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BFT-79 - Watch The Throne PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amadeu Nicanor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Daniels has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Amadeu Nicanor!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicanor tries to bum rush Daniels with a series of wild strikes but Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nicanor misses with a wild combination.
Nicanor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nicanor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nicanor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daniels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nicanor misses with a jab to the body
and Daniels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Daniels misses the target.
Nicanor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Daniels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daniels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nicanor.
Nicanor misses with a double jab.
Nicanor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nicanor throws a hook but Daniels avoids it easily.
Daniels lands a head shot.
Nicanor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniels circles away quickly and effectively.
Daniels paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Daniels shoots in and bounces Nicanor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nicanor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nicanor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Daniels showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Daniels cracks Nicanor with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Daniels scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nicanor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Daniels wants to pass the guard but Nicanor is keeping the position.
Daniels postures up and lands a big shot to Nicanor's brow.
Daniels drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Daniels jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Daniels 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Nicanor keeps moving.
Nicanor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Daniels is controlling him.
Daniels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Daniels jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Daniels wants to pass the guard but Nicanor is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels is working hard here to advance position.
Nicanor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Daniels.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nicanor throws a series of punches but Daniels moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Daniels dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Daniels misses the jab.
Nicanor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some wild striking there from Nicanor.
Nicanor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nicanor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Daniels counters with a left and a right that stings Nicanor.
Daniels misses with a few strikes there.
Nicanor slips under a jab from Daniels.
Nicanor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nicanor misses with a double jab
and Daniels counters with a single leg into guard. Nicanor didn't expect that.
Daniels trying to control but Nicanor is working from the bottom.
Daniels drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Daniels jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Daniels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nicanor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Daniels slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jack Daniels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack Daniels has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nicanor slips a jab and a cross from Daniels.
Amadeu Nicanor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Daniels fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nicanor to the ground. Daniels is now in Nicanor's guard.
Daniels postures up in Nicanor's guard and throws a big left but Nicanor blocks it.
Daniels not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Nicanor keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Daniels wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nicanor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nicanor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Daniels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daniels scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nicanor being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries to advance to mount but Nicanor denies him.
Daniels staying calm.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicanor avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Daniels.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Daniels dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Daniels misses with an uppercut. Nicanor saw that one coming.
Nicanor moves forwards but Daniels connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Daniels scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nicanor throws a lazy right hand but Daniels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nicanor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daniels on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nicanor throws a combination that misses
and Daniels counters with a stiff right hand.
Nicanor misses with a double jab.
Daniels avoids the body shot from Nicanor.
A lazy left from Nicanor finds it's target.
Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nicanor.
Nicanor just misses with a punch to the body.
Nicanor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Daniels connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels misses with the combination.
Nicanor misses with a series of wild punches.
Daniels scores with a nice head shot.
Daniels moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nicanor thows a body shot but no joy.
Daniels uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nicanor tries to move into range but Daniels moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Daniels scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nicanor misses with a series of wild punches.
Daniels is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
No joy there for Nicanor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nicanor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daniels looking to score a takedown here. Nicanor is defending well but Daniels drives through and ends up in Nicanor's guard.
Daniels is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nicanor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Daniels sitting in guard here, content to control.
Daniels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicanor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Daniels is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Jack Daniels wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nicanor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Daniels jabs Nicanor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nicanor throws an overhand right that lands on Daniels's shoulder, as Daniels tries to avoid the shot.
Daniels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daniels scores with a takedown into Nicanor's guard.
Daniels showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels pushing down on Nicanor's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nicanor has hold of Daniels's hands but Daniels slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Daniels wants to pass the guard but Nicanor is defending well.
Daniels wants to work for an arm triangle but Nicanor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Daniels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Daniels 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Daniels!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eck Vongkhamchanh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Read (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Read has chosen Don't Fence Me In as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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190 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eck Vongkhamchanh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Read!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vongkhamchanh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Read throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Read throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vongkhamchanh ducks under a wild hook from Read.
Vongkhamchanh has a takedown stuffed.
Vongkhamchanh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Read misses the jab.
Read throws a hook but Vongkhamchanh avoids it easily.
Read throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vongkhamchanh's head.
Vongkhamchanh is breathing heavily.
Vongkhamchanh blocks a leg kick.
Vongkhamchanh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vongkhamchanh moves out of range as Read throws a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Read.
Read tries to clinch there but Vongkhamchanh circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read looks to score with a jab to the body but Vongkhamchanh is just out of range.
