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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Landers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Kingsbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kevin Landers has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kevin Landers seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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178 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Landers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kingsbury!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingsbury slaps away a takedown attempt from Landers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Landers looks for a takedown but Kingsbury sprawls well.
Landers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Landers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Landers moves into range and clinches up with Kingsbury.
Kingsbury drops down looking for an ankle pick but Landers pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kingsbury shoots in and drives through. Landers sprawls well.
Landers fails with the takedown.
Kevin Landers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingsbury stuffs the takedown attempt from Landers. Landers gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kingsbury is defended easily by Landers.
Kingsbury shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Landers shoots in looking for a takedown but Kingsbury manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Landers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kingsbury dives in and grabs Landers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Landers pushes down on Kingsbury's head and hops out.
Landers takes the fight into the clinch.
Kingsbury tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Landers just stands there and leans against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Landers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingsbury tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Landers smiles and moves away.
Landers dives in and grabs Kingsbury's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kingsbury pushes down on Landers's head and hops out.
Landers is breathing heavily.
Kingsbury misses with a takedown attempt
and Landers decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kingsbury's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kingsbury escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Landers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kingsbury looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kingsbury keeping moving, preventing Landers from controlling successfully.
Kingsbury escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Landers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kingsbury has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Landers has managed to get both his arms back between Kingsbury's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kingsbury is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Landers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Landers trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kingsbury's guard.
Kingsbury is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Landers is aware though and is defending well.
Kingsbury had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Landers defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingsbury escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Landers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Landers wants to control from the top but Kingsbury keeps moving.
Kingsbury working for a triangle but Landers defends it easily.
Landers stands and steps away. Kingsbury gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Landers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kingsbury keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Landers dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Landers moves into the clinch.
Kingsbury gets underhooks to prevent Landers's takedown attempt.
Kingsbury has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Landers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kingsbury tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Landers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Landers stops a takedown attempt from Kingsbury.
Kevin Landers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Kingsbury.
Kingsbury jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Landers walks away with a smile on his face. Kingsbury gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kingsbury shoots in for a takedown but Landers shows good takedown defense.
Landers darts in and clinches Kingsbury up against the cage.
Kingsbury tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Landers smiles and moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Landers as Kingsbury shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landers shoots for a takedown but Kingsbury saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Landers. No joy for Kingsbury on that attempt.
Landers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kingsbury pinned against the cage. Kingsbury gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Landers throws a sloppy head kick and Kingsbury moves out of range easily.
Landers throws a right and a left that Kingsbury avoids nicely.
Kingsbury shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Landers sprawls well. Landers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kingsbury gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingsbury fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Landers. No joy for Kingsbury on that attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Landers scores with a four punch combination!
Nice sprawl there from Landers as Kingsbury shoots in.
Kingsbury tries for a takedown but Landers circles away easily
and Landers counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kingsbury is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Landers stuffs the takedown attempt from Kingsbury. Kingsbury gets slowly back to his feet.
Landers clinches with his opponent.
Kingsbury tries to pull guard but Landers holds him up against the cage and eventually Kingsbury drops back down to his feet.
Kingsbury tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Landers smiles and moves away.
Kingsbury with a poor takedown
and Landers counters by clinching up.
Landers drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kingsbury jumps guard but Landers stands there with Kingsbury around his waist. Kingsbury gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingsbury looking for a takedown.
Landers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Landers clinches up with Kingsbury and pushes him back against the cage.
Landers tries to pull guard but Kingsbury holds him up against the cage and eventually Landers drops back down to his feet.
Landers has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kingsbury avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kingsbury tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Landers pulls guard effortlessly.
Kingsbury 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kingsbury wants to control from the top but Landers keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Landers dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kingsbury shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Landers defends it nicely.
Kingsbury defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Landers.
Kingsbury looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Landers is fending him off so far but Kingsbury persists. Nope, Landers circles away and we're back to standing.
Kingsbury shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Landers but Landers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kevin Landers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Kingsbury.
