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SPFT 15: September Scuffle PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Mitrione (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rev Theory - Light It Up . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Mitrione!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Silva !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into Mitrione's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mitrione lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva !
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mitrione is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silva is surviving well by controlling Mitrione's body position as best he can.
Silva wants to control but Mitrione is having none of it.
Mitrione moves to back control.
Mitrione working for a choke but Silva is defending well.
Silva is trying to stand back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Mitrione 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mitrione stacks Silva on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mitrione!
Mitrione tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitrione tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Mitrione working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mitrione off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has managed to slip his arm under Mitrione's chin. This could be all over... yep, Mitrione is tapping out! Submission win for Silva .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Antonio Silva !
A victorious Antonio Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Sutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bull Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Sutter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bull Dog!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog lands the left hand.
Dog closes the distance and clinches.
Dog lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sutter wants to get back to full guard.
Sutter has one foot on Dog's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sutter.
Dog lands a nice shot that snaps Sutter's head back.
Sutter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dog.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sutter wants to clinch.
Sutter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dog counters with a left and a right that stings Sutter.
Sutter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dog moves away.
Sutter closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dog's guard.
Sutter forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutter slips a nice elbow through Dog's hands, connecting with Dog's forehead.
Sutter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sutter is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sutter is pressing down on Dog's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dog is holding on for now.
Sutter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dog keeps working.
Dog really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sutter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sutter prevents Dog from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dog avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sutter.
Sutter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sutter slips a nice elbow through Dog's hands, connecting with Dog's forehead.
Sutter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sutter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sutter throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dog to regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sutter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sutter throws a big elbow that misses.
Sutter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutter is pushing down on Dog's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dog is fighting to maintain full guard but Sutter has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sutter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sutter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sutter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dog's head.
Dog pushes Sutter off looking to stand but Sutter dives back in and keeps control.
Sutter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dog blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sutter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog is looking to get back to is feet but Sutter passes into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dog can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sutter 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.
Sutter 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.
Sutter lands a few punches from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Sutter.
Dog is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The strikes coming from Sutter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dog parries the strikes from Sutter easily there. Sutter is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dog to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Sutter dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sutter throws a hook but Dog avoids it easily.
Sutter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dog swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sutter looks to clinch
and Dog counters with a left to the body.
Sutter wants to clinch.
Sutter shoots in and drives through. Dog sprawls well.
Sutter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sutter throws a jab but it's blocked by Dog.
Dog jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dog throws an overhand right that lands on Sutter's shoulder, as Sutter tries to avoid the shot.
Sutter tries to clinch up but Dog circles away and keeps his distance.
Dog just misses with a punch to the body.
Sutter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dog digs a good hook to Sutter's body.
Sutter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dog.
Sutter looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sutter postures up in Dog's guard and throws a big left but Dog blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sutter working some strikes from top position.
Sutter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sutter drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dog looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dog looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dog!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Sutter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sutter wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutter is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dog working away.
Sutter is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dog is controlling him well.
Sutter tries to bench press Dog off him but Dog keeps the position.
Sutter wants to control but Dog postures up.
Mark Sutter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog in the domination position with Sutter hanging on.
Sutter tries to improve position but can't.
Dog in the domination position with Sutter hanging on.
Sutter is looking for a sweep.
Sutter is working hard here to advance position.
Sutter looks to move to half guard but instead Dog has passed into mount! Damn!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutter tries to reverse the position but Dog maintains control.
Sutter tries to lock up and control but Dog gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sutter is desperately trying to improve his position but Dog has a good base and remains in mount.
Sutter 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sutter wants to hold on but Dog pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Sutter dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sutter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dog.
Dog digs a good hook to Sutter's body.
Sutter throws an overhand right that lands on Dog's shoulder, as Dog tries to avoid the shot.
Sutter just misses with a punch to the body.
Sutter closes the distance and clinches up with Dog, looking for a takedown. Sutter pushes Dog against the cage but Dog circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sutter misses with a hook. Dog ducked under it nicely.
Horrible takedown by Sutter or perhaps it was just good defense by Dog which made him look bad.
Sutter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dog swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dog misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Dog as he connects with a hook.
Dog misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sutter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sutter moves out of range as Dog strikes.
Sutter looks to land a right hand but Dog moved out of range.
