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B!8: Swaggie Surfies! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Brantley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Efrain Escudero (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lukas Brantley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Efrain Escudero!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escudero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Brantley.
Escudero misses with the combination.
Brantley closes the distance and clinches.
Brantley drags the fight down to the ground.
Escudero trying to control but Brantley is working from the bottom.
Brantley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Escudero drops back looking for a leg! Brantley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brantley manages to kick Escudero off! Escudero jumps back into Brantley's guard.
Brantley has control of Escudero's left arm, preventing Escudero from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escudero is looking to work some ground and pound but Brantley has wrist control.
Escudero trying to control the position from guard on top but Brantley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brantley wriggles free and stands up.
Brantley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brantley throws an off balance right hand
and Escudero counters with a one-two to the body.
Brantley throws a sloppy body shot
and Escudero counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Brantley misses
and Escudero counters with a left to the body.
Escudero ducks under a wild hook from Brantley.
Brantley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brantley drives through and clinches with Escudero against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Escudero just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brantley's brow.
Brantley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Escudero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brantley misses with a knee strike.
Brantley letting Escudero take a breather here.
Brantley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brantley gets control of Escudero's arms and successfully pulls guard. Brantley will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Escuderois looking to pass into half guard but Brantley pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Brantley is in guard.
Escudero keeping full guard, as Brantley tries to pass.
Escudero controlling the position.
Brantley stands and steps away. Escudero gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brantley lands with a kick to the ribs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brantley.
Escudero misses with a low kick as Brantley jumps back.
Brantley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Escudero's waist but Escudero gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brantley off to one side.
Brantley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brantley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lukas Brantley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab by Brantley.
Sloppy strikes from Brantley. Those never looked like landing.
Brantley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brantley throws a combination that misses
and Escudero counters with a nice uppercut.
Brantley misses with a double jab
and Escudero counters with a straight right hand.
Brantley is breathing heavily.
Escudero throws a lazy uppercut
and Brantley counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brantley slowing the pace effectively.
Escudero dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brantley working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Escudero.
Brantley has Escudero pressed against the cage, preventing Escudero from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Escudero presses Brantley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Escudero stalling the fight.
Escudero has a couple of punches blocked by Brantley.
Escudero tries a knee to the head but Brantley blocks it.
Brantley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brantley thows a body kick. Escudero tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brantley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brantley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Escudero but Escudero pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A slow jab from Brantley misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Brantley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brantley cracks Escudero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brantley misses with a kick to the body
and Escudero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lukas Brantley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brantley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Escudero sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brantley misses with a two punch combination.
Brantley rushes Escudero and presses him up against the cage.
Escudero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brantley's efforts to push away.
Escudero is working Brantley over against the cage.
Escudero wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brantley blocking some punches.
Escudero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brantley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brantley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Escudero walks away with a smile on his face. Brantley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lukas Brantley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Escudero lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brantley rushes Escudero and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brantley breaks from the clinch.
Escudero misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brantley misses with an uppercut.
Escudero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brantley moves into the clinch.
Brantley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escudero lands with an overhand left.
Brantley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brantley tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Escudero.
Brantley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Escudero keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brantley stands up out of the half guard.
Brantley instigates a clinch.
Brantley avoiding damage as Escudero throws knees to the body.
Brantley breaks from the clinch.
Brantley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brantley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brantley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brantley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Escudero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brantley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Escudero blocks the low kick.
Escudero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escudero blocks the body kick.
Escudero throws a right hand that Brantley ducks under and follows up with a left that Brantley also avoids with ease.
Escudero works Brantley's body with a nice hook.
Escudero finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brantley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brantley feints and as Escudero raises his hands in defense, Brantley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brantley wants to control from the top but Escudero keeps moving.
Escudero trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brantley trying to control the position from guard on top but Escudero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Brantley sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Escudero's guard.
Brantley wants to stand up but Escudero is controlling the position.
Brantley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Brantley dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Escudero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danga de danga de dang - Brantley scores with a four punch combination!
Brantley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brantley.
Brantley bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Good shot there by Brantley.
Brantley feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brantley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Escudero's guard.
Brantley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Escudero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Lukas Brantley wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Brantley closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Escudero quickly recovers to half guard.
Brantley controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lukas Brantley has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Brantley lands with a nice body kick.
Escudero has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brantley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Brantley.
Brantley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brantley throws a combination that misses
and Escudero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brantley digs a good hook to Escudero's body.
Escudero leaves Brantley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brantley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brantley.
Escudero is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brantley.
Lukas Brantley is winning the standup battle so far.
Brantley misses with a leg kick.
Escudero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Escudero with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brantley to score with a decent uppercut.
Brantley misses with a takedown
and Escudero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lukas Brantley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escudero loads up on a big right hand but Brantley slips the punch.
Escudero fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brantley on the side of the head.
Brantley ducks under a wild hook from Escudero.
Brantley staying out of range there.
Brantley instigates a clinch.
Brantley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escudero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brantley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Escudero pinned against the cage. Escudero gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escudero gets a double leg takedown into Brantley's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lukas Brantley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brantley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukas Brantley!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Vasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hempii Sapponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Vasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hempii Sapponen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapponen throws a jab when Vasa was well out of range.
