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The Smashes: Round 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawson's entrance music is Cog - Run. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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163 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Davies!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson throws a looping overhand right but Davies ducks down to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dawson checks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dawson.
Davies takes one to the side of the head.
Dawson jabs Davies right on the nose. Davies blinks but takes it well.
Davies uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dawson.
Davies thows a leg kick but Dawson checks it
and Dawson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Davies throws the left hand but Dawson avoids the punch easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Davies.
A good leg kick by Davies.
Dawson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Davies just misses with a punch to the body.
Davies closes the distance and clinches up with Dawson, looking for a takedown. Davies pushes Dawson against the cage but Dawson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dawson manages to avoid it.
Davies walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies shoots in for a takedown but Dawson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tony Dawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Davies.
Davies throws a lazy body kick
and Dawson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dawson scores with a hook to the body. Davies takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Davies is defended easily by Dawson.
Davies looks winded!
Davies throws a head kick but Dawson moves out of range.
Dawson scores with a jab.
Dawson lands with a good body shot.
Dawson slips a jab from Davies.
Davies takes one on the button.
Dawson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Davies is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dawson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice shot by Dawson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A left and a right from Dawson both land. Nice combination.
Luke Davies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawson misses with a wild body shot.
Dawson gets caught flat footed, as Davies shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Davies trying to control but Dawson is working from the bottom.
Dawson trying to keep a closed guard but Davies is proving a slippery customer.
Dawson controlling Davies's posture.
Davies postures up.
Davies is sitting in close to Dawson's body. Dawson has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Davies is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Davies is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Dawson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tony Dawson!
An out of breath Tony Dawson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Lowey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lowey comes into the arena with Land Down Under blaring out of the sound system. Scott Davies told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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163 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Lowey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Davies!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lowey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lowey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davies manages to avoid it.
Davies throws a hook to the side of Lowey's head but Lowey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davies throws a nice looking combination but Lowey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davies shoots in for a takedown but Lowey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Decent striking displayed by Lowey there.
Davies will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lowey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lowey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Davies stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowey feints a jab promting Davies to slip. Lowey then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Davies slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Davies takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Davies is rocked!
Davies looks winded!
Lowey lands a big uppercut and Davies crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Davies looks OK. Lowey waves Davies back to his feet!
Davies is still on wobbly legs! Can Lowey finish him?
Lowey throws a right and a left that Davies avoids nicely.
Lowey connects with a looping right hand.
Davies walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Lowey! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Lowey!
During a confident post fight interview, Peter Lowey 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Thai Tanic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Turbitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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164 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thai Tanic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Turbitt!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Tanic tenderised Turbitt's leg. Turbitt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tanic throws a looping overhand right but Turbitt ducks down to avoid it.
Tanic lands with a kick to the temple. Turbitt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Sam Turbitt has been cut.
Turbitt shoots in but no luck this time.
Tanic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tanic wants it to stay on the feet.
Tanic throws a head kick but Turbitt moves out of range.
Turbitt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thai Tanic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Turbitt.
Tanic throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Tanic.
Tanic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thai Tanic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turbitt looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Turbitt.
Tanic misses with a body shot.
Tanic cracks the inside of Turbitt's front leg.
Tanic is looking to slow Turbitt down with leg kicks.
Tanic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tanic connects with an inside leg kick.
Tanic moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tanic lands a big head kick that sends Turbitt tumbling to the mat! Tanic takes a step backwards and waves Turbitt back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Turbitt is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanic and Turbitt are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Tanic throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Turbitt into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Tanic knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Thai Tanic!
After winning the bout, Thai Tanic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clive Churchill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Taggart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Churchill's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Australian National Anthem . On his way into the cage it seems that Clive Churchill has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Clive Churchill seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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Very strong |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clive Churchill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cole Taggart!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taggart tries to land a body kick
and Churchill finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Taggart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taggart chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Churchill can pounce on him.
Churchill lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Churchill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taggart throws a head kick but Churchill moves out of range.
Churchill throws a low kick, looking for Taggart's leg but Taggart calmly moves out of range.
Taggart thows a leg kick but Churchill checks it
and Churchill counters with a leg kick.
Churchill is looking to chop away at Taggart's legs.
Cole Taggart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Churchill.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Churchill motions for Taggart to come forward. Churchill throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Taggart tries a low kick but Churchill avoids it.
Churchill scores with a spinning back kick!
Churchill turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Taggart looks winded!
Taggart throws a low kick but it's checked well by Churchill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart tries to score with a low kick but Churchill moves his leg out of the way.
Taggart moves in looking to clinch but Churchill pushes him off.
Churchill chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Churchill turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Churchill chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Taggart checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Churchill moves out of range of the body kick.
Churchill wants to land a leg kick but Taggart is out of range.
Churchill throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Churchill slips under a jab.
Taggart looks to land a right hand but Churchill moved out of range.
Churchill throws a leg kick which misses Taggart's front leg but catches the back leg as Taggart tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Churchill throws a front kick that sends Taggart stumbling back into the cage.
