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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gil Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remi Beauvais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez comes into the arena with Requiem for a Dream by Lux Aeterna blaring out of the sound system. Remi Beauvais has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gil Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Remi Beauvais!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beauvais fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hernandez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hernandez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Beauvais counters with a one-two to the body.
Beauvais closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Beauvais stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hernandez tries to clinch but Beauvais is having none of it.
Hernandez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Beauvais with a poor takedown
and Hernandez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Beauvais won't be happy with that.
Hernandez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hernandez decides to take the fight back to the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernandez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beauvais.
Beauvais swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hernandez counters with a takedown into side control.
Hernandez controlling the position from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez misses with the ground and pound.
Beauvais is trying to improve his position.
Hernandez swings around for an armbar but Beauvais sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hernandez's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beauvais wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
Beauvais really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hernandez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hernandez looking to control.
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.
Beauvais loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beauvais trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Beauvais is fighting to break Hernandez's control of his arms but Hernandez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gil Hernandez just wasn't active enough.
Beauvais throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hernandez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beauvais with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hernandez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Beauvais is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hernandez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gil Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remi Beauvais.
Beauvais fails to pull guard.
Hernandez decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hernandez is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Beauvais is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gil Hernandez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Macho Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Maglor (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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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Macho Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Karl Maglor!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maglor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Savage looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Maglor!
Savage controlling his opponent.
Savage scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Maglor?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savage connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The referee warns Maglor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Savage working the ground and pound effectively.
Maglor wants to try and get back to his feet.
Savage content just to control the position here.
Savage landing strikes from the mount and Maglor is in trouble!
Savage sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Savage working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage landing strikes from the mount.
Savage landing shots from mount.
Maglor's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savage postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Maglor looks a forlorn figure.
Savage lands a big shot there that rocks Maglor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Savage working Maglor over with strikes here.
Savage lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savage is landing with some decent strikes but Maglor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Savage raining down shots from the mount!
Savage lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Savage has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Maglor's face.
Maglor taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maglor is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Maglor looks gassed!
Savage raining down hammerfists from mount.
Savage landing shots from mount.
Savage controlling his opponent.
Savage lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Savage scoring with strikes but Maglor is staying in there.
Maglor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Savage controlling the pace for now.
Savage won't let Maglor get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Savage scoring with strikes but Maglor is staying in there.
Savage unloading with bombs!
Maglor is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage with the ground and pound from mount.
Savage lands a big elbow.
Savage landing strikes from the mount.
Savage with good strikes from the mount here!
Savage looking to finish Maglor with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maglor!
Savage landing strikes from the mount and Maglor is in trouble!
Savage landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savage punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Savage cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Savage punishing his opponent with strikes.
Savage with good strikes from the mount here!
Maglor is bucking up trying to escape but Savage cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Savage is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Savage scoring with strikes but Maglor is staying in there.
Savage controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage cracks Maglor with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Savage with shots to the head and body - Maglor looks very uncomfortable down there.
Maglor is bucking up trying to escape but Savage cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Savage content just to control the position here.
Savage working Maglor over with strikes here.
Maglor is bucking up trying to escape but Savage cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Savage lands a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Savage has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Maglor's face.
Savage with a couple of short strikes.
Savage lands a nice shot to the head.
Maglor is rocked!
Savage controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macho Savage dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Savage fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Maglor to the ground. Savage is now in Maglor's guard.
Savage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maglor keeping full guard, as Savage tries to pass.
Savage scoring with punches to the head and body.
Savage scoring with punches to the head and body.
Savage with a nice head shot there.
Maglor wants to stand and escape but Savage is having none of it.
Savage postures up in Maglor's guard and throws a big left but Maglor blocks it.
Savage works over Maglor with some ground and pound from guard.
Savage stays in close to Maglor's body and controls the position.
Savage landing some decent shots from guard.
Maglor is breathing heavily.
Savage is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Savage has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Savage's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Savage prevents Maglor from getting back to his feet.
Savage postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Savage's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Savage cracks Maglor with a solid left hand.
Savage is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Savage distracts Maglor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Savage working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Savage content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maglor's head.
Maglor wants to get back to his feet but Savage is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Savage scoring with punches to the head and body.
Savage is stalling in the full guard.
Savage chips away with some ground and pound.
Savage is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Savage cracks Maglor with a solid left hand.
Savage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maglor is keeping the position for now.
Maglor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Savage is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage landing some decent shots from guard.
Savage seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Savage postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Savage lands a couple of elbows.
Savage scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Savage's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Savage might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Savage postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Savage content to stall in guard here.
Savage trying to control the position from guard on top but Maglor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maglor is looking to stand up but Savage isn't so interested in that idea.
