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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laish Tenedos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Imran Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Imran Khan 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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210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Laish Tenedos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Imran Khan!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tenedos misses with a head kick.
Khan scores with a nice right hand.
Khan throws a nice looking combination but Tenedos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khan gets a clinch.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Tenedos controls his hands.
Tenedos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Khan landing knees to the head.
It looks like Laish Tenedos has been cut.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tenedos blocks it with crossed arms.
Khan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Khan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tenedos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khan throws a head kick but Tenedos moves out of range.
Khan avoids the head kick by Tenedos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenedos scores with a kick to the body.
Khan closes the distance and pushes Tenedos back into the cage.
A short left from Khan.
Tenedos wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
Khan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tenedos tries to circle away but Khan has him pinned against the cage.
Tenedos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tenedos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khan.
Khan breaks the clinch.
Khan is looking to clinch.
Tenedos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tenedos swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
A head kick misses from Tenedos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan avoids the head kick by Tenedos.
Tenedos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan pushes Tenedos up against the cage in a clinch.
Khan breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan tries to clinch there but Tenedos circles away.
Khan pushes Tenedos up against the cage in a clinch.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but Tenedos blocks with his arms.
Tenedos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khan avoids it.
Tenedos tries to land knees in the clinch but Khan avoids the damage to the body.
Khan avoiding damage.
Tenedos is looking to break free of the clinch but Khan has double underhooks.
Khan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tenedos up against the cage.
Tenedos tries to land a knee to the head but Khan blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenedos managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Tenedos takes a shot to the head.
Khan prevents Tenedos from breaking the clinch.
Tenedos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tenedos's face.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tenedos blocks it with crossed arms.
Tenedos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khan rushes Tenedos and presses him up against the cage.
Tenedos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khan dodges an elbow strike from Tenedos.
Tenedos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khan clinches with his opponent.
Tenedos wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tenedos throws a head kick that misses.
Tenedos misses with a kick to the body
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tenedos lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan drives through and clinches with Tenedos against the cage.
Khan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Khan.
Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tenedos misses with a kick to the body.
Tenedos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan blocks a head kick by Tenedos.
Khan tries to clinch but Tenedos is having none of it.
Khan rushes Tenedos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tenedos working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Imran Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Laish Tenedos'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.
Tenedos tries a head kick but it misses.
Imran Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tenedos throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
Tenedos throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
Khan moves out of range of the leg kick from Tenedos.
Khan instigates a clinch.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Tenedos takes a knee right on the jaw!
A frustrated look appears on Khan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tenedos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tenedos misses with a low kick.
Tenedos throws a lazy head kick
and Khan moves into the clinch.
Imran Khan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Tenedos blocks it.
Khan prevents Tenedos from breaking the clinch.
Khan stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan scores with a shoulder strike.
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch but Tenedos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tenedos throws a leg kick but Khan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tenedos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Imran Khan has been cut.
Khan blocks the body kick.
Tenedos throws a lazy head kick
and Khan counters with a series of strikes. Tenedos will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Khan manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tenedos.
A head kick by Tenedos misses
and Khan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Khan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tenedos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Khan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tenedos is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Tenedos tries to circle away but Khan has him pinned against the cage.
Tenedos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khan walks away with a smile on his face. Tenedos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tenedos counters with a good, hard body kick but Khan shrugs it off.
Khan misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenedos lands with a nice body kick.
Khan tries to clinch up but Tenedos circles away and keeps his distance.
Tenedos tries to keep at a distance but Khan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Khan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tenedos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khan blocks it with crossed arms.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khan lands a left hand.
Khan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Tenedos avoids the damage to the body.
Khan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tenedos's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan landing knees to the head.
Tenedos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tenedos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khan walks away with a smile on his face. Tenedos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Laish Tenedos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tenedos looks to land a body kick but Khan moved away.
Tenedos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tenedos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tenedos throws a body kick that misses.
Khan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Khan misses with the combination.
Khan closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Imran Khan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tenedos misses with a head kick.
Khan pushes Tenedos up against the cage in a clinch.
Tenedos fails to pull guard.
Tenedos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tenedos throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tenedos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Khan lands an elbow inside.
Tenedos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Khan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Tenedos has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Khan.
Khan lands a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Tenedos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tenedos up against the cage.
Khan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenedos wants to break free but Khan has control.
Khan lands an elbow that stopped Tenedos in his tracks for a moment.
Tenedos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Khan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laish Tenedos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan lands a knee to the head.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khan.
Tenedos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khan slows down the pace here.
Khan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tenedos's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenedos can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Khan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Khan lands with a right to the head.
