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BHFC 74: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taz Lero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrome Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrome Smith will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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25
205 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taz Lero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyrome Smith!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lero doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Lero misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Lero.
Lero tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taz Lero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws a right and a left that Lero avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Lero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Lero fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Lero is breathing heavily.
Lero has his takedown stuffed
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Lero.
Lero is rocked!
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taz Lero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith looks to land a combination but Lero avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a series of punches but Lero avoids them all with ease.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lero with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Lero fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Lero backs away looking to recover.
Lero slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Lero. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Smith's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lero tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smith throws a right and a left that Lero avoids nicely.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smith stalks Lero and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lero's face. Lero staggers backwards, shaken.
Smith pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lero back to the cage. Smith follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
Lero gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Lero backing up. Lero nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lero gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Lero.
Smith is working the combinations to good effect here.
Smith throws a one two combo.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lero circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lero looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lero with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith looks to land a combination. Lero sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Lero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lero gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Smith throws a series of punches but Lero avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lero doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lero circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Lero doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Lero backing up. Lero nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Tyrome Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrome Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Lero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lero fails with a takedown attempt.
Lero has his takedown stuffed
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Lero will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lero with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taz Lero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith scores with a one two! Lero had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oh Lero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lero slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith works over Lero's head and body with a nice combination.
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!
Smith feints a jab promting Lero to slip. Smith then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lero slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Smith misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lero circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lero is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Smith looks to land a combination. Lero sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lero.
Lero seems to have got his legs back now.
Lero has his takedown stuffed
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Taz Lero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Lero tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lero somewhat.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Lero backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lero has his takedown stuffed
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Lero backing up. Lero nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Smith works over Lero's head and body with a nice combination.
Smith's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
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!
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Lero with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Lero.
Smith throws a one two combo.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lero might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Lero misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lero shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Smith works over Lero's head and body with a nice combination.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lero.
No luck for Lero with that takedown attempt.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lero has a takedown stuffed.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lero fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Lero.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lero throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Smith was covering up waiting for the punch and Lero finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lero stops Smith from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lero drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Lero off! Lero jumps back into Smith's guard.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Lero is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lero passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lero is trying to get an arm triangle but Smith is defending well.
Smith is trying to buck Lero off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lero wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smith, who protects the arm well.
Smith is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrome Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lero backs up against the cage.
Lero slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith tries to bum rush Lero with a series of wild strikes but Lero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lero shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith throws a right and a left that Lero avoids nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Lero fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith throws a series of punches but Lero avoids them all with ease.
Lero has his takedown stuffed
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taz Lero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smith.
Smith tries to bum rush Lero with a series of wild strikes but Lero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lero fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lero.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horrible takedown by Lero or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
Lero has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lero shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lero shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lero circles away quickly and effectively.
Lero shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Lero's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Lero shoots and misses
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Lero.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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!
Lero doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Lero dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smith throws a right and a left that Lero avoids nicely.
Smith stalks Lero and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lero's face. Lero staggers backwards, shaken.
Lero slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Lero shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Lero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Lero backs away looking to recover.
Lero has a takedown stuffed.
Lero slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Tyrome Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lero tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tyrome Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lero shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smith's guard.
Smith is looking to stand up but Lero isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lero drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Lero seems to have locked his on tight now - Smith screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Lero, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Taz Lero!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stu Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Janos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bennett might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Smuggly Ugly . Janos has chosen Predator Theme as his entrance 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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28
265 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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195 cm
21
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power |
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Dangerous GnP
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stu Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Janos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janos pushes Bennett up against the cage in a clinch.
Janos working Bennett over with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bennett managing to block the knees to the body from Janos.
Janos lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Stu Bennett has been cut.
Janos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Janos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bennett tries to break free but Janos pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Janos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janos lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Janos.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
Janos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Janos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bennett takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bennett's defenses.
Janos stalling.
Janos landing knees to the head.
Janos landing knees to the head.
Janos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bennett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Janos lands a nice knee to the body.
Janos is pushing Bennett up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Janos lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Janos obliges.
Janos trying to control the position but instead, Bennett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Janos into the cage.