Sapponen looks for the body kick but Vasa saw that one coming.
Sapponen takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Hempii Sapponen has been cut.
Vasa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sapponen blocks a head kick by Vasa.
Vasa moves out of range of the leg kick from Sapponen.
Vasa avoids a kick to the body.
Sapponen misses with a body shot.
Sapponen misses with a body punch
so Vasa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vasa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vasa trying to control the position from guard on top but Sapponen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sapponen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sapponen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vasa trying to control the position from guard on top but Sapponen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sapponen wants to reverse the position here. Vasa has hold of a leg though and he's dropped back looking for a kneebar! The fighters roll across the mat but Sapponen is forced to tap! Sapponen looks devastated but at least his leg points in the right direction.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Nick Vasa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trent Hinkelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iron Devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hinkelton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, '2001 A Space Odyssey' Theme . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Trent Hinkelton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Iron Devil!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinkelton stuns Devil with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hinkelton throws a head kick but Devil moves out of range.
Hinkelton throws a series of punches but Devil avoids them all with ease.
Hinkelton misses the jab.
Hinkelton cracks a nice hook into Devil's ribs.
Devil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hinkelton throws a leg kick
and Devil counters with a one-two to the body.
Hinkelton misses with a combination
and Devil moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Devil fails to land.
A hook to the body from Devil.
Hinkelton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Devil taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Devil lands a nice elbow.
Devil slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting on Devil's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinkelton takes an elbow to the temple.
Devil leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Iron Devil.
Hinkelton scores with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Devil blocks the low kick.
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.
Hinkelton connects with a leg kick. Devil looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hinkelton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good work by Devil as he checks the leg kick.
Devil tries to clinch but Hinkelton is having none of it.
Hinkelton throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Devil counter with a right hand.
Devil fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hinkelton tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Hinkelton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice shot by Hinkelton.
Devil looks gassed!
Hinkelton scores with a nice body kick.
Devil tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hinkelton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Devil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hinkelton.
A punch combination from Hinkelton misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devil takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Iron Devil has been cut.
Hinkelton lands a nice looking body shot.
Hinkelton throws a nice looking combination but Devil bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick from Hinkelton lands but Devil takes it in his stride.
Hinkelton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hinkelton throws a series of punches but Devil avoids them all with ease.
Trent Hinkelton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hinkelton throws a looping overhand right but Devil ducks down to avoid it.
Hinkelton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hinkelton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hinkelton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hinkelton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Devil looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hinkelton misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devil walks into a left hand.
Hinkelton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Devil on the side of the head.
Hinkelton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Devil checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hinkelton works over Devil's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hinkelton throws a sloppy head kick and Devil moves out of range easily.
Hinkelton lands a nice shot to the body.
Hinkelton scores with a nice head shot.
Devil takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Devil 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.
Hinkelton scores with a head kick. Devil tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Devil is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hinkelton misses with the combination.
Hinkelton scores with a one two! Devil had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Hinkelton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iron Devil's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hinkelton lands a jab to the head.
Hinkelton lands a front kick.
Trent Hinkelton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hinkelton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hinkelton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hinkelton misses with a double jab.
Hinkelton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hinkelton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hinkelton lands a big head kick that sends Devil to the canvas! Hinkelton follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trent Hinkelton!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bors De Camlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flip Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
Enjoys gardening |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bors De Camlan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Flip Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Camlan misses with a two punch combination.
Marshall gets the takedown into side control.
Marshall throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
De Camlan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marshall working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marshall is putting a hurting on De Camlan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Marshall thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
De Camlan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
De Camlan tries to roll over but Marshall keeps him under control.
Marshall looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
De Camlan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marshall is working away from the top position though.
De Camlan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Marshall wants to get up but he can't break De Camlan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Marshall is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
De Camlan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marshall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Camlan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Camlan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marshall got a little sloppy there for a moment and De Camlan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Marshall has managed to get both his arms back between De Camlan's legs - danger averted.
De Camlan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Camlan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marshall drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Marshall jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Marshall passes into half guard.
De Camlan wants to get back to full guard.
Marshall seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Camlan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Marshall's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Marshall's back!
De Camlan is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Marshall has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
De Camlan working for the choke.
De Camlan has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Marshall rolls, trying to escape but De Camlan keeps control of the position.
De Camlan missing with strikes.
De Camlan is looking for a choke. Marshall gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Marshall manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Camlan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marshall doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marshall manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De Camlan is working an open guard so Marshall takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
De Camlan tries to sprawl but Marshall drives through with a takedown into half guard.
De Camlan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Marshall is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. De Camlan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Marshall.
Marshall wants to pass the guard but De Camlan is defending well.
De Camlan tries to get to full guard but Marshall has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Camlan is working hard here to advance position.
Marshall works his way into full mount!
Marshall is going oldschool here, as he tries to force De Camlan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so De Camlan shrugs it off.
Marshall working for a submission but De Camlan is keeping him at bay.
