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Black Hand on TEN XIV PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Steuermann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Samsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steuermann comes to the cage accompanied by Ein Prosit. Gregor Samsa will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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265 lbs
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270 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wolfgang Steuermann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gregor Samsa!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Samsa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Samsa - that will leave a mark!
Steuermann shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Samsa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A left and a right from Samsa both land. Nice combination.
Samsa throws a head kick that Steuermann semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steuermann throws a nice looking combination but Samsa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steuermann shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Steuermann showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Samsa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Samsa is trying to maintain the position but Steuermann is very close to passing his half guard.
Steuermann 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.
Steuermann prevents Samsa from improving his position.
Steuermann is thwarting Samsa's attempts to control the position.
Steuermann looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steuermann moves into full mount! Samsa won't be happy about that!
Samsa tries to hold on but Steuermann pushes him away.
Samsa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Steuermann can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Samsa is looking to escape.
Steuermann scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Samsa?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samsa tries to hold on but Steuermann postures up.
Samsa blocking the ground and pound.
Steuermann seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Samsa is holding on tight.
Steuermann controlling from the full mount.
Steuermann landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samsa wants to hold on but Steuermann pushes him away.
Steuermann is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Samsa to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Samsa shrugs it off.
Steuermann is trying to take his opponent's back.
Samsa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Steuermann can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Samsa is looking to escape.
Steuermann landing strikes, looking to finish!
Steuermann breaks from Samsa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steuermann pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Steuermann working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot lands for Steuermann! Samsa is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Wolfgang Steuermann!
A very excited looking Wolfgang Steuermann 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Vondopolous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafeal Djocovito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vondopolous comes to the cage accompanied by ГРОТ - Рубежи. Djocovito has chosen Rose - A Perfect Circle as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rafeal Djocovito was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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174 lbs
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170 lbs
11 - 14 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ziggy Vondopolous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rafeal Djocovito!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Djocovito swings for the body but Vondopolous moves out of range.
Djocovito throws a poor cross that misses
and Vondopolous counters by clinching up.
Vondopolous works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Vondopolous wants to pass the guard but Djocovito is keeping the position.
Djocovito is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Vondopolous is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Djocovito gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vondopolous prevents the takedown attempt.
Vondopolous lands with a right to the head.
Vondopolous wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vondopolous wants the takedown. Djocovito is fighting it off but Vondopolous persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Djocovito's guard against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vondopolous passes Djocovito's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vondopolous thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Djocovito keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Djocovito looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondopolous thows a huge punch but Djocovito dodges it nicely.
Djocovito makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Djocovito misses with a few strikes there.
Djocovito shoots in looking for a takedown but Vondopolous manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Djocovito's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vondopolous tries to clinch there but Djocovito circles away.
Djocovito throws a right and a left that Vondopolous avoids nicely.
Vondopolous shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Djocovito manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vondopolous advances position into side control!
Vondopolous tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Vondopolous tries to advance to mount but Djocovito denies him.
Djocovito tries to escape but Vondopolous is in control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Djocovito is not content to let Vondopolous control the position.
Djocovito taking a bit of punishment here - Vondopolous scoring with strikes.
Vondopolous landing a few strikes.
Vondopolous works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Vondopolous in side control lands a decent elbow.
Djocovito is not content to let Vondopolous control the position.
Vondopolous tries to advance to mount but Djocovito denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djocovito tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Djocovito is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vondopolous tries to move to mount but Djocovito blocks the move with his legs.
Vondopolous wants to take a breather but Djocovito manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Vondopolous.
Vondopolous trying to control but Djocovito is working from the bottom.
Vondopolous trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Djocovito's head.
Djocovito not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vondopolous throwing strikes from guard but Djocovito blocks nicely.
Vondopolous tries to free his leg and advance position but Djocovito is retaining full guard.
Vondopolous working some strikes from top position.
Vondopolous trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Djocovito looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vondopolous postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vondopolous slips nicely into half guard.
Vondopolous thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vondopolous is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vondopolous fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vondopolous working the ground and pound effectively.
Vondopolous lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Vondopolous dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Djocovito shoots in for a double leg but Vondopolous sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Djocovito shoots in and drives through. Vondopolous sprawls well.
