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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yama Lakes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcellous Nikoteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcellous Nikoteen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Purple 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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yama Lakes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcellous Nikoteen!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikoteen tries to clinch up but Lakes circles away and keeps his distance.
Lakes slips a jab and a cross from Nikoteen.
Nikoteen throws a head kick that misses
and Lakes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lakes.
Lakes stands up from Nikoteen's guard - Lakes perhaps looking for a knockout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lakes.
Lakes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lakes lands a head kick. Nikoteen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nikoteen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marcellous Nikoteen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikoteen clinches up with Lakes and pushes him back against the cage.
Nikoteen wants to break free but Lakes has control.
Nikoteen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lakes.
Lakes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nikoteen stops a takedown attempt from Lakes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yama Lakes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nikoteen after a bit of a struggle.
Still in the clinch, Nikoteen scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Yama Lakes has been cut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lakes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nikoteen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nikoteen has Lakes pushed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Nikoteen.
Nikoteen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Nikoteen.
Nikoteen drops Lakes onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lakes is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Lakes is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nikoteen pulls guard effortlessly.
Oh Lakes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nikoteen lands a good elbow from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikoteen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Nikoteen is pulling down on Lakes's head. It's preventing any offense from Lakes, at least for the moment.
Lakes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nikoteen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lakes shoots in and drives through. Nikoteen sprawls well.
Lakes is breathing heavily.
Nikoteen cracks Lakes with a left hook right on the temple and Lakes goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Nikoteen lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Lakes is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcellous Nikoteen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, AC/DC - TNT. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Rogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre gets in close and instigates a clinch.
St Pierre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rogan's defenses.
It looks like Jim Rogan has been cut.
St Pierre pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
St Pierre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
St Pierre throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
St Pierre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
St Pierre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rogan blocks an elbow strike from St Pierre.
St Pierre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rogan's defenses.
St Pierre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from St Pierre.
Jim Rogan's cut is getting worse.
Rogan breaks the clinch.
Rogan fails to land the takedown.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rogan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Pierre has Rogan up against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow.
St Pierre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jim Rogan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
St Pierre lands an elbow that stopped Rogan in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rogan's efforts to push away.
Rogan looking for a takedown.
St Pierre lands an elbow inside that Rogan shrugs off.
Jeez, Jim Rogan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rogan fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Rogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogan is looking to break free of the clinch but St Pierre has double underhooks.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jim Rogan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Georges St Pierre!
A relieved looking Georges St Pierre thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Craft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craft's entrance music is Cult of Personality - Living Colour. A fine choice. Johnson has chosen Three 6 Mafia - It's A Fight as his entrance music. Jason Craft had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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196 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Craft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Craft circles away.
Johnson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mark Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Craft lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
It looks like Jason Craft has been cut.
Craft throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Craft as he avoids it easily.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Craft blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Craft pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Craft sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A nice inside leg kick there by Craft. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Craft moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Craft moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Craft.
Craft blocks a jab.
Nice body kick from Craft.
Craft fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson looks gassed!
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Craft counters with an outside leg kick.
Craft fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Craft moves out of range.
Craft cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Craft thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Craft lands with a kick to the ribs.
Craft throws a head kick that Johnson semi-blocks.
Craft lands a high kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Craft.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Craft.
Craft lands with a kick to the ribs.
Craft moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Whack! Craft lands a heavy head kick that drops Johnson. The ref tackles Craft to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Johnson was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jason Craft!
Jason Craft took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hussak Claw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Darude - Sandstorm as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Counter striker
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hussak Claw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Silva!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claw misses with the combination.
Claw fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Claw moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to clinch but Claw is having none of it.
Claw defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Claw's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Claw saw that one coming.
Claw throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Claw looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Claw avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva is working Claw over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Claw looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Claw is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Claw has escaped and now he's on top!
Claw loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Claw throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Claw loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Claw accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Claw postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Claw missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Clawis looking to pass into half guard but Silva pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Silva is in guard.
