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SEC 24: 145lb Quarters PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eazy E (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eazy E!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Evander Roy!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy takes the fight into the clinch.
E misses with a knee strike.
E takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Eazy E has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
E looking to throw knees to the head but Roy is blocking nicely.
E tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Roy.
E wants to break free but Roy has control.
E with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
E tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
E drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Roy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
E is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Roy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
E is looking to control Roy's arms but Roy gets an underhook and turns him. Now E has his back to the cage.
E misses with a knee strike.
Roy lands a shot to the body.
Roy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
E darts in trying to clinch
and Roy counters with a flying knee that drops E! Roy dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evander Roy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matty P (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen All In The Family as his entrance music. Tony Thompson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matty P!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
P looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
P fails in his attempt to clinch.
P fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
P keeps the fight on the outside.
P closes the distance and clinches up with Thompson, looking for a takedown. P pushes Thompson against the cage but Thompson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matty P. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but P paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thompson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
P avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by P or perhaps it was just good defense by Thompson which made him look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson avoids the head kick by P.
P wants to clinch but Thompson slips to the side
and Thompson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thompson.
P has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thompson is struggling to control the position.
P tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is pressed up against the cage. P has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thompson down to the mat. Thompson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tony Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson wants to clinch but P slips to the side
and P counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thompson won't be happy with that.
The strikes coming from P are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
P sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Thompson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Thompson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Thompson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with P, pushing him back against the cage.
Thompson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
P doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. P lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
P is breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
P tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thompson avoids it.
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thompson lands an elbow inside that P shrugs off.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thompson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thompson continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Thompson.
P tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thompson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thompson.
Thompson stalling against the cage.
P is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thompson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
P looking to stall.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thompson stalls.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
Thompson leaning against his opponent.
P takes a knee to the side of the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thompson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
P takes an elbow to the temple.
P takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thompson landing knees to the head.
It looks like Matty P has been cut.
P takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thompson stalls.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. P lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson has P pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Thompson.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thompson counters by moving into the clinch.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson lands an elbow inside that P shrugs off.
Thompson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are getting on Thompson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. P lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Thompson.
Thompson clinches up with P and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matty P's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thompson tries to clinch there but P circles away.
P tries to clinch up
and Thompson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thompson taking a breather.
Thompson drops P with a big knee straight up the middle! P is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Matty P is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by P misses
and Thompson counters by moving into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thompson obliges.
Thompson maintains plum control as P tries to back straight out! Thompson connects with one knee! Two knees! Three, four, five, six...seven unasnwered knees! P blocks the eight but eats the ninth - then collapses! Oh the brutality!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knees). Tony Thompson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Kaizer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Uri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Uri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Kaizer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Uri!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uri tries to bum rush Kaizer with a series of wild strikes but Kaizer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Uri misses with the combination.
Sam Uri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uri scores with a hook to the body. Kaizer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab from Uri.
Kaizer shoots in and drives through. Uri sprawls well.
Uri shoots and misses
and Kaizer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Uri tries to get to full guard but Kaizer has control of the leg.
Uri is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Uri is looking to control Kaizer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Uri avoid being mounted?
Kaizer is keen to just control but Uri is a slippery customer.
Uri controlling the position for now.
Kaizer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uri keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uri regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kaizer could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaizer looking to pass the guard.
Uri tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kaizer wants to pass the guard but Uri is keeping the position.
Kaizer preventing the sweep.
Kaizer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uri is keeping the position for now.
Uri manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Uri prevents Kaizer from getting the reversal.
Uri has control of Kaizer's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kaizer regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Uri working for a submission but Kaizer is keeping him at bay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaizer tries to hold on but Uri pushes him away.
Uri with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Uri looks gassed!
Uri throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Kaizer has his hands clasped together but Uri breaks the hold and Kaizer is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Uri!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sam Uri!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between trevmbo Noble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiran the terrible (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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143 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, trevmbo Noble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tiran the terrible!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noble throws a wild body kick that the terrible sees coming a mile off.
the terrible looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Noble shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. the terrible defends it nicely.
Noble scores a takedown into full mount!
Noble throwing strikes here but the terrible is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Noble putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Noble thowing shots but they're missing.
Noble gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Noble instigates a clinch.
Noble lands a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
the terrible wants to sweep here but Noble controlling him for the moment.
Noble 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.