Janos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Janos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janos stalling against the cage.
Janos is trying to stall.
A knee to the head by Janos.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Janos lands a good knee to the midsection. Bennett won't want to take too many of those.
Janos avoiding damage.
Janos scores a nice knee to the body.
Janos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bennett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Janos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Janos lands a knee to the body.
Bennett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Janos has him pressed against the cage.
Bennett takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janos landing knees to the body.
Janos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Janos.
Janos landing knees to the body.
Janos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bennett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Janos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Janos slows down the pace here.
Bennett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janos is looking to clinch.
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bennett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch but Bennett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Janos ducks under a wild hook from Bennett.
Janos moves in looking to clinch but Bennett pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Janos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Janos tries to clinch up
and Bennett counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bennett preventing the sweep.
Janos keeping full guard, as Bennett tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett looking to sit in guard and control but Janos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Janos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stu Bennett's cut.
That's time! Bennett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bennett swats away the attempt to clinch by Janos.
Janos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stu Bennett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Janos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Janos.
Janos wants to clinch
and Bennett counters with a shoot takedown. Janos fights it but they end up in guard.
Bennett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bennett wants to control from the top but Janos keeps moving.
Janos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janos wants to sweep but no luck.
Janos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Stu Bennett.
Janos darts in trying to clinch
and Bennett counters by clinching up.
Janos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bennett is defending well for now.
Janos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Janos lands a knee to the head.
Janos landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Janos trying to control the position but instead, Bennett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Janos into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Janos is looking to control Bennett's arms but Bennett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Janos has his back to the cage.
Bennett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Janos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bennett up against the cage.
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!
Janos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bennett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Janos lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Janos obliges.
Janos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Janos.
Janos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bennett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Janos landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janos is looking to control Bennett's arms but Bennett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Janos has his back to the cage.
Janos working Bennett over with knees to the body.
Janos lands a good knee to the midsection. Bennett won't want to take too many of those.
Janos stalls.
Janos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Janos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Janos lands a knee to the body.
Janos lands a knee to the body.
Janos scores with a knee to the head.
Janos lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janos is trying to maintain a safe position but Bennett gets an underhook and turns Janos into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janos lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Janos.
Bennett can't get the takedown.
Janos landing knees to the body.
Janos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Janos landing knees to the body.
Janos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Janos scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janos is trying to stall.
Jim Janos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Janos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Janos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stu Bennett's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Janos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bennett 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.
Janos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bennett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Janos moves into the clinch.
Janos lands a nice elbow.
Janos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Janos looking to slow down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Janos.
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!
A knee to the head by Janos.
Janos lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Janos.
Janos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Janos stalling in the clinch but Bennett improves position.
Janos lands a good knee to the midsection. Bennett won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bennett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bennett fails to pull guard.
Bennett takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Janos.
Bennett takes a knee to the side of the body.
Janos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bennett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Janos lands a knee to the body.
Janos crunches a lovely knee into Bennett's ribcage.
Janos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janos scores a nice knee to the body.
Janos landing knees to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bennett as Janos tries to tie him up.
Janos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Janos landing knees to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jim Janos.
Janos closes the distance and pushes Bennett back into the cage.
Bennett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Janos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bennett avoids it.
Bennett tries to break the clinch but Janos is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janos trying to land knees to the body.
Bennett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Janos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Janos lands a nice knee to the body.
Janos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Janos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bennett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Janos lands a damaging elbow.
Janos lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Janos.
Janos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Janos stalling in the clinch but Bennett improves position.
Jim Janos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janos lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Janos lands a knee to the head.
Janos stops a takedown attempt from Bennett.
Bennett is trying to force a seperation but Janos has the dominant position.
Janos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Janos with a knee to the head.
Bennett tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Janos just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stu Bennett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Janos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bennett as Janos tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Janos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Janos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Janos!
Jim Janos managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Alkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Sadorra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Alkofer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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178 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Alkofer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Sadorra!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alkofer staying out of range there.
Sadorra closes the distance but Alkofer moves to the side
and Alkofer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sadorra's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Alkofer trying to control the position from guard on top but Sadorra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alkofer preventing the sweep.
