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The Fallout - Vault 003 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Sutherland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craig Sutherland has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Craig Sutherland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oliver Silver!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutherland darts in and clinches Silver up against the cage.
Sutherland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sutherland throws a right and a left that Silver avoids nicely.
Sutherland works over Silver's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Oliver Silver has been cut.
Sutherland scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silver has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silver there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sutherland throws a right hand that Silver ducks under and follows up with a left that Silver also avoids with ease.
Silver throws a sloppy head kick and Sutherland moves out of range easily.
Sutherland dives in and grabs Silver's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silver pushes down on Sutherland's head and hops out.
Some wild striking there from Sutherland.
Silver is looking to clinch but Sutherland is avoiding it.
Silver misses with a double jab
and Silver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sutherland rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silver shoots in but Sutherland avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sutherland moves into range and clinches up with Silver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutherland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sutherland bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sutherland has managed to clinch.
Silver jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sutherland walks away with a smile on his face. Silver gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sutherland is looking to clinch.
Sutherland works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sutherland throws a nice looking combination but Silver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sutherland slaps away a takedown attempt from Silver, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Craig Sutherland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Silver.
Sutherland misses with a combination
and Silver makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A combination from Sutherland does no damage.
Sutherland's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sutherland duly obliges.
Sutherland lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sutherland throws a combination that misses
and Sutherland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sutherland throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silver shoots for a takedown but Sutherland saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland throws a nice looking combination but Silver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sutherland falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silver makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sutherland is breathing heavily.
Sutherland swinging wilding here.
A head kick misses from Silver.
Silver changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sutherland tries to avoid it but Silver manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sutherland to the ground. Sutherland escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sutherland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silver tries to work over Sutherland's front leg with a kick but Sutherland checks it.
Sutherland clinches with his opponent.
Sutherland breaks the clinch.
Silver dodges the punch combination from Sutherland.
Sutherland defending well as Silver loads up on a big left hand.
Silver looks for a takedown but Sutherland sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silver shoots for a takedown but Sutherland saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sutherland throws a nice looking combination but Silver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sutherland throws a series of punches but Silver avoids them all with ease.
Sutherland closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silver did well to prevent Sutherland getting side control.
Sutherland is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Silver!
Silver is in a horrible position here. Sutherland smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silver is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sutherland postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silver looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sutherland connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sutherland landing shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sutherland postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silver looks a forlorn figure.
Sutherland breaks from Silver's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sutherland pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silver can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sutherland punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sutherland landing strikes from the mount.
Sutherland working Silver over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Sutherland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oliver Silver'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.
Sutherland takes the fight into the clinch.
Silver wants a takedown but no success here.
Sutherland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sutherland moves in looking to clinch but Silver pushes him off.
Sutherland has managed to clinch.
Sutherland tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silver is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sutherland pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silver is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sutherland is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Silver.
Sutherland manages to break the clinch.
Sutherland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silver tries for a takedown but Sutherland sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Craig Sutherland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Silver.
Sutherland is looking to clinch.
Sutherland fails to land with a series of punches.
Silver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sutherland as he jumps to the side.
A punch combination from Sutherland misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutherland bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silver's head backwards.
Silver clinches but Sutherland breaks the clinch
and Sutherland counters with an inside leg kick.
Silver is breathing heavily.
Sutherland moves into range and clinches up with Silver.
Sutherland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silver tries to move into range but Sutherland moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Craig Sutherland is winning the standup battle so far.
Silver fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sutherland.
Silver ducks right into an uppercut from Sutherland.
Jab from Sutherland.
Craig Sutherland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sutherland lands with a right hand.
Sutherland jabs Silver right on the nose. Silver blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sutherland throws a shot to the body.
Silver takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sutherland has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sutherland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sutherland throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silver stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Craig Sutherland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sutherland moves into the clinch.
Silver tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silver is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sutherland is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Silver to the mat. Silver regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Sutherland content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sutherland stands and steps away. Silver gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sutherland with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice combination there by Sutherland.
Sutherland lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland connects with a single shot there.
Sutherland tries to clinch but Silver is having none of it.
