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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trey Farmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Bromley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Bromley 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trey Farmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Bromley!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bromley throws an overhand right that lands on Farmer's shoulder, as Farmer tries to avoid the shot.
Farmer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bromley was covering up waiting for the punch and Farmer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Farmer stands and steps away. Bromley gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bromley throws a body kick that misses.
Bromley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Farmer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bromley shoots in for a takedown but Farmer shows good takedown defense.
Farmer 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.
Bromley wants to stand but Farmer is controlling the position.
Farmer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bromley misses with a hook. Farmer ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bromley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Farmer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bromley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Farmer somewhat.
Farmer blocks a head kick by Bromley.
Farmer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bromley.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bromley.
Trey Farmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Bromley.
Farmer closes the distance and clinches up with Bromley, looking for a takedown. Farmer pushes Bromley against the cage but Bromley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bromley looks for the body kick but Farmer saw that one coming.
Farmer shoots in and gets a takedown into Bromley's guard.
Farmer is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Bromley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bromley is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Farmer dives into side control.
Bromley tries to escape but Farmer is in control.
Farmer taking a breather here.
Bromley is trying to buck Farmer off.
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.
Bromley tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Farmer easily slips into full mount!
Bromley wants to control but Farmer is having none of it.
Farmer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bromley is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Farmer has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Farmer punches Bromley on the ear.
Farmer seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Bromley's chin but Bromley turns very nicely into Farmer's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Bromley.
Farmer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Farmer keeping moving, preventing Bromley from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bromley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Farmer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bromley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Farmer tries a head kick but it misses.
Bromley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farmer was well out of range. Poor timing from Bromley.
Farmer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bromley but Bromley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Farmer closes the distance and clinches.
Bromley tries to work over Farmer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bromley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Farmer up against the cage.
Farmer blocks a body shot from Bromley.
Farmer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Farmer goes for a takedown attempt but Bromley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farmer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bromley wants to hold on but Farmer pushes him away.
Bromley trying desperately to get to his feet.
Farmer prevents Bromley from getting the reversal.
Farmer wants to finish this one by submission but Bromley is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Farmer.
Bromley is bucking up trying to escape but Farmer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bromley is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farmer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Farmer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farmer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bromley's face.
Farmer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bromley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bromley reaches up to try and control the position but Farmer seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Bromley rolls and tries to escape and now Farmer has his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bromley can't escape the position.
Bromley trying to get back to his feet but Farmer is in full control for now.
Bromley defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Farmer is controlling Bromley's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farmer being controlled here, momentarily.
Bromley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Farmer is keeping the position for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bromley looking to sit in guard and control but Farmer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Farmer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Farmer dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Bromley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bromley moves into the clinch.
Bromley can't find room to land a body shot as Farmer controls the action.
Farmer tries to pull guard but Bromley holds him up against the cage and eventually Farmer drops back down to his feet.
Bromley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bromley prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bromley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Farmer is keeping busy.
Bromley dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Farmer lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bromley wants to get back to his feet.
Farmer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bromley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Farmer is really struggling to control Bromley but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Trey Farmer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bromley wants to get back to his feet.
Bromley is refusing to be controlled, as Farmer sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Trey Farmer.
Bromley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bromley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farmer manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bromley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Farmer feints and as Bromley raises his hands in defense, Farmer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farmer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bromley wants to stand up but Farmer is controlling him.
Farmer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Farmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Bromley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Trey Farmer.
Bromley gets caught flat footed, as Farmer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bromley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Farmer controls the pace.
Bromley wants to sweep but no luck.
Bromley keeping full guard, as Farmer tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farmer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Farmer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bromley scrambles and gets back to his feet.
David Bromley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bromley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Farmer counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bromley is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Farmer lands a few punches from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bromley is trying to escape the position but Farmer is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trey Farmer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Farmer, 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trey Farmer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pat Franklin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pat Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails with the takedown.
Jones blocks a head kick by Franklin.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Franklin shows good takedown defense.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Franklin, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Franklin against the cage but Franklin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Franklin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Franklin fails with a takedown attempt.
Franklin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones tries for a takedown but Franklin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Franklin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Franklin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Franklin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones looking to score a takedown here. Franklin is defending well but Jones drives through and ends up in Franklin's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Franklin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Franklin is retaining full guard.
