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FCD 31: Clash Of The Champions PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spaz Mcgee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onion Bhaji Chicken Vindaloo Popadom Pilau Rice Any Ting Ul Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Spaz Mcgee has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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290 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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300 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
Determined |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spaz Mcgee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Onion Bhaji Chicken Vindaloo Popadom Pilau Rice Any Ting Ul Do!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgee has his takedown stuffed
so Any Ting Ul Do counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Any Ting Ul Do trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Any Ting Ul Do must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mcgee is looking for a triangle but Any Ting Ul Do pushes his legs off easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcgee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Any Ting Ul Do can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Any Ting Ul Do distracts Mcgee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mcgee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Any Ting Ul Do doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Mcgee is tightening it up a little... Any Ting Ul Do has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Any Ting Ul Do reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Any Ting Ul Do taps out! Nice BJJ there by Mcgee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Spaz Mcgee!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rico Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo Rockwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockwell has chosen Danger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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189 cm
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196 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rico Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Theo Rockwell!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockwell closes the distance and clinches.
Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rockwell stops a takedown attempt from Santos.
Rockwell lands a knee to the body.
Santos is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Rockwell.
It looks like Rico Santos has been cut.
Rockwell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
Rockwell lands a nice knee to the body.
Rockwell connects with a knee to the head.
Rockwell is leaning against Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rockwell lands a knee to the head.
Rockwell landing knees to the body.
Rockwell landing knees to the head.
Rockwell pulls guard successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rockwell has control of Santos's left arm, preventing Santos from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rockwell tries to strike from the bottom.
Santos won't allow Rockwell to get back to his feet.
Santos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rockwell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rockwell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Santos!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rockwell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rockwell controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rockwell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rockwell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Rockwell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rockwell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Santos 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!
Rockwell is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Santos goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Rockwell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Theo Rockwell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ren Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zane Willoughby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zane Willoughby will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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195 lbs
6 - 4 - 1 |
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199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
Powerful |
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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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ren Duran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zane Willoughby!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willoughby misses with a kick to the body.
Duran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duran shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Willoughby pinned against the cage. Willoughby gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Duran misses with a hook. Willoughby ducked under it nicely.
Willoughby tries to bum rush Duran with a series of wild strikes but Duran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Duran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Willoughby throws a series of punches but Duran avoids them all with ease.
Duran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Willoughby.
Willoughby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Willoughby doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Duran counters with a takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Willoughby is trying to control Duran's posture but Duran avoids it.
Duran has hold of Willoughby's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Willoughby seems comfortable defending it but Duran has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Willoughby is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Willoughby is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Duran couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ren Duran!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fou Rthihovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralle Pihl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pihl comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Run to the hills kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fou Rthihovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ralle Pihl!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pihl tries to move into range but Rthihovsky moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pihl tries to close the distance and clinch but Rthihovsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rthihovsky throws a leg kick that misses.
Pihl tries to clinch but Rthihovsky is having none of it.
Pihl throws a shot from downtown. Rthihovsky moves away and avoids it.
Pihl is looking to clinch.
Rthihovsky jabs at Pihl's body.
Rthihovsky comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pihl is looking to clinch but Rthihovsky is avoiding it.
Pihl wants to clinch but Rthihovsky slips to the side
and Rthihovsky makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rthihovsky shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rthihovsky wants to control from the top but Pihl keeps moving.
Pihl wants to stand but Rthihovsky is controlling the position.
Rthihovsky postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rthihovsky pushes down on Pihl's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rthihovsky looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rthihovsky is looking for a kimura here.
Rthihovsky is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pihl has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pihl pushes Rthihovsky off looking to stand but Rthihovsky dives back in and keeps control.
Rthihovsky maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Pihl could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Rthihovsky has cracked it and Pihl is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Rthihovsky!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fou Rthihovsky!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Skerlik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Bernard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernard is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by My Highlights. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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134 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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130 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Skerlik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andy Bernard!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skerlik manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bernard on his heels. He'll look to pass Bernard's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bernard wants to sweep but no luck.