Sutter misses with a takedown attempt - Dog sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Sutter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dog fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutter throws an overhand right that lands on Dog's shoulder, as Dog tries to avoid the shot.
Dog looks to land a left hand but Sutter moved out of range nicely.
Dog throws out a loose jab but Sutter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dog misses with a few strikes there.
Nice takedown defense from Dog. No joy for Sutter on that attempt.
Dog misses with a series of wild punches.
Sutter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dog.
A swing and a miss from Dog.
Dog throws a body punch but Sutter moves out of range.
Sutter misses the jab.
Sutter is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dog's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sutter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sutter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sutter tries for a takedown but Dog sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dog is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sutter misses with a looping left.
Sutter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dog finds it's way round the side to connect with Sutter's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dog thows a body shot but no joy.
Dog uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sutter has time to react.
Dog misses with a right hand
letting Sutter counter with a right hand.
Sutter throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dog looks to land a left hand but Sutter moved out of range nicely.
Dog throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sutter drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dog on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sutter looks up at the clock and then as Dog takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sutter smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sutter lands a few punches from side control.
Sutter throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Dog works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutter throwing shots but Dog is blocking nicely.
Mark Sutter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sutter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sutter is keen to just control but Dog is a slippery customer.
Sutter prevents Dog from standing back up.
Sutter seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sutter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutter is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mark Sutter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dog leaves Sutter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sutter fails with the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sutter drops his hands momentarily and Dog takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bull Dog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sutter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Sutter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sutter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Sutter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dre Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Quattro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Quattro is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dre Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Quattro!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quattro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Parker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Dre Parker has been cut.
Quattro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Parker doesn't seem bothered though.
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quattro misses with the combination.
Parker throws a hook but Quattro blocks it.
Parker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Quattro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quattro moves out of range as Parker strikes.
Quattro gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
You can see the frustration on Parker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Parker avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Quattro.
Quattro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sloppy strikes there by Quattro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quattro taking a breather here.
Quattro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Parker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Quattro working the ground and pound but Parker is defending the strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Quattro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Parker has escaped the position, nice work there.
The referee asks Quattro politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Quattro prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quattro goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Parker has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Quattro but great work by Parker.
Quattro tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Parker controlling well, preventing Quattro from escaping the position.
Parker gets to his feet! The crowd go wild in anticipation of a knockout!
Parker thows a body kick. Quattro tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quattro blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker connects with a crisp jab.
Quattro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Quattro scores with a hook.
A left and a right from Quattro both land. Nice combination.
Quattro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Parker lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Quattro swinging wildly here.
Quattro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Quattro missing with a left hand there. Parker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quattro's calf.
Parker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Quattro if he has to take too many more of those.
Quattro looks gassed!
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parker lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Parker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Parker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quattro's calf.
Quattro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Parker lands a big uppercut and Quattro crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Quattro looks OK. Parker waves Quattro back to his feet!
Quattro is rocked!
Quattro gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Parker gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Quattro is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dre Parker!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Bravura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alaois Nolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nolan has chosen Eminem - Lose Yourself as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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195 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Bravura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alaois Nolan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravura fails to land the takedown.
Bravura misses with a takedown attempt
so Nolan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bravura being controlled here, momentarily.
Bravura will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bravura wants to stand up but Nolan is controlling him.
Bravura wants to sweep here but Nolan controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Alaois Nolan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bravura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nolan manages to avoid it.
Bravura with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nolan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nolan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Bravura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nolan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alaois Nolan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bravura shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nolan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nolan trying to control the position from guard on top but Bravura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nolan sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alaois Nolan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bravura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Nolan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nolan wants to control from the top but Bravura keeps moving.
Nolan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bravura is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alaois Nolan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nolan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bravura wants to stand up but Nolan is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravura wants to control the position but Nolan says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bravura on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bravura tries to get out of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, if Nolan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nolan seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Bravura is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alaois Nolan!
A very excited looking Alaois Nolan 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bronislav Lukas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Obvious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lukas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Van Halen- Unchained. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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250 lbs
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bronislav Lukas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Captain Obvious!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lukas misses with a straight left.
Obvious tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lukas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lukas counters with a right hand to the body.
Obvious moves into the clinch.
Lukas avoiding damage as Obvious throws knees to the body.
A short right from Lukas .
Lukas tries to land a knee to the head but Obvious blocks with his arms.
