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RCS 18 - Disputatious PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom McGettigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Froilan Alusen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McGettigan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Knifeman - The Bronx. Froilan Alusen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom McGettigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Froilan Alusen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alusen lands with an overhand left.
Alusen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alusen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGettigan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGettigan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alusen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGettigan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alusen misses with the combination.
Jab, jab by Alusen - just one landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alusen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McGettigan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGettigan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alusen throws a left and a right that both miss
and McGettigan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alusen throws a nice looking combination but McGettigan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGettigan takes a swing at Alusen's ribcage but misses.
Alusen throws a sloppy head kick
and McGettigan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alusen misses with a low kick as McGettigan jumps back.
Alusen staying out of range there.
McGettigan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alusen.
McGettigan blocks a head kick by Alusen.
Alusen takes one to the chin there.
McGettigan lands a lovely overhand right.
Alusen pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGettigan is out of range and Alusen settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGettigan throws a hook to the side of Alusen's head but Alusen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGettigan scores with a nice strike.
Alusen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alusen connects with the punch.
McGettigan sizes up Alusen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alusen fails to land with a series of punches.
Alusen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGettigan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alusen.
McGettigan throws a combination. Alusen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McGettigan scores with a nice head shot.
McGettigan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Alusen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alusen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGettigan.
Alusen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A low kick from Alusen is predictable there
and McGettigan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McGettigan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alusen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGettigan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alusen misses with an uppercut.
Alusen throws a lazy head kick
and McGettigan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGettigan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McGettigan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Alusen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alusen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGettigan.
Alusen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGettigan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alusen. That's going to slow McGettigan down.
Alusen misses with a body shot.
Alusen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alusen throws a combination that misses
and McGettigan counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alusen throws a sloppy head kick
and McGettigan counters with a nice body shot.
McGettigan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alusen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGettigan throws a jab when Alusen was well out of range.
McGettigan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alusen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGettigan is out of range.
McGettigan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alusen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alusen misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Alusen.
Alusen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McGettigan ducks under a wild hook from Alusen.
Alusen connects with a single shot there.
A left and a right from Alusen both land. Nice combination.
Alusen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alusen moves away from the strike by McGettigan.
Alusen throws a lazy head kick
and McGettigan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Left hook, right uppercut from Alusen.
Alusen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alusen, as that shot connected.
Alusen misses with the combination.
Alusen misses with a kick to the body
and McGettigan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice combination there by Alusen.
Froilan Alusen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGettigan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGettigan thows a body shot but no joy.
Alusen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alusen motions for McGettigan to come forward. Alusen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alusen lands a nice leg kick that just misses McGettigan's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alusen misses with a head kick.
McGettigan feints and then cracks Alusen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alusen down.
Alusen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alusen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alusen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Alusen keeps McGettigan at a distance using the push kick.
McGettigan cracks Alusen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alusen looks to land a body kick but McGettigan moved away.
Alusen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Alusen thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGettigan blocks a head kick by Alusen.
Alusen looks to land a combination but McGettigan avoids it well.
Alusen slips under a jab from McGettigan.
Alusen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alusen connects with a nice looking jab.
Alusen throws a leg kick but McGettigan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McGettigan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alusen misses with a body kick.
McGettigan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Froilan Alusen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alusen misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGettigan avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGettigan throws an overhand right that lands on Alusen's shoulder, as Alusen tries to avoid the shot.
Alusen throws a left and a right that both miss
and McGettigan counters with a nice uppercut.
Alusen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as McGettigan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alusen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alusen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alusen throws a head kick that misses.
Alusen gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting McGettigan counter with a right hand.
Alusen connects with an inside leg kick.
McGettigan thuds a left hand into Alusen's body.
Sloppy strikes from Alusen. Those never looked like landing.
Alusen misses with a combination
and McGettigan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alusen thinking.
A low kick from Alusen is predictable there
and McGettigan counters with a thumping low kick.
McGettigan throws a shot to the body.
Alusen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGettigan counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGettigan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alusen ducks under a wild hook from McGettigan.
Alusen lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from McGettigan finds it's way through Alusen's defenses.
Alusen tries to land a body kick
and Alusen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alusen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling McGettigan to counter with a crisp jab.
Alusen throws a left and a right that both miss
and McGettigan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Alusen scores with a four punch combination!
Alusen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGettigan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alusen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Alusen duly obliges.
McGettigan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alusen's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Alusen.
Tom McGettigan is winning the standup battle so far.
Alusen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGettigan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alusen.
Alusen throws a shot from downtown. McGettigan moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Alusen.
McGettigan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alusen checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alusen throws a lazy head kick
and McGettigan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGettigan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Alusen fakes the leg kick and cracks McGettigan in the body.
McGettigan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alusen at a distance.
McGettigan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alusen. Alusen obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alusen misses with a double jab
and McGettigan counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Alusen finds it's way through McGettigan's defenses.
McGettigan misses with a body shot.
McGettigan swings for the body but Alusen moves out of range.
Alusen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McGettigan to score with a decent uppercut.
