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FCD 28: Richardson vs Huerta PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Theo Rockwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockwell comes to the cage accompanied by Danger. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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196 lbs
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185 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Theo Rockwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Sierra!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockwell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sierra shoots for a takedown but Rockwell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rockwell fails with a takedown attempt.
Sierra swats away the attempt to clinch by Rockwell.
Sierra thumps Rockwell with a low kick.
Sierra pushes Rockwell up against the cage in a clinch.
Sierra has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rockwell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rockwell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sierra's face.
Rockwell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sierra lands a takedown into guard.
Rockwell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sierra controls the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rockwell controls Sierra momentarily but Sierra frees himself.
Rockwell keeping moving, preventing Sierra from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell looking for subs off his back but Sierra has passed one foot through into half guard.
Rockwell has his hands clasped together around Sierra's back. He's all about the action.
Rockwell is in trouble now - Sierra has advanced to mount!
The referee warns Rockwell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sierra tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rockwell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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.
BOOM! Sierra connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sierra is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rockwell is surviving well by controlling Sierra's body position as best he can.
Sierra controlling from the full mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sierra working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sierra lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sierra controlling his opponent.
Rockwell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rockwell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sierra avoids the attempt from Rockwell to control.
Rockwell is in a horrible position here. Sierra smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sierra with a couple of short strikes.
Sierra softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Rockwell is out cold! Sierra jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Sierra!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Thumper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Thumper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manuel Castro!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thumper.
Castro has managed to clinch.
Castro drags the fight down to the ground.
Castro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Castro seems keen to control Thumper's posture.
Thumper is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thumper prevents Castro from getting back to his feet.
Thumper connects with a couple of short punches.
Thumper thows a big elbow that misses.
Castro 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thumper defends it easily.
Castro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Castro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Castro throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Castro looking for a guillotine here but Thumper defends easily.
Castro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thumper is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thumper thows a big elbow that misses.
Thumper looking to pass the guard.
Thumper stops Castro from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro punching to the body, from the bottom.
Castro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Castro looking to control and managing it successfully.
Castro looking to control but Thumper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thumper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Castro on the ground.
Thumper is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thumper tries to control Castro's body but Castro pushes him off. Thumper squirms to his side and now Castro has his back!
Thumper defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Castro's arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thumper wants to escape the position.
Thumper trying to control the action but Castro just sinks the hooks in.
Castro is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Thumper defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castro tries to keep control of the position but Thumper is staying busy.
Castro scores with punches and elbows.
Thumper manages to reverse the position and now he's in Castro's guard. Nice work there by Thumper.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castro looking for a guillotine here but Thumper defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Castro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Castro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thumper, pushing him back against the cage.
Castro successfully pulls guard.
Thumper stopping the sweep attempt from Castro.
Thumper controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Thumper stops Castro from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Thumper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Castro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Castro takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Castro decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Castro connects with the punch.
Thumper shoots in looking for a takedown. Castro tries to sprawl out of it but Thumper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Castro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A good leg kick by Castro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thumper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Castro sprawls well. Castro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thumper gets slowly back to his feet.
Joe Thumper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Castro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice sprawl there from Castro as Thumper shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Thumper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thumper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thumper tries for a takedown but Castro circles away easily
and Castro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thumper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Castro counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thumper's guard now.
Castro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro stands and throws Thumper's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Thumper trying to remain calm as Castro controls from the top position.
Manuel Castro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Castro lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Thumper throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Castro is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Thumper will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Castro trying to control the position but Thumper is working away.
Castro works to advance to full mount. Thumper defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Castro fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thumper is in a horrible position here. Castro smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Castro controlling the pace for now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thumper is bucking up trying to escape but Castro cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Castro punishing his opponent with strikes.
Thumper is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castro is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thumper can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Castro punishing his opponent with strikes.
Castro working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Castro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Castro drives through and clinches with Thumper against the cage.
Castro ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Castro no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Thumper working some strikes from top position.
Thumper prevents Castro from getting back to his feet.
Castro wants to sweep but no luck.
Castro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Castro looking for a guillotine here but Thumper defends easily.
Castro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro pulls Thumper in close to his closed guard and prevents Thumper from doing any damage or advancing position.
Castro looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Manuel Castro.
Castro shoots in and bounces Thumper off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Thumper keeping moving, preventing Castro from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thumper working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Castro has passed into half guard!
