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TCA 46 - Cabbat Vs Dickens PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wojtek Svalbard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Hanrahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanrahan has chosen Amon Amarth - Death in Fire as his entrance music. Wojtek Svalbard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wojtek Svalbard! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Hanrahan! The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hanrahan tries for a takedown but Svalbard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Svalbard scores with a hook.
It looks like Nick Hanrahan has been cut. Nice sprawl there from Svalbard as Hanrahan shoots in. Svalbard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Hanrahan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hanrahan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Hanrahan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Svalbard counters with a straight punch to the midsection. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Svalbard tries to clinch up but Hanrahan circles away and keeps his distance. Hanrahan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Svalbard counters by clinching up. Svalbard jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hanrahan walks away with a smile on his face. Svalbard gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Hanrahan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Svalbard paws at him with a jab and circles away. Svalbard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hanrahan is out of range and Svalbard settles back down. Svalbard shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Svalbard was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Svalbard looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. Svalbard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hanrahan is working to get back to half guard.
A big strike lands for Svalbard! That's really hurt Hanrahan and he's turned his back - Svalbard keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Svalbard jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wojtek Svalbard!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack McCullough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dowiyogo comes to the cage accompanied by another life - kano. McCullough has chosen Bodies by Drowning Pool as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grover Dowiyogo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack McCullough! The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dowiyogo lets loose with a powerful body kick. McCullough will feel that in the morning. McCullough feints a jab promting Dowiyogo to slip. McCullough then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dowiyogo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. McCullough swinging wildly here.
Nice body kick from Dowiyogo. Dowiyogo darts in and clinches McCullough up against the cage. Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCullough is defending well for now. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Dowiyogo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. McCullough avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo working McCullough over with knees to the body. McCullough looks gassed! McCullough has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Good body shot from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. McCullough lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. The referee is keeping an eye on Dowiyogo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. McCullough blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Dowiyogo lands a shoulder strike. McCullough jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dowiyogo walks away with a smile on his face. McCullough gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Dowiyogo lands a head kick!
Dowiyogo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. McCullough takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dowiyogo connects with a nasty looking knee right to McCullough's face.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into McCullough's ribcage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dowiyogo drops McCullough with a big knee straight up the middle! McCullough is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
McCullough is rocked!
It looks like Jack McCullough has been cut. A chopping leg kick lands by Dowiyogo. McCullough is still on wobbly legs! Can Dowiyogo finish him? McCullough takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Nice body kick there by Dowiyogo. Dowiyogo moves into the clinch. McCullough takes a knee to the side of the body. Dowiyogo working the clinch nicely. McCullough is working for position but Dowiyogo cracks him with a big knee to the head! McCullough crumples up against the cage and Dowiyogo lands two more shots before the ref can save McCullough! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Grover Dowiyogo! Grover Dowiyogo gave a mention to PWNAGE™ (WOT) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Wiggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howell comes into the arena with American Badass blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Howell! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stanley Wiggins! The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Some wild striking there from Wiggins.
Howell misses the shot to the body. Wiggins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howell moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Wiggins throws a body punch but Howell moves out of range. Wiggins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Howell was well out of range. Poor timing from Wiggins. Wiggins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Wiggins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Josh Howell has been cut. Howell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Stanley Wiggins has been cut. A punch lands to the side of Wiggins 's head but he takes it in his stride. Wiggins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Howell circles away quickly and effectively. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Wiggins misses with a left hand and Howell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Howell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wiggins throws a big shot that misses. Wiggins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Howell counters with a big head kick but Wiggins shrugs it off. Wiggins throws a sloppy body shot
and Howell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Howell staying out of range there. Howell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Nice shot by Howell. Jab by Wiggins. Stanley Wiggins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Howell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wiggins manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wiggins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Howell. Wiggins jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Howell. Wiggins cracks Howell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Wiggins misses with a series of wild punches.
Wiggins scores with a three punch combo!
