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CFA Fight Night 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jia O Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Connor comes to the ring accompanied by Parkway Drive - Feed them to the pigs. Harry Rutten is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jia O Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Connor throws a body punch but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten falls off balance throwing a combination
and O Connor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rutten's knee momentarily.
O Connor misses with a lunging right hand
letting Rutten counter with a right hand.
Jia O Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Connor thuds a left hand into Rutten's body.
A punch combination from O Connor misses.
O Connor dips to his left and cracks Rutten with an uppercut!
It looks like Harry Rutten 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!
O Connor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. O Connor showed some decent athleticism there.
O Connor wants to pass the guard but Rutten is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor trying to control from half guard but Rutten is working away.
O Connor is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
O Connor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
O Connor is keen to just control but Rutten is a slippery customer.
O Connor is really struggling to control Rutten but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Rutten avoiding damage under a succession of punches from O Connor.
O Connor prevents Rutten from standing back up.
O Connor is trying to control. Rutten wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rutten tries to get to full guard but O Connor has control of the leg.
O Connor has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Rutten defend it? O Connor steps over the head and cranks it - Rutten is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for O Connor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jia O Connor!
Jia O Connor seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Ioda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Swanson had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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Basic striking
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Ioda!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Swanson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Swanson stops Ioda from standing up.
Swanson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ioda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ioda lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Swanson!
Swanson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ioda unloading with bombs!
It looks like Jim Swanson has been cut.
Swanson gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ioda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Swanson defending well though.
Swanson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ioda trying to control the action but Swanson is working from the bottom.
Swanson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ioda pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ioda pulls his head out easily.
Swanson is looking to improve his position.
Swanson actively working from the bottom here.
Ioda looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Swanson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Swanson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ioda can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Swanson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ioda defends it easily.
Swanson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ioda is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ioda can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson has his foot on Ioda's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ioda works his way back into a safe position though.
Swanson is breathing heavily.
Swanson looking for a guillotine here but Ioda defends easily.
Ioda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Swanson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ioda wants to control from the top but Swanson keeps moving.
Swanson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ioda is working Swanson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Swanson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ioda is aware though and is defending well.
Ioda stands up over Swanson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Swanson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ioda gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Swanson has momentary wrist control but Ioda slips an elbow through the middle.
Swanson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ioda defends it easily.
Ioda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Swanson wants to sweep but no luck.
Ioda with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ioda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Swanson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Swanson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ioda is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ioda stands up over Swanson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ioda postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ioda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Swanson keeping moving, preventing Ioda from controlling successfully.
Swanson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ioda is aware though and is defending well.
Swanson looking for a guillotine here but Ioda defends easily.
Ioda trying to control but Swanson is working from the bottom.
Ioda must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swanson looking for a guillotine here but Ioda defends easily.
Swanson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Swanson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Swanson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Swanson scores with a takedown into Ioda's guard.
Ioda wants to stand but Swanson is controlling the position.
Swanson throwing strikes from guard but Ioda blocks nicely.
Swanson stopping the sweep attempt from Ioda.
Swanson looking to pass the guard.
Swanson forces his way into half guard.
Swanson working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ioda slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Swanson is pushing down on Ioda's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ioda is fighting to maintain full guard but Swanson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Swanson is working for a kimura but Ioda is defending it quite comfortably.
Jim Swanson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ioda is looking for a sweep. Swanson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Swanson lands with a punch from half guard.
Swanson prevents Ioda from improving his position.
Ioda tries to kick Swanson off but Swanson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Swanson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ioda knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Swanson works his way into side control.
Swanson lands some shots froms side control.
Swanson working the body and head with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ioda keeps working.
Swanson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Swanson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ioda keeps working.
Swanson is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Ioda is trying to escape and Swanson transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Ioda is forced to tap! Nice work there by Swanson! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jim Swanson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Zanta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dele Obasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Zanta has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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205 lbs
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217 lbs
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Decent elbows
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Zanta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dele Obasi!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zanta will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Obasi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zanta counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Obasi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zanta throws an elbow that misses. Obasi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zanta's guard. Nice move by Obasi!
