
Plumbtree wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gibbs has him pressed against the cage.
Gibbs looking to throw knees to the head but Plumbtree is blocking nicely.
Plumbtree wants to break free but Gibbs has control.
Plumbtree tries to break the clinch but Gibbs is controlling the position.
Gibbs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gibbs looking to throw knees to the head but Plumbtree is blocking nicely.
Plumbtree breaks the clinch.
Plumbtree throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Plumbtree throws a nice head kick!
Gibbs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gibbs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Plumbtree throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Plumbtree tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gibbs avoids the head kick by Plumbtree.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gibbs is pushing Plumbtree up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Plumbtree escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gibbs clinches up with Plumbtree and pushes him back against the cage.
Plumbtree wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gibbs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Plumbtree escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plumbtree thumps Gibbs with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Plumbtree.
Gibbs is looking to clinch but Plumbtree is avoiding it.
Plumbtree scores with a spinning back kick!
Plumbtree throws a nice looking combination but Gibbs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Plumbtree avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Plumbtree throws a sloppy head kick and Gibbs moves out of range easily.
Gibbs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gibbs drives through and clinches with Plumbtree against the cage.
Gibbs looking to throw knees to the head but Plumbtree is blocking nicely.
Plumbtree wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Plumbtree wants to get back to striking at distance but Gibbs won't allow it.
Plumbtree wants to get back to striking at distance but Gibbs won't allow it.
Plumbtree on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Plumbtree tries to break the clinch but Gibbs is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aadyn Gibbs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aadyn Gibbs's cut.
That's time! Plumbtree's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Plumbtree fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gibbs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Plumbtree throws a head kick that misses.
Gibbs wants to clinch up but Plumbtree keeps it at a distance.
Plumbtree swats away the attempt to clinch by Gibbs.
Plumbtree throws a sloppy head kick and Gibbs moves out of range easily.
Gibbs tries to clinch but Plumbtree moves out of range.
Gibbs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Plumbtree misses with a double jab
and Gibbs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gibbs tries to clinch up.
Gibbs moves into the clinch.
Gibbs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gibbs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Plumbtree avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibbs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gibbs tries to clinch up.
Gibbs tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Plumbtree, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gibbs closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Plumbtree avoiding damage as Gibbs throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbs lands a knee to the body.
Plumbtree is trying to break free.
Gibbs misses with a knee to the head.
Gibbs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Plumbtree avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Plumbtree's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Plumbtree breaks the clinch.
Gibbs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gibbs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plumbtree.
Mortimer Plumbtree is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gibbs is looking to clinch.
Gibbs takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Plumbtree tried to score with a low kick but Gibbs checks it.
Gibbs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plumbtree paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gibbs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Plumbtree scores with a nice strike.
Plumbtree is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gibbs is looking to clinch but Plumbtree is avoiding it.
Gibbs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Plumbtree's waist but Plumbtree gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gibbs off to one side.
Plumbtree avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Plumbtree tries to bum rush Gibbs with a series of wild strikes but Gibbs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Plumbtree tries a head kick but it misses.
Gibbs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mortimer Plumbtree has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Plumbtree throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gibbs drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Plumbtree wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Plumbtree avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gibbs.
The ground and pound from Gibbs seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Plumbtree bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Plumbtree throws a right hand that Gibbs ducks under and follows up with a left that Gibbs also avoids with ease.
Gibbs tries to clinch up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Plumbtree.
A head kick misses from Plumbtree.
Gibbs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plumbtree swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Plumbtree.
Gibbs closes the distance and pushes Plumbtree back into the cage.
Gibbs lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Plumbtree wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Plumbtree has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gibbs landing knees to the body.
Plumbtree working hard to break the clinch.
Gibbs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Plumbtree in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Plumbtree wants to break free but Gibbs has control.
Plumbtree managing to block the knees to the body from Gibbs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Plumbtree as Gibbs tries to tie him up.
Gibbs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gibbs tries to land knees in the clinch but Plumbtree avoids the damage to the body.
Plumbtree escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plumbtree shoots in for a double leg but Gibbs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aadyn Gibbs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gibbs moves into the clinch.
Plumbtree avoids the elbow strike from Gibbs, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Plumbtree's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Plumbtree managing to block the knees to the body from Gibbs.
Plumbtree breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Plumbtree throws a sloppy head kick and Gibbs moves out of range easily.
Plumbtree swats away the attempt to clinch by Gibbs.
Plumbtree rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gibbs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gibbs rushes Plumbtree and presses him up against the cage.
Plumbtree breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plumbtree misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gibbs has Plumbtree up against the cage in a clinch.
Plumbtree tries to land a knee to the head but Gibbs blocks with his arms.
Gibbs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gibbs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Plumbtree breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Plumbtree throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Plumbtree avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick from Plumbtree lands but Gibbs takes it in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Plumbtree. Those never looked like landing.
Plumbtree pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gibbs gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aadyn Gibbs seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Plumbtree pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gibbs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Plumbtree tries to land a knee to the head but Gibbs blocks with his arms.