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khan tries to clinch there but Tenedos circles away.
Tenedos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan tries to clinch up but Tenedos circles away and keeps his distance.
Khan clinches up against the cage.
Khan stalls.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tenedos is trying to push Khan away but Khan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Tenedos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khan lands a knee to the head.
Khan prevents Tenedos from breaking the clinch.
Tenedos avoiding damage as Khan throws knees to the body.
Khan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tenedos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Khan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Imran Khan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tenedos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khan has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Khan keeps control of Tenedos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tenedos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khan is defending well for now.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khan lands an uppercut.
Tenedos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Khan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tenedos's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Laish Tenedos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tenedos scores a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Imran Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Khan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Imran Khan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crin Antonescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darrion James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Crin Antonescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darrion James!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonescu misses with a double jab.
Antonescu shoots in and drives through. James sprawls well.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - James has eaten all the pies!
James rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Antonescu counters with a straight right hand.
James takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Crin Antonescu has been cut.
Antonescu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
James swings widly with a right hand
and Antonescu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Darrion James has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James working hard to break the clinch.
Antonescu manages to break the clinch.
James shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Antonescu as he jumps to the side.
James throws a jab when Antonescu was well out of range.
Antonescu fails in his attempt to clinch.
James shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Antonescu as he jumps to the side.
Antonescu leaves James with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Crin Antonescu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darrion James.
James shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Antonescu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
James creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Antonescu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
James decides to stand up, so the ref orders Antonescu to his feet.
James shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. James showed some decent athleticism there.
James looks winded!
Antonescu trying to hold on to James's head to control him but James postures up.
Antonescu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Antonescu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
James lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. James connects with a nice short shot to Antonescu's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonescu is controlling James's position as best he can from this difficult position.
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!
Antonescu won't allow James to pass to mount.
James seems to be looking for submissions.
Antonescu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from James.
Antonescu trying to control from the bottom.
Antonescu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from James.
James throws a strike but Antonescu avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Antonescu looking to control.
James wants to pass the guard but Antonescu is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throwing strikes but missing.
Antonescu is working an open guard so James takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
James leaves Antonescu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
James slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Antonescu blocks a jab.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Antonescu's shoulder, as Antonescu tries to avoid the shot.
Antonescu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
James shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Antonescu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antonescu is working to avoid the ground and pound but James connects with a decent elbow.
Antonescu is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
James is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Antonescu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James fails to land a wild elbow strike.
James working the ground and pound from side control.
Antonescu regains half guard, as James was trying to land strikes.
James throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrion James dominated that 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.
James misses with a looping right.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Antonescu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Antonescu closes the distance and clinches up with James, looking for a takedown. Antonescu pushes James against the cage but James circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
James missing with a left hand there. Antonescu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James tries for a takedown but Antonescu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Antonescu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Antonescu moves out of range of the strikes.
Antonescu shoots in for a double leg but James sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Antonescu tries to avoid it but James manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Antonescu to the ground. Antonescu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Antonescu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Antonescu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around James's waist but James gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Antonescu off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crin Antonescu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James misses with a double jab
and Antonescu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonescu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Antonescu thows a body kick. James tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Antonescu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
James is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Antonescu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Antonescu's back!
James thows a strike but Antonescu uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Antonescu as he ends up in James 's guard!
James is looking to stand up but Antonescu isn't so interested in that idea.
James throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Antonescu escapes and throws James's legs to the side, diving into side control!
James tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Antonescu presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Antonescu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is wriggling around trying to escape.
James 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James tries to roll over but Antonescu keeps him under control.
Antonescu is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so James is just riding it out for now. Antonescu eventually gives up the hold.
James looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonescu wants to lay and pray for a moment but James keeps working.
James looking for submissions off his back.
Antonescu keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
James is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Antonescu pulls his head out easily.
Antonescu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
James is staying active underneath Antonescu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonescu stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows James to get to his feet.
Antonescu manages to get an easy takedown there - catching James on his heels. He'll look to pass James's guard now, I'm sure.
James working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Antonescu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Antonescu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
James is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James keeping moving, preventing Antonescu from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antonescu gets to his feet - James follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crin Antonescu dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Antonescu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Antonescu stuffs the takedown.
Antonescu lands a nice hook to James's body. James takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
James shoots in looking for a takedown but Antonescu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing James's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Antonescu moves into the clinch successfully.
Antonescu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Antonescu moves away from the strike by James.
Crin Antonescu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Antonescu. Those never looked like landing.
Nice sprawl there from Antonescu as James shoots in.
