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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Eater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunder comes into the arena with Limp Bizkit's Rollin' blaring out of the sound system. Adam Eater has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Terry Thunder's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terry Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Eater!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eater closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Eater lands in his opponent's guard.
Eater stays in close to Thunder's body and controls the position.
Thunder knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Eater on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eater accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Eater lands a couple of elbows.
Eater postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Eater working some strikes from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eater content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thunder is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eater connects with a couple of short punches.
Eater gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Thunder lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Eater shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Eater is nestled in close to Thunder, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Thunder is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eater passes to side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eater working the head with strikes.
Oh Thunder is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eater lands an elbow.
Eater scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Thunder is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Eater can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Eater!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry McKinnon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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210 lbs
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209 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jordan Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barry McKinnon!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKinnon gets a double leg takedown into Jackson's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jackson tries to strike from the bottom.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but McKinnon is one step ahead there.
Jackson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McKinnon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
McKinnon postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson looking to control.
Jackson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McKinnon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing McKinnon from controlling successfully.
McKinnon stands up from Jackson's guard - McKinnon perhaps looking for a knockout.
McKinnon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to clinch
and McKinnon counters with a series of strikes. Jackson will be more careful next time no doubt.
McKinnon throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
McKinnon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Jordan Jackson has been cut.
McKinnon jabs at Jackson's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKinnon cracks Jackson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McKinnon has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jackson to stand back up!
Jackson is rocked!
Jackson is breathing heavily.
McKinnon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McKinnon has taken the fight to the clinch.
McKinnon jumps into guard, dragging Jackson to the mat.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but McKinnon is retaining full guard.
McKinnon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McKinnon wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKinnon striking off his back but it's not causing Jackson any problems.
McKinnon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses. McKinnon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by McKinnon!
McKinnon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson is striking but McKinnon is not phased and passes to half guard.
Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
McKinnon maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Jackson could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but McKinnon has cracked it and Jackson is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by McKinnon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Barry McKinnon!
An out of breath Barry McKinnon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dun Fighten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carl Chan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dun Fighten!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Fighten as Chan shoots in.
Fighten fails with a takedown attempt.
Chan fails with a takedown attempt.
Fighten shoots in for a double leg but Chan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fighten moves into the clinch successfully.
Chan throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighten.
Chan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Fighten. No joy for Chan on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fighten tries a head kick but it misses.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch but Fighten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chan tries to clinch up but Fighten circles away and keeps his distance.
Fighten shoots in for a takedown but Chan shows good takedown defense.
Fighten looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighten throws a chopping leg kick but Chan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chan wants it to stay on the feet.
Chan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fighten is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fighten is defended easily by Chan.
Fighten looks gassed!
Chan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fighten.
Chan dives in and grabs Fighten's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fighten pushes down on Chan's head and hops out.
Chan fails with a takedown attempt.
Chan dives in and grabs Fighten's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fighten pushes down on Chan's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighten shoots in for a takedown but Chan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fighten defends it nicely.
Fighten throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chan avoids the head kick by Fighten.
Fighten swats away the attempt to clinch by Chan.
Nice takedown defense from Fighten. No joy for Chan on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fighten goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chan prevents it.
Fighten is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fighten dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fighten pulls guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Chan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chan passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Chan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan wants to control but Fighten is keeping him busy.
Chan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fighten moves into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chan is fighting to break Fighten's control of his arms but Fighten is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chan trying to control but Fighten is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dun Fighten 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.
Chan shoots in for a double leg but Fighten sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chan keeps the fight on the outside.
Chan shoots in looking for a takedown. Fighten tries to sprawl out of it but Chan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fighten manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fighten shoots in looking for a takedown. Chan tries to sprawl out of it but Fighten keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Fighten.
Fighten is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighten closes the distance and clinches.
Chan wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fighten looking to slow down the pace here.
Chan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fighten fails to land the takedown.
Fighten shoots in for a double leg but Chan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fighten is breathing heavily.
Chan throws a wild body kick that Fighten sees coming a mile off.
Fighten dives in and grabs Chan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chan pushes down on Fighten's head and hops out.
Fighten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chan looks to clinch
and Fighten counters with a nice uppercut.
Dun Fighten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chan tries to clinch there but Fighten circles away.
Chan has Fighten up against the cage in a clinch.
