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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John De Vito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Irwin Linford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John De Vito has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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180 cm
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204 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John De Vito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Irwin Linford!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linford throws a combination that misses
and De Vito counters with a series of strikes. Linford will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Linford. Those never looked like landing.
Irwin Linford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Vito shoots in for a takedown but Linford shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Linford slaps away a takedown attempt from De Vito, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from De Vito.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John De Vito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Vito tries to clinch but Linford is having none of it.
De Vito misses the body punch
and Linford counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Danga de danga de dang - Linford scores with a four punch combination!
De Vito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Linford scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
De Vito shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Linford digs a good body shot into De Vito's ribs.
Linford should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sloppy strikes from Linford. Those never looked like landing.
Linford throws a front kick aimed at De Vito's knee but De Vito avoids it well.
Linford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Vito counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Linford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vito tries for a takedown but Linford sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Vito tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Linford counters with a right hand to the body.
De Vito with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Linford to score with a decent uppercut.
Linford misses with a combination
so De Vito counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
De Vito is breathing heavily.
De Vito thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linford is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and De Vito dives into side control.
Linford is trying to buck De Vito off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vito trying to control the action but Linford is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linford bucks up and tries to throw De Vito off but instead De Vito has got his back!
Linford trying to get back to his feet but De Vito is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vito throws strikes from the back but Linford rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Linford.
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.
De Vito won't allow Linford to get back to his feet.
De Vito trying to control but Linford is working from the bottom.
Linford really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Vito. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Vito wanted to stand there but Linford had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John De Vito 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.
Linford lands with a right hand.
De Vito tries to clinch but Linford moves away
and Linford counters with a two punch combo.
Linford scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A clash of legs there as De Vito blocks the low kick.
Linford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Linford lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Linford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Vito moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Vito tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Linford counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Linford throws a combination. De Vito tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Linford lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Linford avoids a kick to the body.
Linford moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Linford falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Vito counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linford scores with a one two! De Vito had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Linford. Beautiful body shot.
De Vito tries to clinch but Linford moves away
and Linford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Vito on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Linford falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Vito counters with a leg kick.
Linford displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Linford is working the combinations to good effect here.
De Vito tries to clinch but Linford moves out of range.
De Vito avoids a punch combination nicely.
Linford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Vito moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A leg kick checked by De Vito.
De Vito has closed the distance and engaged Linford in a clinch.
De Vito tries to land a knee to the head but Linford blocks with his arms.
Linford can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linford is looking to break free of the clinch but De Vito has double underhooks.
De Vito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Linford's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Linford is looking to break free of the clinch but De Vito has double underhooks.
Linford wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Linford tries to break the clinch but De Vito is controlling the position.
Linford has had enough of the clinch but De Vito keeps him there for the moment.
Linford has had enough of the clinch but De Vito keeps him there for the moment.
Linford is trying to push De Vito away but De Vito has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Linford is trying to push De Vito away but De Vito has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Linford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Vito backwards.
Linford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Linford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot by Linford.
Linford tries to bum rush De Vito with a series of wild strikes but De Vito uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Linford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Vito.
De Vito misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linford bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Vito's head.
A combination from Linford does no damage.
Linford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Linford throws a series of strikes that have De Vito backpedaling.
Linford thuds a left hand into De Vito's body.
De Vito showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Linford.
Linford throws a lazy body kick
so De Vito counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
De Vito trying to control the position from guard on top but Linford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Vito drops back looking for a leg! Linford is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Linford manages to kick De Vito off! De Vito jumps back into Linford's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linford keeping moving, preventing De Vito from controlling successfully.
Linford is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
De Vito in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irwin Linford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Linford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Linford misses with the combination.
Linford throws a series of strikes that have De Vito backpedaling.
Linford misses with a wild combination.
Linford falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Vito counters with a takedown into side control.
De Vito creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Linford sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
De Vito trying to control the action but Linford is working from the bottom.
Linford is pushing De Vito's head away, looking to escape. De Vito manages to hold on to the position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vito decides to stand back up. De Vito steps back and let's Linford get back to his feet.
De Vito slips a jab and a cross from Linford.
Linford throws a right and a left that De Vito avoids nicely.
Irwin Linford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linford's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Linford duly obliges.
