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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Graveston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wanderlei Rua could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ryan Graveston's chin.
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183 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Decent boxing
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wanderlei Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Graveston!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rua showed some decent athleticism there.
Rua is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Graveston is trying to stand.
Rua is looking for a kimura here.
Rua seems to be working for a kimura but Graveston defends the submission attempt.
Graveston is trying to stand back up but Rua is controlling him
Rua is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Graveston has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Graveston is trying to stand up here but Rua is controlling him well.
Rua trying to control from half guard but Graveston is working away.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Graveston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rua stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graveston darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Graveston thows a body shot but no joy.
Rua shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rua takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rua looks for a takedown but Graveston sprawls well.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Rua drives through with a takedown into guard.
Graveston keeping full guard, as Rua tries to pass.
Graveston wants to stand and escape but Rua is having none of it.
Graveston pushes Rua off and scrambles back to his feet.
Graveston cracks Rua with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rua moves out of range of the strikes.
Graveston closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
Graveston decides to stand back up. Graveston steps back and let's Rua get back to his feet.
Rua shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Graveston defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graveston fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rua sprawls well initially but Graveston persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua is trying to maintain the position but Graveston is very close to passing his half guard.
Graveston tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Rua.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rua trying to control here.
Rua is concentrating on defense, preventing Graveston from advancing position.
Graveston is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rua gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Graveston counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rua looking for a sweep. Not yet Rua, not yet.
Graveston would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rua thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Graveston stands up from Rua's guard - Graveston perhaps looking for a knockout.
Graveston shoots and misses
and Rua counters with a single leg into guard. Graveston didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graveston looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rua passes into half guard.
Graveston looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to work for an arm triangle but Graveston is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Graveston is trying to stand up here but Rua is controlling him well.
Rua landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rua is looking for a kimura here.
Rua tries to pass to full mount but Graveston defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Graveston looking for submissions off his back.
Rua is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Graveston dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Graveston scores a takedown into full mount!
Rua is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rua is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rua has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Rua trying to control the position but Graveston manages to sink in the hooks.
You can see the frustration on Rua's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Rua is in a bad position with Graveston working for a choke. Rua manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Rua drops back looking for a leg! Graveston is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Graveston manages to kick Rua off! Rua jumps back into Graveston's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Graveston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Graveston is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rua defends well.
Graveston looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rua passes into side control.
Rua tries for a kimura but Graveston is defending well.
Rua is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Graveston is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Graveston is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rua is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Graveston is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rua is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Graveston has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rua wants to control but Graveston is keeping him busy.
Graveston is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rua has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rua is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Graveston is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Graveston wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Graveston is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rua has his takedown stuffed
and Graveston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rua drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Graveston escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rua gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Graveston is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rua is controlling him.
Rua works over Graveston with some ground and pound from guard.
Graveston looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rua drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rua jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rua thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rua 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rua jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Graveston wants to stand up but Rua is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graveston.
Rua shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Graveston as he avoids it easily.
Graveston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graveston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rua moves away.
Rua shoots in and bounces Graveston off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rua throwing strikes from guard but Graveston blocks nicely.
Graveston had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rua defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Rua dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rua slips a straight right by Graveston.
Rua tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Graveston swivels and escapes.
Rua takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rua shoots for a takedown but Graveston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rua shoots in and drives through. Graveston sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Graveston pinned against the cage. Graveston gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Graveston shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Graveston showed some decent athleticism there.
Graveston prevents Rua from improving his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Graveston stands up from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graveston throws a lazy right hand but Rua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt
and Graveston counters with a single leg into guard. Rua didn't expect that.
Rua has his foot on Graveston's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Graveston works his way back into a safe position though.
Rua is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Graveston is aware though and is defending well.
Graveston wanted to stand there but Rua had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua is looking for a triangle but Graveston pushes his legs off easily.
Graveston decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rua, up you get!
Rua with a poor takedown
and Graveston counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Graveston.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graveston wants to get up but he can't break Rua's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Graveston stands and steps away. Rua gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Graveston misses with a body shot.
Graveston fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua fails with the takedown
and Graveston counters with a takedown into side control.
Graveston decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rua to his feet.
Rua shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rua with a lazy takedown attempt
and Graveston counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graveston is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Graveston is looking for a kimura but Rua is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Graveston to get the leverage.
Graveston content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Graveston tries to stand but as he's on his way up, Rua locks on to a trailing arm. Oh, he's locked on a tight looking armbar - it looks tight! Rua rolls him over and extends the submission further. Graveston is forced to tap! He'll be kicking himself for that sloppy move but that was very slick from Rua!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wanderlei Rua!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Sarbinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Blaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master Blaster has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yuri Sarbinov's chin.
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178 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yuri Sarbinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Master Blaster!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarbinov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sarbinov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blaster has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sarbinov finds it's way round the side to connect with Blaster's head.
Sarbinov has closed the distance and engaged Blaster in a clinch.
Sarbinov can't get the takedown.
Sarbinov has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Blaster is trying to keep an underhook but Sarbinov manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sarbinov in particular looking to stall.
Blaster is trying to control but can't.
Sarbinov trying to control the pace.
Sarbinov prevents Blaster from improving his position.
Sarbinov lands strikes from half guard.
Blaster wants to improve his position but Sarbinov is controlling well.
Sarbinov is taking a breather. Blaster says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarbinov trying to control the action but Blaster is working from the bottom.
Blaster is trying to get back to full guard.
Sarbinov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sarbinov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Blaster is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaster is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sarbinov blocks Blaster's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blaster is looking to get to half guard.
Blaster sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Blaster punching from the bottom.
Sarbinov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Blaster swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Blaster is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaster sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Blaster wants to improve his position but Sarbinov is controlling well.
Sarbinov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Blaster tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Blaster is trying to get back to full guard.
Sarbinov slips a nice elbow through Blaster's hands, connecting with Blaster's forehead.
Blaster is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sarbinov is thwarting Blaster's attempts to control the position.
Blaster moves into full guard.
Blaster wants to sweep here but Sarbinov controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sarbinov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sarbinov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sarbinov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Blaster looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blaster keeping moving, preventing Sarbinov from controlling successfully.
Sarbinov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blaster striking off his back but it's not causing Sarbinov any problems.
Blaster trying to keep a closed guard but Sarbinov is proving a slippery customer.
Sarbinov wants to control from the top but Blaster keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Sarbinov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Blaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sarbinov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Blaster looking for a sweep. Not yet Blaster, not yet.
Sarbinov lands a couple of elbows.
Blaster wants to sweep but no luck.