Taggart takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Churchill lands a nice looking kick to the body. Taggart takes a step back to recover.
Taggart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taggart has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Churchill.
Taggart sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Churchill goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Cole Taggart has been cut.
Churchill connects with a leg kick. Taggart looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Churchill lands a big head kick that sends Taggart tumbling to the mat! Churchill takes a step backwards and waves Taggart back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Taggart is rocked!
Churchill lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Taggart crumples to the floor! Churchill milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Clive Churchill!
Clive Churchill was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trent Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trent Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trent Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Freeman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Freeman shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Freeman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith closes the distance and pushes Freeman back into the cage.
Freeman tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
Freeman tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Freeman drops back down to his feet.
Trent Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Freeman.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Freeman won't want to take too many of those.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freeman avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Freeman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smith to keep the fight standing.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Freeman's face.
It looks like Mike Freeman has been cut.
Freeman looks winded!
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Freeman won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Freeman avoids it.
Freeman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
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!
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith stalling in the clinch.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Freeman avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Freeman avoids the damage to the body.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Freeman avoids the damage to the body.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Freeman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Freeman's ribcage.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Smith landing knees to the head.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Freeman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Freeman won't want to take too many of those.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freeman.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Freeman won't want to take too many of those.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith stalls.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Freeman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith pushes Freeman up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Freeman is blocking nicely.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith lands a nice knee 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!
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith stalling against the cage.
Freeman is trying to pull guard but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Freeman is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Freeman avoids it.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Freeman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Freeman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Freeman avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Freeman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith just leaning against Freeman, taking a breather.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Freeman blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Freeman blocks it.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Freeman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Trent Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Freeman avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Freeman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Freeman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Smith landing knees to the head.
Smith controlling the action here for a moment.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Freeman's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith leaning against his opponent.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Freeman won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Freeman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Freeman avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Freeman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Freeman won't want to take too many of those.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Freeman's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Freeman won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Freeman's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mike Freeman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Freeman throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Freeman misses with the combination.
Freeman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Freeman throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freeman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Freeman circles away.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith wants to clinch.
Freeman gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Freeman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Freeman is blocking nicely.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Freeman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Freeman is blocking nicely.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Freeman can do to turn this around?
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Freeman's ribcage.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Smith.
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!
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith is stalling here.
Smith gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Freeman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Freeman jumps guard but Smith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Freeman avoids the damage to the body.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Freeman's face.
Smith has Freeman pressed against the cage.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Freeman's ribcage.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Trent Smith.
Freeman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Freeman somewhat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:24
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Smith!
During a confident post fight interview, Trent Smith 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Shane Warne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jock McStrapon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Warne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Warne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jock McStrapon!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from McStrapon.
McStrapon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Warne shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
McStrapon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Warne's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Warne's back!
McStrapon is hanging on to Warne's back as he tries to escape.
McStrapon trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
McStrapon is hanging on to Warne's back as he tries to escape.
Warne prevents McStrapon from getting a body triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McStrapon has the hooks in. Warne is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Warne might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Warne looking very determined here, making life difficult for McStrapon.
Warne wants to escape the position.
Warne turns into McStrapon and is now in his guard.
Warne wants to control from the top but McStrapon keeps moving.
Warne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jock McStrapon was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Warne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McStrapon.
Jock McStrapon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by McStrapon.
Warne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jock McStrapon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for McStrapon.
McStrapon throws a push kick but Warne slaps the foot to one side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McStrapon.
Warne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Warne misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from McStrapon. Warne does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for McStrapon.
McStrapon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McStrapon connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McStrapon thows a left - swing and a miss!
A decent looking body kick lands there for McStrapon.
A chopping leg kick lands by McStrapon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Warne missing with a left hand there. McStrapon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warne. McStrapon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McStrapon has closed the distance and engaged Warne in a clinch.
McStrapon misses with a short punch on the inside.
McStrapon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Warne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McStrapon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Warne tries a body shot but McStrapon blocks it.
Warne tries to work over McStrapon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McStrapon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warne.
McStrapon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McStrapon scores with a shoulder strike.
McStrapon tries to throw a body punch but Warne avoids it by throwing McStrapon back against the cage.
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!
McStrapon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McStrapon looking to stall.
Warne tries a body shot but McStrapon blocks it.
McStrapon misses with a hook from the clinch.
McStrapon presses Warne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Warne prevents a body shot from McStrapon.
McStrapon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Warne is looking to take this one to the mat.
McStrapon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Warne backwards.
McStrapon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McStrapon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A short body shot lands from McStrapon as the two fighters clinch.
Warne is breathing heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McStrapon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McStrapon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McStrapon throws a head punch that misses.
McStrapon scores with a shoulder strike.
Warne blocks a body shot from McStrapon.
Warne tries to throw a body punch but McStrapon avoids it by throwing Warne back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jock McStrapon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McStrapon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Warne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McStrapon pinned against the cage. McStrapon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from McStrapon enables Warne to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McStrapon manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
McStrapon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McStrapon wants to get back to his feet but Warne is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Warne keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McStrapon's head.
