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Legacy 2: Rise of the Warriors PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kev smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamal Johnson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamal Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, kev smith!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
smith shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johnson's guard.
smith wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
smith wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
smith looking to pass the guard.
smith trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Johnson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson shoots and misses
and smith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by smith.
smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Johnson is working an open guard so smith takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from smith there.
Johnson is trying to maintain the position but smith is very close to passing his half guard.
smith passes to full mount!
smith goes for an armbar but Johnson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Johnson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control from the top but smith keeps moving.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
smith 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.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johnson is in close to smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
smith controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnson won't allow smith to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
smith working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
kev smith 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.
smith misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
smith looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Johnson has picked smith up and slammed him! smith can't keep hold of the triangle and Johnson manages to pass to side control!
smith struggling a bit here.
smith is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Johnson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
smith is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
smith gets full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson wants to stand but smith is controlling his posture from full guard.
smith throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Johnson escapes and throws smith's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
smith wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Johnson has ideas of his own. He's got hold of smith's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! smith is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jamal Johnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rio Ferdinant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vera comes into the arena with Waiting blaring out of the sound system. Rio Ferdinant looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dominic Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rio Ferdinant!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera tests Ferdinant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ferdinant looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Vera checks a leg kick.
Vera lands a two punch combo.
Ferdinant tries to clinch but Vera moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vera.
Ferdinant looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Still in the clinch, Vera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ferdinant's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ferdinant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice combination there by Vera.
Vera has managed to clinch.
Ferdinant changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vera fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Vera misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferdinant tries to clinch up
and Vera counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vera drops back looking for a leg! Ferdinant is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ferdinant manages to kick Vera off! Vera jumps back into Ferdinant's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vera lands a couple of elbows.
Vera drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Vera seems to have locked his on tight now - Ferdinant screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Vera, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Dominic Vera!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harley Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harley Tanner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harley Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Campbell!
Campbell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tanner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Campbell rushes Tanner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tanner stalling in the clinch.
Campbell lands a nice knee to the body.
Campbell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tanner looks gassed!
Tanner wants to get back to striking at distance but Campbell won't allow it.
Campbell tries for a takedown but Tanner manages to get underhooks.
Campbell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Campbell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tanner drags the fight down to the ground.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanner 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.
Campbell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Campbell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Campbell postures up.
Tanner throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Campbell escapes and throws Tanner's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Campbell moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tanner wants to get back to his feet.
Campbell decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Campbell drives through and clinches with Tanner against the cage.
Campbell tries to land a knee to the head but Tanner blocks with his arms.
Campbell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Campbell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tanner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Campbell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Campbell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Campbell controlling the action here for a moment.
Campbell lands a nice knee to the body.
Campbell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Campbell is looking to control Tanner's arms but Tanner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Campbell has his back to the cage.
Campbell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Campbell looking to slow down the pace here.
Campbell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Campbell is trying to stall.
Tanner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Campbell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Campbell with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Campbell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tanner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Campbell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tanner's face.
Campbell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tanner blocks it with crossed arms.
Campbell lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Campbell.
Campbell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tanner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Campbell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tanner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Campbell misses with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Campbell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Campbell landing knees to the head.
Campbell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tanner up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campbell is looking to control Tanner's arms but Tanner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Campbell has his back to the cage.
Campbell is working for takedown but Tanner is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tanner tries to pull guard but Campbell won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Campbell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Campbell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tanner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tanner wants to break free but Campbell has control.
Tanner prevents the takedown attempt.
Tanner fails to pull guard.
Campbell has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Tanner is trying to keep an underhook but Campbell manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Campbell tries to pass to full mount but Tanner defends it.
Tanner works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tanner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tanner looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Campbell puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tanner wants to get back to full guard.
Tanner looking for subs from the bottom but Campbell mounts him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner has given up his back here.
Campbell is hanging on to Tanner's back as he tries to escape.
Tanner trying to control the action but Campbell just sinks the hooks in.
Tanner tries to escape the position.