Claw working a defensive guard but Silva manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw wants to control but Silva postures up.
Claw defending against the ground and pound.
Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Claw is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva advances to mount.
Claw holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Claw is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Claw really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Claw to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Claw shrugs it off.
Claw keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Claw tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Claw is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Claw tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlos Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Claw throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Claw as Silva shoots in.
Claw has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Claw didn't expect that.
Claw managing to control the position.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Claw wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva postures up in Claw's guard and throws a big left but Claw blocks it.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Carlos Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Claw looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Claw has wrist control.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Claw looking for a sweep. Not yet Claw, not yet.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva is fighting to break Claw's control of his arms but Claw is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Claw has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claw avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Claw might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Claw wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Silva is now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva wants to pass the guard but Claw is defending well.
Silva moves into full mount! Claw won't be happy about that!
Claw slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Claw is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Claw wants to get back to full guard.
Claw is working hard here to advance position.
Silva is thwarting Claw's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Claw with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Claw slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Claw has his hands on Silva's head, controlling the position.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Claw.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Claw is on top in guard.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Claw has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Claw drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silva dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Claw tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Silva working the head with strikes.
Claw tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Claw prevents Silva from improving position.
Claw wants to control but Silva postures up.
Silva looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Claw is avoiding damage well.
Silva fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Claw manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Claw trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Claw is trying to escape the mount.
Silva swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Claw is now in Silva's guard. A big mistake from Silva there, giving up the dominant position!
Claw tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Claw throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claw bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Claw throwing strikes but missing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claw throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Claw's head.
Claw not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva won't allow Claw to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Silva is thwarting Claw's attempts to control the position.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Claw has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Silva is looking for a kimura but Claw is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Claw is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva working Claw over with strikes.
Claw keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Silva is working for a kimura but Claw is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claw trying to control from the bottom.
Hussak Claw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Claw is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Claw keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Claw trying to control here.
Silva is working for a kimura but Claw is defending it quite comfortably.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva uses his free foot to push down on Claw's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Claw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Silva!
After the fight, Carlos Silva was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Cosixen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suchart Chaowanungkarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaowanungkarn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Muay Thai fight music kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Suchart Chaowanungkarn 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sergei Cosixen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Suchart Chaowanungkarn!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosixen gets a clinch.
Chaowanungkarn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chaowanungkarn taking a breather.
Cosixen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chaowanungkarn backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cosixen.
Chaowanungkarn misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from Cosixen.
Cosixen works on Chaowanungkarn's body with a couple of short punches.
Cosixen can't get the takedown.
Cosixen swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaowanungkarn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaowanungkarn tries a knee to the head but Cosixen blocks it.
Chaowanungkarn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cosixen.
Chaowanungkarn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cosixen backwards.
Cosixen swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaowanungkarn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaowanungkarn blocks an uppercut.
Chaowanungkarn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cosixen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chaowanungkarn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chaowanungkarn misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosixen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cosixen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cosixen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chaowanungkarn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cosixen or not.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a knee to the head.
Cosixen tries to pull guard but Chaowanungkarn holds him up against the cage and eventually Cosixen drops back down to his feet.
Chaowanungkarn tries to stall but Cosixen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn throws an elbow but it misses.
Chaowanungkarn blocking some punches.
Cosixen lands with a right to the head.
Cosixen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Cosixen scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Cosixen fails to land.
Chaowanungkarn connects with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cosixen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn missing with knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chaowanungkarn.
Cosixen misses with a punch on the inside.
Cosixen swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaowanungkarn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cosixen lands a right hand.
Chaowanungkarn lands with a light punch inside.
Cosixen swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaowanungkarn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cosixen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Chaowanungkarn fails to land.
Chaowanungkarn throws an elbow that misses.
Chaowanungkarn trying to land knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn is trying to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chaowanungkarn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn blocking some punches.
Chaowanungkarn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cosixen misses with some punches.