Djocovito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Djocovito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vondopolous gets a takedown into half guard.
Djocovito trying to control but Vondopolous postures up.
Vondopolous trying to advance position but Djocovito counters by regaining guard.
Djocovito bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vondopolous's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondopolous has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Djocovito is looking to work some ground and pound but Vondopolous has wrist control.
Vondopolous keeping moving, preventing Djocovito from controlling successfully.
Ziggy Vondopolous overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Djocovito working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vondopolous lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Djocovito!
Vondopolous raining down shots from the mount!
Djocovito really wants to buck Vondopolous off and get back to his feet.
Vondopolous lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
It looks like Rafeal Djocovito has been cut.
Vondopolous postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Djocovito looks a forlorn figure.
Djocovito is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vondopolous punishing his opponent with strikes.
Djocovito is still in real trouble! Can Vondopolous finish him?
Djocovito is breathing heavily.
Djocovito keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vondopolous with a couple of short strikes.
Vondopolous postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Djocovito out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Vondopolous goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ziggy Vondopolous!
Ziggy Vondopolous really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that CEC Nutrition Q159 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Young Tutankhamon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olof Hellstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hellstrom is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bring me everyone! (Mustasch). Young Tutankhamon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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151 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Young Tutankhamon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Olof Hellstrom!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tutankhamon wants to clinch.
Tutankhamon throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hellstrom tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tutankhamon is in Hellstrom's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tutankhamon cracks Hellstrom with a solid left hand.
Hellstrom throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Tutankhamon wants to control from the top but Hellstrom keeps moving.
Tutankhamon chips away with some ground and pound.
Tutankhamon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tutankhamon wants to pass the guard but Hellstrom is keeping the position.
Tutankhamon content to stall in guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hellstrom controls Tutankhamon momentarily but Tutankhamon frees himself.
Hellstrom wants to hit a switch here but Tutankhamon passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hellstrom there!
Tutankhamon 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.
Tutankhamon breaks from Hellstrom's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutankhamon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tutankhamon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hellstrom hang on?
Hellstrom takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hellstrom taking shots to the head.
Hellstrom is bucking up trying to escape but Tutankhamon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tutankhamon looking to finish Hellstrom with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hellstrom!
Hellstrom 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!
Tutankhamon lands a nice shot to the head.
Hellstrom is still in real trouble! Can Tutankhamon finish him?
Tutankhamon cracks Hellstrom with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Young Tutankhamon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trovador Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by Ambitionz Az A Ridah. Trovador Ramos acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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200 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trovador Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy misses with a few strikes there.
Ramos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hardy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ramos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hardy looks to land a combination but Ramos avoids it well.
Hardy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ramos is able to avoid easily.
Hardy lands a slapping body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ramos tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Hardy scores with a three punch combo!
Hardy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ramos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hardy tries to avoid it but Ramos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hardy to the ground. Hardy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ramos shoots and misses
and Hardy counters with a left and a right that stings Ramos.
Andre Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trovador Ramos.
Hardy throws a right hand that Ramos ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramos also avoids with ease.
Hardy swinging wildly here.
Hardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Ramos does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos has a takedown stuffed.
Ramos tries to clinch up
and Hardy counters with a series of strikes. Ramos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ramos dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Ramos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hardy tries to avoid it but Ramos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hardy to the ground. Hardy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hardy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ramos.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hardy as he jumps to the side.
Ramos swinging wildly here.
Ramos checks a low kick from Hardy.
Nice shot by Hardy.
A bone on bone clash there as Ramos blocks the leg kick.
Hardy lands with an uppercut that bounces Ramos off the cage and back into range.
A punch combination from Hardy misses.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hardy but Hardy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hardy's waist but Hardy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ramos off to one side.
Trovador Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy throws a combination. Ramos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hardy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ramos counters with a shoot takedown. Hardy fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramos being controlled here momentarily.
Ramos prevents Hardy from getting back to his feet.
Hardy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andre Hardy.
Ramos fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ramos is defended easily by Hardy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense.
Hardy scores with a one two! Ramos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ramos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hardy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ramos tries for a takedown but Hardy circles away easily
letting Hardy counter with a right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ramos.
Ramos checks a leg kick.
Hardy throws out a leg kick but Ramos moves out of range and Hardy only half commits.