Savage lands a couple of elbows.
Savage slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Maglor is looking to stand up but Savage isn't so interested in that idea.
Savage postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savage controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macho Savage dominated that second round.
That's time! Savage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Savage lands a jab to Maglor's midsection.
Savage lands a jab to Maglor's midsection.
Savage feints and as Maglor raises his hands in defense, Savage changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Macho Savage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maglor wants to stand up but Savage is controlling him.
Savage lands a couple of digs.
Savage showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Savage lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Savage throwing strikes from guard but Maglor blocks nicely.
Savage lands a couple of digs.
Savage not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Maglor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Savage lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Savage wants to pass the guard but Maglor is keeping the position.
Savage trying to control but Maglor is working from the bottom.
Savage controlling from the top position.
Savage won't allow Maglor to get back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Savage's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Maglor wants to stand but Savage is controlling the position.
Savage is working Maglor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Savage is pushing down on Maglor's leg trying to pass to half guard. Maglor is fighting to maintain full guard but Savage has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage prevents Maglor from standing back up.
Savage is taking a breather. Maglor says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Savage winds up and cracks Maglor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Savage passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Maglor!
Maglor is bucking up trying to escape but Savage cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Savage scoring with strikes but Maglor is staying in there.
Savage scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Maglor?
The referee warns Maglor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Maglor really doesn't like being in this position too much.
BOOM! Savage connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Savage with shots to the head and body - Maglor looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Maglor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Savage putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Savage landing strikes from the mount and Maglor is in trouble!
Savage unloading with bombs!
Savage looking to finish Maglor with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maglor!
Maglor is still in real trouble! Can Savage finish him?
Savage raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savage landing shots from mount.
Macho Savage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Savage looking to control and managing it successfully.
Maglor seems to have recovered his senses.
Savage working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage landing shots from mount.
Savage looking to control and managing it successfully.
Savage is landing with some decent strikes but Maglor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Savage connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Maglor is in a horrible position here. Savage smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Savage postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Maglor looks a forlorn figure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maglor wants to get back to his feet.
Karl Maglor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Savage is landing with some decent strikes but Maglor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that's the end of the fight!
Macho Savage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Savage, 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:24
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macho Savage!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manoel Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinton Warren struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manoel Alonso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Quinton Warren!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alonso blocks a head kick by Warren.
Alonso closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Alonso trying to control the pace.
Alonso takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alonso maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Warren could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Alonso has cracked it and Warren is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Alonso!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Manoel Alonso!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie DeMarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronnie DeMarino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Koscheck!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeMarino shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Koscheck manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
DeMarino throws a big right hand that misses.
DeMarino trying to control but Koscheck is working from the bottom.
DeMarino drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Koscheck dives on top into guard.
DeMarino escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Koscheck gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koscheck is looking to stand up but DeMarino won't let him.
DeMarino keeping moving, preventing Koscheck from controlling successfully.
DeMarino keeping full guard, as Koscheck tries to pass.
DeMarino keeping moving, preventing Koscheck from controlling successfully.
DeMarino is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Aaron Koscheck hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Good standup being displayed there by DeMarino as he connects with a hook.
Koscheck tries for a takedown but DeMarino circles away easily
enabling DeMarino to counter with a crisp jab.
Koscheck tries to clinch
and DeMarino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
DeMarino lands with a cross.
DeMarino shoots in for a takedown but Koscheck shows good takedown defense.
DeMarino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
DeMarino misses with a left hand
and Koscheck counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Koscheck.
Koscheck stands up from DeMarino's guard - Koscheck perhaps looking for a knockout.
DeMarino gets caught napping as Koscheck dives in and scores a takedown. DeMarino manages to retain guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Koscheck decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on DeMarino, up you get!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeMarino changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Koscheck looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The strikes coming from DeMarino are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
DeMarino lands a nice forearm strike.
DeMarino postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Koscheck taking a bit of punishment here - DeMarino scoring with strikes.
DeMarino wants to control but Koscheck is keeping him busy.
DeMarino lands a decent elbow from side control.
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.
DeMarino scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
DeMarino fails to land a wild elbow strike.
DeMarino creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Koscheck sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Koscheck is looking to regain half guard here but DeMarino keeps moving and retains side control.
Koscheck is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
DeMarino looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
DeMarino missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Koscheck can do anything to dispel that myth.
Koscheck looks like he's trying to stand up.
DeMarino is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Koscheck sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck wants to get back to full guard.
Koscheck is trying to control but can't.