Vongkhamchanh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Read lands a right hook to the body.
Read lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Read lands a body shot.
Read is looking to clinch but Vongkhamchanh is avoiding it.
Read misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vongkhamchanh.
Read tries to land a leg kick but Vongkhamchanh saw it coming and moves away.
Vongkhamchanh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Read throws out the jab.
Read scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vongkhamchanh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Read fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Read throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Read misses with a kick to the body.
Read tries to clinch up.
Read scores with a jab.
Vongkhamchanh walks into a stiff left hand from Read.
Read looks to land a left hand but Vongkhamchanh moved out of range nicely.
Vongkhamchanh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Read has managed to clinch.
Read is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Read lands a body shot in the clinch.
Read jumps guard.
Read is pulling down on Vongkhamchanh's head. It's preventing any offense from Vongkhamchanh, at least for the moment.
Vongkhamchanh has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vongkhamchanh stopping the sweep attempt from Read.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vongkhamchanh!
Read is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Vongkhamchanh is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Vongkhamchanh flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Read anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Vongkhamchanh and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Read slips an arm under Vongkhamchanh chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Read has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Read is squeezing on Vongkhamchanh like an anaconda would it's prey. Vongkhamchanh fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mark Read!
A very excited looking Mark Read made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ythomas Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Watcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, bullet in my hand. Andy Watcher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ White 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, Ythomas Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andy Watcher!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watcher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Riley. Riley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Watcher misses with an uppercut. Riley saw that one coming.
Riley closes the distance and clinches.
Watcher lands a nice uppercut.
Riley is looking to control Watcher's arms but Watcher gets an underhook and turns him. Now Riley has his back to the cage.
A short body shot lands from Watcher as the two fighters clinch.
Watcher keeps control of Riley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Watcher lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Watcher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Riley's efforts to push away.
Watcher lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley can't break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Watcher.
Watcher works on Riley's body with a couple of short punches.
Riley is breathing heavily.
A short left from Watcher.
Watcher cracks Riley with a nice body shot.
Watcher lands with a left to the head.
Watcher throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Watcher lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Watcher as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Watcher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watcher scores with a shot to the side of Riley's head.
Watcher lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Riley.
Watcher cracks Riley with a nice body shot.
Watcher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Watcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watcher lands a hook that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
Watcher lands a shoulder strike.
Watcher lands a body punch in the clinch.
Watcher lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Watcher.
A nice left hand lands by Watcher.
Watcher lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Watcher.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Watcher.
Watcher scores with a shot to the side of Riley's head.
Watcher works on Riley's body with a couple of short punches.
Watcher holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Watcher cracks Riley with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Watcher.
A hook to the body from Watcher.
A right hook to the body lands for Watcher.
Watcher is working Riley over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Watcher as the two fighters clinch.
Watcher lands a shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Watcher.
Nice body punch from Watcher - that landed with a thud.
Watcher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watcher.
Watcher lands a body punch in the clinch.
Riley letting Watcher take a breather here.
Watcher pushes Riley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Watcher slowing the pace effectively.
Still in the clinch, Watcher scores with a nice short uppercut.
Watcher slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watcher lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riley or not.
A short right from Watcher on the inside.
Watcher scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Watcher.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Watcher digs a right hand into Riley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Riley's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watcher lands a left hand.
Watcher lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Watcher.
Watcher is leaning against Riley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Watcher lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Riley.
Watcher presses Riley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Watcher lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Watcher.
Watcher digs a right hand underneath Riley's ribcage. Riley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Watcher lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Watcher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Watcher.
Riley is rocked!
Watcher creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Riley's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Riley drops to his knees and Watcher pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Watcher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedo Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao's entrance music is Its Time for War. A fine choice. 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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155 lbs
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pedo Bear!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Bear tries to clinch but Pacquiao moves away
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Bear avoids it well.
Bear tries to clinch
and Bear takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bear tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pacquiao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bear changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pacquiao tries to avoid it but Bear manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pacquiao to the ground. Pacquiao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Bear's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao cracks Bear with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pacquiao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bear with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pacquiao to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that Bear ducks under and follows up with a left that Bear also avoids with ease.
Bear tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pacquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
Pacquiao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bear is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pacquiao throws a hook but Bear avoids it easily.
Bear shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pacquiao as he jumps to the side.
Bear closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pacquiao counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bear on the side of the head.
Bear doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bear tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pacquiao counters with a series of strikes. Bear will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bear is rocked!