Plumbtree wants to get back to striking at distance but Gibbs won't allow it.
Plumbtree pushes off an throws an elbow but Gibbs leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gibbs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Plumbtree's face.
Gibbs misses with a knee strike.
Plumbtree with a knee to the head.
Gibbs tries to land a knee to the head but Plumbtree blocks with his arms.
Plumbtree connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aadyn Gibbs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gibbs 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aadyn Gibbs!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Melanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KenPo Spice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
160 lbs
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146 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
Big heart |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Dos Melanos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, KenPo Spice!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spice gets tackled into the cage by Dos Melanos. Dos Melanos maintains the clinch.
Spice jumps guard but Dos Melanos stands there with Spice around his waist. Spice gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dos Melanos has picked Spice up - he's going for a ride! Dos Melanos dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spice looks like he's trying to stand up.
Spice gets back to full guard.
Spice is looking to stand up but Dos Melanos isn't so interested in that idea.
Spice keeping moving, preventing Dos Melanos from controlling successfully.
Spice wants to stand and escape but Dos Melanos is having none of it.
Spice keeping full guard, as Dos Melanos tries to pass.
Spice looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Spice keeping moving, preventing Dos Melanos from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Junior Dos Melanos wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dos Melanos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dos Melanos is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Spice's half guard.
Spice avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dos Melanos.
Dos Melanos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Spice kicks off Dos Melanos and gets to his feet.
Spice falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dos Melanos counters with a body kick that stops Spice in his tracks momentarily.
Dos Melanos has closed the distance and engaged Spice in a clinch.
Spice has Dos Melanos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Melanos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dos Melanos can't break the clinch.
Spice has Dos Melanos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dos Melanos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dos Melanos working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spice tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dos Melanos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Junior Dos Melanos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of KenPo Spice.
Dos Melanos is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Spice can't fight it off and eventually Dos Melanos manages to take the fight to the floor. Spice looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Spice manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dos Melanos blocking the ground and pound.
Dos Melanos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dos Melanos tries to hold on but Spice postures up.
Dos Melanos is breathing heavily.
Spice looking to ground and pound but Dos Melanos is blocking nicely.
Spice throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Spice trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spice is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Spice can't control as he wanted to and Dos Melanos manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Dos Melanos is trying to stand up here but Spice is controlling him well.
Spice trying to control the action but Dos Melanos is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by KenPo Spice.
Spice wants to clinch but Dos Melanos slips to the side
and Dos Melanos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dos Melanos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dos Melanos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Spice has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Dos Melanos should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Spice has tightened it up now! Dos Melanos should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). KenPo Spice!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Swerro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Ul Haq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Swerro could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mohammed Ul Haq's chin.
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150 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Swerro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammed Ul Haq!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swerro shoots and misses
and Ul Haq counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ul Haq shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Swerro counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ul Haq can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ul Haq looking for a sweep. Not yet Ul Haq, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ul Haq is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ul Haq really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Swerro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Swerro tries to stand but Ul Haq is controlling from the bottom.
Swerro working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Swerro 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.
Swerro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Swerro trying to control the position but Ul Haq is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swerro laying and praying for a moment but Ul Haq takes advantage and regains half guard.
Ul Haq trying to control here.
Swerro wants to control but Ul Haq is keeping him busy.
Swerro wants to free his trapped foot but Ul Haq is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Swerro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Swerro seems to be working for a kimura but Ul Haq defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ul Haq tries to get to full guard but Swerro has control of the leg.
Ul Haq is looking to control Swerro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ul Haq avoid being mounted?
Ul Haq is trying to get back to full guard.
Swerro is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Ul Haq looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Swerro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Swerro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ul Haq is trying to get back to full guard.
Ul Haq is not content to let Swerro control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Swerro in particular looking to stall.
Swerro works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq is trying desperately to improve position.
Swerro tries to control but Ul Haq wriggling away.
Ul Haq is trying desperately to improve position.
Swerro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ul Haq is squirming around, avoiding Swerro's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Swerro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Swerro checks a leg kick.
Ul Haq closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Swerro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Ul Haq.
It looks like Jack Swerro has been cut.
Ul Haq looking to throw knees to the head but Swerro is blocking nicely.
Swerro tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ul Haq trying to land knees to the body.
Swerro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Swerro being controlled against the cage.
Ul Haq trying to land knees to the body.
Swerro taking a breather.
Swerro is trying to push Ul Haq away but Ul Haq has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ul Haq putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Swerro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Swerro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Swerro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ul Haq tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swerro avoids it.
Swerro managing to block the knees to the body from Ul Haq.
Ul Haq is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swerro is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swerro is trying to stall.
Ul Haq misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swerro.
Swerro is pressed up against the cage. Ul Haq has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Swerro down to the mat. Swerro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Swerro moves in looking to clinch but Ul Haq pushes him off.
Ul Haq fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Swerro sprawls well initially but Ul Haq persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ul Haq is breathing heavily.
