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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laish Tenedos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laish Tenedos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
5 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Laish Tenedos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tenedos, right into the meat.
Cruz looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Cruz blocks a head kick by Tenedos.
Tenedos throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Tenedos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tenedos lands with a nice body kick.
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!
Crunch! Tenedos slams his shin into Cruz's torso.
Tenedos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tenedos lands a big head kick that sends Cruz tumbling to the mat! Tenedos takes a step backwards and waves Cruz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tenedos looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Tenedos backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Cruz's temple! It sends Cruz violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Tenedos celebrates and the doctors try to help Cruz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Laish Tenedos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danico Conde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danico Conde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conde dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Johnson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Conde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson throws a head kick but Conde moves out of range.
Danico Conde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conde pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Conde pulls guard.
Conde is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Conde tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Johnson stands and throws Conde's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Conde controls the position for a moment.
Conde is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conde is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Johnson prevents Conde from improving his position.
Conde is controlling Johnson's trapped leg to prevent Johnson from advancing to side control.
Johnson is thwarting Conde's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conde looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Conde pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
Conde is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Conde wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson 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.
Conde knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Conde is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Conde wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conde wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Conde is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Conde tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Joe Johnson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Conde sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Conde.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Danico Conde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Johnson.
Conde has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Conde avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Conde.
Conde looking for a takedown.
Conde lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danico Conde dominated that round.
That's time! Conde's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Conde has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Conde to keep the fight standing.
Conde prevents a takedown attempt there.
Conde is struggling to control the position.
Conde breaks the clinch.
Conde thumps Johnson with a low kick.
Conde has taken the fight to the clinch.
Conde breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Conde scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conde has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Conde unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conde manages to break the clinch.
Conde moves into the clinch successfully.
Conde can't get the takedown.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Danico Conde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Johnson.
Conde is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Johnson is defending well.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Conde takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Conde just stands there and leans against the cage.
Conde breaks from the clinch.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Conde but Conde pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Conde clinches.
Conde escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Conde swinging wildly here.
Conde tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Conde tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Conde manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Danico Conde is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conde lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johnson takes a step back to recover.
Conde shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conde lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conde paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Conde closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Conde goes for a takedown attempt but Johnson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Johnson has eaten all the pies!
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Conde sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Conde throws a head kick that Johnson semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Conde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Conde closes the distance and clinches.
Conde tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Conde.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conde scores with a shoulder strike.
Conde drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.
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!
Conde swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danico Conde dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Conde, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Conde against the cage but Conde circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Conde clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Conde lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Conde lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Conde.
It looks like Joe Johnson has been cut.
Conde lands a damaging elbow.
Conde holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conde wants a takedown.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Conde is controlling him.
Conde taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Come on Conde - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnson tries to stall but Conde uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Conde obliges.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Conde scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Conde.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to drag Conde to the mat but Conde just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Conde won't allow it.
Danico Conde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Johnson.
Conde tries for a takedown. No joy.
Conde looking for a takedown.
Johnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Conde is defending well.
Conde jumps guard and drags Johnson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson trying to control but Conde is working from the bottom.
Conde avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Conde uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Conde, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Conde rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Conde.
Johnson letting Conde take a breather here.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Johnson is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Conde scores a nice knee to the body.
Conde scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conde tries for a takedown. No joy.
Conde manages to break the clinch.
Conde tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Conde pinned against the cage. Conde gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Conde clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Conde lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Conde avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Joe Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danico Conde is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Danico Conde has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conde gets a trip takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danico Conde showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Conde has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danico Conde!
Our winner, Danico Conde, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paris's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Document One - Clap. Bomba has chosen Dare You to Move by Switchfoot as his entrance music. Elijah Paris could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Bomba's chin.
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199 lbs
7 - 13 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elijah Paris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Bomba!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomba throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Paris's head.
It looks like Elijah Paris has been cut.
Bomba stuffs the takedown.
Bomba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paris. That did some damage!
Bomba throws a leg kick but Paris moved away.
Paris takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bomba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bomba scores with a head kick. Paris tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Bomba gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Paris sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paris trying to control the position from guard on top but Bomba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paris is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bomba is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bomba has escaped and now he's on top!
Paris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris pulls Bomba in close to his closed guard and prevents Bomba from doing any damage or advancing position.
Paris is looking for a triangle but Bomba pushes his legs off easily.
Bomba trying to stand up but can't free himself from Paris's guard.
Paris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bomba trying to control but Paris is working from the bottom.
Paris is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bomba doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Paris.
Paris is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Paris wants to work for an arm triangle but Bomba is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Paris in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Bomba tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Paris!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Elijah Paris!