Chaowanungkarn is trying to maintain a safe position but Cosixen gets an underhook and turns Chaowanungkarn into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cosixen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cosixen.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cosixen misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cosixen.
Chaowanungkarn tries a knee to the head but Cosixen blocks it.
Chaowanungkarn looking to throw knees to the head but Cosixen is blocking nicely.
Chaowanungkarn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cosixen misses with the head strike.
Cosixen working aggressively here.
Cosixen is working Chaowanungkarn over against the cage.
A short right from Chaowanungkarn on the inside.
Cosixen lands a body shot.
Cosixen has a couple of punches blocked by Chaowanungkarn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosixen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chaowanungkarns head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cosixen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn presses Cosixen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chaowanungkarn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cosixen.
Chaowanungkarn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chaowanungkarn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cosixens head.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chaowanungkarn struggles to land a body shot inside as Cosixen controls his hands.
Cosixen scores with a hook to the body.
Chaowanungkarn lands an elbow that stopped Cosixen in his tracks for a moment.
Cosixen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chaowanungkarn trying to land knees to the body.
Cosixen lands a shoulder strike.
Cosixen blocking some punches.
Cosixen lands a nice uppercut.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Suchart Chaowanungkarn will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Cosixen.
Chaowanungkarn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cosixen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chaowanungkarn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cosixen.
Chaowanungkarn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cosixen thuds his right hand into Chaowanungkarn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cosixen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A good leg kick by Cosixen.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a head kick.
Chaowanungkarn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cosixen checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosixen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chaowanungkarn throws a lazy body kick
and Cosixen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cosixen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cosixen blocks a jab.
Cosixen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chaowanungkarn takes one to the chin there.
Cosixen slips a straight right by Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn swings widly with a right hand
and Cosixen counters with a nice body shot.
Cosixen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Cosixen misses.
Chaowanungkarn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cosixen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chaowanungkarn moves into the clinch.
Chaowanungkarn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cosixen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Chaowanungkarn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cosixen throws a punch but it's blocked by Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn misses with an elbow over the top.
Chaowanungkarn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Suchart Chaowanungkarn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cosixen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chaowanungkarn pushes Cosixen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cosixen misses with some punches.
Chaowanungkarn taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cosixen avoids it.
Cosixen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chaowanungkarn throws a head punch that misses.
Cosixen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Chaowanungkarn clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Chaowanungkarn looking very determined here, making life difficult for Cosixen.
Cosixen lands with a hammerfist to the side of Chaowanungkarn's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosixen throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Cosixen missing with strikes.
Cosixen is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Chaowanungkarn up.
Cosixen not allowing Chaowanungkarn to control his hands.
The referee is taking a good look at Chaowanungkarn as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Cosixen!
Cosixen misses with a punch to the head.
Chaowanungkarn is trying to break free.
Cosixen lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Chaowanungkarn hold on?!
Chaowanungkarn covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Chaowanungkarn breaks Cosixen's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosixen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaowanungkarn being controlled here momentarily.
Chaowanungkarn decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A head kick misses from Cosixen.
Chaowanungkarn moves out of range of the leg kick from Cosixen.
Chaowanungkarn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chaowanungkarn looks to throw a body kick
and Cosixen counters with a three punch combo that has Chaowanungkarn backing up. Chaowanungkarn nods at Cosixen to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cosixen takes one to the chin there.
Chaowanungkarn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cosixen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cosixen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chaowanungkarn.
Cosixen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Cosixen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cosixen throws the left hand but Chaowanungkarn avoids the punch easily.
Suchart Chaowanungkarn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a kick to the body.
Chaowanungkarn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chaowanungkarn rushes Cosixen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chaowanungkarn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land a knee to the head but Cosixen blocks with his arms.
Chaowanungkarn looking to stall.
Cosixen lands with a right to the head.
Cosixen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chaowanungkarn is trying to maintain a safe position but Cosixen gets an underhook and turns Chaowanungkarn into the cage.