Zanta will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zanta manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Obasi manages to get himself to full guard.
Obasi is looking to stand up but Zanta isn't so interested in that idea.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zanta throws a big elbow that misses.
Zanta throwing strikes from guard but Obasi blocks nicely.
Zanta throws a big right hand that misses.
Obasi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zanta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zanta pushing down on Obasi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Zanta has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Obasi has hold of Zanta's hands but Zanta slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zanta is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Obasi defends it well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zanta throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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. Zanta connects with a nice short shot to Obasi's temple.
Zanta slips a nice elbow through Obasi's hands, connecting with Obasi's forehead.
Zanta seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Obasi is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Igor Zanta!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tex Bighorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Destroyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Destroyer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eminem - Kill You kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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220 lbs
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199 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tex Bighorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, King Destroyer!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destroyer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Destroyer goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bighorn rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Destroyer's guard! Nice work there by Bighorn!
Bighorn wanted to stand there but Destroyer had control of the position.
Destroyer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bighorn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Destroyer wants to sweep here but Bighorn controlling him for the moment.
Bighorn trying to stand up but can't free himself from Destroyer's guard.
Destroyer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bighorn is looking to stand up but Destroyer won't let him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bighorn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Destroyer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bighorn has managed to get both his arms back between Destroyer's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Destroyer is looking for a triangle but Bighorn pushes his legs off easily.
Bighorn wanted to stand there but Destroyer had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bighorn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Destroyer on the ground.
Bighorn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Destroyer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bighorn has managed to get both his arms back between Destroyer's legs - danger averted.
Bighorn gets to his feet - Destroyer follows without any prompting.
Bighorn lands a nice hook to Destroyer's body. Destroyer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Destroyer looks winded!
Bighorn Rushes Destroyer and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Destroyer is up against the ropes and has nowhere to go. Bighorn Piles on the pressure and Destroyer crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tex Bighorn!
Tex Bighorn managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Blood Bank ($10), into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnson McDiggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meldrick Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDiggler comes to the ring accompanied by Eye of the Tiger. Meldrick Taylor will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnson McDiggler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Meldrick Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor lands a jab to the nose.
Taylor tests McDiggler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taylor lands a nice hook to McDiggler's body. McDiggler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Taylor stuffs the takedown.
Taylor connects with a nice looking jab.
No luck for McDiggler with that takedown attempt.
McDiggler shoots in but Taylor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnson McDiggler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor misses with a straight right.
McDiggler shoots in looking for a takedown but Taylor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McDiggler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McDiggler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taylor but Taylor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Taylor catches McDiggler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDiggler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taylor lands a really nice looking cross but McDiggler seems unphased.
McDiggler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taylor but Taylor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
McDiggler fails to land the takedown.
Taylor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor cracks a nice hook into McDiggler's ribs.
Taylor throws a shot to the body.
McDiggler throws a wild hook but Taylor just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! McDiggler gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the ropes! The referee jumps in - Taylor raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Meldrick Taylor!
Meldrick Taylor really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Blood Bank ($10) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niklas Jonsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Langford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Niklas Jonsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Langford !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langford fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jonsson scores with a shot to the body.
Langford closes the distance and clinches up with Jonsson, looking for a takedown. Langford pushes Jonsson against the ropes but Jonsson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Langford feints and as Jonsson raises his hands in defense, Langford changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Langford postures up.
Langford throwing strikes from guard but Jonsson blocks nicely.
Langford has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jonsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Langford throwing strikes but missing.
Langford working some strikes from top position.
Jonsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Langford with a nice head shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Langford lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langford is working Jonsson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Langford working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Langford 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Langford is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Langford lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jonsson is rocked!