Marshall wants to finish this one by submission but De Camlan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Marshall.
Marshall postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. De Camlan looks a forlorn figure.
De Camlan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flip Marshall dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
De Camlan is looking to score with low kicks.
De Camlan thumps Marshall with a low kick.
De Camlan tries to bum rush Marshall with a series of wild strikes but Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from De Camlan misses.
Bors De Camlan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshall shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. De Camlan is trying to defend but Marshall finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Marshall is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Camlan defends it well.
De Camlan trying to control here.
Marshall is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so De Camlan is just riding it out for now. Marshall eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
De Camlan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
De Camlan tries to get to full guard but Marshall has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Camlan defending well though.
De Camlan is pressing down on Marshall's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
De Camlan wants to get back to his feet but Marshall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
De Camlan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Camlan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Camlan keeping full guard, as Marshall tries to pass.
De Camlan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De Camlan is on top in guard.
Marshall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
De Camlan looking to pass the guard.
De Camlan has gone for a leg lock! Marshall slips out almost immediately though and dives into De Camlan's guard.
Marshall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Camlan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marshall prevents De Camlan from getting back to his feet.
Marshall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Camlan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Camlan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marshall is one step ahead there.
Marshall tries to free his leg and advance position but De Camlan is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
De Camlan has momentary wrist control but Marshall slips an elbow through the middle.
De Camlan keeping full guard, as Marshall tries to pass.
De Camlan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marshall's guard.
Marshall is breathing heavily.
De Camlan looking to pass the guard.
Flip Marshall has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Camlan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Marshall dives on top into guard.
Marshall thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands a couple of decent looking shots.
De Camlan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marshall manages to get himself to full guard.
De Camlan looking to pass the guard.
De Camlan forces his way into half guard.
Marshall wants to improve his position but De Camlan is controlling well.
De Camlan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
De Camlan fails to take his opponent's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bors De Camlan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from De Camlan misses.
A punch combination from De Camlan misses.
Marshall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Camlan moves out of range as Marshall strikes.
De Camlan gets caught flat footed, as Marshall shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Marshall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marshall throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Camlan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Camlan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Marshall wants to pass the guard but De Camlan is keeping the position.
Marshall preventing the sweep.
Marshall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Camlan wants to sweep but no luck.
Marshall lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Camlan keeping full guard, as Marshall tries to pass.
Marshall sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed De Camlan's guard.
Marshall prevents De Camlan from improving his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Camlan pushes Marshall off looking to stand but Marshall dives back in and keeps control.
Marshall is looking for a kimura but De Camlan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Marshall to get the leverage.
Marshall is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, De Camlan has managed to free his arm - good work.
De Camlan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Marshall looking to pass the guard.
Marshall preventing the sweep.
De Camlan controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Camlan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marshall's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Marshall postures up in De Camlan's guard and throws a big left but De Camlan blocks it.
De Camlan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marshall thows a big elbow that misses.
Marshall drops back looking for a leg! De Camlan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De Camlan manages to kick Marshall off! Marshall jumps back into De Camlan's guard.
Marshall drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Marshall jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
De Camlan wants to control the position but Marshall says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Bors De Camlan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Camlan misses with a double jab.
Marshall fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. De Camlan sprawls well initially but Marshall persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Marshall is sneakily working for an arm triangle but De Camlan sees it coming and defends easily.
De Camlan looks like he's trying to stand up.
De Camlan works his way to full guard. Good work.
De Camlan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marshall's guard.
De Camlan tries to free his leg and advance position but Marshall is retaining full guard.
Marshall pulls De Camlan in close to prevent any damage.
De Camlan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marshall is keeping the position for now.
Marshall pulls De Camlan in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Camlan looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Flip Marshall.
Marshall scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
De Camlan trying to control but Marshall postures up.
De Camlan wants to improve his position but Marshall is controlling well.
De Camlan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Marshall's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Marshall's back!
De Camlan looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Marshall is controlling De Camlan 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Marshall is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flip Marshall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marshall 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flip Marshall!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marc Tatorini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hammer Fire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatorini comes to the cage accompanied by Simple Man. Hammer Fire is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marc Tatorini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hammer Fire!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatorini wants to clinch but Fire slips to the side
and Fire counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tatorini trying to keep a closed guard but Fire is proving a slippery customer.
Fire slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tatorini looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fire is one step ahead there.
Fire controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fire won't allow Tatorini to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tatorini tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Fire.
Fire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tatorini tries to clinch up
enabling Fire to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire throws a body punch but Tatorini moves out of range.
Fire swings for the body but Tatorini moves out of range.
Fire fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tatorini sprawls well initially but Fire persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tatorini avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fire.
Tatorini desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Tatorini tries to get to full guard but Fire has control of the leg.
Tatorini trying to control but Fire postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fire throwing shots but Tatorini is blocking nicely.
Tatorini trying to control but Fire postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fire in particular looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marc Tatorini.
Fire has a takedown stuffed.
Fire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fire throws a low kick but Tatorini moves out of range easily.
Fire looks to land a combination but Tatorini avoids it well.
