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Triumph 75 [Title Bound] PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jt Spirit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Octavio Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spirit's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nujabes - Feather. Jt Spirit had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jt Spirit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Octavio Gomes!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spirit punishes Gomes's body with a nice straight punch.
Spirit swings for the body but Gomes moves out of range.
Gomes misses with a takedown attempt
and Spirit counters with a head kick. That will keep Gomes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Spirit lands a nice looking body kick.
Gomes tries for a takedown but Spirit circles away easily
and Spirit counters with a nice body shot.
Spirit stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spirit wants it to stay on the feet.
Jt Spirit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Octavio Gomes.
Spirit rushes Gomes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Spirit.
Gomes takes an elbow to the temple.
Spirit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gomes wants to get back to striking at distance but Spirit won't allow it.
Spirit comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Spirit pushes Gomes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spirit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spirit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spirit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gomes's elbow.
Spirit pulls guard successfully.
Spirit is adopting a defensive guard.
Spirit trying to control the position.
Gomes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Spirit has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gomes has managed to get both his arms back between Spirit's legs - danger averted.
Spirit is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes trying to control but Spirit is working from the bottom.
Gomes passes Spirit's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Spirit keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Spirit won't allow Gomes to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spirit is looking to control Gomes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Spirit avoid being mounted?
Gomes content to control rather than advance.
Gomes is looking to pass Spirit's guard but actually Spirit recovers to full guard.
Spirit keeping full guard, as Gomes tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spirit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gomes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spirit looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gomes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jt Spirit dominated that round.
That's time! Spirit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A head kick misses from Spirit.
Spirit drives through with a takedown into Gomes's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Spirit trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Spirit thows a big elbow that misses.
Spirit chips away with some ground and pound.
Spirit trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Gomes has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes being controlled here, momentarily.
Spirit trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Spirit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gomes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Spirit postures up in Gomes's guard and throws a big left but Gomes blocks it.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jt Spirit just wasn't active enough.
Spirit thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes fails with a takedown attempt.
Spirit gets a clinch.
Spirit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spirit lands a body shot.
Spirit tries to stall but Gomes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Spirit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gomes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Spirit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spirit scores with a shoulder strike.
Gomes is trying to force a seperation but Spirit has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spirit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomes or not.
Gomes is looking to break free of the clinch but Spirit has double underhooks.
Spirit manages to pull guard.
Gomes looking to pass the guard.
Spirit keeping moving, preventing Gomes from controlling successfully.
Gomes looking to sit in guard and control but Spirit gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Spirit is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spirit controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gomes is looking to sweep but instead, Spirit has passed into half guard.
Gomes trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spirit trying to control the action but Gomes is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomes is looking for a sweep. Spirit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jt Spirit dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice sprawl there from Spirit as Gomes shoots in.
Gomes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Spirit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spirit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gomes is trying to break the clinch but Spirit is controlling him.
Spirit tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gomes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Spirit tries to pull guard but Gomes holds him up against the cage and eventually Spirit drops back down to his feet.
Spirit tries to work over Gomes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spirit pulls guard.
Gomes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gomes trying to control but Spirit is working from the bottom.
Spirit is controlling Gomes's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spirit is trying to keep Gomes in close.
Spirit pulls Gomes in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jt Spirit.
Gomes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Spirit decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gomes's guard.
Jt Spirit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Octavio Gomes.
Gomes trying to keep a closed guard but Spirit is proving a slippery customer.
Spirit throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spirit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Spirit lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gomes is looking for a triangle but Spirit pushes his legs off easily.
Gomes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spirit is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spirit trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Gomes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gomes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Spirit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gomes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomes pulls Spirit in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Octavio Gomes was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gomes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spirit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spirit thows a body shot but no joy.
Jt Spirit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown but Spirit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gomes with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Spirit to counter with a crisp jab.