Silver slips a jab and a cross from Sutherland.
Sutherland drives through and clinches with Silver against the cage.
Sutherland blocks an elbow strike.
Sutherland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sutherland fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sutherland scores with a three punch combo!
Silver throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sutherland's waist but Sutherland gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silver off to one side.
Sutherland lands with a hook. Silver tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sutherland scores with a jab to the body.
Sutherland pushes Silver up against the cage in a clinch.
Sutherland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silver.
Sutherland gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sutherland manages to break the clinch.
Sutherland looks to land a combination but Silver avoids it well.
Sutherland moves out of range of the body kick.
Sutherland misses with a wild combination.
Sutherland swinging wilding here.
Silver connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sutherland connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silver dodges the punch combination from Sutherland.
Sutherland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silver can do to turn this around?
Sutherland misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Sutherland dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oliver Silver's cut.
That's time! Sutherland's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Silver falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sutherland counters with a solid body kick.
Sutherland lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sutherland rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silver throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Silver misses
and Sutherland counters by clinching up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Sutherland does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silver is defended easily by Sutherland.
Silver misses with a double jab
and Sutherland counters with a series of strikes. Silver will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sutherland closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sutherland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silver closes the distance and clinches up with Sutherland, looking for a takedown. Silver pushes Sutherland against the cage but Sutherland circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big left from Silver misses.
Sutherland cracks Silver with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutherland misses with a few strikes there.
Sutherland clinches.
Sutherland prevents the takedown attempt.
Craig Sutherland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Silver.
Sutherland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silver avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left and a right from Sutherland both land. Nice combination.
Sutherland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Sutherland scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sutherland.
Sutherland gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silver has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sutherland breaks the clinch.
Silver throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sutherland counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silver is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland wants to clinch but Silver slips to the side
and Silver counters with a left to the body.
Sutherland fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silver dodges the punch combination from Sutherland.
Silver shoots in and drives through. Sutherland sprawls well.
Silver wants to clinch
enabling Sutherland to counter with a crisp jab.
Sutherland throws a series of punches but Silver avoids them all with ease.
Sutherland catches Silver with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sutherland looks to land a combination. Silver sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silver looks for a takedown but Sutherland sprawls well.
Silver tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sutherland sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silver somewhat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sutherland lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silver circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silver closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sutherland counters with a left and a right that stings Silver.
Sutherland lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silver circles away quickly and effectively.
Silver tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sutherland sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silver somewhat.
Sutherland connects with a solid leg kick.
Sutherland takes the fight into the clinch.
Silver tries to pull guard but Sutherland holds him up against the cage and eventually Silver drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sutherland leaves Silver with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sutherland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A right-left combo lands from Sutherland.
Sutherland connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silver has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sutherland looks to land a combination but Silver avoids it well.
No luck for Silver with that takedown attempt.
Silver takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sutherland throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Oliver Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Craig Sutherland is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silver has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Sutherland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sutherland has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:25
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Sutherland!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bam Bam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Sierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bam Bam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cliff Sierra!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sierra slaps away a takedown attempt from Bam, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sierra is looking to chop away at Bam's legs.
Sierra throws a front kick aimed at Bam's knee but Bam avoids it well.
Bam checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Bam blocks the low kick.
Cliff Sierra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sierra stuffs the takedown.
Sierra buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bam checks a low kick from Sierra.
Sierra misses with a low kick as Bam jumps back.
Some bone on bone action there as Bam checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sierra scoring well with a low kick there.
Bam keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sierra 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 Bam has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bam and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sierra moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sierra throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bam blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra misses with a leg kick.
Bam checks a leg kick.
Bam stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sierra.
Sierra throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bam.
Sierra throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sierra wants to slow Bam down by chopping away at his legs.
Sierra wants to slow Bam down by chopping away at his legs.
Sierra swats away the attempt to clinch by Bam.
Sierra does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sierra throws a leg kick that misses.
Sierra looks gassed!
Bam is looking to clinch.
Sierra throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bam.