Alkofer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Alkofer wants to control from the top but Sadorra keeps moving.
Daniel Alkofer has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A punch combination from Alkofer misses.
Alkofer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sadorra napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sadorra is looking to regain half guard here but Alkofer keeps moving and retains side control.
Sadorra manages to get back to half guard.
Alkofer stands up and beckons Sadorra to join him on the feet.
Sadorra fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alkofer avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadorra shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Alkofer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sadorra scores with a couple of nice shots.
Alkofer is looking to escape.
Sadorra is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Alkofer is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alkofer taking some punishment here, with Sadorra in his half guard.
Alkofer is rocked!
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!
Alkofer is looking to get back to full guard here but Sadorra has managed to pass to side control instead.
Oh Alkofer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sadorra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sadorra stands up and beckons Alkofer to his feet.
Daniel Sadorra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sadorra gets a big slam - oh, Alkofer is out! Alkofer is out! That's a nasty KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Daniel Sadorra!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Pulver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J J Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Pulver could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to J J Walker's chin.
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28
156 lbs
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21
160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Pulver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, J J Walker!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulver misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Walker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pulver counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Walker's guard now.
Walker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pulver manages to get himself to full guard.
Walker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Walker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pulver is looking for a sweep.
Walker controls the position.
Pulver is trying to control Walker's posture but Walker avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulver is letting Walker control him for a moment.
Pulver tries to improve position but can't.
Walker is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pulver will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Walker decides to stand up, so the ref orders Pulver to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulver shoots in but Walker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pulver is breathing heavily.
Walker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pulver shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Walker pinned against the cage. Walker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Pulver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker scores with a one two! Pulver had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Donk. Walker catches Pulver right on the button with a cross.
Pulver is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker connects with a nice cross there... Pulver is looking wobbly and Walker recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Pulver to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Walker jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). J J Walker!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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23
265 lbs
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245 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Winchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Victor Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester shoots in for a takedown but Munoz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Munoz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Winchester shoots in but Munoz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Winchester avoids the head kick by Munoz.
Winchester shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Winchester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munoz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Munoz tries a head kick but it misses.
Munoz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Munoz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Winchester circles away quickly and effectively.
Winchester doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Munoz counters with a big head kick but Winchester shrugs it off.
Winchester shoots in for a takedown but Munoz shows good takedown defense.
Victor Munoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Munoz.
Munoz throws a nice looking combination but Winchester bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Munoz tries to bum rush Winchester with a series of wild strikes but Winchester uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A combination from Munoz does no damage.
Munoz looks to land a body kick but Winchester moved away.
Winchester takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Munoz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Munoz throws a sloppy head kick and Winchester moves out of range easily.
Winchester fails with the takedown.
Munoz scores with a one two! Winchester had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Munoz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Winchester.
Munoz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Winchester dives in and grabs Munoz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Munoz pushes down on Winchester's head and hops out.
Winchester is breathing heavily.
Winchester avoids the head kick by Munoz.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Winchester. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Munoz misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz tries a head kick but it misses.
Winchester slips a jab and a cross from Munoz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munoz stuffs the takedown attempt from Winchester. Winchester gets slowly back to his feet.
Winchester tries to score a power double leg takedown but Munoz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Winchester somewhat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Winchester.
Munoz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Munoz tries a head kick but it misses.
Munoz scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester shoots in for a double leg but Munoz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Munoz misses with a two punch combination.
Munoz throws a nice head kick!
Winchester slips a jab and a cross from Munoz.
Winchester shoots in and drives through. Munoz sprawls well.
Munoz connects with a high kick.
Munoz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Munoz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Winchester.
Munoz throws a right hand that Winchester ducks under and follows up with a left that Winchester also avoids with ease.
Winchester fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Munoz connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick from Munoz lands but Winchester takes it in his stride.
Munoz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munoz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Munoz throws a series of punches but Winchester avoids them all with ease.
Munoz throws a right and a left that Winchester avoids nicely.
Winchester shoots and misses
and Munoz counters with an outside leg kick.
Munoz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Munoz is working the combinations to good effect here.
