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RCS 19 - Incommodious PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pat Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Brose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Brose will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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245 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pat Barry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Brose!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Barry misses
and Brose counters with a single leg into guard. Barry didn't expect that.
Brose drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Barry manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Brose has Barry in his guard.
Brose throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Brose pulls Barry in to control the position.
Brose has a closed guard, preventing Barry from standing up.
Brose trying to control the position.
Brose is controlling Barry's posture.
Brose throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Brose working for a triangle but Barry defends it easily.
Barry might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barry stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brose shoots in looking for a takedown. Barry tries to sprawl out of it but Brose keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barry lands a big head kick that sends Brose tumbling to the mat! Barry takes a step backwards and waves Brose back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Ryan Brose has been cut.
Barry throws a lazy head kick
and Brose counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barry is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barry trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Brose throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brose is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Barry is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Barry has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brose is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barry defends well.
Brose is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barry stopping the sweep attempt from Brose.
Brose throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Barry would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brose is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brose has a closed guard, preventing Barry from standing up.
Brose has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brose doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Barry gets to his feet - Brose follows without any prompting.
Barry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brose counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Barry is breathing heavily.
Brose trying to control from half guard but Barry is working away.
Barry is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brose throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brose wants to work for an arm triangle but Barry is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Barry is defending against the submission attempts here by Brose.
Brose stops Barry from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brose wants to control but Barry is keeping him busy.
Brose is looking for a kimura here.
Brose is trying to work for a kimura but Barry is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryan Brose will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryan Brose's cut.
That's time! Barry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brose looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Brose prevents Barry from getting back to his feet.
Barry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ryan Brose has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brose drops back, looking for a kneebar! Barry looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Barry looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Barry!
Brose is looking for a sweep.
Barry wants to stand but Brose has his arm trapped.
Barry decides to stand up, so the ref orders Brose to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry throws a sloppy head kick
and Brose counters with a shoot takedown. Barry fights it but they end up in guard.
Brose has gone for a leg lock! Barry slips out almost immediately though and dives into Brose's guard.
Barry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brose has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barry has managed to get both his arms back between Brose's legs - danger averted.
Brose working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brose is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brose looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry wants to get up but he can't break Brose's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Brose looking for a guillotine here but Barry defends easily.
Brose throws his legs up looking for a submission but Barry uses it to pass to side control.
Barry decides to stand back up. Barry steps back and let's Brose get back to his feet.
A head kick by Barry misses
and Brose counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brose trying to control the position from guard on top but Barry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brose postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Barry is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Brose, into his guard.
Brose working for a triangle but Barry defends it easily.
Barry is looking to stand up but Brose won't let him.
Brose is looking for a triangle but Barry pushes his legs off easily.
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.
Barry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Barry trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brose's guard.
Brose is working an open guard so Barry takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Barry throws a sloppy head kick
and Brose counters with a shoot takedown. Barry fights it but they end up in guard.
Brose wants to control from the top but Barry keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brose won't allow Barry to get back to his feet.
Brose with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Brose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Brose's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A head kick by Barry misses
and Brose decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Barry's guard.
Brose showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brose chips away with some ground and pound.
Brose wants to control from the top but Barry keeps moving.
Brose drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Barry dives on top into guard.
Brose looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Barry passes into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brose is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brose looking for subs from the bottom but Barry mounts him!
Barry stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
A head kick by Barry misses
and Brose counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brose has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brose sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Brose is looking to work his way around to Barry's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Barry is squirming around, avoiding Brose's attempts to control the action.
Brose goes for an armbar but Barry turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Barry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brose is proving hard to escape from.
Brose is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brose escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brose throws his legs up looking for a submission but Barry uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brose is looking to reverse the position.
Barry stands up and beckons Brose to his feet.
Pat Barry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barry throws a sloppy head kick
and Brose counters with a takedown into side control.
Brose thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brose wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barry keeps working.
Barry wants to get back to his feet but Brose drags him back down.
Brose working the head and body with strikes.
Brose trying to control the action but Barry is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brose lands some shots froms side control.
Brose working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brose is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Barry is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barry is pushing Brose's head away, looking to escape. Brose manages to hold on to the position though.
Pat Barry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Brose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brose working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Brose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brose winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Brose!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Blicharz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamid Anubis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Blicharz !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hamid Anubis!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anubis gets caught napping as Blicharz dives in and scores a takedown. Anubis manages to retain guard.
Blicharz postures up.
Blicharz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blicharz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blicharz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blicharz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blicharz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Blicharz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Anubis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blicharz has managed to get both his arms back between Anubis's legs - danger averted.
Anubis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blicharz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blicharz drops back looking for a leg! Anubis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Anubis manages to kick Blicharz off! Blicharz jumps back into Anubis's guard.
Anubis is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Blicharz has his hands clasped together but Anubis extends an breaks Blicharz 's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Anubis.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hamid Anubis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Kyles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Kyles!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chase throws a right hand that Kyles ducks under and follows up with a left that Kyles also avoids with ease.
Chase is breathing heavily.
Kyles lands a big uppercut and Chase crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Chase looks OK. Kyles waves Chase back to his feet!