Alusen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Froilan Alusen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Alusen. Those never looked like landing.
McGettigan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alusen falls off balance throwing a combination
and McGettigan counters with a left to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alusen.
McGettigan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alusen was well out of range. Poor timing from McGettigan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alusen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alusen misses with a combination
and Alusen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alusen looks for the body kick but McGettigan saw that one coming.
McGettigan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alusen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGettigan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alusen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as McGettigan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alusen falls off balance throwing a combination
and McGettigan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alusen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McGettigan misses with a left hand
letting Alusen counter with a right hand.
Alusen throws a sloppy head kick and McGettigan moves out of range easily.
McGettigan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alusen thows a leg kick but McGettigan checks it
and McGettigan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGettigan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McGettigan drops his hands momentarily and Alusen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alusen misses with a double jab
and McGettigan counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alusen misses with a right hand
and McGettigan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alusen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alusen is breathing heavily.
McGettigan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alusen tries a head kick but it misses.
Alusen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alusen throws a series of punches but McGettigan avoids them all with ease.
Alusen slips a straight right by McGettigan.
McGettigan scores with a one two! Alusen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for McGettigan. That snapped Alusen's head back.
A bone on bone clash there as Alusen blocks the leg kick.
Alusen misses with a double jab
and McGettigan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alusen thinking.
Alusen misses with a double jab
enabling McGettigan to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGettigan lands a nice looking body shot.
McGettigan misses with a hook
and Alusen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alusen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom McGettigan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Alusen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alusen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGettigan circles away quickly and effectively.
Alusen throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - McGettigan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alusen misses with a double jab.
Alusen scores with a head kick. McGettigan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alusen throws an off balance right hand
and McGettigan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alusen throws the kick towards the body but McGettigan avoids it.
Alusen thows a leg kick but McGettigan checks it
and McGettigan counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick misses from Alusen.
A low kick from Alusen is predictable there
and McGettigan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alusen throws a nice looking combination but McGettigan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alusen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alusen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alusen throws a combination that misses
enabling McGettigan to counter with a crisp jab.
Alusen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McGettigan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alusen misses with an uppercut
and McGettigan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McGettigan, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alusen throws a combination that misses
and McGettigan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alusen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alusen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alusen throws a chopping leg kick but McGettigan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alusen misses with a double jab
and McGettigan counters with a good low kick that Alusen was not able to check.
McGettigan loads up on a big right hand but Alusen slips the punch.
Alusen slips a straight right by McGettigan.
McGettigan ducks under a wild hook from Alusen.
McGettigan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alusen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alusen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGettigan throws out the jab.
Alusen misses with a head kick.
Alusen misses with a combination
and McGettigan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alusen slips a jab and a cross from McGettigan.
McGettigan lands with an uppercut that bounces Alusen off the cage and back into rage.
McGettigan just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alusen throws a lazy uppercut
and McGettigan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGettigan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alusen ducks under a wild hook from McGettigan.
McGettigan scores with a hook.
Alusen tries to land a leg kick but McGettigan saw it coming and moves away.
Alusen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Alusen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, McGettigan has got the better of the exchanges.
Alusen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGettigan just misses with a punch to the body.
Alusen throws a head kick but McGettigan moves out of range.
Alusen tries to land a body kick
and McGettigan counters with a stiff right hand.
Alusen falls off balance throwing a combination
and McGettigan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alusen thinking.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGettigan.
A thudding body kick lands there by Alusen!
Alusen looks to throw a body kick
and McGettigan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGettigan cracks Alusen with a good jab.
Alusen ducks under a wild hook from McGettigan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alusen throws a head kick but McGettigan moves out of range.
Alusen throws a wild body kick that McGettigan sees coming a mile off.
Alusen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Alusen throws a sloppy body shot
and McGettigan counters with an outside leg kick.
Alusen throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McGettigan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alusen eats them both and turns towards McGettigan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Alusen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alusen throws a sloppy head kick and McGettigan moves out of range easily.
Alusen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGettigan.
A head kick by Alusen misses
and McGettigan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alusen's knee momentarily.
A nice combination there by Alusen.
McGettigan looks to land a right hand but Alusen moved out of range.
McGettigan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alusen misses with an attempted mid kick.
McGettigan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alusen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGettigan.
McGettigan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alusen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alusen loads up on a big right hand but McGettigan slips the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as McGettigan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McGettigan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Alusen scores with a kick to the body.
McGettigan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGettigan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alusen with a hook.
Alusen throws a body kick the misses
and McGettigan counters with a left and a right that stings Alusen.
Alusen tries a head kick but it misses.
Alusen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McGettigan counters with a low kick, right behind Alusen 's knee.
Alusen misses with a double jab
letting McGettigan counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from McGettigan misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGettigan misses with a straight left.
McGettigan throws a right hand that misses
and Alusen counters with a two punch combo.
McGettigan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from McGettigan finds it's way through Alusen's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom McGettigan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGettigan 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom McGettigan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Gibbons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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218 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Duke Gibbons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Munoz swings widly with a right hand
and Gibbons counters with a shoot takedown. Munoz fights it but they end up in guard.