Cosixen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cosixen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chaowanungkarn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cosixen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chaowanungkarn can't find room to land a body shot as Cosixen controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cosixen.
Chaowanungkarn looking to slow down the pace here.
Cosixen prevents a body shot from Chaowanungkarn.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cosixen as Chaowanungkarn tries to tie him up.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a knee to the head.
Cosixen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cosixen avoiding damage as Chaowanungkarn throws knees to the body.
Cosixen lands with a short shot to the head.
Cosixen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chaowanungkarn blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cosixen as Chaowanungkarn tries to tie him up.
Chaowanungkarn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cosixen blocks it with crossed arms.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cosixen blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cosixen.
Chaowanungkarn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cosixen is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Cosixen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chaowanungkarn misses with an elbow over the top.
Chaowanungkarn is looking to control Cosixen's arms but Cosixen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chaowanungkarn has his back to the cage.
Cosixen throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Cosixen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Cosixen.
Chaowanungkarn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chaowanungkarn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chaowanungkarn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cosixen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cosixen.
Cosixen swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaowanungkarn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cosixen has a couple of punches blocked by Chaowanungkarn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cosixen.
Cosixen lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosixen has picked Chaowanungkarn up - he's going for a ride! Cosixen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Cosixen trying to control the action but Chaowanungkarn is working from the bottom.
Cosixen content to control rather than advance.
Chaowanungkarn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cosixen preventing the sweep.
Cosixen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cosixen is looking to work some ground and pound but Chaowanungkarn has wrist control.
Chaowanungkarn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chaowanungkarn prevents Cosixen from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cosixen's head.
Cosixen wants to get back to full guard.
Cosixen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaowanungkarn trying to control from half guard but Cosixen is working away.
Chaowanungkarn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cosixen is pressing down on Chaowanungkarn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sergei Cosixen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chaowanungkarn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cosixen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chaowanungkarn manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Cosixen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cosixen 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Cosixen!
During a confident post fight interview, Sergei Cosixen 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 Brick Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brick Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lucas Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a nice head kick!
Rodriguez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Taylor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodriguez lands a lovely overhand right.
Rodriguez thows a body shot but no joy.
Lucas Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodriguez misses with a low kick.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Rodriguez keeps it at a distance.
Taylor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rodriguez's head.
Rodriguez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Taylor rather than just go for the knockout.
Taylor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodriguez's sensitive parts.
The fighters circling - Rodriguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick lands from Taylor.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rodriguez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodriguez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Taylor closes the distance and pushes Rodriguez back into the cage.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling him.
A knee to the head by Taylor.
Taylor stalling the fight.
Taylor is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Taylor connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor throws an elbow that misses.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks with his arms.
Taylor tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Taylor looking to throw knees to the head but Rodriguez is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a body punch.
Taylor looking to throw knees to the head but Rodriguez is blocking nicely.
Taylor trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Taylor.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Taylor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rodriguez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rodriguez controlling the action here for a moment.
Taylor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taylor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Taylor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor missing with knees to the body.
Taylor prevents the takedown attempt.
Rodriguez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Taylor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taylor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rodriguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Taylor holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Taylor is looking to control Rodriguez's arms but Rodriguez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taylor has his back to the cage.
Taylor misses with a knee to the head.
Taylor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is looking to break free of the clinch but Taylor has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taylor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rodriguez's brow.
Rodriguez effectively controlling the action here.
Taylor scores with a knee to the head.
Taylor misses with a knee to the head.
Taylor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Taylor is looking to control Rodriguez's arms but Rodriguez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taylor has his back to the cage.
Rodriguez working hard to break the clinch.
Rodriguez has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Taylor regains guard immediately.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rodriguez looking to sit in guard and control but Taylor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brick Taylor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Rodriguez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor misses with a hook.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Taylor.
Rodriguez looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor tries to clinch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Taylor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rodriguez lands a jab to Taylor's midsection.