Bam fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bam Bam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bam shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sierra is trying to stand back up but Bam is controlling him
Bam tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sierra knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bam is working hard here to advance position.
Bam wants to take a breather but Sierra is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bam passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sierra!
Sierra really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bam. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bam has control of Sierra's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sierra regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bam looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bam punching from mount but Sierra doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bam can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sierra is looking to escape.
Sierra defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bam.
Bam content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cliff Sierra will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sierra throws a solid leg kick but Bam takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sierra.
Nice takedown defense from Sierra. No joy for Bam on that attempt.
Bam fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bam shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bam misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bam jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sierra manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sierra throws Bam to one side and escapes!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra is looking to chop away at Bam's legs.
Sierra throws and low kick but Bam moves out of range easily.
Sierra is looking to score with low kicks.
Bam misses with a takedown attempt - Sierra sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bam Bam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sierra gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bam to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sierra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bam trying to control but Sierra is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sierra is keeping the position for now.
Bam drops back looking for a leg! Sierra is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sierra manages to kick Bam off! Bam jumps back into Sierra's guard.
Bam is looking to stand up but Sierra won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra keeping moving, preventing Bam from controlling successfully.
Bam wants to pass the guard but Sierra is keeping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bam fails with a takedown attempt.
Sierra shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bam gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bam trying to control from half guard but Sierra is working away.
Bam is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bam 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.
Bam trying to control the action but Sierra is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Bam dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Sierra throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sierra tries a low kick but Bam avoids it.
Bam tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sierra swivels and escapes.
Sierra throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sierra throws a solid leg kick but Bam takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sierra.
Sierra misses with a leg kick.
Sierra keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bam fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bam Bam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Bam.
Sierra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sierra lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sierra wants to slow Bam down by chopping away at his legs.
Bam checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra throws a low kick but Bam avoids it.
Bam fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bam Bam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sierra fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bam is out of range.
Bam shoots in but no luck this time.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bam is defended easily by Sierra.
Bam avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bam attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Sierra misses
so Bam counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sierra wants to stand but Bam is controlling the position.
Sierra keeping full guard, as Bam tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sierra wants to get back to his feet but Bam is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bam trying to control but Sierra is working from the bottom.
Bam gets to his feet. Sierra looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Sierra is predictable there
and Bam counters with a shoot takedown. Sierra fights it but they end up in guard.
Bam looking to pass the guard.
Bam wants to control from the top but Sierra keeps moving.
Bam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bam trying to control the position from guard on top but Sierra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bam works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bam is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sierra doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bam.
Sierra is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bam Bam showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bam has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bam Bam!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between john barker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rambo John J (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rambo John J has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, john barker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rambo John J!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John J drops barker with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but barker looks back up at him and smiles so John J waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
John J stuffs the takedown attempt from barker. barker gets slowly back to his feet.
John J throws a right and a left that barker avoids nicely.
John J throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
barker circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by John J. barker falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for John J!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rambo John J!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Efe Mafusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes to the cage accompanied by "Sandstorm" - Darude. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Efe Mafusa!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mafusa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Henderson.
Mafusa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mafusa scores with a one two! Henderson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Henderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Henderson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Henderson scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mafusa defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Henderson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mafusa has worked his arm free - good work by Mafusa!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to get an arm triangle but Mafusa is defending well.
Henderson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Mafusa's legs.
Henderson has an Americana. Mafusa didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Henderson is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Henderson hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tommy Henderson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kent Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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187 lbs
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Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kent Ortega!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hawk decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ortega wants to get back to his feet.
Ortega pushes Hawk off and gets back to his feet.
Hawk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Kent Ortega has been cut.
An inside leg kick from Ortega misses.
Nice takedown defense from Ortega. No joy for Hawk on that attempt.
Kent Ortega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk fails to land with a series of punches.
Ortega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ortega fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ortega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawk shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ortega's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawk won't allow Ortega to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hawk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ortega swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ortega is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ortega breaks the clinch.
Ortega moves into range and clinches up with Hawk.
Ortega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Hawk both land. Nice combination.
Ortega closes the distance and clinches.
Ortega leaning against his opponent.