Crin Antonescu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darrion James.
Antonescu lands a high kick!
James shoots in and drives through. Antonescu sprawls well.
Antonescu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jamess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Antonescu has James up against the cage in a clinch.
Antonescu jumps into guard, dragging James to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James wants to get up but he can't break Antonescu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James trying to move into half guard but instead Antonescu has managed to sweep!
Antonescu forces his way into half guard.
James looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
James is pressing down on Antonescu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
James throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
James has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Antonescu 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 James.
Darrion James has got the better of the ground game so far.
James wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonescu is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James is trying to get back to half guard.
Antonescu looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Antonescu remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
James throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Antonescu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of James's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take James's back!
James rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
James pushes Antonescu off and gets back to his feet.
James shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Antonescu but Antonescu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Antonescu instigates a clinch.
Antonescu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Still in the clinch, James scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by James.
Antonescu manages to break the clinch.
James manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Antonescu on his heels. He'll look to pass Antonescu's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James throwing strikes but missing.
Antonescu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from James.
James throws a strike but Antonescu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
James is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antonescu stands and steps away. James gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
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 Crin Antonescu.
I think Antonescu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crin Antonescu!
An out of breath Crin Antonescu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Eel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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25
160 lbs
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25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Eel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Eel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rodriguez can do anything to dispel that myth.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rodriguez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Eel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rodriguez is looking to escape.
Rodriguez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rodriguez trying to hold on to Eel's head to control him but Eel postures up.
Rodriguez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rodriguez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Eel is fighting to break Rodriguez's control of his arms but Rodriguez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Eel wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
Eel wanted to stand there but Rodriguez had control of the position.
Rodriguez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodriguez, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Eric Eel just wasn't active enough.
Eel drives through with a takedown into guard.
Eel trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Eel looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rodriguez throws a strike but Eel avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez trying to control but Eel is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rodriguez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rodriguez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Eel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Eel trying to keep a closed guard but Rodriguez is proving a slippery customer.
Eel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rodriguez on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rodriguez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rodriguez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rodriguez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rodriguez trying to control but Eel is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Eel kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rodriguez with a nice head shot there.
Rodriguez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rodriguez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rodriguez throwing strikes but missing.
Eel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rodriguez postures up.
Rodriguez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rodriguez connects with a couple of short punches.
Rodriguez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eel keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rodriguez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Eel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Rodriguez 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.
Rodriguez 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.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Eel keeps moving.
Rodriguez connects with a couple of short punches.
Eel controls Rodriguez momentarily but Rodriguez frees himself.
Rodriguez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rodriguez trying to control but Eel is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Alex Rodriguez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eel looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eel wants to sweep but no luck.
Rodriguez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rodriguez prevents Eel from getting back to his feet.
Rodriguez is looking to work some ground and pound but Eel has wrist control.
Eel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rodriguez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rodriguez postures up in Eel's guard and throws a big left but Eel blocks it.
Rodriguez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rodriguez forces his way into half guard.
Rodriguez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rodriguez looking to finish Eel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Eel!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Eel's face.
Eel taking shots to the head.
Rodriguez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez tries to control but Eel wriggling away.
Rodriguez with good strikes from the mount here!
Rodriguez lands a big elbow.
Eel wants to control but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Rodriguez breaks from Eel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rodriguez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eel is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rodriguez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rodriguez landing punches.
BOOM! Rodriguez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rodriguez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Eel's face.
Eel tries to hold on but Rodriguez postures up.
Eel is looking to improve his position but Rodriguez isn't that keen on the idea.
Rodriguez working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eel wants to hold on but Rodriguez pushes him away.
Rodriguez raining down shots from the mount!
Rodriguez landing strikes from the mount and Eel is in trouble!
Eel is trying desperately to improve position.
Rodriguez landing shots from mount.
Eel is in a horrible position here. Rodriguez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Eel tries to hold on but Rodriguez postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodriguez with good strikes from the mount here!
Rodriguez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Eel looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Rodriguez 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Eel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rodriguez avoids it really well and circles away.
Eel is rocked!
Eel slaps away a takedown attempt from Rodriguez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rodriguez stuffs the takedown attempt from Eel. Eel gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Eel circles away.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rodriguez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Eel swivels and escapes.
Eric Eel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Rodriguez.
Good shot there by Eel.
Nice sprawl there from Rodriguez as Eel shoots in.
Eel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rodriguez, pushing him back against the cage.
Rodriguez is looking for a takedown.
Rodriguez looking for a takedown.
Rodriguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez has Eel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Eel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rodriguez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Eel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Eel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rodriguez is trying to drag Eel to the mat but Eel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Eel manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rodriguez throws a big elbow that misses.
Eel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eel controls Rodriguez momentarily but Rodriguez frees himself.
Rodriguez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rodriguez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Eel keeps moving.
Rodriguez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rodriguez is working Eel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Eel wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Rodriguez is now in half guard.
Eel wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rodriguez is trying to control. Eel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rodriguez throwing shots but Eel is blocking nicely.
Rodriguez controlling the pace.
Rodriguez 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.
Eel is trying to stand.
Eel wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping busy.
Rodriguez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rodriguez working over Eel with some ground and pound. Eel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rodriguez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rodriguez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Eel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rodriguez drops an elbow to the side of Eel's head.
Rodriguez working Eel over with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Eel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rodriguez working Eel over with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez trying to control the action but Eel is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Rodriguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rodriguez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Rodriguez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Whitecoat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitecoat is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Seven Nation Army. Ben Hall is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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27
195 lbs
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34
186 lbs
10 - 18 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Axel Whitecoat!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitecoat wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
Hall connects with a right hand. Whitecoat shakes it off.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whitecoat.
Whitecoat is looking to clinch but Hall is avoiding it.
Whitecoat on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Whitecoat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whitecoat.
Hall looks to land a combination but Whitecoat avoids it well.
Whitecoat takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Whitecoat throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Whitecoat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Whitecoat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitecoat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Whitecoat, as that shot connected.
Whitecoat digs a good hook to Hall's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whitecoat scores with a takedown into Hall's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hall is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitecoat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hall advances position into side control!
Whitecoat struggling a bit here.
Whitecoat tries to bench press Hall off him but Hall keeps the position.
Hall decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hall swinging wildly here.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hall looks to land a combination but Whitecoat avoids it well.
Hall slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Whitecoat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitecoat.
A cross from Whitecoat lands.
Ben Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whitecoat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitecoat looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Whitecoat misses.
A nice combination there by Hall.
Hall works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall throws a series of punches but Whitecoat avoids them all with ease.
Hall slips under a jab from Whitecoat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Whitecoat, as that shot connected.
Whitecoat slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whitecoat was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a one two combo.
A cross from Whitecoat lands.
Whitecoat throws an off balance right hand
and Hall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Whitecoat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whitecoat looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Whitecoat just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall works the jab nicely.
Hall avoids the body shot from Whitecoat.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Whitecoat is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hall rather than just go for the knockout.
Whitecoat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitecoat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Whitecoat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whitecoat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whitecoat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whitecoat.
Whitecoat lands a nice hook to Hall's body. Hall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whitecoat tries to clinch but Hall moves out of range.
Whitecoat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hall throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A lazy left from Whitecoat finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Whitecoat misses the target.
Hall swinging wildly here.
Hall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Whitecoat. Whitecoat circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Whitecoat forces Hall back against the cage and clinches.
Hall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hall blocks a body shot from Whitecoat.
Hall is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall is trying to force a seperation but Whitecoat has the dominant position.
Whitecoat throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Whitecoat lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Axel Whitecoat will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whitecoat circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Whitecoat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whitecoat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hall swinging wildly here.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Whitecoat just misses with a punch to the body.
Whitecoat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitecoat.
Whitecoat takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hall feints a jab promting Whitecoat to slip. Hall then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Whitecoat slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Whitecoat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whitecoat throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Hall ducks right into an uppercut from Whitecoat.
Whitecoat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall throws a series of punches but Whitecoat avoids them all with ease.
Hall throws a right hand that Whitecoat ducks under and follows up with a left that Whitecoat also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitecoat scores with a punch to the head.
Hall lands a glancing blow to the side of Whitecoat's head.
Whitecoat fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hall to the ground. Whitecoat is now in Hall's guard.
Whitecoat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Whitecoat wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Whitecoat is in close to Hall's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Whitecoat throwing strikes from guard but Hall blocks nicely.
Hall has momentary wrist control but Whitecoat slips an elbow through the middle.
Hall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Whitecoat with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitecoat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Whitecoat's guard.
Whitecoat has his foot on Hall's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hall works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitecoat controls Hall momentarily but Hall frees himself.
Hall drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hall jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Whitecoat looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Whitecoat is breathing heavily.
Hall trying to stand up but can't free himself from Whitecoat's guard.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitecoat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitecoat working a defensive guard here.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Whitecoat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Whitecoat tries to strike from the bottom.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whitecoat is keeping the position for now.
Hall advances position into side control!