Tatorini fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Fire.
Fire swats away the attempt to clinch by Tatorini.
Tatorini moves out of range as Fire strikes.
Tatorini wants to clinch
and Fire counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tatorini.
Tatorini fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fire avoids it really well and circles away.
Fire will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatorini turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fire throws a leg kick
and Tatorini counters with a good low kick that Fire was not able to check.
Fire misses with a hook. Tatorini ducked under it nicely.
Tatorini moves in looking to clinch but Fire pushes him off.
Tatorini ducks right into an uppercut from Fire.
Fire is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tatorini sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fire is looking to clinch.
Tatorini pushes Fire up against the cage in a clinch.
Fire tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tatorini lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fire looks gassed!
Tatorini tries to land knees in the clinch but Fire avoids the damage to the body.
Fire managing to block the knees to the body from Tatorini.
Fire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatorini wants a takedown but no success here.
Tatorini wants to stall.
Tatorini missing with knees to the body.
Tatorini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fire lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fire managing to block the knees to the body from Tatorini.
Tatorini tries to land knees in the clinch but Fire avoids the damage to the body.
Tatorini tries to land knees in the clinch but Fire avoids the damage to the body.
Tatorini lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatorini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fire.
Fire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fire tries to land a knee to the head but Tatorini blocks with his arms.
Tatorini missing with knees to the body.
Fire is trying to stall.
Tatorini jumps guard and drags Fire to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fire trying to control but Tatorini is working from the bottom.
Tatorini being controlled here, momentarily.
Tatorini looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fire is one step ahead there.
Fire trying to control but Tatorini is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Hammer Fire hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tatorini is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hammer Fire dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tatorini chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tatorini sizes up Fire with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fire lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick from Fire is predictable there
and Tatorini counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fire closes the distance and clinches.
Fire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatorini tries to land knees in the clinch but Fire avoids the damage to the body.
Tatorini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fire.
Fire lands a left hand.
Tatorini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fire.
Fire wants to break free but Tatorini has control.
Tatorini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A clash of legs there as Fire blocks the low kick.
Tatorini wants to clinch but Fire slips to the side
and Fire counters with a nice uppercut.
Fire throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tatorini makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fire looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tatorini lands a nice shot to the body.
Tatorini wants to clinch up but Fire keeps it at a distance.
Tatorini connects with a solid leg kick.
Fire throws a right and a left that both miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Tatorini.
Fire is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatorini thumps Fire with a low kick.
Tatorini looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tatorini takes the fight into the clinch.
Tatorini lands a shot to the body.
Tatorini unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Tatorini.
Tatorini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fire.
Tatorini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fire lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatorini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fire avoids it.
Tatorini throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tatorini landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tatorini obliges.
A right hand to the body from Tatorini.
Tatorini with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tatorini trying to land knees to the body.
Tatorini tries to land knees in the clinch but Fire avoids the damage to the body.
Tatorini is trying to drag Fire to the mat but Fire just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tatorini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fire.
Fire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fire avoiding damage as Tatorini throws knees to the body.
Fire tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fire wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tatorini has him pressed against the cage.
Fire breaks from the clinch.
Fire throws a jab when Tatorini was well out of range.
Fire throws a combination that misses
and Tatorini counters with an outside leg kick.
Tatorini thumps Fire with a low kick.
Fire displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tatorini lands a right hook to the body.
Tatorini wants to clinch up but Fire keeps it at a distance.
Tatorini doesn't manage to clinch there - Fire circles away.
Fire chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tatorini can pounce on him.
Tatorini scores with a leg kick.
Tatorini lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fire at a distance.
Tatorini moves into the clinch.
Fire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatorini looking for a takedown.
Fire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tatorini fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fire tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tatorini sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fire somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatorini tries to clinch there but Fire circles away.
Tatorini moves into range and clinches up with Fire.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tatorini.
Tatorini missing with knees to the body.
Fire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tatorini is defending well for now.
Fire is trying to break the clinch but Tatorini is controlling him.
Tatorini trying to land knees to the body.
Tatorini landing knees to the body.
Fire managing to block the knees to the body from Tatorini.
Tatorini managing to block the knees to the body from Fire.
Tatorini using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tatorini misses with a knee to the head.
Tatorini is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Tatorini.
Tatorini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fire.
Tatorini tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Tatorini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fire avoiding damage as Tatorini throws knees to the body.
Fire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fire is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tatorini sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatorini manages to avoid it.
Tatorini pushes Fire up against the cage in a clinch.
Tatorini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fire avoids it.
Fire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatorini managing to block the knees to the body from Fire.
Fire avoiding damage as Tatorini throws knees to the body.
Fire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tatorini working Fire over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tatorini obliges.
Fire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tatorini backwards.
Fire wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tatorini has him pressed against the cage.
Fire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fire managing to block the knees to the body from Tatorini.
Tatorini tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fire lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tatorini tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fire counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tatorini!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Tatorini dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fire lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tatorini missing with knees to the body.
Tatorini lands a nice knee to the body.
Tatorini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tatorini looks to clinch
and Fire counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fire.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tatorini.