De Vito closes the distance and clinches up with Linford, looking for a takedown. De Vito pushes Linford against the cage but Linford circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Linford scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Linford circles away from the clinch attempt
and Linford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Vito looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Linford shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Linford misses with a head kick.
Linford digs a good hook to De Vito's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vito takes one to the chin there.
Linford scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Vito shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Linford misses with the combination.
De Vito shoots in looking for a takedown. Linford tries to sprawl out of it but De Vito keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Linford manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Linford works the jab nicely.
De Vito with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Linford to score with a decent uppercut.
De Vito dodges the punch combination from Linford.
Linford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Linford misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Vito.
Linford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Vito.
Linford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Vito circles away quickly and effectively.
De Vito doesn't manage to clinch there - Linford circles away.
A left lands for Linford.
De Vito showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Linford.
Linford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Linford lands a jab to the head.
Irwin Linford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Linford lands a nice shot that snaps De Vito's head back.
De Vito shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Linford pinned against the cage. Linford gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John De Vito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Linford goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Linford throws out a leg kick but De Vito moves out of range and Linford only half commits.
Linford works over De Vito's head and body with a nice combination.
Linford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Linford tries to land a leg kick but De Vito saw it coming and moves away.
John De Vito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Linford lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Linford lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Linford misses.
De Vito has his takedown stuffed
and Linford counters with a straight right hand.
Linford scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Linford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Vito circles away quickly and effectively.
Linford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Linford swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Irwin Linford.
I think Linford has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irwin Linford!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Suchart Chaowanungkarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaowanungkarn comes to the cage accompanied by Muay Thai fight music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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152 lbs
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158 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Suchart Chaowanungkarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Smith!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith wants to clinch but Chaowanungkarn slips to the side
and Chaowanungkarn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith closes the distance but Chaowanungkarn moves to the side
and Chaowanungkarn counters by clinching up.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chaowanungkarn pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith avoiding damage as Chaowanungkarn throws knees to the body.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chaowanungkarn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Smith taking a breather.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith avoiding damage as Chaowanungkarn throws knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Chaowanungkarn avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chaowanungkarn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith avoiding damage as Chaowanungkarn throws knees to the body.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Chaowanungkarn keeps him there for the moment.
Chaowanungkarn lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Smith looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chaowanungkarn prevents it.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith avoiding damage as Chaowanungkarn throws knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Chaowanungkarn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Chaowanungkarn trying to land knees to the body.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Chaowanungkarn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smith.
Suchart Chaowanungkarn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Smith.
Smith avoiding damage as Chaowanungkarn throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chaowanungkarn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Chaowanungkarn won't allow it.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chaowanungkarn missing with knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn missing with knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Chaowanungkarn trying to land knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn lands a knee to the body.
Chaowanungkarn tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Chaowanungkarn working Smith over with knees to the body.
Smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chaowanungkarn scores a nice knee to the body.
Chaowanungkarn missing with knees to the body.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith has clasped his hands together around Chaowanungkarn's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Smith goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Chaowanungkarn rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Smith's guard! Nice work there by Chaowanungkarn!
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chaowanungkarn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chaowanungkarn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chaowanungkarn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Chaowanungkarn is proving a slippery customer.
Chaowanungkarn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Smith trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith wants to clinch
and Chaowanungkarn counters by clinching up.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Chaowanungkarn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Smith goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chaowanungkarn prevents it.
Chaowanungkarn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chaowanungkarn lands a nice knee to the body.
Chaowanungkarn lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Chaowanungkarn landing knees to the head.
Chaowanungkarn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chaowanungkarn looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Chaowanungkarn lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Chaowanungkarn trying to land knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaowanungkarn.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Chaowanungkarn working Smith over with knees to the body.
Smith is trying to drag Chaowanungkarn to the mat but Chaowanungkarn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaowanungkarn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suchart Chaowanungkarn 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.
Smith avoids the head kick by Chaowanungkarn.
Smith closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chaowanungkarn to the mat! Chaowanungkarn manages to get full guard.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Chaowanungkarn.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Chaowanungkarn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Chaowanungkarn pushes his legs off easily.
Chaowanungkarn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chaowanungkarn sitting in guard here, content to control.
Smith is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Chaowanungkarn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smith doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chaowanungkarn is aware though and is defending well.
Smith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chaowanungkarn defends it easily.
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.
Smith being controlled here, momentarily.
Suchart Chaowanungkarn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Chaowanungkarn closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith tries to clinch but Chaowanungkarn moves out of range.