Whitecoat tries to bench press Hall off him but Hall keeps the position.
Whitecoat sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Whitecoat trying to hold on to Hall's head to control him but Hall postures up.
Hall prevents Whitecoat from improving his position.
Hall wants to pass to mount but Whitecoat is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitecoat works his way to full guard. Good work.
Whitecoat is controlling Hall's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall looking to pass the guard.
Hall drops back, looking for a kneebar! Whitecoat looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Whitecoat looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Whitecoat!
Hall takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Check out the look on Whitecoat's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Check out the look on Whitecoat's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hall tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Whitecoat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hall goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hall.
Whitecoat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whitecoat shoots in but no luck this time.
Whitecoat scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hall doesn't seem bothered though.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whitecoat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Whitecoat misses with a wild body shot.
Whitecoat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Whitecoat darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Whitecoat moves into the clinch.
Whitecoat cracks Hall with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitecoat pushes Hall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whitecoat gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hall regains guard.
Whitecoat landing with the ground and pound.
Whitecoat postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Whitecoat working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hall's head.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Whitecoat from controlling successfully.
Whitecoat lands a couple of elbows.
Axel Whitecoat has got the better of the ground game so far.
Whitecoat landing some decent shots from guard.
Whitecoat throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Whitecoat works over Hall with some ground and pound from guard.
Whitecoat trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Axel Whitecoat is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitecoat looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hall looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Whitecoat doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Whitecoat manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Whitecoat controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Whitecoat trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Hall is trying to control the position but Whitecoat postures up.
Whitecoat slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Axel Whitecoat has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Whitecoat just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whitecoat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whitecoat just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall keeps the fight on the outside.
Hall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whitecoat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whitecoat misses the shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hall.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whitecoat circles away quickly and effectively.
Whitecoat throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hall tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Whitecoat is in Hall's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall working a defensive guard but Whitecoat manages to pass into side control anyway.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ben Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hall punching from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Axel Whitecoat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Whitecoat 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Axel Whitecoat!
After the fight, Axel Whitecoat was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerlach Rutger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wain comes to the cage accompanied by Bring the Noise. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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215 lbs
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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 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Wain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Gerlach Rutger!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Wain finds it's way through Rutger's defenses.
It looks like Gerlach Rutger has been cut.
Wain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rutger shoots in and bounces Wain off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rutger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rutger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rutger is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rutger stopping the sweep attempt from Wain.
Wain pulls Rutger in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wain trying to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because John Wain wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rutger drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rutger wants to control from the top but Wain keeps moving.
Rutger throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wain being controlled here, momentarily.
Rutger stopping the sweep attempt from Wain.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wain wants to clinch up but Rutger keeps it at a distance.
John Wain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wain.
Rutger staying out of range there.
Wain changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rutger tries to avoid it but Wain manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rutger to the ground. Rutger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wain looks for a takedown but Rutger sprawls well.
Wain closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rutger circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Wain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wain darts in trying to clinch
and Rutger decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wain's guard.
Rutger stopping the sweep attempt from Wain.
Wain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rutger throws a big elbow that misses.
Wain keeping moving, preventing Rutger from controlling successfully.
Rutger wants to pass the guard but Wain is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wain working a defensive guard but Rutger passes into half guard.
Wain trying to hold on to Rutger's head to control him but Rutger postures up.
Rutger seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wain on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wain trying to control here.
Wain tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Rutger has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutger landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerlach Rutger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerlach Rutger's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rutger manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wain on his heels. He'll look to pass Wain's guard now, I'm sure.
Rutger is in close to Wain's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wain throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rutger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rutger with a nice head shot there.
Wain is trying to keep Rutger in close.
Rutger being controlled here momentarily.
Rutger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutger trying to control but Wain is working from the bottom.
Rutger looking to sit in guard and control but Wain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wain postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gerlach Rutger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wain throws an elbow that misses. Rutger uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wain's guard. Nice move by Rutger!
Rutger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rutger looking to pass the guard.
Rutger sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rutger landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wain has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rutger has managed to get both his arms back between Wain's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rutger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rutger must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wain trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Wain wants to control the position but Rutger says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Rutger controlling the action here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutger moves into full mount! Wain won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wain is looking to improve his position but Rutger isn't that keen on the idea.
Wain tries to hold on but Rutger pushes him away.
Rutger in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rutger content just to control the position here.
Rutger lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wain is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wain taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wain keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutger lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rutger wants to control the pace but Wain is squirming around nicely.
Wain is bucking up trying to escape but Rutger cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wain is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rutger pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wain is rocked!