Ul Haq throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ul Haq stops Swerro from getting back to his feet.
Swerro trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Swerro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ul Haq is working away from the top position though.
Swerro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ul Haq.
Ul Haq scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ul Haq landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are battling for position here. Swerro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Swerro controls Ul Haq momentarily but Ul Haq frees himself.
Ul Haq must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swerro keeping moving, preventing Ul Haq from controlling successfully.
Ul Haq is working Swerro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Swerro wants to stand up but Ul Haq is controlling him.
Swerro looking for a sweep. Not yet Swerro, not yet.
Ul Haq connects with a couple of short punches.
Ul Haq stopping the sweep attempt from Swerro.
Ul Haq trying to control the position from guard on top but Swerro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ul Haq won't allow Swerro to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swerro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ul Haq's guard.
Ul Haq pulls Swerro in close to prevent any damage.
Ul Haq manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Swerro manages to get himself to full guard.
Ul Haq trying to control the position from guard on top but Swerro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swerro trying to strike off his back.
Swerro wants to sweep here but Ul Haq controlling him for the moment.
Ul Haq trying to control but Swerro is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swerro seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Swerro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Swerro keeping moving, preventing Ul Haq from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mohammed Ul Haq was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A bone on bone clash there as Swerro blocks the leg kick.
Swerro blocks a leg kick.
Ul Haq tries to work over Swerro's front leg with a kick but Swerro checks it.
Ul Haq with a lazy takedown attempt
and Swerro counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ul Haq's guard now.
Ul Haq is looking to sweep but instead, Swerro has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Ul Haq showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Swerro'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. And we move into the final round!
Swerro shoots in looking for a takedown but Ul Haq manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Swerro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Swerro moves in looking to clinch but Ul Haq pushes him off.
Swerro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Swerro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good work by Swerro as he checks the leg kick.
Ul Haq has closed the distance and engaged Swerro in a clinch.
Ul Haq putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Swerro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ul Haq landing knees to the body.
Ul Haq scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ul Haq.
Ul Haq with a knee to the head.
Ul Haq taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Ul Haq.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ul Haq working Swerro over with knees to the body.
Ul Haq lands a knee to the body.
Ul Haq using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swerro takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ul Haq crunches a lovely knee into Swerro's ribcage.
Ul Haq is pushing Swerro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swerro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ul Haq is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees to the body from Ul Haq.
Ul Haq utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ul Haq takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees to the body from Ul Haq.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ul Haq lands a knee to the body.
Ul Haq is pressed up against the cage. Swerro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ul Haq down to the mat. Ul Haq avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Swerro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swerro throws a head kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Swerro blocks the leg kick.
Jack Swerro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ul Haq motions for Swerro to come forward. Ul Haq throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ul Haq has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ul Haq lands a knee to the head.
Ul Haq stalling.
Ul Haq tries to land knees in the clinch but Swerro avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq prevents a body shot from Swerro.
Swerro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ul Haq prevents it.
Ul Haq is stalling here.
Swerro fails to pull guard.
Ul Haq effectively controlling the action here.
Ul Haq tries to land knees in the clinch but Swerro avoids the damage to the body.
Swerro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ul Haq effectively controlling the action here.
Swerro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ul Haq has him pressed against the cage.
Ul Haq connects with a nasty looking knee right to Swerro's face.
Swerro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ul Haq prevents the takedown attempt.
Swerro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ul Haq just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq has Swerro pressed against the cage, preventing Swerro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Swerro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Swerro being controlled against the cage.
Ul Haq has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Swerro is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Swerro is trying to break the clinch but Ul Haq is controlling him.
Ul Haq is trying to maintain a safe position but Swerro gets an underhook and turns Ul Haq into the cage.
Ul Haq misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swerro.
Swerro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ul Haq lands a nice knee to the body.
Swerro tries to pull guard but Ul Haq holds him up against the cage and eventually Swerro drops back down to his feet.
Ul Haq misses with a knee strike.
Swerro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swerro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ul Haq trying to stall but Swerro improves his position.
Ul Haq is pressed up against the cage. Swerro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ul Haq down to the mat. Ul Haq avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ul Haq gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Swerro is trying to maintain the position but Ul Haq is very close to passing his half guard.
Swerro is refusing to be controlled, as Ul Haq sits in half guard.
Swerro is looking to improve his position.
Ul Haq is looking to take a break and control but Swerro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ul Haq landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mohammed Ul Haq comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ul Haq has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohammed Ul Haq!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Katto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Patterson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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19
138 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Katto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katto shoots in for a takedown but Patterson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Patterson rushes Katto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Patterson fails to land.
Patterson has a couple of punches blocked by Katto.
Patterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Katto.
Patterson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Katto gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Patterson tries to kick Katto off but Katto keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Katto is breathing heavily.
Katto is looking to take a break and control but Patterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Patterson is trying to stand.
Patterson is trying to maintain the position but Katto is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson wants to get back to his feet.
Katto is keen to just control but Patterson is a slippery customer.
Patterson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Katto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patterson.