Hawk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws a series of strikes that have Ortega backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ortega on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hawk decides to return to a standing position.
Hawk is breathing heavily.
Ortega has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ortega there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hawk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kent Ortega is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortega moves in looking to clinch but Hawk pushes him off.
Ortega tries to clinch up.
Hawk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortega tries to clinch up.
Ortega moves forwards but Hawk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ortega lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ortega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ortega moves into the clinch.
Ortega scores with a knee to the head.
Ortega looking to throw knees to the head but Hawk is blocking nicely.
Hawk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ortega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Hawk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ortega closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ortega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortega tries to clinch there but Hawk circles away.
Ortega throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ortega tries to clinch but Hawk is having none of it.
Ortega wants to clinch up but Hawk keeps it at a distance.
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.
Hawk loads up on a big right hand but Ortega slips the punch.
Hawk avoids the head kick by Ortega.
Ortega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ortega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ortega tries to clinch there but Hawk circles away.
Hawk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hawk cracks Ortega with an open hand slap.
Hawk scores with a one two! Ortega had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hawk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ortega throws a head kick but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk cracks Ortega with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That has opened up Kent Ortega's cut even more.
Ortega tries to clinch up but Hawk circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hawk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ortega tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Hawk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kent Ortega's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hawk digs a good hook to Ortega's body.
Ortega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ortega tries to clinch but Hawk is having none of it.
Ortega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
Ortega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ortega tries to clinch there but Hawk circles away.
Ortega is looking to clinch but Hawk is avoiding it.
Hawk swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortega.
Matt Hawk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortega tries to clinch up but Hawk circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortega tries to clinch but Hawk is having none of it.
Ortega tries to clinch but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ortega as he jumps to the side.
Hawk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ortega as he avoids it easily.
Matt Hawk is winning the standup battle so far.
Hawk avoids the head kick by Ortega.
Ortega pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hawk shoots in but Ortega avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk throws a hook to the side of Ortega's head but Ortega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ortega tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ortega tries to clinch up but Hawk circles away and keeps his distance.
Hawk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ortega swivels and escapes.
Ortega fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ortega is looking to clinch.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown but Ortega shows good takedown defense.
Ortega tries to clinch but Hawk is having none of it.
Ortega tries to clinch but Hawk is having none of it.
Ortega is looking to clinch.
Ortega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawk keeps the fight on the outside.
Ortega is looking to clinch.
Ortega fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Hawk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ortega is looking to clinch.
Ortega tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortega takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ortega fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ortega tries to clinch but Hawk is having none of it.
Ortega tries to clinch but Hawk moves out of range.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ortega is looking to clinch.
Ortega is looking to clinch.
Hawk keeps the fight on the outside.
Hawk avoids the head kick by Ortega.
Hawk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ortega drives through and clinches with Hawk against the cage.
Ortega is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hawk is keeping busy.
Ortega is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Ortega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hawk avoids the head kick by Ortega.
Ortega is looking to clinch but Hawk is avoiding it.
Ortega avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ortega has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hawk can't break the clinch.
Ortega'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.
Ortega trying to control the position but instead, Hawk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ortega into the cage.
Ortega effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kent Ortega.
Hawk lands an overhand right.
Ortega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ortega wants to clinch up but Hawk keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Hawk does no damage.
Ortega stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ortega wants it to stay on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ortega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawk scores with a hook.
Hawk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ortega tries to clinch there but Hawk circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ortega instigates a clinch.
Ortega keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hawk's efforts to push away.
Ortega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hawk loads up on a big right hand but Ortega slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kent Ortega will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kent Ortega's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ortega tries to clinch up but Hawk circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hawk misses with a looping right.
Ortega wants to clinch.
Hawk looks to land a combination but Ortega avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Ortega.
Hawk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawk misses with a double jab.
Hawk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hawk swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortega.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ortega fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawk is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ortega moves in looking to clinch but Hawk pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk throws a hook to the side of Ortega's head but Ortega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortega avoids the body shot from Hawk.
Ortega fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawk fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hawk.
Hawk misses with a body shot.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ortega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawk throws a hook but Ortega blocks it.