Langford working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oh Jonsson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jonsson is breathing heavily.
Langford lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Langford in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Langford working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Langford cracks Jonsson with a solid left hand.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Langford trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Langford with a nice head shot there.
Langford loads up on a big left hand. Jonsson felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Langford looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Jonsson can't hide his disappointment, as Langford celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Langford !
A relieved looking Sam Langford thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shekan Weeonu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Fitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shekan Weeonu!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weeonu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fitch looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Weeonu tests Fitch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Weeonu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Weeonu.
Weeonu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Weeonu manages to break the clinch.
Weeonu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Weeonu pushes Fitch up against the ropes in a clinch.
Weeonu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Weeonu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fitch pulls guard successfully.
Weeonu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weeonu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Weeonu gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Weeonu rushes Fitch and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Weeonu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weeonu tries to clinch there but Fitch circles away.
Weeonu avoids the head kick by Fitch.
Weeonu misses with a series of wild punches.
Weeonu pushes Fitch up against the ropes in a clinch.
Weeonu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fitch managing to block the knees to the body from Weeonu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weeonu breaks from the clinch.
Fitch slips a jab and a cross from Weeonu.
Fitch tries to close the distance and clinch but Weeonu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Weeonu closes the distance and clinches.
Fitch tries for a takedown but Weeonu manages to get underhooks.
Weeonu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitch moves out of range as Weeonu throws a body kick.
Weeonu lands a right hook to the body.
Weeonu rushes Fitch and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Weeonu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Weeonu closes the distance and clinches.
Weeonu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Weeonu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weeonu manages to break the clinch.
Weeonu lands a jab to the head.
Weeonu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Weeonu closes the distance and clinches.
Weeonu lands a nice knee to the body.
Weeonu lands a good knee to the midsection. Fitch won't want to take too many of those.
Weeonu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Weeonu breaks the clinch.
Fitch takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Weeonu throws a nice head kick!
Fitch walks into a jab.
Weeonu sends Fitch crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Weeonu is motioning to the referee to let Fitch up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fitch is rocked!
Weeonu has closed the distance and engaged Fitch in a clinch.
Oh Fitch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Weeonu trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weeonu working Fitch over with knees to the body.
Fitch takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Weeonu.
It looks like Jon Fitch has been cut.
Weeonu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weeonu rushes Fitch and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Weeonu lands a nice elbow.
Weeonu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fitch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fitch seems to have got his legs back now.
Weeonu has closed the distance and engaged Fitch in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fitch takes an elbow to the temple.
Weeonu manages to break the clinch.
Weeonu closes the distance and pushes Fitch back into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shekan Weeonu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Fitch's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fitch looks for a takedown but Weeonu sprawls well.
Weeonu feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Fitch sprawling to the canvas! Fitch rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Weeonu finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weeonu and Fitch are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Weeonu throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Fitch into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Weeonu knows it - he's on the ropes flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Shekan Weeonu!
Shekan Weeonu was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andra Putra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christopher Thomas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andra Putra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christopher Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Putra misses with a takedown attempt
and Thomas counters with a solid body kick.
Putra shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thomas's guard.
Thomas controlling the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thomas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Putra stays in close to Thomas's body and controls the position.
Thomas looking for a guillotine here but Putra defends easily.
Putra trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas working a defensive guard here.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Putra from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Putra gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thomas counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Putra!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is working for a guillotine from mount but Putra frees his head quite easily.
Thomas wants to finish this one by submission but Putra is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Thomas.
Thomas controlling the pace for now.
Putra is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thomas trying to control but Putra is having none of it.
Thomas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putra really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Thomas looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Putra wants to control but Thomas is having none of it.
Putra is trying to escape the mount.
Putra is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thomas has control of Putra's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Putra regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Thomas looking to control but Putra is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putra tries to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
Thomas won't let Putra get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Putra wants to control but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Thomas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Christopher Thomas!
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