Smith moves to clinch but Chaowanungkarn breaks away
and Chaowanungkarn counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick from Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn gets a clinch.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chaowanungkarn missing with knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith avoiding damage as Chaowanungkarn throws knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Chaowanungkarn working Smith over with knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn trying to land knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chaowanungkarn prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chaowanungkarn counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Suchart Chaowanungkarn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaowanungkarn drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Chaowanungkarn lands a knee to the body.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn lands a knee to the body.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chaowanungkarn blocks it with crossed arms.
Chaowanungkarn crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Chaowanungkarn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Chaowanungkarn throws an elbow but it misses.
Chaowanungkarn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chaowanungkarn looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Chaowanungkarn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Smith is working for takedown but Chaowanungkarn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chaowanungkarn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chaowanungkarn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chaowanungkarn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chaowanungkarn pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suchart Chaowanungkarn dominated that second round.
That's time! Chaowanungkarn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Chaowanungkarn clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Chaowanungkarn won't allow it.
Chaowanungkarn missing with knees to the body.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith avoiding damage as Chaowanungkarn throws knees to the body.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Chaowanungkarn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chaowanungkarn misses with an elbow over the top.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Chaowanungkarn shrugs off.
Chaowanungkarn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chaowanungkarn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chaowanungkarn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Smith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chaowanungkarn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Suchart Chaowanungkarn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chaowanungkarn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Chaowanungkarn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Suchart Chaowanungkarn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Smith.
Chaowanungkarn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chaowanungkarn obliges.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chaowanungkarn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Chaowanungkarn blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chaowanungkarn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Chaowanungkarn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but Chaowanungkarn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Chaowanungkarn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Chaowanungkarn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith is trying to break free.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Chaowanungkarn takes a shot to the head.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Chaowanungkarn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chaowanungkarn smiles and moves away.
Smith fails with the takedown
and Chaowanungkarn counters with a straight right hand.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a kick to the body.
Chaowanungkarn moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Jacob Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chaowanungkarn's face.
Chaowanungkarn landing knees to the head.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Chaowanungkarn has the dominant position.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Chaowanungkarn has him pressed against the cage.
Chaowanungkarn lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Chaowanungkarn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Chaowanungkarn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chaowanungkarn has him pressed against the cage.
Chaowanungkarn working Smith over with knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn lands a knee to the body.
Chaowanungkarn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith avoiding damage as Chaowanungkarn throws knees to the body.
Smith manages to pull guard.
Chaowanungkarn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chaowanungkarn stays in close to Smith's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smith has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chaowanungkarn has managed to get both his arms back between Smith's legs - danger averted.
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Chaowanungkarn defends easily.
Chaowanungkarn controlling from the top position.
Suchart Chaowanungkarn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chaowanungkarn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suchart Chaowanungkarn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chaowanungkarn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suchart Chaowanungkarn!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evil God (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Evil God!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Amir Khan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
God throws a push kick but Khan slaps the foot to one side.
God closes the distance but Khan moves to the side
and Khan counters with a takedown into side control.
God is not content to let Khan control the position.
A lull in the action here.
Khan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but God is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Khan tries to move to mount but God blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Khan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
God struggling a bit here.
God is not content to let Khan control the position.
Khan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control God kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Khan working away.
Khan advances to full mount.
Khan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
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.
Khan get's back to his feet.
God is breathing heavily.
Khan rushes God and presses him up against the cage.
God breaks the clinch.
Khan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. God quickly recovers to half guard.
Khan is looking to take a break and control but God is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Khan not doing much here.
God avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Khan.
Khan 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.
Khan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed God's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so God is just riding it out for now. Khan eventually gives up the hold.
Khan wants to lay and pray for a moment but God keeps working.
Khan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four 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.
Khan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. God doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Khan.
Khan is trying to control. God wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Khan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but God sees it coming and defends easily.
Khan wants to control but God is keeping him busy.
Khan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Khan decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Khan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Khan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
God is looking to control Khan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can God avoid being mounted?
Khan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
God is defending against the submission attempts here by Khan.
Khan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
God tries to get to full guard but Khan has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
God is staying active underneath Khan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
God trying to hold on to Khan's head to control him but Khan postures up.
God is staying active underneath Khan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Amir Khan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Khan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. God quickly recovers to half guard.