Noble will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
the terrible keeping moving, preventing Noble from controlling successfully.
Noble stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. the terrible swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
the terrible is pulling down on Noble's head. It's preventing any offense from Noble, at least for the moment.
Noble drops back, looking for a kneebar! the terrible looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. the terrible looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from the terrible!
Noble tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noble is trying to work for a sweep but the terrible has mounted him!
Noble is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Noble flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Noble tries to hold on but the terrible postures up.
Noble is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Noble can't escape the position.
That's four 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.
Noble is working hard here to advance position.
the terrible avoids the attempt from Noble to control.
Noble tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Noble bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Noble really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Noble drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Noble jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Noble thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
trevmbo Noble dominated that round.
That's time! Noble's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Noble tries to clinch there but the terrible circles away.
the terrible gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Noble counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for the terrible!
Noble stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Noble tries for a takedown but the terrible circles away easily
and the terrible counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Noble's guard now.
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!
Noble is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst the terrible is controlling him.
the terrible wants to control from the top but Noble keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
the terrible tries to free his leg and advance position but Noble is retaining full guard.
Noble has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but the terrible can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Noble is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and the terrible defends well.
Noble looking for a guillotine here but the terrible defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noble throws his legs up looking for a submission but the terrible uses it to pass to side control.
the terrible has an Americana. Noble didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! the terrible is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if the terrible hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tiran the terrible!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Francis Beggers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustafa Zahnahatty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zahnahatty has chosen Till I Collapse as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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153 lbs
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152 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Francis Beggers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mustafa Zahnahatty!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beggers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zahnahatty moves away.
Beggers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Beggers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Beggers thowing shots but they're missing.
Beggers unloads with some shots from mount but Zahnahatty bucks and avoids them well.
Zahnahatty is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Zahnahatty regains half guard.
Beggers is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Beggers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Beggers throwing strikes from guard but Zahnahatty blocks nicely.
Beggers throws a big right hand that misses.
Beggers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beggers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beggers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beggers looking to pass the guard.
Zahnahatty looking for a guillotine here but Beggers defends easily.
Beggers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Beggers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beggers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zahnahatty on the ground.
Beggers won't allow Zahnahatty to sweep him here.
Beggers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beggers tries to free his leg and advance position but Zahnahatty is retaining full guard.
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.
Beggers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beggers thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zahnahatty shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Zahnahatty was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zahnahatty get's back to his feet.
Beggers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zahnahatty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beggers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zahnahatty counters with a one-two to the body.
Francis Beggers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zahnahatty takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Beggers scores with a nice right hand.
Beggers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from Beggers.
Nice jab there from Beggers.
Zahnahatty stuffs the takedown attempt from Beggers. Beggers gets slowly back to his feet.
Zahnahatty takes one on the button.
Beggers throws a hook to the side of Zahnahatty's head but Zahnahatty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zahnahatty takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zahnahatty closes this distance looking for a takedown but Beggers circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zahnahatty is trying hard to land a takedown here. Beggers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zahnahatty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beggers throws a shot from downtown. Zahnahatty moves away and avoids it.
Zahnahatty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beggers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beggers scores with a three punch combo!
Beggers feints and as Zahnahatty raises his hands in defense, Beggers changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Beggers is breathing heavily.
Beggers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zahnahatty working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beggers.
Beggers throws and elbow that misses. Zahnahatty uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Beggers's guard. Nice move by Zahnahatty!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zahnahatty drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zahnahatty jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Beggers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zahnahatty drops back looking for a leg! Beggers is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Beggers manages to kick Zahnahatty off! Zahnahatty jumps back into Beggers's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beggers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zahnahatty in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zahnahatty stops Beggers from standing up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck for Beggers with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Beggers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beggers throws out a loose jab but Zahnahatty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zahnahatty scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Beggers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zahnahatty is looking to take a break and control but Beggers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zahnahatty is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Beggers defends it well.
Beggers tries to roll over but Zahnahatty keeps him under control.
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 Francis Beggers will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Beggers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zahnahatty.
Beggers with a nice cross.
Beggers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zahnahatty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zahnahatty shoots in for a takedown but Beggers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Beggers misses with a jab to the body
and Zahnahatty counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Beggers manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Beggers lands a heavy elbow.
Beggers raining down shots from the mount!
Beggers misses with a head shot.
Beggers landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zahnahatty avoids a series of strikes thrown by Beggers.