Landers misses with a kick to the body.
Landers tries for a takedown but Kingsbury sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingsbury fails with the takedown.
Kingsbury has a takedown stuffed.
Landers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Landers wants it to stay on the feet.
Landers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kingsbury as he jumps to the side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kingsbury is defended easily by Landers.
Kingsbury will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kevin Landers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kingsbury as he jumps to the side.
Landers shoots in for a takedown but Kingsbury shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kingsbury fails with a takedown attempt.
Kingsbury changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Landers tries to avoid it but Kingsbury manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Landers to the ground. Landers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingsbury fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Landers avoids it really well and circles away.
Kingsbury gets tackled into the cage by Landers. Landers maintains the clinch.
Kingsbury tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Landers just stands there and leans against the cage.
Landers can't break the clinch.
Landers is pressed up against the cage. Kingsbury has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Landers down to the mat. Landers avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Landers closes the distance and clinches up with Kingsbury, looking for a takedown. Landers pushes Kingsbury against the cage but Kingsbury circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Landers takes the fight into the clinch.
Landers prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingsbury tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Landers smiles and moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Kingsbury as Landers shoots in.
Kingsbury shoots in but Landers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kingsbury misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kyle Kingsbury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kevin Landers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Landers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Landers showed some decent athleticism there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Landers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Landers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Landers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tizoc Griffon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Lybarger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tizoc Griffon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Lybarger!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffon has a takedown stuffed.
No joy there for Lybarger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griffon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lybarger.
Lybarger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Griffon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Griffon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Griffon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lybarger to the mat! Lybarger manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lybarger is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Griffon postures up and lands a big shot to Lybarger's brow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lybarger wants to get back to his feet but Griffon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Griffon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Griffon stays in close to Lybarger's body and controls the position.
Lybarger is looking to stand up but Griffon isn't so interested in that idea.
Lybarger looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffon with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Griffon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Griffon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Griffon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lybarger some visible discomfort.
Griffon working the ground and pound.
Lybarger being controlled for a moment.
Griffon seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lybarger for as long as he can get away with.
Lybarger takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Griffon is working Lybarger over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lybarger is trying to buck Griffon off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Griffon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffon takes a little break here. Lybarger wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Griffon tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Griffon in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffon in side control lands a decent elbow.
Griffon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lybarger on the ground.
Lybarger is trying to buck Griffon off.
Lybarger taking a bit of punishment here - Griffon scoring with strikes.
Lybarger is being controlled here.
Griffon swings around for an armbar but Lybarger sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Griffon's guard.
Lybarger won't allow Griffon to sweep him here.
Griffon is pulling down on Lybarger's head. It's preventing any offense from Lybarger, at least for the moment.
Griffon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Griffon's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Griffon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lybarger is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffon has a closed guard, preventing Lybarger from standing up.
Griffon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tizoc Griffon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Griffon shoots in looking for a takedown. Lybarger tries to sprawl out of it but Griffon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lybarger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tizoc Griffon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lybarger to the mat! Lybarger manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lybarger keeping moving, preventing Griffon from controlling successfully.
Griffon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tizoc Griffon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lybarger scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lybarger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Griffon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lybarger counters with a three punch combo that has Griffon backing up. Griffon nods at Lybarger to acknowledge the strikes.
Griffon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lybarger avoids it really well and circles away.
Griffon drives through with a takedown into Lybarger's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Griffon trying to control the position from guard on top but Lybarger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffon won't allow Lybarger to get back to his feet.
Lybarger is breathing heavily.
Lybarger keeping full guard, as Griffon tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lybarger can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Griffon controls the pace.
Griffon won't allow Lybarger to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lybarger staying out of range there.
Griffon takes a swing at Lybarger's ribcage but misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Lybarger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Griffon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lybarger gets tackled into the cage by Griffon. Griffon maintains the clinch.
Lybarger lands a left hand.
Lybarger wants to get back to striking at distance but Griffon won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lybarger working aggressively here.