Gomes shoots and misses
and Spirit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spirit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Spirit drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gomes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Spirit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gomes backwards.
Spirit jumps guard and drags Gomes to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spirit manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gomes manages to get himself to full guard.
Octavio Gomes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spirit cracks Gomes with a solid left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jt Spirit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spirit 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jt Spirit!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brick House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott McDanial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDanial is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "No Hands". This should be fireworks!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brick House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scott McDanial!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDanial throws a big shot that misses.
McDanial swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDanial misses with a lunging right hand
and House counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McDanial gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Scott McDanial has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
House scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McDanial looks gassed!
McDanial swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McDanial has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McDanial there as he acknowledges the shot.
McDanial leaves House with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McDanial takes a body punch but keeps moving.
House closes the distance and clinches.
House lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
House lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
House is stalling here.
A nice left hand lands by House.
Still in the clinch, House scores with a nice short uppercut.
McDanial is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by House.
McDanial is still on wobbly legs! Can House finish him?
House unloads with a big right hand that wobbles McDanial! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but House is unloading with more strikes now! McDanial drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brick House!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince Buckleberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckleberry has chosen Give Up The Funk as his entrance music. Prince Buckleberry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class 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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Prince Buckleberry!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckleberry looks to score with a jab to the body but Corleone is just out of range.
Buckleberry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Corleone connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Buckleberry scrambles back to his feet.
Corleone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Buckleberry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corleone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Corleone.
Corleone just misses with a punch to the body.
Buckleberry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Corleone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buckleberry takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Buckleberry tries a head kick but it misses.
Corleone avoids a kick to the body.
Buckleberry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Buckleberry lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Buckleberry. That's going to slow Corleone down.
Corleone is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckleberry avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Buckleberry throws a leg kick
and Corleone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corleone ducks under a wild hook from Buckleberry.
Corleone blocks a head kick by Buckleberry.
Buckleberry throws a head kick that misses.
Buckleberry throws a leg kick which misses Corleone's front leg but catches the back leg as Corleone tries to avoid it.
Buckleberry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corleone takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Sonny Corleone has been cut.
Buckleberry goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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 lazy body kick from Buckleberry
and Corleone counters with a nice uppercut.
Buckleberry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corleone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckleberry lands a brutal head kick. Corleone looks out on his feet and Buckleberry throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Prince Buckleberry!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wells Dengel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Soza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dengel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Come to Daddy. Soza has chosen Sponge Bob Theme Song as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wells Dengel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Soza!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dengel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soza.
A clash of legs there as Dengel blocks the low kick.
Soza thows a body kick. Dengel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dengel moves out of range as Soza strikes.
Dengel misses with a low kick.
A head kick by Soza misses
and Dengel counters with an outside leg kick.
Soza scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dengel doesn't seem bothered though.
Soza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dengel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Soza.
Soza instigates a clinch.
Soza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Soza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dengel avoids it.
Dengel landing 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!
Dengel turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dengel manages to end up in side control.
Dengel postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dengel throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Soza works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Soza blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dengel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dengel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dengel thows a huge punch but Soza dodges it nicely.
Dengel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Soza avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dengel.
Dengel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Soza avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dengel.
Dengel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Soza blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dengel.
Dengel 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dengel with the ground and pound but Soza uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dengel trying to control the position from guard on top but Soza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dengel is working Soza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dengel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Soza's head.
Soza keeping moving, preventing Dengel from controlling successfully.
Dengel postures up in Soza's guard and throws a big left but Soza blocks it.
Dengel postures up and lands a big shot to Soza's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dengel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dengel is looking to work some ground and pound but Soza has wrist control.
Dengel forces his way into half guard.
Dengel is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dengel connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dengel looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dengel landing strikes from the mount and Soza is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dengel looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dengel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The referee warns Soza that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dengel moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Soza has worked his arm free - good work by Soza!