Munoz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gibbons with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gibbons with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gibbons sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Munoz's guard.
Ground and pound from Gibbons.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibbons looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gibbons thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gibbons working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbons prevents Munoz from standing back up.
Munoz tries to roll over but Gibbons keeps him under control.
Gibbons is thwarting Munoz's attempts to control the position.
Gibbons scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gibbons is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gibbons is landing with some decent strikes but Munoz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gibbons with good strikes from the mount here!
Gibbons scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Munoz?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibbons lands a nice shot to the head.
Gibbons raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons lands a nice shot to the head.
Munoz is in a horrible position here. Gibbons smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gibbons postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Munoz in real trouble here! The ref calls for Munoz to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Gibbons!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel Rodriguez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jonathan Burns's chin.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burns counters with a single leg into guard. Rodriguez didn't expect that.
Burns passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Burns throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Burns tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Burns wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping him busy.
Burns goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rodriguez rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Burns's guard! Nice work there by Rodriguez!
Rodriguez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodriguez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rodriguez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rodriguez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rodriguez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rodriguez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Burns's head.
Burns had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rodriguez defends it easily.
Burns controls Rodriguez momentarily but Rodriguez frees himself.
Burns is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rodriguez is aware though and is defending well.
Rodriguez is looking to work some ground and pound but Burns has wrist control.
Rodriguez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a big right hand that misses.
Rodriguez is looking to work some ground and pound but Burns has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burns throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Burns is looking for a triangle but Rodriguez pushes his legs off easily.
Burns had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rodriguez defends it easily.
Burns is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Burns's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns looking to control.
Burns has his foot on Rodriguez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rodriguez works his way back into a safe position though.
Rodriguez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Burns has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rodriguez has managed to get both his arms back between Burns's legs - danger averted.
Rodriguez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burns works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Burns working for a triangle but Rodriguez defends it easily.
Rodriguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burns swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodriguez passes into half guard.
Burns on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rodriguez thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Burns to regain full guard.
Rodriguez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Burns's head.
Burns is trying to control the position but Rodriguez postures up.
Burns striking from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rodriguez defends well.
Rodriguez throwing strikes but missing.
Rodriguez tries to free his leg and advance position but Burns is retaining full guard.
Rodriguez pushes down on Burns's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rodriguez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Burns trying to hold on to Rodriguez's head to control him but Rodriguez postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miguel Rodriguez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Burns with a poor takedown
and Rodriguez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rodriguez throws an off balance right hand
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burns fails with a takedown attempt.
Rodriguez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burns counters with a shoot takedown. Rodriguez fights it but they end up in guard.
Burns drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rodriguez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Burns has Rodriguez in his guard.
Burns escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rodriguez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodriguez throwing strikes from guard but Burns blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is trying to control the position but Rodriguez postures up.
Rodriguez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rodriguez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodriguez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rodriguez throws a strike but Burns rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Burns has gone for a leg lock! Rodriguez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Burns's guard.
Burns working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rodriguez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rodriguez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jonathan Burns overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burns throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez won't allow Burns to sweep him here.
Rodriguez throws and elbow that misses. Burns uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rodriguez's guard. Nice move by Burns!
Burns pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodriguez is keeping the position for now.
Burns postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rodriguez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Burns, into his guard.
Burns has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rodriguez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Burns manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rodriguez manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
Rodriguez is looking to stand up but Burns isn't so interested in that idea.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
Burns is in close to Rodriguez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Burns forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Burns is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rodriguez defends it well.
Burns trying to control from half guard but Rodriguez is working away.
Burns is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Burns throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burns landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Burns dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Burns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rodriguez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rodriguez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burns counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rodriguez!
Rodriguez defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Burns.
Rodriguez defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Burns.
Burns swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Rodriguez is now in Burns's guard. A big mistake from Burns there, giving up the dominant position!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burns is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burns.
Burns wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping him busy.
Burns is looking to stall here but Rodriguez recovers full guard.
Burns drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Burns seems to have locked his on tight now - Rodriguez screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Burns, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jonathan Burns!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Pederson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mortimer Plumbtree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pederson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Avenged Sevenfold - Natural Born Killer. Plumbtree has chosen White and Nerdy as his entrance music. Nick Pederson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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24
160 lbs
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130 lbs
3 - 10 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Pederson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mortimer Plumbtree!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pederson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Plumbtree was covering up waiting for the punch and Pederson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pederson trying to control but Plumbtree is working from the bottom.
Plumbtree wants to stand up but Pederson is controlling him.
Plumbtree really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pederson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pederson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pederson won't allow Plumbtree to get back to his feet.
Pederson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Plumbtree swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plumbtree wants to stand up but Pederson is controlling him.
Pederson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pederson drops an elbow to the side of Plumbtree's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pederson not doing much here.
Plumbtree looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plumbtree is staying active underneath Pederson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pederson content to control rather than advance.
Pederson stops Plumbtree from getting back to his feet.
Plumbtree kicks off Pederson and gets to his feet.
Plumbtree lands a high kick!