Khan slows the pace down in half guard.
Khan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. God doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Khan.
Khan is thwarting God's attempts to control the position.
Khan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Khan gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching God on his heels. He'll look to pass God's guard now, I'm sure.
Khan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Amir Khan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Khan wants to control from the top but God keeps moving.
Khan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Khan wants to control from the top but God keeps moving.
God knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Khan on the ground.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Amir Khan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Khan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan slows the pace down in half guard.
Let's hope that Khan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
God tries to kick Khan off but Khan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Khan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Khan 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!
Khan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Khan trying to control the pace.
God is trying to control but Khan manages to pass to mount!
Khan punching from mount but God doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Khan avoids the attempt from God to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is working for a guillotine from mount but God frees his head quite easily.
Khan thowing shots but they're missing.
Khan manages to capitalize on a mistake by God to take his back!
God looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
God is covering up but some of the strikes from Khan are getting through and doing damage.
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.
Khan punches God on the ear.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Even with his hooks in, Khan manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Khan looking to break God's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. God remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Khan will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Khan keeps control of the position easily here as God tries to buck him off.
Khan is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. God knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften God for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! God taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Amir Khan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bakir Broski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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155 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bakir Broski!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels shoots in and gets a takedown into Broski's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Broski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daniels is one step ahead there.
Broski has his foot on Daniels's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Daniels works his way back into a safe position though.
Broski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Daniels slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Broski keeps moving.
Broski thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Daniels not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Daniels preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Daniels wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Broski fails with the takedown
and Daniels counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels cracks Broski with an open hand slap.
Broski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Daniels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Broski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Daniels gets a double leg takedown into Broski's guard.
Daniels 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.
Daniels has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Daniels works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Daniels slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Daniels wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Daniels lands the left hand.
Broski with a poor takedown
and Daniels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jack Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bakir Broski.
Broski looks gassed!
A jab lands there for Daniels.
Broski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Broski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Daniels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Broski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Broski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Daniels counters with a left and a right that stings Broski.
Daniels lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broski tries to sprawl but Daniels drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Daniels works his foot free and advances to mount.
Daniels punishing his opponent with strikes.
Daniels looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Broski is in a horrible position here. Daniels smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Daniels controlling from the full mount.
Daniels lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels controlling the position easily from mount.
Daniels is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Broski is surviving well by controlling Daniels's body position as best he can.
Daniels sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Broski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Daniels. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Daniels looking to finish Broski with some ground and pound. This is bad for Broski!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Daniels 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.
Daniels shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Broski eats them both and turns towards Daniels to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Daniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Broski misses with a takedown attempt
and Daniels counters with a straight right hand.
Daniels connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Broski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A combination from Daniels does no damage.
Daniels scores with a jab to the jaw.
Daniels connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good shot there by Daniels.
Broski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Daniels lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Broski is breathing heavily.
Broski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Daniels connects with the punch.
Daniels sizes up Broski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Daniels throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broski has his takedown stuffed
and Daniels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daniels fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Broski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Daniels throws a series of strikes that have Broski backpedaling.
Broski is rocked!
Broski takes one to the chin there.
Broski is still on wobbly legs! Can Daniels finish him?
and Daniels counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Broski! He's just covering up as Daniels starts to tee off till referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Daniels!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Dandley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Dandley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Evander Roy!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy closes the distance but Dandley moves to the side
and Dandley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Roy controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Dandley is looking to take a break and control but Roy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dandley wants to free his trapped foot but Roy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Roy is refusing to be controlled, as Dandley sits in half guard.
Dandley content to control rather than advance.
Dandley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy is trying to get back to full guard.
Dandley is looking to take a break and control but Roy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Roger Dandley.
Nice takedown defense from Roy. No joy for Dandley on that attempt.
Roy wants to clinch
and Dandley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Roy is on top in guard.
Roy wants to control from the top but Dandley keeps moving.
Roy preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy tries to stand but Dandley is controlling from the bottom.
Dandley wants to sweep but no luck.
Dandley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dandley manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dandley goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Roy turns into him and now he's in Dandley's guard.
Roy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dandley wants to sweep here but Roy controlling him for the moment.
Roy tries to stand but Dandley is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dandley pulls Roy in close to his closed guard and prevents Roy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dandley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roy is one step ahead there.
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.
Dandley has Roy pulled in close to control his posture.