Dengel wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Soza, who protects the arm well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dengel working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wells Dengel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Soza is looking to chop away at Dengel's legs.
Bob Soza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soza thows a body kick. Dengel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dengel gets a takedown into half guard.
Dengel throwing shots but Soza is blocking nicely.
Dengel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dengel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dengel lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dengel is looking for a kimura here.
Dengel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dengel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Soza defending well though.
Dengel is looking for a kimura here.
Dengel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dengel is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Soza is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wells Dengel!
Wells Dengel retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Castle Irons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia's entrance music is The Slam. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alejandro Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Castle Irons!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irons was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Irons scores with a decent looking hook.
Garcia misses with a lunging right hand
and Irons counters with a solid body kick.
Irons just misses with a punch to the body.
Irons tests Garcia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Irons.
Irons has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garcia finds it's way round the side to connect with Irons's head.
Irons tries to sprawl but Garcia drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Irons is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irons is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Garcia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Garcia's back!
Irons punches the canvas rather than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irons throwing strikes and Garcia squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Garcia avoids a series of strikes thrown by Irons.
Irons throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Garcia in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Irons looking to land elbow strikes but Garcia uses the position to regain half guard.
Irons thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garcia regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Irons.
Irons must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Irons throwing strikes but missing.
Irons won't allow Garcia to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irons throwing strikes but missing.
Irons scoring with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irons missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Irons throwing strikes but missing.
Garcia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Irons throws a strike but Garcia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Irons working a defensive guard but Garcia passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Irons blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garcia.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia working Irons over with strikes.
Garcia controlling the pace.
Irons regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Garcia.
Garcia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irons looking to control.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Irons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia throws a big right hand that misses.
Garcia looking to sit in guard and control but Irons gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Irons working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Irons postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Irons would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Castle Irons dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Irons misses with a body shot.
Irons misses with an uppercut.
Nice cross by Garcia.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irons swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Irons throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Irons wants to slow Garcia down by chopping away at his legs.
Castle Irons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irons throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Irons defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
Irons throws a head kick that misses.
Irons clinches up against the cage.
Irons tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
Come on Irons - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is trying to trip Irons. He has hold of a leg but Irons is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Garcia persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Garcia throwing strikes from guard but Irons blocks nicely.
Irons is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garcia postures up in Irons's guard and throws a big left but Irons blocks it.
Irons pulls Garcia in close to his closed guard and prevents Garcia from doing any damage or advancing position.
Garcia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Irons tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Irons is trying to control the position but Garcia postures up.
Castle Irons has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Irons keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Garcia stopping the sweep attempt from Irons.
Irons looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Castle Irons was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irons.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Irons.
Garcia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Castle Irons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Irons gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Garcia is looking to work some ground and pound but Irons has wrist control.
Irons not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Garcia thows a big elbow that misses.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Irons swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia trying to control but Irons is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia thows a big elbow that misses.
Garcia throwing strikes but missing.
Garcia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Irons not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irons is looking for a sweep. Garcia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Garcia dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Irons misses the jab.
Irons tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Irons.
Irons throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
Irons throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Irons has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Garcia has passed into side control.
Garcia working the ground and pound but Irons is defending the strikes.
Irons controls the position for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irons can't do much from the bottom here.
Irons trying his best to control but Garcia has mounted him.
Garcia avoids the attempt from Irons to control.
Garcia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Irons avoids a series of strikes thrown by Garcia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irons is wriggling around trying to escape.
Irons is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the head.
Garcia scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Irons?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia content just to control the position here.
Garcia looking to finish Irons with some ground and pound. This is bad for Irons!
Irons is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia controlling his opponent.
Garcia in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Irons is still in real trouble! Can Garcia finish him?
Garcia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Irons seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia with a couple of short strikes.