Pederson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pederson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pederson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Plumbtree is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Plumbtree looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pederson controlling the position easily from mount.
Pederson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Plumbtree for as long as he can get away with.
Pederson looking to control but Plumbtree is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pederson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nick Pederson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pederson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Plumbtree.
Pederson lands with a good body shot.
Pederson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Plumbtree's waist but Plumbtree gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pederson off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pederson looks to land a right hand but Plumbtree moved out of range.
Plumbtree stuffs the takedown attempt from Pederson. Pederson gets slowly back to his feet.
Plumbtree throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pederson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Plumbtree's guard.
Plumbtree wants to get back to his feet but Pederson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pederson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Plumbtree is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pederson stands and throws Plumbtree's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Plumbtree bucks up and tries to throw Pederson off but instead Pederson has got his back!
Plumbtree controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Pederson scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Plumbtree is looking for a way out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pederson biding his time, looking for the opening.
Plumbtree has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Pederson is riding his opponent, not letting Plumbtree buck him off.
Plumbtree controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Pederson throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Plumbtree!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plumbtree is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Pederson really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Plumbtree.
Plumbtree is trying to get back to his feet but Pederson has full control of the position and if anything, Plumbtree has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Pederson dominated that round.
That's time! Pederson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pederson drives through with a takedown into Plumbtree's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Pederson stops Plumbtree from standing up.
Plumbtree has his feet on Pederson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Plumbtree pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Plumbtree gets caught napping as Pederson dives in and scores a takedown. Plumbtree manages to retain guard.
Plumbtree is looking to stand up but Pederson isn't so interested in that idea.
Pederson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Plumbtree's guard.
Plumbtree wants to get back to his feet.
Pederson controlling the action here.
Pederson lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pederson wants to control but Plumbtree is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Pederson there.
Plumbtree is trying to escape back to his feet but Pederson uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Pederson controls the position.
Plumbtree is pushing Pederson's head away, looking to escape. Pederson manages to hold on to the position though.
Pederson just content to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Plumbtree is not content to let Pederson control the position.
Pederson tries to move to mount but Plumbtree blocks the move with his legs.
Plumbtree is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pederson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Plumbtree is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pederson is looking to take a break and control but Plumbtree is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pederson prevents Plumbtree from escaping the position.
Plumbtree seems a little lost for a moment, as Pederson dominates the positioning.
Pederson working the head and body with strikes.
Pederson is staying tight to Plumbtree's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Pederson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Plumbtree tries to escape but Pederson is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pederson cracks Plumbtree with a big right hand but Plumbtree just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Plumbtree is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pederson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The referee asks Pederson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Pederson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Plumbtree is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Pederson controlling from side mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Plumbtree can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nick Pederson just wasn't active enough.
Plumbtree pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Plumbtree misses with a body kick.
Pederson gets a double leg takedown into Plumbtree's guard.
Pederson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Plumbtree is keeping the position for now.
Pederson stops Plumbtree from standing up.
Plumbtree uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Pederson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Plumbtree wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Pederson trying to control the position but Plumbtree is working away.
Plumbtree is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Pederson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Plumbtree misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plumbtree throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pederson on the side of the head.
Plumbtree throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pederson.
Plumbtree attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pederson 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.
Pederson trying to control the position from guard on top but Plumbtree is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plumbtree wants to stand and escape but Pederson is having none of it.
Pederson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pederson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nick Pederson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Plumbtree misses with a takedown
and Pederson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plumbtree is looking to escape.
Pederson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Plumbtree's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Pederson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pederson won't let Plumbtree get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Pederson controlling from the full mount.
Plumbtree tries to buck Pederson off but he can't manage it.
Pederson content just to control the position here.
Mortimer Plumbtree has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plumbtree tries to buck Pederson off but he can't manage it.
Nick Pederson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pederson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Plumbtree is squirming around, avoiding Pederson's attempts to control the action.
Pederson won't let Plumbtree get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Pederson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Plumbtree wants to get back to his feet.
Pederson controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pederson won't let Plumbtree get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Pederson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Plumbtree trying desperately to get to his feet.
Pederson working Plumbtree over with strikes here.
Pederson controlling the position easily from mount.
Plumbtree is squirming around, avoiding Pederson's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Plumbtree throwing hammer fists to the chest of Pederson. What's that going to do exactly?
Pederson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Plumbtree's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Pederson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Plumbtree is trying to stand.
Pederson controlling from the full mount.
Pederson landing strikes from the mount and Plumbtree is in trouble!
Plumbtree is squirming around, avoiding Pederson's attempts to control the action.
Pederson controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Pederson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pederson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Pederson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aadyn Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Smoke the Fire. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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156 lbs
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145 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aadyn Gibbs!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibbs closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith counters with a body kick that stops Gibbs in his tracks momentarily.
Gibbs tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Gibbs throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Gibbs manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gibbs wants to clinch
so Smith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smith trying to control but Gibbs is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gibbs wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Smith trying to control but Gibbs is working from the bottom.
