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PFC 3: Shinnok vs Finisher PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darren Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Zues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darren Sparks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darren Sparks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Zues!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparks connects with a nice looking jab.
Sparks fails with the takedown
and Zues counters with a right hand to the body.
Sparks misses with a combination
and Zues connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zues closes the distance and clinches.
Sparks ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sparks no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zues in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sparks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zues defends it easily.
Sparks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zues defends it easily.
Zues wants to control from the top but Sparks keeps moving.
Sparks looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sparks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zues sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bruce Zues was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sparks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zues counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Darren Sparks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zues holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zues is looking to break free of the clinch but Sparks has double underhooks.
Zues breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zues scores with a three punch combo!
Zues lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sparks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zues counters with a straight right hand.
Sparks tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zues swivels and escapes.
Sparks is breathing heavily.
Sparks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zues counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sparks doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zues counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Sparks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zues lands an overhand right.
Nice uppercut there from Zues.
Zues closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two 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!
Zues fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sparks throws a right hand that misses
and Zues counters with a nice uppercut.
Zues pushes Sparks up against the cage in a clinch.
Zues breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zues closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sparks to the mat! Sparks manages to get full guard.
Zues is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sparks looking for a sweep. Not yet Sparks, not yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bruce Zues.
Sparks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zues counters by clinching up.
Sparks has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zues is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zues's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sparks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zues counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Danga de danga de dang - Zues scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zues lands a head shot.
Zues lands with a nice combination. Sparks backs away looking to recover.
Sparks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sparks shoots and misses
and Zues counters with a nice uppercut.
Zues scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zues will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zues looking to score a takedown here. Sparks is defending well but Zues drives through and ends up in Sparks's guard.
Zues wants to stand but Sparks has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Zues is stalling in the full guard.
Zues trying to control but Sparks is working from the bottom.
Sparks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zues controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sparks keeping moving, preventing Zues from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bruce Zues wasn't active enough on the ground.
Zues moves into the clinch successfully.
Zues prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zues is pressed up against the cage. Sparks has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zues down to the mat. Zues avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sparks swings widly with a right hand
so Zues counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sparks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sparks keeping moving, preventing Zues from controlling successfully.
Zues decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sparks, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Zues dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sparks misses with a hook
enabling Zues to counter with a crisp jab.
Sparks misses with a double jab
and Zues counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sparks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zues counters with a left and a right that stings Sparks.
No luck for Sparks with that takedown attempt.
Sparks throws a combination that misses
and Zues counters with a nice uppercut.
Zues lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sparks backs up against the cage.
Zues dives in and scores a takedown into Sparks's guard.
Sparks being controlled here, momentarily.
Zues wants to control from the top but Sparks keeps moving.
Sparks wants to sweep here but Zues controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sparks keeping full guard, as Zues tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zues sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bruce Zues wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sparks shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zues counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sparks's guard now.
Zues wants to control from the top but Sparks keeps moving.
Sparks working for a triangle but Zues defends it easily.
Zues controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sparks working for a triangle but Zues defends it easily.
Zues thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zues stopping the sweep attempt from Sparks.
Zues throwing strikes from guard but Sparks blocks nicely.
Sparks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zues's guard.
Zues keeping moving, preventing Sparks from controlling successfully.
Bruce Zues has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zues kicks Sparks off and gets to his feet.
Sparks with a poor takedown
and Zues counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Sparks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparks gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zues counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sparks won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Zues crashes against the mat.
Zues moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sparks is looking for a sweep.
The ground and pound from Zues seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zues looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sparks is avoiding damage well.
Sparks is trying to improve his position.
Sparks gets back to half guard.
Sparks tries to roll over but Zues keeps him under control.
Sparks is staying active underneath Zues, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sparks moves into full guard.
Zues trying to control but Sparks is working from the bottom.
Sparks is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zues is aware though and is defending well.
Sparks is trying to keep Zues in close.
Sparks working for a triangle but Zues defends it easily.
Zues stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sparks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zues controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sparks wants to sweep here but Zues controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Zues showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sparks misses with a combination
and Zues counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sparks shoots and misses
and Zues counters with a left and a right that stings Sparks.