Bernard has his foot on Skerlik's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Skerlik works his way back into a safe position though.
Skerlik postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bernard is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Skerlik, into his guard.
Skerlik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bernard.
Bernard tries to free his leg and advance position but Skerlik is retaining full guard.
Bernard has gone for a leg lock! Skerlik slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bernard's guard.
Skerlik 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. Skerlik seems to have locked his on tight now - Bernard screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Skerlik, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Nick Skerlik!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Lidae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Wylde Rhoads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lidae comes into the arena with Crack A Bottle blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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213 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steven Lidae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Wylde Rhoads!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lidae moves in looking to clinch but Wylde Rhoads pushes him off.
Wylde Rhoads shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lidae napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wylde Rhoads is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lidae's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lidae is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wylde Rhoads off and has taken his back!
Lidae is looking for the choke from the back position but Wylde Rhoads is controlling his hands well.
Wylde Rhoads is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Wylde Rhoads tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wylde Rhoads sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lidae is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wylde Rhoads has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wylde Rhoads is not content to let Lidae control the position.
Wylde Rhoads wants to improve his position but Lidae is controlling well.
Lidae is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidae is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wylde Rhoads sees it coming and defends easily.
Wylde Rhoads is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wylde Rhoads is trying to maintain the position but Lidae is very close to passing his half guard.
Lidae is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wylde Rhoads!
Wylde Rhoads is trying to escape the mount.
Wylde Rhoads gets back to half guard.
Wylde Rhoads is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lidae's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lidae's back!
Wylde Rhoads tightening his grip on Lidae, looking for the choke.
Wylde Rhoads is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidae showing good submission defense here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lidae rolls, trying to escape but Wylde Rhoads keeps control of the position.
Lidae is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lidae tries to escape but Wylde Rhoads has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Lidae trying to control the hands but Wylde Rhoads won't let him.
Lidae is keeping busy.
Wylde Rhoads doesn't have the hooks in and Lidae manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde Rhoads has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lidae 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.
Lidae slips nicely into half guard.
Lidae is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lidae tries to stand and escape but Wylde Rhoads is controlling the position.
Wylde Rhoads looking for submissions off his back.
Lidae is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wylde Rhoads sees it coming and defends easily.
Wylde Rhoads tries to roll over but Lidae keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidae is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lidae is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wylde Rhoads sees it coming and defends easily.
Lidae is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wylde Rhoads sees it coming and defends easily.
Wylde Rhoads gets full guard.
Wylde Rhoads keeping moving, preventing Lidae from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lidae postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lidae wants to pass the guard but Wylde Rhoads is keeping the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lidae wants to control from the top but Wylde Rhoads keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Steven Lidae will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wylde Rhoads cracks Lidae with a good jab.
Wylde Rhoads misses with a hook
and Lidae counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lidae tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Wylde Rhoads to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidae fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lidae.
Lidae walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wylde Rhoads missing with a left hand there. Lidae was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Wylde Rhoads throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wylde Rhoads jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lidae misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lidae will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Lidae. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wylde Rhoads shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidae ducks under a wild hook from Wylde Rhoads.
Lidae fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lidae looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wylde Rhoads is fending him off so far but Lidae persists. Nope, Wylde Rhoads circles away and we're back to standing.
Lidae bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wylde Rhoads works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidae moves in looking to clinch but Wylde Rhoads pushes him off.
Wylde Rhoads missing with a left hand there. Lidae was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lidae tries to clinch up but Wylde Rhoads circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lidae moves in looking to clinch but Wylde Rhoads pushes him off.
Lidae fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wylde Rhoads rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lidae counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Wylde Rhoads showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Wylde Rhoads lands a jab to the head.
Lidae tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wylde Rhoads swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lidae shoots in for a takedown but Wylde Rhoads shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wylde Rhoads stuffs the takedown attempt from Lidae. Lidae gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Wylde Rhoads as Lidae shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Lidae. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidae keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wylde Rhoads.