Smith tries to stand but Gibbs is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbs keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gibbs can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Gibbs keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Johnny Smith wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gibbs closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Smith stands up and waves to Gibbs to follow him.
Gibbs tries to clinch up
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Gibbs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnny Smith has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gibbs wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Gibbs is out of range.
Gibbs tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smith counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gibbs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control the pace but Gibbs is squirming around nicely.
Smith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Smith working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gibbs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith controlling the pace for now.
Smith looking to ground and pound but Gibbs is blocking nicely.
Smith throws some wild stikes that Gibbs manages to avoid easily.
Gibbs is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing strikes from the mount.
Gibbs is trying to reverse the position but instead Smith has taken his back - oops!
Good control from Smith.
Gibbs tries to roll but Smith sticks to his back.
Gibbs is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smith working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Smith tries to get the hooks in deep but Gibbs pushed the leg off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith is not going to allow Gibbs to sit and survive in this position.
Smith thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Smith dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Smith wants to slow Gibbs down by chopping away at his legs.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Gibbs tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gibbs is looking to improve his position.
Gibbs blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Smith is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gibbs!
Smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Smith controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking to control but Gibbs is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnny Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gibbs bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Smith wriggles free and stands up.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gibbs.
Gibbs tries to clinch
and Gibbs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Gibbs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gibbs checks the leg kick.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Gibbs is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Gibbs doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Gibbs wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gibbs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gibbs landing knees to the head.
Smith jumps guard and drags Gibbs to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gibbs doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gibbs manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith is trying to control the position but Gibbs postures up.
Smith looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gibbs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Gibbs is proving a slippery customer.
Smith pulls Gibbs in close to his closed guard and prevents Gibbs from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gibbs trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gibbs can do to turn this around?
Johnny Smith has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gibbs gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gibbs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gibbs lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gibbs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Gibbs gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith is trying to push Gibbs away but Gibbs has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gibbs lands a nice knee to the body.
Gibbs is breathing heavily.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Gibbs backing up. Gibbs nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Gibbs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gibbs darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gibbs moves to clinch but Smith breaks away
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Smith dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gibbs stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gibbs wants it to stay on the feet.
Gibbs wants to clinch
and Smith counters with a single leg into guard. Gibbs didn't expect that.
Gibbs trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Gibbs blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to control from the top but Gibbs keeps moving.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Gibbs blocks nicely.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Johnny Smith wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gibbs moves into the clinch.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Gibbs goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gibbs.
Gibbs connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Gibbs.
Gibbs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gibbs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gibbs circles away quickly and effectively.
Gibbs tries to clinch up
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gibbs won't be happy with that.
Gibbs takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Smith decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gibbs to his feet.
Gibbs tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smith digs a right hand into Gibbs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gibbs's gas tank.
Smith avoiding damage as Gibbs throws knees to the body.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gibbs will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aadyn Gibbs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Smith avoiding damage as Gibbs throws knees to the body.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gibbs on his heels. He'll look to pass Gibbs's guard now, I'm sure.
Smith wants to control from the top but Gibbs keeps moving.
Smith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smith lands a couple of digs.
Johnny Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gibbs has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith content to stall in guard here.
Smith trying to control but Gibbs is working from the bottom.
Smith content to stall in guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnny Smith has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Smith!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drasko Silajevas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lloyd comes into the arena with The Hives - Tick Tick Boom blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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167 lbs
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155 lbs
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Great low kicks
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Lloyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drasko Silajevas!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyd scores with a leg kick.
Lloyd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lloyd misses with a hook. Silajevas ducked under it nicely.
Silajevas throws an overhand right that lands on Lloyd's shoulder, as Lloyd tries to avoid the shot.
Lloyd moves out of range of the strikes.
Lloyd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lloyd gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silajevas.
Silajevas lands with a nice body punch.
Lloyd avoids the body shot from Silajevas.
Silajevas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lloyd in his tracks.
Lloyd scoring well with a low kick there.
Silajevas misses the body punch
and Lloyd counters with a leg kick.
Lloyd throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lloyd tries a head kick but it misses.
Lloyd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lloyd stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silajevas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lloyd forces his way into half guard.
Silajevas is defending against the submission attempts here by Lloyd.
Lloyd is looking to take a break and control but Silajevas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silajevas defending well though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silajevas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lloyd trying to control the action but Silajevas is working from the bottom.
Silajevas wants to control but Lloyd is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silajevas is looking to improve his position.
Lloyd seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silajevas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lloyd passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silajevas!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd trying to control but Silajevas is having none of it.
Lloyd tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lloyd is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Lloyd extends the arm and Silajevas is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tom Lloyd!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Ul Haq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Rizzo Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Rizzo Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammed Ul Haq!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo Jr jabs Ul Haq to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rizzo Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rizzo Jr gets caught napping as Ul Haq dives in and scores a takedown. Rizzo Jr manages to retain guard.
Rizzo Jr controlling Ul Haq's posture.
Rizzo Jr throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rizzo Jr is trying to keep Ul Haq in close.
Rizzo Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr keeping moving, preventing Ul Haq from controlling successfully.