Rodriguez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Taylor checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rodriguez digs a good hook to Taylor's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Taylor.
A clash of legs there as Taylor blocks the low kick.
Taylor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taylor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brick Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodriguez lands a slapping body shot.
Rodriguez thuds his right hand into Taylor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
Rodriguez misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez blocks a jab.
Rodriguez misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Taylor.
Good work by Taylor as he checks the leg kick.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor moves out of range of the leg kick from Rodriguez.
Taylor misses with a hook. Rodriguez ducked under it nicely.
Taylor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rodriguez. That did some damage!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rodriguez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Taylor - the referee stops the clock and Rodriguez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Taylor. Rodriguez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Taylor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rodriguez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taylor checks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Taylor blocks the low kick.
Rodriguez looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Rodriguez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rodriguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taylor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor scores with a leg kick.
Taylor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rodriguez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Taylor connects with a leg kick. Rodriguez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rodriguez takes a step back to recover.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rodriguez with a nice cross.
Rodriguez missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taylor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rodriguez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a shot from downtown. Taylor moves away and avoids it.
Taylor checks the leg kick.
Rodriguez dodges the punch combination from Taylor.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodriguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor throws a head kick but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taylor can pounce on him.
Taylor tries to clinch
enabling Rodriguez to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Rodriguez does no damage.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Rodriguez is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez moves out of range as Taylor strikes.
Rodriguez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rodriguez misses with a hook.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodriguez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brick Taylor will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rodriguez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Rodriguez avoids the head kick by Taylor.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rodriguez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Taylor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taylor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Taylor tries a head kick but it misses.
Taylor throws a chopping leg kick but Rodriguez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodriguez throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick
and Taylor counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rodriguez scores with a jab.
Rodriguez lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
Taylor ducks right into an uppercut from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rodriguez connects with a nice looking jab.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taylor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rodriguez to score with a decent uppercut.
Rodriguez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taylor at a distance.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguez circles away.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Rodriguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brick Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
Taylor clinches with his opponent.
Taylor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rodriguez's efforts to push away.
Rodriguez looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brick Taylor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taylor obliges.
Rodriguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taylor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Taylor lands a knee to the head.
Taylor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguez is defending well for now.
Taylor has Rodriguez pressed against the cage, preventing Rodriguez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Taylor dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rodriguez is trying to push Taylor away but Taylor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Taylor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Taylor as Rodriguez tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rodriguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Taylor landing knees to the body.
Rodriguez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Taylor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks with his arms.
Rodriguez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Taylor scores with a knee to the head.
Lucas Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Taylor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rodriguez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor works his way to full guard. Good work.
Taylor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodriguez is one step ahead there.
Rodriguez landing some decent shots from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez wanted to stand there but Taylor had control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brick Taylor.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taylor, 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brick Taylor!
Brick Taylor decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shogun BDown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laxa Tiv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiv has chosen Animal I have become - Three Days Grace as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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220 lbs
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28
247 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shogun BDown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Laxa Tiv!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BDown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tiv wants to clinch.
BDown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tiv.
BDown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiv tries to close the distance and clinch but BDown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
BDown moves out of range of the body kick from Tiv.
BDown feints and then cracks Tiv's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tiv down.
BDown will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from BDown, right into the meat.
Tiv moves to clinch but BDown breaks away
and BDown counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiv has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from BDown.
BDown lands a head kick!
BDown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tiv loads up on a big right hand but BDown slips the punch.
BDown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tiv doesn't manage to clinch there - BDown circles away.
BDown throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tiv on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by BDown. BDown obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BDown throws a head kick that half lands.
BDown connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tiv.
Tiv throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
BDown closes the distance and clinches.
BDown stalling in the clinch.
Tiv pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tiv lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tiv throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from BDown.
Tiv lands a nice elbow.
Nice body punch from BDown - that landed with a thud.
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!
BDown managing to block the knees to the body from Tiv.