Blaster thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sarbinov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Blaster working a defensive guard here.
Sarbinov stopping the sweep attempt from Blaster.
Sarbinov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blaster is keeping the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sarbinov looks to land a combination. Blaster sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yuri Sarbinov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaster. Sarbinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sarbinov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sarbinov trying to control but Blaster is working from the bottom.
Sarbinov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Blaster is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Blaster wants to sweep here but Sarbinov controlling him for the moment.
Sarbinov working some strikes from top position.
Blaster manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
A nice elbow there by Blaster.
Sarbinov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sarbinov tries to get out of the position.
Blaster landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sarbinov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Blaster tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaster avoids the attempt from Sarbinov to control.
Blaster with good strikes from the mount here!
Sarbinov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Blaster unloading with bombs!
Sarbinov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Blaster tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sarbinov is trying to escape the mount.
Blaster landing punches.
Blaster throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sarbinov because Blaster loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaster punching from mount but Sarbinov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sarbinov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Blaster.
Blaster misses with a head shot.
Yuri Sarbinov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blaster punching from mount but Sarbinov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sarbinov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Blaster tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Blaster throwing strikes here but Sarbinov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sarbinov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sarbinov is looking to improve his position.
Blaster trying to pass the guard but Sarbinov defending well.
Blaster lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Blaster tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sarbinov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Blaster is breathing heavily.
Sarbinov is concentrating on defense, preventing Blaster from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blaster thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sarbinov wants to control but Blaster is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blaster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blaster dodges the punch combination from Sarbinov.
Blaster slips a straight right by Sarbinov.
Sarbinov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blaster decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Blaster moves nicely into side control.
You can see the frustration on Sarbinov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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 Yuri Sarbinov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sarbinov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Blaster is trying to control but can't.
Blaster wants to get back to full guard.
Blaster has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blaster gets back to full guard.
Blaster wants to sweep but no luck.
Blaster looking to control.
Blaster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sarbinov trying to control but Blaster is working from the bottom.
Blaster is trying to control the position but Sarbinov postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blaster lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Sarbinov.
Blaster throws a right and a left that Sarbinov avoids nicely.
Sarbinov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blaster did well to prevent Sarbinov getting side control.
Blaster is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sarbinov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Blaster tries to get to full guard but Sarbinov has control of the leg.
Blaster keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Blaster knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sarbinov works his way into full mount!
Blaster tries to hold on but Sarbinov postures up.
Sarbinov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Blaster working to try and regain half guard.
Blaster sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Blaster is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blaster gets back to full guard.
Sarbinov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaster will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Blaster keeping moving, preventing Sarbinov from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blaster is on top in guard.
Sarbinov keeping moving, preventing Blaster from controlling successfully.
Sarbinov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blaster is one step ahead there.
Blaster is looking to advance position but Sarbinov has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Blaster slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov wants to pass to mount but Blaster is defending the position.
Sarbinov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Blaster is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sarbinov is trying to control. Blaster wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Master Blaster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blaster is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sarbinov tries to close the distance and clinch but Blaster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Sarbinov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sarbinov 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 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Sarbinov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Reardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samurai Moonwalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samurai Moonwalker has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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220 lbs
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Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hank Reardon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samurai Moonwalker!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reardon misses with a wild combination.
Moonwalker instigates a clinch.
Reardon misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Moonwalker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moonwalker.
A bit of stalling here from Reardon.
Moonwalker decides to pull guard.
Moonwalker has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Reardon doesn't defend quickly enough and Moonwalker has managed to lock this one up! Can Reardon escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Moonwalker on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Samurai Moonwalker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Demarcco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and He Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christopher Demarcco looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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215 lbs
7 - 7 - 1 |
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205 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid 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
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Christopher Demarcco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, He Jin!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demarcco wants to clinch up but Jin keeps it at a distance.
Jin looks to clinch
and Demarcco moves into the clinch.
Demarcco has Jin pressed against the cage.
Demarcco tries to land a knee to the head but Jin blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Demarcco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jin's brow.
Demarcco is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Christopher Demarcco.
Jin darts in trying to clinch
and Demarcco counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Demarcco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demarcco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jin managing to block the knees to the body from Demarcco.
Nice elbow from Demarcco.
It looks like He Jin has been cut.
Demarcco connects with a knee to the head.
Demarcco tries to land a knee to the head but Jin blocks with his arms.
Demarcco is breathing heavily.
Demarcco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jin.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Demarcco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jin is defending well for now.
Jin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Demarcco walks away with a smile on his face. Jin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jin closes the distance and clinches.
Demarcco working Jin over with knees to the body.
Jin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Demarcco walks away with a smile on his face. Jin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jin tries to clinch up
and Demarcco moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demarcco is trying to stall.
Demarcco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Demarcco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Demarcco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jin's brow.
Demarcco lands an elbow inside that Jin shrugs off.
Demarcco crunches a lovely knee into Jin's ribcage.
Jin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Demarcco just stands there and leans against the cage.
Christopher Demarcco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of He Jin.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Demarcco.
Demarcco misses with an elbow strike.
Demarcco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Demarcco tries to land knees in the clinch but Jin avoids the damage to the body.
Jin jumps guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Demarcco gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Demarcco is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Demarcco stopping the sweep attempt from Jin.
Demarcco got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Demarcco has managed to get both his arms back between Jin's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jin working for a triangle but Demarcco defends it easily.
Demarcco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jin on the ground.
Jin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Demarcco escapes and throws Jin's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Demarcco gets to mount! Jin was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Demarcco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on He Jin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Demarcco wants to clinch
and Jin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jin.
Demarcco lands a nice knee to the body.
Jin jumps guard but Demarcco stands there with Jin around his waist. Jin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Demarcco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jin avoids it.
Demarcco is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Demarcco trying to land knees to the body.
Jin blocks an elbow strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Demarcco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin tries to pull guard but Demarcco holds him up against the cage and eventually Jin drops back down to his feet.
Christopher Demarcco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of He Jin.
Jin fails to pull guard.
Demarcco content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Demarcco smiles and moves away.
Jin closes the distance but Demarcco moves to the side
and Demarcco moves into the clinch.
Jin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Demarcco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Demarcco.
With the fighters up against the cage, Demarcco throws an elbow but misses.
Demarcco throws an elbow that misses.
Demarcco throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demarcco throws an elbow but it misses.
Demarcco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Demarcco throws an elbow that misses.
Demarcco missing with knees to the body.
Jin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Demarcco uses from the top position.
Jin looking for a guillotine here but Demarcco defends easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jin is on top in guard.
Jin wants to pass the guard but Demarcco is keeping the position.