Thumper is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Castro pulls his head out easily.
Thumper is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Castro pulls his head out easily.
Castro slows the pace down in half guard.
Thumper wants to improve his position but Castro is controlling well.
Castro content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Castro's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Castro decides to stand and escape the position.
Thumper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Castro counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Thumper!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thumper tries to hold on but Castro postures up.
Thumper can't escape the position.
Thumper taking shots to the head.
Castro controlling his opponent.
Castro unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castro dominating with strikes here.
Castro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castro lands a big elbow.
Castro avoids the attempt from Thumper to control.
Castro looking to secure an arm triangle but Thumper defends it well.
Joe Thumper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castro landing shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thumper looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
What can Thumper do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Manuel Castro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel Castro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Castro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel Castro!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ren Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ren Duran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dane Mack!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Duran counters with a single leg into guard. Mack didn't expect that.
Duran avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Duran wants to control from the top but Mack keeps moving.
Mack is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Duran defends well.
Duran is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mack is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mack has escaped and now he's on top!
Mack loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack won't allow Duran to sweep him here.
Mack sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Duran's guard.
Mack thows a huge punch but Duran dodges it nicely.
Mack is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Duran doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mack.
Mack throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Duran keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Duran is just riding it out for now. Mack eventually gives up the hold.
Mack is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Duran to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Duran controlling Mack's posture.
Mack working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran wants to sweep but no luck.
Duran pulls Mack in close to his closed guard and prevents Mack from doing any damage or advancing position.
Duran wants to stand and escape but Mack is having none of it.
Mack is fighting to break Duran's control of his arms but Duran is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ren Duran.
Duran is looking to chop away at Mack's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duran dives in and grabs Mack's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mack pushes down on Duran's head and hops out.
Mack fails with the takedown
and Duran counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mack!
Mack is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duran throws some wild stikes that Mack manages to avoid easily.
Mack is working to get back to half guard.
Duran throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ren Duran dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Duran turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Duran fails with a takedown attempt.
Mack blocks a low kick nicely.
Duran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mack is trying hard to land a takedown here. Duran sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Duran closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mack's guard.
Mack has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Duran can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duran tries to free his leg and advance position but Mack is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Duran has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Duran trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Duran wants to control from the top but Mack keeps moving.
Mack trying to keep a closed guard but Duran is proving a slippery customer.
Mack looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Duran is defending well. Mack quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Duran has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Mack celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dane Mack!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by It's A Fight. Rico Santos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rico Santos!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alvarez as he avoids it easily.
Alvarez lunges at Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santos's hand.
Santos shoots in for a double leg but Alvarez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alvarez lands with an overhand left.
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Alvarez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alvarez.
Alvarez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Andre Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alvarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Andre Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Santos.
A jab from Alvarez finds it's way through Santos's defenses.
Donk. Alvarez catches Santos right on the button with a cross.
Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Alvarez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos looks gassed!
Alvarez scores with a hook to the body. Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Santos is trying desperately to land a takedown but Alvarez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Santos.
Alvarez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez looks to land a combination. Santos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Santos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alvarez.
Santos is rocked!
Alvarez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvarez finish him?
Alvarez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Alvarez connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Alvarez scores with a four punch combination!
Nice shot lands for Alvarez.
Santos is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Alvarez moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Alvarez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Choi Siwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Choi Siwon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Hale!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Siwon circles away quickly and effectively.
Siwon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Hale misses.
Hale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Siwon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Siwon shoots in looking for a takedown. Hale tries to sprawl out of it but Siwon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hale manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Siwon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hale as he avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Hale coming out on top.
Hale tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hale misses with a two punch combination.
Hale falls off balance throwing a combination
and Siwon counters with a shoot takedown. Hale fights it but they end up in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Siwon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Siwon defends well.
Hale controls Siwon momentarily but Siwon frees himself.
Siwon trying to control but Hale is working from the bottom.
Hale bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Siwon's guard.
Hale wants to stand but Siwon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Siwon is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale wants to stand and escape but instead Siwon has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hale is controlling Siwon's posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Siwon.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hale!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Siwon checks the leg kick.
Hale misses with a wild combination.
Hale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Siwon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siwon walks into a stiff left hand from Hale.
Hale tries a low kick but Siwon avoids it.
Hale throws a body kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Hale. Those never looked like landing.