DeMarino wants to free his trapped foot but Koscheck is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Koscheck tries to kick DeMarino off but DeMarino keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeMarino is trying to control the action in half guard but Koscheck is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
DeMarino thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koscheck's head.
Koscheck is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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 Ronnie DeMarino will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
DeMarino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koscheck has his takedown stuffed
and DeMarino counters with a nice double leg into guard.
DeMarino throws and elbow that misses. Koscheck uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in DeMarino's guard. Nice move by Koscheck!
Ronnie DeMarino overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now DeMarino is on top in guard.
Koscheck looking to hit a scissor sweep but DeMarino is one step ahead there.
DeMarino trying to control but Koscheck is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeMarino is looking to work some ground and pound but Koscheck has wrist control.
DeMarino trying to control but Koscheck is working from the bottom.
Koscheck is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
DeMarino trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Koscheck manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
DeMarino looking to control.
DeMarino has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Koscheck off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Koscheck doesn't succeed with the takedown
and DeMarino counters with a nice double leg into side control. Koscheck won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck is pushing DeMarino's head away, looking to escape. DeMarino manages to hold on to the position though.
Koscheck is trying to improve his position.
Koscheck is trying to control DeMarino's posture but DeMarino avoids it.
Koscheck is looking for a sweep.
DeMarino is working Koscheck over with some ground and pound from side control.
DeMarino looks up at the clock and then as Koscheck takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, DeMarino smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
DeMarino lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck wants to control but DeMarino postures up.
Sloppy strikes there by DeMarino.
DeMarino in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Koscheck prevents DeMarino from moving into mount.
DeMarino in side control, throwing shots but Koscheck defends.
DeMarino scoring with punches and elbows.
Koscheck regains half guard, as DeMarino was trying to land strikes.
Koscheck is trying to get back to full guard.
DeMarino wants to take a breather but Koscheck is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
DeMarino thows a huge punch but Koscheck dodges it nicely.
DeMarino winds up and cracks Koscheck with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
DeMarino misses with a head shot. Koscheck uses the momentum to regain guard.
DeMarino throwing strikes from guard but Koscheck blocks nicely.
DeMarino trying to control but Koscheck is working from the bottom.
DeMarino drops back, looking for a kneebar! Koscheck looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Koscheck looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Koscheck!
DeMarino is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie DeMarino dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
DeMarino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koscheck manages to avoid it.
DeMarino throws a predictable looking body shot
and Koscheck counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
DeMarino misses with a looping left.
DeMarino throws a poor cross that misses
and Koscheck counters with a takedown into side control.
DeMarino is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Koscheck trying to control the action but DeMarino is working from the bottom.
Koscheck is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
DeMarino wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeMarino is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Koscheck is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt DeMarino will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Koscheck working the ground and pound.
DeMarino is trying to get back to his feet.
Koscheck wants to lay and pray for a moment but DeMarino keeps working.
Koscheck in side control, just content to control the action for now.
DeMarino wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
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.
Koscheck advances to full mount.
DeMarino throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Koscheck tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
DeMarino really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Koscheck looking to control and managing it successfully.
DeMarino is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeMarino is squirming around, avoiding Koscheck's attempts to control the action.
Koscheck takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
DeMarino is trying to stand up.
DeMarino tries to get back to half guard but can't.
DeMarino tries to hold on but Koscheck pushes him away.
Koscheck can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as DeMarino is looking to escape.
DeMarino 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.
Koscheck controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Koscheck prevents DeMarino from getting the reversal.
Koscheck tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Aaron Koscheck hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Koscheck with a lazy takedown attempt
and DeMarino counters with a nice double leg into side control. Koscheck won't be happy with that.
DeMarino in side control lands a decent elbow.
DeMarino fails to land a wild elbow strike.
DeMarino working the strikes but Koscheck uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Nice strikes from DeMarino there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeMarino is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Aaron Koscheck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
DeMarino not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Koscheck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think DeMarino 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ronnie DeMarino!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Samara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Samsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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22
282 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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270 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ramon Samara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gregor Samsa!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samsa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Samara scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samsa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Samara looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Samsa is working to tighten is grip on Samara's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Samara has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Samsa is really squeezing tight and eventually Samara passes out! Samsa breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gregor Samsa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phi Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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, Eric Draven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phi Cho!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cho rushes Draven and presses him up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Draven.
Draven tries to work over Cho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draven tries to land knees in the clinch but Cho avoids the damage to the body.
Draven is looking to control Cho's arms but Cho gets an underhook and turns him. Now Draven has his back to the cage.
Cho misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Draven.
Cho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Draven.
Cho tries to stall but Draven uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Draven managing to block the knees to the body from Cho.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Draven.