Rutger postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Wain out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Rutger goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gerlach Rutger!
After the fight, Gerlach Rutger was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fenton Meeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janek Kochanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kochanowski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sting Of The Bumblebee. 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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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
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fenton Meeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janek Kochanowski!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kochanowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meeks.
Meeks misses with a right hand
and Kochanowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meeks misses with a straight left.
Meeks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Meeks blocks a head kick by Kochanowski.
Meeks darts in and clinches Kochanowski up against the cage.
Meeks lands a shot to the body.
Meeks avoiding damage as Kochanowski throws knees to the body.
Meeks lands a body shot.
Kochanowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meeks walks into a stiff left hand from Kochanowski.
Meeks cracks Kochanowski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Meeks moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kochanowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kochanowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Meeks lands with a right to the head.
Meeks can't find room to land a body shot as Kochanowski controls the action.
Meeks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kochanowski looking to throw knees to the head but Meeks is blocking nicely.
A short right from Meeks on the inside.
A short left from Meeks.
Meeks scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Meeks.
Kochanowski working Meeks over with knees to the body.
Meeks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Meeks.
Meeks tries to throw a body punch but Kochanowski avoids it by throwing Meeks back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kochanowski.
Kochanowski tries a knee to the head but Meeks blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meeks slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeks working aggressively here.
Meeks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Meeks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kochanowski's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Meeks is pushing Kochanowski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Meeks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Meeks tries a body shot but Kochanowski blocks it.
Meeks lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees to the body from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Meeks avoids the damage to the body.
Meeks effectively controlling the action here.
Meeks blocks a body shot from Kochanowski.
Meeks tries to work over Kochanowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Meeks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kochanowski.
Meeks misses with some punches.
Kochanowski blocking some punches.
Meeks trying to land knees to the body.
Meeks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Meeks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Meeks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Meeks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Meeks lands a shot to the body.
Meeks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Meeks just leaning against Kochanowski, taking a breather.
Kochanowski is trying to break free.
Kochanowski letting Meeks take a breather here.
Meeks tries a body shot but Kochanowski blocks it.
Meeks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kochanowski scores a nice knee to the body.
Meeks tries to work over Kochanowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meeks is leaning against Kochanowski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kochanowski digs a right hand underneath Meeks's ribcage. Meeks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Meeks.
Meeks throws an elbow that misses.
Kochanowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meeks is defending well for now.
Kochanowski lands a nice knee to the body.
Meeks managing to block the knees to the body from Kochanowski.
Meeks lands with a light punch inside.
Meeks lands a shot to the body.
Meeks blocks a body shot from Kochanowski.
Meeks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kochanowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kochanowski is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kochanowski drops his hands momentarily and Meeks takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Meeks jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fenton Meeks dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Meeks throws a sloppy head kick
and Kochanowski finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kochanowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meeks shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kochanowski eats them both and turns towards Meeks to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Meeks throws a sloppy head kick and Kochanowski moves out of range easily.
Meeks misses with a combination
and Kochanowski counters with an outside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Kochanowski.
Kochanowski wants to clinch up but Meeks keeps it at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Meeks, as that shot connected.
Kochanowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meeks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks throws a series of punches but Kochanowski avoids them all with ease.
Kochanowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kochanowski tries to stall but Meeks uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kochanowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meeks is defending well for now.
Meeks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kochanowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meeks is defending well for now.
Meeks tries to throw a body punch but Kochanowski avoids it by throwing Meeks back against the cage.
Meeks taking a breather.
Meeks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kochanowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meeks is defending well for now.
Meeks is stalling here.
Meeks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meeks throws a head punch that misses.
Kochanowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meeks's elbow.
Meeks trying to control the position but instead, Kochanowski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Meeks into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski misses with a body punch.
Meeks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Meeks lands an uppercut.
Meeks taking a breather.
Kochanowski looking to stall.
Kochanowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meeks.
Kochanowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meeks is defending well for now.
Kochanowski misses with a body punch.
Meeks throws a punch but it's blocked by Kochanowski.
Meeks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kochanowski working Meeks over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kochanowski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Meeks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Meeks can't find room to land a body shot as Kochanowski controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kochanowski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meeks misses with a body punch.
Kochanowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kochanowski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kochanowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fenton Meeks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meeks is looking to clinch.
Kochanowski throws a hook but Meeks blocks it.
Meeks cracks Kochanowski with an open hand slap.
Kochanowski is looking to clinch but Meeks is avoiding it.
Kochanowski slips under a jab from Meeks.
Meeks tries a head kick but it misses.