Elijah Paris really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Fishy Fighting {SALE} logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Hussey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Hussey looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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162 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Hussey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez darts in and clinches Hussey up against the cage.
Hussey gets underhooks to prevent Rodriguez's takedown attempt.
Rodriguez tries to score a body lock takedown but Hussey shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rodriguez has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hussey regains guard immediately.
Hussey looking for a guillotine here but Rodriguez defends easily.
Rodriguez throwing strikes from guard but Hussey blocks nicely.
Rodriguez lands a couple of digs.
Rodriguez trying to control but Hussey is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez cracks Hussey with a solid left hand.
Rodriguez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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!
Rodriguez trying to control but Hussey is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hussey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rodriguez is aware though and is defending well.
Rodriguez with a nice head shot there.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hussey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hussey looking to control.
Rodriguez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rodriguez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez is in close to Hussey's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hussey has momentary wrist control but Rodriguez slips an elbow through the middle.
Hussey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hussey tries to pass to full mount but Rodriguez defends it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hussey prevents Rodriguez from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rodriguez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rodriguez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Rodriguez trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hussey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hussey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hussey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rodriguez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hussey won't allow Rodriguez to sweep him here.
Rodriguez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rodriguez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hussey postures up in Rodriguez's guard and throws a big left but Rodriguez blocks it.
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.
Rodriguez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussey wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping busy.
Rodriguez throwing shots but Hussey is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Rodriguez there.
Hussey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hussey is breathing heavily.
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. Rodriguez connects with a nice short shot to Hussey's temple.
Ground and pound from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hussey is looking for a sweep. Rodriguez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Rodriguez passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez landing strikes from the mount.
Rodriguez dominating with strikes here.
Rodriguez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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!
Rodriguez with shots to the head and body - Hussey looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rodriguez working the ground and pound effectively.
Rodriguez raining down shots from the mount!
Rodriguez working Hussey over with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodriguez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hussey hang on?
Rodriguez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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 Hussey's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Rodriguez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rodriguez keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodriguez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hussey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rodriguez somewhat.
Rodriguez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hussey swivels and escapes.
Rodriguez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Michael Hussey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Rodriguez.
Hussey decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rodriguez is trying to get back to full guard.
Rodriguez is staying active underneath Hussey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rodriguez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hussey tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rodriguez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hussey throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rodriguez to regain full guard.
Rodriguez looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rodriguez is on top in guard.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Hussey keeps moving.
Rodriguez postures up in Hussey's guard and throws a big left but Hussey blocks it.
Hussey 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 with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Alex Rodriguez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rodriguez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hussey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hussey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hussey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rodriguez postures up in Hussey's guard and throws a big left but Hussey blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rodriguez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hussey has an active guard here but Rodriguez has managed to pass into half guard.
Nice strikes from Rodriguez there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in half guard, Rodriguez seems content to control.
Rodriguez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hussey works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hussey's head.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez throws a strike but Hussey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hussey wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez striking from the bottom here.
Rodriguez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rodriguez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rodriguez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hussey has passed into side control.
Hussey sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rodriguez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rodriguez can't do much from the bottom here.
Rodriguez tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Hussey is looking to take a break and control but Rodriguez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rodriguez is trying to control Hussey's posture but Hussey avoids it.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussey trying to control the position but Rodriguez is working away.
Hussey working away.
Rodriguez is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hussey is staying active.
Hussey misses with the ground and pound.
Rodriguez manages to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Rodriguez wants to improve his position but Hussey is controlling well.
Hussey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hussey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez looking to score a takedown here. Hussey is defending well but Rodriguez drives through and ends up in Hussey's guard.
Hussey looking for a guillotine here but Rodriguez defends easily.
Rodriguez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rodriguez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hussey keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
Hussey looking to control.
Rodriguez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hussey looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodriguez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rodriguez chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hussey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodriguez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hussey looking to control.
Rodriguez is in close to Hussey's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rodriguez throwing strikes from guard but Hussey blocks nicely.
Rodriguez scoring with some ground and pound.
Hussey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rodriguez with a nice head shot there.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Hussey keeps moving.
Hussey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez stands up over Hussey, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rodriguez landing some decent shots from guard.
Hussey throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rodriguez won't allow Hussey to sweep him here.
Rodriguez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hussey's head.
Rodriguez scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez lands a couple of digs.
Rodriguez trying to control but Hussey is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hussey lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rodriguez!
Rodriguez working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Hussey there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hussey blocks Rodriguez's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rodriguez flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Rodriguez tries to lock up and control but Hussey gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rodriguez is trying to escape the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Hussey there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hussey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rodriguez holds on, trying desperately to control.