Cho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Phi Cho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cho misses with a combination
and Draven counters with a right hand to the body.
Cho gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cho is trying to drag Draven to the mat but Draven just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Draven misses with a punch to the body.
Cho gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Cho looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Draven tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Draven will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho postures up and lands a big shot to Draven's brow.
Draven has his foot on Cho's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cho works his way back into a safe position though.
Cho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cho postures up.
Draven is pulling down on Cho's head to control his posture.
Cho trying to control but Draven is working from the bottom.
Draven pushes Cho off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cho forces Draven back against the cage and clinches.
Cho wants a takedown.
Draven lands a knee to the body.
Cho missing with knees to the body.
Draven misses with a punch on the inside.
Draven throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cho misses with a knee strike.
Cho looks gassed!
Draven throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chos head.
Draven misses with a hook to the ribs.
Draven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cho's elbow.
Cho missing with knees to the body.
Draven tries a body shot but Cho blocks it.
A hook to the body from Draven.
Cho can't get the takedown.
Eric Draven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phi Cho.
Cho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Draven lands an elbow inside.
A right hand to the body from Draven.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Come on Draven - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Draven fails to land.
Draven blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short body shot lands from Draven as the two fighters clinch.
Cho misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Draven.
Draven creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cho's defenses.
Draven lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cho or not.
Draven scores with a nice hook to the head.
Draven landing knees to the body.
Draven breaks from the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cho.
Cho drives through and clinches with Draven against the cage.
Draven tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cho avoids it.
Cho looking to slow down the pace here.
Cho avoids a wild elbow strike from Draven.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draven.
Draven misses with a punch to the body.
Cho letting Draven take a breather here.
Cho tries to land knees in the clinch but Draven avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho lands a nice shot to the body.
Cho throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Draven blocks it with crossed arms.
Draven lands a hook that snaps the head of Cho backwards.
A short right from Draven.
Cho throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Draven blocks it with crossed arms.
Cho trying to control the position but instead, Draven has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cho into the cage.
Cho is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Draven can't fight it off and eventually Cho manages to take the fight to the floor. Draven looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cho is standing up over Draven. Draven looks to escape but Cho dives into side control.
Draven struggling a bit here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draven is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Draven dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cho loads up on a big right hand but Draven slips the punch.
Cho throws a left and a right that both miss
and Draven counters with a stiff right hand.
Cho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Draven counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cho shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Draven manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cho stays in close to Draven's body and controls the position.
Draven trying to control the position.
Draven wants to get back to his feet but Cho is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho tries to free his leg and advance position but Draven is retaining full guard.
Draven trying to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cho tries to free his leg and advance position but Draven is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Eric Draven just wasn't active enough.
Draven scores with a head kick.
Cho rushes Draven and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cho landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Draven takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cho prevents a body shot from Draven.
Draven throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Draven throws a head punch that misses.
Cho goes for a takedown in the clinch but Draven prevents it.
Cho is working for takedown but Draven is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cho is trying to trip Draven. He has hold of a leg but Draven is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cho persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven wants to get back to his feet but Cho passes into half guard.
Cho sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cho not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cho stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Draven takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A shot to the body from Cho misses
and Draven counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Draven gets tackled into the cage by Cho. Cho maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven breaks from the clinch.
Cho gets a clinch.
Draven prevents Cho from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cho.
Cho drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Eric Draven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phi Cho.
Cho drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice elbow from Draven.
Cho gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Cho controlling the action here.
Cho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Draven keeps working.
Draven wants to improve his position but Cho is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho is taking a breather. Draven says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Draven is refusing to be controlled, as Cho sits in half guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Phi Cho hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cho takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draven gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cho.
Draven misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cho turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phi Cho 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!
Cho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Draven, pushing him back against the cage.
Draven misses with a short punch on the inside.
Draven lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Cho's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cho stalling in the clinch.
Draven is working Cho over against the cage.
Draven is pressed up against the cage. Cho has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Draven down to the mat. Draven avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cho darts in and clinches Draven up against the cage.
Cho connects with a nasty looking knee right to Draven's face.
Cho goes for a takedown in the clinch but Draven prevents it.
Cho is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cho has Draven pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Draven manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Eric Draven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phi Cho.
Draven lands a body punch.
Draven makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Draven is leaning against Cho and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Eric Draven has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cho takes a shot to the head.
Draven taking a breather.
Cho misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Draven.
Draven throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chos head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cho blocking some punches.
Draven lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Draven working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cho managing to block the knees to the body from Draven.
Draven gets underhooks to prevent Cho's takedown attempt.
Cho takes an elbow to the forehead.
Draven lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cho.