Jin 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jin has gone for a leg lock! Demarcco slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jin's guard.
Jin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Demarcco is aware though and is defending well.
Demarcco got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Demarcco has managed to get both his arms back between Jin's legs - danger averted.
Jin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jin has an active guard here but Demarcco has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Demarcco pulls his head out easily.
Demarcco seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Demarcco tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jin controls his leg.
Jin actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Demarcco dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on He Jin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Demarcco looks to clinch
and Jin moves into the clinch.
Demarcco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jin being controlled against the cage.
Christopher Demarcco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Demarcco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Demarcco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jin tries to pull guard but Demarcco holds him up against the cage and eventually Jin drops back down to his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maybe Demarcco would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Demarcco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jin tries to pull guard but Demarcco holds him up against the cage and eventually Jin drops back down to his feet.
Jin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Demarcco smiles and moves away.
Christopher Demarcco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of He Jin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demarcco closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jin moves into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Demarcco.
Demarcco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jin blocks it with crossed arms.
Demarcco missing with knees to the body.
Jin pulls guard.
Jin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Demarcco can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jin looking for a guillotine here but Demarcco defends easily.
He Jin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demarcco is posturing up here but Jin has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Demarcco tries to roll out but it's too tight and Demarcco has to tap! Slick submission there by Jin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). He Jin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Bustamante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Channon Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bustamante comes to the cage accompanied by Rockstar (N.E.R.D.). Channon Storm has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tomas Bustamante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Channon Storm!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Storm both land. Nice combination.
Storm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Storm throws a nice looking combination but Bustamante bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Storm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Storm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Storm closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Storm throws a body punch but Bustamante moves out of range.
Storm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bustamante throws a combination that misses
and Storm counters with a straight right hand.
Storm slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Storm lands a right hook to the body.
Storm misses with a straight right.
Bustamante fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Storm throws a hook but Bustamante avoids it easily.
Bustamante takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Storm.
Storm blocks a head kick by Bustamante.
Bustamante misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bustamante takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to de liver by Bustamante. Beautiful body shot.
Bustamante looks to score with a jab to the body but Storm is just out of range.
Nice cross by Storm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bustamante throws a wild body kick that Storm sees coming a mile off.
Bustamante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Storm finds it's way through Bustamante's defenses.
Bustamante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bustamante throws an overhand right that lands on Storm's shoulder, as Storm tries to avoid the shot.
Storm connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bustamante momentarily.
Storm scores with a jab to the head.
Bustamante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Storm takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Storm connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bustamante slips under a jab.
Bustamante throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Storm lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bustamante backs up against the cage.
A swing and a miss from Storm.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Bustamante.
Bustamante listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Storm dodges the punch combination from Bustamante.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante misses with an attempted mid kick.
Storm has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Storm fails to land with a series of punches.
Storm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bustamante finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Storm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bustamante.
Storm lands with a nice combination. Bustamante backs away looking to recover.
No joy there for Bustamante, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Storm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bustamante circles away quickly and effectively.
Storm avoids the body shot from Bustamante.
A telegraphed right hand from Bustamante misses the target.
Storm looks to land a combination. Bustamante sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bustamante misses the shot to the body.
Bustamante misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Storm fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Some wild striking there from Bustamante.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Storm.
Bustamante with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Storm to score with a decent uppercut.
Bustamante takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Storm digs a good hook to Bustamante's body.
Storm lands a right hook to the body.
Storm scores with a sloppy right hand. Bustamante should have avoided that one.
Bustamante lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Storm circles away quickly and effectively.
Storm throws a series of punches but Bustamante avoids them all with ease.
Storm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bustamante counters with a one-two to the body.
Storm scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bustamante misses with a combination
and Storm counters with a one-two to the body.
Bustamante is breathing heavily.
Storm throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bustamante stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bustamante misses the body punch
and Storm counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Storm cracks Bustamante with a good jab.
Storm ducks right into an uppercut from Bustamante.
Bustamante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Storm moves away.
Storm connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Storm swinging wildly here.
A shot to de liver by Storm. Beautiful body shot.
Bustamante throws a body punch but Storm moves out of range.
Storm checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bustamante takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Storm throws a combination that misses
and Bustamante counters with a three punch combo that has Storm backing up. Storm nods at Bustamante to acknowledge the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Storm scores with a four punch combination!
Bustamante swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Storm counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bustamante showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Storm.
Bustamante misses with the combination.
Storm fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tomas Bustamante will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bustamante needs to keep his hands up - Storm had a free shot at his head there.
Bustamante looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bustamante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Storm does no damage.
Decent striking displayed by Storm there.
Storm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tomas Bustamante is winning the standup battle so far.
Storm defending well as Bustamante loads up on a big left hand.
Bustamante throws an overhand right that lands on Storm's shoulder, as Storm tries to avoid the shot.
Storm scores with a jab.
Storm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Storm darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Storm scores with a hook to the body. Bustamante takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bustamante lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Storm circles away quickly and effectively.
Bustamante takes a jab right on the kisser.
Storm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Storm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Storm throws a one two combo.
Bustamante connects with a high kick.
Storm connects with a right hand. Bustamante shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bustamante throws a series of punches but Storm moves out of range.
Bustamante is looking to wear down Storm with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Storm misses with a double jab.
Storm moves out of range of the body kick.
Storm throws a right hand that Bustamante ducks under and follows up with a left that Bustamante also avoids with ease.
Storm is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bustamante is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Storm.
Bustamante thows a body shot but no joy.
Bustamante throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Storm counters with a two punch combo.
Bustamante is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Storm.
Tomas Bustamante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Storm scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bustamante misses with a wild body shot.
Storm moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Storm throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bustamante on the side of the head.
Bustamante waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Storm.
Storm with a jab.
Storm throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Storm throws a right hand that Bustamante ducks under and follows up with a left that Bustamante also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante throws a head kick that misses.
Bustamante falls off balance throwing a combination
and Storm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bustamante darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Storm throws a series of strikes that have Bustamante backpedaling.
Storm cracks Bustamante with a good jab.
Storm scores with a one two! Bustamante had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bustamante takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bustamante misses with a combination
and Storm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Storm lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Storm.
Storm works the jab nicely.
Storm works Bustamante's body with a nice hook.
Bustamante throws a head kick but Storm moves out of range.
Storm lands with a cross.
Decent striking displayed by Storm there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Storm throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Storm scores with a nice head shot.
Storm staying out of range there.
Storm fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bustamante on the side of the head.
Bustamante dodges the punch combination from Storm.