Tanner trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Tanner tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Campbell doesn't have the hooks in and Tanner manages to turn into his guard.
Tanner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Campbell is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tanner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Campbell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tanner won't be happy with that.
Tanner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Campbell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tanner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tanner is trying to work for a sweep but Campbell has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries to hold on but Campbell pushes him away.
Tanner is squirming around, avoiding Campbell's attempts to control the action.
Campbell could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tanner is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanner looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Tanner's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Campbell's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Campbell is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Tanner tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Campbell dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Campbell instigates a clinch.
Campbell just leaning against Tanner, taking a breather.
Campbell lands a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Campbell.
Campbell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Campbell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tanner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tanner is working for takedown but Campbell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Campbell misses with the head strike.
Campbell landing knees to the head.
Campbell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tanner blocks it with crossed arms.
Tanner tries a body shot but Campbell blocks it.
Tanner has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Campbell regains guard immediately.
Tanner trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campbell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tanner!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tanner sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tanner wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tanner is trying to control but can't.
Tanner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tanner wants to get back to full guard.
Campbell wants to stand up but Tanner is controlling the position.
Campbell prevents Tanner from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner looking for submissions off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Campbell tries to clinch but Tanner is having none of it.
Campbell wants to clinch.
Tanner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Campbell counters with a good low kick that Tanner was not able to check.
The fight stays on the outside here - Campbell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tanner looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Campbell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tanner looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alex Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harley Tanner.
Tanner with a poor takedown
and Campbell moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Campbell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Campbell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanner avoids the head kick by Campbell.
Alex Campbell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Campbell forces Tanner back against the cage and clinches.
Campbell is looking to control Tanner's arms but Tanner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Campbell has his back to the cage.
Campbell can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Tanner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Campbell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harley Tanner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees in the clinch landing for Campbell.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tanner cracks Campbell with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tanner.
Tanner fails to pull guard.
Tanner looking for a takedown.
Tanner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harley Tanner.
Well Campbell 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Campbell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kah Fing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Better (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Better has chosen Hero of War as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kah Fing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Better!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Better scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fing tries to clinch but Better is having none of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fing!
Better throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fing.
Better fails with the takedown.
Better misses with a head kick.
Fing scores with a head kick.
Fing misses with a two punch combination.
Fing darts in and clinches Better up against the cage.
Fing landing knees to the body.
Fing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fing fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Better, pushing him back against the cage.
Fing throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Better is trying to stall.
Fing trying to land knees to the body.
Fing manages to pull guard.
Better trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fing is breathing heavily.
Better wants to control from the top but Fing keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fing is pulling down on Better's head to control his posture.
Better stops Fing from standing up.
Better trying to control but Fing is working from the bottom.
Fing seems keen to control Better's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Better would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Better wants to control from the top but Fing keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fing throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Better tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Better stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fing.
Better tries to clinch but Fing moves away
and Fing counters by clinching up.
Fing jumps into guard, dragging Better to the mat.
Fing has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Better would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Better gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Better. Fing shrugs it off though.
Better throws a head kick that misses.
Fing throws a head kick that half lands.
Better avoids the head kick by Fing.
Better tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fing counters with a nice low kick that buckles Better's knee momentarily.
Better checks the leg kick.
Better avoids the head kick by Fing.
Fing with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Fing misses
and Better counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fing's guard now.
Better stops Fing from standing up.
Better tries to free his leg and advance position but Fing is retaining full guard.
Better trying to control but Fing is working from the bottom.
Better tries to free his leg and advance position but Fing is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Better wants to stand and escape but instead Fing has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Fing stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kah Fing dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fing throws a head kick that misses.
Better ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Better works Fing's body with a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Fing.
Kah Fing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Better lands with a slapping head kick.
Better tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Better keeps the fight on the outside.
Better tries to clinch up but Fing circles away and keeps his distance.
Better moves in looking to clinch but Fing pushes him off.
Fing tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fing misses with a body kick.
Better misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Better misses with a body shot
and Fing holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fing avoiding damage as Better throws knees to the body.