Beggers lands with some strikes.
Beggers looking to finish Zahnahatty with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zahnahatty!
Beggers is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Zahnahatty can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zahnahatty tries to hold on but Beggers postures up.
Beggers thowing shots but they're missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Beggers.
Beggers fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zahnahatty is rocked!
Beggers looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Zahnahatty 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 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francis Beggers!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Maniche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Night Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Maniche has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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21
157 lbs
7 - 6 - 1 |
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150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Maniche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Night Man!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maniche feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Maniche thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Man really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maniche. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maniche drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maniche jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Man tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maniche thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Maniche stops Man from standing up.
Maniche stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Man wants to stand up but Maniche is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Man doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maniche counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Man!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maniche looking to secure an arm triangle but Man defends it well.
Maniche working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Maniche is breathing heavily.
Man is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Maniche working for a guillotine from mount but Man is in no mood to give up.
Man defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Maniche.
Man can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Maniche throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Man has his hands clasped together but Maniche breaks the hold and Man is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Maniche!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sam Maniche!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Simons III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Simons III has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Simons III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simons III darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Smirnov is looking to escape.
Simons III passes to side control.
Smirnov regains half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Simons III is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Smirnov is defending against the submission attempts here by Simons III.
Simons III trying to control the pace.
Smirnov actively working from the bottom here.
Simons III moves into full mount! Smirnov won't be happy about that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simons III controlling his opponent.
Smirnov is trying to reverse the position but instead Simons III has taken his back - oops!
Simons III trying to control.
Simons III is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Smirnov won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Simons III off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Simons III!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ken Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John The Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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155 lbs
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Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John The Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts shoots for a takedown but The Butcher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Watts looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Watts pushes down on The Butcher's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Butcher can do anything to dispel that myth.
Watts passes to full mount!
Watts pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
The Butcher wants to try and get back to his feet.
Watts is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But The Butcher has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from The Butcher!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Butcher stopping the sweep attempt from Watts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. The Butcher is aware though and is defending well.
Watts looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Butcher is one step ahead there.
Watts has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. The Butcher is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Watts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watts is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but The Butcher is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Watts is looking to improve his position but The Butcher isn't that keen on the idea.
The Butcher stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Donk. The Butcher catches Watts right on the button with a cross.
Watts scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Watts takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Butcher throws a hook but Watts avoids it easily.
The Butcher lands an overhand right.
The Butcher misses with the combination.
Watts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Butcher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Watts misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts misses with a body shot.
Watts swats away the attempt to clinch by The Butcher.
The Butcher fails to land with a series of punches.
The Butcher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Watts is breathing heavily.
The Butcher with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Butcher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Butcher moves into the clinch successfully.
The Butcher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Butcher doesn't manage to clinch there - Watts circles away.
The Butcher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watts shoots in and bounces The Butcher off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Butcher wants to stand but Watts is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! The Butcher is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! The Butcher has escaped and now he's on top!
The Butcher wants to get up but he can't break Watts's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watts wants to sweep here but The Butcher controlling him for the moment.
Watts looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John The Butcher dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Butcher dodges the punch combination from Watts.
The Butcher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watts was well out of range. Poor timing from The Butcher.
The Butcher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watts misses with a combination
and The Butcher counters with a straight right hand.
Watts moves away from the strike by The Butcher.
Watts getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Watts fails to land the takedown.
Watts throws a lazy right hand but The Butcher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Butcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watts.
The Butcher swinging wildly here.
Watts misses with a combination
and The Butcher counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Butcher lands with a right hand.
The Butcher lands a body shot.
John The Butcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Butcher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ken Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Butcher throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Butcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Butcher lands a jab to the head.
Watts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Butcher.
The Butcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watts swinging wildly here.
Watts takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The Butcher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Butcher jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Watts scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The Butcher throws a right and a left that Watts avoids nicely.
Watts fails with the takedown.
Danga de danga de dang - The Butcher scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Ken Watts has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Butcher throws a right hand that Watts ducks under and follows up with a left that Watts also avoids with ease.
John The Butcher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Butcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Watts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Watts slips a jab and a cross from The Butcher.
Watts takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Watts loads up on a big right hand but The Butcher slips the punch.
Watts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Butcher's waist but The Butcher gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Watts off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Butcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Butcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Butcher cracks Watts with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Butcher moves out of range of the strikes.