Hussey sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Michael Hussey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez gets back to half guard.
Rodriguez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hussey is working away from the top position though.
Hussey is working for a submission of some sort.
Rodriguez wants to improve his position but Hussey is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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!
Hussey tries to stand but can't do so whilst Rodriguez controls his leg.
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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Rodriguez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bones Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Emelianenko looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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22
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bones Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones connects with a right hand. Emelianenko shakes it off.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Emelianenko tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch lands to the side of Emelianenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones jabs Emelianenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones blocks a head kick by Emelianenko.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Emelianenko misses with the combination.
Donk. Jones catches Emelianenko right on the button with a cross.
Emelianenko is rocked!
Jones lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bones Jones!
Bones Jones thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Delo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hussak Claw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delo Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Last Resort. 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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179 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Delo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hussak Claw!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Claw or perhaps it was just good defense by Delo Santos which made him look bad.
Claw closes the distance and clinches up with Delo Santos, looking for a takedown. Claw pushes Delo Santos against the cage but Delo Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Delo Santos misses with a hook to the body
and Claw moves into the clinch.
Delo Santos pushes Claw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Claw wants a takedown but no success here.
Diego Delo Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hussak Claw.
Delo Santos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Claw blocking some punches.
Delo Santos lands a body punch.
Delo Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Delo Santos lands an uppercut.
Claw jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Delo Santos walks away with a smile on his face. Claw gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Some wild striking there from Delo Santos.
Delo Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Delo Santos finds it's way through Claw's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delo Santos cracks Claw with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Hussak Claw has been cut.
Delo Santos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Delo Santos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Delo Santos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Claw. Claw circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Claw fails with the takedown
and Delo Santos counters with a nice body kick.
Claw throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Delo Santos counters with a three punch combo that has Claw backing up. Claw nods at Delo Santos to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delo Santos swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delo Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Claw fails with a takedown attempt.
Delo Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Claw fails with a takedown attempt.
Claw moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delo Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Delo Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Delo Santos.
Delo Santos jabs Claw to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Delo Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Delo Santos scores with a jab.
Claw is trying desperately to land a takedown but Delo Santos is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Claw.
Delo Santos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Delo Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Claw's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Delo Santos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Claw scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delo Santos misses with a kick to the body.
Delo Santos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Claw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Delo Santos.
Delo Santos lands the left hand.
Delo Santos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Delo Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delo Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Claw circles away quickly and effectively.
Delo Santos tries to keep at a distance but Claw has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Delo Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hussak Claw's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Delo Santos works over Claw's head and body with a nice combination.
Diego Delo Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Claw avoids the head kick by Delo Santos.
Claw looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Claw is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Delo Santos defends it well.
Delo Santos trying to hold on to Claw's head to control him but Claw postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Claw is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Delo Santos is looking for a sweep. Claw is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw prevents Delo Santos from standing back up.
Claw is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Delo Santos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Claw.
Delo Santos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Claw on the ground.
Claw is working for a submission of some sort.
Delo Santos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Claw is working away from the top position though.
Claw thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Claw is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Delo Santos is just riding it out for now. Claw eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claw is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Delo Santos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Claw.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Claw is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Claw is working for a kimura but Delo Santos is defending it quite comfortably.
Delo Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delo Santos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Claw is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Delo Santos is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Delo Santos has escaped and now he's on top!
Delo Santos wants to get up but he can't break Claw's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Claw looking to hit a scissor sweep but Delo Santos is one step ahead there.
Claw looking for a guillotine here but Delo Santos defends easily.
Delo Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Delo Santos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Claw looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claw is trying to keep Delo Santos in close.
Claw trying to control the position here.
Claw is looking to sinch up a triangle. Delo Santos throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Claw's body to avoid the submission. Claw has instead reached around Delo Santos's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Claw arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hussak Claw!
A victorious Hussak Claw thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hermio Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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28
195 lbs
13 - 5 - 1 |
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187 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lucas Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hermio Junior!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rodriguez misses with a body kick.
Junior is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodriguez.
Junior tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rodriguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Junior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez connects with a solid leg kick.
Rodriguez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Junior lands a jab to the nose.
Junior throws a leg kick
and Rodriguez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rodriguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Junior.
Junior pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodriguez works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez throws a chopping leg kick but Junior manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Junior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
Junior is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Junior fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hermio Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez walks into a jab.
Rodriguez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Junior in his tracks.
Junior throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab from Junior.
Junior drops Rodriguez with a huge uppercut! Rodriguez drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Junior is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hermio Junior!
Hermio Junior thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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