Ul Haq throws and elbow that misses. Rizzo Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ul Haq's guard. Nice move by Rizzo Jr!
Ul Haq keeping full guard, as Rizzo Jr tries to pass.
Rizzo Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ul Haq keeping full guard, as Rizzo Jr tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ul Haq has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rizzo Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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.
Ul Haq wants to sweep but no luck.
Rizzo Jr looking to pass the guard.
Rizzo Jr wants to control from the top but Ul Haq keeps moving.
Frank Rizzo Jr has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ul Haq misses with a takedown attempt
and Rizzo Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ul Haq shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rizzo Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ul Haq scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq trying to control from Rizzo Jr's half guard. Rizzo Jr has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rizzo Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Ul Haq trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ul Haq thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ul Haq accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ul Haq stands up over Rizzo Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rizzo Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rizzo Jr is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ul Haq wants to control from the top but Rizzo Jr keeps moving.
Rizzo Jr 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.
Rizzo Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ul Haq working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ul Haq throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rizzo Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mohammed Ul Haq will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ul Haq fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rizzo Jr to the ground. Ul Haq is now in Rizzo Jr's guard.
Ul Haq passes into half guard.
Rizzo Jr keeping hold of Ul Haq's head, controlling as best he can.
Ul Haq thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rizzo Jr's head.
Ul Haq thows a huge punch but Rizzo Jr dodges it nicely.
Ul Haq thows a huge punch but Rizzo Jr dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr keeping control of the position.
Ul Haq missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rizzo Jr trying to control but Ul Haq postures up.
Rizzo Jr is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Ul Haq passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ul Haq misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ul Haq lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ul Haq working the ground and pound but Rizzo Jr is defending the strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Ul Haq scores with punches from side control.
Rizzo Jr is looking to reverse the position.
Ul Haq throws a strike aimed at the side of Rizzo Jr's head but Rizzo Jr avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ul Haq lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rizzo Jr is looking to regain half guard here but Ul Haq keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Rizzo Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ul Haq has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ul Haq working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ul Haq is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rizzo Jr will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ul Haq cracks Rizzo Jr with a big elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rizzo Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rizzo Jr trying to remain calm as Ul Haq controls from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Ul Haq showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rizzo Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ul Haq gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rizzo Jr works on Ul Haq's body with a couple of short punches.
Rizzo Jr lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rizzo Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Ul Haq.
Rizzo Jr lands with a left to the head.
Rizzo Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ul Haq backwards.
Ul Haq missing with knees to the body.
Rizzo Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rizzo Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ul Haqs head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ul Haq as Rizzo Jr tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rizzo Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rizzo Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Rizzo Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Mohammed Ul Haq has been cut.
Ul Haq takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ul Haq's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rizzo Jr scores with a shot to the side of Ul Haq's head.
Rizzo Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ul Haq is keeping busy.
Rizzo Jr lands a left hand.
Ul Haq trying to stall but Rizzo Jr improves his position.
Rizzo Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rizzo Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rizzo Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rizzo Jr stalling against the cage.
Rizzo Jr lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rizzo Jr lands a shot to the body.
Rizzo Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rizzo Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Ul Haq backwards.
Rizzo Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rizzo Jr lands with a right to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Ul Haq backwards.
Rizzo Jr is working Ul Haq over against the cage.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rizzo Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rizzo Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rizzo Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rizzo Jr scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr lands a shot to the body.
Rizzo Jr is leaning against Ul Haq and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rizzo Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ul Haqs head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rizzo Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rizzo Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Ul Haq won't want to take too many of those.
Rizzo Jr gets through Ul Haq's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rizzo Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Rizzo Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rizzo Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rizzo Jr is working Ul Haq over against the cage.
Rizzo Jr gets through Ul Haq's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rizzo Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Rizzo Jr lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rizzo Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ul Haq backwards.
Rizzo Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rizzo Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rizzo Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rizzo Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rizzo Jr lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rizzo Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Rizzo Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ul Haq backwards.
Ul Haq trying to land knees to the body.
Ul Haq can't get the takedown.
Rizzo Jr wants to stall.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ul Haq avoiding damage as Rizzo Jr throws knees to the body.
Rizzo Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rizzo Jr lands a shot to the body.
Rizzo Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rizzo Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ul Haq backwards.
Rizzo Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rizzo Jr lands with a right to the head.
Rizzo Jr lands with a left to the head.
Rizzo Jr is leaning against Ul Haq and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rizzo Jr taking a breather.
Rizzo Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Ul Haq trying to land knees to the body.
Ul Haq blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Rizzo Jr - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ul Haq backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Rizzo Jr.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rizzo Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rizzo Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rizzo Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ul Haq is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rizzo Jr is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rizzo Jr obliges.
Rizzo Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rizzo Jr digs a right hand into Ul Haq's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ul Haq's gas tank.
Rizzo Jr avoiding damage.
Ul Haq using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rizzo Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Rizzo Jr on the inside.
Nice body punch from Rizzo Jr - that landed with a thud.
Rizzo Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rizzo Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Rizzo Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Frank Rizzo Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rizzo Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ul Haq backwards.
Ul Haq tries to stall but Rizzo Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rizzo Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ul Haqs head.
Rizzo Jr lands a right hand.
Rizzo Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rizzo Jr letting Ul Haq take a breather here.