Hale looks to land a combination but Siwon avoids it well.
Hale drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Siwon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Siwon throws Hale to one side and escapes!
Hale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Siwon quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Siwon manages to get to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hale trying to stand up but can't free himself from Siwon's guard.
Siwon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hale accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Hale dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Siwon defending well as Hale loads up on a big left hand.
Siwon looks for a takedown but Hale sprawls well.
Siwon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hale sprawls well. Hale wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Siwon gets slowly back to his feet.
Choi Siwon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hale displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Siwon.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Choi Siwon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hale misses with a low kick.
Siwon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Siwon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hale avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hale misses with a straight left.
Siwon tries to keep at a distance but Hale has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hale just misses with a elbow thrown towards Siwon's brow.
Hale tries to stall but Siwon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hale gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Siwon regains guard.
Siwon managing to control the position.
Hale trying to control but Siwon is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siwon wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hale has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Siwon is proving hard to escape from.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Justin Hale.
Hale drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hale misses with the ground and pound.
Siwon wants to control but Hale postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siwon is not content to let Hale control the position.
Hale wants to stand but Siwon is controlling his arm.
Hale throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hale working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hale stands up and beckons Siwon to his feet.
Hale tries to bum rush Siwon with a series of wild strikes but Siwon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Siwon moves out of range of the leg kick from Hale.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale throws a series of punches but Siwon moves out of range.
Hale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Siwon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hale stalks Siwon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Siwon's face. Siwon staggers backwards, shaken.
Hale gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hale manages to break the clinch.
Hale misses with a head kick.
Hale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hale is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Hale misses.
Hale moves into range and clinches up with Siwon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Hale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Siwon moves out of range of the body kick.
Justin Hale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Hale misses.
Hale scores with a kick to the body.
Siwon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hale throws out the jab.
Justin Hale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Siwon shoots in looking for a takedown. Hale tries to sprawl out of it but Siwon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hale manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hale shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hale has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Siwon is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Siwon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale trying to control the position from guard on top but Siwon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hale might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Siwon kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Justin Hale.
Hale throws a nice head kick!
Hale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Siwon circles away quickly and effectively.
Hale will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Siwon as he checks the leg kick.
Hale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hale takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes from Hale. Those never looked like landing.
Hale misses with a kick to the body.
Hale fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Siwon, pushing him back against the cage.
Hale is trying to force a seperation but Siwon has the dominant position.
Hale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Siwon.
Hale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hale is trying to trip Siwon. He has hold of a leg but Siwon is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hale persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hale accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Siwon controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale wants to stand but Siwon is controlling his posture from full guard.
Siwon managing to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Choi Siwon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hale throws a body punch but Siwon moves out of range.
Hale misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale gets caught flat footed, as Siwon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hale working for a triangle but Siwon defends it easily.
Siwon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Siwon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Choi Siwon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justin Hale is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Siwon forces his way into half guard.
Hale tries to roll over but Siwon keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Siwon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hale manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Hale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hale has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Hale!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Yuudai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doran Connell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connell has chosen Rob Kelly - Rockstar as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Takeshi Yuudai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Doran Connell!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuudai misses with a takedown attempt - Connell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck for Yuudai with that takedown attempt.
Connell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yuudai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Connell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Connell tries to clinch there but Yuudai circles away.
Crunch! Connell slams his shin into Yuudai's torso.
Yuudai misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeshi Yuudai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuudai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Connell was well out of range. Poor timing from Yuudai.
Connell slaps away a takedown attempt from Yuudai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yuudai scores with a body shot.
Yuudai tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Connell tries to clinch but Yuudai moves out of range.
Yuudai shoots in and drives through. Connell sprawls well.
Doran Connell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connell doesn't manage to clinch there - Yuudai circles away.
Yuudai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yuudai changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Connell tries to avoid it but Yuudai manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Connell to the ground. Connell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Connell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yuudai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Connell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yuudai gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Connell regains guard.
Yuudai passes Connell's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Yuudai scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yuudai works his way into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Connell taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Connell sneaks back into half guard.
Connell looking for submissions off his back.
Yuudai throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yuudai passes the guard and advances to mount!
Yuudai misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Yuudai landing punches.
Yuudai raining down shots from the mount!
Yuudai landing punches.
Yuudai lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Yuudai misses with a head shot.
Yuudai thowing shots but they're missing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yuudai jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Connell manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connell managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Yuudai.