Fing managing to block the knees to the body from Better.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fing looking to slow down the pace here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fing managing to block the knees to the body from Better.
Better tries to break the clinch but Fing is controlling the position.
Better managing to block the knees to the body from Fing.
Better has Fing pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fing manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fing lands an elbow just above Better 's eye.
Better trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fing landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fing is stalling here.
Fing seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Fing landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fing manages to break the clinch.
Fing scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fing takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fing throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Better counters with a big head kick but Fing shrugs it off.
Better throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick from Better lands but Fing takes it in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Better.
Better throws a right and a left that Fing avoids nicely.
Better closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fing to the mat! Fing manages to get full guard.
Better trying to control the position from guard on top but Fing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Better is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fing working a defensive guard here.
Fing is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Better trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fing's guard.
Fing 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Fing stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Better to get to his feet.
Better has a takedown stuffed.
Better fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fing misses with a takedown attempt - Better sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Better forces Fing back against the cage and clinches.
Better trying to land knees to the body.
Fing taking a breather.
Fing with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fing trying to land knees to the body.
Better has had enough of the clinch but Fing keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Better unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fing lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fing gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Better.
Kah Fing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Better.
Fing breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Better moves in looking to clinch but Fing pushes him off.
Better tries to clinch up but Fing circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick by Fing misses
and Better counters with a body kick that stops Fing in his tracks momentarily.
Fing throws a head kick that half lands.
Fing throws a head kick that half lands.
Better tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Better doesn't manage to clinch there - Fing circles away.
Fing clinches up against the cage.
Better is looking to break free of the clinch but Fing has double underhooks.
Fing decides to pull guard.
Better not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Better stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fing swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kah Fing will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Fing.
Better will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Better is looking to clinch but Fing is avoiding it.
Fing closes this distance looking for a takedown but Better circles away.
Fing lands a head kick!
No luck for Better with that takedown attempt.
Better throws a head kick that misses.
Better moves in looking to clinch but Fing pushes him off.
Better misses with a head kick.
Fing lands a nice leg kick that just misses Better's sensitive parts.
Fing doesn't manage to clinch there - Better circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Better misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fing rushes Better and presses him up against the cage.
Better breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fing rushes Better and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Better wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fing has him pressed against the cage.
Better misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fing throws a knee to the head but misses.
Better taking a breather.
Fing lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Better wants to break free but Fing has control.
Fing escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Better looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fing blocks a head kick by Better.
Better misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fing stuffs the takedown.
Kah Fing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Better.
Fing throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fing has closed the distance and engaged Better in a clinch.
Fing stalling the fight.
Better is looking to break free of the clinch but Fing has double underhooks.
Fing content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fing landing knees to the head.
Fing looking to throw knees to the head but Better is blocking nicely.
Better goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fing fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fing managing to block the knees to the body from Better.
Better just leaning against Fing, taking a breather.
Fing unloads a knee to the mid-section. Better lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Better missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Better is trying to break the clinch but Fing has him pressed against the cage.
Better can't break the clinch.
Better fails to pull guard.
Fing tries to break the clinch but Better is controlling the position.
Better wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Better landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Better is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fing gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fing slows down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Fing.
Better looking to slow down the pace here.
Fing scores a nice knee to the body.
Fing lands a knee to the head.
Fing throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fing breaks the clinch.
Fing is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Better does it's job there.
Fing throws a wild body kick that Better sees coming a mile off.
Better throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fing lands a head kick. Better smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Better tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Better misses with a wild combination.
Fing stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fing tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Better moves out of range of the body kick from Fing.
Better rushes Fing and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fing keeps control of Better as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Better breaks from the clinch.
Better tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Better checks a low kick from Fing.
Better connects with a high kick.
Better throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fing has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Better.
Fing takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Better wants to clinch
and Fing counters with a nice low kick that buckles Better's knee momentarily.
Better misses with the body kick
and Fing counters with a body kick.