Mohammed Ul Haq is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rizzo Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Rizzo Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ul Haq has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrej Sharko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fenton Meeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fenton Meeks has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andrej Sharko's chin.
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrej Sharko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fenton Meeks!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meeks closes the distance but Sharko moves to the side
and Sharko counters with a leg kick.
Meeks tries to clinch but Sharko moves away
and Sharko counters with a straight right hand.
Sharko misses with a two punch combination.
Meeks darts in trying to clinch
and Sharko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Meeks misses with a jab to the body
and Sharko counters with a shoot takedown. Meeks fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meeks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Meeks wants to stand and escape but Sharko is having none of it.
Meeks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sharko is fighting to break Meeks's control of his arms but Meeks is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sharko stops Meeks from standing up.
Sharko throwing strikes but missing.
Sharko trying to control but Meeks is working from the bottom.
Sharko throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sharko thows a big elbow that misses.
Sharko is in close to Meeks's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sharko thows a big elbow that misses.
Sharko postures up in Meeks's guard and throws a big left but Meeks blocks it.
Meeks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sharko.
Sharko is looking to work some ground and pound but Meeks has wrist control.
Sharko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sharko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sharko advances position into side control!
Sharko working the head and body with strikes.
Meeks prevents Sharko from moving into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharko in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Meeks sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Meeks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sharko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sharko works his way into side control.
Sharko throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Meeks stops Sharko from passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharko throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sharko misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Meeks is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Meeks taking a bit of punishment here - Sharko scoring with strikes.
Sharko scoring with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Meeks's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The strikes coming from Sharko are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Meeks is looking for a sweep.
Sharko prevents Meeks from escaping the position.
Meeks looks gassed!
Sharko scores with punches from side control.
The ground and pound from Sharko seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sharko misses with the ground and pound.
Sharko tries for a kimura but Meeks is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meeks takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeks avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sharko.
Sharko is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Meeks knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sharko creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Meeks sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sharko in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sharko trying to control the position but Meeks is working away.
Meeks is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sharko looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Meeks can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharko landing a few strikes.
Sharko landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sharko throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sharko in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sharko in side control, throwing shots but Meeks defends.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Meeks can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sharko working the ground and pound from side control.
Sharko grinds an elbow into Meeks's temple.
Meeks is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sharko connects with a decent elbow.
Sharko working the ground and pound but Meeks is defending the strikes.
Meeks gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Meeks bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sharko uses the cage to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meeks takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrej Sharko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Meeks looks to clinch
and Sharko counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sharko is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Meeks is trying desperately to improve position.
Sharko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sharko landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sharko trying to control but Meeks is having none of it.
Sharko raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sharko with good strikes from the mount here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharko with the ground and pound from mount.
Sharko is working for a guillotine from mount but Meeks frees his head quite easily.
Sharko with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sharko is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Meeks can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Meeks is breathing heavily.
Sharko trying to control from half guard but Meeks is working away.
Sharko throwing shots but Meeks is blocking nicely.
Sharko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sharko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Meeks defending well though.
Sharko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sharko wants to pass the guard but Meeks is defending well.
Meeks has hold of Sharko's hands but Sharko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sharko lands a nice short elbow.
Sharko looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sharko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Meeks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sharko looks to land a strike but Meeks avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sharko stands up over Meeks, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sharko throwing strikes from guard but Meeks blocks nicely.
Sharko throwing strikes from guard but Meeks blocks nicely.
Sharko landing with the ground and pound.
Meeks working a defensive guard but Sharko manages to pass into side control anyway.
Sharko working the ground and pound.
Meeks is trying to control Sharko's posture but Sharko avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeks is looking to regain half guard here but Sharko keeps moving and retains side control.
Sharko misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sharko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meeks can do to turn this around?
Meeks is trying to improve his position.
Sharko working the head and body with strikes.
Sharko postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sharko creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sharko is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Meeks is trying to escape and Sharko transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Meeks is forced to tap! Nice work there by Sharko! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrej Sharko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tweedle Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dee comes to the cage accompanied by Chumbawamba - Tubthumping. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tweedle Dee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damon Greco !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greco misses with a jab to the body
and Dee counters with a left to the body.
Greco takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Greco shoots and misses
and Dee counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dee throws a shot to the body.
Dee scores with a spinning back kick!
Greco misses with a left hand
and Dee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Greco misses with a takedown attempt
and Dee counters with a left to the body.
Greco looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Greco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Greco under the eye.
Greco misses with a takedown attempt
and Dee counters with a right hand to the body.
Tweedle Dee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damon Greco .
Dee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A left and a right from Dee both land. Nice combination.
Greco takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Dee throws a shot from downtown. Greco moves away and avoids it.
Tweedle Dee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Greco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Dee to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee lands with a kick to the ribs.
Greco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dee stalks Greco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Greco 's face. Greco staggers backwards, shaken.
Greco steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dee. That one must have hurt.
Dee lands with a nice body punch.
Dee connects with an inside leg kick.
Greco on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Greco with a poor takedown
enabling Dee to counter with a crisp jab.