Wiggins thuds a left hand into Howell's body. Howell just misses with a punch to the body.
Wiggins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Howell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wiggins. Howell ducks right into an uppercut from Wiggins. Wiggins avoids the body shot from Howell.
A big left from Howell misses. Howell moves away from the strike by Wiggins. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Howell slips a jab and a cross from Wiggins.
Nice defenses there by Howell. Howell lands a really nice looking cross but Wiggins seems unphased.
Howell thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wiggins ducks under a wild hook from Howell. Wiggins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howell moves away. Howell throws a lazy right hand but Wiggins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Howell avoids the body shot from Wiggins.
Wiggins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Wiggins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That has opened up Stanley Wiggins's cut even more. Oooooh!!! Howell has knocked Wiggins down with a huge combo! Howell steps away and waves a wobbly Wiggins back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Wiggins is rocked! Howell closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Wiggins! Howell dives in looking to finish! Wiggins is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Howell! As Josh Howell got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Hey baby I just shocked the world!!! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grimm Klosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waldek Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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265 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grimm Klosh! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Waldek Silva! The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva shoots in but no luck this time. Klosh tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Klosh slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat. No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva. Grimm Klosh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waldek Silva. Klosh rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Silva has Klosh pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Klosh manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Klosh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Klosh scores with a push kick. Silva looks gassed! Klosh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Klosh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Klosh throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Klosh scores with a kick to the midsection. Klosh stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Waldek Silva has been cut. A nice inside leg kick there by Klosh. That's going to slow Silva down. Klosh moves into the clinch. Klosh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Klosh has managed to clinch.
Klosh stalling in the clinch.
Klosh lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those. Klosh breaks the clinch.
Klosh misses with a head kick.
Klosh throws a head kick that misses. Klosh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Klosh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Klosh wants it to stay on the feet. Klosh tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Klosh - that will leave a mark!
Grimm Klosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Klosh lands a high kick!
Klosh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Klosh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva has his takedown stuffed and Klosh counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Klosh throws a head kick that half lands.
Klosh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Klosh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Klosh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Klosh throws a quick inside leg kick. A slapping body kick lands there for Klosh. Klosh gets in close and instigates a clinch. Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Klosh fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Klosh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Klosh leaning against his opponent.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Silva is trying desperately to land a takedown but Klosh is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Klosh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it. Silva is working for takedown but Klosh is calmly controlling the position for now. Klosh manages to break the clinch.
Klosh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Klosh moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Klosh moves into range and clinches up with Silva. Klosh landing knees to the body.
Klosh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Klosh lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Klosh swinging wildly here.
Klosh misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva dives in and grabs Klosh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Klosh pushes down on Silva's head and hops out. Klosh lands an overhand right. Klosh takes the fight into the clinch. This has been an exciting period of action! Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Klosh just stands there and leans against the cage. Klosh displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage. Klosh stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Klosh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Klosh!
Klosh tries a head kick but it misses.
Klosh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Klosh's waist but Klosh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grimm Klosh dominated that round. The cut man is working on Waldek Silva's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Klosh.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Klosh tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Klosh to the ground. Klosh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Klosh throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it. A head kick misses from Klosh. Klosh throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Klosh looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Silva blocks a head kick by Klosh.
Klosh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Klosh misses with a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Klosh finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Klosh throws a nice inside leg kick. Klosh delivers a nice body kick. A head kick misses from Klosh. Grimm Klosh is winning the standup battle so far. Klosh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Klosh connects with a high kick. Grimm Klosh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. The fight moves into the clinch position. Klosh tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Klosh pulls him back up using the underhooks. Klosh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Klosh lands a nice knee to the body. Klosh is defending well against a takedown attempt. Grimm Klosh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waldek Silva. Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Klosh fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Klosh throws a quick inside leg kick. Klosh closes the distance and clinches. Silva pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Klosh tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom. Klosh gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Silva avoids the head kick by Klosh.
Klosh wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance. Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Klosh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Silva blocks a head kick by Klosh.