Patterson clinches up with Katto and pushes him back against the cage.
Patterson is pressed up against the cage. Katto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Patterson down to the mat. Patterson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Patterson misses with a double jab.
Patterson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Katto tries to keep at a distance but Patterson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Katto blocks an uppercut.
Patterson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Patterson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Katto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Patterson's efforts to push away.
Katto has Patterson pressed against the cage, preventing Patterson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Patterson lands an uppercut.
Patterson working aggressively here.
Patterson working aggressively here.
Patterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Katto looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Katto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Katto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Patterson's efforts to push away.
Katto really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Katto has Patterson pressed against the cage, preventing Patterson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Katto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Patterson is defending well for now.
Katto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Patterson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Patterson scores with a shot to the side of Katto's head.
Katto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Patterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Katto takes a shot to the head.
Patterson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patterson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Patterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Patterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Katto avoids the elbow strike from Patterson, against the cage.
Patterson is trying to break the clinch but Katto has him pressed against the cage.
Patterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patterson working aggressively here.
Patterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Patterson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Patterson.
Katto blocks an uppercut.
Patterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Patterson lands a shoulder strike.
Patterson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Patterson has had enough of the clinch but Katto keeps him there for the moment.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Patterson tries to break free but Katto pushes him back against the cage.
Patterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patterson tries to break free but Katto pushes him back against the cage.
Katto wants to stall.
Patterson tries to work over Katto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patterson tries to circle away but Katto has him pinned against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Patterson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Katto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Patterson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Patterson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Katto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patterson.
Patterson closes the distance and pushes Katto back into the cage.
Katto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Patterson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Patterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Katto controls his hands.
Katto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Patterson.
Patterson scores with a shot to the side of Katto's head.
Patterson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Patterson fails to land.
Patterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Patterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patterson misses with some punches.
Patterson is trying to break the clinch but Katto has him pressed against the cage.
Patterson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katto blocking some punches.
Patterson lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Patterson.
Patterson lands a left hand.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Patterson is trying to push Katto away but Katto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Patterson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patterson is trying to break the clinch but Katto has him pressed against the cage.
Katto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Patterson's efforts to push away.
Patterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Katto keeps control of Patterson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Patterson tries to circle away but Katto has him pinned against the cage.
Patterson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Patterson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patterson is leaning against Katto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Patterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kattos head.
Patterson gets through Katto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Patterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Patterson has had enough of the clinch but Katto keeps him there for the moment.
Katto blocks an uppercut.
Patterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patterson has a couple of punches blocked by Katto.
Patterson gets through Katto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Patterson lands a nice shot to the body.
Patterson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Patterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Katto has Patterson pressed against the cage, preventing Patterson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Patterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patterson.
Katto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Patterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Patterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Katto uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson lands a nice uppercut.
Patterson tries to break free but Katto pushes him back against the cage.
Patterson scores with a shoulder strike.
Patterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Patterson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Patterson wants to get back to striking at distance but Katto won't allow it.
Patterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Katto backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Patterson.
Katto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Patterson walks away with a smile on his face. Katto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Katto gets tackled into the cage by Patterson. Patterson maintains the clinch.
Patterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Patterson throws a head punch that misses.
Patterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Katto.
Patterson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Katto backwards.
Patterson tries to break free but Katto pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Patterson.
Patterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any 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.
Patterson lands a nice shot to the body.
Patterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Katto uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Patterson.
Still in the clinch, Patterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Patterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patterson lands a body shot.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Patterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patterson misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Patterson - that landed with a thud.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Patterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Katto.
Patterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Patterson is trying to force a seperation but Katto has the dominant position.
Patterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Patterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Katto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Patterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Patterson clinches with his opponent.
Katto tries to score a body lock takedown but Patterson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Patterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Patterson misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Patterson.
Patterson scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Patterson.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Patterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Katto backwards.
Patterson lands a right hand.
Katto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patterson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson is trying to break the clinch but Katto is controlling him.
Patterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Katto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Patterson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Patterson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Patterson lands a right hand.
Katto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Patterson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Patterson is trying to force a seperation but Katto has the dominant position.
Patterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Katto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Katto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Patterson's efforts to push away.
Katto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patterson tries to circle away but Katto has him pinned against the cage.
Katto blocks an uppercut.
Patterson has a couple of punches blocked by Katto.
Patterson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Katto backwards.
Patterson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Patterson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Katto prevents Patterson from breaking the clinch.
Katto blocking some punches.
A short right from Patterson on the inside.
Patterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patterson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patterson.
Katto is working for takedown but Patterson is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Katto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patterson working hard to break the clinch.
Patterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Katto fails to pull guard.
Patterson throws a head punch that misses.
Patterson lands a right hand.
Katto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Katto has Patterson pressed against the cage, preventing Patterson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Patterson misses with some punches.
Patterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patterson lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Patterson.
Still in the clinch, Patterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Katto blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson has a couple of punches blocked by Katto.
Nice body punch from Patterson.
Patterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patterson is trying to push Katto away but Katto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Patterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patterson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patterson.