Fenton Meeks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meeks.
Kochanowski throws a hook but Meeks avoids it easily.
A big right from Meeks misses.
Fenton Meeks is winning the standup battle so far.
Meeks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kochanowski.
Meeks throws a sloppy head kick
and Kochanowski counters with a head kick. That will keep Meeks thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kochanowski. That's going to slow Meeks down.
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!
Kochanowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Meeks misses with a lunging right hand
and Kochanowski counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Meeks is lucky that one didn't land flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meeks throws out a loose jab but Kochanowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kochanowski just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Janek Kochanowski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Meeks forces Kochanowski back against the cage and clinches.
Kochanowski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kochanowski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kochanowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meeks.
Meeks managing to block the knees to the body from Kochanowski.
Meeks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meeks lands a left hand.
Meeks pressing his opponent against the cage.
Meeks can't find room to land a body shot as Kochanowski controls the action.
Kochanowski cracks Meeks with a nice body shot.
Kochanowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meeks throws a lazy uppercut
and Kochanowski counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kochanowski stalks Meeks and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Meeks's face. Meeks staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochanowski walks into a left hand.
Meeks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Meeks throws out a loose jab but Kochanowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meeks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kochanowski.
Meeks moves out of range as Kochanowski strikes.
Meeks misses with a double jab.
A head kick by Meeks misses
and Kochanowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meeks tries to clinch but Kochanowski is having none of it.
A combination from Meeks does no damage.
Meeks is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A head kick misses from Meeks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Meeks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kochanowski.
Kochanowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Meeks.
Meeks catches Kochanowski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Meeks on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Meeks misses with a wild combination.
Meeks throws the left hand but Kochanowski avoids the punch easily.
Meeks fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeks throws a head kick that misses.
Meeks throws a right and a left that Kochanowski avoids nicely.
Kochanowski is looking to clinch.
Kochanowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Meeks misses.
Kochanowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kochanowski blocks a head kick by Meeks.
Meeks tries to clinch up.
Kochanowski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Meeks scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meeks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kochanowski tries to clinch up
and Meeks counters with a nice uppercut.
Kochanowski thumps Meeks with a low kick.
Kochanowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Meeks circles away.
Nice jab there from Meeks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kochanowski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Meeks throws a series of punches but Kochanowski moves out of range.
Meeks slips a jab from Kochanowski.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Janek Kochanowski.
I think Kochanowski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Janek Kochanowski!
Janek Kochanowski made sure to mention his sponsor, [CLOSED] Nothing For Sale! in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rhydrei Camo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nom Nomm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nomm has chosen Nyan Cat as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rhydrei Camo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nom Nomm!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Camo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Nomm.
Rhydrei Camo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nomm counters with a right hand to the body.
Camo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nomm on the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Camo. No joy for Nomm on that attempt.
Nomm lands a nice looking body shot.
Camo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nomm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Camo throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nomm tries to bum rush Camo with a series of wild strikes but Camo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Camo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nomm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Nomm.
Camo misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomm misses the shot to the body.
Camo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nomm counters with a straight right hand.
Camo misses the body punch
enabling Nomm to counter with a crisp jab.
Nomm takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Camo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nomm lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Camo throws a jab when Nomm was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Camo.
Camo works the jab nicely.
A slow jab from Camo misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camo looks to land a left hand but Nomm moved out of range nicely.
Camo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nomm connects with a body shot.
Camo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nomm throws out the jab.
Camo throws a right and a left that Nomm avoids nicely.
Nomm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camo was well out of range. Poor timing from Nomm.
Nomm is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Camo rather than just go for the knockout.
Camo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Camo misses with a series of wild punches.
Nomm drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nomm tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Camo can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomm tries for a kimura but Camo is defending well.
Camo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nomm seems to be working for a kimura but Camo defends the submission attempt.
Nomm is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Camo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nomm is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camo wants to improve his position but Nomm is controlling well.
Nomm seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Camo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nomm is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nomm is trying to work for a kimura but Camo is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nomm is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Camo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nomm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rhydrei Camo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A clash of legs there as Nomm blocks the low kick.
Camo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nomm circles away quickly and effectively.
Nomm shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Camo defends it nicely.
Nomm throws a right and a left that Camo avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camo throws a leg kick but Nomm sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Camo throws a series of punches but Nomm moves out of range.
Nomm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Camo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rhydrei Camo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nomm connects with a body shot.
A punch combination from Camo misses.
Camo looks to land a right hand but Nomm moved out of range.
No joy there for Nomm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nomm slips a straight right by Camo.