Klosh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Klosh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Klosh throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage. Grimm Klosh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Klosh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively. Klosh gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Klosh moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Klosh sprawls well. Klosh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet. Danga de danga de dang - Klosh scores with a four punch combination! Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Klosh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Klosh. Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Klosh throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it. Klosh throws a head kick that misses and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Klosh keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully. 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! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Waldek Silva. Klosh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grimm Klosh dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Waldek Silva's cut. That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Klosh can pounce on him.
Klosh throws a head kick that half lands.
Silva misses with a takedown and Klosh counters with a big head kick but Silva shrugs it off. Klosh throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it. Klosh stuffs the takedown. Klosh throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily. Klosh throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily. Klosh scores with a spinning back kick! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Klosh throws a right and a left that both miss. Klosh thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva avoids the head kick by Klosh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Klosh connects with a solid leg kick. Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Grimm Klosh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waldek Silva. Silva feints and as Klosh raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Klosh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Silva with a flurry of punches that miss. Klosh is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Klosh is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Waldek Silva. Silva blocks a head kick by Klosh.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Klosh sprawls well. Klosh misses with a head kick.
Klosh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Klosh gets in close and instigates a clinch. Klosh breaks from the clinch.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt. Klosh tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Klosh. No joy for Silva on that attempt. Klosh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Klosh lands a knee to the body.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Klosh fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Grimm Klosh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Klosh. Klosh has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Klosh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Klosh on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Klosh tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Klosh is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Klosh tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Klosh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
And that's the end of the fight! Grimm Klosh showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Klosh, 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26 Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26 Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grimm Klosh! Grimm Klosh thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dudu Paraiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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199 cm
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220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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273 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Austin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dudu Paraiba! The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Austin moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Austin. Paraiba blocks an elbow strike from Austin.
Austin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paraiba takes an elbow to the forehead. Austin misses with an elbow strike.
Austin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Paraiba avoids the elbow strike from Austin, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Austin throws an elbow but misses. Austin misses with an elbow strike.
Austin lands an elbow that stopped Paraiba in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Dudu Paraiba has been cut. Paraiba takes an elbow to the forehead. Paraiba dodges an elbow strike from Austin.
Austin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. With the fighters up against the cage, Austin throws an elbow but misses. With the fighters up against the cage, Austin throws an elbow but misses. Austin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. A nice glancing elbow lands by Austin. Austin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Austin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Paraiba blocks an elbow strike. Austin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Paraiba has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Austin after a bit of a struggle. Paraiba goes for a takedown in the clinch but Austin prevents it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Austin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paraiba's brow. Austin lands an elbow just above Paraiba 's eye. Paraiba takes an elbow to the forehead. Austin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Austin throws an elbow that misses.
Austin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. With the fighters up against the cage, Austin throws an elbow but misses. With the fighters up against the cage, Austin throws an elbow but misses. Austin lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Paraiba avoids a wild elbow strike from Austin. Nice elbow from Austin. Paraiba avoids the elbow strike from Austin, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action! Austin misses with an elbow over the top. Austin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Austin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paraiba's brow. Austin lands a damaging elbow. Austin misses with an elbow strike.
Paraiba dodges an elbow strike from Austin.
Austin throws an elbow that misses.
Paraiba takes an elbow to the temple. A nice glancing elbow lands by Austin.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Paraiba blocks an elbow strike. With the fighters up against the cage, Austin throws an elbow but misses. Paraiba blocks the elbow strike.
Paraiba blocks an elbow strike. Paraiba blocks the elbow strike.
Paraiba dodges an elbow strike from Austin.
Austin misses with an elbow strike.
Austin lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Austin throws an elbow that misses.
Paraiba tries for a takedown. No joy.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dudu Paraiba. Nice elbow from Austin. Austin pushes off an throws an elbow but Paraiba leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Paraiba blocks an elbow strike from Austin.