Bustamante looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice defenses there by Bustamante.
Storm connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bustamante just misses with a punch to the body.
Bustamante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Storm moves out of range of the body kick from Bustamante.
Storm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bustamante swings away with a body shot that misses
and Storm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Storm keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Storm lunges at Bustamante with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bustamante's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Storm. That snapped Bustamante's head back.
Bustamante misses with a few strikes there.
Bustamante throws a head kick that misses.
Storm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Storm misses.
Bustamante takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Storm 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.
No joy there for Bustamante, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bustamante moves forwards but Storm connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Storm's corner calls for a 1-2. Storm obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bustamante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Storm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bustamante.
Bustamante throws a chopping leg kick but Storm manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Storm throws a nice looking combination but Bustamante bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Storm lands with an overhand left.
Bustamante throws a series of punches but Storm moves out of range.
Storm lands with an uppercut that bounces Bustamante off the cage and back into rage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Channon Storm 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. This is the final round!
Storm scores with a decent looking hook.
Storm scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Storm misses with a wild combination.
Storm throws out a loose jab but Bustamante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm misses with the combination.
Storm swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bustamante.
Bustamante looks to throw the jab but Storm is out of range.
Bustamante swinging wildly here.
Bustamante takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Storm blocks a jab.
Bustamante takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Storm throws a good cross that connects.
Bustamante looks to throw the jab but Storm is out of range.
Storm moves out of range of the body kick.
Bustamante dodges the punch combination from Storm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bustamante throws the left hand but Storm avoids the punch easily.
Bustamante throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Storm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Storm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bustamante shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Storm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bustamante moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Storm connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bustamante fails to land with a series of punches.
Bustamante slips a jab and a cross from Storm.
Storm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bustamante circles away quickly and effectively.
Bustamante uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Storm.
Bustamante slips a jab and a cross from Storm.
Storm connects with a crisp jab.
Storm misses with a wild combination.
Bustamante avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bustamante gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bustamante misses with a body punch
and Storm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left and a right from Storm both land. Nice combination.
Bustamante throws a one two combo.
Jab from Bustamante.
Bustamante misses the jab.
Storm looks to score with a jab to the body but Bustamante is just out of range.
Bustamante has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bustamante there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bustamante shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bustamante showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Storm.
Bustamante dodges the punch combination from Storm.
Storm moves out of range as Bustamante strikes.
Storm throws a combination. Bustamante tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Storm tries to bum rush Bustamante with a series of wild strikes but Bustamante uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante missing with a left hand there. Storm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bustamante moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Storm scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Storm works the jab nicely.
Bustamante throws a head kick that misses.
Bustamante misses with a two punch combination.
Storm connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bustamante throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Storm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Storm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bustamante moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bustamante gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice shot by Storm.
Storm bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bustamante's head.
Storm cracks Bustamante with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Storm moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bustamante misses with a wild combination.
Storm might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Danga de danga de dang - Storm scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante throws a left and a right that both miss
and Storm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bustamante throws a combination that misses
and Storm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bustamante throws a combination that misses
and Storm counters with a two punch combo.
Bustamante misses with a few strikes there.
Bustamante misses with a combination
and Storm counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Storm.
Bustamante dodges the punch combination from Storm.
Storm cracks Bustamante with an open hand slap.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bustamante takes one to the chin there.
A shot to the body from Bustamante misses
and Storm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Storm.
Storm throws a series of strikes that have Bustamante backpedaling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Channon Storm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Storm has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Channon Storm!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glot Drulog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Lezema (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lezema has chosen Weird Al Yankovic - Fat song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
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257 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Glot Drulog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Lezema!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drulog throws a series of punches but Lezema moves out of range.
Lezema throws a leg kick but Drulog moved away.
Drulog moves out of range as Lezema throws a body kick.
Diego Lezema seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drulog checks a low kick from Lezema.
Lezema tries to land a front kick but Drulog steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lezema throws a solid leg kick but Drulog takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lezema.
Drulog throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Drulog shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lezema as he avoids it easily.
Drulog shoots in but Lezema avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lezema throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lezema thuds a left hand into Drulog's body.
Donk. Lezema catches Drulog right on the button with a cross.
Drulog misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lezema scores with a hook to the body. Drulog takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Drulog looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glot Drulog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lezema throws a wild body kick that Drulog sees coming a mile off.
Drulog misses with a leg kick
and Lezema counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lezema is looking to score with low kicks.
Lezema throws a wild body kick that Drulog sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lezema gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Drulog to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Drulog is fighting to break Lezema's control of his arms but Lezema is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Drulog stopping the sweep attempt from Lezema.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drulog tries to free his leg and advance position but Lezema is retaining full guard.
Lezema looking for a sweep. Not yet Lezema, not yet.
Lezema punching from the bottom.
Drulog tries to free his leg and advance position but Lezema is retaining full guard.
Drulog preventing the sweep.
Lezema trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lezema thows a leg kick but Drulog checks it
and Lezema takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lezema keeps Drulog at a distance using the push kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Drulog misses the target.
Lezema misses the shot to the body.
Drulog throws a jab but it's blocked by Lezema.
Lezema shoots for a takedown but Drulog saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lezema looks to land a body kick but Drulog moved away.
Lezema throws the kick towards the body but Drulog avoids it.
Lezema gets the takedown into side control.
Drulog wants to control but Lezema postures up.
Lezema scoring with punches and elbows.
Lezema working away.
Lezema tries to advance to mount but Drulog denies him.
Drulog tries to escape but Lezema is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lezema lands a decent elbow from side control.
Drulog sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Drulog tries to roll over but Lezema keeps him under control.
Drulog avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lezema.
Drulog avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lezema.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lezema thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drulog's head.
Drulog looking for submissions off his back.
Lezema missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drulog blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lezema.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lezema has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lezema there as he acknowledges the shot.
Drulog with a poor takedown
and Lezema counters with a low kick, right behind Drulog 's knee.
Lezema takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drulog throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lezema's waist but Lezema gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drulog off to one side.
Drulog is breathing heavily.
Drulog checks a low kick from Lezema.
A lazy body kick from Lezema
and Drulog counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lezema trying to control but Drulog postures up.
Lezema is looking for a sweep. Drulog is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lezema moves into full guard.
Lezema keeping moving, preventing Drulog from controlling successfully.
Drulog forces his way into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lezema missing with punches from the bottom.
Lezema manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Glot Drulog will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Drulog throws a hook to the side of Lezema's head but Lezema sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lezema throws the kick towards the body but Drulog avoids it.