Tatorini trying to land knees to the body.
Tatorini works on Fire's body with a couple of short punches.
Tatorini pushes Fire back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tatorini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fire.
Fire's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tatorini has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fire is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tatorini tries to land knees in the clinch but Fire avoids the damage to the body.
Fire breaks the clinch.
Fire takes the fight into the clinch.
Marc Tatorini has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tatorini misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fire just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tatorini's brow.
Tatorini missing with knees to the body.
Fire with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fire tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatorini throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tatorini is working for takedown but Fire is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fire lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fire is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fire scores with a knee to the head.
Fire managing to block the knees to the body from Tatorini.
Fire is looking to control Tatorini's arms but Tatorini gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fire has his back to the cage.
Tatorini tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fire just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Tatorini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fire is looking to break free of the clinch but Tatorini has double underhooks.
Tatorini trying to land knees to the body.
Fire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tatorini avoiding damage as Fire throws knees to the body.
Tatorini tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tatorini misses with a knee to the head.
Fire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tatorini is defending well for now.
Fire lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fire is trying to push Tatorini away but Tatorini has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tatorini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tatorini tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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.
Tatorini connects with an inside leg kick.
Marc Tatorini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Fire tenderised Tatorini's leg. Tatorini is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tatorini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tatorini checks a leg kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Tatorini there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tatorini misses with a leg kick
and Fire counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tatorini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tatorini clinches up against the cage.
Tatorini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fire.
Fire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatorini scores a nice knee to the body.
Fire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fire misses with a few strikes there.
Fire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fire throws a nice looking combination but Tatorini bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Fire. Those never looked like landing.
Fire moves into the clinch.
Tatorini tries to land knees in the clinch but Fire avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tatorini trying to land knees to the body.
Tatorini with a knee to the head.
Fire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatorini is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fire pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fire with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fire lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fire managing to block the knees to the body from Tatorini.
Fire is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tatorini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fire avoids it.
Fire throws an elbow that misses.
Fire avoiding damage as Tatorini throws knees to the body.
Fire manages to break the clinch.
Tatorini slips a jab and a cross from Fire.
Tatorini clinches up with Fire and pushes him back against the cage.
Tatorini missing with knees to the body.
Tatorini tries to land knees in the clinch but Fire avoids the damage to the body.
Fire breaks from the clinch.
Fire has Tatorini up against the cage in a clinch.
Fire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Fire.
Fire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fire landing knees to the head.
Fire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tatorini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fire.
Fire landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fire tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tatorini avoids it.
Tatorini is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fire throws a big shot that misses.
Tatorini rushes Fire and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tatorini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fire is defending well for now.
Tatorini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fire avoids it.
Fire trying to control the position but instead, Tatorini has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fire into the cage.
Tatorini tries to land knees in the clinch but Fire avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Fire.
Fire tries to break free but Tatorini pushes him back against the cage.
Fire misses with a knee to the head.
Fire managing to block the knees to the body from Tatorini.
Fire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hammer Fire.
I think Fire has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hammer Fire!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Head might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Walk. Jason Glover will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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25
200 lbs
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18
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rock Head!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Glover!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Glover as he connects with a hook.
Head has closed the distance and engaged Glover in a clinch.
Glover escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Glover.
Head shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Glover as he jumps to the side.
Glover connects with a right hand. Head shakes it off.
Head closes the distance and clinches up with Glover, looking for a takedown. Head pushes Glover against the cage but Glover circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Head ducks right into an uppercut from Glover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Head changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Glover tries to avoid it but Head manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Glover to the ground. Glover escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rock Head. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Head tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Glover manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Head is trying hard to land a takedown here. Glover sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Glover. No joy for Head on that attempt.
Head is looking to clinch.
Glover connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Glover chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Head is breathing heavily.
Glover throws an overhand right that has Head reeling! Glover follows up with more punches and Head is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jason Glover!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerlach Rutger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tj Tiu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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29
215 lbs
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26
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
19 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Gerlach Rutger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tj Tiu!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiu misses with a takedown attempt
and Rutger counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rutger has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tiu wants to sweep here but Rutger controlling him for the moment.
Rutger keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tiu's head.
Rutger sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rutger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tiu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tiu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tiu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiu looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rutger passes into half guard.
Tiu tries to roll over but Rutger keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tiu gets back to full guard.
Tiu controls Rutger momentarily but Rutger frees himself.
Rutger with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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.
Rutger is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tiu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rutger defends it easily.
Rutger with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tiu has his foot on Rutger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rutger works his way back into a safe position though.
Rutger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tiu is keeping the position for now.
Rutger slips nicely into half guard.
Rutger looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiu wants to sweep but Rutger has passed to side control!
Tiu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rutger's best efforts.
Tiu actively working from the bottom here.
Tiu is looking to improve his position.
Tiu trying to control from the bottom.
Rutger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tiu keeps working.
Tiu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tiu controls Rutger momentarily but Rutger frees himself.
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.
Rutger stopping the sweep attempt from Tiu.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiu looking to control but Rutger passes into half guard.