Austin pushes off an throws an elbow but Paraiba leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Austin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paraiba takes an elbow to the forehead. Paraiba is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Austin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Austin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Paraiba is working for takedown but Austin is calmly controlling the position for now. With the fighters up against the cage, Austin throws an elbow but misses. A nice glancing elbow lands by Austin. Austin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Paraiba blocks the elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Austin misses with an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Austin looks to throw an elbow but misses. Austin looks to throw an elbow but misses. Austin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin dominated that round. The cut man is working on Dudu Paraiba's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Austin scores with a head kick. Paraiba tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Austin closes the distance and clinches. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Austin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paraiba's brow. Paraiba blocks an elbow strike. Paraiba blocks an elbow strike. Austin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Austin here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Paraiba blocks an elbow strike from Austin.
Austin misses with an elbow over the top. Paraiba blocks the elbow strike.
Austin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Austin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Austin looks to throw an elbow but misses. Austin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paraiba can do to turn this around? Paraiba blocks an elbow strike from Austin.
Paraiba dodges an elbow strike from Austin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Austin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Austin lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Dudu Paraiba's cut even more. Austin misses with an elbow strike.
Austin pushes off an throws an elbow but Paraiba leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Paraiba blocks the elbow strike.
Austin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Austin misses with an elbow strike.
Paraiba blocks an elbow strike. Paraiba blocks an elbow strike from Austin.
Austin lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Paraiba blocks an elbow strike from Austin.
Paraiba avoids a wild elbow strike from Austin. Austin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paraiba blocks an elbow strike. Austin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Austin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paraiba's brow. Paraiba takes an elbow to the temple. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Austin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paraiba's brow. Austin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Steve Austin has scored more points in the clinch so far. Austin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Austin lands an elbow that stopped Paraiba in his tracks for a moment. Austin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Austin pushes off an throws an elbow but Paraiba leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Paraiba takes an elbow to the forehead. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Austin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Austin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paraiba's brow. Austin misses with an elbow strike.
Austin misses with an elbow strike.
Austin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Paraiba blocks the elbow strike.
Austin lands an elbow inside. Austin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paraiba's defenses. Paraiba goes for a takedown attempt but Austin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Austin. No joy for Paraiba on that attempt. Austin doesn't manage to clinch there - Paraiba circles away.
Austin is looking to clinch but Paraiba is avoiding it.
Austin clinches up against the cage. Paraiba dodges an elbow strike from Austin.
Paraiba blocks the elbow strike.
Paraiba takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Dudu Paraiba's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Austin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Austin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paraiba's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Austin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Paraiba dodges an elbow strike from Austin.
Paraiba drops down looking for an ankle pick but Austin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dudu Paraiba. Paraiba has a takedown stuffed. The fight moves into the clinch position. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Austin lands an elbow inside that Paraiba shrugs off. Austin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. With the fighters up against the cage, Austin throws an elbow but misses. Paraiba avoids a wild elbow strike from Austin. Austin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paraiba's defenses. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Austin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paraiba's brow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Dudu Paraiba's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Paraiba fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Austin stuffs the takedown attempt from Paraiba. Paraiba gets slowly back to his feet. Austin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Paraiba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Austin rushes Paraiba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Paraiba takes an elbow to the forehead. Paraiba avoids the elbow strike from Austin, against the cage.
Paraiba blocks the elbow strike.
Austin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Austin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paraiba's brow. A nice glancing elbow lands by Austin. Paraiba dodges an elbow strike from Austin.
Austin throws an elbow that misses.
Paraiba takes an elbow to the temple. Paraiba blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Austin throws an elbow but it misses.
Austin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Austin throws an elbow that misses.
Austin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Austin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Austin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Austin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Austin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Paraiba takes an elbow to the temple.
Dudu Paraiba's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Austin misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Austin throws an elbow but misses. Austin misses with an elbow over the top. Austin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Austin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paraiba's defenses. Austin misses with an elbow strike.
Paraiba is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dudu Paraiba. Paraiba blocks the elbow strike.