Draven lands an elbow inside that Cho shrugs off.
Draven scores with a shoulder strike.
Cho misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Draven.
Still in the clinch, Draven scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cho avoiding damage as Draven throws knees to the body.
Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draven fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cho misses with a left hand
and Draven makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Draven closes the distance and pushes Cho back into the cage.
Draven blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cho gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Draven wants to sweep here but Cho controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Draven keeping full guard, as Cho tries to pass.
Phi Cho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Draven is trying to keep Cho in close.
Cho wants to control from the top but Draven keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Eric Draven just wasn't active enough.
Cho throws a good cross that connects.
Cho pushes Draven up against the cage in a clinch.
Cho prevents a body shot from Draven.
A short uppercut from Cho.
A right handed body shot lands from Cho.
Draven misses with a body punch.
Cho avoids a wild elbow strike from Draven.
Draven lands with a left to the head.
Draven doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cho lands a body punch.
Cho tries to land a knee to the head but Draven blocks with his arms.
Cho has Draven pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Draven manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cho is pushing Draven up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cho can't get the takedown.
Draven scores with a shot to the side of Cho's head.
Cho's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven struggles to land a body shot inside as Cho controls his hands.
Cho is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Draven is defending well for now.
Draven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draven stalling.
Draven lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Draven missing with knees to the body.
Cho stalling in the clinch but Draven improves position.
Draven can't find room to land a body shot as Cho controls the action.
Draven lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cho backwards.
Draven avoiding damage as Cho throws knees to the body.
Cho has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Draven uses from the top position.
Cho pulls Draven in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cho is trying to control the position but Draven postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Draven showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Draven 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Draven!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia's entrance music is The Slam. A fine choice. Rizzo has chosen Ludacris - Too Fast to Furious as his entrance music. Enrique Rizzo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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169 lbs
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161 lbs
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alejandro Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Enrique Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rizzo!
Rizzo scores with a push kick.
Rizzo throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Rizzo.
Rizzo swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rizzo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Rizzo.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Rizzo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcia counters with a nice body shot.
Rizzo swings widly with a right hand
and Rizzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rizzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rizzo misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Rizzo throws a leg kick
and Garcia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rizzo connects with a high kick.
Rizzo swings widly with a right hand
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Rizzo does it's job there.
Rizzo motions for Garcia to come forward. Rizzo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Rizzo.
Rizzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Enrique Rizzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia throws a body punch but Rizzo moves out of range.
Rizzo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garcia counters with a right hand to the body.
Rizzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rizzo lands with a right hand.
Garcia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rizzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Rizzo.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rizzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rizzo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Rizzo.
Rizzo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Garcia. Beautiful body shot.
Rizzo misses with a left hand
and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garcia connects with a body shot.
Rizzo missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rizzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rizzo misses with a low kick.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the body from Rizzo misses
and Garcia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a leg kick but Garcia moved away.
Garcia is looking to wear down Rizzo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice uppercut there from Garcia.
Rizzo throws a low kick, looking for Garcia's leg but Garcia calmly moves out of range.
Garcia throws a body punch but Rizzo moves out of range.
Rizzo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rizzo. That's going to slow Garcia down.
Rizzo defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
Rizzo throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Rizzo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rizzo misses with a body punch
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rizzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo misses with a hook
and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Garcia chips away with some ground and pound.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Rizzo keeps moving.
Garcia throwing strikes from guard but Rizzo blocks nicely.
Garcia 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.
Rizzo keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Rizzo being controlled here, momentarily.
Garcia working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Garcia dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Rizzo.
Rizzo looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
A head kick by Rizzo misses
and Garcia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Garcia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rizzo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Garcia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rizzo is controlling Garcia's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Garcia scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rizzo wants to stand and escape but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia lands a couple of elbows.
Rizzo keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garcia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garcia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rizzo wants to stand but Garcia is controlling the position.
Rizzo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rizzo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Garcia won't allow Rizzo to get back to his feet.
Garcia trying to control but Rizzo is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garcia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Rizzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rizzo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rizzo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcia.
Rizzo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garcia stays in close to Rizzo's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Rizzo.
Rizzo lands with a kick to the temple. Garcia shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rizzo lands a high kick!
Rizzo throws a chopping leg kick but Garcia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses
and Garcia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzo is just out of range.
Rizzo scores with the left hand. Garcia knows he should have avoided that one.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses.
Rizzo with a poor takedown
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Rizzo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rizzo misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Rizzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Enrique Rizzo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rizzo misses with a hook to the body
and Garcia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rizzo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia has a takedown stuffed.