A frustrated look appears on Patterson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Patterson cracks Katto with a nice body shot.
Patterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Patterson lands with a right to the head.
Katto blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Patterson fails to land.
Patterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patterson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Katto.
Patterson is trying to break the clinch but Katto has him pressed against the cage.
Katto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Still in the clinch, Patterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Katto has Patterson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Patterson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Katto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Katto backwards.
Katto blocks an uppercut.
Dan Patterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Patterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Katto is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jon Katto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kattos head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Patterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patterson can't break the clinch.
Katto tries to pull guard but Patterson won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Patterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Patterson 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Patterson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lloyd's entrance music is The Hives - Tick Tick Boom. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Lloyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Rizzo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyd throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rizzo Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Rizzo Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lloyd counters with a nice leg kick.
Rizzo Jr throws a jab when Lloyd was well out of range.
Rizzo Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Rizzo Jr throws a combination that misses
and Lloyd counters with a nice body kick.
Rizzo Jr tries a low kick but Lloyd avoids it.
Frank Rizzo Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rizzo Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lloyd counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rizzo Jr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lloyd goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lloyd throws a head kick but Rizzo Jr moves out of range.
Rizzo Jr misses with a hook. Lloyd ducked under it nicely.
Lloyd ducks under a wild hook from Rizzo Jr.
Lloyd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rizzo Jr blocks a head kick by Lloyd.
Lloyd scores with a head kick. Rizzo Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A bone on bone clash there as Rizzo Jr blocks the leg kick.
Rizzo Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Lloyd.
Lloyd lands a nice hook to Rizzo Jr's body. Rizzo Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lloyd swinging wildly here.
Rizzo Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rizzo Jr blocks the body kick.
Rizzo Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Lloyd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rizzo Jr misses with an uppercut
and Lloyd counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lloyd is looking to slow Rizzo Jr down with leg kicks.
Lloyd feints and then cracks Rizzo Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rizzo Jr down.
Lloyd misses with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lloyd.
Lloyd misses with a low kick.
Lloyd throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lloyd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lloyd needs to keep his hands up - Rizzo Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Rizzo Jr connects with a body shot.
Rizzo Jr throws the left hand but Lloyd avoids the punch easily.
Lloyd slips a jab from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Lloyd's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lloyd takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lloyd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rizzo Jr's calf.
Rizzo Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lloyd. Lloyd obviously looking to wear him down.
Rizzo Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lloyd misses with a looping left.
Rizzo Jr misses with a straight left.
Lloyd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rizzo Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rizzo Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Rizzo Jr cracks Lloyd with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rizzo Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lloyd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rizzo Jr.
Lloyd goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rizzo Jr throws a nice looking combination but Lloyd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rizzo Jr misses with a left hand
and Lloyd counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rizzo Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rizzo Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Lloyd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lloyd's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rizzo Jr under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd looks for the body kick but Rizzo Jr saw that one coming.
Rizzo Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lloyd throws the kick towards the body but Rizzo Jr avoids it.
Rizzo Jr tries to bum rush Lloyd with a series of wild strikes but Lloyd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lloyd throws a leg kick but Rizzo Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lloyd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo Jr misses with an uppercut
and Lloyd finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rizzo Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lloyd.
Lloyd takes one to the side of the head.
Rizzo Jr avoids the body shot from Lloyd.
Lloyd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lloyd looks to land a left hand but Rizzo Jr moved out of range nicely.
Rizzo Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lloyd finds it's way round the side to connect with Rizzo Jr's head.
Rizzo Jr swinging wildly here.
Rizzo Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Lloyd.
A jab from Lloyd does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr cracks Lloyd with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rizzo Jr. Lloyd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rizzo Jr misses with an uppercut. Lloyd saw that one coming.
Rizzo Jr misses with a hook.
Lloyd looks to land a body kick but Rizzo Jr moved away.
Rizzo Jr thows a leg kick but Lloyd checks it
and Lloyd counters with a big head kick but Rizzo Jr shrugs it off.
Rizzo Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Lloyd is just out of range.
Rizzo Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lloyd.
Rizzo Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Lloyd off balance momentarily.
Rizzo Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Lloyd throws a head kick that misses.
Rizzo Jr throws a series of punches but Lloyd moves out of range.
Rizzo Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lloyd counters with a two punch combo.
Rizzo Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lloyd had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rizzo Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Lloyd counters with a body kick that stops Rizzo Jr in his tracks momentarily.
Lloyd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sloppy strikes from Rizzo Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Lloyd tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tom Lloyd will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lloyd misses with a head kick.
Lloyd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lloyd moves into range and clinches up with Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lloyd's efforts to push away.
Lloyd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left and a right from Rizzo Jr both land. Nice combination.
Rizzo Jr throws a solid leg kick but Lloyd takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lloyd takes a swing at Rizzo Jr's ribcage but misses.
Rizzo Jr connects with a jab.
Lloyd throws a wild body kick that Rizzo Jr sees coming a mile off.
Rizzo Jr throws a solid leg kick but Lloyd takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr misses with a straight left.