Chase is rocked!
It looks like Eric Chase has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Chase is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chase gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jimmy Kyles!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Zelman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zelman comes to the cage accompanied by My Own Summer - Deftones. Dan Patterson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyson Zelman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zelman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Patterson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zelman counters with a left to the body.
Zelman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Patterson moves to clinch but Zelman breaks away
and Zelman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zelman lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Dan Patterson has been cut.
Patterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Zelman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Patterson's face.
Zelman landing knees to the body.
Zelman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Zelman.
Zelman crunches a lovely knee into Patterson's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zelman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Patterson looks gassed!
A hook to the body from Zelman.
Zelman lands with a light punch inside.
Zelman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Patterson backwards.
Patterson has a couple of punches blocked by Zelman.
Zelman pushes Patterson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Zelman.
Zelman scores with a hook to the body.
Zelman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zelman works on Patterson's body with a couple of short punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zelman.
Zelman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A shot in the inside from Zelman.
Zelman lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zelman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zelman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zelman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Patterson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zelman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Patterson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zelman lands a nice elbow.
Nice body punch from Zelman.
Zelman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Patterson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zelman lands a good knee to the midsection. Patterson won't want to take too many of those.
Zelman landing knees to the head.
Patterson is rocked!
Zelman creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Patterson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Patterson drops to his knees and Zelman pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Zelman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Jango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bran Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerry Jango looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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205 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good low kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jerry Jango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bran Li!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Li lands a big head kick that sends Jango tumbling to the mat! Li takes a step backwards and waves Jango back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Jerry Jango has been cut.
Li lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jango is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jango circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Li. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Li does it's job there.
Li bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Li plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oh Jango is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jango closes this distance looking for a takedown but Li circles away.
Jango seems to have got his legs back now.
Jango shoots and misses
and Li counters with a crisp one two that drops Jango! Li thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jango to his feet! Jango is in big trouble!
Jango is breathing heavily.
Li drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Jango's head, knocking him out cold! Li is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bran Li!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raphael Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Will Franks!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohen staying out of range there.
Franks throws a jab when Cohen was well out of range.
Will Franks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franks throws a combination. Cohen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Franks works Cohen's body with a nice hook.
Cohen throws a right hand that misses
and Franks counters with a straight right hand.
Cohen thows a body shot but no joy.
Franks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cohen misses with a hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cohen.
Franks misses with a hook. Cohen ducked under it nicely.
Franks lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franks connects with a body shot that sends Cohen's belly button to the back.
Cohen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cohen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Franks.
Cohen really is a fat lump.
Cohen is breathing heavily.
Franks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab by Franks.
Franks dips to his left and cracks Cohen with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Franks is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cohen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cohen drops his hands momentarily and Franks takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Franks.
Franks looks to land a left hand but Cohen moved out of range nicely.
Franks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Franks throws the kick towards the body but Cohen avoids it.
Franks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Franks lands a nice shot that snaps Cohen's head back.
Cohen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Franks.
Franks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cohen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Franks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick from Franks misses.
Franks misses with an uppercut. Cohen saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franks digs a good body shot into Cohen's ribs.
Franks is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cohen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Franks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Franks cracks Cohen with an open hand slap.
Franks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Will Franks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Franks lands a lovely overhand right.
Cohen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cohen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Franks misses with a hook. Cohen ducked under it nicely.
Cohen walks into a straight right hand from Franks.
Cohen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cohen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Franks throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Franks scores with a three punch combo!
Franks throws a monster overhand right that drops Cohen! Franks follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Franks!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes to the cage accompanied by I Sell Comics - Courage My Love. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stevens's choice of entrance music: Primus - Lacquer Head. The key to victory for Dean Walker has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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, Dean Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Craig Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Walker as he jumps to the side.
Walker scores with a nice right hand.
Stevens shoots and misses
and Walker counters with a big head kick but Stevens shrugs it off.
Walker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stevens closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stevens prevents Walker from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stevens is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stevens trying to control the pace.
Stevens uses his free foot to push down on Walker's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Walker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stevens content just to control the position here.
Walker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Walker tries to get out of the position.
Stevens throws some wild stikes that Walker manages to avoid easily.
Stevens controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens scoring with strikes but Walker is staying in there.
Stevens landing punches.
Walker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stevens on the ground.
Stevens postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Walker looks a forlorn figure.
Stevens landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevens working Walker over with strikes here.
Stevens controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Stevens dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stevens fails with the takedown.
Stevens shoots and misses
and Walker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Walker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stevens shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Walker is trying to defend but Stevens finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Stevens looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is looking to improve his position.
Stevens looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stevens seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stevens thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stevens is taking a breather. Walker says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Stevens thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Walker's head.
Stevens looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stevens shoots in for a double leg but Walker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dean Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Stevens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens shoots in and bounces Walker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Stevens tries to free his leg and advance position but Walker is retaining full guard.
Walker is trying to keep Stevens in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens with a nice head shot there.
Craig Stevens has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stevens working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stevens thows a big elbow that misses.
Walker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stevens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stevens not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Stevens 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!