Lukas takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Bronislav Lukas has been cut.
Obvious throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lukas blocks it with crossed arms.
Obvious misses with an elbow strike.
Obvious scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Obvious misses with an elbow over the top.
Lukas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lukas has Obvious pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lukas .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukas avoids a wild elbow strike from Obvious.
Lukas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lukas tries a body shot but Obvious blocks it.
Obvious connects with a knee to the head.
Obvious pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Obvious throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lukas scores with a shot to the side of Obvious's head.
Lukas tries to work over Obvious's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obvious with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lukas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Obvious throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Obvious just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lukas 's brow.
Lukas misses with the head strike.
Lukas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Obvious walks away with a smile on his face. Lukas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Obvious counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lukas shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Obvious is trying to defend but Lukas finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lukas is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Obvious is defending against the submission attempts here by Lukas .
Obvious makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Obvious uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lukas .
Lukas throws a head kick that Obvious semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Lukas does no damage.
Obvious moves out of range of the strikes.
Obvious throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lukas tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Obvious is in Lukas 's guard.
Lukas trying to keep a closed guard but Obvious is proving a slippery customer.
Lukas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Obvious wants to stand and escape but instead Lukas has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Lukas trying to control the position from guard on top but Obvious is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lukas drops back, looking for a kneebar! Obvious looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Obvious looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Obvious!
Lukas gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obvious tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Lukas .
Obvious is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lukas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lukas .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obvious wants to stand and escape but instead Lukas has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Lukas is looking to work some ground and pound but Obvious has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lukas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lukas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronislav Lukas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bronislav Lukas 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lukas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Obvious looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lukas clinches up with Obvious and pushes him back against the cage.
Obvious throws an elbow that misses.
Lukas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lukas takes an elbow to the temple.
Obvious throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lukas throws a head punch that misses.
Lukas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lukas tries a body shot but Obvious blocks it.
Obvious throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lukas breaks from the clinch.
Obvious slips under a jab.
Lukas throws a big shot that misses.
Obvious wants to clinch up but Lukas keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obvious ducks under a wild hook from Lukas .
Bronislav Lukas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obvious tries to clinch
and Lukas counters with a nice leg kick.
Lukas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Obvious doesn't manage to clinch there - Lukas circles away.
Lukas misses with a right hand
and Obvious counters with a low kick, right behind Lukas 's knee.
Lukas swats away the attempt to clinch by Obvious.
Lukas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Obvious misses with a kick to the body.
Obvious walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fighters circling - Lukas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lukas misses with a lunging right hand
and Obvious counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lukas !
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lukas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obvious stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Lukas misses with a wild body shot.
Lukas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lukas keeps the fight on the outside.
Lukas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Obvious doesn't seem bothered though.
Obvious uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lukas .
Lukas throws a sloppy head kick and Obvious moves out of range easily.
Obvious wants to clinch up but Lukas keeps it at a distance.
Lukas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Obvious.
Obvious slips a jab and a cross from Lukas .
Obvious doesn't manage to clinch there - Lukas circles away.
Lukas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Obvious tries to avoid it but Lukas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Obvious to the ground. Obvious escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lukas swats away the attempt to clinch by Obvious.
Lukas throws a push kick but Obvious slaps the foot to one side.
Obvious is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lukas lunges at Obvious with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Obvious's hand.
Obvious tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lukas throws a combination that misses
and Obvious counters with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obvious wants to clinch.
Lukas clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukas avoids the elbow strike from Obvious, against the cage.
Lukas wants to stall.
Obvious landing knees to the head.
Bronislav Lukas 's cut is getting worse.
Lukas scores with a shot to the side of Obvious's head.
Obvious blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Lukas .
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Obvious tries to land knees in the clinch but Lukas avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lukas stalls.
Obvious pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
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 Bronislav Lukas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bronislav Lukas 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lukas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lukas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lukas throws a looping overhand right but Obvious ducks down to avoid it.
Lukas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obvious connects with an inside leg kick.
Lukas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Whack! Obvious lands a heavy head kick that drops Lukas . The ref tackles Obvious to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Lukas was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Captain Obvious!
Captain Obvious thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Dale Arizona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bashor's entrance music is Monster by Skillet. A fine choice. Glen Dale Arizona is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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171 lbs
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Bashor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Glen Dale Arizona!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arizona tries a head kick but it misses.