Pacquiao throws an overhand right that has Bear reeling! Pacquiao follows up with more punches and Bear is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Manny Pacquiao!
Manny Pacquiao really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 159's - $49 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haral Dir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White 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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Haral Dir!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross lands a left and a right that send Dir crashing to the mat, dazed. Cross thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Dir is rocked!
It looks like Haral Dir has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Cross shuts the power down on Dir. Lights out, game over! Cross is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Harry Cross!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Tompkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bobbertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tompkins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dying Fetus - One Shot, One Kill. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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273 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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30
264 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Tompkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Bobbertson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tompkins throws a nice looking combination but Bobbertson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bobbertson thuds a left hand into Tompkins's body.
Tompkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bobbertson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tompkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tompkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Bobbertson.
Steve Tompkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Tompkins does no damage.
Bobbertson throws a head kick that misses.
Tompkins misses with a kick to the body
and Bobbertson counters with a head kick that drops Tompkins to the mat! Tompkins scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Tompkins is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bobbertson throws a head kick that misses.
Tompkins lands the left hand.
Bobbertson throws a lazy right hand but Tompkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Tompkins misses.
Tompkins drops Bobbertson with a left and a right! Oh, Bobbertson is hurt - Tompkins dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Bobby Bobbertson has been cut.
Bobbertson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tompkins prevents Bobbertson from escaping the position.
Bobbertson can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tompkins scoring with punches and elbows.
Tompkins misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tompkins controlling the position.
Tompkins working the ground and pound.
Tompkins working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tompkins passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bobbertson!
Bobbertson tries to lock up and control but Tompkins gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bobbertson taking shots to the head.
Bobbertson is in a horrible position here. Tompkins smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bobbertson is trying to escape the mount.
Tompkins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bobbertson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bobbertson looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tompkins raining down shots from the mount!
Tompkins landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bobbertson is bucking up trying to escape but Tompkins cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bobbertson can't escape the position.
Tompkins lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bobbertson is rocked!
That has opened up Bobby Bobbertson's cut even more.
Tompkins lands a big shot to the head and Bobbertson winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Steve Tompkins!
Steve Tompkins took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, MMA ANIMAL for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricco El Suave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Voodoo Child kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricco El Suave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Thomas shoots for a double leg takedown but El Suave sprawls well. He's pushed Thomas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thomas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and El Suave counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
El Suave throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
El Suave lands with a shot to the body.
El Suave throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomas drives through with a takedown into El Suave's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
El Suave tries to land a sweep but no joy.
El Suave wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
El Suave lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thomas!
El Suave controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thomas somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Thomas looks gassed!
Thomas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but El Suave avoids it really well and circles away.
Ricco El Suave has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Thomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Suave tries to sprawl but Thomas drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Thomas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed El Suave's head.
Thomas misses with a head shot. El Suave uses the momentum to regain guard.
El Suave seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Thomas is looking to advance position but El Suave has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Suave tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricco El Suave 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.
El Suave scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thomas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but El Suave shows good takedown defense.
El Suave swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
El Suave tries to land a sweep but no joy.
El Suave has control of Thomas's left arm, preventing Thomas from doing any damage.
Thomas wants to stand and escape but instead El Suave has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
El Suave is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricco El Suave has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
El Suave misses with a combination
and Thomas counters with a shoot takedown. El Suave fights it but they end up in guard.
El Suave lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thomas!
El Suave content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricco El Suave overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thomas is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Suave looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
El Suave avoids the attempt from Thomas to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ricco El Suave just wasn't active enough.
El Suave swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Suave swinging wildly here.
El Suave is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from El Suave finds it's way through Thomas's defenses.
Thomas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
El Suave thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
El Suave throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.
El Suave thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Suave uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
El Suave is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
El Suave cracks Thomas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
El Suave scores with the left hand. Thomas knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricco El Suave 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. This is the final round!
El Suave misses with an uppercut.
El Suave throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
El Suave with a nice cross.
El Suave throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease.
El Suave connects with a body shot that sends Thomas's belly button to the back.
El Suave will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
El Suave misses with a two punch combination.
El Suave thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Thomas throws a right and a left that El Suave avoids nicely.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice uppercut lands for El Suave. That snapped Thomas's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Suave scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thomas doesn't seem bothered though.
El Suave scores with a one two! Thomas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
El Suave fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
El Suave lands a glancing blow to the side of Thomas's head.