Drulog throws a shot from downtown. Lezema moves away and avoids it.
Lezema throws out a leg kick but Drulog moves out of range and Lezema only half commits.
Lezema looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lezema shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lezema was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Drulog is looking to get to half guard.
Lezema looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Drulog keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Drulog regains half guard.
Drulog is trying is best to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lezema trying to control from half guard but Drulog is working away.
Drulog is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lezema scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lezema sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drulog defending well though.
Lezema thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drulog's head.
Drulog is refusing to be controlled, as Lezema sits in half guard.
Lezema moves nicely into side control.
Drulog is looking to reverse the position.
Lezema wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drulog keeps working.
Drulog gets back to half guard.
Drulog is trying to maintain the position but Lezema is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drulog actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lezema with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lezema throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lezema prevents Drulog from improving his position.
Drulog taking some punishment here, with Lezema in his half guard.
Drulog desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Drulog tries to roll over but Lezema keeps him under control.
Lezema working over Drulog with some ground and pound. Drulog looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lezema throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Drulog is trying to maintain the position but Lezema is very close to passing his half guard.
Diego Lezema has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lezema trying to control the action but Drulog is working from the bottom.
Drulog looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Lezema pushes past his half guard into mount!
Lezema scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Drulog?
Lezema lands a nice shot to the head.
Lezema scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Drulog?
Drulog is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lezema lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Drulog hang on?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lezema lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Drulog hang on?
Lezema lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Drulog hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Lezema.
Drulog is trying to escape the mount.
Lezema landing strikes from the mount and Drulog is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lezema with shots to the head and body - Drulog looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lezema working Drulog over with strikes here.
Drulog is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Lezema.
Lezema is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Drulog can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Drulog is rocked!
Lezema is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh Drulog is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lezema looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Drulog covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Lezema!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hassan i Sabbah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Staltz Volkof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sabbah might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to War Dogs. Volkof has chosen Downfall by Trust Company as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hassan i Sabbah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Staltz Volkof!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabbah throws a sloppy head kick and Volkof moves out of range easily.
Sabbah throws a body punch but Volkof moves out of range.
Volkof moves away from the strike by Sabbah.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Volkof.
Volkof is looking to clinch but Sabbah is avoiding it.
Sabbah throws a low kick but it's checked well by Volkof.
Sabbah throws a series of punches but Volkof avoids them all with ease.
Sabbah works over Volkof's head and body with a nice combination.
Sabbah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Volkof.
Sabbah takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Volkof instigates a clinch.
Sabbah avoids a wild elbow strike from Volkof.
Sabbah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sabbah avoids the elbow strike from Volkof, against the cage.
Sabbah avoids the elbow strike from Volkof, against the cage.
Sabbah avoids a wild elbow strike from Volkof.
Volkof throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Volkof.
Volkof creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sabbah is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Volkof throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Volkof throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Volkof looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Volkof missing with knees to the body.
Volkof throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Volkof lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkof pushes off an throws an elbow but Sabbah leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Volkof creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sabbah's defenses.
It looks like Hassan i Sabbah has been cut.
Volkof prevents Sabbah from breaking the clinch.
Volkof comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Volkof pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Volkof throws an elbow but it misses.
Volkof misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sabbah.
A frustrated look appears on Sabbah's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Volkof.
A short right from Sabbah on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Volkof just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sabbah's brow.
Sabbah blocks an elbow strike.
Sabbah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Volkof misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sabbah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Volkof.
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses.
Sabbah dips to his left and cracks Volkof with an uppercut!
Volkof lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sabbah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Volkof.
Volkof takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A clash of legs there as Volkof blocks the low kick.
Sabbah lands with a slapping head kick.
Volkof checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkof tries to clinch up.
Volkof sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sabbah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Volkof drops his hands momentarily and Sabbah takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Volkof.
Sabbah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkof tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sabbah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Volkof stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Volkof looks gassed!
Sabbah misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Sabbah.
Jab from Sabbah.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sabbah.
A jab from Sabbah finds it's way through Volkof's defenses.
Sabbah scores with a hook to the body. Volkof takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A combination from Volkof does no damage.
Sabbah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Volkof slips a straight right by Sabbah.
Sabbah throws a sloppy head kick
and Volkof counters with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Sabbah.
Sabbah swings for the body but Volkof moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Sabbah.
Decent striking displayed by Sabbah there.
Volkof moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Volkof steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sabbah.
Sabbah dips to his left and cracks Volkof with an uppercut!
Sabbah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab lands there for Sabbah.
Sabbah lands an overhand right.
Volkof on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sabbah keeps Volkof at a distance using the push kick.
Volkof takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabbah thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Volkof does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Sabbah.
Sabbah scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sabbah lands a head kick!
It looks like Staltz Volkof has been cut.
Sabbah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sabbah tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Sabbah misses.
Sabbah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Volkof checks it well.
Volkof is looking to land body kicks.
Sabbah misses the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Volkof, as that shot connected.
Volkof swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Volkof avoids the head kick by Sabbah.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sabbah. That's going to slow Volkof down.
Sabbah tests Volkof's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sabbah slips a jab from Volkof.
Sabbah avoids the head kick by Volkof.
Volkof on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hassan i Sabbah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabbah has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sabbah there as he acknowledges the shot.
Volkof uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sabbah.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Volkof cracks Sabbah with an open hand slap.
Sabbah blocks the body kick.
A shot to de liver by Sabbah. Beautiful body shot.
Sabbah takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan i Sabbah dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sabbah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Volkof looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sabbah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sabbah connects with a high kick.
Sabbah scores with the left hand. Volkof knows he should have avoided that one.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Volkof in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Volkof avoids the head kick by Sabbah.
Hassan i Sabbah is winning the standup battle so far.
Volkof tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sabbah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sabbah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Volkof scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sabbah!
No joy there for Volkof, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Volkof defending well as Sabbah loads up on a big left hand.
Sabbah throws a nice outside leg kick.
Volkof blocks a head kick by Sabbah.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sabbah, right into the meat.
Volkof fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sabbah, pushing him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sabbah is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sabbah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Volkof throws an elbow but misses.
Volkof keeps control of Sabbah as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkof is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sabbah is defending well for now.
Volkof throws an elbow but it misses.
Sabbah blocks the elbow strike.
Volkof creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Volkof trying to land knees to the body.
Sabbah managing to block the knees to the body from Volkof.
Volkof is breathing heavily.
Sabbah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Volkof tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sabbah scores with a nice strike.
Sabbah has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Volkof uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sabbah.