Arizona scores with a kick to the body.
Bashor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arizona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arizona looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arizona tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bashor throws a series of punches but Arizona moves out of range.
Arizona throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Arizona throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bashor tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Arizona is in Bashor's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bashor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Arizona is standing up over Bashor. Bashor looks to escape but Arizona dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arizona lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bashor parries the strikes from Arizona easily there. Arizona is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bashor to escape.
Arizona in side control, throwing shots but Bashor defends.
Bashor pushes Arizona away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Arizona gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Arizona wants to control but Bashor is keeping him busy.
Arizona stands up and beckons Bashor to his feet.
Arizona tries to clinch up but Bashor circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arizona cracks Bashor with a good jab.
Bashor misses with a wild body shot.
Bashor blocks a jab.
Arizona attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arizona.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bashor wants to slow Arizona down by chopping away at his legs.
James Bashor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bashor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Arizona misses with a body shot.
Arizona throws a nice inside leg kick.
Arizona fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bashor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arizona tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bashor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arizona connects with an inside leg kick.
Bashor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arizona feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bashor's calf.
Bashor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Arizona fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Arizona.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arizona looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bashor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Arizona.
Arizona attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bashor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick by Arizona misses
and Bashor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arizona misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arizona buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arizona tried to score with a low kick but Bashor checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Dale Arizona dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bashor tests Arizona's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab by Bashor.
Arizona misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arizona lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bashor throws a chopping leg kick but Arizona manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arizona rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bashor counters with a three punch combo that has Arizona backing up. Arizona nods at Bashor to acknowledge the strikes.
Bashor cracks the inside of Arizona's front leg.
Arizona throws a sloppy head kick and Bashor moves out of range easily.
Arizona misses with a takedown attempt
and Arizona takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arizona will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bashor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Arizona looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Glen Dale Arizona seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arizona misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arizona misses with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bashor.
Arizona fails with a takedown attempt.
James Bashor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glen Dale Arizona.
Arizona swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bashor counters with a nice body shot.
Bashor lands a glancing blow to the side of Arizona's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arizona dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bashor. That did some damage!
Bashor moves out of range of the body kick from Arizona.
Bashor takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Arizona fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Arizona doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arizona takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bashor connects with a leg kick. Arizona looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arizona is breathing heavily.
Bashor cracks Arizona with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arizona keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Arizona on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
James Bashor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good work by Bashor as he checks the leg kick.
Arizona wants to clinch.
Arizona takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bashor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arizona moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bashor swats away the attempt to clinch by Arizona.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashor avoids the body shot from Arizona.
Bashor works over Arizona's head and body with a nice combination.
Arizona avoids the body shot from Bashor.
Bashor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arizona pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arizona tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bashor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bashor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arizona.
Bashor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Bashor dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Arizona tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Glen Dale Arizona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooh!!! Bashor has knocked Arizona down with a huge combo! Bashor steps away and waves a wobbly Arizona back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Arizona 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!
Arizona throws a sloppy head kick and Bashor moves out of range easily.
Arizona is still on wobbly legs! Can Bashor finish him?
Arizona scores with a hook.
Arizona throws a leg kick that misses.
Bashor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Arizona seems to have recovered his senses.
Bashor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bashor connects with a right hand. Arizona shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashor throws a series of punches but Arizona avoids them all with ease.
Bashor keeps the fight on the outside.
Arizona throws a low kick, looking for Bashor's leg but Bashor calmly moves out of range.
Arizona throws a head kick that misses
and Bashor counters with a leg kick.
Arizona tries to land a leg kick but Bashor saw it coming and moves away.
Bashor looks to throw the jab but Arizona is out of range.
Bashor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arizona moves away.
Arizona checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arizona throws a sloppy head kick and Bashor moves out of range easily.
A shot to the body from Bashor misses
and Arizona counters with a good, hard body kick but Bashor shrugs it off.
Arizona tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bashor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arizona throws a head kick but Bashor moves out of range.
Arizona will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bashor throws a half hearted mid kick.
A clash of legs there as Arizona blocks the low kick.
Bashor scores with a nice head shot.
Arizona fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arizona wants to clinch.
Arizona misses with a body shot.
Bashor throws a body kick that misses.
Arizona throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arizona throws a head kick that Bashor semi-blocks.