Ricco El Suave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Suave scores with a body shot.
El Suave lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
El Suave throws a shot to the body.
El Suave scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thomas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. El Suave defends it nicely.
El Suave with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Suave throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
Ricco El Suave is winning the standup battle so far.
El Suave connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Suave fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thomas walks into a straight right hand from El Suave.
El Suave jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
El Suave moves into the clinch successfully.
El Suave working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
El Suave lands with a right to the head.
El Suave is working Thomas over against the cage.
El Suave lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from El Suave.
A shot in the inside from El Suave.
Thomas is rocked!
A short right from El Suave.
Thomas is still on wobbly legs! Can El Suave finish him?
El Suave lands with a light punch inside.
El Suave pushes Thomas against the cage. El Suave is working some dirty boxing. El Suave pushes off with a quick right hook! Thomas goes down! Thomas tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! El Suave moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricco El Suave!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Super Hans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hans comes to the cage accompanied by Hans being Hans. Pat Small told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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170 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Super Hans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pat Small!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hans walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Small lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Small slips a jab from Hans.
Pat Small seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hans moves out of range as Small strikes.
Small stuffs the takedown.
Small throws a series of punches but Hans moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Small. Hans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hans shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Small sprawls well. Small wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hans gets slowly back to his feet.
Small lunges at Hans with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hans's hand.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hans moves away.
Hans throws a low kick but Small avoids it.
Hans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hans tries to clinch there but Small circles away.
A big right from Hans misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hans takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Small misses with an uppercut.
Small misses with a series of wild punches.
Small avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hans uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Small.
Small bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hans rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Small counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Small manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Small lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hans doesn't seem phased though.
Hans feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hans looking to pass the guard.
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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hans prevents Small from getting back to his feet.
Hans drops back, looking for a kneebar! Small looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Small looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Small!
Hans struggling a bit here.
Hans is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small tries to stand but Hans is controlling his head.
Hans wants to control but Small postures up.
Small really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hans. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hans looking for a sweep but Small has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Small content just to control the position here.
Hans is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hans sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hans actively working from the bottom here.
Small wants to control but Hans is keeping him busy.
Small wants to free his trapped foot but Hans is holding on for dear life with his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hans trying to control but Small postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pat Small will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Small tries to bum rush Hans with a series of wild strikes but Hans uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hans moves out of range of the strikes.
Small misses with an uppercut. Hans saw that one coming.
A jab from Small misses.
Small swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hans.
Small throws an overhand right that lands on Hans's shoulder, as Hans tries to avoid the shot.
Hans tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Small manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hans lands a body shot.
Hans swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hans darts in trying to clinch
enabling Small to counter with a crisp jab.
Hans ducks under a wild hook from Small.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hans misses with an uppercut. Small saw that one coming.
Hans swinging wildly here.
Small swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Small misses with a wild body shot.
Hans motions for Small to come forward. Hans throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hans throws a low kick but it's checked well by Small.
A looping hook to the body misses from Small. Hans does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Small finds it's target.
Small listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Small might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hans fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hans lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small misses with a series of wild punches.
Small steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hans.
Small keeps the fight on the outside.
Pat Small is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hans is looking to clinch but Small is avoiding it.
Hans throws a body kick that misses.
Hans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Small bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Small lands a glancing blow to the side of Hans's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Small checks a low kick from Hans.
Small misses with a looping right.
Hans takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small looks to land a left hand but Hans moved out of range nicely.
Hans throws out a loose jab but Small uses good head movement to avoid it.
Small lands a nice shot that snaps Hans's head back.
Hans wants to clinch up but Small keeps it at a distance.
Hans throws a nice looking combination but Small bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Small ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Small works Hans's body with a nice hook.
Small lands a nice shot to the body.
Small uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hans.
Hans has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Small finds it's way round the side to connect with Hans's head.
Small scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hans wants to clinch up but Small keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Small darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Small circles away from the clinch attempt.
Small moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Small throws an overhand right that lands on Hans's shoulder, as Hans tries to avoid the shot.
Small misses with a hook.
Hans shoots in for a double leg but Small sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Small scores with a shot to the body.
Hans looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hans has gone for a leg lock! Small slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hans's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hans wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Small showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hans misses with a body shot.
Hans takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice body punch from Small.
Hans on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Small thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Hans throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Small fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hans is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hans has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hans there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hans takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pat Small seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Small throws a hook but Hans blocks it.