Franklin wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to advance position but Franklin has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Franklin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Franklin on the ground.
Jones is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Jones blocking the ground and pound.
Franklin punching from mount but Jones doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Franklin avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin throws some wild stikes that Jones manages to avoid easily.
Franklin misses with a head shot.
Jones can't escape the position.
Franklin thowing shots but they're missing.
Franklin looking to ground and pound but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Franklin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Franklin is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jones can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Poor strikes thrown by Franklin there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Franklin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Franklin has a good base and remains in mount.
Franklin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Franklin throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franklin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Franklin has hold of Jones's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jones manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Franklin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Franklin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Franklin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Franklin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jones showed some decent athleticism there.
Jones is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Franklin manages to get to full guard.
Franklin is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Franklin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Franklin is keeping the position.
Jones stops Franklin from standing up.
Franklin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
Franklin keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an elbow that misses. Franklin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Franklin!
Franklin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Franklin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Franklin stops Jones from standing up.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Franklin from controlling successfully.
Franklin stands and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Franklin easily slips into full mount!
Pat Franklin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Franklin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jones because Franklin loaded up on that one.
Franklin wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Franklin unloads with some shots from mount but Jones bucks and avoids them well.
Jones blocking the ground and pound.
Jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Franklin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Franklin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin thowing shots but they're missing.
Franklin looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franklin looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Franklin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Franklin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Franklin is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Franklin circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Franklin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
Franklin fails to land with a series of punches.
Franklin throws a head kick that misses.
Franklin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Franklin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franklin leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Franklin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Franklin as he avoids it easily.
Pat Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Franklin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Franklin gets caught flat footed, as Jones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Franklin trying to control the position.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Franklin trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jones is working Franklin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is in close to Franklin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Franklin has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Franklin has wrist control.
Franklin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Franklin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Franklin tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Franklin to the ground. Franklin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Franklin sprawls well.
Franklin leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Franklin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Franklin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pat Franklin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones takes a swing at Franklin's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Franklin does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin lands a head shot.
Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Franklin keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Franklin manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franklin fails to land the takedown.
Pat Franklin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Franklin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Franklin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tenzu Mazuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Reeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Reeves is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tenzu Mazuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Reeves!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reeves is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mazuke sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reeves shoots in and gets a takedown into Mazuke's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Reeves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reeves thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mazuke throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Reeves drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Reeves jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Reeves stands and throws Mazuke's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mazuke misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Reeves is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Mazuke looks calm but he's in trouble here. Reeves gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Mazuke is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Reeves lets go of the hold and Mazuke can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alex Reeves!
In his post fight interview, Alex Reeves started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grisha Kamenow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bethany Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamenow comes into the arena with Linkin Park - Bleed It Out blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grisha Kamenow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bethany Noel!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamenow moves in looking to clinch but Noel pushes him off.
Kamenow lands a nice looking kick to the body. Noel takes a step back to recover.
Kamenow clinches up with Noel and pushes him back against the cage.
Kamenow manages to break the clinch.
Kamenow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kamenow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kamenow lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Bethany Noel has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kamenow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Noel's brow.
Noel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Noel wants a takedown.
Kamenow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noel.
Kamenow connects with a knee to the head.
Noel looks gassed!
Kamenow landing knees to the head.
Kamenow unloads a knee to the mid-section. Noel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noel wants to take the fight to the mat but Kamenow manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kamenow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Noel is looking to take this one to the mat.
Grisha Kamenow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bethany Noel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenow breaks from the clinch.
Kamenow is looking to clinch but Noel is avoiding it.
Grisha Kamenow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamenow lands a nice looking body kick.
Kamenow throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kamenow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Noel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kamenow sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Noel to the ground! Kamenow dives into full mount looking to finish!
Noel is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamenow wants to take Noel's back but he can't do it this time.
Noel is still in real trouble! Can Kamenow finish him?
Kamenow is working hard here to advance position.
Kamenow working for a submission but Noel is keeping him at bay.
Noel seems to have recovered his senses.
Kamenow trying to control but Noel is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamenow is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Noel is surviving well by controlling Kamenow's body position as best he can.
Kamenow postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Noel looks a forlorn figure.
Kamenow mounts Noel! Really nice guard pass there!
Noel can't escape the position.
