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CFA 9 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gassimatt Low (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrei Kozlov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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188 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrei Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gassimatt Low!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Low looks to land a combination. Kozlov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Low looks to land a left hand but Kozlov moved out of range nicely.
Kozlov is looking to clinch.
Kozlov darts in and clinches Low up against the cage.
Kozlov manages to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kozlov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kozlov is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Low has his hands clasped together but Kozlov extends an breaks Low's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Kozlov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrei Kozlov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artem Ohremenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kangeroo Poo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ohremenko comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent – God Gave Me Style. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Artem Ohremenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kangeroo Poo!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Poo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Poo is defended easily by Ohremenko.
Ohremenko throws a big shot that misses.
Ohremenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Poo shoots and misses
and Ohremenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Artem Ohremenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kangeroo Poo.
Ohremenko misses with a body shot.
Poo shoots in but Ohremenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A swing and a miss from Ohremenko.
Ohremenko throws a combination that misses
so Poo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poo slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ohremenko defends it well.
Poo is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohremenko kicks Poo off and gets back to his feet.
Kangeroo Poo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ohremenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Poo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ohremenko won't be happy with that.
Poo is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Ohremenko looks calm but he's in trouble here. Poo gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Ohremenko is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Poo lets go of the hold and Ohremenko can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kangeroo Poo!
Kangeroo Poo took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jade Malikai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnson McDiggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malikai comes to the cage accompanied by Big in Japan - Guano Apes. McDiggler is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eye of the Tiger. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Basic striking
Intelligent |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jade Malikai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnson McDiggler!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malikai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McDiggler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDiggler shoots for a takedown but Malikai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Malikai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McDiggler fails with a takedown attempt.
Jade Malikai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnson McDiggler.
Malikai has managed to clinch.
Malikai is trying to maintain a safe position but McDiggler gets an underhook and turns Malikai into the cage.
McDiggler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Malikai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McDiggler has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Malikai is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
McDiggler tries for a takedown but Malikai manages to get underhooks.
Malikai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McDiggler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Malikai trying to land knees to the body.
Come on Malikai - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McDiggler avoiding damage as Malikai throws knees to the body.
Malikai prevents a takedown attempt there.
Malikai lands a good knee to the midsection. McDiggler won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malikai is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Malikai looking to throw knees to the head but McDiggler is blocking nicely.
Malikai looking to throw knees to the head but McDiggler is blocking nicely.
Malikai is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Malikai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Malikai.
Malikai throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McDiggler has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Malikai avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McDiggler looks gassed!
Malikai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Malikai manages to break the clinch.
Malikai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jade Malikai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDiggler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Malikai defends it nicely.
Malikai tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDiggler shoots for a takedown but Malikai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Malikai misses with a head kick.
Malikai throws a head kick that misses.
Malikai tries to score a power double leg takedown but McDiggler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Malikai somewhat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McDiggler.
McDiggler shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McDiggler showed some decent athleticism there.
Malikai might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
McDiggler trying to control the action but Malikai is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDiggler works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malikai tries to reverse the position but McDiggler maintains control.
McDiggler breaks from Malikai's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Malikai is working to get back to half guard.
McDiggler swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Malikai is now in McDiggler's guard. A big mistake from McDiggler there, giving up the dominant position!
Malikai looking to sit in guard and control but McDiggler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McDiggler tries to free his leg and advance position but Malikai is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McDiggler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McDiggler looking to sit in guard and control but Malikai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Malikai tries to free his leg and advance position but McDiggler is retaining full guard.
McDiggler looking to control but Malikai passes into half guard.
Malikai stalling away here and it's allowed McDiggler to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malikai has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing McDiggler to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Malikai is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - McDiggler pulls down on the head and he's put Malikai to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Johnson McDiggler!
Johnson McDiggler made sure to mention his sponsor, Physical Entertainment Development Supplements in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Talon Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pence Apene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Talon Bashor has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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204 lbs
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Talon Bashor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pence Apene!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apene takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Apene wants to clinch.
Apene tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bashor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Apene looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bashor!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Apene throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Apene content just to control the position here.
Bashor has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Apene looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Bashor taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pence Apene!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Vidal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Whitaker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rafael Vidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Whitaker!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vidal throws a head kick but Whitaker moves out of range.