Hans throws a looping overhand right but Small ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Small throws a jab but it's blocked by Hans.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small scores with a shot to the body.
Hans looks to land a right hand but Small moved out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hans lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Small has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Small and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slow jab from Small misses its intended target.
Hans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Small moves away.
Small uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hans.
Small lands with an uppercut that bounces Hans off the cage and back into range.
Small throws a series of strikes that have Hans backpedaling.
Small misses with a looping left.
Hans shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hans defending well as Small loads up on a big left hand.
Small cracks Hans with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Small shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hans eats them both and turns towards Small to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Super Hans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Small scores with a decent looking hook.
Small with a nice cross.
Hans lands a right hook to the body.
Hans throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Small misses with an uppercut. Hans saw that one coming.
Hans shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Small defends it nicely.
A cross from Small lands.
Hans has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Small finds it's way round the side to connect with Hans's head.
Small lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small works the jab nicely.
Hans looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Small digs a good body shot into Hans's ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Small.
Hans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Small.
Hans throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Small sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hans turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hans throws a wild body kick that Small sees coming a mile off.
Jab by Small.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hans is defended easily by Small.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Super Hans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Small connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hans momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hans tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Small paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hans shoots in looking for a takedown but Small manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hans's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Small lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hans is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice shot lands for Small.
Pat Small is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Small lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Small stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Small lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Small moves away from the strike by Hans.
Hans throws a jab but it's blocked by Small.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Small comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Small winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Small!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Burrows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tap Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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12 - 5 - 0 |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lincoln Burrows!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tap Out!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burrows lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Out shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burrows sprawls well. Burrows wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Out gets slowly back to his feet.
Burrows feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Outs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Out has a takedown stuffed.
Burrows scores with a nice strike.
Lincoln Burrows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burrows misses with a series of wild punches.
Burrows ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Out moves away.
Burrows avoids a kick to the body.
Burrows bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Out's head.
A punch lands to the side of Out 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right-left combo lands from Burrows.
Out throws a right and a left that Burrows avoids nicely.
Burrows throws a poor cross that misses
and Out counters with a left and a right that stings Burrows.
Burrows throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burrows waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Out.
Burrows throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Out staying out of range there.
Out tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burrows swivels and escapes.
Lincoln Burrows has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tap Out.
Burrows takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Burrows throws out a loose jab but Out uses good head movement to avoid it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Burrows enables Out to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Burrows manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Out drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Out jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Out working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burrows wants to sweep but no luck.
Burrows preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Out postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Burrows will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Out distracts Burrows with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Out accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Out working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Out trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Out is working Burrows over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Out throwing strikes but missing.
Out is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Out is in close to Burrows's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Out wants to control from the top but Burrows keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Out's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burrows preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burrows utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Out drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Out as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Burrows screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Out! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Tap Out!
Tap Out is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago de Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Souza has chosen Dry County as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Axe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago de Souza!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Souza looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Axe misses with a double jab
and de Souza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body punch from Axe.
Axe misses the shot to the body.
de Souza slips a jab from Axe.
de Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
de Souza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
de Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axe. de Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
de Souza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
de Souza slips a jab and a cross from Axe.
Axe misses with a few strikes there.
de Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
de Souza drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Souza passes easily into side control. Nice work.
de Souza misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
de Souza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Axe keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
de Souza postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Axe avoids any damage from the ground and pound of de Souza.
Sloppy strikes there by de Souza.
Axe is looking to regain half guard here but de Souza keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Souza wants to control for a moment but Axe uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
de Souza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
de Souza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Axe's head.
de Souza is trying to work for a kimura but Axe is defending well.
de Souza working over Axe with some ground and pound. Axe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
de Souza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Axe sees it coming and defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
de Souza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. de Souza connects with a nice short shot to Axe's temple.
de Souza takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
de Souza looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Axe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
de Souza is looking for a kimura here.
de Souza lands strikes from half guard.
de Souza works his way into side control.
Axe gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
de Souza looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
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!
de Souza with a couple of short strikes.
It looks like Sam Axe has been cut.
Axe tries to hold on but de Souza pushes him away.
de Souza raining down hammerfists from mount.
Axe is rocked!
Sam Axe's cut is getting worse.
de Souza lands a big elbow - Axe is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Axe is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Thiago de Souza!
Thiago de Souza is the new middleweight champion!
After the big win, Thiago de Souza made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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