Hardy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramos throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to score with a low kick but Ramos moves his leg out of the way.
Ramos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ramos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ramos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ramos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramos shoots in and drives through. Hardy sprawls well.
Andre Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramos misses with a right hand
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ramos backs up against the cage.
Hardy is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hardy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Ramos avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramos shoots for a double leg takedown but Hardy sprawls well. He's pushed Ramos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A nice combination there by Hardy.
Hardy throws a one two combo.
Ramos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Hardy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A punch combination from Hardy misses.
Hardy looks to land a combination but Ramos avoids it well.
Ramos slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Hardy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramos.
Hardy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ramos's head backwards.
Ramos closes the distance and clinches up with Hardy, looking for a takedown. Ramos pushes Hardy against the cage but Hardy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hardy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ramos throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardy.
Ramos closes the distance and clinches up with Hardy, looking for a takedown. Ramos pushes Hardy against the cage but Hardy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hardy stalks Ramos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ramos's face. Ramos staggers backwards, shaken.
Andre Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Hardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hardy.
Hardy stuffs the takedown attempt from Ramos. Ramos gets slowly back to his feet.
Andre Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trovador Ramos.
Hardy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ramos's hands.
A combination from Hardy does no damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hardy.
Hardy scores with a hook to the body. Ramos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hardy but Hardy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hardy leaves Ramos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hardy lands a two punch combo.
Ramos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hardy's waist but Hardy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ramos off to one side.
Ramos is breathing heavily.
Ramos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hardy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ramos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hardy tries to avoid it but Ramos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hardy to the ground. Hardy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hardy works over Ramos's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hardy swivels and escapes.
Andre Hardy is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ramos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hardy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hardy slaps away a takedown attempt from Ramos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hardy duly obliges.
Ramos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hardy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ramos shoots in looking for a takedown but Hardy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ramos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ramos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ramos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hardy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ramos scrambles back to his feet.
Ramos misses with a two punch combination.
Hardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos tries to bum rush Hardy with a series of wild strikes but Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ramos.
Hardy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hardy scores with a shot to the body.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramos circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardy misses with the combination.
Ramos tries to clinch up.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hardy duly obliges.
Hardy throws a nice looking combination but Ramos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ramos moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Ramos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hardy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ramos is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy jabs Ramos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ramos is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardy finish him?
Hardy lands a hook that stumbles Ramos back into the cage. Hardy follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Ramos to the canvas! Hardy pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Ramos has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Andre Hardy!
Andre Hardy gave a mention to Hell's Balls Recovery (160) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wojtek Svalbard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zero might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to José the Bronx Rican - Spittin' Narcicism. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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220 lbs
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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
13 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wojtek Svalbard!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svalbard tries to clinch up.
Svalbard feints and as Zero raises his hands in defense, Svalbard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zero is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Svalbard is aware though and is defending well.
Zero working for a triangle but Svalbard defends it easily.
Zero escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Svalbard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zero keeping moving, preventing Svalbard from controlling successfully.
Zero had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Svalbard defends it easily.
Zero has his foot on Svalbard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Svalbard works his way back into a safe position though.
Svalbard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zero is keeping the position for now.
Zero is looking to sinch up a triangle. Svalbard throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Zero's body to avoid the submission. Zero has instead reached around Svalbard's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Zero arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Max Zero!
Max Zero very nearly forgot to thank CEC Nutrition Q159 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rey Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Childs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bautista comes to the cage accompanied by Ladies and Gentlemen. Childs has chosen Born This Way as his entrance music. Brian Childs struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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158 lbs
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29
152 lbs
16 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rey Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Childs!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Childs looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Childs slips a straight right by Bautista.
A punch lands to the side of Childs 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bautista scores with a jab to the body.
Bautista scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bautista misses with a wild body shot.
Bautista with a jab.
Bautista scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bautista checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A punch combination from Childs misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista lands a lovely overhand right.
Childs on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bautista scores with a shot to the body.
Childs throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Childs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bautista.
Bautista is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Childs staying out of range there.
A jab from Bautista finds it's way through Childs's defenses.
Nice jab there from Bautista.
Bautista fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Childs misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bautista fails to land with a series of punches.
Childs takes one to the side of the head.