Dandley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Roger Dandley.
Roy lands a big head kick that sends Dandley tumbling to the mat! Roy takes a step backwards and waves Dandley back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dandley is rocked!
It looks like Roger Dandley has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roy tries to clinch but Dandley moves out of range.
Dandley shoots for a takedown but Roy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Roy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dandley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Roy's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roger Dandley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roger Dandley's cut.
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.
Roy tries to clinch
and Dandley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Roy's guard.
Roy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dandley puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Roy tries to get to full guard but Dandley has control of the leg.
Dandley wants to take a breather but Roy is having none of it.
Roy trying to control from the bottom.
Dandley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dandley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dandley prevents Roy from standing back up.
Roy is looking to improve his position.
Dandley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy is not content to let Dandley control the position.
Roy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dandley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Roy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dandley wants to pass the guard but Roy is defending well.
Dandley is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Roy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Roy is trying to control but can't.
Dandley is trying to work for a kimura but Roy is defending well.
Dandley is trying to control. Roy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dandley is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Roy sees it coming and defends easily.
Dandley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Roy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dandley passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy is squirming around, avoiding Dandley's attempts to control the action.
Roy is working to get back to half guard.
Roger Dandley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dandley with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dandley is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Roy is surviving well by controlling Dandley's body position as best he can.
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.
Dandley looking to control but Roy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Roy tries to hold on but Dandley pushes him away.
Dandley goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Roy turns into him and now he's in Dandley's guard.
Dandley working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Dandley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roger Dandley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Roy closes the distance and clinches.
Dandley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Roy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dandley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Roy circles away.
Roy moves to clinch but Dandley breaks away
and Dandley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Roy looking to control.
Dandley drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Roy manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dandley has Roy in his guard.
Roy advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Roy wants to stand but Dandley has his arm trapped.
Dandley struggling a bit here.
Roy happy to just control the position for now.
Roy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dandley keeps working.
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.
Dandley struggling a bit here.
Roy trying to control the action but Dandley is working from the bottom.
Evander Roy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evander Roy has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Roy moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Roy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dandley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Roy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Dandley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roy tries to bum rush Dandley with a series of wild strikes but Dandley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roy looks to clinch
and Dandley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dandley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dandley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Roy trying to control the position here.
Dandley tries to free his leg and advance position but Roy is retaining full guard.
Dandley wants to control from the top but Roy keeps moving.
Dandley drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Roy dives on top into guard.
Dandley is trying to control the position but Roy postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Dandley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dandley, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Dandley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cid Strife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strife's entrance music is Tool - Ticks and Leeches. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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167 lbs
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165 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cid Strife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hugo Chavez!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strife lands a leg kick that knocks Chavez off balance momentarily.
Strife keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chavez looks for the body kick but Strife saw that one coming.
Strife misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Strife.
Chavez motions for Strife to come forward. Chavez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Strife lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chavez doesn't seem phased though.
Chavez closes the distance but Strife moves to the side
and Strife counters with a leg kick.
Strife connects with a crisp jab.
Chavez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Strife's sensitive parts.
Chavez walks into a straight right hand from Strife.
Strife throws a body punch but Chavez moves out of range.
Chavez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strife wants to land a leg kick but Chavez is out of range.
Chavez feints and then cracks Strife's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Strife down.
Strife blocks a head kick by Chavez.
Strife connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Strife misses with a looping right.
Chavez tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Strife connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strife throws a quick inside leg kick.
Strife dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strife throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Strife clobbers Chavez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chavez.
Strife feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chavezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chavez tries a head kick but it misses.
Strife wants to slow Chavez down by chopping away at his legs.
Chavez throws a low kick, looking for Strife's leg but Strife calmly moves out of range.
Strife thuds his right hand into Chavez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A chopping leg kick lands by Strife.
Chavez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Strife sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chavez somewhat.
Strife misses with a hook.
Strife paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Strife throws a nice head kick!
Strife throws a sloppy head kick and Chavez moves out of range easily.
Strife blocks a head kick by Chavez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife misses with a low kick.
Strife lands with a right hand.
Strife throws a leg kick
and Chavez counters with an outside leg kick.
Strife blocks a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chavez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Strife keeps the fight on the outside.
Chavez throws a lazy head kick
and Strife counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Strife thumps Chavez with a low kick.
Chavez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strife misses with a head kick.
Strife works the jab nicely.