Ortega moves in looking to clinch but Hawk pushes him off.
Hawk throws a good cross that connects.
Ortega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ortega tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawk circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ortega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ortega is looking to clinch but Hawk is avoiding it.
Ortega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hawk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ortega tries to clinch but Hawk moves out of range.
Ortega tries to clinch up.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ortega throws a head kick but Hawk moves out of range.
Ortega tries to clinch but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ortega avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ortega tries to clinch up but Hawk circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ortega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ortega forces Hawk back against the cage and clinches.
Ortega breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Hawk.
Ortega tries to clinch there but Hawk circles away.
Ortega tries to clinch up.
Ortega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ortega throws a head kick that misses.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ortega tries to avoid it but Hawk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ortega to the ground. Ortega escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ortega is looking to clinch.
Ortega is looking to clinch.
Ortega connects with a high kick.
Ortega defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hawk.
Ortega has Hawk up against the cage in a clinch.
Ortega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ortega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hawk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ortega tries to avoid it but Hawk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ortega to the ground. Ortega escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ortega fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega wants to clinch.
Ortega fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ortega pushes Hawk up against the cage in a clinch.
Ortega breaks the clinch.
Hawk misses with a looping right.
Hawk missing with a left hand there. Ortega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ortega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortega moves in looking to clinch but Hawk pushes him off.
Hawk shoots in for a double leg but Ortega sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ortega tries to clinch but Hawk moves out of range.
Ortega doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawk circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawk throws a nice looking combination but Ortega bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ortega tries to clinch but Hawk is having none of it.
Ortega tries to clinch there but Hawk circles away.
Ortega tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kent Ortega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ortega 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kent Ortega!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between jermain walcott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Hatter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mad Hatter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, jermain walcott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mad Hatter!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hatter keeps the fight on the outside.
Hatter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but walcott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
walcott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
walcott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
walcott shoots in but Hatter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
walcott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hatter stalks walcott and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into walcott's face. walcott staggers backwards, shaken.
A right-left combo lands from Hatter.
walcott slips a jab and a cross from Hatter.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hatter.
walcott is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatter leaves walcott with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oh walcott is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hatter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
walcott seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
walcott misses with a head kick.
Hatter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hatter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
walcott shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hatter sprawls well. Hatter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. walcott gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jermain walcott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
walcott takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hatter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Hatter.
Horrible takedown by walcott or perhaps it was just good defense by Hatter which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatter stalks walcott and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into walcott's face. walcott staggers backwards, shaken.
walcott throws a leg kick which misses Hatter's front leg but catches the back leg as Hatter tries to avoid it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for walcott. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
walcott walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatter misses with a series of wild punches.
jermain walcott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as walcott backs up against the cage.
Mad Hatter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
walcott tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hatter swivels and escapes.
walcott is breathing heavily.
walcott moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some wild striking there from Hatter.
Hatter checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatter throws a nice looking combination but walcott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hatter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hatter throws a right hand that walcott ducks under and follows up with a left that walcott also avoids with ease.
Hatter slaps away a takedown attempt from walcott, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hatter moves out of range of the body kick from walcott.
walcott takes one on the chin but seems OK.
walcott tries for a takedown but Hatter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hatter throws a nice looking combination but walcott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hatter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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.
Hatter misses with a two punch combination.
Hatter lands with a nice combination. walcott backs away looking to recover.
Hatter misses with a double jab.
Hatter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
walcott misses with a double jab
and Hatter counters with a series of strikes. walcott will be more careful next time no doubt.
walcott walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hatter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hatter misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hatter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A shot to de liver by Hatter. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mad Hatter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hatter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
walcott tries to throw a body punch but Hatter avoids it by throwing walcott back against the cage.
walcott tries to throw a body punch but Hatter avoids it by throwing walcott back against the cage.
walcott is trying to drag Hatter to the mat but Hatter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
walcott gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hatter.
Hatter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
walcott misses with a body punch.
Hatter jumps guard but walcott stands there with Hatter around his waist. Hatter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hatter stalling in the clinch but walcott improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatter is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
walcott looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
walcott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hatter misses with the combination.
walcott tries to move into range but Hatter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hatter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but walcott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hatter blocks a head kick by walcott.