Rizzo Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Rizzo Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lloyd counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rizzo Jr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rizzo Jr digs a good body shot into Lloyd's ribs.
Lloyd scores with a hook.
Rizzo Jr misses with a wild combination.
Rizzo Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr thows a leg kick but Lloyd checks it
and Lloyd counters with a body kick.
Rizzo Jr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rizzo Jr works Lloyd's body with a nice hook.
Rizzo Jr scores with a hook.
A punch combination from Lloyd misses.
Lloyd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr misses with a leg kick
and Lloyd counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rizzo Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lloyd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rizzo Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rizzo Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lloyd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rizzo Jr takes a swing at Lloyd's ribcage but misses.
Rizzo Jr takes a swing at Lloyd's ribcage but misses.
Rizzo Jr lands with a right hand.
Rizzo Jr swinging wildly here.
Lloyd misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick from Lloyd lands but Rizzo Jr takes it in his stride.
A shot to the body from Rizzo Jr misses
and Lloyd counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rizzo Jr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rizzo Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Rizzo Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lloyd throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rizzo Jr's head.
Rizzo Jr throws a right and a left that Lloyd avoids nicely.
Rizzo Jr throws a right and a left that Lloyd avoids nicely.
Lloyd tries to land a leg kick but Rizzo Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Rizzo Jr scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rizzo Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lloyd counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lloyd looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzo Jr is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for Rizzo Jr.
Frank Rizzo Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rizzo Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lloyd.
Rizzo Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lloyd throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr misses with a wild combination.
Jab by Lloyd.
Rizzo Jr misses with a straight left.
Lloyd motions for Rizzo Jr to come forward. Lloyd throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo Jr misses with a body punch
and Lloyd counters with an outside leg kick.
Rizzo Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rizzo Jr avoids the head kick by Lloyd.
Rizzo Jr looks to land a right hand but Lloyd moved out of range.
Rizzo Jr misses with a right hand
and Lloyd counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rizzo Jr throws a looping overhand right but Lloyd ducks down to avoid it.
Lloyd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rizzo Jr cracks Lloyd with an open hand slap.
Rizzo Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Rizzo Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rizzo Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lloyd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lloyd throws a head kick but Rizzo Jr moves out of range.
Rizzo Jr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lloyd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lloyd is able to avoid easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lloyd.
Rizzo Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Lloyd counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lloyd misses the shot to the body.
Lloyd has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rizzo Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Lloyd counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rizzo Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lloyd on the side of the head.
Lloyd blocks a jab.
Rizzo Jr throws a series of punches but Lloyd avoids them all with ease.
Rizzo Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Lloyd counters with an outside leg kick.
Lloyd moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Rizzo Jr misses
and Lloyd counters with a leg kick.
Lloyd lands a head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lloyd lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rizzo Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rizzo Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rizzo Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Lloyd counters with a lovely shot to the body.
No joy there for Rizzo Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rizzo Jr throws the left hand but Lloyd avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rizzo Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Rizzo Jr misses its intended target.
Rizzo Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Lloyd counters with a nice leg kick.
Lloyd throws a sloppy head kick and Rizzo Jr moves out of range easily.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick
and Lloyd counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lloyd lands with a slapping head kick.
Rizzo Jr tests Lloyd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rizzo Jr throws a body punch but Lloyd moves out of range.
Lloyd scores with a kick to the body.
Lloyd throws a leg kick but Rizzo Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rizzo Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lloyd finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lloyd throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rizzo Jr.
Lloyd tries to work over Rizzo Jr's front leg with a kick but Rizzo Jr checks it.
Rizzo Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rizzo Jr misses with a combination
and Lloyd counters with a good, hard body kick but Rizzo Jr shrugs it off.
Rizzo Jr avoids the head kick by Lloyd.
Rizzo Jr misses with a right hand
and Lloyd counters with a good, hard body kick but Rizzo Jr shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd wants to slow Rizzo Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Lloyd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lloyd walks into a straight right hand from Rizzo Jr.
Lloyd walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rizzo Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lloyd throws a hook to the side of Rizzo Jr's head but Rizzo Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rizzo Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Rizzo Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Lloyd.
Rizzo Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rizzo Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lloyd counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rizzo Jr's knee momentarily.
Lloyd looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lloyd takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lloyd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rizzo Jr digs a good hook to Lloyd's body.
Lloyd misses the shot to the body.
Rizzo Jr throws a right hand that Lloyd ducks under and follows up with a left that Lloyd also avoids with ease.
Lloyd wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr misses with a hook
and Lloyd counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick
and Lloyd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rizzo Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lloyd finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rizzo Jr wants to slow Lloyd down by chopping away at his legs.
Rizzo Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Lloyd throws a leg kick which misses Rizzo Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Rizzo Jr tries to avoid it.
Rizzo Jr jabs Lloyd right on the nose. Lloyd blinks but takes it well.
A punch lands to the side of Rizzo Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lloyd motions for Rizzo Jr to come forward. Lloyd throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lloyd takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rizzo Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Lloyd counters with a nice body kick.