Arizona tries to clinch there but Bashor circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bashor.
Arizona misses with a head kick.
Bashor looks to land a combination but Arizona avoids it well.
Bashor throws a low kick but Arizona avoids it.
Arizona throws a nice head kick!
Arizona throws out a loose jab but Bashor uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arizona fails to land the takedown.
James Bashor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glen Dale Arizona.
Arizona takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arizona looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Bashor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bashor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Bashor!
James Bashor took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Like a Boss'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dj Crabby Jef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crabby Jef comes to the cage accompanied by Madd Skillz. Edwards has chosen The Who - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting as his entrance music. Mark Edwards has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dj Crabby Jef's chin.
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198 lbs
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24
197 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dj Crabby Jef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crabby Jef.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Edwards.
Dj Crabby Jef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crabby Jef lands an overhand right.
The fighters circling - Crabby Jef throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crabby Jef lands a jab.
Crabby Jef cracks Edwards with a right hand to the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crabby Jef is defended easily by Edwards.
Crabby Jef misses with a right hand
and Edwards counters with a leg kick.
Edwards throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crabby Jef stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crabby Jef closes this distance looking for a takedown but Edwards circles away.
Crabby Jef throws a lazy right hand but Edwards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crabby Jef shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Edwards pinned against the cage. Edwards gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dj Crabby Jef. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edwards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crabby Jef throws an overhand right that lands on Edwards's shoulder, as Edwards tries to avoid the shot.
Edwards feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crabby Jef's calf.
A slow jab from Edwards misses its intended target.
Edwards dodges the punch combination from Crabby Jef.
Edwards with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crabby Jef to score with a decent uppercut.
Crabby Jef jabs Edwards right on the nose. Edwards blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crabby Jef.
Crabby Jef connects with a body shot.
Edwards connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crabby Jef momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Crabby Jef.
Edwards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses.
Edwards walks into a straight right hand from Crabby Jef.
Edwards drops Crabby Jef with a beautiful combination! Crabby Jef stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Edwards is looking for the KO!
Crabby Jef is rocked!
It looks like Dj Crabby Jef has been cut.
Crabby Jef doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh Crabby Jef is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crabby Jef is breathing heavily.
Edwards cracks Crabby Jef with a left hook right on the temple and Crabby Jef goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Edwards lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Crabby Jef is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Edwards!
Mark Edwards bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Stinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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Basic striking
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Freddy Stinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Connor!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor looks to throw the jab but Stinger is out of range.
Stinger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Connor as he avoids it easily.
Stinger tries for a takedown but Connor circles away easily
and Connor counters with a stiff right hand.
Stinger shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Connor counters with a left and a right that stings Stinger.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Stinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stinger shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Connor defends it nicely.
Stinger really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Connor drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stinger controls Connor momentarily but Connor frees himself.
Stinger looking for a guillotine here but Connor defends easily.
Stinger controls Connor momentarily but Connor frees himself.
Connor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stinger's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor with a nice head shot there.
Connor trying to control but Stinger is working from the bottom.
Stinger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Connor defends well.
Connor preventing the sweep.
Connor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stinger looking for a triangle here. Connor is fighting it but it looks tight! Stinger pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Connor is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Freddy Stinger!
After the fight, Freddy Stinger was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ba Lil IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy has chosen Ambitionz Az A Ridah as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
204 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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23
195 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ba Lil IV!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Hardy!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lil IV swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Hardy counter with a right hand.
Lil IV drops his hands momentarily and Hardy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lil IV uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardy.
Lil IV shoots for a double leg takedown but Hardy sprawls well. He's pushed Lil IV's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hardy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lil IV.
Hardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lil IV.
Lil IV misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lil IV is defended easily by Hardy.
Hardy throws a leg kick but Lil IV sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil IV throws out a leg kick but Hardy moves out of range and Lil IV only half commits.
Lil IV takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lil IV swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lil IV swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lil IV misses with an uppercut.
Lil IV moves out of range as Hardy strikes.
Hardy misses with the combination.
Lil IV misses with a hook
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lil IV misses with a takedown
letting Hardy counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ba Lil IV. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil IV drives through with a takedown into Hardy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lil IV works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hardy wants to improve his position but Lil IV is controlling well.
Hardy keeping hold of Lil IV's head, controlling as best he can.