Vidal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whitaker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vidal avoids it really well and circles away.
Whitaker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vidal as he avoids it easily.
Vidal is breathing heavily.
Whitaker has his takedown stuffed
and Vidal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vidal.
Rafael Vidal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Whitaker.
Whitaker looking for a sweep. Not yet Whitaker, not yet.
Vidal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Whitaker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitaker working a defensive guard here.
Vidal with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vidal has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Whitaker to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Vidal is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Whitaker pulls down on the head and he's put Vidal to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sam Whitaker!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jensen Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ima Punchon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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187 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jensen Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ima Punchon!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stevenson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Punchon.
Punchon throws a combination. Stevenson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Punchon moves in looking to clinch but Stevenson pushes him off.
Stevenson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stevenson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jensen Stevenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevenson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Punchon is fending him off so far but Stevenson persists. Nope, Punchon circles away and we're back to standing.
Punchon moves into range and clinches up with Stevenson.
Stevenson prevents a body shot from Punchon.
Punchon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Punchon tries to clinch
and Stevenson moves into the clinch.
Punchon misses with some punches.
Stevenson tries to pull guard but Punchon won't allow it.
Punchon lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchon manages to break the clinch.
Ima Punchon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Punchon swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevenson.
Punchon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stevenson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Punchon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Punchon gets a clinch.
Stevenson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Punchon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stevenson keeps the fight on the outside.
Punchon gets a clinch.
Stevenson jumps guard but Punchon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Punchon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Punchon is looking to clinch.
Punchon wants to clinch
and Stevenson counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson dodges the punch combination from Punchon.
Punchon misses with a few strikes there.
Punchon lands a left and a right that send Stevenson crashing to the mat, dazed. Punchon thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Jensen Stevenson 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!
Punchon darts in trying to clinch
and Stevenson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevenson.
Punchon struggles to land a body shot inside as Stevenson controls his hands.
Stevenson tries to score a body lock takedown but Punchon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Punchon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Punchon tries to clinch but Stevenson moves away
and Stevenson counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchon is pressed up against the cage. Stevenson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Punchon down to the mat. Punchon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Punchon wants to clinch
and Stevenson counters by clinching up.
Stevenson goes for a takedown attempt but Punchon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Punchon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stevenson counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Stevenson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Punchon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stevenson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Punchon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Punchon stops a takedown attempt from Stevenson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevenson.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Stevenson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Punchon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Punchon struggles to land a body shot inside as Stevenson controls his hands.
Punchon manages to break the clinch.
Punchon wants to clinch.
Stevenson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Punchon.
Punchon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Punchon doesn't manage to clinch there - Stevenson circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevenson is looking to clinch but Punchon is avoiding it.
Punchon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stevenson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Punchon tries to land a leg kick but Stevenson saw it coming and moves away.
Punchon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stevenson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ima Punchon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jensen Stevenson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stevenson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Punchon swivels and escapes.
Punchon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stevenson moves into the clinch.
Stevenson blocking some punches.
Punchon trying to stall but Stevenson improves his position.
Stevenson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Punchon after a bit of a struggle.
Stevenson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Punchon manages to break the clinch.
Punchon wants to clinch up but Stevenson keeps it at a distance.
Punchon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stevenson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jensen Stevenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevenson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Punchon, pushing him back against the cage.
Punchon throws a head punch that misses.
Punchon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stevenson's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchon throws an elbow but it misses.
Punchon manages to break the clinch.
Punchon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stevenson counters by moving into the clinch.
Stevenson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Punchon just leaning against Stevenson, taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Punchon.
Stevenson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Stevenson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Punchon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Punchon misses with a body punch.
Punchon manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchon wants to clinch up but Stevenson keeps it at a distance.
Stevenson shoots for a takedown but Punchon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stevenson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stevenson moves into the clinch.
Stevenson wants a takedown.
Punchon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Punchon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Punchon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stevenson moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Punchon throws an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punchon misses with a punch to the body.
Stevenson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson has Punchon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Punchon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Punchon stalls.
Punchon stops a takedown attempt from Stevenson.
Punchon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Punchon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevenson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Punchon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stevenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Punchon.
Punchon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Punchon wants it to stay on the feet.
Stevenson circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson dodges the punch combination from Punchon.
A punch lands to the side of Stevenson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punchon instigates a clinch.