Kamenow trying to control but Noel is having none of it.
Noel defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kamenow.
Noel tries to hold on but Kamenow pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That has opened up Bethany Noel's cut even more.
Kamenow wants to control the pace but Noel is squirming around nicely.
Noel is in a horrible position here. Kamenow smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kamenow is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Noel can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamenow looking to control but Noel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kamenow blocks Noel's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kamenow get's back to his feet.
Kamenow throws a head kick that misses.
Kamenow throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamenow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kamenow misses with a head kick.
Noel moves out of range of the body kick.
Kamenow misses with a head kick.
Kamenow closes the distance and clinches.
Kamenow is pressed up against the cage. Noel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kamenow down to the mat. Kamenow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kamenow closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kamenow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Noel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kamenow pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kamenow throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Noel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grisha Kamenow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bethany Noel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kamenow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kamenow crunches a lovely knee into Noel's ribcage.
Noel can't get the takedown.
Kamenow lands an elbow inside that Noel shrugs off.
Kamenow lands a knee to the head.
The cut above Bethany Noel's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Noel wants a takedown but no success here.
Kamenow lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kamenow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kamenow throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Noel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Noel is breathing heavily.
Kamenow lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kamenow circles away.
Grisha Kamenow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bethany Noel.
Kamenow throws a series of punches but Noel moves out of range.
Kamenow scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenow throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Noel.
Kamenow throws a nice head kick!
Kamenow throws a sloppy head kick and Noel moves out of range easily.
Kamenow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Noel can do to turn this around?
Kamenow closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kamenow.
Kamenow is looking to clinch but Noel is avoiding it.
Kamenow tries to clinch but Noel is having none of it.
Noel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Noel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kamenow is looking to clinch but Noel is avoiding it.
Kamenow throws a head kick that misses.
Kamenow clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kamenow is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kamenow connects with a knee to the head.
Kamenow looking to throw knees to the head but Noel is blocking nicely.
Kamenow is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kamenow breaks from the clinch.
Kamenow throws a sloppy head kick and Noel moves out of range easily.
Noel fails to land the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamenow tries a head kick but it misses.
Noel avoids the head kick by Kamenow.
Noel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kamenow!
Kamenow wants to control but Noel is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Noel avoids the attempt from Kamenow to control.
Kamenow is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Noel thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kamenow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kamenow is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kamenow can't escape the position.
Grisha Kamenow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kamenow in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kamenow is looking to improve his position but Noel isn't that keen on the idea.
Noel scoring with strikes but Kamenow is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamenow wants to hold on but Noel pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel working Kamenow over with strikes here.
Kamenow really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kamenow is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Noel landing punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noel avoids the attempt from Kamenow to control.
Noel putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kamenow tries to hold on but Noel postures up.
Noel unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kamenow really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kamenow bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grisha Kamenow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bethany Noel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kamenow wants to clinch.
Noel misses with a takedown
and Kamenow counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kamenow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kamenow scores with a head kick.
Noel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kamenow lands with a right hand.
Grisha Kamenow is winning the standup battle so far.
Noel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kamenow tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kamenow clobbers Noel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kamenow scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kamenow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel slaps away a takedown attempt from Kamenow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Noel blocks a head kick by Kamenow.
Kamenow throws a head kick that misses.
Kamenow throws a right and a left that Noel avoids nicely.
Noel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kamenow as he avoids it easily.
Kamenow tries a head kick but it misses.
Kamenow connects with a high kick.
Kamenow thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Noel if he has to take too many more of those.
Kamenow scores with a three punch combo!
Noel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grisha Kamenow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bethany Noel.
Kamenow throws a head kick that Noel semi-blocks.
Kamenow lands a head kick. Noel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Noel fails with a takedown attempt.
Kamenow throws a combination. Noel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kamenow throws a sloppy head kick and Noel moves out of range easily.
Noel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kamenow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Noel gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel drops an elbow to the side of Kamenow's head.
Kamenow works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kamenow is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Noel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Noel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Noel stopping the sweep attempt from Kamenow.
Kamenow keeping moving, preventing Noel from controlling successfully.
Kamenow has his hands on Noel's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Noel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grisha Kamenow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kamenow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bethany Noel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kamenow is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kamenow looking to throw knees to the head but Noel is blocking nicely.