Hatter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
walcott slips a jab and a cross from Hatter.
Hatter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hatter connects with a jab.
A punch combination from walcott misses.
walcott misses with a takedown attempt - Hatter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jermain walcott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hatter throws a nice looking combination but walcott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
walcott throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hatter leaves walcott with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
walcott has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hatter jabs walcott right on the nose. walcott blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hatter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as walcott backs up against the cage.
Hatter keeps the fight on the outside.
walcott on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hatter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
walcott slips a jab and a cross from Hatter.
Hatter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hatter swats away the attempt to clinch by walcott.
Hatter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
walcott takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hatter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
walcott misses with a combination
and Hatter counters with a stiff right hand.
Hatter fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Hatter does it's job there.
walcott is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hatter lands with a cross.
jermain walcott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Hatter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mad Hatter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
walcott wants to clinch
and Hatter counters with a left and a right that stings walcott.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hatter.
walcott avoids a punch combination nicely.
walcott closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
walcott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hatter.
Hatter swinging wilding here.
Hatter throws a series of punches but walcott moves out of range.
Hatter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
walcott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hatter jabs walcott right on the nose. walcott blinks but takes it well.
Hatter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hatter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by walcott.
Hatter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
walcott shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hatter pinned against the cage. Hatter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hatter scores with a jab.
walcott looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
walcott has his takedown stuffed
and Hatter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
walcott tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hatter misses with a series of wild punches.
Hatter looks to land a combination but walcott avoids it well.
A left lands for Hatter.
walcott has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hatter misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
walcott tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hatter swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jermain walcott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
walcott swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hatter counters with a nice uppercut.
Hatter is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hatter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hatter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hatter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A nice combination there by Hatter.
Hatter lands a body shot.
walcott takes one to the side of the head.
Hatter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab lands there for Hatter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as walcott backs up against the cage.
walcott throws a push kick but Hatter slaps the foot to one side.
Nice straight punches there by Hatter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hatter.
Hatter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
walcott on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hatter throws a series of strikes that have walcott backpedaling.
Hatter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hatter throws a series of punches but walcott avoids them all with ease.
Hatter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mad Hatter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hatter 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mad Hatter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tragic Tinkelbery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tragic Tinkelbery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Glenn Archer!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer dives in and grabs Tinkelbery's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tinkelbery pushes down on Archer's head and hops out.
Archer fails with a takedown attempt.
Archer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tragic Tinkelbery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Archer.
Tinkelbery rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Archer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Glenn Archer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tinkelbery ducks under a wild hook from Archer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Archer just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer misses with a straight left.
Archer fails with a takedown attempt.
Tinkelbery throws a quick inside leg kick.
Archer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tinkelbery tries to avoid it but Archer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tinkelbery to the ground. Tinkelbery escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Archer.
Tinkelbery throws a front kick aimed at Archer's knee but Archer avoids it well.
Tinkelbery lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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.
Some bone on bone action there as Tinkelbery checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tinkelbery misses with a few strikes there.
Tinkelbery stalks Archer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Archer's face. Archer staggers backwards, shaken.
Archer shoots for a double leg takedown but Tinkelbery sprawls well. He's pushed Archer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tinkelbery scores with a one two! Archer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Horrible takedown by Archer or perhaps it was just good defense by Tinkelbery which made him look bad.
Archer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tinkelbery. Tinkelbery obviously looking to wear him down.
Tinkelbery attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tinkelbery lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinkelbery slips a jab from Archer.
Archer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tinkelbery sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Archer somewhat.
Archer has a takedown stuffed.
Archer looks gassed!
Archer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tinkelbery can pounce on him.
Archer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tinkelbery as he avoids it easily.
Archer closes the distance and clinches up with Tinkelbery, looking for a takedown. Archer pushes Tinkelbery against the cage but Tinkelbery circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tinkelbery.