Griffon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griffon throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lybarger tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Griffon is in Lybarger's guard.
Griffon tries to free his leg and advance position but Lybarger is retaining full guard.
Griffon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Griffon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lybarger is keeping the position for now.
Griffon stops Lybarger from standing up.
Tizoc Griffon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Griffon pushes down on Lybarger's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lybarger has hold of Griffon's hands but Griffon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lybarger wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Griffon.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lybarger is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Griffon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Griffon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ground and pound from Griffon.
Griffon is looking to advance position but Lybarger won't allow it.
Griffon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffon winds up and cracks Lybarger with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Griffon prevents Lybarger from standing back up.
Griffon winds up and cracks Lybarger with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lybarger is trying to stand up here but Griffon is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Griffon there.
Lybarger has hold of Griffon's hands but Griffon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffon wants to free his trapped foot but Lybarger is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lybarger is trying to stand.
Griffon working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffon trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tizoc Griffon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Griffon throws a head kick that misses
and Lybarger counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Griffon shoots in for a double leg but Lybarger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Griffon swings widly with a right hand
letting Lybarger counter with a right hand.
Griffon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lybarger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Griffon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lybarger tries to clinch but Griffon moves out of range.
Lybarger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griffon circles away quickly and effectively.
Griffon swats away the attempt to clinch by Lybarger.
Griffon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lybarger swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tizoc Griffon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Griffon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lybarger pinned against the cage. Lybarger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lybarger fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Lybarger.
Griffon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lybarger but Lybarger pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Griffon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lybarger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Griffon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Griffon misses with a leg kick
and Lybarger counters with a two punch combo.
Lybarger scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lybarger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tizoc Griffon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lybarger scores with a body shot.
Lybarger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Griffon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Griffon fails with the takedown.
David Lybarger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lybarger doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffon circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lybarger.
No luck for Griffon with that takedown attempt.
Lybarger lands a head kick!
David Lybarger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lybarger jabs Griffon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Griffon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lybarger to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Lybarger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lybarger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffon.
Lybarger lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffon manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lybarger on his heels. He'll look to pass Lybarger's guard now, I'm sure.
Griffon wants to pass the guard but Lybarger is keeping the position.
Griffon stays in close to Lybarger's body and controls the position.
Lybarger wants to stand but Griffon is controlling the position.
Griffon lands a couple of elbows.
Lybarger has momentary wrist control but Griffon slips an elbow through the middle.
Griffon chips away with some ground and pound.
Griffon won't allow Lybarger to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffon with a nice head shot there.
Lybarger is looking to stand up but Griffon isn't so interested in that idea.
Griffon cracks Lybarger with a solid left hand.
Griffon stops Lybarger from standing up.
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!
Lybarger keeping full guard, as Griffon tries to pass.
Lybarger wants to stand up but Griffon is controlling him.
Griffon is stalling in the full guard.
Griffon lands a couple of digs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
David Lybarger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lybarger is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Lybarger.
I think Griffon 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tizoc Griffon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaira Caffeine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gaira Caffeine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Gable!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caffeine throws a body kick that misses.
Gable slaps away a takedown attempt from Caffeine, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gable checks a leg kick.
Gable shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gable tries for a takedown but Caffeine sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gable slips under a jab from Caffeine.
Gable scores a takedown into full mount!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Caffeine is trying desperately to improve position.
Caffeine is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable wants to get back to his feet but Caffeine is holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caffeine working to try and regain half guard.
Gable is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Gable looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Caffeine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Caffeine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gable pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caffeine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gable wants to stand but Caffeine has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Caffeine moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Caffeine is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gable is trying to stand back up but Caffeine is controlling him
Caffeine looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Caffeine missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Caffeine is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gable defends it well.
Caffeine is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gable defends it well.
Gable is refusing to be controlled, as Caffeine sits in half guard.
Gable wants to get back to his feet.
Caffeine 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.
Caffeine is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gable is just riding it out for now. Caffeine eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable pushes Caffeine off looking to stand but Caffeine dives back in and keeps control.