Greco avoids the head kick by Dee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee lands a nice looking body kick.
Greco takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dee is looking to slow Greco down with leg kicks.
Greco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dee jabs Greco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Greco has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dee lands a nice looking body shot.
Dee scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dee.
Dee clobbers Greco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Greco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Greco walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tweedle Dee 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.
Dee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Greco shoots and misses
and Dee counters with a nice body kick.
Dee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Greco .
Dee scores with a jab to the body.
Dee stuns Greco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dee scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Greco 's calf.
Tweedle Dee is winning the standup battle so far.
Greco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Greco is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee swings for the body but Greco moves out of range.
Dee fakes the leg kick and cracks Greco in the body.
Dee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Greco is trying desperately to land a takedown but Dee is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Greco .
Greco has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dee.
Greco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Greco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Greco might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dee has got the better of the exchanges.
Dee feints and then cracks Greco 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Greco down.
Dee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dee lands with a shot to the body.
Dee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Greco takes a step back to recover.
Dee lands with a nice body punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Dee.
Dee jabs at Greco 's body.
Nice cross by Dee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Greco misses with a hook
and Dee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Greco can do to turn this around?
Dee connects with a jab.
Dee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dee looks to land a right hand but Greco moved out of range.
Dee misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Greco 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dee stuns Greco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Greco moves out of range as Dee throws a body kick.
Greco throws a lazy uppercut
and Dee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Greco misses with a hook
and Dee counters with a thumping low kick.
Dee lunges at Greco with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Greco 's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tweedle Dee dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Dee.
Greco with a poor takedown
and Dee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Greco throws a sloppy body shot
and Dee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters circling a little - Dee finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Greco 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dee is looking to wear down Greco with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Greco takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Greco takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee swinging wildly here.
Greco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dee throws the kick towards the body but Greco avoids it.
Greco misses with a body shot
and Dee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dee just misses with a punch to the body.
Dee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Greco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee misses with a body kick.
Dee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dee moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Greco drops his hands momentarily and Dee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dee takes a swing at Greco 's ribcage but misses.
Dee scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greco 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.
Dee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Greco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Greco if he has to take too many more of those.
Dee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Greco 's head.
Dee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Greco shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Greco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Greco misses with a takedown attempt
and Dee counters with a low kick, right behind Greco 's knee.
Greco misses with a jab to the body
and Dee counters with a left to the body.
A left lands for Dee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee lands with a cross.
Damon Greco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Greco at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Greco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dee can pounce on him.
Dee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Greco momentarily.
Dee connects with a single shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Greco swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Dee counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tweedle Dee clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Greco takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Greco misses with a takedown attempt - Dee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dee lands a nice shot that snaps Greco 's head back.
A jab from Dee finds it's way through Greco 's defenses.
Dee cracks Greco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Greco misses with an uppercut
and Dee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dee lands a head kick. Greco smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco tries for a takedown but Dee circles away easily
and Dee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Greco is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Dee looks for the body kick but Greco saw that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Dee. No joy for Greco on that attempt.
Tweedle Dee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damon Greco .
Dee scores with a head kick. Greco tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Greco misses with a takedown
and Dee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greco manages to avoid it.
Dee throws a good cross that connects.
Dee looks to throw the jab but Greco is out of range.
Dee jabs at Greco 's body.
Greco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Greco has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dee finds it's way round the side to connect with Greco 's head.
Greco fails with the takedown
letting Dee counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greco takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dee lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Greco has time to react.
Greco with a poor takedown
and Dee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dee.
Dee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Greco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dee lands with an overhand left.
Greco takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Dee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dee lands a nice shot to the body.
Greco gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Greco on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dee misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tweedle Dee had his way with Damon Greco in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Greco misses with a lunging right hand
and Dee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Greco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dee lands with a nice body punch.
Dee scores with a spinning back kick!
Greco moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dee lands with a right hand.
Greco is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Greco misses with a lunging right hand
and Dee counters with a thumping low kick.
Greco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Greco is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Greco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Greco 's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Dee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Greco doesn't seem phased though.
Dee throws a right and a left that Greco avoids nicely.
Dee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Dee does it's job there.
Dee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Greco sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dee lands the left hand.
Dee scores with a spinning back kick!
Greco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Greco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Greco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Greco there as he acknowledges the shot.
Greco misses with a shot to the body
and Dee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Greco doesn't seem bothered though.
Tweedle Dee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee lands with a shot to the body.
Dee lands a nice shot that snaps Greco 's head back.
Greco walks into a left hand.
Dee lands with an overhand left.
Greco fails to land the takedown.
Greco takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice uppercut lands for Dee. That snapped Greco 's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee lands a nice shot to the body.
Dee lands a head shot.
Dee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dee, as that shot connected.
Greco misses with a takedown
and Dee counters with a nice leg kick.
Tweedle Dee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damon Greco .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Greco takes a step back to recover.
A cross from Dee lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tweedle Dee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dee 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 50:40
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 50:40
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 50:40
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tweedle Dee!
Tweedle Dee retains his middleweight title!
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