Rizzo misses with a body shot
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rizzo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rizzo misses with an uppercut
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Rizzo looks for the body kick but Garcia saw that one coming.
Garcia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rizzos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garcia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rizzo misses with a right hand
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Garcia dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Garcia takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rizzo throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
Rizzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rizzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rizzo as he avoids it easily.
Garcia throws a sloppy body shot
and Rizzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alejandro Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Rizzo throws a sloppy head kick
and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rizzo with a hook.
Rizzo misses with a hook
and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rizzo is trying to control but can't.
Garcia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia tries to pass to full mount but Rizzo defends it.
Garcia misses with a head shot. Rizzo uses the momentum to regain guard.
Garcia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rizzo is trying to keep Garcia in close.
Garcia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garcia throws a strike but Rizzo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Rizzo tries to pass.
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.
Rizzo wants to get up but he can't break Garcia's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rizzo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Enrique Rizzo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rizzo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garcia's waist but Garcia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rizzo off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a nice hook to Rizzo's body. Rizzo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rizzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Rizzo.
Garcia misses with a few strikes there.
Rizzo throws a combination that misses
and Garcia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rizzo thinking.
Rizzo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rizzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Rizzo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garcia counters with a right hand to the body.
Rizzo misses with a wild body shot.
Rizzo throws a one two combo.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo slips under a jab from Garcia.
Enrique Rizzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rizzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rizzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rizzo slips under a jab from Garcia.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Rizzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rizzo blocks a jab.
Rizzo is looking to slow Garcia down with leg kicks.
Rizzo connects with a solid leg kick.
Rizzo misses with a leg kick.
Rizzo scores with a head kick. Garcia tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Alejandro Garcia has been cut.
Rizzo throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Alejandro Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rizzo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Enrique Rizzo.
I think Garcia 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alejandro Garcia!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Yasnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yasnov comes to the cage accompanied by Hell Yeah - Dead Prez Ft Jay-Z . Gustafsson has chosen Dark Tranquility - The Final Resistance as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nikolai Yasnov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gustav Gustafsson's chin.
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nikolai Yasnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustav Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson misses the body punch
and Yasnov counters with a three punch combo that has Gustafsson backing up. Gustafsson nods at Yasnov to acknowledge the strikes.
Gustafsson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yasnov tried to score with a low kick but Gustafsson checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Gustafsson misses the target.
Gustafsson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gustafsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yasnov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yasnov's corner calls for a 1-2. Yasnov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Gustafsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Yasnov which made him look bad.
A punch combination from Gustafsson misses.
Yasnov misses with a body shot
and Gustafsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
It looks like Gustafsson is going to stand back up.
Yasnov wants to improve his position but Gustafsson is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustafsson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gustafsson stands up and beckons Yasnov to join him on the feet.
Yasnov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gustafsson, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Yasnov.
Gustafsson cracks Yasnov with a nice body shot.
Yasnov misses with the head strike.
Yasnov scores with a hook to the body.
Yasnov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yasnov misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice body punch from Gustafsson.
Yasnov is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gustafsson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Yasnov to the mat. Yasnov regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gustafsson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Yasnov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gustafsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yasnov misses with a body punch
and Yasnov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Gustafsson. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gustafsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yasnov counters with a one-two to the body.
Gustafsson lands with an overhand left.
Yasnov misses with a straight left.
Yasnov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yasnov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gustafsson wants a takedown but no success here.
Gustafsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gustafsson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yasnov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nikolai Yasnov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustav Gustafsson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yasnov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yasnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gustafsson is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Gustafsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gustafsson connects with a body shot that sends Yasnov's belly button to the back.
Yasnov thows a body shot but no joy.
Yasnov misses with a jab to the body
and Gustafsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yasnov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gustafsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yasnov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustafsson misses the body punch
letting Yasnov counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasnov misses with a wild body shot.
Yasnov throws an off balance right hand
and Yasnov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nikolai Yasnov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Gustafsson. Beautiful body shot.
Gustafsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yasnov.
Yasnov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gustafsson misses with a wild combination.
Yasnov closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A head punch on the inside from Yasnov fails to land.
Yasnov has a couple of punches blocked by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yasnov lands a shot to the body.
Yasnov misses with a punch on the inside.
Gustafsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yasnov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson throws a combination that misses
and Yasnov counters with a nice body shot.
Gustafsson connects with a body shot that sends Yasnov's belly button to the back.
Gustafsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yasnov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gustafsson throws a combination. Yasnov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasnov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gustafsson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yasnov's guard now.
Gustafsson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gustafsson has his takedown stuffed
and Yasnov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gustafsson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gustafsson lands in his opponent's guard.