Rutger lands with a punch from half guard.
Rutger drops an elbow to the side of Tiu's head.
Rutger seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rutger stalling.
Tiu is trying to maintain the position but Rutger is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerlach Rutger dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tiu with a poor takedown
and Rutger decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tiu's guard.
Rutger wants to control from the top but Tiu keeps moving.
Tiu looking for subs off his back but Rutger has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tiu is trying to control but can't.
Tiu wants to improve his position but Rutger is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rutger lands a nice short elbow.
Tiu has hold of Rutger's hands but Rutger slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tiu wants to get back to full guard.
Tiu manages to get to full guard.
Rutger content to stall in guard here.
Tiu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rutger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tiu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiu has an active guard here but Rutger has managed to pass into half guard.
Rutger content to control rather than advance.
Tiu moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tiu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rutger is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger is in close to Tiu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rutger stopping the sweep attempt from Tiu.
Rutger sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tiu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tiu moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Rutger has worked his arm free - good work by Rutger!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Rutger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tiu looking to control but instead Rutger has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Rutger works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerlach Rutger dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tiu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rutger counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tiu is trying to maintain the position but Rutger is very close to passing his half guard.
Tiu looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Rutger there.
Rutger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tiu is pressing down on Rutger's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tiu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rutger is aware though and is defending well.
Tiu trying to keep a closed guard but Rutger is proving a slippery customer.
Tiu wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Rutger is now in half guard.
Rutger controlling the pace.
Rutger prevents Tiu from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tiu has hold of Rutger's hands but Rutger slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tiu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tiu is trying to control but Rutger manages to pass to mount!
Rutger controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiu taking shots to the head.
Tiu regains half guard.
Tiu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tiu.
Tiu is trying to hold Rutger in close to prevent damage but Rutger has managed to pass into half guard.
Tiu tries to get to full guard but Rutger has control of the leg.
Tiu tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Rutger has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiu is working to get back to half guard.
Tiu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rutger looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tiu is looking to get to half guard.
Tj Tiu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gerlach Rutger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tiu flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerlach Rutger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rutger has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerlach Rutger!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Almighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stein comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rolling Stones - Paint it Black kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22
273 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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29
270 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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Brawler
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Almighty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Stein!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Almighty slams his shin into Stein's torso.
Almighty shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stein sprawls well. Stein wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Almighty gets slowly back to his feet.
Stein throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Almighty was covering up waiting for the punch and Stein finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Almighty not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Almighty will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Almighty is really struggling to control Stein but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Almighty wants to sweep here but Stein controlling him for the moment.
Almighty is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Almighty is looking for a kimura here.
Almighty is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Almighty is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stein looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Almighty. Oh but Stein has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Almighty goes limp - he's gone! Stein jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Stein!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Larry Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fark McGeeZax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry Glover has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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27
143 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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20
142 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Larry Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fark McGeeZax!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover with a hook.
McGeeZax gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Glover connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Glover throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGeeZax.
Glover misses the shot to the body.
McGeeZax misses with a body kick.
Glover moves out of range of the body kick from McGeeZax.
McGeeZax throws the kick towards the body but Glover avoids it.
McGeeZax gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Glover lands a nice uppercut.
Glover breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGeeZax rushes Glover and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Glover's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Glover throws a right and a left that McGeeZax avoids nicely.
Glover misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGeeZax misses with a kick to the body
and Glover counters with a left to the body.
Glover throws a right and a left that both miss.
Glover takes the fight into the clinch.
McGeeZax trying to land knees to the body.
Glover is working McGeeZax over against the cage.
Glover manages to break the clinch.
McGeeZax throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Glover counters with a straight right hand.
McGeeZax moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McGeeZax just misses with a elbow thrown towards Glover's brow.
Glover breaks the clinch.
Glover with a nice cross.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Glover lands with an uppercut that bounces McGeeZax off the cage and back into rage.
A slow jab from Glover misses its intended target.
McGeeZax misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover lands a jab to the nose.
McGeeZax moves into range and clinches up with Glover.
Glover pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Glover connects with a body shot.
Fark McGeeZax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGeeZax throws the kick towards the body but Glover avoids it.
McGeeZax misses with a kick to the body.
McGeeZax gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Glover counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Glover digs a right hand into McGeeZax's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGeeZax's gas tank.
Glover makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Glover breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Glover lands with a good body shot.
No joy there for Glover, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGeeZax looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Glover closes the distance and clinches.
Glover lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGeeZax backwards.
Glover softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Glover breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Glover moves out of range as McGeeZax throws a body kick.
McGeeZax throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Glover counters by moving into the clinch.
McGeeZax pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Glover breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Glover.
Glover closes the distance and clinches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Glover's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A left and a right from Glover both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Glover finds it's way through McGeeZax's defenses.
Glover displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McGeeZax drops his hands momentarily and Glover takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Glover is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McGeeZax rushes Glover and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Glover lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGeeZax trying to stall but Glover improves his position.
McGeeZax looks gassed!
McGeeZax is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
A short uppercut from Glover.