Noel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noel has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kamenow.
Kamenow lands an elbow inside.
Noel has Kamenow pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kamenow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Grisha Kamenow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kamenow landing knees to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Noel misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamenow misses with a knee to the head.
Kamenow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kamenow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Noel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grisha Kamenow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kamenow has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grisha Kamenow!
A less than humble Grisha Kamenow misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Ariffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Muhammad Ariffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ariffin clinches with his opponent.
Lannister lands a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lannister won't allow Ariffin to get back to his feet.
Lannister trying to control but Ariffin is working from the bottom.
Lannister thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lannister engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lannister has gone for a leg lock! Ariffin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lannister's guard.
Lannister is trying to keep Ariffin in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lannister looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lannister is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ariffin defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ariffin postures up.
Lannister is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lannister blocks the strikes from Ariffin.
Lannister keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lannister is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ariffin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lannister on the ground.
Ariffin tries to roll over but Lannister keeps him under control.
Ariffin is trying to stand up here but Lannister is controlling him well.
Lannister frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ariffin is squirming around, avoiding Lannister's attempts to control the action.
Lannister might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ariffin kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ariffin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lannister sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ariffin is desperately trying to improve his position but Lannister has a good base and remains in mount.
Lannister is working for a guillotine from mount but Ariffin frees his head quite easily.
Lannister trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lannister content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ariffin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lannister trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lannister takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tyrion Lannister has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ariffin scores with a head kick. Lannister tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lannister throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ariffin's waist but Ariffin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lannister off to one side.
Ariffin stuffs the takedown attempt from Lannister. Lannister gets slowly back to his feet.
Ariffin fails with a takedown attempt.
Lannister fails with the takedown.
Muhammad Ariffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrion Lannister.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Lannister as Ariffin shoots in.
Ariffin is breathing heavily.
Lannister dives in and grabs Ariffin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ariffin pushes down on Lannister's head and hops out.
Lannister fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ariffin dives in and grabs Lannister's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lannister pushes down on Ariffin's head and hops out.
Ariffin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lannister throws a combination that misses
and Ariffin counters by clinching up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ariffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ariffin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ariffin misses with a head kick.
Lannister swings for the body but Ariffin moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrion Lannister 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.
Ariffin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lannister.
Ariffin moves in looking to clinch but Lannister pushes him off.
Lannister shoots in for a takedown but Ariffin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lannister crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ariffin - the referee stops the clock and Lannister gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ariffin. Lannister manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lannister throws a head kick but Ariffin moves out of range.
Ariffin misses with a double jab.
Ariffin shoots in for a double leg but Lannister sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lannister changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ariffin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lannister trying to control the action but Ariffin is working from the bottom.
Lannister has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Ariffin is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Lannister yanks on the arm and Ariffin is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Lannister.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyrion Lannister!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kings and Queens. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Michael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sean Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lands a head kick. Michael smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Michael tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Michael to the ground. Michael escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson lands with a slapping head kick.
Michael looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Michael swivels and escapes.
Jackson misses with a combination
and Michael counters with a shoot takedown. Jackson fights it but they end up in guard.
Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Michael from controlling successfully.
Michael is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jackson is working an open guard so Michael takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael leaves Jackson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thomas Michael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Jackson.
Michael misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oooooh!!! Michael has knocked Jackson down with a huge combo! Michael steps away and waves a wobbly Jackson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jackson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Michael finish him?
Michael has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson trying to control the position but instead, Michael has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jackson into the cage.
Michael gets control of Jackson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Michael will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Michael kicks Jackson off and gets to his feet.
Michael dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Jackson has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Thomas Michael!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Toby Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Menzies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toby Garcia had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Toby Garcia !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Menzies!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menzies cracks Garcia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Menzies throws a series of strikes that have Garcia backpedaling.
Menzies stuffs the takedown.
Menzies connects with the punch.
Menzies feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garcia s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Menzies shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garcia as he jumps to the side.
Menzies scores with a crisp jab that stopped Garcia in his tracks.
A jab from Menzies does it's job there.
Nice uppercut lands for Menzies. That snapped Garcia 's head back.
Menzies shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Garcia defends it nicely.