Warne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Warne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McStrapon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Warne lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Warne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McStrapon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Warne controlling from the top position.
Warne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warne trying to move into half guard but instead McStrapon has managed to sweep!
McStrapon preventing the sweep.
Warne on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Warne tries to get out of the position.
Warne is working hard here to advance position.
Warne 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.
Warne not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McStrapon clinches up against the cage.
McStrapon tries to throw a body punch but Warne avoids it by throwing McStrapon back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warne.
McStrapon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McStrapon misses with a punch on the inside.
Warne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Warne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McStrapon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Warne has a couple of punches blocked by McStrapon.
Jock McStrapon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McStrapon misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from McStrapon.
McStrapon lands a right hand.
McStrapon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Warne has a couple of punches blocked by McStrapon.
McStrapon tries a body shot but Warne blocks it.
McStrapon stops a takedown attempt from Warne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warne blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from McStrapon.
McStrapon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Warne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McStrapon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Warne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McStrapon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McStrapon is able to avoid easily.
Warne lands the left hand.
Jab from McStrapon.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McStrapon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Warne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Warne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McStrapon lands with a good body shot.
McStrapon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warne moves away.
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 Shane Warne will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
McStrapon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McStrapon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Warne misses with a body shot.
McStrapon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jock McStrapon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Warne.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Warne crashes against the mat.
Warne scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McStrapon to see if he's OK.
The strikes coming from Warne are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Warne grinds an elbow into McStrapon's temple.
Warne scores with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Warne.
Warne looks up at the clock and then as McStrapon takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Warne smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
McStrapon being controlled for a moment.
Warne working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McStrapon is trying to improve his position.
Warne working the ground and pound.
McStrapon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
McStrapon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Warne is trying to move to mount but McStrapon reverses beautifully and ends up in Warne's guard.
Warne trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warne not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Warne looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Warne bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McStrapon's guard.
Warne not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Warne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warne throws an elbow that misses. McStrapon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Warne's guard. Nice move by McStrapon!
Shane Warne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McStrapon stopping the sweep attempt from Warne.
Warne wants to control the position but McStrapon says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warne manages to get to full guard.
Warne controls McStrapon momentarily but McStrapon frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Warne showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Warne has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Warne!
During a confident post fight interview, Shane Warne 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Trent Punchy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milk Nibbles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punchy comes to the cage accompanied by Trent From Punchy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trent Punchy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Milk Nibbles!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punchy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nibbles's head.
Punchy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nibbles.
Punchy throws a sloppy head kick and Nibbles moves out of range easily.
Nibbles drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Punchy connects with the punch.
Nibbles takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nibbles. Punchy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Punchy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Punchy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Punchy scores with a leg kick.
Punchy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nibbles gets a double leg takedown into Punchy's guard.
Punchy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punchy 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.
Punchy keeping moving, preventing Nibbles from controlling successfully.
Punchy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nibbles throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nibbles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Punchy is keeping the position for now.
Nibbles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nibbles distracts Punchy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nibbles stopping the sweep attempt from Punchy.
Nibbles scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Punchy is breathing heavily.
Nibbles postures up in Punchy's guard and throws a big left but Punchy blocks it.
Nibbles postures up and lands a big shot to Punchy's brow.
Nibbles is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nibbles distracts Punchy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nibbles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Punchy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nibbles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Punchy is keeping the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nibbles controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nibbles must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Punchy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nibbles slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Milk Nibbles wasn't active enough on the ground.
Punchy gets tackled into the cage by Nibbles. Nibbles maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nibbles has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Punchy regains guard immediately.
Nibbles is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nibbles throwing strikes from guard but Punchy blocks nicely.
Nibbles is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nibbles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nibbles lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nibbles trying to control the position from guard on top but Punchy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nibbles is working Punchy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nibbles postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nibbles looking to sit in guard and control but Punchy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nibbles escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Punchy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nibbles managing to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nibbles throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milk Nibbles dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nibbles blocks a low kick nicely.
Nibbles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Punchy. Beautiful body shot.
Punchy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Punchy throws the kick towards the body but Nibbles avoids it.
Punchy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nibbles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Punchy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Punchy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nibbles shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Milk Nibbles has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nibbles working the ground and pound effectively.
Nibbles dominating with strikes here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nibbles content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nibbles fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nibbles landing punches.
Nibbles landing punches.
Nibbles cracks Punchy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nibbles looking to finish Punchy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Punchy!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nibbles takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nibbles cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nibbles lands a big shot there that rocks Punchy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nibbles controlling his opponent.
Punchy is in a horrible position here. Nibbles smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nibbles cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nibbles raining down shots from the mount!
Nibbles lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nibbles pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nibbles lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Punchy is rocked!
Nibbles content just to control the position here.
Oh Punchy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nibbles lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nibbles postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Punchy in real trouble here! The ref calls for Punchy to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milk Nibbles!
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