Watts takes one to the side of the head.
Watts avoids the body shot from The Butcher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts misses with a wild body shot.
The Butcher lands a slapping body shot.
The Butcher moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The Butcher scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Watts closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Watts is rocked!
Watts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Butcher defends it nicely.
The Butcher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Watts has time to react.
Oh Watts is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Butcher scores with a decent looking hook.
Watts seems to have got his legs back now.
Watts walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
The Butcher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Butcher 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.
The Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch but Watts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watts throws a shot from downtown. The Butcher moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher swinging wildly here.
Watts throws a jab but it's blocked by The Butcher.
Watts slips under a jab.
Watts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watts missing with a left hand there. The Butcher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Butcher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Watts takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Some wild striking there from The Butcher.
The Butcher misses with a few strikes there.
Watts is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The Butcher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Butcher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Watts on the side of the head.
Ken Watts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watts misses the jab.
Watts looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The Butcher tries to clinch up but Watts circles away and keeps his distance.
Watts throws a combination that misses
and The Butcher counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John The Butcher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ken Watts's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Watts thows a body shot but no joy.
The Butcher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Butcher fails to land with a series of punches.
Watts fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Watts moves forwards but The Butcher connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Watts dodges the punch combination from The Butcher.
Watts throws a right and a left that The Butcher avoids nicely.
Watts throws a shot from downtown. The Butcher moves away and avoids it.
The Butcher misses with a hook.
Watts swinging wildly here.
A right-left combo lands from The Butcher.
The Butcher misses the jab.
Watts closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watts is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Butcher knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The Butcher wants to get back to his feet but Watts drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Butcher is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Watts is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Butcher knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Watts is trying to get an arm triangle but The Butcher is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The Butcher is not content to let Watts control the position.
Watts is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, The Butcher has escaped the position, nice work there.
Watts is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Butcher knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Butcher throws a combination. Watts tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher takes a swing at Watts's ribcage but misses.
The Butcher cracks a nice hook into Watts's ribs.
The Butcher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watts circles away quickly and effectively.
The Butcher throws a big shot that misses.
Watts needs to keep his hands up - The Butcher had a free shot at his head there.
The Butcher throws a hook but Watts blocks it.
The Butcher lands a lovely overhand right.
The Butcher connects with a looping right hand.
The Butcher lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Watts falls backwards - clearly groggy! The Butcher dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John The Butcher!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Hall told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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25
218 lbs
9 - 4 - 1 |
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205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Hall!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
Hall stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hall wants it to stay on the feet.
Ben Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hall's guard.
Hall wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hall is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Hall is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Hall is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall stops Gracie from passing to mount.
Hall throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Hall wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Gracie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hall's half guard.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hall defends it well.
Hall is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hall is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.
Hall is not content to let Gracie control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie content to control rather than advance.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Hall is defending well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hall throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Hall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily.
That's four 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.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hall sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gracie.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Hall slips under a jab from Gracie.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hall is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.
Gracie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Hall is defending well.
Gracie wants to control but Hall is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hall throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hall defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hall's corner calls for a 1-2. Hall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hall scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hall decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hall defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Hall throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Hall throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie slips under a jab from Hall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
Hall misses with a low kick.
Hall works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Gracie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hall is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gracie trying to control the position but Hall is working away.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hall keeps working.
Hall explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Hall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Hall sprawls well.
Hall throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Hall looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Hall lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hall.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Hall had a free shot at his head there.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie showed some decent athleticism there.
Hall is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.
Hall is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working for a guillotine from mount but Hall frees his head quite easily.
Hall is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gracie working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Hall looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Gracie! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Roberto Gracie!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Crack Corn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crack Corn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jimmy cracks heads and he dont care. Woods is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jackson 5 - ABC. Manny Woods has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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165 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Crack Corn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Woods!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods connects with a nice looking jab.
Crack Corn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Woods pinned against the cage. Woods gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Woods swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crack Corn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Woods is trying to escape the mount.
Crack Corn thowing shots but they're missing.
Woods regains half guard.
Woods looks like he's trying to stand up.
Woods regains full guard. Nicely done.
Crack Corn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Woods swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Woods looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Crack Corn landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack Corn wants to pass the guard but Woods is keeping the position.
Woods bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Crack Corn's guard.