Jake Wylde Rhoads seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lidae fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab lands there for Wylde Rhoads.
Wylde Rhoads misses with a hook.
Lidae tries to clinch but Wylde Rhoads moves away
and Wylde Rhoads counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidae moves into the clinch.
Wylde Rhoads misses with the head strike.
Lidae tries for a takedown but Wylde Rhoads manages to get underhooks.
Lidae tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wylde Rhoads just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lidae can't get the takedown.
Wylde Rhoads misses with an elbow strike.
Lidae jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wylde Rhoads walks away with a smile on his face. Lidae gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lidae fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lidae shoots for a takedown but Wylde Rhoads saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde Rhoads throws a jab when Lidae was well out of range.
Wylde Rhoads throws a jab when Lidae was well out of range.
Wylde Rhoads is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lidae.
Wylde Rhoads blocks a head kick by Lidae.
Lidae fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wylde Rhoads scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lidae fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wylde Rhoads throws a right hand that misses
and Lidae moves into the clinch.
Wylde Rhoads tries to work over Lidae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lidae fails to pull guard.
Wylde Rhoads misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Wylde Rhoads comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wylde Rhoads has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Wylde Rhoads!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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179 lbs
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180 lbs
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Counter striker
Very quick |
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Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nate Great!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Great has hold of Cook's hands but Cook slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Great is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cook pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Great manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cook throwing strikes but missing.
Great keeping full guard, as Cook tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cook accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Great had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cook defends it easily.
Cook has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cook stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Great swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Great throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cook passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Great is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cook looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cook is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cook knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Great on the ground.
Great wants to control but Cook is keeping busy.
Cook tries to pass the half guard into mount. Great knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Great moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Great working for a triangle but Cook defends it easily.
Cook is posturing up here but Great has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Cook tries to roll out but it's too tight and Cook has to tap! Slick submission there by Great!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nate Great!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez comes into the arena with It's A Fight blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dane Mack!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez thuds a left hand into Mack's body.
Mack shoots in and gets a takedown into Alvarez's guard.
Mack is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mack looking to pass the guard.
Mack throwing strikes but missing.
Alvarez wants to sweep here but Mack controlling him for the moment.
Mack pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alvarez is keeping the position for now.
Alvarez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mack.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Alvarez is looking to stand back up but Mack counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Alvarez.
Alvarez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alvarez is staying active underneath Mack, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mack is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Alvarez defends it well.
Mack in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Alvarez tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Mack!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dane Mack!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Browley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson's entrance music is All In The Family. A fine choice. 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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220 lbs
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211 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Art Browley!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Browley gets a clinch.
Browley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Browley avoids the damage to the body.
Browley digs a right hand into Thompson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thompson's gas tank.
Browley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Browley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Browley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Thompson blocking some punches.
Thompson blocking some punches.
Browley tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Browley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Browley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Browley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thompson, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson breaks from the clinch.
Thompson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Browley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Browley misses with a punch on the inside.
Browley swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Browley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson slips under a jab from Browley.
Browley moves into the clinch successfully.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Browley.
Thompson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson breaks the clinch.
Browley moves into the clinch.
Thompson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Browley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Browley darts in and clinches Thompson up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Browley as Thompson tries to tie him up.
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Browley closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Art Browley has been cut.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Browley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Browley clinches up with Thompson and pushes him back against the cage.
Browley struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
Browley dodges an elbow strike from Thompson.
A left hand lands to the body for Browley.
Browley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Browley.
Browley has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Browley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Thompson is struggling to control the position.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Browley.
Browley managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Browley has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!
Thompson lands an elbow just above Browley 's eye.
Browley pushes Thompson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Browley avoids the elbow strike from Thompson, against the cage.
Browley takes an elbow to the temple.
Thompson breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Art Browley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Art Browley's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Browley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thompson, pushing him back against the cage.
