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Midweek Mayhem 7 PBP Commentary |
Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Inator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ March (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inator's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Snoop Dogg- Money. March has chosen The Firm - Star Trekkin' as his entrance music. Frank Inator has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Inator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, AJ March!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
March bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Inator's head backwards.
March scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Inator is looking for a sweep.
Inator is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Inator actively working from the bottom here.
Inator is doing well to control the position and prevent March from advancing to side control.
Inator is trying to control but can't.
March sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Inator defending well though.
Inator makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Inator.
March must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
March loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
March throws a big right hand that misses.
Inator is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and March defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
March stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Inator swivels though and keeps the full guard.
March throwing strikes from guard but Inator blocks nicely.
March working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Inator avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Inator holds on and takes a little breather.
Inator preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inator had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. March defends it easily.
Inator is trying to keep March in close.
March throws a big right hand that misses.
March would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Inator looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Inator working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from March.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inator has his hands on March's head, controlling the position.
Inator utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
March throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Inator works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
March chips away with some ground and pound.
March is looking to work some ground and pound but Inator has wrist control.
Inator escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. March gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Inator is controlling March's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inator is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Inator is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
March throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Inator works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Inator looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Inator is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
March looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but AJ March will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
March tries to clinch but Inator is having none of it.
Inator fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Inator shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts March as he jumps to the side.
Frank Inator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
March shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Inator on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Inator tries to get out of the position.
March avoids the attempt from Inator to control.
March unloads with some shots from mount but Inator bucks and avoids them well.
March looking to finish with strikes here!
Inator blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Inator suckers March into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Inator is now in March's guard!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inator trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
AJ March has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inator trying to control but March is working from the bottom.
Inator throwing strikes but missing.
March is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Inator working some strikes from top position.
March throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Inator is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Inator lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inator drops back, looking for a kneebar! March looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. March looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from March!
March working away.
March with the ground and pound but Inator regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Inator might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Inator slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Inator had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. March defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
March throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
March in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
March avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Inator throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! March escapes and throws Inator's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Inator manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Inator is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, March has managed to free his arm - good work.
March is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inator is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. March doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Inator.
Inator lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inator is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Inator dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
March lands a nice looking body kick.
Inator gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows March to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Inator working for a triangle but March defends it easily.
Inator is controlling March's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inator utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Inator is pulling down on March's head. It's preventing any offense from March, at least for the moment.
Inator escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. March gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Inator is trying to control the position but March postures up.
March would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as March accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inator is trying to keep March in close.
March with a flurry of punches that miss.
March throwing strikes but missing.
March being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Frank Inator wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
March takes the fight into the clinch.
Inator is looking for a takedown.
March's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Inator avoids the head kick by March.
A nice inside leg kick there by March. That's going to slow Inator down.
Inator fails to land the takedown.
Inator keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
March pulls out of a head kick attempt.
March throws out a powerful jab.
March throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
March tries to close the distance and clinch up but Inator swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Inator shoots for a takedown but March saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Inator. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
March displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Inator.
Inator tries for a takedown but March sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
March instigates a clinch.
Inator has March pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. March manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
March jumps guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inator stops March from standing up.
Inator keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of March's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
AJ March comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think March 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 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry McKinnon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Errol Flynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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209 lbs
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206 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barry McKinnon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Errol Flynn!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flynn shoots in for a takedown but McKinnon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McKinnon fails to land with a series of punches.
McKinnon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Errol Flynn has been cut.
Flynn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Flynn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKinnon gets back to half guard.
McKinnon manages to get to full guard.
McKinnon striking off his back but it's not causing Flynn any problems.
Flynn drops back, looking for a kneebar! McKinnon looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. McKinnon looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from McKinnon!
McKinnon in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Flynn tries to buck McKinnon off but McKinnon is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKinnon working the ground and pound but Flynn is defending the strikes.
McKinnon throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from McKinnon are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
McKinnon in side control, throwing shots but Flynn defends.
McKinnon controls the position.
McKinnon tries to stand but Flynn is controlling his head.
Flynn tries to bench press McKinnon off him but McKinnon keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKinnon working away.
McKinnon tries to advance to mount but Flynn denies him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flynn isn't going anywhere.
McKinnon tries to score with some ground and pound. Flynn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
McKinnon stands up.
Flynn fails to land the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKinnon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McKinnon wants to pass to mount but Flynn is defending the position.
McKinnon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Flynn wants to get back to full guard.
McKinnon trying to control from Flynn's half guard. Flynn has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
McKinnon drops back looking for a leg! Flynn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Flynn manages to kick McKinnon off! McKinnon jumps back into Flynn's guard.
McKinnon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKinnon forces his way into half guard.
McKinnon is looking for a kimura here.
Flynn wants to improve his position but McKinnon is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flynn is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry McKinnon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Errol Flynn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Flynn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Flynn gets caught flat footed, as McKinnon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
McKinnon looking to pass the guard.
Flynn trying to keep a closed guard but McKinnon is proving a slippery customer.
Flynn keeping full guard, as McKinnon tries to pass.
Flynn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McKinnon defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKinnon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McKinnon stands up and beckons Flynn to his feet.
Barry McKinnon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McKinnon scores with a nice strike.
Flynn fails with a takedown attempt.
McKinnon lands with a shot to the body.
Flynn is breathing heavily.
Flynn closes the distance and clinches up with McKinnon, looking for a takedown. Flynn pushes McKinnon against the cage but McKinnon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barry McKinnon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Errol Flynn.
McKinnon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKinnon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Flynn, who protects the arm well.
McKinnon wants to stand but Flynn has his arm trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKinnon grinds an elbow into Flynn's temple.
McKinnon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flynn keeps working.
Flynn struggling a bit here.
McKinnon misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
McKinnon landing a few strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by McKinnon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKinnon decides to stand up, so the ref orders Flynn to his feet.
McKinnon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Flynn is fighting off a takedown attempt but McKinnon is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Flynn to the mat. Flynn regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
McKinnon wants to control from the top but Flynn keeps moving.
Flynn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McKinnon defends it easily.
McKinnon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKinnon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Flynn's guard.
It looks like McKinnon is going to stand back up.
McKinnon wants to pass to mount but Flynn is defending the position.
Flynn tries to roll over but McKinnon keeps him under control.
McKinnon frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flynn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry McKinnon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Errol Flynn's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McKinnon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Flynn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McKinnon stuffs the takedown.
Flynn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McKinnon is on top in guard.
McKinnon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
McKinnon tries to free his leg and advance position but Flynn is retaining full guard.
McKinnon tries to stand but Flynn is controlling from the bottom.
McKinnon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKinnon is looking to stand up but Flynn won't let him.
Flynn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McKinnon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Flynn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McKinnon wants to control from the top but Flynn keeps moving.
McKinnon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flynn is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Flynn can do anything to dispel that myth.
McKinnon wants to control from the top but Flynn keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McKinnon postures up.
Flynn keeping full guard, as McKinnon tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Flynn holds on and takes a little breather.
McKinnon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flynn can do to turn this around?
We're going to have a standup here because Barry McKinnon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Flynn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McKinnon to the mat! McKinnon manages to get full guard.
McKinnon looking to control.
Flynn trying to control but McKinnon is working from the bottom.
Flynn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McKinnon throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKinnon is looking to sinch up a triangle. Flynn throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to McKinnon's body to avoid the submission. McKinnon has instead reached around Flynn's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! McKinnon arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). 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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FIGHT
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