Lil IV is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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!
Lil IV tries to pass to full mount but Hardy defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil IV lands strikes from half guard.
Lil IV throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lil IV is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lil IV wants to control but Hardy is keeping him busy.
Lil IV is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hardy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lil IV not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lil IV not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lil IV throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lil IV is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lil IV is looking for a kimura but Hardy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lil IV to get the leverage.
Hardy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lil IV. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lil IV throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hardy is staying active underneath Lil IV, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hardy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lil IV.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lil IV wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardy keeps working.
Lil IV missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ba Lil IV dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lil IV moves away.
Lil IV tries for a takedown but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hardy thuds a left hand into Lil IV's body.
Lil IV lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hardy thuds a left hand into Lil IV's body.
Lil IV misses with a body shot
and Hardy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Lil IV.
Hardy is looking to chop away at Lil IV's legs.
Lil IV shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lil IV jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy lands a right hook to the body.
Hardy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lil IV.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ba Lil IV. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lil IV on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lil IV scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lil IV walks into a left hand.
Horrible takedown by Lil IV or perhaps it was just good defense by Hardy which made him look bad.
A jab from Hardy misses.
Hardy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lil IV shoots in for a double leg but Hardy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil IV throws a hook but Hardy avoids it easily.
Hardy throws a hook but Lil IV avoids it easily.
Lil IV misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lil IV moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lil IV misses with a double jab.
Lil IV looks for a takedown but Hardy sprawls well.
Hardy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hardy scores with a decent looking hook.
Lil IV takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Lil IV.
Hardy checks the leg kick.
Lil IV shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Lil IV avoids them all with ease.
Lil IV fails with the takedown.
Lil IV uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Lil IV fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Andre Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hardy!
Lil IV throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lil IV slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Lil IV is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hardy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hardy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lil IV misses with a hook.
Hardy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hardy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lil IV.
Lil IV misses the shot to the body.
Lil IV misses with a takedown
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lil IV misses with a hook
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hardy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lil IV will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lil IV uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
A combination from Hardy does no damage.
Lil IV throws a looping overhand right but Hardy ducks down to avoid it.
Lil IV tries for a takedown but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hardy throws a one two combo.
Lil IV takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Lil IV's head but Lil IV sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lil IV.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ba Lil IV. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil IV slips under a jab from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Lil IV decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hardy wants to control but Lil IV is keeping busy.
Hardy is trying to stand back up but Lil IV is controlling him
Lil IV seems to be looking for submissions.
Hardy is not content to let Lil IV control the position.
Lil IV is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hardy defends it well.
Ba Lil IV overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy trying to control from the bottom.
Lil IV wants to work for an arm triangle but Hardy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hardy is defending against the submission attempts here by Lil IV.
Lil IV is looking for a kimura but Hardy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lil IV to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil IV seems to be working for a kimura but Hardy defends the submission attempt.
Lil IV wants to control but Hardy is keeping him busy.
Lil IV is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lil IV with the ground and pound but Hardy uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lil IV tries to free his leg and advance position but Hardy is retaining full guard.
Hardy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lil IV.
Hardy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lil IV working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lil IV trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lil IV seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lil IV trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lil IV throws a big right hand that misses.
Hardy wants to stand up but Lil IV is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ba Lil IV showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lil IV has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ba Lil IV!
After winning the bout, Ba Lil IV thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ba Lil III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Life Goes On as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
160 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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32
155 lbs
21 - 13 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ba Lil III!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Fabio Jones!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Lil III throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ba Lil III seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Lil III is predictable there
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones misses with a hook. Lil III ducked under it nicely.
Lil III throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab from Jones.
Lil III doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lil III moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lil III shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Lil III is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Lil III has control of the leg.
Jones punching from the bottom.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Lil III is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lil III seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones moves into full guard.
Jones wants to sweep here but Lil III controlling him for the moment.
Lil III trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Lil III throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Lil III from controlling successfully.
Lil III postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lil III trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Lil III throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lil III's guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Lil III keeps moving.
Lil III is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones cracks Lil III with a solid left hand.
Jones is working Lil III over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lil III looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Lil III.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Lil III is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lil III trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lil III keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Lil III is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jones distracts Lil III with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jones trying to control but Lil III is working from the bottom.