Strife throws a front kick aimed at Chavez's knee but Chavez avoids it well.
Cid Strife is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strife throws a body kick that misses.
Strife lands a jab to Chavez's midsection.
Chavez thows a body kick. Strife tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavez tries to work over Strife's front leg with a kick but Strife checks it.
Chavez moves away from the strike by Strife.
Nice cross by Strife.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Chavez misses
and Strife counters with a stiff right hand.
Strife feints and then cracks Chavez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chavez down.
Strife throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chavez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chavez throws a leg kick
letting Strife counter with a right hand.
Chavez darts in trying to clinch
and Strife counters with an outside leg kick.
Strife tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Strife.
Strife throws a hook but Chavez blocks it.
Chavez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Strife stuns Chavez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Strife scores with a leg kick.
Strife fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chavez checks it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chavez, right into the meat.
Strife fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chavez.
Strife lands a really nice looking cross but Chavez seems unphased.
A bone on bone clash there as Strife blocks the leg kick.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses
and Strife counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strife stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chavez.
Strife scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Chavez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strife.
Strife wants to land a leg kick but Chavez is out of range.
Strife swings widly with a right hand
and Chavez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strife misses with a straight left.
Strife takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Strife.
An inside leg kick lands from Chavez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavez blocks a head kick by Strife.
Strife misses with a leg kick
and Chavez counters with a thumping low kick.
Chavez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Strife counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chavez is looking to clinch but Strife is avoiding it.
Strife throws the left hand but Chavez avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cid Strife dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chavez - that will leave a mark!
Strife misses with a low kick.
Chavez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Strife to score with a decent uppercut.
Strife misses with a low kick as Chavez jumps back.
Strife blocks a head kick by Chavez.
Strife lands a glancing blow to the side of Chavez's head.
Chavez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strife.
Chavez is looking to chop away at Strife's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strife.
Chavez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheers as Strife lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chavez doesn't seem phased though.
Chavez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chavez moves out of range as Strife strikes.
Strife tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chavez tries to bum rush Strife with a series of wild strikes but Strife uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chavez walks into a left hand.
Chavez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Strife's head.
Chavez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Strife is out of range.
Strife sizes up Chavez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Strife is predictable there
and Chavez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Strife tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from Strife.
Strife keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Strife connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Strife misses.
Chavez motions for Strife to come forward. Chavez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Chavez.
The fighters circling - Strife throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chavez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Strife lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chavez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chavez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strife connects with a looping right hand.
Chavez misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Chavez is predictable there
and Strife counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Strife finds it's way through Chavez's defenses.
Strife moves out of range as Chavez throws a body kick.
Chavez moves to clinch but Strife breaks away
and Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Chavez as he checks the leg kick.
Chavez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cid Strife is winning the standup battle so far.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chavez has a takedown stuffed.
Strife showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chavez.
Strife pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from Strife lands.
Nice straight punches there by Strife. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Strife.
Chavez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chavez throws a head kick but Strife moves out of range.
Chavez misses with a kick to the body.
Chavez tries to clinch up.
Chavez throws a chopping leg kick but Strife manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chavez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Strife buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chavez throws a chopping leg kick but Strife manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife lands the left hand.
Chavez misses with a head kick.
Strife connects with a right hand. Chavez shakes it off.
Chavez misses with a kick to the body
and Strife counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strife throws a leg kick but Chavez checks it.
Strife throws a good cross that connects.
Strife scoring well with a low kick there.
Strife lands with an uppercut that bounces Chavez off the cage and back into rage.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strife lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chavez throws a solid leg kick but Strife takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chavez.
Hugo Chavez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses
and Strife counters with a nice uppercut.
Strife 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.
Strife lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Strife pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Strife misses.
Strife throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chavez counters with a good, hard body kick but Strife shrugs it off.
Chavez misses the jab.
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Strife.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Strife misses
and Chavez counters with a nice body kick.
Chavez throws a sloppy head kick
and Strife counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strife connects with a high kick.
Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chavez wants to clinch
and Strife counters with a slapping leg kick.
Strife throws a sloppy head kick
and Chavez counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chavez connects with a leg kick. Strife looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Strife uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chavez staying out of range there.
Strife throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chavez misses with a head kick.
Chavez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Strife throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chavez misses with the body kick
and Strife counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chavez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Strife smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Strife connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hugo Chavez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Chavez fails with a takedown attempt.