Gustafsson looking to sit in guard and control but Yasnov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson wants to get back to his feet but Yasnov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gustafsson is on top in guard.
Gustafsson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yasnov is proving hard to escape from.
Yasnov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Gustafsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yasnov forces Gustafsson back against the cage and clinches.
Gustafsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yasnov misses with some punches.
Yasnov prevents the takedown attempt.
Yasnov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yasnov pushes Gustafsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yasnov working Gustafsson over with knees to the body.
Gustafsson blocking some punches.
Gustafsson blocks an uppercut.
Yasnov struggles to land a body shot inside as Gustafsson controls his hands.
Yasnov prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch on the inside from Yasnov fails to land.
Yasnov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gustafsson or not.
Gustafsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gustafsson tries to break free but Yasnov pushes him back against the cage.
Gustafsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yasnov's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasnov stalling against the cage.
Gustafsson looking for a takedown.
Nikolai Yasnov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustav Gustafsson.
Gustafsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gustafsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Yasnov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gustafsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yasnov.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yasnov is trying to drag Gustafsson to the mat but Gustafsson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yasnov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gustafsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yasnov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gustafsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Yasnov pushes Gustafsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yasnov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yasnov scores a nice knee to the body.
Gustafsson manages to break the clinch.
Gustafsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Yasnov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasnov clinches up against the cage.
Yasnov tries a body shot but Gustafsson blocks it.
Yasnov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gustafsson wants a takedown but no success here.
Gustafsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yasnov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yasnov tries a body shot but Gustafsson blocks it.
Yasnov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yasnov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yasnov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gustafsson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yasnov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gustafsson misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasnov ducks under a wild hook from Gustafsson.
Yasnov takes the fight into the clinch.
Yasnov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gustafsson wants a takedown but no success here.
Gustav Gustafsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right hook to the body lands for Yasnov.
A right handed body shot lands from Yasnov.
Yasnov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yasnov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yasnov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gustafsson or not.
Yasnov works on Gustafsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Yasnov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gustafsson up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Yasnov.
A shot in the inside from Yasnov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasnov trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Yasnov as the two fighters clinch.
Yasnov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gustafsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yasnov missing with knees to the body.
Nikolai Yasnov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yasnov throws a head punch that misses.
Yasnov taking a breather.
Yasnov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gustafsson backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yasnov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yasnov misses with the head strike.
Gustafsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gustafsson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gustafsson jumps guard but Yasnov stands there with Gustafsson around his waist. Gustafsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yasnov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gustafsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nikolai Yasnov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yasnov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Yasnov fails to land.
Gustafsson manages to pull guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Yasnov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gustafsson 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustav Gustafsson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henry Huynh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Huynh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huynh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Robertson missing with a left hand there. Huynh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robertson. Huynh does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Robertson.
Robertson throws a poor cross that misses
and Huynh counters with a shoot takedown. Robertson fights it but they end up in guard.
Robertson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Huynh is one step ahead there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Robertson holds on and takes a little breather.
Huynh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robertson is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huynh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huynh controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Robertson keeping moving, preventing Huynh from controlling successfully.
Huynh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Huynh seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Robertson scores with a jab. Huynh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Robertson clobbers Huynh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Huynh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Robertson swivels and escapes.
Huynh looks to land a body kick but Robertson moved away.
Robertson looks to score with a jab to the body but Huynh is just out of range.
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.
Huynh fails with the takedown.
Huynh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Huynh ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
Huynh misses with an uppercut.
Robertson scoring well with a low kick there.
Robertson lands the left hand.
Robertson throws a sloppy head kick and Huynh moves out of range easily.
Robertson throws a nice head kick!
Robertson throws a right and a left that Huynh avoids nicely.
Robertson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huynh moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson misses with a right hand
and Huynh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robertson moves in looking to clinch but Huynh pushes him off.
The crowd cheers as Huynh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Robertson doesn't seem phased though.
Huynh throws a jab when Robertson was well out of range.
Huynh slips a jab from Robertson.
Robertson connects with a leg kick. Huynh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Robertson misses with a body shot.
Huynh misses with a straight left.
Robertson lands a head shot.
Huynh throws a leg kick
and Robertson counters with a slapping leg kick.
A jab lands there for Huynh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Huynh tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Robertson is in Huynh's guard.
Robertson wants to control from the top but Huynh keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huynh managing to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huynh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Robertson being controlled here momentarily.
Huynh will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robertson trying to control but Huynh is working from the bottom.
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 Henry Huynh will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good leg kick by Robertson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Robertson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robertson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Huynh. Huynh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Robertson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Huynh as he jumps to the side.
Huynh is looking to chop away at Robertson's legs.
Huynh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Robertson can pounce on him.