Zues attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sparks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sparks shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zues counters with a right hand to the body.
Sparks tries for a takedown but Zues circles away easily
and Zues holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Sparks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zues escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sparks misses with a double jab
and Zues counters with a stiff right hand.
Zues works over Sparks's head and body with a nice combination.
Darren Sparks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sparks doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zues connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zues changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruce Zues seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zues connects with the punch.
Zues forces Sparks back against the cage and clinches.
Sparks wants a takedown but no success here.
Zues looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sparks drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zues pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zues throws a one two combo.
Zues lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sparks throws a combination that misses
and Zues counters with a takedown into side control.
Zues content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Zues in side control, throwing shots but Sparks defends.
Zues is looking to take a break and control but Sparks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zues in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sparks is looking for a sweep.
Bruce Zues has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sparks misses with a double jab
and Zues counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sparks tries to score with a low kick but Zues moves his leg out of the way.
Sparks throws a left and a right that both miss
so Zues counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zues trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zues pushes down on Sparks's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zues prevents Sparks from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Zues is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sparks moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zues really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sparks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zues slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sparks keeping moving, preventing Zues from controlling successfully.
Sparks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zues gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zues would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Zues advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks gets back to half guard.
Sparks wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sparks manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zues throws and elbow that misses. Sparks uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zues's guard. Nice move by Sparks!
Sparks pushing down on Zues's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sparks moves into full mount! Zues won't be happy about that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sparks looking to ground and pound but Zues is blocking nicely.
Darren Sparks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruce Zues is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sparks throws some wild stikes that Zues manages to avoid easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Zues comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zues 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Zues!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Est (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Arthur Est has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arthur Est!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nelson Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Est moves into range and clinches up with Oliveira.
With the fighters up against the cage, Est throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Est throws an elbow but misses.
Oliveira takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Nelson Oliveira has been cut.
Est creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oliveira's defenses.
Oliveira avoids the elbow strike from Est, against the cage.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but Est holds him up against the cage and eventually Oliveira drops back down to his feet.
Est lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Est throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oliveira takes an elbow to the forehead.
Est gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Est throws an elbow but misses.
Est throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Est lands an elbow inside.
Est lands an elbow inside that Oliveira shrugs off.
That has opened up Nelson Oliveira's cut even more.
Est creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Est lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Est lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oliveira is rocked!
Oliveira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Est smiles and moves away.
Oliveira is still on wobbly legs! Can Est finish him?
Est instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Est just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oliveira seems to have recovered his senses.
Arthur Est has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Oliveira.
Oliveira blocks the elbow strike.
Est creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oliveira's defenses.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike from Est.
Oliveira blocks the elbow strike.
Est lands an elbow that stopped Oliveira in his tracks for a moment.
Oliveira jumps guard but Est stands there with Oliveira around his waist. Oliveira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Oliveira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Est walks away with a smile on his face. Oliveira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Est forces Oliveira back against the cage and clinches.
Est throws an elbow that misses.
Est lands an elbow just above Oliveira 's eye.
The cut above Nelson Oliveira's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Est throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Est scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Est pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Est creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Est creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oliveira takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oliveira takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nelson Oliveira's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nelson Oliveira's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arthur Est!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wand Farias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Langdon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farias kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bleed it Out. Daniel Langdon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wand Farias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Langdon!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farias doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Langdon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Farias looking to hit a scissor sweep but Langdon is one step ahead there.
Farias doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Farias trying to strike off his back.
Farias 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.
Langdon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Farias looking to hit a scissor sweep but Langdon is one step ahead there.
Langdon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Langdon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Langdon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Farias throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farias manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Farias tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Langdon not doing much here.
Farias works his way to full guard. Good work.
Farias wants to sweep but no luck.
Farias is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farias is breathing heavily.
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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Farias manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Farias jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Langdon manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Langdon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Farias's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Langdon moves into full guard.
Langdon is looking for a triangle but Farias pushes his legs off easily.
Farias tries to free his leg and advance position but Langdon is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langdon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Langdon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Langdon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Farias. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Farias stands and throws Langdon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Farias working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Langdon wants to control but Farias postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farias wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Langdon, who protects the arm well.
Farias tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Who's going to make the next move?