Bautista jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bautista misses with a two punch combination.
Bautista loads up on a big right hand but Childs slips the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bautista.
Nice shot lands for Bautista.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bautista thuds a left hand into Childs's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bautista checks a low kick from Childs.
Childs takes one on the button.
Childs is rocked!
Bautista misses with a hook.
Childs is still on wobbly legs! Can Bautista finish him?
Childs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Childs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bautista.
Bautista throws a hook to the side of Childs's head but Childs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bautista throws a big shot that misses.
Bautista looks to land a left hand but Childs moved out of range nicely.
Bautista rushes Childs with punches - Childs moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Childs goes down! Bautista follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rey Bautista!
During a confident post fight interview, Rey Bautista thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerlach Rutger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rook has chosen Shinedown-Simple Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gerlach Rutger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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217 lbs
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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
25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Gerlach Rutger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Will Rook!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rook doesn't manage to clinch there - Rutger circles away.
Rook lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rutger blocks a low kick nicely.
Rutger circles away from the clinch attempt
so Rutger counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rutger works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rutger is pressing down on Rook's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rook is holding on for now.
Rutger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rutger looks to land a strike but Rook avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger looking to pass the guard.
Rutger has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rook being controlled here, momentarily.
Rook trying to control the position here.
Rook tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rutger wants to control from the top but Rook keeps moving.
Rutger won't allow Rook to sweep him here.
Rutger scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger preventing the sweep.
Rook looking to control.
Rook wants to hit a switch here but Rutger passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rook there!
Rutger lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutger tries to control but Rook wriggling away.
Rook really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rutger raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rutger cracks Rook with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutger looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rook is rocked!
Rook is desperately trying to improve his position but Rutger has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerlach Rutger dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
An inside leg kick from Rook misses.
Rook moves into the clinch successfully.
Rook trying to land knees to the body.
Rook is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rutger is defending well for now.
Rutger has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rook avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rook trying to land knees to the body.
Rook comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Gerlach Rutger has been cut.
Rook is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rutger is defending well for now.
Rutger dodges an elbow strike from Rook.
Rook misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rutger.
Rutger gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rook preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rutger's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rutger's back!
Rutger defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Rook's arms.
Rook lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Rook.
Rook missing with strikes.
Rook missing with punches from the back.
Rutger covering up well and avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook is hanging on to Rutger's back as he tries to escape.
Rutger manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Rutger.
Rook lands a couple of elbows.
Rook looking to pass the guard.
Rook is looking to work some ground and pound but Rutger has wrist control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rook won't allow Rutger to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook tries to free his leg and advance position but Rutger is retaining full guard.
Rook trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rutger keeping full guard, as Rook tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rook throws a big elbow that misses.
Rutger keeping moving, preventing Rook from controlling successfully.
Rutger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rook's guard.
Rook has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rutger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutger won't allow Rook to sweep him here.
Rutger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rook pulls Rutger in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Will Rook was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rutger takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Rook showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gerlach Rutger's cut.
That's time! Rutger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rook throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rook moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rook tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rutger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rook lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rook with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rook thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rutger if he has to take too many more of those.
Rutger avoids the head kick by Rook.
Rook fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rook lands a big head kick that sends Rutger tumbling to the mat! Rook takes a step backwards and waves Rutger back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rook. Rook obviously looking to wear him down.
Will Rook is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rook tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rook throws the kick towards the body but Rutger avoids it.
Rutger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rook, right into the meat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rook.
Rook is looking to clinch but Rutger is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook lands a big head kick that sends Rutger tumbling to the mat! Rook takes a step backwards and waves Rutger back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rutger is rocked!
Both fighters circling a little - Rook finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Oh Rutger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rook throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rutger seems to have got his legs back now.
Rook throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rook drives through and clinches with Rutger against the cage.
Rook controlling the action here for a moment.
Rutger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rutger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rutger is trying to drag Rook to the mat but Rook just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rook obliges.
Rook lands a good knee to the midsection. Rutger won't want to take too many of those.
Rook has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rook lands a good knee to the midsection. Rutger won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rook lands an elbow that stopped Rutger in his tracks for a moment.
Gerlach Rutger's cut is getting worse.