Irons in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Garcia working Irons over with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irons holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Garcia tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Irons keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alejandro Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Garcia 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alejandro Garcia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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169 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Draven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Draven looking to throw knees to the head but Robertson is blocking nicely.
Draven misses with a punch on the inside.
Robertson has Draven pressed against the cage.
Robertson lands an elbow that stopped Draven in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Eric Draven has been cut.
Robertson misses with an elbow over the top.
Robertson throws an elbow that misses.
Robertson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Robertson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Draven avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Robertson.
Robertson lands a body punch.
Robertson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Robertson lands a hook that snaps the head of Draven backwards.
Robertson misses with an elbow strike.
Draven is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robertson is defending well for now.
Draven throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Draven lands with a left to the head.
Robertson can't find room to land a body shot as Draven controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson blocks an uppercut.
Robertson trying to land knees to the body.
Robertson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Draven lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robertson backwards.
Robertson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Draven avoids the elbow strike from Robertson, against the cage.
Draven pressing his opponent against the cage.
Draven wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Robertson stalling.
Robertson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Draven blocks it with crossed arms.
Robertson lands an elbow just above Draven 's eye.
Draven looking to slow down the pace here.
Draven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robertson's elbow.
Draven tries a body shot but Robertson blocks it.
Draven struggles to land a body shot inside as Robertson controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Robertson.
Draven tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Robertson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Robertson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Robertson missing with knees to the body.
Robertson throws an elbow but it misses.
Draven doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robertson blocking some punches.
Robertson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Robertson misses with an elbow over the top.
Draven tries a knee to the head but Robertson blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draven.
Nice elbow from Robertson.
Draven managing to block the knees to the body from Robertson.
Draven blocks an elbow strike from Robertson.
Draven pushes Robertson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven avoiding damage as Robertson throws knees to the body.
Draven pushes off an throws an elbow but Robertson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Draven misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draven misses with some punches.
Robertson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robertson throws an elbow that misses.
Robertson is working Draven over against the cage.
Draven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draven misses with some punches.
Draven lands a left hand.
A bit of stalling here from Robertson.
Draven on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Draven trying to stall but Robertson improves his position.
Draven pushes Robertson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Robertson.
Draven wants to stall.
Robertson tries a knee to the head but Draven blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Draven lands an elbow just above Robertson 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draven managing to block the knees to the body from Robertson.
Draven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robertson's elbow.
Draven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draven misses with a punch on the inside.
Robertson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Robertson throws an elbow but misses.
Robertson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Robertson blocks the elbow strike.
Draven is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robertson is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robertson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Draven is defending well for now.
Robertson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Draven can't find room to land a body shot as Robertson controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Robertson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eric Draven's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Draven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
George Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robertson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Draven misses with a kick to the body
and Robertson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Draven throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Robertson counters with an inside leg kick.
Draven misses with a looping left.
Robertson connects with an inside leg kick.
Robertson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Draven checks a leg kick nicely.
Draven ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
Robertson misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Robertson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Draven sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Draven throws a chopping leg kick but Robertson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Robertson throws a jab but it's blocked by Draven.
Draven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robertson tries to clinch but Draven moves out of range.
Draven tries a head kick but it misses.
Robertson thumps Draven with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Draven misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven throws a poor cross that misses
and Robertson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robertson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Draven momentarily.
Eric Draven's cut is getting worse.
Draven misses with a low kick.
Robertson throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draven lands with a right hand.
Robertson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Draven.
Robertson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Robertson lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven misses with a left hand
and Draven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Robertson scoring well with a low kick there.
Robertson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Draven chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Robertson can pounce on him.
Draven throws a leg kick that is checked
and Robertson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robertson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Robertson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Robertson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Draven can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draven is bucking up trying to escape but Robertson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Draven is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Robertson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Robertson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Robertson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Robertson looking to control but Draven is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Robertson prevents Draven from getting the reversal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robertson working Draven over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Robertson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eric Draven's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Draven takes one to the side of the head.