Paraiba dodges an elbow strike from Austin.
Austin pushes off an throws an elbow but Paraiba leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Austin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Paraiba avoids a wild elbow strike from Austin. Austin throws an elbow that misses.
Austin misses with an elbow over the top. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Austin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paraiba's brow. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Paraiba has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Austin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Austin throws an elbow but it misses.
Paraiba takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Paraiba blocks an elbow strike. Austin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Paraiba dodges an elbow strike from Austin.
Austin misses with an elbow over the top. Paraiba dodges an elbow strike from Austin.
Austin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Austin misses with an elbow over the top. Austin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Austin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Austin throws an elbow but misses. Austin misses with an elbow over the top. Austin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Paraiba avoids the elbow strike from Austin, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Paraiba dodges an elbow strike from Austin.
With the fighters up against the cage, Austin throws an elbow but misses. Paraiba blocks the elbow strike.
Austin lands an elbow that stopped Paraiba in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dudu Paraiba's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Steve Austin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laish Tenedos (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 light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Doom! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Laish Tenedos! The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tenedos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Doom avoids the head kick by Tenedos.
Doom scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Laish Tenedos has been cut. Tenedos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Doom is out of range and Tenedos settles back down. Tenedos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tenedos is looking to slow Doom down with leg kicks. Doom paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Doom closes the distance and clinches. Tenedos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Doom manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Tenedos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Doom trying to control the position from guard on top but Tenedos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Doom advances to half guard. Doom is keen to just control but Tenedos is a slippery customer. Tenedos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Still in half guard, Doom seems content to control. Tenedos is looking to escape. Doom maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Tenedos could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Doom has cracked it and Tenedos is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Doom!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dave Doom! Dave Doom thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marek Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marek Kowalski 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrei Arlovski! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Marek Kowalski! The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kowalski gets tackled into the cage by Arlovski. Arlovski maintains the clinch. Kowalski looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Kowalski wants a takedown but no success here.
Arlovski lands on the inside with an uppercut. Kowalski takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Marek Kowalski has been cut. Arlovski lands an elbow that stopped Kowalski in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Marek Kowalski's cut even more. Arlovski pressing his opponent against the cage. Arlovski lands an elbow inside.
Kowalski is rocked!
Marek Kowalski's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marek Kowalski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andrei Arlovski! Andrei Arlovski thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulf Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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, Ryan King! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ulf Schmidt! The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A decent looking cross lands there for Schmidt. Schmidt swinging wildly here.
King fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Schmidt avoids it really well and circles away. Ryan King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Schmidt throws a wild combination but nothing lands. King shoots in looking for a takedown but Schmidt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing King's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. King scores with a sloppy right hand. Schmidt should have avoided that one. Schmidt pushing out the jab but it's not landing. King defending well as Schmidt loads up on a big left hand. King misses the jab. Schmidt throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round. King shoots in but no luck this time. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan King. That's going to take a lot out of him. King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Schmidt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. King closes the distance and clinches up with Schmidt, looking for a takedown. King pushes Schmidt against the cage but Schmidt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. King looks to clinch and Schmidt counters with a straight punch to the midsection. King's corner calls for a 1-2. King obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Schmidt fails with an attempt to clinch.
King is looking to clinch but Schmidt is avoiding it.
King scores with a nice head shot. King closes this distance looking for a takedown but Schmidt circles away. A big right from Schmidt misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Schmidt throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely. Schmidt throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot. Schmidt lands a two punch combo.
Schmidt connects with a jab. The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Schmidt closes the distance and lands a one-two. This has been an exciting period of action! Schmidt fails to land with a series of punches.
Schmidt tries to sprawl but King drives through with a takedown into half guard. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. King is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Still in half guard, King seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. King is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Schmidt is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryan King! During a confident post fight interview, Ryan King thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crimson Tide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Screw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Screw has chosen Harmonium as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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275 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crimson Tide! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nathan Screw! The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tide takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Screw misses with a few strikes there.