Tinkelbery looks to land a combination. Archer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tinkelbery scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tinkelbery throws a nice looking combination but Archer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Archer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Archer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Archer won't let Tinkelbery get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tragic Tinkelbery dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tinkelbery tries to work over Archer's front leg with a kick but Archer checks it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Archer is defended easily by Tinkelbery.
Tinkelbery moves out of range as Archer strikes.
Archer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tinkelbery goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tragic Tinkelbery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Archer.
Archer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tinkelbery is trying to defend but Archer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Archer is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinkelbery trying to hold on to Archer's head to control him but Archer postures up.
Archer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Well, if Archer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Archer uses his free foot to push down on Tinkelbery's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tinkelbery.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Archer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Archer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tinkelbery stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tinkelbery wants it to stay on the feet.
Archer misses with a looping left.
Tinkelbery stuffs the takedown attempt from Archer. Archer gets slowly back to his feet.
Tragic Tinkelbery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Archer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Archer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tinkelbery napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Archer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tinkelbery is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Archer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Archer cracks Tinkelbery with a big elbow.
Archer tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer controls the position.
Tinkelbery stops Archer from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Archer in side control, throwing shots but Tinkelbery defends.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Tinkelbery's face as Archer controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glenn Archer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Archer 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 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glenn Archer!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuro Kazuhiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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200 lbs
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192 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nate Knuckles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Katsuro Kazuhiro!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazuhiro tries to clinch but Knuckles moves out of range.
Knuckles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knuckles just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Knuckles - just one landing.
It looks like Katsuro Kazuhiro has been cut.
Knuckles connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kazuhiro's hands.
Kazuhiro is rocked!
Kazuhiro shoots in looking for a takedown. Knuckles tries to sprawl out of it but Kazuhiro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Knuckles manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good shot there by Knuckles.
Kazuhiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Knuckles finish him?
Kazuhiro closes the distance and clinches.
Kazuhiro seems to have recovered his senses.
Kazuhiro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Knuckles walks away with a smile on his face. Kazuhiro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Knuckles lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Kazuhiro falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nate Knuckles!
Nate Knuckles is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brett Yarris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Ytlear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yarris comes into the arena with Land Down Under blaring out of the sound system. Ytlear has chosen Necrophobic - The Third Antichrist as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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161 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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brett Yarris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Ytlear!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ytlear changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yarris tries to avoid it but Ytlear manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yarris to the ground. Yarris escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ytlear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - Yarris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yarris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ytlear.
Yarris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ytlear shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yarris pinned against the cage. Yarris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brett Yarris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Ytlear.
Yarris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yarris gets caught flat footed, as Ytlear shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ytlear sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ytlear tries to free his leg and advance position but Yarris is retaining full guard.
Ytlear stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd cheers as Yarris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ytlear doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like James Ytlear has been cut.
Yarris throws a right and a left that Ytlear avoids nicely.
Yarris throws a hook but Ytlear avoids it easily.
Ytlear shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yarris is trying to defend but Ytlear finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yarris pushes Ytlear off looking to stand but Ytlear dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ytlear tries to stand and escape but Yarris is controlling the position.
Yarris tries to kick Ytlear off but Ytlear keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ytlear throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ytlear takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ytlear is just content to waste time from the top position. Yarris takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Yarris wants to stand but Ytlear is controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yarris moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Yarris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ytlear sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ytlear ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarris scores with a one two! Ytlear had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yarris is breathing heavily.
Yarris thows a body shot but no joy.
Yarris lands a left and a right that send Ytlear crashing to the mat, dazed. Yarris thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ytlear is rocked!
A big left from Yarris misses.
Yarris misses with a wild combination.
Ytlear is looking to clinch but Yarris is avoiding it.
Yarris throws a hook but Ytlear blocks it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yarris.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yarris throws a hook but Ytlear avoids it easily.
Brett Yarris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ytlear is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yarris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ytlear scores a takedown into full mount!
Ytlear is trying to take his opponent's back.
Yarris is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ytlear stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ytlear tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yarris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yarris misses with a wild body shot.
Ytlear wants to clinch up but Yarris keeps it at a distance.
Ytlear blocks a jab.
Ytlear drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ytlear slips nicely into half guard.
