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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abdhulla Nasofarm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jr Wu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nasofarm comes into the arena with Biggest & the best - Clawfinger blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
Enjoys gardening |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abdhulla Nasofarm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jr Wu!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasofarm swinging wildly here.
Nasofarm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wu throws out a loose jab but Nasofarm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wu shoots in for a takedown but Nasofarm shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wu throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nasofarm was covering up waiting for the punch and Wu finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wu tries to free his leg and advance position but Nasofarm is retaining full guard.
Nasofarm utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nasofarm controls Wu momentarily but Wu frees himself.
Wu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasofarm working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wu is in close to Nasofarm's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nasofarm wants to get back to his feet but Wu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wu thows a big elbow that misses.
Wu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nasofarm is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wu is controlling him.
Wu working some strikes from top position.
Nasofarm being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasofarm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nasofarm knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wu on the ground.
Wu is stalling in the full guard.
Wu throwing strikes but missing.
Nasofarm wants to stand but Wu is controlling the position.
Wu throws a strike but Nasofarm rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasofarm won't allow Wu to sweep him here.
Wu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nasofarm tries to stand but Wu is controlling from the bottom.
Wu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wu swings for the body but Nasofarm moves out of range.
Nasofarm lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jr Wu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wu shoots in but Nasofarm avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Abdhulla Nasofarm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jr Wu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wu throws a shot from downtown. Nasofarm moves away and avoids it.
Wu misses with a wild body shot.
Wu shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nasofarm manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nasofarm seems keen to control Wu's posture.
Wu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nasofarm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nasofarm has his feet on Wu's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wu fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jr Wu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nasofarm tries to clinch but Wu is having none of it.
Nasofarm lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nasofarm.
Wu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nasofarm is fending him off so far but Wu persists. Nope, Nasofarm circles away and we're back to standing.
Nasofarm misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nasofarm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice sprawl there from Nasofarm as Wu shoots in.
Nasofarm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nasofarm defends it nicely.
Abdhulla Nasofarm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jr Wu.
Nasofarm misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nasofarm as he avoids it easily.
Wu misses the shot to the body.
Nasofarm goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nasofarm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasofarm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wu looks for a takedown but Nasofarm sprawls well.
Wu is breathing heavily.
Wu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wu trying to control the position from guard on top but Nasofarm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nasofarm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nasofarm is trying to control the position but Wu postures up.
Wu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wu trying to control but Nasofarm is working from the bottom.
Wu postures up in Nasofarm's guard and throws a big left but Nasofarm blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu landing some decent shots from guard.
Wu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nasofarm's waist but Nasofarm gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wu off to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nasofarm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wu fails with a takedown attempt.
Nasofarm has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nasofarm pulls guard.
Wu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nasofarm is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu stops Nasofarm from standing up.
Nasofarm on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nasofarm tries to get out of the position.
Wu distracts Nasofarm with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nasofarm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wu throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nasofarm was covering up waiting for the punch and Wu finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wu trying to control the position from guard on top but Nasofarm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wu won't allow Nasofarm to get back to his feet.
Nasofarm can't keep his opponent in guard - Wu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nasofarm keeps working.
Nasofarm trying to hold on to Wu's head to control him but Wu postures up.
Wu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jr Wu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Wu misses the shot to the body.
Wu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nasofarm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wu lands a nice shot to the head.
Nasofarm can't escape the position.
Wu landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wu working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wu postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Nasofarm badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Wu around the waist but Wu pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Wu is the winner by TKO! Wu jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jr Wu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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215 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lincoln Hawk!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk stuffs the takedown attempt from Rua. Rua gets slowly back to his feet.
Hawk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rua defends it nicely.
Rua slips under a jab from Hawk.
Hawk loads up on a big right hand but Rua slips the punch.
Rua shoots and misses
and Hawk moves into the clinch.
Hawk gets underhooks to prevent Rua's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hawk pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hawk drops Rua with a left and a right! Oh, Rua is hurt - Hawk dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Mauricio Rua has been cut.
Hawk working the ground and pound.
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!
Rua is trying to control Hawk's posture but Hawk avoids it.
Hawk misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
What's Rua going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Rua taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hawk is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rua's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hawk lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua taking a bit of punishment here - Hawk scoring with strikes.
Hawk working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hawk tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rua's legs.
Rua is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hawk advances to mount.
Rua tries to reverse the position but Hawk maintains control.
Hawk in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mauricio Rua's cut is getting worse.
Hawk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rua is looking to escape.
Hawk looking for a guillotine from mount but Rua is having none of it.
Rua is looking to improve his position but Hawk isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk lands with some strikes.
Jeez, Mauricio Rua's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hawk working Rua over with strikes here.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mauricio Rua's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lincoln Hawk!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scipio Africanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Intelligent |
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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, Scipio Africanus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Greene!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Africanus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Greene walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Africanus lands with a shot to the body.
Greene looks gassed!
Africanus is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Greene hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Scipio Africanus!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Evans has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Evans!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rogers but Rogers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Evans shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rogers as he jumps to the side.
Rogers shoots and misses
and Evans decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rogers's guard.
Evans is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rogers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Evans trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
Rogers has his foot on Evans's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Evans works his way back into a safe position though.
Rogers wants to sweep here but Evans controlling him for the moment.
Evans trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
Evans is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rogers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rogers wants to sweep but no luck.
Rogers is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Evans tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rogers wants to clinch but Evans slips to the side
and Evans counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rogers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers is trying desperately to improve position.
Evans can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rogers is looking to escape.
Rogers is desperately trying to improve his position but Evans has a good base and remains in mount.
Rogers bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans is trying to control the position but Rogers postures up.