Stevenson is looking for a takedown.
Punchon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Punchon lands a right hand.
Punchon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stevenson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stevenson counters with a left to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Punchon grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Stevenson takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Punchon cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ima Punchon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Zanotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bishop Rome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rome has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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190 lbs
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Zanotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bishop Rome!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zanotto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rome paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rome. Zanotto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zanotto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rome taking some punishment here, with Zanotto in his half guard.
Zanotto perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rome looks gassed!
Rome is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zanotto scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zanotto sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rome keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zanotto takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Zanotto working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice strikes from Zanotto there.
Zanotto performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Zanotto there.
Rome is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zanotto scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zanotto with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Zanotto slips a nice elbow through Rome's hands, connecting with Rome's forehead.
Zanotto works his way into full mount!
Zanotto working Rome over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zanotto dominating with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zanotto unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zanotto cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rome takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rome is rocked!
Zanotto punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rome is still in real trouble! Can Zanotto finish him?
Zanotto postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Rome bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Zanotto and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Zanotto!
A very excited looking Ben Zanotto 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 Hugh Jontop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Reznor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hugh Jontop!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Reznor!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jontop shoots in and drives through. Reznor sprawls well.
Jontop forces Reznor back against the cage and clinches.
Jontop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jontop fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch combination from Reznor misses.
Reznor tries to bum rush Jontop with a series of wild strikes but Jontop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jontop thows a body kick. Reznor tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jontop looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reznor is fending him off so far but Jontop persists. Nope, Reznor circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugh Jontop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reznor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reznor looks gassed!
Jontop fails to land the takedown.
Jontop drives through and clinches with Reznor against the cage.
Jontop lands with a left to the head.
Jontop breaks the clinch.
Reznor scores with the left hand. Jontop knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Jontop fails with a takedown attempt.
Jontop dodges the punch combination from Reznor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jontop shoots in looking for a takedown but Reznor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jontop's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jontop misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jontop tries to bum rush Reznor with a series of wild strikes but Reznor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reznor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reznor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Reznor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reznor throws a hook but Jontop avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jontop.
Reznor throws a series of punches but Jontop moves out of range.
Jontop shoots in and drives through. Reznor sprawls well.
Jontop clinches up with Reznor and pushes him back against the cage.
Jontop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jontop lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jontop.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jontop shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Reznor eats them both and turns towards Jontop to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jontop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reznor throws a nice looking combination but Jontop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jontop looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Reznor!
Jontop throwing strikes here but Reznor is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jontop throwing strikes here but Reznor is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jontop throwing strikes here but Reznor is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Reznor is squirming around, avoiding Jontop's attempts to control the action.
Reznor holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jontop tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jontop throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznor is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Reznor wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jontop.
Jontop controlling from mount.
Jontop scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Reznor?
Jontop misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reznor is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jontop thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jontop misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jontop trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jontop throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jontop throwing strikes here but Reznor is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jontop thowing shots but they're missing.
Jontop misses with a head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jontop unloads with some shots from mount but Reznor bucks and avoids them well.
Jontop sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Jontop dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jontop closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Reznor quickly recovers to half guard.
Reznor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jontop.
Jontop not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jontop throwing shots but Reznor is blocking nicely.
Jontop has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reznor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jontop wants to free his trapped foot but Reznor is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hugh Jontop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jontop throwing shots but Reznor is blocking nicely.
Reznor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jontop.
Reznor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Reznor is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jontop not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reznor taking some punishment here, with Jontop in his half guard.
Jontop works his way into full mount!
Jontop unloads with some shots from mount but Reznor bucks and avoids them well.
Jontop wants to control the pace but Reznor is squirming around nicely.
Jontop dominating with strikes here.
Reznor wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jontop.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznor taking shots to the head.
Jontop throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Reznor because Jontop loaded up on that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jontop lands a big elbow.
Jontop thowing shots but they're missing.
Jontop throws some wild stikes that Reznor manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jontop throws some wild stikes that Reznor manages to avoid easily.
Jontop breaks from Reznor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Jontop! Reznor is hurt baaadly! Jontop is firing away with more strikes - Reznor is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugh Jontop!
Hugh Jontop is the new light heavyweight champion!
Hugh Jontop seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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