Screw misses with a combination
and Tide counters with a takedown into side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Screw is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tide is controlling him well. Screw is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Tide with the ground and pound but Screw regains half guard under the barage of strikes. Tide wants to get back to his feet.
Tide wants to take a breather but Screw is having none of it. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Tide tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Screw. Screw is trying to stand back up but Tide is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round. Tide throwing shots but Screw is blocking nicely. Tide tries to pass the half guard into mount. Screw knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Tide throwing shots but Screw is blocking nicely. Tide is pressing down on Screw's thigh, looking to free his foot. Screw is holding on for now. Tide is looking to take a break and control but Screw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Tide is trying to work for a kimura but Screw is defending well.
Screw looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Still in half guard, Tide seems content to control. Screw taking some punishment here, with Tide in his half guard. Screw kicks off Tide and gets to his feet. Some wild striking there from Screw.
Screw misses with a body shot.
Screw stalks Tide and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tide's face. Tide staggers backwards, shaken. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Tide closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Screw's guard. Tide trying to control the position from guard on top but Screw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Screw wants to stand up but Tide is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Screw keeping full guard, as Tide tries to pass. Tide prevents Screw from getting back to his feet. Tide gets to his feet - Screw follows without any prompting. Tide fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Screw throws a nice looking combination but Tide bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Tide shoots in and drives through. Screw sprawls well. Screw swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tide. Screw pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tide back to the cage. Screw follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. 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! Screw misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Screw lands with a cross. Screw scores with a nice head shot. Tide shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Tide avoids a punch combination nicely.
Screw misses with an uppercut. Tide avoids a punch combination nicely.
Screw is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Screw shuts the power down on Tide. Lights out, game over! Screw is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nathan Screw! During a confident post fight interview, Nathan Screw thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cabbat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buff Dickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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28
185 lbs
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192 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Cabbat! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buff Dickens! The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dickens wants to clinch. Cabbat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dickens. Cabbat clinches up against the cage. Cabbat prevents a body shot from Dickens. Dickens scores with a shot to the side of Cabbat's head. Cabbat wants a takedown.
Dickens is pushing Cabbat up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Dickens tries to throw a body punch but Cabbat avoids it by throwing Dickens back against the cage. A short right from Dickens on the inside. Dickens swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabbat uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dickens scores with a nice hook to the head. Stalling in the clinch from Dickens.
A head punch on the inside from Dickens fails to land. Dickens throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabbat. Cabbat lands a hook to the side of the head. Dickens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dickens leaning against his opponent.
Dickens lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cabbat or not. Dickens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dickens swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabbat uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dickens gets underhooks to prevent Cabbat's takedown attempt.
Dickens works on Cabbat's body with a couple of short punches. Cabbat blocks a body shot from Dickens. A short body shot lands from Dickens as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dickens pushes Cabbat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Dickens lands on the inside with an uppercut. Cabbat blocks a body shot from Dickens. Dickens tries a body shot but Cabbat blocks it.
Cabbat tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dickens smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Cabbat. That's going to take a lot out of him. Good leg kick by Dickens there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cabbat drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Dickens misses with a body shot.
Dickens works Cabbat's body with a nice hook. Dickens is looking to land body kicks. Dickens moves away from the strike by Cabbat. Dickens closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cabbat to the mat! Cabbat manages to get full guard. Dickens wants to control from the top but Cabbat keeps moving. Dickens is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Buff Dickens wasn't active enough on the ground. Good work by Cabbat as he checks the leg kick. Dickens throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. A nice inside leg kick there by Dickens. That's going to slow Cabbat down. Dickens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabbat manages to avoid it. Cabbat closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cabbat lands in his opponent's 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! Cabbat won't allow Dickens to sweep him here. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Cabbat stands and throws Dickens's legs to the side, diving into side control. Dickens wants to control but Cabbat postures up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buff Dickens dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A lazy left from Cabbat finds it's target. Cabbat lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cabbat. Dickens with a nice cross. Cabbat swats away the attempt to clinch by Dickens. Dickens doesn't manage to clinch there - Cabbat circles away.