Volkof takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Volkof gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A low kick from Sabbah misses
and Sabbah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Volkof swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Volkof throws a leg kick but Sabbah sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Volkof ducks under a wild hook from Sabbah.
Some wild striking there from Volkof.
Sabbah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sabbah misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Sabbah.
Sabbah throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sabbah looks to land a left hand but Volkof moved out of range nicely.
Sabbah avoids a kick to the body.
Sabbah throws a sloppy head kick
and Volkof makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sabbah really felt that one!
Sabbah fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Volkof blocks a head kick by Sabbah.
Sabbah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Volkof misses with a head kick.
Sabbah connects with a nice looking jab.
A swing and a miss from Volkof.
Volkof misses with a body kick.
Volkof keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sabbah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses.
Volkof lands a lovely overhand right.
Sabbah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sabbah throws a body kick that misses.
Sabbah throws a leg kick but Volkof checks it.
Sabbah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Volkof counters with a three punch combo that has Sabbah backing up. Sabbah nods at Volkof to acknowledge the strikes.
Sabbah on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sabbah lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Volkof sizes up Sabbah with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Volkof throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sabbah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sabbah throws a hook but Volkof blocks it.
Volkof tries to clinch up but Sabbah circles away and keeps his distance.
Sabbah tries to keep at a distance but Volkof has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sabbah blocks an elbow strike from Volkof.
Sabbah lands a body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sabbah taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Volkof unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sabbah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sabbah managing to block the knees to the body from Volkof.
Sabbah is trying to break the clinch but Volkof has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Volkof just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sabbah's brow.
Volkof throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Volkof throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah avoids the elbow strike from Volkof, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Volkof.
Sabbah has had enough of the clinch but Volkof keeps him there for the moment.
Volkof keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sabbah's efforts to push away.
Sabbah blocks an elbow strike.
Volkof misses with an elbow over the top.
Sabbah avoiding damage as Volkof throws knees to the body.
Sabbah stalling in the clinch but Volkof improves position.
Volkof missing with knees to the body.
Sabbah takes an elbow to the temple.
Sabbah stalling in the clinch but Volkof improves position.
Sabbah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sabbah scores with a sloppy right hand. Volkof should have avoided that one.
Sabbah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sabbah on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sabbah jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Volkof throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Volkof moves into range and clinches up with Sabbah.
Sabbah is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Volkof landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan i Sabbah dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Volkof throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sabbah lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sabbah.
Volkof defending well as Sabbah loads up on a big left hand.
Volkof defending well as Sabbah loads up on a big left hand.
Sabbah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sabbah lands a nice hook to Volkof's body. Volkof takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Volkof throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sabbah avoids the head kick by Volkof.
Sabbah takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Volkof lands a front kick.
Sabbah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Volkof.
Volkof drives through and clinches with Sabbah against the cage.
Sabbah blocks an elbow strike.
Volkof misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sabbah.
Sabbah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sabbah blocks an elbow strike from Volkof.
Volkof lands a damaging elbow.
Sabbah blocks the elbow strike.
Volkof misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Sabbah on the inside.
Volkof has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Volkof tries to land knees in the clinch but Sabbah avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkof throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sabbah looking to slow down the pace here.
Volkof lands an elbow that stopped Sabbah in his tracks for a moment.
Volkof lands an elbow that stopped Sabbah in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Volkof throws an elbow but misses.
Volkof keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sabbah's efforts to push away.
Sabbah wants to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Volkof just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sabbah's brow.
Volkof lands an elbow inside.
Sabbah blocks the elbow strike.
Volkof lands an elbow that stopped Sabbah in his tracks for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Volkof just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sabbah's brow.
Sabbah has a couple of punches blocked by Volkof.
Sabbah blocks the elbow strike.
Sabbah looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Volkof.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Volkof has Sabbah pressed against the cage, preventing Sabbah from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sabbah dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sabbah blocks an elbow strike from Volkof.
Volkof comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sabbah tries to stall but Volkof uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sabbah blocks an elbow strike.
Volkof throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sabbah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Volkof misses with an elbow strike.
Volkof throws an elbow that misses.
Volkof lands an elbow that stopped Sabbah in his tracks for a moment.
Volkof misses with an elbow over the top.
Sabbah blocks an elbow strike from Volkof.
Sabbah blocks an elbow strike from Volkof.
Volkof pushes off an throws an elbow but Sabbah leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sabbah blocks an elbow strike from Volkof.
With the fighters up against the cage, Volkof throws an elbow but misses.
Come on Sabbah - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Volkof tries to land knees in the clinch but Sabbah avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah avoiding damage as Volkof throws knees to the body.
Volkof throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sabbah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Volkofs head.
Volkof creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sabbah is trying to maintain a safe position but Volkof gets an underhook and turns Sabbah into the cage.
Sabbah tries to break the clinch but Volkof is controlling the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Volkof throws an elbow but misses.
Volkof creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Volkof pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Volkof misses with an elbow over the top.
Volkof pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sabbah blocks an elbow strike from Volkof.
Volkof looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Volkof keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sabbah's efforts to push away.
Volkof pushes off an throws an elbow but Sabbah leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sabbah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Volkof looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sabbah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sabbah tries to break free but Volkof pushes him back against the cage.
Sabbah is trying to break the clinch but Volkof has him pressed against the cage.
Staltz Volkof has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sabbah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Sabbah.
Volkof defending well as Sabbah loads up on a big left hand.
Volkof misses with the combination.
Sabbah moves out of range as Volkof strikes.
Sabbah connects with a jab.
Sabbah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by Sabbah. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sabbah.
Sabbah moves out of range of the strikes.
Staltz Volkof is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sabbah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Volkof sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sabbah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Volkof can do to turn this around?
Volkof tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sabbah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Volkof wants to clinch up but Sabbah keeps it at a distance.
Hassan i Sabbah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
No joy there for Volkof, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Volkof goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sabbah, as that shot connected.
Sabbah throws a good cross that connects.
Sabbah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sabbah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hassan i Sabbah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sabbah, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hassan i Sabbah!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Villi Kotobalavu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kotobalavu comes to the cage accompanied by "Another Body Murdered" by Faith No more & Boo-Yaa Tribe. Davis has chosen Rancid-Last one to Die as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Villi Kotobalavu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nate Davis!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kotobalavu.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nate Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kotobalavu ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis misses with an uppercut. Kotobalavu saw that one coming.
Davis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Davis looks to land a right hand but Kotobalavu moved out of range.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Kotobalavu as Davis shoots in.
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kotobalavu throws out the jab.
Kotobalavu misses the shot to the body.