Rizzo Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rizzo Jr misses with a body shot
and Lloyd counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rizzo Jr misses with an uppercut
and Lloyd counters with a low kick, right behind Rizzo Jr 's knee.
Lloyd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rizzo Jr catches Lloyd with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd scoring well with a low kick there.
Rizzo Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rizzo Jr swinging wildly here.
Lloyd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rizzo Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lloyd counters with an inside leg kick.
Rizzo Jr avoids the head kick by Lloyd.
Lloyd takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lloyd staying out of range there.
Lloyd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rizzo Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rizzo Jr cracks Lloyd with a good jab.
Rizzo Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rizzo Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lloyd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rizzo Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lloyd. Lloyd obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rizzo Jr lands with an overhand left.
Lloyd moves away from the strike by Rizzo Jr.
Lloyd throws a leg kick but Rizzo Jr checks it.
Lloyd scores with a nice body kick.
Rizzo Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Lloyd counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lloyd moves away from the strike by Rizzo Jr.
The crowd cheers as Rizzo Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lloyd doesn't seem phased though.
Lloyd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rizzo Jr thuds a left hand into Lloyd's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lloyd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rizzo Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Lloyd makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left and a right from Rizzo Jr both land. Nice combination.
Rizzo Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rizzo Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Lloyd misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Rizzo Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rizzo Jr 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Rizzo Jr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fenton Meeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Salmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fenton Meeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Karl Salmon!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meeks clinches with his opponent.
Meeks lands a body shot.
Salmon is trying to force a seperation but Meeks has the dominant position.
Meeks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salmon misses with a hook
letting Meeks counter with a right hand.
Meeks closes the distance and clinches.
Meeks digs a right hand into Salmon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Salmon's gas tank.
Meeks gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Salmon.
Meeks lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Meeks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meeks lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Meeks.
A short right from Meeks on the inside.
A body shot lands from Meeks.
Meeks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Meeks is working Salmon over against the cage.
Salmon looks gassed!
Meeks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salmon backwards.
Salmon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Meeks is leaning against Salmon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Meeks works on Salmon's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Meeks lands a nice shot to the body.
Meeks stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Meeks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Meeks as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Meeks.
Meeks is stalling here.
Meeks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salmon tries to keep at a distance but Meeks has taken the fight into the clinch.
Meeks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meeks instigates a clinch.
Salmon trying to control the position but instead, Meeks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Salmon into the cage.
Meeks breaks from the clinch.
Meeks rushes Salmon and presses him up against the cage.
Meeks lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Meeks cracks Salmon with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Meeks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meeks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meeks pushes Salmon up against the cage in a clinch.
Meeks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Meeks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salmon tries to keep at a distance but Meeks has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Meeks.
Meeks lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Meeks on the inside.
Meeks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meeks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meeks gets a clinch.
Meeks lands with a right to the head.
Meeks's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salmon is trying to force a seperation but Meeks has the dominant position.
Meeks breaks from the clinch.
Meeks moves into the clinch.
Meeks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Meeks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meeks stalling against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Meeks.
Meeks stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Meeks stalling the fight.
Meeks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Meeks presses Salmon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Meeks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Meeks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Meeks.
Meeks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Meeks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meeks lands a body shot in the clinch.
Meeks stalling in the clinch.
Meeks manages to break the clinch.
Meeks digs a good body shot into Salmon's ribs.
Meeks clinches up against the cage.
Salmon has had enough of the clinch but Meeks keeps him there for the moment.
Meeks lands a body shot.
Meeks lands with a right to the head.
Meeks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Salmon has had enough of the clinch but Meeks keeps him there for the moment.
Meeks digs a right hand underneath Salmon's ribcage. Salmon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Meeks manages to break the clinch.
Meeks moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Meeks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Meeks.
A left hand lands to the body for Meeks.
Meeks scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Meeks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fenton Meeks dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Meeks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salmon.
Horrible takedown by Salmon or perhaps it was just good defense by Meeks which made him look bad.
Meeks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Meeks breaks from the clinch.
A left and a right from Meeks both land. Nice combination.
Meeks instigates a clinch.
Meeks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salmon backwards.
Meeks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Meeks effectively controlling the action here.
Meeks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meeks lands with a left to the head.
Meeks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Salmon backwards.
Meeks lands with a left to the head.
Meeks lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Meeks as the two fighters clinch.
Meeks just leaning against Salmon, taking a breather.
Salmon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Meeks just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fenton Meeks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Salmon.
Meeks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Meeks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Salmon stalling in the clinch but Meeks improves position.
Meeks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Meeks. No joy for Salmon on that attempt.
Meeks lands a jab-cross combination.
Meeks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Meeks.
Meeks lands an uppercut.
Meeks lands a body punch.
Meeks lands with a short shot to the head.
Meeks lands with a left to the head.
Meeks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salmon.
Meeks works on Salmon's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Meeks on the inside.
Meeks lands a shoulder strike.
Salmon letting Meeks take a breather here.
Meeks pushes Salmon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Meeks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meeks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Salmon, pushing him back against the cage.