BDown avoids the elbow strike from Tiv, against the cage.
BDown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tiv looks gassed!
BDown slowing the pace effectively.
Tiv throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tiv throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiv is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. BDown is defending well for now.
BDown digs a right hand underneath Tiv's ribcage. Tiv let out a lung full of air as it connected.
BDown displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tiv up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by BDown.
Tiv's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short right hand to the side of the head by BDown.
BDown lands with a left to the head.
BDown lands a big right hand that drops Tiv! The killer instinct kicks in and BDown finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by BDown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shogun BDown!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Super Hans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hepatitis See (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hans comes into the arena with Hans being Hans blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hepatitis See enters the cage!
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175 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Super Hans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hepatitis See!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hans slips a jab from See.
See fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hans feints a jab promting See to slip. Hans then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. See slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
See misses the body punch
and Hans counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hans wants to control but See is keeping him busy.
Hans wants to pass the guard but See is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hans wants to work for an arm triangle but See is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hans trying to control from half guard but See is working away.
Hans wants to pass to mount but See is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hans is working for a submission of some sort.
Hans trying to control the action but See is working from the bottom.
Hans passes to side control.
Hans tries for a kimura but See is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
See prevents Hans from improving position.
Hans is looking to take a break and control but See is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hans is trying to get an arm triangle but See is defending well.
See gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hans controlling from mount.
Hans with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Hans trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hans looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hans looking to secure an arm triangle but See defends it well.
Hans pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hans moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, See has worked his arm free - good work by See!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Super Hans dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
See throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hans throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by See!
Hans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
See swings for the body but Hans moves out of range.
Hans scores with a head kick. See tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
See looks to score with a jab to the body but Hans is just out of range.
See misses with a wild body shot.
Hans fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging See to the ground. Hans is now in See's guard.
Hans stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. See swivels though and keeps the full guard.
See is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hans wants to pass the guard but See is keeping the position.
See keeping moving, preventing Hans from controlling successfully.
See wants to stand up but Hans is controlling him.
See keeping moving, preventing Hans from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Super Hans just wasn't active enough.
Hans throws a quick head kick that skims the top of See's head.
Hans lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hans decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
See won't allow Hans to pass to mount.
Hans seems to be working for a kimura but See defends the submission attempt.
Hans is looking to advance position but See won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hans is stalling here. See is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hans seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and See has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
See throwing strikes but Hans manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hans wants to lay and pray for a moment but See keeps working.
Hans wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by See, who protects the arm well.
Hans goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, See rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hans's guard! Nice work there by See!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
See scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hans not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
See throws a strike but Hans rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. See is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hans is working hard here to advance position.
Hans trying to control the position from guard on top but See is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Super Hans dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hans steps to the side to avoid the strikes from See.
Hans takes one to the side of the head.
Hans dodges the punch combination from See.
See drops his hands momentarily and Hans takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by See.
Hans throws a head kick that misses.
Hans has a takedown stuffed.
Hans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hans looks for a takedown but See sprawls well.
Hans is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by See.
See lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
See looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Hans misses.
Nice defenses there by Hans.
See misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hans.
Hans lands a head kick. See smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hepatitis See is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hans throws a lazy right hand but See sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hans scores with a takedown into See's guard.
See wants to stand and escape but Hans is having none of it.
Hans looking to pass the guard.
Hepatitis See has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hans is looking to advance position but See has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Hans tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Super Hans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hans is in a horrible position here. See smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hans regains half guard.
See not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
See seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hans gets full guard.
Hans lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for See!
Hans wants to take his opponent's back but See doesn't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hans wants to control the pace but See is squirming around nicely.
Hans controlling the position easily from mount.
See is controlling an arm, preventing Hans from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Hans tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hans tries to control but See wriggling away.
Super Hans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hans wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Hans tries to control but See wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hans is looking to work his way around to See's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Hans looking to control but See is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Super Hans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hans 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Super Hans!
Super Hans thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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