Chavez scores with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chavez.
Chavez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strife throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chavez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chavez lands a jab-cross combination.
Chavez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chavez keeps Strife at a distance using the push kick.
Chavez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Strife checks a leg kick.
Strife connects with the punch.
Strife tries a head kick but it misses.
Chavez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Strife counter with a right hand.
Chavez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Strife.
Strife misses with a wild body shot.
Chavez tries to clinch up.
Jab, jab by Strife - just one landing.
Strife lands a head kick. Chavez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Strife throws a chopping leg kick but Chavez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses.
Strife steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chavez. That one must have hurt.
A slow jab from Strife misses its intended target.
Strife throws a leg kick
and Chavez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chavez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chavez tries to clinch
and Strife counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chavez misses with a leg kick
and Strife counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Strife goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses.
Chavez connects with a high kick.
Chavez connects with a leg kick. Strife looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Chavez.
Strife checks a leg kick.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chavez throws a sloppy head kick
and Strife counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strife will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strife throws a poor cross that misses
and Chavez counters with a nice leg kick.
Chavez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chavez tries to land a leg kick but Strife saw it coming and moves away.
Chavez throws a lazy head kick
and Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strife throws a nice head kick!
Chavez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strife misses with a straight left.
Strife misses with a hook.
A big right from Strife misses.
Chavez lands a nice shot that snaps Strife's head back.
Strife throws a lazy right hand but Chavez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Strife misses.
Chavez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Strife. Strife obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez darts in trying to clinch
and Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses.
Strife throws a jab when Chavez was well out of range.
Strife lands with a cross.
Strife looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chavez throws a head kick that half lands.
Chavez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses
and Strife counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chavez misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Chavez.
Strife scores with a leg kick.
Chavez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Strife misses with a hook.
Chavez throws a head kick but Strife moves out of range.
Chavez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Strife counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Strife connects with a leg kick. Chavez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Chavez misses.
Strife scores with a leg kick.
Chavez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Strife throws a right hand that misses
and Chavez counters with a slapping leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chavez checks a leg kick.
A big right from Strife misses.
Chavez misses with a kick to the body
and Strife counters with a slapping leg kick.
Strife connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Strife misses the target.
Strife lands a front kick.
The crowd cheers as Strife lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chavez doesn't seem phased though.
Chavez misses with a leg kick
and Strife counters with a stiff right hand.
Chavez misses with a leg kick
and Strife counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Strife misses.
Strife connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice shot by Strife.
Chavez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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 Cid Strife.
Well Strife 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hagen Germanicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Mageramsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Germanicus comes to the cage accompanied by Now We Are Free. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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242 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hagen Germanicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Mageramsky!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mageramsky lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Germanicus at a distance.
Mageramsky drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mageramsky tries for a kimura but Germanicus is defending well.
Mageramsky trying to control the position but Germanicus is working away.
Mageramsky wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Germanicus, who protects the arm well.
Mageramsky tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mageramsky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Germanicus keeps working.
Mageramsky is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Germanicus is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Germanicus tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mageramsky wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mageramsky trying to control the position but Germanicus is working away.
Mageramsky 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.
Mageramsky sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Germanicus is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mageramsky throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Germanicus works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Mageramsky passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mageramsky goes for an armbar but Germanicus turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Germanicus.
Germanicus not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Germanicus prevents Mageramsky from getting back to his feet.
Mageramsky looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Germanicus passes into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mageramsky is trying to get back to half guard.
Mageramsky is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Mageramsky 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.
Germanicus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mageramsky.
Germanicus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Hagen Germanicus has been cut.
Mageramsky misses with a takedown attempt
and Germanicus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Joseph Mageramsky has been cut.
Germanicus throws out a leg kick but Mageramsky moves out of range and Germanicus only half commits.
Germanicus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hagen Germanicus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mageramsky with a lazy takedown attempt
and Germanicus counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Mageramsky badly! He tries to strike back but Germanicus puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Mageramsky out cold! Oh man, Mageramsky will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hagen Germanicus!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn MacArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes into the arena with Guerreiro by Curumin blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Guilherme Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shawn MacArthur!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves swings widly with a right hand
and MacArthur counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by MacArthur.
MacArthur postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Alves is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of MacArthur, into his guard.