Chan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chan wants to clinch up but Fighten keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chan lands a leg kick that knocks Fighten off balance momentarily.
Chan tries to clinch up but Fighten circles away and keeps his distance.
Chan shoots for a double leg takedown but Fighten sprawls well. He's pushed Chan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chan leaves Fighten with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Chan. No joy for Fighten on that attempt.
Horrible takedown by Chan or perhaps it was just good defense by Fighten which made him look bad.
Chan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fighten sprawls well initially but Chan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fighten trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fighten wants to improve his position but Chan is controlling well.
Chan is trying to control. Fighten wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chan trying to mount his opponent but Fighten defends it.
Fighten wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fighten does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fighten is controlling Chan's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Chan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Chan drives through and clinches with Fighten against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Fighten as the two fighters clinch.
Chan working hard to break the clinch.
Chan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fighten's elbow.
Chan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fighten avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chan breaks from the clinch.
Fighten shoots in and drives through. Chan sprawls well.
Chan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fighten.
Fighten shoots in and drives through. Chan sprawls well.
Fighten fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carl Chan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dun Fighten.
Chan doesn't manage to clinch there - Fighten circles away.
Fighten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chan.
Horrible takedown by Chan or perhaps it was just good defense by Fighten which made him look bad.
Fighten misses with a body kick.
Chan stuffs the takedown attempt from Fighten. Fighten gets slowly back to his feet.
Chan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fighten keeps the fight on the outside.
Fighten defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighten moves into the clinch.
Chan tries to throw a body punch but Fighten avoids it by throwing Chan back against the cage.
Chan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fighten avoids it.
Fighten has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chan tries to circle away but Fighten has him pinned against the cage.
Chan letting Fighten take a breather here.
Fighten tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chan wants a takedown but no success here.
Chan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chan being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chan as Fighten tries to tie him up.
Chan pulls guard successfully.
Fighten postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fighten gets to his feet - Chan follows without any prompting.
Chan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fighten keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fighten fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chan, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighten has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chan digs a right hand into Fighten's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fighten's gas tank.
Chan is trying to stall.
Fighten lands a hook that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Fighten has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Chan after a bit of a struggle.
Fighten prevents a body shot from Chan.
Chan looking to throw knees to the head but Fighten is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighten tries to break free but Chan pushes him back against the cage.
Fighten is trying to push Chan away but Chan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chan fails to pull guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dun Fighten.
I think Fighten 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dun Fighten!
Dun Fighten is the new featherweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has chosen Klaas & Bodybangers - Freak as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaxon Bailey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bubby Brown!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Bailey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown tries to clinch but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bailey throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bailey regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Brown.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bailey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bailey wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bailey has an active guard here but Brown has managed to pass into half guard.
Brown 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.
Brown is controlling the pace.
Brown stops Bailey from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bailey trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Bailey is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bailey is just holding on here. Brown manages to take his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Bailey! Can he survive? No! He's out! Brown gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bubby Brown!
Bubby Brown is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Bubby Brown, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warrock Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warner has chosen Gin Wigmore - Black Sheep as his entrance music. Warrock Warner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ray Richardson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Warrock Warner!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richardson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Richardson lands in his opponent's guard.
Warner is trying to control the position but Richardson postures up.
Richardson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Warner controls Richardson momentarily but Richardson frees himself.
Richardson connects with a couple of short punches.
Richardson looking to sit in guard and control but Warner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Richardson wants to get back to his feet but Warner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Warner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Warner advances to half guard.
Richardson tries to get to full guard but Warner has control of the leg.
Warner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Richardson wants to control but Warner is keeping busy.
Richardson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Richardson tries to get out of the position.
Warner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Richardson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Richardson is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Warner.
Richardson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Warner.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Richardson pushes Warner off but Warner dives into side control.
Richardson is trying to work for a sweep but Warner has mounted him!
Warner prevents Richardson from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richardson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Richardson regains half guard.
Warner is thwarting Richardson's attempts to control the position.
Richardson is breathing heavily.
Richardson wants to get back to his feet.
Richardson is trying to maintain the position but Warner is very close to passing his half guard.
Richardson landing rabbit punches to the side of Warner's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Richardson is looking for a sweep. Warner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Warner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Warner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Warner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Warner throwing shots but Richardson is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Warner thows a huge punch but Richardson dodges it nicely.
