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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Myles O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unai Arana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Arana's choice of entrance music: Jesus was a terrorist. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Myles O Donnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Unai Arana!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arana tries to work over O Donnell's front leg with a kick but O Donnell checks it.
Jab by O Donnell.
O Donnell misses with an uppercut. Arana saw that one coming.
O Donnell avoids the head kick by Arana.
Arana checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Arana keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Arana scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O Donnell tries to land a leg kick but Arana saw it coming and moves away.
Arana throws a lazy head kick
and O Donnell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
O Donnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arana moves away.
O Donnell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Donnell throws the kick towards the body but Arana avoids it.
Arana throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
O Donnell connects with a solid leg kick.
Arana ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Donnell avoids a kick to the body.
Arana feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits O Donnells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
O Donnell blocks a head kick by Arana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arana misses with a head kick.
Arana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arana throws a head kick but O Donnell moves out of range.
O Donnell scores with a leg kick.
Arana takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Arana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arana misses with a head kick.
O Donnell throws out a loose jab but Arana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arana scores with a leg kick.
Arana throws a jab when O Donnell was well out of range.
Arana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Donnell.
Good work by Arana as he checks the leg kick.
O Donnell lands with a nice body punch.
Arana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
O Donnell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arana walks into a left hand.
Arana misses with a head kick.
That kick from O Donnell tenderised Arana's leg. Arana is trying to keep his angry face on.
O Donnell throws a hook to the side of Arana's head but Arana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Arana misses.
Arana throws a head kick but O Donnell moves out of range.
Arana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arana thows a leg kick but O Donnell checks it
and O Donnell counters with an outside leg kick.
Arana throws a hook but O Donnell blocks it.
O Donnell lands a slapping body shot.
O Donnell misses with a straight right.
Arana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by O Donnell.
O Donnell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
O Donnell avoids the body shot from Arana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell avoids a kick to the body.
Arana takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Arana tries a head kick but it misses.
O Donnell just misses with a punch to the body.
Arana throws a lazy head kick
and O Donnell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Arana looks gassed!
Arana misses with a head kick.
O Donnell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arana.
Arana throws a poor cross that misses
and O Donnell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Donnell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arana doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Arana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arana jabs O Donnell right on the nose. O Donnell blinks but takes it well.
Arana does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
O Donnell scores with a spinning back kick!
O Donnell connects with a right hand. Arana shakes it off.
Myles O Donnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arana avoids the body shot from O Donnell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell cracks Arana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
O Donnell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Arana.
O Donnell throws a low kick but Arana moves out of range easily.
O Donnell misses with a lunging right hand
and Arana counters with a thumping low kick.
O Donnell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arana attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Arana misses with a kick to the body
and O Donnell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Arana thinking.
O Donnell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Arana's head backwards.
O Donnell blocks a head kick by Arana.
O Donnell is looking to slow Arana down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Donnell avoids the body shot from Arana.
O Donnell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arana is out of range.
O Donnell blocks a head kick by Arana.
Arana takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Myles O Donnell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Donnell. Arana does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Donnell blocks the body kick.
Arana misses with a straight right.
Arana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Donnell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arana.
O Donnell takes a kick to the side of the head.
O Donnell looks to land a right hand but Arana moved out of range.
O Donnell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
O Donnell moves out of range of the body kick.
O Donnell checks a low kick from Arana.
O Donnell walks into a stiff left hand from Arana.
Arana shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. O Donnell eats them both and turns towards Arana to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Arana cracks O Donnell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arana takes a swing at O Donnell's ribcage but misses.
O Donnell throws an overhand right that lands on Arana's shoulder, as Arana tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arana throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arana lands with a hook. O Donnell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Arana gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Arana wants to clinch but O Donnell slips to the side
and O Donnell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Donnell avoids the body shot from Arana.
O Donnell tries a low kick but Arana avoids it.
O Donnell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arana is rocked!
Arana throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by O Donnell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Donnell throws a leg kick that misses.
O Donnell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Arana misses with a body shot.
Arana misses with a low kick.
O Donnell throws a sloppy head kick and Arana moves out of range easily.
O Donnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arana tries to bum rush O Donnell with a series of wild strikes but O Donnell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arana tries a head kick but it misses.
O Donnell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Donnell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arana misses with a low kick.
Arana shoots in for a takedown but O Donnell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
O Donnell ducks under a wild hook from Arana.
Arana throws a quick head kick that skims the top of O Donnell's head.
Arana is breathing heavily.
Arana throws a head kick but O Donnell moves out of range.
Arana tries a head kick but it misses.
Unai Arana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arana throws a half hearted mid kick.
O Donnell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
O Donnell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Arana throws the kick towards the body but O Donnell avoids it.
O Donnell connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell scores with a body shot.
O Donnell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
O Donnell throws out a powerful jab.
Arana is still on wobbly legs! Can O Donnell finish him?
Arana walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Arana limp body while O Donnell jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Myles O Donnell!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riley Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Toth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley Grimm could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Drew Toth's chin.
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Riley Grimm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drew Toth!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm keeps the fight on the outside.