Cabbat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dickens counters with a nice body kick.
Cabbat throws a series of punches but Dickens moves out of range. Dickens looks to land a left hand but Cabbat moved out of range nicely. Eric Cabbat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Cabbat shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dickens defends it nicely. Dickens slips a straight right by Cabbat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dickens shoots in looking for a takedown but Cabbat manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dickens's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Cabbat blocks a head kick by Dickens.
Dickens fails with the takedown and Cabbat counters with a lovely straight right hand! Dickens throws a hook but Cabbat blocks it. Cabbat misses with a leg kick. Cabbat walks into a jab. Cabbat throws a poor cross that misses
and Dickens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. A combination from Dickens does no damage. Dickens has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Cabbat throws a hook to the side of Dickens's head but Dickens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Dickens looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabbat is just out of range. Dickens gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Buff Dickens seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dickens lands a right hand. Dickens lands with a right to the head. Dickens stalling against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Cabbat can't find room to land a body shot as Dickens controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dickens creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Dickens lands an uppercut. Dickens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cabbat's elbow. Cabbat tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dickens smiles and moves away.
Cabbat shoots in but no luck this time. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Cabbat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dickens throws a leg kick and Cabbat counters with a stiff right hand. Nice sprawl there from Dickens as Cabbat shoots in. Cabbat throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Dickens buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dickens lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cabbat's sensitive parts. Dickens is looking to clinch. Dickens scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Dickens dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Cabbat missing with a left hand there. Dickens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Cabbat looks for a takedown but Dickens sprawls well. Dickens tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Some bone on bone action there as Dickens checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Cabbat misses with a leg kick and Dickens counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Nice jab there from Cabbat. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Cabbat misses with a hook to the body
and Cabbat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Dickens throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Cabbat thows a body shot but no joy. Dickens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buff Dickens seems to be getting the better of the standup. Dickens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabbat manages to avoid it. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Cabbat throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dickens counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Dickens lands with a left to the head. Dickens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cabbat backwards. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buff Dickens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dickens has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dickens there as he acknowledges the shot. Cabbat lands a two punch combo.
Dickens turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Dickens on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Cabbat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabbat is looking to clinch but Dickens is avoiding it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dickens.
Dickens looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dickens lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cabbat's sensitive parts. Cabbat moves out of range of the body kick. Dickens connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cabbat walks into a straight right hand from Dickens. Dickens shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cabbat as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cabbat stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Good exchange - Dickens coming out on top. Dickens thuds a left hand into Cabbat's body. Cabbat moves out of range as Dickens throws a body kick.
Cabbat tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dickens. Cabbat checks a leg kick. Dickens keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Cabbat is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Cabbat misses with an uppercut. Dickens saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dickens is looking to land body kicks. Dickens rushes Cabbat and presses him up against the cage. A short left from Dickens. Dickens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dickens displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cabbat up against the cage. Cabbat wants to stall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dickens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dickens throws a head punch that misses. Dickens tries to throw a body punch but Cabbat avoids it by throwing Dickens back against the cage. Dickens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dickens misses with a body punch.
Dickens misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cabbat throws a punch but it's blocked by Dickens. A battle for position here, against the cage. Dickens blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dickens tries to throw a body punch but Cabbat avoids it by throwing Dickens back against the cage. Cabbat is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dickens to keep the fight standing. Cabbat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dickens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cabbat tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Cabbat. That's going to take a lot out of him. Dickens misses with a punch on the inside.
Dickens misses with a body punch.
Dickens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cabbat backwards. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A head punch on the inside from Dickens fails to land. Cabbat is working for takedown but Dickens is calmly controlling the position for now. Dickens lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buff Dickens really dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A shot to the liver by Dickens. Beautiful body shot. Cabbat throws a jab but it's blocked by Dickens. Cabbat avoids the head kick by Dickens.