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevens.
Craig Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevens looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Stevens changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Walker tries to avoid it but Stevens manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Walker to the ground. Walker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stevens fails with the takedown.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dean Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Stevens.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walker's waist but Walker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stevens off to one side.
Stevens shoots in looking for a takedown but Walker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stevens's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Walker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stevens tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Walker swivels and escapes.
Stevens on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stevens throws a sloppy body shot
and Walker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stevens is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker swings widly with a right hand
and Stevens counters with a shoot takedown. Walker fights it but they end up in guard.
Stevens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Walker trying to control the position.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
Stevens not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Walker looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dean Walker.
Stevens looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Stevens closes the distance and clinches up with Walker, looking for a takedown. Stevens pushes Walker against the cage but Walker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stevens with a poor takedown
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stevens takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walker misses the body punch
and Stevens counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stevens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Craig Stevens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stevens is stalling in the full guard.
Stevens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dean Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stevens looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Craig Stevens.
I've got Stevens winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Stevens!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Choi Siwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheikh Hasina Wazed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wazed has chosen Mercedes Sosa - Como la Cigarra as his entrance music. Choi Siwon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sheikh Hasina Wazed's chin.
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23
157 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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21
141 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Choi Siwon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sheikh Hasina Wazed!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wazed closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Siwon's guard.
Wazed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Siwon is keeping the position for now.
Wazed's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wazed trying to control but Siwon is working from the bottom.
Wazed looking to pass the guard.
Sheikh Hasina Wazed has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Siwon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wazed counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wazed wants to pass the guard but Siwon is keeping the position.
Wazed is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wazed trying to control but Siwon is working from the bottom.
Siwon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wazed manages to get himself to full guard.
Wazed manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Siwon manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wazed is fighting to break Siwon's control of his arms but Siwon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Siwon keeping moving, preventing Wazed from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazed engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sheikh Hasina Wazed hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A big right from Wazed misses.
Siwon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wazed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Siwon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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.
Siwon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Siwon lands in his opponent's guard.
Siwon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Siwon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Siwon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wazed is keeping the position for now.
Siwon advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheikh Hasina Wazed dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wazed throws a hook to the side of Siwon's head but Siwon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wazed closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Siwon's guard.
Wazed passes Siwon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wazed with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Siwon is looking to control Wazed's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Siwon avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wazed is looking to stall here but Siwon recovers full guard.
Siwon wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Wazed is now in half guard.
Wazed is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Siwon doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wazed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wazed trying to pass the guard but Siwon defending well.
Siwon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazed tries to pass the half guard into mount. Siwon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wazed trying to control from half guard but Siwon is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wazed is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Siwon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wazed trying to control the position from guard on top but Siwon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Siwon has his hands on Wazed's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheikh Hasina Wazed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wazed misses with a wild body shot.
Wazed misses with a lunging right hand
and Siwon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Siwon is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Wazed to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Wazed has his foot on Siwon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Siwon works his way back into a safe position though.
Siwon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wazed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wazed had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Siwon defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siwon is looking to work some ground and pound but Wazed has wrist control.
Wazed is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Siwon defends well.
Siwon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wazed looking to score a takedown here. Siwon is defending well but Wazed drives through and ends up in Siwon's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siwon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wazed wants to control but Siwon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Siwon is stalling here. Wazed is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Siwon seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Wazed has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Wazed wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Siwon, who protects the arm well.
Wazed is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Siwon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wazed. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazed tries to advance to mount but can't.
Wazed is staying tight to Siwon's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Wazed is looking to take a break and control but Siwon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wazed just content to control the position.
Choi Siwon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wazed looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Choi Siwon.
Well Wazed has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sheikh Hasina Wazed!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Jules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Xystorophroi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xystorophroi has chosen Boom!!! as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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160 lbs
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24
165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gregory Jules!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xavier Xystorophroi!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xystorophroi throws a lazy right hand but Jules sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Xystorophroi drives through with a takedown into Jules's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Xystorophroi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jules is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Xystorophroi, into his guard.
Xystorophroi wants to control the position but Jules says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Xystorophroi wants to improve his position but Jules is controlling well.
Xystorophroi is not content to let Jules control the position.
Jules wants to stand but Xystorophroi has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jules is trying to control. Xystorophroi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jules decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Jules displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Xystorophroi.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Xystorophroi 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 Jules has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jules and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jules lands a front kick.
Xystorophroi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jules lands with a kick to the temple. Xystorophroi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Xavier Xystorophroi has been cut.
Xystorophroi tries for a takedown but Jules sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gregory Jules has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Xystorophroi.
Jules lands a nice looking kick to the body. Xystorophroi takes a step back to recover.
Xystorophroi looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jules throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jules throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Xystorophroi's head.
Good leg kick by Jules there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jules bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice body kick there by Jules.
Jules lands a front kick.
Xystorophroi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jules feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Xystorophroi's calf.
Jules fakes the leg kick and cracks Xystorophroi in the body.
Jules lands a brutal head kick. Xystorophroi looks out on his feet and Jules throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Gregory Jules!
Gregory Jules is the new lightweight champion!
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