A short uppercut from Glover.
Glover lands a nice uppercut.
Glover breaks the clinch.
Glover has McGeeZax up against the cage in a clinch.
Glover's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGeeZax pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Glover instigates a clinch.
McGeeZax is trying to maintain a safe position but Glover gets an underhook and turns McGeeZax into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Glover.
Glover breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Glover moves out of range as McGeeZax throws a body kick.
McGeeZax tries to keep at a distance but Glover has taken the fight into the clinch.
Glover working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Glover lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Glover breaks the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of McGeeZax 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Glover clinches up with McGeeZax and pushes him back against the cage.
Glover breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGeeZax throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Glover counters with a stiff right hand.
Glover tries to keep at a distance but McGeeZax has taken the fight into the clinch.
Glover throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Glover breaks the clinch.
Glover tries to bum rush McGeeZax with a series of wild strikes but McGeeZax uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McGeeZax misses with an attempted mid kick.
McGeeZax tries to keep at a distance but Glover has taken the fight into the clinch.
Glover breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Glover feints a jab promting McGeeZax to slip. Glover then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McGeeZax slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
McGeeZax throws a body kick the misses
and Glover counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGeeZax shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Glover blocks the body kick.
Glover moves out of range of the body kick from McGeeZax.
Glover looks to score with a jab to the body but McGeeZax is just out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Glover escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover connects with a looping right hand.
McGeeZax pushes Glover up against the cage in a clinch.
McGeeZax is trying to push Glover away but Glover has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Glover scores with a shot to the side of McGeeZax's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Glover.
Glover breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGeeZax throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Glover counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGeeZax misses with a body kick.
Glover moves out of range of the body kick from McGeeZax.
McGeeZax forces Glover back against the cage and clinches.
Glover throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Glover breaks the clinch.
McGeeZax takes a jab right on the kisser.
Glover dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGeeZax throws a half hearted mid kick.
Glover forces McGeeZax back against the cage and clinches.
McGeeZax takes a shot to the head.
Glover breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Glover, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Glover dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Glover clinches.
Glover's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy body kick from McGeeZax
and Glover counters with a thumping low kick.
McGeeZax throws a lazy body kick
letting Glover counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Glover dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McGeeZax takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McGeeZax misses with an attempted mid kick.
McGeeZax gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Glover is leaning against McGeeZax and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Glover breaks from the clinch.
Larry Glover is winning the standup battle so far.
Glover moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McGeeZax tries to land a body kick
and Glover counters by moving into the clinch.
Glover lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGeeZax.
Glover breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGeeZax throws a lazy body kick
and Glover counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Glover.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Glover.
Glover breaks the clinch.
Glover closes the distance and clinches.
Larry Glover has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Glover lands a shoulder strike.
Glover breaks from the clinch.
Glover avoids a kick to the body.
A lazy body kick from McGeeZax
and Glover counters with a stiff right hand.
McGeeZax throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Glover counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Glover lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A jab from Glover does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glover works McGeeZax's body with a nice hook.
McGeeZax is breathing heavily.
Glover has McGeeZax up against the cage in a clinch.
Glover's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Glover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGeeZax takes the fight into the clinch.
McGeeZax is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Glover breaks from the clinch.
Glover lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Glover.
McGeeZax tries to land a body kick
and Glover counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glover instigates a clinch.
McGeeZax is looking to control Glover's arms but Glover gets an underhook and turns him. Now McGeeZax has his back to the cage.
Glover manages to break the clinch.
Glover is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGeeZax can do to turn this around?
Glover clinches up with McGeeZax and pushes him back against the cage.
Glover gets through McGeeZax's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Glover pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGeeZax has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McGeeZax drives through and clinches with Glover against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Glover.
A nice left hand lands by Glover.
Glover breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Glover moves into the clinch.
Glover keeps control of McGeeZax as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McGeeZax is trying to stall.
Glover pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Glover instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGeeZax looks to throw a body kick
and Glover counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Glover.
A nice right hand lands inside from Glover.
McGeeZax tries to stall but Glover uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McGeeZax tries to land knees in the clinch but Glover avoids the damage to the body.
Glover lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Glover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glover breaks the clinch.
McGeeZax throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Glover counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGeeZax looks to throw a body kick
letting Glover counter with a right hand.
Nice shot lands for Glover.
Glover lands with a nice combination. McGeeZax backs away looking to recover.
A left lands for Glover.
Glover scores with a crisp jab that stopped McGeeZax in his tracks.
Glover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGeeZax throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Glover counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Glover clinches with his opponent.
McGeeZax is trying to stall.
McGeeZax seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGeeZax has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Glover breaks the clinch.
Glover dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Glover pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McGeeZax back to the cage. Glover follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Glover connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McGeeZax on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No joy there for Glover, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Glover lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McGeeZax looks to throw a body kick
and Glover counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short body shot lands from Glover as the two fighters clinch.
Glover breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Glover lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McGeeZax clinches with his opponent.
Glover breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Glover connects with the punch.
Glover scores with a nice right hand.