Rook throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rutger blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rook unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rutger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rook misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rutger.
Rook putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rutger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Will Rook seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rook.
Rutger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rook content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rook using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rook using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rook tries to land knees in the clinch but Rutger avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rook obliges.
Rook with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Rook comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rook has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Rook!
In his post fight interview, Will Rook started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Zanico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Zanico will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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22
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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23
143 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rafael Zanico!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zanico fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morgan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morgan scores with a nice right hand.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zanico feints a jab promting Morgan to slip. Zanico then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Morgan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zanico keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Morgan loads up on a big right hand but Zanico slips the punch.
Zanico feints and as Morgan raises his hands in defense, Zanico changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zanico tries to free his leg and advance position but Morgan is retaining full guard.
Morgan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Morgan looking for a guillotine from mount but Zanico is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan get's back to his feet.
Zanico darts in trying to clinch
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zanico doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Zanico looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Morgan!
Morgan tries to hold on but Zanico postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zanico moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Morgan has worked his arm free - good work by Morgan!
Morgan is pushing Zanico's head away, looking to escape. Zanico manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Zanico's best efforts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zanico is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Morgan wants to improve his position but Zanico is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zanico is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Morgan is just riding it out for now. Zanico eventually gives up the hold.
Zanico is thwarting Morgan's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zanico is looking for a kimura here.
Morgan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zanico pulls his head out easily.
Zanico tries to pass to full mount but Morgan defends it.
Morgan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zanico seems to be looking for submissions.
Zanico looks gassed!
Zanico works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zanico prevents Morgan from getting the reversal.
Zanico is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zanico dominating with strikes here.
Morgan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morgan wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Zanico goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Morgan turns into him and now he's in Zanico's guard.
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.
Zanico is trying to control the position but Morgan postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dan Morgan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zanico under the eye.
Morgan lands a lovely overhand right.
Zanico doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Zanico tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Zanico fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morgan steps into range and cracks Zanico with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Zanico flops backwards and Morgan dives into his guard looking to finish!
Zanico is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan advances position into side control!
Zanico is still in real trouble! Can Morgan finish him?
Morgan has an Americana. Zanico didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Morgan is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Morgan hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dan Morgan!
Dan Morgan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rusty James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Wrassle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rusty James has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rusty James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Wrassle!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrassle thows a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for James.
It looks like Joe Wrassle has been cut.
James swings for the body but Wrassle moves out of range.
Wrassle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
James uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
No luck for Wrassle with that takedown attempt.
Wrassle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from James does no damage.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James throws a one two combo.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wrassle throws out the jab.
James throws a push kick but Wrassle slaps the foot to one side.
Wrassle 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 may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
James wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
James is looking for a triangle but Wrassle pushes his legs off easily.
Wrassle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with James. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James keeping moving, preventing Wrassle from controlling successfully.
James lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wrassle!
James takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wrassle is squirming around, avoiding James's attempts to control the action.
James controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wrassle is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
James tries to control but Wrassle wriggling away.
James sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
James get's back to his feet.
James scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wrassle throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrassle takes one on the button.
Wrassle has a takedown stuffed.
James cracks Wrassle with an open hand slap.
An inside leg kick lands from James.
James lands with a thumping leg kick.
James leaves Wrassle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rusty James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Wrassle.
Wrassle misses with a takedown attempt
and James counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wrassle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice uppercut there from James.
That has opened up Joe Wrassle's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James lands an overhand right.
Wrassle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
James throws a series of punches but Wrassle avoids them all with ease.
James connects with a leg kick. Wrassle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rusty James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrassle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body punch from James.
Wrassle drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
James manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
James is trying to control. Wrassle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
James is pressing down on Wrassle's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wrassle is holding on for now.
Wrassle is refusing to be controlled, as James sits in half guard.
Wrassle wants to improve his position but James is controlling well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wrassle controlling the position for now.
James sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Wrassle's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
James fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wrassle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
James lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wrassle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wrassle walks into a straight right hand from James.
James scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wrassle closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. James did well to prevent Wrassle getting side control.
Wrassle wants to pass to mount but James is defending the position.
Wrassle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James is pressing down on Wrassle's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
James looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wrassle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wrassle throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
James is pulling down on Wrassle's head. It's preventing any offense from Wrassle, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrassle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wrassle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of James's head.