Alves got a little sloppy there for a moment and MacArthur has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alves has managed to get both his arms back between MacArthur's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacArthur looking for a sweep. Not yet MacArthur, not yet.
Alves tries to free his leg and advance position but MacArthur is retaining full guard.
MacArthur manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
MacArthur throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Alves is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves tries to hold on but MacArthur postures up.
MacArthur thowing shots but they're missing.
Alves working to try and regain half guard.
Alves tries to hold on but MacArthur postures up.
Alves can't escape the position.
MacArthur moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Alves has worked his arm free - good work by Alves!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alves tries to get back to half guard but can't.
MacArthur working the ground and pound but Alves is defending the strikes.
MacArthur looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
MacArthur tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no MacArthur has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Alves dodges the ground and pound from MacArthur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves is trying to control MacArthur's posture but MacArthur avoids it.
Alves regains half guard, as MacArthur was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alves manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
MacArthur throws a big right hand that misses.
MacArthur working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alves seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alves is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as MacArthur works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
MacArthur looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Alves wants to pass the guard but MacArthur is keeping the position.
Alves with a flurry of punches that miss.
MacArthur looking for a sweep. Not yet MacArthur, not yet.
Alves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
MacArthur is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alves defends well.
Alves postures up in MacArthur's guard and throws a big left but MacArthur blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn MacArthur 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.
MacArthur tries to clinch up but Alves circles away and keeps his distance.
MacArthur swats away the attempt to clinch by Alves.
MacArthur darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Alves moves into full guard.
Alves looking for a sweep. Not yet Alves, not yet.
Alves manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. MacArthur manages to get himself to full guard.
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.
MacArthur avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alves preventing the sweep.
MacArthur is trying to hold Alves in close to prevent damage but Alves has managed to pass into half guard.
MacArthur tries to roll over but Alves keeps him under control.
Alves trying to mount his opponent but MacArthur defends it.
Alves is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, MacArthur has managed to free his arm - good work.
MacArthur won't allow Alves to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alves escapes and gets back to his feet.
Alves lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
MacArthur circles away from the clinch attempt
and MacArthur counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by MacArthur.
Alves throws a head punch that misses.
Alves swings wildly with an uppercut but MacArthur uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacArthur is trying to trip Alves. He has hold of a leg but Alves is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. MacArthur persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Alves working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from MacArthur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur throws a strike but Alves rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alves postures up.
MacArthur working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alves doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alves manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
MacArthur is breathing heavily.
MacArthur preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as MacArthur works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alves wants to pass the guard but MacArthur is keeping the position.
Alves is looking to stand up but MacArthur won't let him.
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.
MacArthur avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
MacArthur preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alves wants to pass the guard but MacArthur is keeping the position.
Alves trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alves is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! MacArthur is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! MacArthur has escaped and now he's on top!
Alves looking to hit a scissor sweep but MacArthur is one step ahead there.
MacArthur must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Alves is trying to hold MacArthur in close to prevent damage but MacArthur has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Guilherme Alves will probably get the nod.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A combination from Alves does no damage.
MacArthur darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Alves slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
MacArthur trying to control the position from guard on top but Alves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alves working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacArthur drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Alves manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now MacArthur has Alves in his guard.
MacArthur managing to control the position.
MacArthur trying to keep a closed guard but Alves is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alves accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alves drops back looking for a leg! MacArthur is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and MacArthur manages to kick Alves off! Alves jumps back into MacArthur's guard.
MacArthur looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
MacArthur is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alves is aware though and is defending well.
Alves won't allow MacArthur to sweep him here.
MacArthur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alves is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
MacArthur is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Alves postures up in MacArthur's guard and throws a big left but MacArthur blocks it.
Alves drops back looking for a leg! MacArthur is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and MacArthur manages to kick Alves off! Alves jumps back into MacArthur's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves stands and throws MacArthur's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Alves stands up and beckons MacArthur to his feet.
Jab by Alves.
MacArthur shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Alves tries to reverse the position but MacArthur maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves is working hard here to advance position.
MacArthur goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Alves is on top in guard.
Alves drops back looking for a leg! MacArthur is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and MacArthur manages to kick Alves off! Alves jumps back into MacArthur's guard.
Alves drops back looking for a leg! MacArthur is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and MacArthur manages to kick Alves off! Alves jumps back into MacArthur's guard.
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 Guilherme Alves.
I think Alves has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Guilherme Alves!
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