Robertson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Huynh.
Robertson scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huynh. Robertson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Huynh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Robertson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson throws a lazy right hand but Huynh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robertson throws an off balance right hand
and Robertson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Robertson misses.
Huynh misses with a low kick as Robertson jumps back.
No luck for Robertson with that takedown attempt.
George Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robertson throws a chopping leg kick but Huynh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Robertson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Huynh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Robertson scores with a shot to the body.
Robertson throws a poor cross that misses
and Huynh counters with a nice double leg into side control. Robertson won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson struggling a bit here.
Robertson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Huynh.
Robertson is trying to control Huynh's posture but Huynh avoids it.
Robertson is not content to let Huynh control the position.
Robertson is looking to regain half guard here but Huynh keeps moving and retains side control.
Huynh wants to control but Robertson is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huynh creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Robertson wants to control but Huynh postures up.
Huynh grinds an elbow into Robertson's temple.
Robertson tries to buck Huynh off but Huynh is having none of it.
Huynh tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Huynh is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Robertson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Huynh in side control, throwing shots but Robertson defends.
Huynh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robertson keeps working.
Robertson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Huynh trying to pass the guard but Robertson defending well.
Huynh slips a nice elbow through Robertson's hands, connecting with Robertson's forehead.
Robertson trying to control but Huynh postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Huynh dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Robertson checks a leg kick.
Huynh throws a leg kick but Robertson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Robertson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robertson moves out of range of the body kick.
Robertson thows a body shot but no joy.
Robertson swings widly with a right hand
so Huynh counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Huynh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Huynh trying to control the position from guard on top but Robertson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henry Huynh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Huynh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robertson is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huynh is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Robertson wants to sweep here but Huynh controlling him for the moment.
Huynh wants to pass the guard but Robertson is keeping the position.
Huynh thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Huynh trying to control but Robertson is working from the bottom.
Robertson has momentary wrist control but Huynh slips an elbow through the middle.
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.
Huynh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Huynh sitting in guard here, content to control.
Huynh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Robertson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Huynh trying to control the position from guard on top but Robertson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huynh scoring with punches to the head and body.
Huynh is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huynh trying to control the position from guard on top but Robertson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huynh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Robertson trying to keep a closed guard but Huynh is proving a slippery customer.
Huynh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Huynh wants to control from the top but Robertson keeps moving.
Robertson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Robertson 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.
Robertson throws a nice head kick!
George Robertson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Huynh lands a nice looking kick to the body. Robertson takes a step back to recover.
Huynh throws a hook but Robertson avoids it easily.
Robertson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Huynh counters with a takedown into side control.
Robertson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Huynh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robertson keeps working.
Huynh misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Huynh clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Robertson ducks under a wild hook from Huynh.
Robertson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Huynh eats them both and turns towards Robertson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Robertson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Robertson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Huynh.
Huynh avoids the body shot from Robertson.
Robertson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Huynh counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Huynh seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Robertson is not content to let Huynh control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huynh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Huynh is looking to stall here but Robertson recovers full guard.
Robertson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Robertson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Huynh controls the pace.
Huynh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robertson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Huynh wants to control from the top but Robertson keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Huynh got a little sloppy there for a moment and Robertson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Huynh has managed to get both his arms back between Robertson's legs - danger averted.
Robertson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Huynh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Huynh not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Huynh wants to pass the guard but Robertson is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Robertson thows a leg kick but Huynh checks it
and Huynh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Robertson misses with a looping left.
Robertson misses with a combination
and Huynh counters with a big head kick but Robertson shrugs it off.
Robertson slaps away a takedown attempt from Huynh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Huynh fails with a takedown attempt.
Huynh paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huynh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Robertson swings widly with a right hand
and Huynh counters with a stiff right hand.
Huynh misses with a kick to the body
and Robertson counters with a thumping low kick.
Robertson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Huynh counters with a shoot takedown. Robertson fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robertson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Robertson keeping moving, preventing Huynh from controlling successfully.
Robertson trying to keep a closed guard but Huynh is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huynh trying to control the position from guard on top but Robertson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Huynh had his way with George Robertson in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Huynh misses with an attempted mid kick.
Robertson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Huynh trying to control but Robertson is working from the bottom.
Huynh looking to sit in guard and control but Robertson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Robertson stops Huynh from standing up.
Robertson tries to free his leg and advance position but Huynh is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson trying to control the position from guard on top but Huynh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robertson thows a big elbow that misses.
Robertson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Huynh has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Robertson doesn't defend quickly enough and Huynh has managed to lock this one up! Can Robertson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Huynh on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Henry Huynh!
Henry Huynh retains his lightweight title!
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