Yarris is looking to escape.
Ytlear passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Yarris!
Yarris prevents Ytlear from taking his back.
Yarris is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ytlear working for a submission but Yarris is keeping him at bay.
You get the feeling that Yarris really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Ytlear fails to take his opponent's back.
Yarris is squirming around, avoiding Ytlear's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yarris defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ytlear.
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 Brett Yarris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Ytlear's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ytlear takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good shot there by Yarris.
Ytlear scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Yarris is trying to stand up here but Ytlear is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ytlear wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yarris keeps working.
Yarris looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yarris kicks off Ytlear and gets to his feet.
Ytlear drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ytlear passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Yarris!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarris is trying to stand.
Yarris blocking the ground and pound.
Ytlear looking to control but Yarris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Yarris wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ytlear pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Yarris is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
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.
Yarris somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Ytlear scores a takedown into full mount!
Yarris is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Ytlear controlling the pace for now.
Yarris trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ytlear tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ytlear get's back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Yarris as he connects with a hook.
A big right from Yarris misses.
Ytlear doesn't manage to clinch there - Yarris circles away.
A punch combination from Yarris misses.
Ytlear shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yarris is trying to defend but Ytlear finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ytlear is trying to control. Yarris wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yarris pushes Ytlear off looking to stand but Ytlear dives back in and keeps control.
Ytlear is trying to control. Yarris wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yarris is trying to stand up here but Ytlear is controlling him well.
Ytlear is trying to work for a kimura but Yarris is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarris is trying to stand up here but Ytlear is controlling him well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ytlear changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Yarris looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Yarris tries to escape but Ytlear is in control.
Ytlear wants to control but Yarris is keeping him busy.
Yarris dodges the ground and pound from Ytlear.
Ytlear working the strikes but Yarris uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Yarris wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ytlear in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Ytlear showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Ytlear's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Yarris scores with a decent looking hook.
James Ytlear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ytlear tries to clinch there but Yarris circles away.
Brett Yarris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ytlear closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yarris circles away.
Yarris lands with a straight right. Ytlear didn't see that one coming.
Yarris is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Yarris misses the jab.
Yarris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yarris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ytlear.
Ytlear uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yarris.
Ytlear is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yarris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ytlear slips under a jab.
Ytlear fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yarris avoids it really well and circles away.
Brett Yarris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Ytlear.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ytlear feints and as Yarris raises his hands in defense, Ytlear changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yarris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ytlear wants to pass the guard but Yarris is keeping the position.
Ytlear trying to control but Yarris is working from the bottom.
Yarris pushes Ytlear off and gets back to his feet.
Brett Yarris is winning the standup battle so far.
Yarris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ytlear moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ytlear throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yarris was covering up waiting for the punch and Ytlear finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Yarris wants to get back to his feet but Ytlear is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarris keeping moving, preventing Ytlear from controlling successfully.
Ytlear prevents Yarris from getting back to his feet.
Yarris keeping moving, preventing Ytlear from controlling successfully.
Ytlear won't allow Yarris to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ytlear closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ytlear lands in his opponent's guard.
Ytlear prevents Yarris from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarris is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ytlear misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Yarris.
Yarris gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ytlear.
A nice left hand lands by Yarris.
Ytlear misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yarris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yarris lands with a left to the head.
Yarris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yarris lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Yarris on the inside.
Yarris lands a left hand.
Yarris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ytlear is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
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.
Yarris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ytlears head.
Ytlear tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ytlear tries to score a body lock takedown but Yarris shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Yarris taking a breather.
Yarris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ytlear takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ytlear has Yarris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yarris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yarris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ytlear drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yarris gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yarris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ytlear backwards.
Yarris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yarris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yarris misses with some punches.
Yarris swings wildly with an uppercut but Ytlear uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yarris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ytlear trying to stall but Yarris improves his position.
Yarris misses with a punch on the inside.
Ytlear jumps guard but Yarris stands there with Ytlear around his waist. Ytlear gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ytlear jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yarris walks away with a smile on his face. Ytlear gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Ytlear.
I think Ytlear 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 29:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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