Robertson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Draven in his tracks.
Draven displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Robertson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Draven paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robertson ducks under a wild hook from Draven.
Draven looks to score with a jab to the body but Robertson is just out of range.
Robertson throws a series of punches but Draven moves out of range.
Draven lands a nice looking body shot.
Draven attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Robertson cracks Draven with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson dives in and grabs Draven's left leg, looking for a takedown. Draven pushes down on Robertson's head and hops out.
Draven looks to score with a jab to the body but Robertson is just out of range.
Draven lands a leg kick that knocks Robertson off balance momentarily.
Draven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Robertson throws out the jab.
Robertson throws a series of punches but Draven avoids them all with ease.
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robertson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Draven misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson throws a hook to the side of Draven's head but Draven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robertson looks to clinch
and Draven counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Robertson connects with a right hand. Draven shakes it off.
Draven takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Draven slaps away a takedown attempt from Robertson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Robertson takes a swing at Draven's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Robertson lands.
Draven lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Draven looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Draven is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Eric Draven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robertson prevents Draven from standing back up.
Draven wants to improve his position but Robertson is controlling well.
Robertson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven actively working from the bottom here.
Draven keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
George Robertson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Robertson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. George Robertson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Robertson scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robertson shoots in for a takedown but Draven shows good takedown defense.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Robertson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Robertson 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Robertson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Al (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartholomeus Bengtsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al comes to the cage accompanied by Overkill. Bengtsson has chosen journey of the sorcerer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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190 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mr Al!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bartholomeus Bengtsson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bengtsson scores with a three punch combo!
Al throws a wild body kick that Bengtsson sees coming a mile off.
Bengtsson slips under a jab from Al.
Al misses with a straight right.
Bengtsson throws a hook to the side of Al's head but Al sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Al throws a body punch but Bengtsson moves out of range.
Al fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Al, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bengtsson looks to land a combination. Al sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bengtsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from Al misses.
Al lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bengtsson circles away quickly and effectively.
A bone on bone clash there as Bengtsson blocks the leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bengtsson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al missing with a left hand there. Bengtsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Al.
Bengtsson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Al backs up against the cage.
Bengtsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Al on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bengtsson. Bengtsson obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Bengtsson.
Al thows a body shot but no joy.
Bengtsson throws a good cross that connects.
Al throws a body punch but Bengtsson moves out of range.
Bengtsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Al is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Bengtsson.
Al throws a body punch but Bengtsson moves out of range.
Al scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bengtsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bengtsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Al lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bengtsson throws a right hand that Al ducks under and follows up with a left that Al also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Bengtsson.
A big right from Al misses.
Al takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bengtsson lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Al.
Bengtsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bengtsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bengtsson lands a body shot.
Al takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Al takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bengtsson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bengtsson scores with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bengtsson.
Bengtsson cracks Al with an open hand slap.
Bengtsson scores with a one two! Al had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Al tries to bum rush Bengtsson with a series of wild strikes but Bengtsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Al drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bengtsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Al takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Al tries to clinch up.
Bengtsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Al's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bengtsson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bengtsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Decent striking displayed by Bengtsson there.
Bengtsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Al's hands.
Bengtsson moves out of range of the leg kick from Al.
Bengtsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bengtsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Als jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Al closes the distance but Bengtsson moves to the side
and Bengtsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Al misses with a hook to the body
and Bengtsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Bengtsson scores with a nice right hand.
Bengtsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Al's sensitive parts.
Al tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bengtsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Al momentarily.
Al takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Al swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Bengtsson.
Nice uppercut lands for Bengtsson. That snapped Al's head back.
Nice body kick there by Bengtsson.
Bengtsson cracks Al with a right hand to the side of the head.
Al on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bengtsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bengtsson lands a jab to Al's midsection.
Bengtsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Al walks into a straight right hand from Bengtsson.
Bengtsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Al in his tracks.