Lil III is trying to keep Jones in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lil III looking for a sweep. Not yet Lil III, not yet.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lil III works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lil III has control of Jones's left arm, preventing Jones from doing any damage.
Jones trying to control but Lil III is working from the bottom.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Lil III gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lil III is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jones working for a triangle but Lil III defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Lil III from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lil III tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Lil III.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lil III tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lil III to the ground. Lil III escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lil III throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lil III sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lil III throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Lil III misses with a body shot.
Lil III just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lil III fails with the takedown.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil III throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lil III looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lil III takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lil III tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lil III finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lil III misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Lil III's defenses.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lil III misses the shot to the body.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Lil III.
Lil III blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lil III bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lil III wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The strikes coming from Lil III are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lil III trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Jones looks to move to half guard but instead Lil III has passed into mount! Damn!
Lil III lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Lil III controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lil III cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Lil III's attempts to control the action.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lil III thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jones is looking to improve his position but Lil III isn't that keen on the idea.
Jones regains half guard.
Jones wants to control but Lil III is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lil III not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lil III throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Lil III working the head and body with strikes.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lil III.
Lil III postures up.
Jones throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lil III uses it to pass to side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones manages to get back to half guard.
Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lil III missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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 Ba Lil III will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lil III's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lil III decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones is staying active underneath Lil III, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lil III is aware though and is defending well.
Lil III avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Lil III defends easily.
Fabio Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lil III working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lil III trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lil III avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil III thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lil III can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lil III is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lil III wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lil III is aware though and is defending well.
Lil III has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil III connects with a couple of short punches.
Lil III won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Lil III is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lil III postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lil III slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones tries to roll over but Lil III keeps him under control.
Lil III looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil III 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.
Lil III missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones wants to get back to full guard but Lil III has passed into side control.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
Jones is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Lil III is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Lil III trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lil III is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jones is looking to improve his position but Lil III isn't that keen on the idea.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lil III lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lil III controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lil III punishing his opponent with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lil III lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jones is rocked!
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Lil III finish him?
Jones sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lil III.
Lil III prevents Jones from improving his position.
Lil III passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jones!
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lil III looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lil III raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ba Lil III clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lil III misses with a hook.
Lil III is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones blocks a head kick by Lil III.
Jones is looking to clinch but Lil III is avoiding it.
Lil III throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lil III pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lil III is defended easily by Jones.
Jones slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lil III.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lil III.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lil III moves away.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lil III is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ba Lil III. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones moves away from the strike by Lil III.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Jones connects with a right hand. Lil III shakes it off.
Lil III's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Lil III tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lil III. That did some damage!
Lil III fails with a takedown attempt.
Lil III throws a head kick that misses.
Lil III feints and as Jones raises his hands in defense, Lil III changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lil III won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lil III passes Jones's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Lil III pushes his legs off easily.
Jones is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lil III is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Lil III trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lil III landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lil III defends well.
Lil III with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lil III's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lil III trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lil III defends it easily.
Jones controls Lil III momentarily but Lil III frees himself.
Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lil III gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lil III drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lil III jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lil III trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lil III looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ba Lil III will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jones digs a good body shot into Lil III's ribs.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fabio Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones throws out a leg kick but Lil III moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
Nice shot by Jones.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Lil III was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lil III misses with a hook
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Lil III keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil III shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lil III misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Lil III steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Lil III shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jones manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jones working for a triangle but Lil III defends it easily.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lil III scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lil III tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fabio Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lil III preventing the sweep.
Jones working for a triangle but Lil III defends it easily.
Lil III controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones looking to control.
Lil III avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jones holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has his foot on Lil III's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lil III works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Lil III defends easily.
Jones has his foot on Lil III's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lil III works his way back into a safe position though.
Lil III throwing strikes but missing.
Lil III won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Lil III is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jones isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lil III stacks Jones on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lil III!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is not content to let Lil III control the position.
Jones tries to bench press Lil III off him but Lil III keeps the position.
Lil III connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jones some visible discomfort.
Ba Lil III is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lil III misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lil III creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jones sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lil III in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones is trying to improve his position.
Lil III postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fabio Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lil III has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 48:47
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ba Lil III!
Ba Lil III is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ba Lil III thanked (MFS) Macto Fight System for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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