Meeks's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Meeks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salmon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Salmon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Meeks is looking to improve his position but Salmon isn't that keen on the idea.
Salmon wants to control the pace but Meeks is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeks defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Salmon.
Meeks is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Salmon has hold of Meeks's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Meeks manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Meeks is wriggling around trying to escape.
Meeks is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Salmon avoids the attempt from Meeks to control.
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.
Salmon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Meeks really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Meeks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Salmon on the ground.
Salmon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Meeks can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Meeks is looking to get to half guard.
Salmon tries to control but Meeks wriggling away.
Salmon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fenton Meeks dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Salmon wants to clinch.
Meeks has closed the distance and engaged Salmon in a clinch.
Meeks lands a hook that snaps the head of Salmon backwards.
Meeks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salmon can do to turn this around?
Meeks stalling against the cage.
Salmon tries to break free but Meeks pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Meeks - that landed with a thud.
Meeks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Meeks lands a right hand.
Meeks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Meeks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Meeks.
Salmon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Meeks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Meeks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salmon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meeks moves into range and clinches up with Salmon.
Salmon has Meeks pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Meeks manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from Meeks.
Fenton Meeks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Meeks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Salmon is trying to maintain a safe position but Meeks gets an underhook and turns Salmon into the cage.
Salmon tries to pull guard but Meeks holds him up against the cage and eventually Salmon drops back down to his feet.
Meeks blocking some punches.
Salmon letting Meeks take a breather here.
Good body shot from Meeks.
Salmon tries to pull guard but Meeks won't allow it.
Fenton Meeks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Salmon.
Meeks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meeks closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Meeks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Meeks scores with a shoulder strike.
Meeks pushes Salmon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Meeks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salmon backwards.
Salmon tries to land a knee to the head but Meeks blocks with his arms.
Meeks lands with a light punch inside.
Meeks presses Salmon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Meeks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Meeks lands a shoulder strike.
Meeks lands a body punch in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Meeks.
Meeks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meeks slips a jab from Salmon.
Meeks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Meeks lands a body shot in the clinch.
Meeks just leaning against Salmon, taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Meeks.
Salmon is trying to push Meeks away but Meeks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeks slows down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Meeks.
Salmon is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meeks.
A short left from Meeks.
Meeks is working Salmon over against the cage.
Meeks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Meeks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Salmon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Salmon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Meeks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Salmon or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Meeks.
Good body shot from Meeks.
Salmon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salmon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Meeks fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Meeks rushes Salmon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Salmon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Meeks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Salmon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Meeks has Salmon pressed against the cage, preventing Salmon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meeks.
A left hand lands to the body for Meeks.
Meeks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meeks has managed to clinch.
Meeks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Meeks leaning against his opponent.
Meeks keeps control of Salmon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Meeks.
Karl Salmon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fenton Meeks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Salmon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meeks manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fenton Meeks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Meeks, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fenton Meeks!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drasko Silajevas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campos comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Not Afraid. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
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155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drasko Silajevas!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silajevas is trying to defend but Campos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Campos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Campos is thwarting Silajevas's attempts to control the position.
Campos prevents Silajevas from improving his position.
Silajevas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Campos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Campos uses his free foot to push down on Silajevas's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Silajevas.
Silajevas has left one of his arms exposed and Campos doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Silajevas screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daniel Campos!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tweedle Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelley Public (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chumbawamba - Tubthumping. Public has chosen Turagsoy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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200 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tweedle Dee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelley Public!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Public lands a high kick!
It looks like Tweedle Dee has been cut.
Public moves out of range as Dee throws a body kick.
Dee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Public moves away.
Dee misses with a kick to the body.
Public falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dee counters with a low kick, right behind Public 's knee.
Dee connects with a solid leg kick.
Dee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Public moves forwards but Dee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dee. Public does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Public finds it's way through Dee's defenses.
Dee throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Public was covering up waiting for the punch and Dee finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dee prevents Public from getting back to his feet.
Dee throwing strikes but missing.
Dee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dee sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Public utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dee engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dee postures up in Public's guard and throws a big left but Public blocks it.
Dee is in close to Public's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Public's head.
Public is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Dee dives into side control.
Dee landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Public manages to get back to half guard.
Dee working Public over with strikes.
Dee is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Public is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Public trying to control here.
Dee lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dee content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee slips a nice elbow through Public's hands, connecting with Public's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dee connects with a nice short shot to Public's temple.
Public makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Public.
Dee landing some decent shots from guard.
Dee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Public is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We're going to have a standup here because Tweedle Dee wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Public throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dee counters with a nice leg kick.
Public walks into a jab.
Dee thuds his right hand into Public's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dee.
Public looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dee connects with the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Public throws a sloppy head kick
and Dee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice cross by Dee.
Public is rocked!
Dee moves into range and clinches up with Public.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tweedle Dee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tweedle Dee's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Public gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dee scores with a counter punch that sends Public to the canvas! Dee smells blood - he's punishing Public with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Public has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tweedle Dee!
Tweedle Dee is the new middleweight champion!
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mgr
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