Gable looking for submissions off his back.
Gable wants to control but Caffeine is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Caffeine seems to be looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caffeine tries to pass to full mount but Gable defends it.
Gable is looking to escape.
Caffeine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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!
Caffeine works his foot free and advances to mount.
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 Gaira Caffeine will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gable blocks a head kick by Caffeine.
Gable avoids the head kick by Caffeine.
Gable gets a double leg takedown into Caffeine's guard.
Gable wants to stand but Caffeine is controlling his posture from full guard.
Caffeine bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gable's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gable trying to control the position.
Caffeine drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Caffeine jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Caffeine chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Caffeine doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Caffeine manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gable utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gable looking to control.
Gable looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Caffeine wants to control from the top but Gable keeps moving.
Gable looking for subs off his back but Caffeine has passed one foot through into half guard.
Gable is breathing heavily.
Caffeine is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Caffeine trying to control the action but Gable is working from the bottom.
Gable has hold of Caffeine's hands but Caffeine slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable looks like he's trying to stand up.
Caffeine is looking to take a break and control but Gable is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gaira Caffeine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Caffeine moves into full mount! Gable won't be happy about that!
Gable is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Caffeine tries to control but Gable wriggling away.
Gable is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gable wants to get back to his feet.
Caffeine looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Caffeine is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Gable is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Gable flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Caffeine anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Gable and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Caffeine slips an arm under Gable chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Caffeine has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Caffeine is squeezing on Gable like an anaconda would it's prey. Gable fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gaira Caffeine!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nacho Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nacho Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Max!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Max scores with a nice right hand.
Ruiz really is a fat lump.
Some wild striking there from Ruiz.
Max misses with a two punch combination.
Ruiz scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Michael Max has been cut.
Max scores with a hook to the body. Ruiz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Max stalks Ruiz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ruiz's face. Ruiz staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Max is looking to clinch but Ruiz is avoiding it.
A right-left combo lands from Max.
It looks like Nacho Ruiz has been cut.
Ruiz throws a jab when Max was well out of range.
Ruiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Max lands with a shot to the body.
Max tries to bum rush Ruiz with a series of wild strikes but Ruiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Max throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Max on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruiz. Max does a little dance to reset his feet.
Max scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz misses with a hook
and Max counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Max throws a one two combo.
Ruiz misses with a wild body shot.
Ruiz works Max's body with a nice hook.
Max is working the combinations to good effect here.
Max looks gassed!
Max looks to throw the jab but Ruiz is out of range.
Ruiz scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruiz jabs at Max's body.
Ruiz throws a shot from downtown. Max moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Ruiz misses.
Ruiz tries to clinch but Max is having none of it.
Max takes one to the side of the head.
Ruiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Max is just out of range.
Ruiz cracks Max on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Max falls backwards against the cage. Ruiz follows up with more strikes that drop Max to his knees. Ruiz keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Max! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nacho Ruiz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Crawley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarkko Vuorinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarkko Vuorinen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Crawley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jarkko Vuorinen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vuorinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crawley doesn't seem bothered though.
Crawley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vuorinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Crawley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vuorinen clobbers Crawley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vuorinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crawleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vuorinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawley was well out of range. Poor timing from Vuorinen.
Vuorinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Vuorinen does it's job there.
Crawley walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vuorinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crawley is able to avoid easily.
Vuorinen throws a leg kick but Crawley checks it.
Vuorinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vuorinen cracks the inside of Crawley's front leg.
Crawley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vuorinen throws a leg kick
and Crawley counters with a head kick that drops Vuorinen to the mat! Vuorinen scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Vuorinen is rocked!
Jarkko Vuorinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vuorinen misses with an uppercut.
Vuorinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Crawley finish him?
Vuorinen clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuorinen has Crawley pushed against the cage.
Vuorinen seems to have recovered his senses.
Vuorinen lands an elbow just above Crawley 's eye.
Crawley looking to throw knees to the head but Vuorinen is blocking nicely.
Vuorinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Crawley gets an underhook and turns Vuorinen into the cage.
Vuorinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crawley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vuorinen stalling the fight.
Nice body punch from Vuorinen.
Crawley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vuorinen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crawley is keeping busy.
Vuorinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawley misses with a punch to the body.
Vuorinen lands a left hand.
Vuorinen has Crawley pressed against the cage, preventing Crawley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vuorinen avoiding damage as Crawley throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Vuorinen.
Vuorinen misses with a body punch.
Vuorinen stalling in the clinch but Crawley improves position.
Vuorinen slows down the pace here.
Crawley blocks a body shot from Vuorinen.
Crawley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vuorinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Crawley controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Vuorinen.
Crawley takes a shot to the head.
Crawley takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawley swings wildly with an uppercut but Vuorinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crawley prevents a body shot from Vuorinen.
Vuorinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vuorinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crawley's elbow.
Vuorinen lands a body punch.
Vuorinen stalling the fight.
Vuorinen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crawley is looking to break free of the clinch but Vuorinen has double underhooks.
Crawley tries to work over Vuorinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vuorinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vuorinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crawley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vuorinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vuorinen wants to slow Crawley down by chopping away at his legs.
Vuorinen throws a leg kick but Crawley checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vuorinen misses with a wild combination.
Vuorinen is looking to chop away at Crawley's legs.
Vuorinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crawley scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vuorinen looks gassed!
Vuorinen with a nice cross.
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!
Vuorinen throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
Vuorinen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crawley counters with a head kick that drops Vuorinen to the mat! Vuorinen scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
It looks like Jarkko Vuorinen has been cut.
Crawley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vuorinen circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Vuorinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vuorinen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Crawley - that landed with a thud.
Crawley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crawley is trying to maintain a safe position but Vuorinen gets an underhook and turns Crawley into the cage.
Vuorinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crawley's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jarkko Vuorinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jarkko Vuorinen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vuorinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crawley is able to avoid easily.
Vuorinen has Crawley up against the cage in a clinch.
Crawley misses with a punch to the body.
Crawley blocks a body shot from Vuorinen.
Jarkko Vuorinen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vuorinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crawley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crawley tries to break the clinch but Vuorinen is controlling the position.
Crawley struggles to land a body shot inside as Vuorinen controls his hands.
Crawley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crawley wants to get back to striking at distance but Vuorinen won't allow it.
Crawley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crawley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crawley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short uppercut from Vuorinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Crawley avoiding damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Crawley as Vuorinen tries to tie him up.
Vuorinen is looking to break free of the clinch but Crawley has double underhooks.
Crawley misses with some punches.
Crawley tries a body shot but Vuorinen blocks it.
Crawley tries a body shot but Vuorinen blocks it.
Vuorinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Crawley avoids the damage to the body.
Vuorinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crawley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vuorinen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crawley's brow.
Vuorinen lands a body punch.
Crawley avoiding damage as Vuorinen throws knees to the body.
Crawley avoids a wild elbow strike from Vuorinen.
Crawley misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vuorinen scores with a hook to the body.
Crawley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vuorinen is working Crawley over against the cage.
Crawley trying 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!
A hook to the body from Vuorinen.
Vuorinen throws an elbow but it misses.
Vuorinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crawley is trying to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Vuorinen.
Vuorinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crawley backwards.
Vuorinen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crawley up against the cage.
Vuorinen has Crawley pressed against the cage, preventing Crawley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vuorinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crawley or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley blocks a body shot from Vuorinen.
A short right from Vuorinen.
Vuorinen avoids a wild elbow strike from Crawley.
Vuorinen lands a right hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vuorinen as Crawley tries to tie him up.
Vuorinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Vuorinen lands a shot to the body.
Crawley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right hand to the body from Vuorinen.
Vuorinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crawley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vuorinen cracks Crawley with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Vuorinen.
Crawley stalling in the clinch but Vuorinen improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crawley letting Vuorinen take a breather here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Crawley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vuorinen's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawley manages to break the clinch.
Vuorinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
John Crawley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vuorinen swinging wildly here.
Crawley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vuorinen.
Vuorinen forces Crawley back against the cage and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vuorinen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Crawley up against the cage.
Vuorinen pushes Crawley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarkko Vuorinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jarkko Vuorinen'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. And we move into the final round!
Vuorinen misses with a head kick.
Vuorinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawley was well out of range. Poor timing from Vuorinen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vuorinen.
Crawley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Vuorinen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Vuorinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crawley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crawley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vuorinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vuorinen tries to clinch up but Crawley circles away and keeps his distance.
Vuorinen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crawley rather than just go for the knockout.
Vuorinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vuorinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crawley or not.
A hook to the body from Vuorinen.
Still in the clinch, Vuorinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vuorinen prevents a body shot from Crawley.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vuorinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vuorinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crawley tries to land knees in the clinch but Vuorinen avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuorinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Crawley controls his hands.
Vuorinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vuorinen cracks Crawley with a nice body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crawley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vuorinen avoids it.
Vuorinen lands a shoulder strike.
Vuorinen trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Vuorinen.
Vuorinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vuorinen missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Vuorinen.
Vuorinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vuorinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Vuorinen.
Vuorinen pushes Crawley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vuorinen lands a body shot.
Vuorinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crawley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vuorinen avoids it.
Vuorinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crawley backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vuorinen.
Vuorinen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vuorinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vuorinen is working Crawley over against the cage.
Vuorinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crawley is trying to stall.
Vuorinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vuorinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crawley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vuorinen is defending well for now.
Vuorinen is stalling here.
Vuorinen pushes Crawley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vuorinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crawley is trying to stall.
John Crawley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vuorinen pushes Crawley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crawley tries to throw a body punch but Vuorinen avoids it by throwing Crawley back against the cage.
Vuorinen stalling against the cage.
Crawley tries to throw a body punch but Vuorinen avoids it by throwing Crawley back against the cage.
Crawley misses with a punch to the body.
Crawley trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vuorinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vuorinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crawley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vuorinen is defending well for now.
Vuorinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Crawley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vuorinen avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vuorinen lands with a left to the head.
Vuorinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vuorinen is pushing Crawley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Still in the clinch, Vuorinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vuorinen is leaning against Crawley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vuorinen lands a shoulder strike.
Vuorinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vuorinen connects with a right hand. Crawley shakes it off.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jarkko Vuorinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vuorinen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarkko Vuorinen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Sasonne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonny Sasonne will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sonny Sasonne!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sasonne looks to land a left hand but Balboa moved out of range nicely.
Balboa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch lands to the side of Balboa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sasonne with a hook.
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sasonne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sasonne takes a swing at Balboa's ribcage but misses.
Balboa slips a straight right by Sasonne.
Sasonne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sasonne lands a jab to Balboa's midsection.
Sasonne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Balboa on the side of the head.
A combination from Balboa does no damage.
Sasonne misses with a hook.
Balboa throws a shot to the body.
Balboa moves into the clinch successfully.
Sasonne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sasonne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balboa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sasonne is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Balboa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa can't find room to land a body shot as Sasonne controls the action.
Balboa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sasonne pulls his leg out and moves away.
Balboa misses the shot to the body.
Balboa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sasonne sprawls well. Sasonne wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Balboa gets slowly back to his feet.
Sasonne with a nice cross.
Sasonne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Balboa looks to score with a jab to the body but Sasonne is just out of range.
Balboa throws a nice looking combination but Sasonne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sasonne connects with a jab.
Balboa needs to keep his hands up - Sasonne had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Sasonne avoids them all with ease.
Rocky Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sasonne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sasonne wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sasonne loads up on a big right hand but Balboa slips the punch.
Balboa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sasonne has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sasonne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sonny Sasonne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sasonne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Balboa counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balboa dives in and grabs Sasonne's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sasonne pushes down on Balboa's head and hops out.
Sasonne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balboa.
Balboa gets a clinch.