Wrassle throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
James pushes Wrassle off and gets back to his feet.
Wrassle misses the shot to the body.
Wrassle shoots for a double leg takedown but James sprawls well. He's pushed Wrassle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No joy there for Wrassle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wrassle throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. James was covering up waiting for the punch and Wrassle finishes the takedown easily into guard.
James controls Wrassle momentarily but Wrassle frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrassle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. James swivels though and keeps the full guard.
James lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wrassle!
James can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wrassle is looking to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wrassle really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
James wants to control the pace but Wrassle is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrassle really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
James trying to control but he's not successful this time.
James sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
James avoids the attempt from Wrassle to control.
Rusty James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
James looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wrassle tries to hold on but James postures up.
James trying to control but Wrassle is having none of it.
Wrassle tries to reverse the position but James maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
James looking to control but Wrassle is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wrassle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rusty James will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Wrassle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wrassle.
James tests Wrassle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
James connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
James throws a shot to the body.
James misses with an uppercut.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by James.
Wrassle fails with a takedown attempt.
Good shot there by James.
Wrassle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
James's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wrassle under the eye.
James looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by James. That's going to slow Wrassle down.
Wrassle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rusty James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Wrassle.
James misses with an uppercut. Wrassle saw that one coming.
Wrassle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
James throws a nice looking combination but Wrassle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
James misses with a hook. Wrassle ducked under it nicely.
James clobbers Wrassle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The cut above Joe Wrassle's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
James throws a looping overhand right but Wrassle 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!
Wrassle sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrassle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wrassle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
James cracks a nice hook into Wrassle's ribs.
James lands with an uppercut that bounces Wrassle off the cage and back into range.
Wrassle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wrassle there as he acknowledges the shot.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James slaps away a takedown attempt from Wrassle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
James scores with a jab. Wrassle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from James.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wrassle walks into a stiff left hand from James.
James tests Wrassle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wrassle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from James.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James scores with a shot to the body.
Wrassle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
James turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
James lands with an overhand left.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
James connects with a looping right hand.
James getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
James scoring well with a low kick there.
James scoring well with a low kick there.
James feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wrassles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wrassle gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wrassle trying to mount his opponent but James defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrassle is trying to control the action in half guard but James is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wrassle tries to pass the half guard into mount. James knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
James gets full guard.
Wrassle throws a big right hand that misses.
James wants to sweep but no luck.
Wrassle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wrassle stopping the sweep attempt from James.
Joe Wrassle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wrassle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rusty James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well James 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rusty James!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Augello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Schkelpt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikey Schkelpt acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Augello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikey Schkelpt!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augello listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Schkelpt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Augello to counter with a crisp jab.
Augello takes a swing at Schkelpt's ribcage but misses.
Schkelpt throws a hook but Augello avoids it easily.
Augello ducks under a wild hook from Schkelpt.
Augello lands with a hook. Schkelpt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Augello misses the shot to the body.
Schkelpt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Augello.
Schkelpt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Augello counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Augello just misses with a punch to the body.
Schkelpt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Augello looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Augello pushes Schkelpt up against the cage in a clinch.
Schkelpt misses with a punch on the inside.
Augello putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schkelpt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Schkelpt prevents a body shot from Augello.
Augello lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schkelpt backwards.
Augello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schkelpt's defenses.
It looks like Mikey Schkelpt has been cut.
Augello softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Augello.
Augello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Augello struggles to land a body shot inside as Schkelpt controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schkelpt.
Augello lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That has opened up Mikey Schkelpt's cut even more.
Schkelpt working aggressively here.
Augello blocking some punches.
Augello holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Augello working Schkelpt over with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Augello.
Augello misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schkelpt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schkelpt working aggressively here.
Augello lands a shoulder strike.
Augello misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Augello to work.
Augello lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Augello creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The cut above Mikey Schkelpt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Augello misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schkelpt takes a shot to the head.
Augello lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schkelpt backwards.
Augello blocks an uppercut.
Augello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schkelpt's defenses.
Mikey Schkelpt's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mikey Schkelpt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). James Augello!
James Augello made sure to mention his sponsor, CEC Nutrition Q159 in his post fight interview.
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