Thompson taking a breather.
Thompson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Thompson is trying to force a seperation but Browley has the dominant position.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Browley.
A short uppercut from Browley.
It looks like Tony Thompson has been cut.
Stalling in the clinch from Thompson.
A shot in the inside from Browley.
Browley throws a head punch that misses.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Browley.
Browley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Browley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thompson stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thompson blocking some punches.
Browley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Thompson stalling in the clinch.
Browley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thompson's efforts to push away.
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Browley closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Thompson.
Thompson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Art Browley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browley blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Browley.
Thompson effectively controlling the action here.
Browley is trying to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling him.
Thompson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Browley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Browley fails to land.
Browley misses with a punch to the body.
Art Browley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Browley can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Thompson breaks from the clinch.
Browley fails to land with a series of punches.
Browley has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Browley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Browley takes an elbow to the temple.
Browley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Browley lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Browley.
Browley dodges an elbow strike from Thompson.
Browley takes an elbow to the temple.
Thompson breaks the clinch.
Thompson scores with a leg kick.
Thompson gets a clinch.
Browley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Browley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Browley being controlled against the cage.
Browley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Browley has him pressed against the cage.
Browley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thompson throws an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Browley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tony Thompson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Thompson has closed the distance and engaged Browley in a clinch.
Thompson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Browley up against the cage.
Thompson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Browley lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Browley.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Art Browley's cut even more.
Thompson controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Browley misses with a punch to the body.
Browley throws a head punch that misses.
Browley tries a body shot but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson throws an elbow but it misses.
Thompson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Browley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson is trying to maintain a safe position but Browley gets an underhook and turns Thompson into the cage.
Browley blocks the elbow strike.
Browley misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browley misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thompson blocking some punches.
Thompson breaks from the clinch.
Browley darts in and clinches Thompson up against the cage.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Browley.
Thompson scores a nice knee to the body.
Browley misses with some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thompson obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Browley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Browley misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Browley as Thompson tries to tie him up.
Browley letting Thompson take a breather here.
Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Browley moves into the clinch.
Browley blocks the elbow strike.
Browley can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Browley lands with a light punch inside.
Thompson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Browley up against the cage.
Browley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Browley circles away.
Browley misses with a double jab.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Browley rushes Thompson and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Browley on the inside.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Browley has managed to clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Thompson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Browley swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Browley.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tony Thompson.
I think Thompson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tony Thompson!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bitis Gabonica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grammy Married Sokojuice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabonica kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Reptile by Skrillex. Sokojuice has chosen DEATH - Spirit Crusher as his entrance music. Grammy Married Sokojuice is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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300 lbs
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236 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bitis Gabonica!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grammy Married Sokojuice!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabonica showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sokojuice.
Gabonica fails with the takedown.
Sokojuice connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gabonica tries to land a leg kick but Sokojuice saw it coming and moves away.
Sokojuice misses with a series of wild punches.
Bitis Gabonica seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gabonica throws a head kick that misses.
Sokojuice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sokojuice avoids the head kick by Gabonica.
Gabonica misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gabonica fails to land the takedown.
Gabonica slips a jab from Sokojuice.
Sokojuice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sokojuice moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Bitis Gabonica has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gabonica throws a push kick but Sokojuice slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Gabonica.
Gabonica throws the kick towards the body but Sokojuice avoids it.
Gabonica looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sokojuice defending well as Gabonica loads up on a big left hand.
Gabonica on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gabonica shoots in for a double leg but Sokojuice sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bitis Gabonica. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gabonica circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sokojuice lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gabonica jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Gabonica misses its intended target.
Gabonica throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Gabonica.
Sokojuice fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gabonica gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sokojuice.
Gabonica dodges the punch combination from Sokojuice.
Gabonica lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sokojuice will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabonica has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sokojuice breaks the clinch.
Gabonica pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gabonica pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sokojuice attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sokojuice misses with a low kick as Gabonica jumps back.