A right-left combo lands from Munoz.
Munoz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A nice combination there by Munoz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munoz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Munoz connects with a solid leg kick.
Munoz scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Munoz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice sprawl there from Munoz as Winchester shoots in.
Winchester fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Munoz avoids it really well and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Munoz. Those never looked like landing.
Munoz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Winchester shoots in but Munoz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Winchester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winchester looks for a takedown but Munoz sprawls well.
Munoz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winchester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Munoz.
Sam Winchester is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Winchester avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Winchester might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Munoz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Munoz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Munoz swinging wildly here.
Munoz fails to land with a series of punches.
Winchester slips a jab and a cross from Munoz.
Munoz scores with a one two! Winchester had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Munoz throws a series of punches but Winchester avoids them all with ease.
Munoz throws a leg kick which misses Winchester's front leg but catches the back leg as Winchester tries to avoid it.
Winchester takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Winchester scores with a takedown into Munoz's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Winchester seems to have locked his on tight now - Munoz screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Winchester, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Sam Winchester!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Monzer Al Kassar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wai Kickamoocow (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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25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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19
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Monzer Al Kassar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wai Kickamoocow!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Al Kassar misses.
Al Kassar gets a clinch.
Kickamoocow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Al Kassar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice uppercut there from Al Kassar.
Al Kassar defending well as Kickamoocow loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Al Kassar.
Al Kassar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kickamoocow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Al Kassar to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Al Kassar lands a right hand.
Kickamoocow is trying to break the clinch but Al Kassar is controlling him.
Al Kassar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Al Kassar taking a breather.
Al Kassar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Kassar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Al Kassar.
Al Kassar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kickamoocow looking to stall.
Al Kassar slowing the pace effectively.
Al Kassar presses Kickamoocow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kickamoocow trying to stall but Al Kassar improves his position.
Kickamoocow looks gassed!
Kickamoocow being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Monzer Al Kassar.
Al Kassar lands with a shot to the body.
Al Kassar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Kassar instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Al Kassar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Al Kassar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Al Kassar lands a body punch.
Al Kassar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Al Kassar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Al Kassar seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Al Kassar cracks Kickamoocow with a nice body shot.
A short right from Al Kassar.
Al Kassar stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Al Kassar on the inside.
Al Kassar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kickamoocow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Al Kassar.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Al Kassar.
Al Kassar cracks Kickamoocow with a nice body shot.
Come on Al Kassar - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Monzer Al Kassar.
Al Kassar connects with a crisp jab.
Al Kassar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Al Kassar drops Kickamoocow with a beautiful combination! Kickamoocow stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Al Kassar is looking for the KO!
Kickamoocow is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Kassar gets a clinch.
Kickamoocow is still on wobbly legs! Can Al Kassar finish him?
Al Kassar lands a shot to the body.
Al Kassar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Al Kassar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Al Kassar lands a big right hand that drops Kickamoocow! The killer instinct kicks in and Al Kassar finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Al Kassar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Monzer Al Kassar!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Brasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Chubar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donnie Brasco has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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19
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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26
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Donnie Brasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrey Chubar!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brasco scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Andrey Chubar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brasco thows a body kick. Chubar tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Chubar looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chubar 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.
Brasco throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Chubar stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Brasco follows into mount!
It looks like Andrey Chubar has been cut.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Brasco connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brasco has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brasco trying to control but Chubar is having none of it.
Brasco thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chubar is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Brasco lands a big shot there that rocks Chubar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The cut above Andrey Chubar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andrey Chubar's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Donnie Brasco!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michel Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miller HighLife (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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253 lbs
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285 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michel Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miller HighLife!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HighLife waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pereira.
HighLife ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pereira moves away.
Pereira tries to clinch there but HighLife circles away.
HighLife throws a leg kick but Pereira sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pereira lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pereira gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pereira is sneakily working for an arm triangle but HighLife sees it coming and defends easily.
Pereira wants to work for an arm triangle but HighLife is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if HighLife can do anything to dispel that myth.
HighLife actively working from the bottom here.
HighLife is staying active underneath Pereira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pereira 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira is looking for a kimura but HighLife is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pereira to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pereira wants to free his trapped foot but HighLife is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pereira wants to control but HighLife is keeping him busy.