Yuudai working away.
Yuudai scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Connell to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yuudai lands some shots froms side control.
Yuudai swings around for an armbar but Connell sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Yuudai's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yuudai keeping full guard, as Connell tries to pass.
Yuudai keeping moving, preventing Connell from controlling successfully.
Yuudai manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Yuudai dominated that round.
That's time! Yuudai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Connell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yuudai shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Connell sprawls well. Connell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yuudai gets slowly back to his feet.
Yuudai misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Connell doesn't manage to clinch there - Yuudai circles away.
Doran Connell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yuudai misses with a takedown attempt - Connell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeshi Yuudai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Connell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yuudai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yuudai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Connell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yuudai tries to score a power double leg takedown but Connell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yuudai somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yuudai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Connell tries to clinch up
and Yuudai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Connell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yuudai.
Yuudai swats away the attempt to clinch by Connell.
Connell avoids the body shot from Yuudai.
Connell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Connell tries to close the distance and clinch but Yuudai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Connell tries to clinch but Yuudai is having none of it.
Connell throws a head kick that Yuudai semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Yuudai scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuudai lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Connell hang on?
Yuudai has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Connell's face.
Yuudai throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Connell tries to hold on but Yuudai postures up.
Yuudai lands a big elbow.
Connell is rocked!
Connell is breathing heavily.
Yuudai postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Connell in real trouble here! The ref calls for Connell to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takeshi Yuudai!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pixar Bonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonan has chosen Morbid Angel - Immortal Rites as his entrance music. Pixar Bonan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nate Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pixar Bonan!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonan misses with a double jab
and Great counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bonan thinking.
Great looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonan is just out of range.
Bonan tries to clinch but Great is having none of it.
Great slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Bonan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Great misses with a body punch
and Bonan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Great throws an off balance right hand
and Bonan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Great thinking.
A combination from Bonan does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Nate Great has been cut.
Great takes one to the side of the head.
Great blocks a jab.
Pixar Bonan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Great slips a jab and a cross from Bonan.
Great on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bonan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice uppercut there from Bonan.
Bonan lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonan with a jab.
Great swings away with a body shot that misses
and Great takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Great just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Great ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonan moves away.
Bonan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Great gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Great looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bonan gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Great digs a good hook to Bonan's body.
Great shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bonan actively working from the bottom here.
Great wants to control but Bonan is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonan wants to improve his position but Great is controlling well.
Bonan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Great pulls his head out easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bonan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bonan is looking to escape.
Great seems to be looking for submissions.
Great seems to be looking for submissions.
Bonan gets back to full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Great pushing down on Bonan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pixar Bonan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Great's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Great checks a leg kick.
Great takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Bonan.
Bonan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Great throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bonan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bonan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Great.
Bonan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Great is out of range and Bonan settles back down.
Bonan throws a nice looking combination but Great bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bonan tries to clinch there but Great circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonan just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonan ducks under a wild hook from Great.
Great tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonan was well out of range. Poor timing from Great.
A slow jab from Great misses its intended target.
Bonan misses with the combination.
Great takes a swing at Bonan's ribcage but misses.
Great gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bonan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonan won't allow Great to sweep him here.
Great working for a triangle but Bonan defends it easily.
Great is looking for a triangle but Bonan pushes his legs off easily.
Bonan trying to control the position from guard on top but Great is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bonan stays in close to Great's body and controls the position.
Bonan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Great's guard.
Great is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bonan defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Great had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bonan defends it easily.
Great looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bonan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Great has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bonan is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Great.
Great is not content to let Bonan control the position.
Great is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonan is trying to get an arm triangle but Great is defending well.
Bonan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Great. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Great is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bonan wants to control but Great is keeping him busy.
Bonan decides to stand back up. Bonan steps back and let's Great get back to his feet.
Bonan throws a leg kick but Great moved away.
Bonan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pixar Bonan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonan slips a straight right by Great.
Great walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pixar Bonan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nate Great's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Great walks into a left hand.
Bonan swinging wildly here.
Bonan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Bonan.
Great showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonan.
Great throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Great is looking to wear down Bonan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonan misses with a few strikes there.
Bonan throws a series of punches but Great avoids them all with ease.
Great looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonan is just out of range.
Bonan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bonan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bonan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Great.
Great tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonan was well out of range. Poor timing from Great.