Glover throws a right hand that McGeeZax ducks under and follows up with a left that McGeeZax also avoids with ease.
Glover scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glover misses with the combination.
Glover scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McGeeZax gets tackled into the cage by Glover. Glover maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGeeZax misses with a body kick.
Glover scores with a jab to the head.
McGeeZax looks to throw a body kick
and Glover counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McGeeZax dodges the punch combination from Glover.
McGeeZax gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Glover counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGeeZax is looking to land body kicks.
McGeeZax on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McGeeZax misses with a kick to the body.
McGeeZax looks to land a body kick but Glover moved away.
Glover cracks the inside of McGeeZax's front leg.
Larry Glover is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Glover pushes McGeeZax up against the cage in a clinch.
Glover breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGeeZax throws a body kick the misses
and Glover counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGeeZax has managed to clinch.
Glover pushes McGeeZax back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Glover on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Glover breaks from the clinch.
Glover fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McGeeZax avoids a punch combination nicely.
Glover lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Glover dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Glover scores with a jab to the head.
McGeeZax bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Glover scores with a shot to the body.
A lazy body kick from McGeeZax
and Glover counters by clinching up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Glover as McGeeZax tries to tie him up.
Glover breaks from the clinch.
Glover digs a good body shot into McGeeZax's ribs.
McGeeZax misses with the body kick
and Glover counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGeeZax takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Glover moves out of range of the body kick.
Glover lands a nice looking body shot.
Glover fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGeeZax on the side of the head.
Glover avoids a kick to the body.
Glover moves into range and clinches up with McGeeZax.
A body shot lands from Glover.
Glover lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Glover breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGeeZax throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Glover counters with a series of strikes. McGeeZax will be more careful next time no doubt.
McGeeZax takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGeeZax looks to throw a body kick
and Glover counters with a three punch combo that has McGeeZax backing up. McGeeZax nods at Glover to acknowledge the strikes.
Glover takes the fight into the clinch.
McGeeZax throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Glover as McGeeZax tries to tie him up.
McGeeZax tries to circle away but Glover has him pinned against the cage.
Glover breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGeeZax closes the distance and pushes Glover back into the cage.
Glover lands a shoulder strike.
McGeeZax's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Glover misses with the combination.
Glover lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGeeZax at a distance.
McGeeZax looks to throw a body kick
and Glover counters by clinching up.
Glover works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Glover breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot by Glover.
Glover shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McGeeZax eats them both and turns towards Glover to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Glover lands a nice hook to McGeeZax's body. McGeeZax takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Glover punishes McGeeZax's body with a nice straight punch.
McGeeZax showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Glover.
McGeeZax clinches up with Glover and pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Glover breaks the clinch.
McGeeZax takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGeeZax gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Glover counters with a stiff right hand.
Glover bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGeeZax's head backwards.
Glover lands a really nice looking cross but McGeeZax seems unphased.
Nice body punch from Glover.
Glover swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Glover clinches up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Glover.
Glover throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glover breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Glover connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McGeeZax's hands.
Glover pushes McGeeZax up against the cage in a clinch.
Glover softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Glover breaks the clinch.
McGeeZax gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short uppercut from Glover.
McGeeZax trying to control the position but instead, Glover has worked for underhooks and has pushed McGeeZax into the cage.
Glover manages to break the clinch.
Glover jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
McGeeZax misses with a kick to the body
and Glover counters by moving into the clinch.
Glover's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGeeZax instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Glover.
Glover breaks from the clinch.
McGeeZax has managed to clinch.
Glover lands a body punch in the clinch.
Glover pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Glover tries to bum rush McGeeZax with a series of wild strikes but McGeeZax uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Glover moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Glover avoids a kick to the body.
McGeeZax throws a body kick the misses
and Glover cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGeeZax is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Glover.
McGeeZax throws a wild body kick that Glover sees coming a mile off.
Glover connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McGeeZax's hands.
Glover closes the distance and pushes McGeeZax back into the cage.
McGeeZax looking to stall.
Glover manages to break the clinch.
A lazy body kick from McGeeZax
and Glover counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McGeeZax wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Glover has him pressed against the cage.
Glover escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Glover swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGeeZax.
McGeeZax throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Glover holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover is leaning against McGeeZax and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Glover lands with a right to the head.
Glover lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Glover lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGeeZax backwards.
Glover breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGeeZax closes the distance and pushes Glover back into the cage.
Glover pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGeeZax gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A nice combination there by Glover.
McGeeZax takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGeeZax misses with the body kick
and Glover counters by moving into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Glover.
Glover pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Glover throws a left and a right that both miss
and McGeeZax counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McGeeZax.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glover scores with a shot to the side of McGeeZax's head.
Glover manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Glover connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McGeeZax's hands.
Glover throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGeeZax.
A left and a right from Glover both land. Nice combination.
Fark McGeeZax has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larry Glover is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A punch lands to the side of McGeeZax 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Glover lands with a straight right. McGeeZax didn't see that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Glover showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Glover has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Glover!
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