HighLife holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
HighLife is defending against the submission attempts here by Pereira.
Pereira wants to work for an arm triangle but HighLife is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
HighLife is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is keen to just control but HighLife is a slippery customer.
HighLife is looking for a sweep. Pereira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
HighLife is trying to maintain the position but Pereira is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Miller HighLife was stalling too much, according to the referee.
HighLife misses with a hook
and Pereira counters with a one-two to the body.
Pereira moves out of range as HighLife strikes.
Pereira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by HighLife.
HighLife bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
HighLife lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
HighLife looks up at the clock and then as Pereira takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, HighLife smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
It looks like Michel Pereira has been cut.
HighLife looks up at the clock and then as Pereira takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, HighLife smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Michel Pereira's cut is getting worse.
Pereira is looking for a sweep.
Pereira taking punishment in the form of punches.
Pereira is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pereira is trying to control HighLife's posture but HighLife avoids it.
Pereira tries to improve position but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Michel Pereira's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michel Pereira's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Miller HighLife!
Miller HighLife managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nycky Downtime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Felizberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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23
152 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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28
146 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nycky Downtime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Felizberto!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downtime slips a jab from Felizberto.
Downtime avoids a punch combination nicely.
Downtime moves away from the strike by Felizberto.
Felizberto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Felizberto throws out a loose jab but Downtime uses good head movement to avoid it.
Felizberto misses with a lunging right hand
and Downtime holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Felizberto stalling.
Downtime pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Downtime closes the distance looking to clinch
and Felizberto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Felizberto just misses with a punch to the body.
Downtime thows a left - swing and a miss!
Felizberto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downtime tries to clinch up but Felizberto circles away and keeps his distance.
Felizberto connects with a jab.
Ryan Felizberto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Felizberto cracks Downtime with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Felizberto misses with a hook
and Downtime counters with a two punch combo.
Downtime staying out of range there.
Felizberto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Downtime moves out of range of the strikes.
Downtime closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Downtime takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Felizberto loads up on a big right hand but Downtime slips the punch.
Felizberto connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Downtime misses with a body shot.
Downtime tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Felizberto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Felizberto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Felizberto with a jab.
Downtime tries to close the distance and clinch but Felizberto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A left and a right from Felizberto both land. Nice combination.
Downtime is rocked!
Felizberto moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Downtime goes down! Can Felizberto finish him!?
Oh Downtime is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Felizberto sitting in guard here, content to control.
Downtime controls Felizberto momentarily but Felizberto frees himself.
Felizberto 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.
Downtime is looking for a triangle but Felizberto pushes his legs off easily.
Felizberto pushes down on Downtime's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Downtime seems to have got his legs back now.
Downtime is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Felizberto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Felizberto's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Downtime gets his way!
Felizberto is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Downtime gets his way!
Downtime is hanging on to Felizberto's back as he tries to escape.
Downtime tightening his grip on Felizberto, looking for the choke.
Felizberto has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Downtime is trying to stick to Felizberto's back but Felizberto is turning into Downtime. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Downtime's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Felizberto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downtime looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Felizberto passes into half guard.
Felizberto is keen to just control but Downtime is a slippery customer.
Downtime is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Downtime wants to control but Felizberto is keeping busy.
Felizberto trying to control the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Felizberto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Felizberto thows a body shot but no joy.
Ryan Felizberto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Felizberto misses with an uppercut. Downtime saw that one coming.
Felizberto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Downtime has time to react.
Downtime on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Downtime.
Downtime tries to close the distance and clinch but Felizberto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Felizberto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Downtime at a distance.
Felizberto keeps the fight on the outside.
Downtime is looking to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Felizberto there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Felizberto.
Felizberto misses the shot to the body.
Downtime takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Downtime doesn't manage to clinch there - Felizberto circles away.
Felizberto keeps the fight on the outside.
Downtime steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Felizberto.
Felizberto jabs Downtime to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Downtime changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Felizberto tries to avoid it but Downtime manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Felizberto to the ground. Felizberto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Felizberto swats away the attempt to clinch by Downtime.