Kotobalavu looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Kotobalavu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Kotobalavu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Davis blocks the leg kick.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Kotobalavu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Davis.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Kotobalavu is out of range.
Davis scores with a decent looking hook.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Davis takes one to the side of the head.
Davis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Villi Kotobalavu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kotobalavu as he jumps to the side.
Villi Kotobalavu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Davis.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Kotobalavu's head but Kotobalavu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kotobalavu moves away from the strike by Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu cracks Davis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Kotobalavu throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Kotobalavu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Davis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kotobalavu has time to react.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kotobalavu sprawls well. Kotobalavu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kotobalavu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kotobalavu slips a jab from Davis.
Kotobalavu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kotobalavu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kotobalavu ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Kotobalavu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kotobalavu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Davis misses with an uppercut. Kotobalavu saw that one coming.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kotobalavu with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Davis.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kotobalavu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Davis.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kotobalavu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kotobalavu digs a good hook to Davis's body.
Davis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis misses with the combination.
Davis misses with the combination.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kotobalavu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kotobalavu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kotobalavu looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
Kotobalavu looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
Kotobalavu misses with a wild body shot.
Kotobalavu throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Villi Kotobalavu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kotobalavu. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kotobalavu misses with a low kick as Davis jumps back.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kotobalavu throws a lazy head kick
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Davis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Davis misses.
Kotobalavu moves into the clinch.
Kotobalavu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Davis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Davis tries to pull guard but Kotobalavu won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kotobalavu smiles and moves away.
Villi Kotobalavu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Davis.
Nice takedown defense from Kotobalavu. No joy for Davis on that attempt.
Kotobalavu throws out a leg kick but Davis moves out of range and Kotobalavu only half commits.
Kotobalavu throws a leg kick
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis throws a head kick that misses
and Kotobalavu counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Davis misses.
Davis throws a combination that misses
and Kotobalavu counters with a nice uppercut.
Davis is rocked!
It looks like Nate Davis has been cut.
Davis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kotobalavu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
Davis is still on wobbly legs! Can Kotobalavu finish him?
Kotobalavu ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Davis out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Villi Kotobalavu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kane Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade comes to the cage accompanied by System of a down - This cocaine make me feel like I'm on this song. Kane Wade has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kane Wade!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Blair!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blair moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Blair gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wade to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wade might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Blair is looking to stand up but Wade isn't so interested in that idea.
Wade trying to control but Blair is working from the bottom.
Wade working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blair is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wade connects with a couple of short punches.
Wade is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Blair wants to get back to his feet but Wade passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair is trying to get back to full guard.
Wade missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blair is not content to let Wade control the position.
Wade works his way into full mount!
Wade controlling the position easily from mount.
Wade misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wade looking for a guillotine from mount but Blair is having none of it.
Wade looking to secure an arm triangle but Blair defends it well.
Wade with good strikes from the mount here!
Wade looking for a guillotine from mount but Blair is having none of it.
Blair manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Blair is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blair can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blair keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wade seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blair has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wade is working away from the top position though.
Wade trying to pass the guard but Blair defending well.
Blair wants to get back to his feet.
Wade trying to control the action but Blair is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Blair cracks Wade with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A jab from Blair does it's job there.
Blair displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wade throws out the jab.
Blair throws the left hand but Wade avoids the punch easily.
Jimmy Blair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blair lands a two punch combo.
Wade fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blair.
Blair scores with a jab.
Wade moves forwards but Blair connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blair scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blair has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wade slips a jab from Blair.
Wade slips under a jab from Blair.
Wade closes the distance and clinches.
Blair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wade creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blair's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Wade dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Blair throws a hook but Wade avoids it easily.
Blair connects with the punch.
Wade looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blair is fending him off so far but Wade persists. Nope, Blair circles away and we're back to standing.
Blair dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wade throws a right and a left that Blair avoids nicely.
Blair scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wade.
Wade fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blair avoids it really well and circles away.
Wade tries to clinch but Blair moves out of range.
Blair throws a looping overhand right but Wade ducks down to avoid it.
Blair misses the shot to the body.
Wade missing with a left hand there. Blair was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blair scores with a three punch combo!
Blair scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wade walks into a left hand.
Wade takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jimmy Blair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blair throws a series of punches but Wade moves out of range.
Blair works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wade throws a jab but it's blocked by Blair.
Blair uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wade has time to react.
Blair scores with the left hand. Wade knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice shot lands for Blair.
Wade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blair.
Blair throws a series of punches but Wade moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wade.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good shot there by Blair.
Jab by Blair.
Blair missing with a left hand there. Wade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair misses with the combination.
Blair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jimmy Blair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wade lands a jab.
Blair works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blair fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blair lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wade fails to land the takedown.
Blair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wade moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blair scores with a jab to the head.
Blair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wade takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade slips under a jab from Blair.
Blair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wade.
Blair lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wade shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Blair is defending against the submission attempts here by Wade.
Blair is not content to let Wade control the position.
Wade 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.
Wade stops Blair from getting back to his feet.
Wade wants to take a breather but Blair is having none of it.
Blair really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wade. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Blair to regain full guard.
Wade pushing down on Blair's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wade looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Blair is refusing to be controlled, as Wade sits in half guard.
Blair wants to get back to his feet.
Wade is nestled in close to Blair, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wade looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blair with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blair makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Blair.
Wade working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Blair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blair misses the jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wade.
Blair lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice defenses there by Wade.
Blair throws a series of punches but Wade moves out of range.
Blair has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wade finds it's way round the side to connect with Blair's head.
Wade doesn't manage to clinch there - Blair circles away.
Jimmy Blair seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blair throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blair stuffs the takedown.
The fighters circling - Wade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wade throws the left hand but Blair avoids the punch easily.
Blair lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Blair throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wade tries to close the distance and clinch but Blair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blair bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wade walks into a jab.
Blair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wade avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blair looks to score with a jab to the body but Wade is just out of range.
Wade takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blair looks to land a right hand but Wade moved out of range.
Wade works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blair ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Blair does no damage.
Wade looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
No joy there for Blair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blair throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair loads up on a big right hand but Wade slips the punch.
Blair lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wade gets a clinch.
Wade lands with a right to the head.
Blair is trying to break the clinch but Wade has him pressed against the cage.
Wade tries to score a body lock takedown but Blair shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Wade fails to land.
Wade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wade lands with a left to the head.
Wade misses with an elbow strike.
Wade lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Blair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wade gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blair.
Wade lands a body punch.
Wade tries for a takedown but Blair manages to get underhooks.