Woods pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crack Corn is keeping the position for now.
Crack Corn is working an open guard so Woods takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Crack Corn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Woods stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crack Corn has a takedown stuffed.
Woods keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Woods's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Woods duly obliges.
Crack Corn is rocked!
Crack Corn shoots in but Woods avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Crack Corn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woods digs a good hook to Crack Corn's body.
Crack Corn is breathing heavily.
Woods bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oh Crack Corn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woods throws out a loose jab but Crack Corn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crack Corn seems to have got his legs back now.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crack Corn moves away.
Crack Corn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Woods's waist but Woods gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crack Corn off to one side.
Crack Corn misses with a straight right.
Woods throws a jab but it's blocked by Crack Corn.
A swing and a miss from Woods.
Nice defenses there by Crack Corn.
Manny Woods is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crack Corn misses with a combination
and Woods holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Woods pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Woods throws a looping overhand right but Crack Corn ducks down to avoid it.
Woods just misses with a punch to the body.
Jimmy Crack Corn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woods is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crack Corn.
Woods blocks a head kick by Crack Corn.
Nice defenses there by Crack Corn.
Crack Corn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods looks like he's trying to stand up.
Woods trying to hold on to Crack Corn's head to control him but Crack Corn postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Woods manages to get to full guard.
Woods wants to stand and escape but Crack Corn is having none of it.
Woods is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Crack Corn defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woods tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woods working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crack Corn.
Crack Corn is looking to work some ground and pound but Woods has wrist control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Crack Corn thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Crack Corn won't allow Woods to sweep him here.
Crack Corn won't allow Woods to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Woods slips a jab from Crack Corn.
Crack Corn shoots and misses
enabling Woods to counter with a crisp jab.
Crack Corn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Woods loads up on a big right hand but Crack Corn slips the punch.
Crack Corn misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Woods to counter with a crisp jab.
Woods tries to clinch but Crack Corn is having none of it.
A big left from Woods misses.
Crack Corn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Crack Corn.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crack Corn misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Woods to counter with a crisp jab.
Crack Corn circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - Woods throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crack Corn throws a sloppy body shot
and Woods moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Woods dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A looping hook to the body misses from Woods. Crack Corn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Woods connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Crack Corn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Woods has managed to clinch.
A short right from Woods.
Woods is trying to break the clinch but Crack Corn has him pressed against the cage.
Crack Corn is working for takedown but Woods is calmly controlling the position for now.
Woods lands with a right to the head.
Woods lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crack Corn backwards.
Woods gets through Crack Corn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Woods.
Woods breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Woods gets a clinch.
Woods stalls.
Woods makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack Corn is working for takedown but Woods is calmly controlling the position for now.
Woods breaks from the clinch.
Crack Corn has his takedown stuffed
enabling Woods to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Crack Corn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crack Corn misses with a wild combination.
Woods instigates a clinch.
Woods breaks the clinch.
Woods swings for the body but Crack Corn moves out of range.
Crack Corn gets a takedown into half guard.
Woods moves into full guard.
Woods is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Woods looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Crack Corn throwing strikes from guard but Woods blocks nicely.
Crack Corn is fighting to break Woods's control of his arms but Woods is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Crack Corn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crack Corn stopping the sweep attempt from Woods.
Woods pulls Crack Corn in close to prevent any damage.
Woods is looking to stand up but Crack Corn isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods keeping full guard, as Crack Corn tries to pass.
Woods looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crack Corn is one step ahead there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crack Corn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crack Corn wants to clinch
and Woods counters with a nice uppercut.
Crack Corn misses with a takedown
and Woods counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Woods rushes Crack Corn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crack Corn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Woods lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Woods scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Woods misses with a wild body shot.
Crack Corn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Woods counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Woods lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crack Corn backwards.
A shot in the inside from Woods.
Crack Corn can't get the takedown.
Woods scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Woods.
A hook to the body from Woods.
Woods pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crack Corn dodges the punch combination from Woods.
Woods moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crack Corn tries for a takedown but Woods circles away easily
and Woods counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Woods showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Woods slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crack Corn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Woods moves into the clinch.
Woods breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Woods cracks Crack Corn on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Crack Corn falls backwards against the cage. Woods follows up with more strikes that drop Crack Corn to his knees. Woods keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Crack Corn! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Woods!
Manny Woods is the new lightweight champion!
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