Felizberto misses with a hook.
Downtime misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Downtime tries to close the distance and clinch but Felizberto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Felizberto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Downtime was well out of range. Poor timing from Felizberto.
Nycky Downtime is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Felizberto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Downtime shoots in and drives through. Felizberto sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nycky Downtime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Felizberto connects with a body shot that sends Downtime's belly button to the back.
Downtime tries to clinch but Felizberto is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Felizberto blocks a head kick by Downtime.
Felizberto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Felizberto. That snapped Downtime's head back.
Felizberto scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab, jab by Felizberto - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Downtime counters with a nice uppercut.
Downtime avoids the body shot from Felizberto.
Felizberto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Felizberto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Downtime ducks under a wild hook from Felizberto.
Felizberto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Downtime doesn't seem bothered though.
Felizberto lands a nice shot to the body.
Downtime closes the distance and clinches.
Downtime takes a shot to the head.
Downtime ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Downtime no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Downtime can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Felizberto controls the pace.
Let's hope that Felizberto 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Felizberto looking to pass the guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ryan Felizberto was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Downtime shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Felizberto as he avoids it easily.
Felizberto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Downtime manages to avoid it.
Felizberto lands a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Felizberto cracks Downtime with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Felizberto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Downtime sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Felizberto just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Felizberto 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! This is the final round!
Felizberto throws a shot to the body.
Felizberto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Downtime was well out of range. Poor timing from Felizberto.
Downtime tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Felizberto misses with a body shot.
Felizberto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Downtime tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Felizberto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Felizberto digs a good hook to Downtime's body.
Felizberto lands a lovely overhand right.
Downtime wants to clinch but Felizberto slips to the side
and Felizberto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Downtime misses with the combination.
Felizberto keeps the fight on the outside.
Ryan Felizberto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Downtime scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felizberto jabs Downtime right on the nose. Downtime blinks but takes it well.
Felizberto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Felizberto finds it's way through Downtime's defenses.
Felizberto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Felizberto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Felizberto. Downtime does a little dance to reset his feet.
Downtime defending well as Felizberto loads up on a big left hand.
Felizberto steps into range and cracks Downtime with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Downtime flops backwards and Felizberto dives into his guard looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Felizberto pushes down on Downtime's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Felizberto keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nycky Downtime has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Felizberto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Downtime trying to control but Felizberto postures up.
Felizberto slows the pace down in half guard.
Ryan Felizberto has got the better of the ground game so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ryan Felizberto hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Felizberto misses with a right hand
and Downtime counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Felizberto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Downtime circles away quickly and effectively.
Downtime wants to clinch up but Felizberto keeps it at a distance.
Felizberto lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Felizberto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto scores with a jab. Downtime acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Felizberto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Downtime. Downtime circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Felizberto punishes Downtime's body with a nice straight punch.
Downtime fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Felizberto avoids it really well and circles away.
Felizberto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Downtime is looking to clinch.
Downtime tries to clinch but Felizberto moves away
and Felizberto counters with a right hand to the body.
Downtime takes one to the side of the head.
Downtime on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto looks to throw the jab but Downtime is out of range.
Downtime closes the distance looking to clinch
and Felizberto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Downtime gets the takedown into side control.
Felizberto struggling a bit here.
Felizberto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Downtime scores with punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Felizberto can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Felizberto gets back to half guard.
Downtime is working for a submission of some sort.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Felizberto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Felizberto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Felizberto!
Ryan Felizberto took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Kimmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Shanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shanks has chosen Dethklok - The Cyborg Slayers as his entrance music. Michael Shanks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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183 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Kimmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Shanks!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimmo throws a head kick but Shanks moves out of range.
Shanks checks a leg kick.
Shanks moves in looking to clinch but Kimmo pushes him off.
Shanks misses with a wild body shot.
Shanks scores with a decent looking hook.
Kimmo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shanks counters with a left to the body.
Kimmo tries to land a front kick but Shanks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shanks misses with a body shot.
Shanks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kimmo.
Shanks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kimmo is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kimmo throws a combination that misses
and Shanks counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Shanks!
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