Menzies connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garcia . Garcia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Menzies there.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt - Menzies sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Menzies closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Garcia wants to improve his position but Menzies is controlling well.
Menzies is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Menzies throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Menzies throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Garcia trying to get back to full guard but Menzies takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Garcia tries to reverse the position but Menzies maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menzies has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Garcia 's face.
Garcia is trying to escape the mount.
Garcia taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia is trying to escape the mount.
Garcia wants to control but Menzies is having none of it.
Menzies prevents Garcia from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Menzies scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Menzies landing strikes from the mount and Garcia is in trouble!
Menzies tries to control but Garcia wriggling away.
Menzies lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menzies sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Garcia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Menzies throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Menzies working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Menzies raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! Menzies connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Menzies throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Garcia because Menzies loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menzies thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Menzies postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Garcia looks a forlorn figure.
Menzies tries to control but Garcia wriggling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia is wriggling around trying to escape.
Menzies content just to control the position here.
Menzies throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Menzies throws some wild stikes that Garcia manages to avoid easily.
Menzies trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Menzies dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garcia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Menzies scores with a shot to the body.
Menzies lands the left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Menzies.
Nice sprawl there from Garcia as Menzies shoots in.
Garcia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Toby Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch lands to the side of Garcia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Menzies lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Menzies will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcia throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Menzies tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Garcia is in Menzies's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menzies is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Garcia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Menzies wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
Garcia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Menzies.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
Menzies is trying to control the action in half guard but Garcia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Menzies decides to stand up.
Garcia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Menzies.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Menzies looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice shot by Menzies.
Menzies connects with a body shot that sends Garcia 's belly button to the back.
Menzies throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garcia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice body punch from Menzies.
Garcia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Menzies sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Steve Menzies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menzies stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcia . Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toby Garcia . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Menzies uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garcia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Menzies.
Menzies closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Garcia manages to work his way to half guard, despite Menzies's best efforts.
Menzies is keen to just control but Garcia is a slippery customer.
Garcia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Menzies has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Menzies trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Steve Menzies has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Menzies is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Menzies scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Menzies thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garcia 's head.
Menzies is trying to control. Garcia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Menzies is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menzies is trying to control. Garcia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Garcia trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Menzies seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Menzies wants to take a breather but Garcia is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Menzies showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Menzies scores with a jab. Garcia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Menzies tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Menzies's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Menzies duly obliges.
Menzies drives through and clinches with Garcia against the cage.
Garcia wants a takedown.
Garcia has Menzies pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Menzies manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Menzies is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toby Garcia . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Menzies missing with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Menzies.
Menzies tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Menzies.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but Menzies has him pressed against the cage.
Menzies lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Menzies manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Garcia throwing strikes from guard but Menzies blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menzies trying to keep a closed guard but Garcia is proving a slippery customer.
Menzies pulls Garcia in to control the position.
Menzies trying to keep a closed guard but Garcia is proving a slippery customer.
Garcia drops back, looking for a kneebar! Menzies looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Menzies looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Menzies!
Garcia gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Menzies prevents Garcia from improving his position.
Menzies passes into side control, despite Garcia 's attempt to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menzies cracks Garcia with a big right hand but Garcia just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Garcia tries to bench press Menzies off him but Menzies keeps the position.
Menzies trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Menzies misses with the ground and pound.
Menzies taking a breather here.
Garcia trying to control but Menzies flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Menzies softening up his opponent with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menzies keeps control of the position easily here as Garcia tries to buck him off.
Menzies is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Menzies avoiding Garcia 's attempts to control his hands.
Garcia rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Menzies trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Menzies has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Menzies works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menzies lands a nice shot to the head.
Garcia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Toby Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Menzies working for a guillotine from mount but Garcia is in no mood to give up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia is looking to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Menzies comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Menzies 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Menzies!
Steve Menzies made sure to mention his sponsor, XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yakult Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyle Willems (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yakult Hanson 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yakult Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lyle Willems!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Willems does it's job there.
Willems fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hanson, pushing him back against the cage.
Willems lands with a left to the head.
Hanson is rocked!
Willems dips a shoulder and cracks Hanson with a mighty uppercut! Hanson falls back against the cage and Willems unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hanson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Willems screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyle Willems!
Lyle Willems bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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