Grimm dives in and grabs Toth's left leg, looking for a takedown. Toth pushes down on Grimm's head and hops out.
Toth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Toth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grimm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grimm shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Toth pinned against the cage. Toth gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Toth doesn't manage to clinch there - Grimm circles away.
Riley Grimm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimm keeps the fight on the outside.
Toth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grimm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grimm drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grimm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grimm scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Toth really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grimm. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grimm sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Toth's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toth is trying to control but can't.
Grimm throwing shots but Toth is blocking nicely.
Grimm lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Toth is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grimm scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Grimm working over Toth with some ground and pound. Toth looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Toth looks gassed!
Grimm controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Toth is out! Grimm gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Riley Grimm!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zolt Hengan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meldrick Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zolt Hengan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zolt Hengan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Meldrick Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor lands a right hook to the body.
Hengan takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Taylor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hengan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Taylor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hengan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hengan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taylor finds it's way round the side to connect with Hengan's head.
Hengan thuds his right hand into Taylor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Taylor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Zolt Hengan has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hengan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hengan walks into a jab.
Hengan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hengan throws a head kick that misses.
Taylor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hengan is rocked!
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Oh Hengan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hengan swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Hengan seems to have got his legs back now.
Hengan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hengan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hengan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Taylor slips a jab and a cross from Hengan.
Hengan misses with a double jab.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Hengan.
Hengan is breathing heavily.
Hengan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Hengan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor blocks a jab.
Hengan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hengan.
Meldrick Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danga de danga de dang - Taylor scores with a four punch combination!
Hengan throws a series of punches but Taylor avoids them all with ease.
Taylor cracks Hengan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taylor lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Hengan falls backwards - clearly groggy! Taylor dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Meldrick Taylor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Murthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Pep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willie Pep has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kevin Murthy's chin.
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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, Kevin Murthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Willie Pep!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murthy tries for a takedown but Pep sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Murthy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pep.
It looks like Kevin Murthy has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Pep. Those never looked like landing.
Murthy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pep connects with a jab.
Murthy closes the distance and clinches up with Pep, looking for a takedown. Murthy pushes Pep against the cage but Pep circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pep lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murthy circles away quickly and effectively.
Murthy shoots in looking for a takedown. Pep tries to sprawl out of it but Murthy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pep manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Murthy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pep moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pep throws a series of punches but Murthy moves out of range.
Pep uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pep lands a slapping body shot.
Pep digs a good body shot into Murthy's ribs.
Pep jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pep throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pep takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A left and a right from Pep both land. Nice combination.
Murthy is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Pep.
Oh Murthy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pep lands a nice shot to the body.
Pep's corner calls for a 1-2. Pep obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pep lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pep throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murthy.
Pep 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.
Murthy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Pep as Murthy shoots in.
Murthy is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Pep moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willie Pep!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavus Adolphus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Kombali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustavus Adolphus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Kombali!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adolphus closes the distance and clinches up with Kombali, looking for a takedown. Adolphus pushes Kombali against the cage but Kombali circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adolphus slips under a jab.
Adolphus looks for a takedown but Kombali sprawls well.
Kombali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adolphus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavus Adolphus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adolphus feints and as Kombali raises his hands in defense, Adolphus changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Adolphus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Adolphus with a nice head shot there.
Kombali preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kombali working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Adolphus.
Adolphus decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kombali, up you get!
Adolphus stuffs the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adolphus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kombali sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Adolphus somewhat.
Adolphus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Adolphus is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kombali's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kombali pushes Adolphus off looking to stand but Adolphus dives back in and keeps control.
Adolphus is trying to work for a kimura but Kombali is defending well.
Adolphus is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kombali is just riding it out for now. Adolphus eventually gives up the hold.
Adolphus is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kombali!
Adolphus cracks Kombali with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
It looks like Brad Kombali has been cut.
Adolphus putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That has opened up Brad Kombali's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kombali is looking to improve his position but Adolphus isn't that keen on the idea.
Adolphus with good strikes from the mount here!
Kombali is rocked!
The cut above Brad Kombali's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Adolphus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adolphus loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Kombali scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Adolphus land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Adolphus stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustavus Adolphus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zbigniew Ciosek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Botic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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277 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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ADCC Champion
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Zbigniew Ciosek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rex Botic!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Botic scores a takedown into full mount!
Botic wants to finish this one by submission but Ciosek is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Botic.
Ciosek is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ciosek defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Botic.
Botic is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ciosek has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ciosek is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Botic has isolated one of Ciosek's arms. Ciosek looking to fight him off but Botic twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rex Botic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Anderton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luiz Anderton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Fitch!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderton wants to clinch.
Fitch closes the distance and clinches.
Anderton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fitch decides to pull guard.
Anderton wants to control from the top but Fitch keeps moving.
Fitch is trying to control the position but Anderton postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fitch is keeping the position for now.
Fitch wriggles free and stands up.
Fitch has closed the distance and engaged Anderton in a clinch.