Richardson trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Warner lands a big shot there that rocks Richardson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Warner lands a big shot there that rocks Richardson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Richardson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Warner thowing shots but they're missing.
Warner working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Richardson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Richardson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Richardson is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richardson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Warner. What's that going to do exactly?
Richardson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Warner landing strikes from the mount and Richardson is in trouble!
Richardson working to try and regain half guard.
Warner is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Richardson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Warner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richardson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Warner cracks Richardson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Warner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Warrock Warner will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Warner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Richardson.
Richardson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Warner!
Richardson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Warner?
Warner tries to hold on but Richardson postures up.
Richardson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Warner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Warner can't escape the position.
Richardson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Warner looks a forlorn figure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richardson dominating with strikes here.
Warner is breathing heavily.
Richardson can't control as he wanted to and Warner manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Richardson blocks the strikes from Warner.
Warner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Richardson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Richardson wants to pass to mount but Warner is defending the position.
Richardson trying to control from half guard but Warner is working away.
Warner flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Richardson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Warner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Richardson.
Warner is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Richardson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Richardson's back!
Warner is hanging on to Richardson's back as he tries to escape.
Richardson covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Richardson tries to escape the position.
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!
Ray Richardson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Warner missing with punches from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warner working for a choke but Richardson is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warner doesn't have the hooks in and Richardson manages to turn into his guard.
Richardson wants to control from the top but Warner keeps moving.
Richardson passes Warner's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Richardson is stalling here. Warner is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Richardson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Warner has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Richardson tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warner gets to mount! Richardson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Warner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Warner prevents Richardson from getting the reversal.
Warner scoring with strikes but Richardson is staying in there.
Warner pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Warner prevents Richardson from getting the reversal.
Richardson is bucking up trying to escape but Warner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Richardson is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Warner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richardson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Richardson tries to lock up and control but Warner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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 Ray Richardson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Richardson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Warner misses with a takedown attempt - Richardson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Warner has his takedown stuffed
and Richardson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Warner's guard now.
Richardson trying to control the position from guard on top but Warner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richardson scoring with some ground and pound.
Richardson trying to control but Warner is working from the bottom.
Richardson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Warner on the ground.
Richardson won't allow Warner to sweep him here.
Warner is trying to keep Richardson in close.
Warner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richardson stands up over Warner, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Warner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Richardson's guard.
Richardson has momentary wrist control but Warner slips an elbow through the middle.
Richardson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Richardson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Warner defends well.
Richardson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Warner is aware though and is defending well.
Warner forces his way into half guard.
Richardson is trying to get back to full guard.
Warner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Warner there.
Richardson wants to get back to full guard.
Warner works his way into side control.
Richardson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Warner has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Warner has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richardson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Richardson tries to hold on but Warner pushes him away.
Richardson working to try and regain half guard.
Warner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Warner with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson is trying to stand up.
Richardson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Warner scoring with strikes but Richardson is staying in there.
Richardson is trying to stand up.
Warner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Richardson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Warner landing strikes from the mount.
Richardson is trying to escape the mount.
Warner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Richardson is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Richardson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Warner working Richardson over with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richardson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richardson wants to get back to full guard.
Richardson gets back to full guard.
Richardson is looking to sweep but instead, Warner has passed into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Richardson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Richardson 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Richardson!
Ray Richardson is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Ray Richardson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Winter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Inator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inator is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Snoop Dogg- Money. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Winter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Inator!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winter moves out of range of the leg kick from Inator.
Inator showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winter.
Winter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Winter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Inator.
Winter misses with a wild combination.
Winter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Inator shoots in for a takedown but Winter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Inator closes this distance looking for a takedown but Winter circles away.
Ricky Winter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Inator.
Winter lands a jab to Inator's midsection.
Inator fails with the takedown.
Inator looks gassed!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Winter!
It looks like Frank Inator has been cut.
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!
Inator fails to land the takedown.
Winter lands a body shot.
Winter connects with a nice looking jab.
A left and a right from Winter both land. Nice combination.
Winter misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Winter has knocked Inator down with a huge combo! Winter steps away and waves a wobbly Inator back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Inator is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winter lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Inator falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ricky Winter!
Ricky Winter is the new middleweight champion!
After the big win, Ricky Winter made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors ZONE and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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