Al on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crunch! Bengtsson slams his shin into Al's torso.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bengtsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Bengtsson.
Both fighters circling a little - Bengtsson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Al takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bengtsson scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartholomeus Bengtsson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Al has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Al there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bengtsson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Al throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bengtsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Al. That did some damage!
Al's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bengtsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Al scrambles back to his feet.
Nice cross by Bengtsson.
Bengtsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bengtsson looks to land a combination. Al sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Decent striking displayed by Al there.
Al shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bengtsson eats them both and turns towards Al to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bengtsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Al is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bengtsson cracks Al with an open hand slap.
Al lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Al.
Bengtsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Al.
Bengtsson cracks Al with an open hand slap.
Bengtsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Al is looking to chop away at Bengtsson's legs.
Bengtsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Al ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bengtsson moves away.
Bengtsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bengtsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Als jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bengtsson misses with a kick to the body.
Al misses with a wild body shot.
Bengtsson needs to keep his hands up - Al had a free shot at his head there.
Al needs to keep his hands up - Bengtsson had a free shot at his head there.
Bengtsson lands a body shot.
Al has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bengtsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Al's head.
Al has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Al there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bengtsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Al has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bengtsson scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bengtsson.
Al will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bengtsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Al looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Al tries to move into range but Bengtsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson lands a front kick.
Al fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bengtsson scores with a nice strike.
Bengtsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Bengtsson scores with a punch to the head.
Al walks into a straight right hand from Bengtsson.
Mr Al is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bengtsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Al pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bengtsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab from Bengtsson.
Al takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bengtsson works over Al's head and body with a nice combination.
Bengtsson misses with the combination.
A punch lands to the side of Al 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Al fails to land with a series of punches.
Al tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bengtsson is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson scores with a jab.
Bengtsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bengtsson connects with a body shot.
Bengtsson scores with a hook to the body. Al takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Al blocks the body kick.
Bengtsson throws a combination. Al tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Al scores with a nice right hand.
Bengtsson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bartholomeus Bengtsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bengtsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Bengtsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bengtsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bengtsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Al misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bengtsson.
Bengtsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bengtsson jabs Al right on the nose. Al blinks but takes it well.
Bengtsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson lands a right hook to the body.
Al throws a right and a left that Bengtsson avoids nicely.
Al takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bengtsson scores with a punch to the head.
Al misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bengtsson - that will leave a mark!
Bengtsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bengtsson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Al will feel that in the morning.
A jab from Bengtsson finds it's way through Al's defenses.
Bengtsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Bengtsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Al.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bengtsson with a nice cross.
Bengtsson blocks a jab.
A good leg kick by Bengtsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartholomeus Bengtsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Al fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bengtsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Al.
That kick from Bengtsson tenderised Al's leg. Al is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab lands there for Bengtsson.
Al misses with a series of wild punches.
Bengtsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bengtsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Al shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Al just misses with a punch to the body.
Al misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Bengtsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bengtsson.
Al chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bengtsson can pounce on him.
Bengtsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bengtsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Al's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bengtsson thuds a left hand into Al's body.
Nice body punch from Bengtsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Al has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bengtsson.
Bengtsson lands a jab-cross combination.
Al is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bengtsson clobbers Al with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bengtsson lands a right hook to the body.
Bengtsson throws a series of strikes that have Al backpedaling.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bengtsson.
Al takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bengtsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Al misses the body punch
and Bengtsson counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bengtsson lands a body shot.
Bengtsson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Al is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bengtsson.
Al misses with a few strikes there.
Bengtsson lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sloppy strikes from Al. Those never looked like landing.
Bengtsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Al might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bengtsson scores with a shot to the body.
Bengtsson connects with a looping right hand.
Al connects with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Bengtsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al. Bengtsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Bengtsson.
Bengtsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Al has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bengtsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Al's head.
Al takes one to the chin there.
Al wants to clinch.
Al throws a right and a left that Bengtsson avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson jabs Al right on the nose. Al blinks but takes it well.
Bengtsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Al's calf.
Al connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bengtsson. Bengtsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Al misses with a shot to the body
and Bengtsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A nice combination there by Bengtsson.
Nice straight punches there by Bengtsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bengtsson.
Bengtsson blocks a head kick by Al.
Al swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bengtsson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bengtsson stuns Al with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bengtsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Al stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bengtsson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bengtsson lands a body shot.
Good shot there by Bengtsson.
Good standup being displayed there by Al as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Al walks into a left hand.
Bengtsson with a nice cross.
Al moves forwards but Bengtsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bengtsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bengtsson scores with a jab to the head.
Bengtsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al. Al obviously looking to wear him down.
Bengtsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bengtsson cracks Al with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Al gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bengtsson.
Bengtsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bengtsson moves out of range as Al strikes.
Bengtsson scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bengtsson cracks Al with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Al stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mr Al has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Al swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bengtsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bartholomeus Bengtsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bengtsson 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartholomeus Bengtsson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca Blight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hicken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blight comes into the arena with Suikoden II - The Chase blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luca Blight!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bret Hicken!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blight circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blight counters with an outside leg kick.
Blight motions for Hicken to come forward. Blight throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hicken takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hicken thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hicken punishes Blight's body with a nice straight punch.
Blight throws a big shot that misses.
Blight misses with a body kick.
Blight misses with a leg kick.
Hicken misses with a two punch combination.
Hicken throws a body punch but Blight moves out of range.
Hicken takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Hicken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicken connects with a right hand. Blight shakes it off.
Hicken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blight was well out of range. Poor timing from Hicken.
Blight moves into the clinch.
Hicken misses with some punches.
Hicken digs a right hand underneath Blight's ribcage. Blight let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blight goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hicken prevents it.
Hicken content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Blight has Hicken pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Blight pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hicken tumbling to the mat - Blight dives into Hicken's guard.
Hicken looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blight slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blight content to control rather than advance.
Hicken is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hicken trying to control but Blight postures up.
Hicken really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blight. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blight slows the pace down in half guard.
Blight moves into full mount! Hicken won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blight looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hicken is trying to escape the mount.
Hicken tries to lock up and control but Blight gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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.
Hicken is trying to escape the mount.
Blight wants to control the pace but Hicken is squirming around nicely.
Hicken is wriggling around trying to escape.
Blight looking to control but Hicken is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hicken is in a horrible position here. Blight smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hicken tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Blight dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hicken throws a right and a left that Blight avoids nicely.
Blight tries to score with a low kick but Hicken moves his leg out of the way.
Blight tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blight lands with a nice body kick.
Blight looks to score with a jab to the body but Hicken is just out of range.
Hicken looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blight drives through and clinches with Hicken against the cage.
Hicken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hicken lands with a light punch inside.
Hicken struggles to land a body shot inside as Blight controls his hands.
Hicken is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Blight looking to slow down the pace here.
Hicken trying to stall but Blight improves his position.
Hicken throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blight breaks from the clinch.
Blight throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hicken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blight moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Hicken checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hicken misses with a straight left.
Blight lands a lovely overhand right.
Blight looks to score with a jab to the body but Hicken is just out of range.
Blight looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hicken looks to throw the jab but Blight is out of range.
Luca Blight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Hicken. Those never looked like landing.
Blight lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hicken is breathing heavily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Blight!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blight feints and then cracks Hicken's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hicken down.
Hicken gets a double leg takedown into Blight's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blight lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hicken!
Blight takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Blight is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hicken can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Luca Blight overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blight landing shots from mount.
It looks like Bret Hicken has been cut.
Hicken is desperately trying to improve his position but Blight has a good base and remains in mount.
Blight landing shots from mount.
Hicken is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big strike lands for Blight! That's really hurt Hicken and he's turned his back - Blight keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Blight jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luca Blight!
Luca Blight retains his light heavyweight title!
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