Nomm throws a right hand that Camo ducks under and follows up with a left that Camo also avoids with ease.
Nomm ducks under a wild hook from Camo.
Camo throws a combination that misses
and Nomm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nomm keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nomm avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rhydrei Camo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nomm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camo throws out the jab.
Nomm misses with the combination.
Nomm lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Camo scores with the left hand. Nomm knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camo scores with a punch to the head.
Nomm misses with a body shot.
Nomm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Camo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nomm was well out of range. Poor timing from Camo.
Nomm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Camo circles away quickly and effectively.
Camo misses with a looping left.
Nomm throws a combination that misses
enabling Camo to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Camo circles away quickly and effectively.
Camo misses with a hook
letting Nomm counter with a right hand.
Camo misses with a body shot.
Camo misses with a straight left.
Nomm tries to bum rush Camo with a series of wild strikes but Camo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nomm scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nomm misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nomm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Camo lands a left and a right that send Nomm crashing to the mat, dazed. Camo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Nomm is rocked!
It looks like Nom Nomm has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nomm.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camo. Nomm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nomm misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camo throws a right hand that misses
and Nomm counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nomm. Camo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Nomm does no damage.
Nomm slips a straight right by Camo.
Camo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nomm manages to avoid it.
Camo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Camo throws out a powerful jab.
Nomm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Camo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nomm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nomm avoids the body shot from Camo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rhydrei Camo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nom Nomm's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Camo stalks Nomm and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nomm's face. Nomm staggers backwards, shaken.
Camo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Camo digs a good hook to Nomm's body.
Camo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Camo throws a right hand that Nomm ducks under and follows up with a left that Nomm also avoids with ease.
Camo misses with the combination.
Nomm throws a sloppy body shot
and Camo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camo lands a nice shot that snaps Nomm's head back.
Nomm is still on wobbly legs! Can Camo finish him?
Camo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nomm seems to have recovered his senses.
Nomm jabs at Camo's body.
Nomm shoots in for a double leg but Camo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Camo wants to slow Nomm down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nomm shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Camo is trying to defend but Nomm finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nomm trying to pass the guard but Camo defending well.
Nomm trying to control the action but Camo is working from the bottom.
Camo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nomm looking to sit in guard and control but Camo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Camo tries to stand but Nomm is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Camo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nomm's guard.
Camo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nomm, up you get!
Some wild striking there from Nomm.
Nice shot by Camo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nomm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nomm fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rhydrei Camo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nomm on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nomm misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nomm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A clash of legs there as Nomm blocks the low kick.
Nomm shoots for a takedown but Camo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rhydrei Camo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nom Nomm.
Nomm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Camo drops his hands momentarily and Nomm takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Camo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nomm on the side of the head.
Camo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nomm makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Camo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Camo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nomm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camo swings widly with a right hand
and Nomm counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Camo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Camo throws the left hand but Nomm avoids the punch easily.
Camo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nomm.
Camo throws a jab when Nomm was well out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camo throws a lazy right hand but Nomm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Camo misses with a low kick as Nomm jumps back.
Camo misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nomm throws a hook but Camo avoids it easily.
Nom Nomm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nomm has his takedown stuffed
and Camo counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rhydrei Camo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Camo, 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rhydrei Camo!
After winning the bout, Rhydrei Camo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun BDown (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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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shogun BDown!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BDown instigates a clinch.
BDown's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
BDown lands a shot to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rodrigo Nogueira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. BDown fights it off and pushes away nicely.
BDown lands with a kick to the temple. Rodrigo Nogueira shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has been cut.
BDown throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by BDown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodrigo Nogueira avoids the head kick by BDown.
Rodrigo Nogueira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
BDown feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rodrigo Nogueira's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigo Nogueira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around BDown's waist but BDown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rodrigo Nogueira off to one side.
BDown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rodrigo Nogueira has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
BDown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodrigo Nogueira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
BDown throws a quick inside leg kick.
BDown throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
BDown rushes Rodrigo Nogueira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
BDown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BDown has Rodrigo Nogueira pressed against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rodrigo Nogueira pulls BDown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rodrigo Nogueira being controlled here, momentarily.
Rodrigo Nogueira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. BDown is aware though and is defending well.
Rodrigo Nogueira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
BDown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rodrigo Nogueira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rodrigo Nogueira keeping full guard, as BDown tries to pass.
Rodrigo Nogueira has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. BDown doesn't defend quickly enough and Rodrigo Nogueira has managed to lock this one up! Can BDown escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Rodrigo Nogueira on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
A very excited looking Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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