Bonan misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great needs to keep his hands up - Bonan had a free shot at his head there.
Great throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bonan swings for the body but Great moves out of range.
Great throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonan misses with a hook. Great ducked under it nicely.
Bonan lands a right hook to the body.
Pixar Bonan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonan connects with a body shot that sends Great's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonan misses with a few strikes there.
Bonan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Bonan as he connects with a hook.
Great misses the shot to the body.
Bonan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bonan is looking to chop away at Great's legs.
Bonan lands with a nice combination. Great backs away looking to recover.
Bonan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonan wants to stand but Great is controlling his arm.
Great manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Great has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bonan has managed to get both his arms back between Great's legs - danger averted.
Pixar Bonan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bonan stays in close to Great's body and controls the position.
Bonan tries to stand but Great is controlling from the bottom.
Bonan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bonan throws a series of punches but Great moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Decent striking displayed by Bonan there.
Nate Great has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonan throws a series of punches but Great moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pixar Bonan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bonan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pixar Bonan!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnnie Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Ibragimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Johnnie Rico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Ibragimov!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rico bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ibragimov swinging wildly here.
Rico connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rico lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rico scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ibragimov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ibragimov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ibragimov looks gassed!
Rico lands a big uppercut and Ibragimov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ibragimov looks OK. Rico waves Ibragimov back to his feet!
Ibragimov is rocked!
Rico dances in with a quick combination. Ibragimov is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Rico snaps Ibragimov's head back. Ibragimov stumbles backwards against the cage. Rico steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Ibragimov's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Ibragimov just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnnie Rico!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grammy Married Sokojuice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meat Brockenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sokojuice comes to the cage accompanied by DEATH - Spirit Crusher. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grammy Married Sokojuice!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Meat Brockenstein!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokojuice tried to score with a low kick but Brockenstein checks it.
Brockenstein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brockenstein takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Meat Brockenstein has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Sokojuice. Those never looked like landing.
Sokojuice keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brockenstein throws a lazy uppercut
and Sokojuice counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sokojuice closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sokojuice manages to break the clinch.
Brockenstein drops his hands momentarily and Sokojuice takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brockenstein tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sokojuice swivels and escapes.
Sokojuice lands a big shot that drops Brockenstein! Can he finish him?
Brockenstein is rocked!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Brockenstein working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sokojuice.
Brockenstein is still in real trouble! Can Sokojuice finish him?
Sokojuice decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Brockenstein, up you get!
Sokojuice scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sokojuice scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sokojuice scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sokojuice postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Brockenstein to stand up.
Meat Brockenstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brockenstein looks gassed!
Brockenstein checks a low kick from Sokojuice.
Brockenstein seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokojuice shoots in looking for a takedown. Brockenstein tries to sprawl out of it but Sokojuice keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brockenstein manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brockenstein drops his hands for a split second and Sokojuice immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Brockenstein face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Sokojuice follows up with a right hand that knocks Brockenstein into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Grammy Married Sokojuice!
Grammy Married Sokojuice retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donnell Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richardson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Enter Sandman. Chuck Huerta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Donnell Richardson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Huerta!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huerta clinches up against the cage.
Richardson is trying to break the clinch but Huerta is controlling him.
Huerta tries to throw a body punch but Richardson avoids it by throwing Huerta back against the cage.
Huerta breaks from the clinch.
Huerta closes the distance and clinches.
Richardson blocks a body shot from Huerta.
Huerta gets underhooks to prevent Richardson's takedown attempt.
Richardson goes for a takedown attempt but Huerta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Richardson walks into a straight right hand from Huerta.
Richardson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Huerta instigates a clinch.
Richardson is trying to drag Huerta to the mat but Huerta just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnell Richardson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Huerta.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huerta is pressed up against the cage. Richardson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Huerta down to the mat. Huerta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Richardson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Huerta but Huerta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Huerta scores with the left hand. Richardson knows he should have avoided that one.
Richardson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Huerta tries to avoid it but Richardson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Huerta to the ground. Huerta escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Richardson is breathing heavily.
Huerta motions for Richardson to come forward. Huerta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Huerta sizes up Richardson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Richardson is rocked!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oh Richardson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huerta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Huerta.
Huerta creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Richardson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Richardson drops to his knees and Huerta pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Huerta!
Chuck Huerta is the new middleweight champion!
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