Fitch is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Anderton can't fight it off and eventually Fitch manages to take the fight to the floor. Anderton looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fitch stopping the sweep attempt from Anderton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitch's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fitch throws an elbow that misses. Anderton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fitch's guard. Nice move by Anderton!
Anderton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anderton postures up.
Fitch wants to sweep here but Anderton controlling him for the moment.
Anderton postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fitch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jon Fitch.
Anderton misses with a few strikes there.
Fitch tries to keep at a distance but Anderton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anderton is looking to control Fitch's arms but Fitch gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anderton has his back to the cage.
Fitch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fitch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fitch trying to control but Anderton is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderton working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitch stays in close to Anderton's body and controls the position.
Anderton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Anderton is looking for a triangle but Fitch pushes his legs off easily.
Fitch passes into half guard.
Anderton is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitch wants to control but Anderton is keeping him busy.
Fitch wants to stand up but Anderton is controlling the position.
Fitch tries to pass to full mount but Anderton defends it.
Fitch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderton defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fitch not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Fitch dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fitch fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Anderton sprawls well initially but Fitch persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Anderton looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fitch passes the guard and advances to mount!
Anderton flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Anderton wants to hold on but Fitch pushes him away.
Anderton wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitch scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fitch controlling from mount.
Fitch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anderton is working to get back to half guard.
Anderton tries to lock up and control but Fitch gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderton flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Fitch landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fitch looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fitch controlling from the full mount.
Anderton slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitch is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Anderton defends it well.
Anderton wants to improve his position but Fitch is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitch wants to pass the guard but Anderton is defending well.
Anderton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fitch is keen to just control but Anderton is a slippery customer.
Fitch is pressing down on Anderton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Anderton is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fitch looks to land a strike but Anderton avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Fitch wants to control from the top but Anderton keeps moving.
Fitch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jon Fitch wasn't active enough on the ground.
Fitch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Fitch 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Anderton is looking to clinch but Fitch is avoiding it.
Anderton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderton misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Anderton.
Fitch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fitch has closed the distance and engaged Anderton in a clinch.
Fitch has Anderton pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Fitch pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Anderton tumbling to the mat - Fitch dives into Anderton's guard.
Fitch looking to sit in guard and control but Anderton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fitch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitch trying to keep a closed guard but Anderton is proving a slippery customer.
Fitch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fitch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anderton's guard.
Anderton is looking for a triangle but Fitch pushes his legs off easily.
Fitch won't allow Anderton to get back to his feet.
Fitch gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fitch misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Anderton does no damage.
Anderton misses the shot to the body.
Fitch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderton misses with a series of wild punches.
Fitch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitch is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fitch connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fitch trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitch swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Anderton is now in Fitch's guard. A big mistake from Fitch there, giving up the dominant position!
Fitch pushes Anderton off and gets back to his feet.
Fitch takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitch shoots in for a takedown but Anderton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fitch has a takedown stuffed.
Fitch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderton fails to land the takedown.
Anderton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Anderton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fitch's head backwards.
Fitch throws a sloppy head kick and Anderton moves out of range easily.
Anderton throws an overhand right that lands on Fitch's shoulder, as Fitch tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Anderton misses.
Anderton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fitch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fitch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderton.
Luiz Anderton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon Fitch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Luiz Anderton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fitch was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderton.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Fitch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fitch 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Fitch!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kinny Carose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Kicasstis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kinny Carose could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fedor Kicasstis's chin.
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24
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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267 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kinny Carose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fedor Kicasstis!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kicasstis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carose jabs Kicasstis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kicasstis shoots in and bounces Carose off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kicasstis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carose works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kicasstis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carose pulls Kicasstis in close to his closed guard and prevents Kicasstis from doing any damage or advancing position.
Carose trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Carose working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kicasstis.
Kicasstis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kicasstis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kicasstis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kicasstis throwing strikes from guard but Carose blocks nicely.
Kicasstis throws an elbow that misses. Carose uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kicasstis's guard. Nice move by Carose!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicasstis pushes Carose off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kicasstis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carose counters with a three punch combo that has Kicasstis backing up. Kicasstis nods at Carose to acknowledge the strikes.
Kicasstis shoots and misses
and Carose counters with a two punch combo.
Kinny Carose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Kicasstis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kicasstis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carose counters with a takedown into side control.
Kicasstis is rocked!
Kicasstis looks gassed!
Carose in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Kicasstis looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Carose turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kinny Carose!
Kinny Carose gave a mention to Blood Bank ($10) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jay Garrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
130 lbs
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150 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Garrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcos Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez looks to throw the jab but Garrick is out of range.
Martinez misses with a wild combination.
A nice combination there by Martinez.
Martinez scores with a sloppy right hand. Garrick should have avoided that one.
Some wild striking there from Martinez.
Garrick feints and as Martinez raises his hands in defense, Garrick changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Garrick is looking to work some ground and pound but Martinez has wrist control.
Martinez controlling the position.
Martinez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garrick's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrick is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Martinez defends well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrick is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Garrick is trying for a kimura here. Martinez looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Garrick wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jay Garrick!
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