Sokojuice moves into the clinch.
Gabonica breaks from the clinch.
Sokojuice lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Grammy Married Sokojuice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sokojuice moves out of range as Gabonica throws a body kick.
Sokojuice motions for Gabonica to come forward. Sokojuice throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sokojuice takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gabonica is rocked!
Sokojuice fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Gabonica.
Gabonica misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabonica lands a head kick. Sokojuice smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sokojuice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sokojuice tries a head kick but it misses.
Sokojuice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gabonica moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sokojuice doesn't manage to clinch there - Gabonica circles away.
Gabonica attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gabonica misses with a body kick.
Sokojuice looks to land a combination. Gabonica sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Donk. Gabonica catches Sokojuice right on the button with a cross.
Sokojuice misses with a double jab.
Sokojuice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gabonica swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gabonica fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sokojuice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gabonica moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sokojuice throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sokojuice throws a body punch but Gabonica moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabonica looks to land a body kick but Sokojuice moved away.
Gabonica slips a jab and a cross from Sokojuice.
Gabonica shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sokojuice manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sokojuice working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gabonica.
Sokojuice keeping full guard, as Gabonica tries to pass.
Gabonica 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.
Gabonica loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gabonica throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sokojuice works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sokojuice can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sokojuice manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gabonica manages to get himself to full guard.
Gabonica looking for a sweep. Not yet Gabonica, not yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sokojuice trying to control but Gabonica is working from the bottom.
Sokojuice makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grammy Married Sokojuice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bitis Gabonica's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sokojuice avoids a kick to the body.
Gabonica drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gabonica working the head with strikes.
Sokojuice can't do much from the bottom here.
Sokojuice tries to improve position but can't.
Gabonica throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sokojuice is pushing Gabonica's head away, looking to escape. Gabonica manages to hold on to the position though.
Gabonica working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gabonica tries for a kimura but Sokojuice is defending well.
Gabonica trying to control the action but Sokojuice is working from the bottom.
Gabonica working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokojuice tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gabonica wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gabonica in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sokojuice explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Sokojuice avoids a kick to the body.
Sokojuice fails to land with a series of punches.
Sokojuice pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sokojuice on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gabonica swings widly with a right hand
and Sokojuice counters with a three punch combo that has Gabonica backing up. Gabonica nods at Sokojuice to acknowledge the strikes.
Sokojuice checks a low kick from Gabonica.
Sokojuice stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Sokojuice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gabonica tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gabonica slips a jab and a cross from Sokojuice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabonica cracks the inside of Sokojuice's front leg.
A clash of legs there as Sokojuice blocks the low kick.
Sokojuice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Sokojuice.
Gabonica misses with an uppercut. Sokojuice saw that one coming.
Gabonica moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sokojuice lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gabonica at a distance.
Sokojuice avoids the head kick by Gabonica.
Gabonica on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gabonica looks for a takedown but Sokojuice sprawls well.
Sokojuice ducks under a wild hook from Gabonica.
Gabonica uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sokojuice.
Grammy Married Sokojuice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gabonica pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokojuice swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gabonica.
Sokojuice works over Gabonica's head and body with a nice combination.
Gabonica tries to close the distance and clinch but Sokojuice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sokojuice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gabonica swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gabonica will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gabonica showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sokojuice.
Gabonica throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sokojuice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gabonica has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sokojuice finds it's way round the side to connect with Gabonica's head.
Oh Gabonica is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sokojuice misses with a double jab.
Gabonica fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sokojuice manages to avoid it.
Sokojuice slips a straight right by Gabonica.
Gabonica seems to have got his legs back now.
Sokojuice dances in with a quick combination. Gabonica is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Sokojuice snaps Gabonica's head back. Gabonica stumbles backwards against the cage. Sokojuice steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Gabonica'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. Gabonica just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Grammy Married Sokojuice!
Grammy Married Sokojuice is the new super heavyweight champion!
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