Rogers passes Evans's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rogers has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Evans defend it? Rogers steps over the head and cranks it - Evans is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Rogers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nick Rogers!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Whitley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Green is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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215 lbs
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211 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Whitley!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green shoots in for a takedown but Whitley shows good takedown defense.
Whitley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Green shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Whitley but Whitley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Whitley instigates a clinch.
Whitley lands a body punch.
Green tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Whitley just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whitley turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Whitley manages to end up in side control.
Whitley working away.
Whitley wants to stand but Green is controlling his arm.
Whitley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Green keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Green's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Whitley throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Whitley trying to control the action but Green is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Green tries to clinch up but Whitley circles away and keeps his distance.
Green is looking to clinch.
Whitley tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.
Whitley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Green did well to prevent Whitley getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitley slows the pace down in half guard.
Green actively working from the bottom here.
Green is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitley trying to control the action but Green is working from the bottom.
Green is looking to escape.
Green blocking the ground and pound attempt from Whitley.
Whitley trying to control the pace.
Whitley wants to control but Green is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Whitley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Green napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Whitley trying to control the position but Green is working away.
Whitley tries for a kimura but Green is defending well.
Whitley tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Green is trying to control Whitley's posture but Whitley avoids it.
Whitley wants to stand but Green is controlling his arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Whitley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Green is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
You can see the frustration on Green's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Whitley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Green. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Whitley tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
Green looks to land a combination but Whitley avoids it well.
Green darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Green thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Whitley's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Whitley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Green throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tom Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whitley tries for a takedown but Green sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Whitley.
Whitley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Green on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Green tries to get out of the position.
Green looks like he's trying to stand up.
Green trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green is not content to let Whitley control the position.
Whitley takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Whitley trying to mount his opponent but Green defends it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is trying to get back to full guard.
Whitley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Green tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Green misses with a takedown
and Whitley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Whitley wants to take a breather but Green is having none of it.
Green is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Whitley pulls his head out easily.
Whitley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Whitley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Whitley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Green defending well though.
Whitley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Whitley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Whitley ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Whitley no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Whitley keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
Green preventing the sweep.
Whitley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Green defends well.
Green with a flurry of punches that miss.
Green throwing strikes from guard but Whitley blocks nicely.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Green shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whitley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Green tries to get to full guard but Whitley has control of the leg.
Whitley thows a huge punch but Green dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green is trying to maintain the position but Whitley is very close to passing his half guard.
Whitley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Green keeps working.
Whitley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Whitley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Whitley darts in trying to clinch
and Green counters by clinching up.
Whitley tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Green just stands there and leans against the cage.
Whitley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Green wants a takedown but no success here.
Green is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Green jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Whitley walks away with a smile on his face. Green gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Green tries for a takedown but Whitley circles away easily
and Whitley finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whitley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Whitley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Whitley throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Whitley.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whitley is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Green has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Green is trying to escape the mount.
Green is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Green tries to hold on but Whitley pushes him away.
Whitley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mike Whitley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Green working to try and regain half guard.
Whitley controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Whitley content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Despite being in the dominant position, Mike Whitley just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Whitley tries to clinch but Green moves away
and Green counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Green with a flurry of punches that miss.
Green won't allow Whitley to get back to his feet.
Whitley wants to improve his position but instead Green has moved into half guard.
Whitley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Green is working away from the top position though.
Whitley keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Whitley is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Whitley.
Well Whitley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Whitley!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stalin Felipe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nycky Downtime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Felipe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to T-Swift. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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151 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stalin Felipe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nycky Downtime!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felipe is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Downtime hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stalin Felipe!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaun Marco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaun Marco!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman throws a right hand that Marco ducks under and follows up with a left that Marco also avoids with ease.
Marco dives in and grabs Coleman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Coleman pushes down on Marco's head and hops out.
Coleman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marco swivels and escapes.
Marco with a lazy takedown attempt
so Coleman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Coleman trying to control but Marco is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marco controlling the position.
Coleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marco works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coleman trying to control but Marco is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Coleman trying to control but Marco is working from the bottom.
Marco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Marco keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Marco holds on and takes a little breather.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Marco keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is really struggling to control Marco but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Coleman postures up in Marco's guard and throws a big left but Marco blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coleman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marco avoids it really well and circles away.
Marco doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Coleman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mark Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaun Marco.
Coleman is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marco controls Coleman momentarily but Coleman frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Coleman dominated that round.
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.
Marco with a lazy takedown attempt
and Coleman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Marco won't be happy with that.
Coleman scoring with punches and elbows.
Marco regains half guard, as Coleman was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marco trying to hold on to Coleman's head to control him but Coleman postures up.
Coleman is keen to just control but Marco is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman is thwarting Marco's attempts to control the position.
Marco should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's two 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.
Marco is trying to control but Coleman manages to pass to mount!
Coleman controlling from mount.
Coleman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Coleman landing strikes from the mount and Marco is in trouble!
Marco suckers Coleman into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Marco is now in Coleman's guard!
Marco wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
Coleman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marco is one step ahead there.
Coleman trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Coleman dominated that second round.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Coleman fails with the takedown.
Coleman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marco.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marco as he avoids it easily.
Marco doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Coleman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Marco!
Marco wants to control but Coleman is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Coleman wants to control the action but instead Marco gets a body lock and reverses into Coleman's guard! Nice work!
Mark Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marco wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
Coleman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two 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.
Marco trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marco is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Coleman throws and elbow that misses. Marco uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Coleman's guard. Nice move by Marco!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marco wants to stand and escape but instead Coleman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Marco utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marco working a defensive guard here.
Marco keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Coleman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Coleman postures up in Marco's guard and throws a big left but Marco blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marco is pulling down on Coleman's head. It's preventing any offense from Coleman, at least for the moment.
Jaun Marco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark Coleman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Coleman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Coleman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Coleman!
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