Sasonne fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Balboa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sasonne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Balboa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Balboa misses with the combination.
Sasonne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sasonne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Sasonne misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balboa. Sasonne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sasonne connects with a body shot.
Balboa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sasonne blocks a jab.
Sasonne misses with an uppercut. Balboa saw that one coming.
Sasonne misses with a straight right.
Balboa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sasonne.
Sasonne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Balboa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sasonne keeps the fight on the outside.
Balboa moves out of range of the strikes.
Balboa slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sasonne avoids the body shot from Balboa.
Balboa misses with a double jab.
Balboa thuds his right hand into Sasonne's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sasonne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sasonne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balboa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balboa closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sasonne avoids it.
Balboa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sasonne jabs Balboa right on the nose. Balboa blinks but takes it well.
Balboa moves out of range of the strikes.
Sasonne might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sasonne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sasonne is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Balboa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sasonne throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa throws a big shot that misses.
Sasonne misses with a straight right.
Sasonne throws a body punch but Balboa moves out of range.
Sasonne looks to throw the jab but Balboa is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Balboa drops Sasonne with a beautiful combination! Sasonne stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Balboa is looking for the KO!
Sasonne is rocked!
Balboa throws a series of punches but Sasonne moves out of range.
Sasonne is still on wobbly legs! Can Balboa finish him?
Balboa wobbles Sasonne with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Balboa dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Sasonne to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rocky Balboa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sylvester Plumm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Plantz (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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252 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sylvester Plumm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Plantz!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plumm moves in looking to clinch but Plantz pushes him off.
Plumm drives through with a takedown into guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Plantz has eaten all the pies!
Plantz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Plantz works his way to his opponent's back.
Plantz looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Plumm taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). James Plantz!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koko LaRue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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18
140 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Koko LaRue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dean Walsh!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaRue throws a head kick that Walsh semi-blocks.
It looks like Dean Walsh has been cut.
Walsh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has LaRue pinned against the cage. LaRue gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Walsh swings widly with a right hand
and LaRue counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by LaRue.
Walsh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. LaRue smiles and moves away.
Walsh fails with the takedown
and LaRue counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by LaRue.
Koko LaRue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Walsh.
LaRue wants to pass the guard but Walsh is keeping the position.
LaRue throws a strike but Walsh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LaRue has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
LaRue looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walsh is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaRue working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walsh.
LaRue keeping moving, preventing Walsh from controlling successfully.
Walsh passes into half guard.
LaRue throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Walsh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed LaRue's head.
LaRue trying to control but Walsh postures up.
Walsh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Walsh is trying to control the action in half guard but LaRue is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can LaRue defend it? Walsh steps over the head and cranks it - LaRue is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Walsh!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dean Walsh!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kutchek Gore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thunder Lips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunder Lips will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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280 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kutchek Gore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thunder Lips!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gore displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Thunder Lips has been cut.
Gore tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lips swivels and escapes.
Lips misses with a looping right.
Lips thows a body shot but no joy.
Gore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lips.
Gore throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gore lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lips circles away quickly and effectively.
Gore shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lips pinned against the cage. Lips gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gore works over Lips's head and body with a nice combination.
Lips throws a right hand that misses
and Gore counters with a right hand to the body.
Lips looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gore is fending him off so far but Lips persists. Nope, Gore circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gore drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gore throws and elbow that misses. Lips uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gore's guard. Nice move by Lips!
Lips slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lips preventing the sweep.
Lips trying to control but Gore is working from the bottom.
Gore looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gore is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gore connects with a right hand. Lips shakes it off.
Gore looks for a takedown but Lips sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kutchek Gore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lips fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lips shoots in and drives through. Gore sprawls well.
Gore fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gore scores with a three punch combo!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gore stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gore lands a really nice looking cross but Lips seems unphased.
Gore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gore.
Gore throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Lips's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Gore dives in looking to finish as Lips flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Gore's strikes! Gore is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Lips's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Lips was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kutchek Gore!
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