Langdon pushes Farias away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Farias gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farias wants to lay and pray for a moment but Langdon keeps working.
Langdon gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wand Farias dominated that round.
That's time! Farias's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Farias shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Langdon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Farias tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Langdon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Langdon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Langdon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Langdon preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Daniel Langdon.
Farias misses with a takedown attempt
and Langdon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Farias's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Langdon trying to control but Farias is working from the bottom.
Farias throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Farias trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farias doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Farias will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Farias tries to strike from the bottom.
Farias is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Langdon wants to control but Farias is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Farias wants to pass to mount but Langdon is defending the position.
Langdon pushes Farias off and gets back to his feet.
Farias misses with a takedown attempt
and Langdon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wand Farias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farias trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Farias looking for a sweep. Not yet Farias, not yet.
Langdon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farias throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Langdon won't allow Farias to sweep him here.
Langdon stands up over Farias, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Langdon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Farias 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.
Farias throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Farias wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langdon controls from within his opponent's guard.
Daniel Langdon has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Farias tries for a takedown but Langdon circles away easily
and Langdon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Farias won't be happy with that.
Farias is looking for a sweep.
Langdon slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Farias.
Farias is trying desperately to improve position.
Langdon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Farias is trying desperately to improve position.
Langdon controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farias in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Langdon blocks Farias's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Langdon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Farias?
Farias is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farias swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Farias swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Langdon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Farias drops his hands momentarily and Langdon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Farias with a poor takedown
and Langdon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Langdon trying to control the pace.
Farias tries to roll over but Langdon keeps him under control.
Langdon winds up and cracks Farias with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Langdon wants to stand but Farias has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Langdon decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Daniel Langdon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farias misses with a takedown attempt
and Langdon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Farias misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Langdon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Farias tries to roll over but Langdon keeps him under control.
Farias throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Farias trying to get back to full guard but Langdon takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Farias is trying desperately to improve position.
Langdon with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farias tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Langdon lands a big elbow.
Farias is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langdon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Farias?
Langdon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Farias regains half guard.
Farias punching from the bottom.
Farias throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Farias punching from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farias wants to improve his position but Langdon is controlling well.
That's four 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.
Langdon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Langdon is looking to take a break and control but Farias is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Daniel Langdon wasn't active enough on the ground.
Farias doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Langdon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wand Farias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farias keeping full guard, as Langdon tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Langdon gets to his feet. Farias looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Farias swats away the attempt to clinch by Langdon.
Langdon clinches up with Farias and pushes him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Langdon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Langdon 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Langdon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kano Kintaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Felipe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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164 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kano Kintaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luis Felipe!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felipe with a poor takedown
letting Kintaro counter with a right hand.
Kintaro misses with an uppercut
and Felipe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Felipe is looking for a kimura here.
Kintaro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kintaro on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kintaro tries to get out of the position.
Felipe seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kintaro is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Luis Felipe!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Trester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby LeRone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Trester has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Trester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Toby LeRone!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trester swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Trester avoids the head kick by LeRone.
Trester throws a series of punches but LeRone moves out of range.
Trester looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Trester is looking to clinch but LeRone is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Trester misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trester misses with a series of wild punches.
LeRone bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
LeRone has hold of Trester's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Trester seems comfortable defending it but LeRone has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Trester is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Trester is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but LeRone couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Toby LeRone!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Conway Twatty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaloy Iblasin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Twatty comes to the cage accompanied by Alice in Chains: Man In The Box. Conway Twatty has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Conway Twatty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaloy Iblasin!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twatty gets the takedown into side control.
Iblasin looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Twatty thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Twatty working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Twatty working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Twatty thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iblasin pushes Twatty away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Twatty gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Twatty will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Twatty is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Iblasin looks calm but he's in trouble here. Twatty gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Iblasin is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Twatty lets go of the hold and Iblasin can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Conway Twatty!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goro Shinnok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Good Finisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finisher has chosen we are the champions as his entrance music. Good Finisher has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Goro Shinnok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Good Finisher!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinnok feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Finishers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Good Finisher has been cut.
Finisher looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Shinnok looks for the body kick but Finisher saw that one coming.
Finisher walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Shinnok swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Goro Shinnok!
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