Blair is trying to force a seperation but Wade has the dominant position.
Wade is working for takedown but Blair is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wade keeps control of Blair as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wade lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Wade.
Wade swings wildly with an uppercut but Blair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blair stops a takedown attempt from Wade.
Blair wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wade is trying to drag Blair to the mat but Blair just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wade tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blair just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wade has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blair avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade tries to land knees in the clinch but Blair avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blair tries to break free but Wade pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wade fails to land.
Blair wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blair gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wade.
Wade is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blair is keeping busy.
Blair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wade throws a head punch that misses.
Wade drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wade has Blair pressed against the cage.
Wade goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blair prevents it.
Wade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kane Wade did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Blair works the jab nicely.
Wade misses with a looping left.
Wade needs to keep his hands up - Blair had a free shot at his head there.
Blair misses with a double jab.
Donk. Blair catches Wade right on the button with a cross.
Blair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wade tries to clinch but Blair is having none of it.
Wade throws a lazy right hand but Blair sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wade is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blair throws a right hand that Wade ducks under and follows up with a left that Wade also avoids with ease.
Wade slips a jab from Blair.
Blair just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blair paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Blair.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blair.
Blair misses with a two punch combination.
Wade ducks under a wild hook from Blair.
Blair misses with a wild combination.
Blair loads up on a big right hand but Wade slips the punch.
A punch combination from Wade misses.
Wade looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wade tries to clinch up.
Blair falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wade counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short left from Wade.
Blair stops a takedown attempt from Wade.
Wade keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blair's efforts to push away.
Wade working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blair has had enough of the clinch but Wade keeps him there for the moment.
Wade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blair avoids it.
Blair tries to break free but Wade pushes him back against the cage.
Wade softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blair tries to break the clinch but Wade is controlling the position.
Wade is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blair gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blair is trying to force a seperation but Wade has the dominant position.
Blair blocks the elbow strike.
Blair wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wade drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blair gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blair tries to break free but Wade pushes him back against the cage.
Wade drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blair gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Blair is trying to break the clinch but Wade is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blair is trying to break the clinch but Wade has him pressed against the cage.
Wade lands a nice uppercut.
Wade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wade just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blair's brow.
Wade fails to pull guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blair.
Wade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wade lands a shoulder strike.
Blair wants to break free but Wade has control.
Wade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blair avoids it.
Wade is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blair gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wade is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blair gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wade has Blair pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blair manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Blair is looking to break free of the clinch but Wade has double underhooks.
Wade is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Blair avoids a wild elbow strike from Wade.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Blair blocks an uppercut.
Blair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wade throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wade keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blair's efforts to push away.
Wade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blair's elbow.
Blair lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Wade fails to land.
Wade prevents Blair from breaking the clinch.
Wade is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blair gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Blair blocks an uppercut.
Wade goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blair prevents it.
Wade keeps control of Blair as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wade comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blair wants to stall.
Wade trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Blair dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Blair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wade.
Wade is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Wade does it's job there.
Blair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wade lands a nice hook to Blair's body. Blair takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blair is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wade.
Blair is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wade takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blair scores with a three punch combo!
The fighters circle momentarily. Blair darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wade fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blair ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wade moves away.
Blair ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Blair both land. Nice combination.
A jab from Blair does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair scores with a jab to the body.
Blair misses with a wild combination.
Wade throws the left hand but Blair avoids the punch easily.
Blair moves out of range of the strikes.
Blair falls off balance throwing a combination
so Wade counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Blair wants to get back to his feet but Wade is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wade not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Blair looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wade is one step ahead there.
Wade tries to free his leg and advance position but Blair is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair has Wade pulled in close to control his posture.
Wade sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blair's guard.
Blair pushes Wade off looking to stand but Wade dives back in and keeps control.
Wade missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wade seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blair does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wade not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blair is not content to let Wade control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wade throws a hook to the side of Blair's head but Blair sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blair scores with a jab to the head.
Wade slips a jab from Blair.
Blair misses with the combination.
Wade tries to close the distance and clinch but Blair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wade shoots for a double leg takedown but Blair sprawls well. He's pushed Wade's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Blair stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Blair fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wade looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blair lunges at Wade with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wade's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wade darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Blair makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wade looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wade takes one to the chin there.
Blair misses with a straight left.
Blair moves away from the strike by Wade.
Good shot there by Blair.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blair throws a hook to the side of Wade's head but Wade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Wade misses.
Blair thows a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kane Wade.
I think Wade 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 48:47
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 48:47
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kane Wade!
Kane Wade retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geoffrey King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by King of my Castle by Wamdue Project. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Geoffrey King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Rogers misses.
Rogers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. King doesn't seem bothered though.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rogers momentarily.
King throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
King tries to land a front kick but Rogers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
King staying out of range there.
King stuns Rogers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rogers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogers.
Geoffrey King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King lands a nice shot that snaps Rogers's head back.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Rogers's shoulder, as Rogers tries to avoid the shot.
Rogers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rogers wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
Donk. King catches Rogers right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rogers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
King throws a hook but Rogers blocks it.
King misses with a straight left.
King misses with a double jab
and Rogers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from King does no damage.
Rogers tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
King connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rogers's hands.
Rogers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King misses the body punch
and Rogers counters with a straight right hand.
King lands a jab to the nose.
Rogers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rogers rushes King and presses him up against the cage.
Rogers misses with a hook from the clinch.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A right-left combo lands from King.
Rogers misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for King.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
Rogers thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
King throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
King throws a sloppy body shot
and Rogers counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rogers.
Rogers misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King manages to break the clinch.
King misses with a body shot
and Rogers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rogers moves into the clinch.
Rogers has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rogers misses with a punch on the inside.
Rogers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rogers working aggressively here.
Rogers throws a head punch that misses.
Rogers struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
Rogers throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King looking to land some kicks to the body here.
King lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rogers at a distance.
Rogers looks gassed!
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogers manages to avoid it.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by King.
Rogers fails in his attempt to clinch.
King scores with a nice right hand.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from King misses.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogers moves away.
King lands a jab to the head.
Rogers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
King lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rogers throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoffrey King dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A jab from King misses.
King misses with a body kick.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from King.
Rogers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
King throws a sloppy body shot
and Rogers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - King finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rogers on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
King scores with a punch to the head.
King fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from King.
Rogers tries to move into range but King moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rogers is rocked!
Rogers is breathing heavily.
Rogers drops his hands momentarily. King doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Rogers staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Rogers doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Geoffrey King!
Geoffrey King retains his light heavyweight title!
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