A big right from Cabbat misses. The fighters circling - Dickens throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Cabbat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dickens. Cabbat changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dickens tries to avoid it but Cabbat manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dickens to the ground. Dickens escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Dickens connects with a nice looking jab.
Cabbat looks to throw the jab but Dickens is out of range. Cabbat looks to throw the jab but Dickens is out of range. Dickens throws a shot to the body.
Dickens is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dickens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabbat drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Dickens fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cabbat on the side of the head. Cabbat fails with the takedown and Dickens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Cabbat throws a sloppy head kick and Dickens moves out of range easily. Dickens cracks Cabbat with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cabbat is rocked! Dickens moves into the clinch. Oh Cabbat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Dickens can't find room to land a body shot as Cabbat controls the action.
Dickens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Cabbat seems to have got his legs back now. Dickens lands with a short shot to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Dickens struggles to land a body shot inside as Cabbat controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dickens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cabbat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dickens throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabbat. Dickens pushes Cabbat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Dickens can't find room to land a body shot as Cabbat controls the action.
Dickens lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dickens has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Dickens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dickens is leaning against Cabbat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Cabbat pressing his opponent against the cage. Dickens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cabbat's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cabbat blocks a body shot from Dickens. Dickens lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Dickens digs a right hand into Cabbat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cabbat's gas tank. Cabbat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dickens lands a hook that snaps the head of Cabbat backwards. Dickens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Cabbat blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dickens lands a body shot. Still in the clinch, Dickens scores with a nice short uppercut. Cabbat blocks a body shot from Dickens. Cabbat tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Cabbat. That's going to take a lot out of him. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dickens. Dickens stalling the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dickens tries to throw a body punch but Cabbat avoids it by throwing Dickens back against the cage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Cabbat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dickens lands with a short head shot on the inside. Dickens misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buff Dickens dominated that fourth round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Dickens.
Cabbat misses with a body shot.
Dickens misses with a takedown and Cabbat counters with a series of strikes. Dickens will be more careful next time no doubt. Nice sprawl there from Cabbat as Dickens shoots in. Cabbat doesn't succeed with the takedown and Dickens counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cabbat's knee momentarily. Cabbat throws a right and a left that Dickens avoids nicely. Dickens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dickens misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice sprawl there from Cabbat as Dickens shoots in. Eric Cabbat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buff Dickens. Cabbat doesn't succeed with the takedown and Dickens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round. Cabbat misses with a lunging right hand
and Dickens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Dickens throws a right hand that Cabbat ducks under and follows up with a left that Cabbat also avoids with ease. Dickens shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cabbat manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Dickens trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabbat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Dickens slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Buff Dickens. Cabbat lands a jab-cross combination. Cabbat throws a series of strikes that have Dickens backpedaling.
Cabbat misses with a right hand and Dickens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Dickens looks to land a right hand but Cabbat moved out of range. Cabbat throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dickens's waist but Dickens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cabbat off to one side. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Cabbat throws a leg kick and Dickens counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cabbat's knee momentarily. Dickens lands with a hook. Cabbat tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. A good leg kick by Dickens. Dickens goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dickens is defended easily by Cabbat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cabbat swinging wildly here.
Dickens has a takedown stuffed. Dickens lands with a nice body punch. Cabbat tries to clinch and Dickens counters with a nice body shot. Dickens shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cabbat's guard. Dickens trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabbat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Buff Dickens. Cabbat walks into a jab. Cabbat fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dickens looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Cabbat throws a head kick that misses. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Dickens attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Cabbat tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dickens sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cabbat somewhat. Dickens misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight! Buff Dickens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Dickens has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 45:50 Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 45:50 Judge John Mangel scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buff Dickens! Buff Dickens is the new middleweight champion! After the fight, Buff Dickens 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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