Fing takes the fight into the clinch.
Fing breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Better throws a lazy head kick
and Fing counters with a leg kick.
Fing circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fing tries to land a leg kick but Better saw it coming and moves away.
No luck for Fing with that takedown attempt.
Better throws a head kick that misses
and Fing counters with a two punch combo.
Fing looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fing misses with a hook
and Better counters with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Better.
Better misses with a series of wild punches.
Fing tries to clinch up but Better circles away and keeps his distance.
Fing shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Better as he avoids it easily.
Better tries to clinch but Fing moves out of range.
Eddie Better has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fing wants to clinch.
Better tries to clinch but Fing is having none of it.
Fing misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Better with a hook.
Fing gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fing managing to block the knees to the body from Better.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fing.
Better trying to land knees to the body.
Fing unloads a knee to the mid-section. Better lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fing unloads a knee to the mid-section. Better lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kah Fing showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fing, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kah Fing!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Groove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chew Backer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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160 lbs
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162 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Groove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chew Backer!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Groove looks to land a combination. Backer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Backer is rocked!
Groove is looking to clinch.
Backer is still on wobbly legs! Can Groove finish him?
Backer looks for a takedown but Groove sprawls well.
Groove shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Backer counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Groove!
Backer seems to have recovered his senses.
Groove is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Backer avoids the attempt from Groove to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Backer throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Backer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Groove can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Backer is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Groove has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Groove!
Groove not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Groove seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Backer for as long as he can get away with.
Backer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Groove. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Backer 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.
Groove passes Backer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Groove working over Backer with some ground and pound. Backer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Backer is not content to let Groove control the position.
Groove is taking a breather. Backer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Groove is thwarting Backer's attempts to control the position.
Backer looks gassed!
Groove tries to pass to full mount but Backer defends it.
Backer is trying to stand.
Groove trying to control the action but Backer is working from the bottom.
Backer flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Groove is controlling the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Backer misses with a takedown attempt
and Groove counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Groove.
Groove postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Groove trying to control the position from guard on top but Backer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Groove won't allow Backer to sweep him here.
Groove drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Groove jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Backer working a defensive guard here.
Groove won't allow Backer to sweep him here.
Backer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Still in half guard, Backer seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Backer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Groove with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Backer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Backer working Groove over with strikes.
Backer trying to control the action but Groove is working from the bottom.
Backer wants to pass to mount but Groove is defending the position.
Backer throws a strike but Groove avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Groove keeping moving, preventing Backer from controlling successfully.
Backer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Backer looking to pass the guard.
Backer thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Backer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Groove counters with a nice body kick.
Groove doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Backer counters by clinching up.
Backer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Groove fails with the takedown
and Backer counters with a shoot takedown. Groove fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Groove. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Groove trying to keep a closed guard but Backer is proving a slippery customer.
Backer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Backer looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Backer trying to control but Groove is working from the bottom.
Backer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Backer tries to free his leg and advance position but Groove is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Harry Groove will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Backer fails with the takedown
and Groove counters with a nice double leg into side control. Backer won't be happy with that.
Backer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Backer is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Groove off and has taken his back!
Groove wants to control his opponent's hands but Backer gets his hands free.
Groove is keeping busy.
Backer thows a strike but Groove uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Groove as he ends up in Backer 's guard!
Backer wants to sweep here but Groove controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Backer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Groove as he avoids it easily.
Backer tries for a takedown but Groove circles away easily
and Groove moves into the clinch.
Harry Groove has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chew Backer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Backer manages to pull guard.
Groove wants to stand but Backer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Backer is looking for a triangle but Groove pushes his legs off easily.
Groove won't allow Backer to sweep him here.
Backer wriggles free and stands up.
Backer tries for a takedown but Groove circles away easily
and Groove counters with a nice body shot.
Some wild striking there from Groove.
Groove is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Groove closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Backer to the mat! Backer manages to get full guard.
Groove trying to control but Backer is working from the bottom.
Groove preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groove wants to control from the top but Backer keeps moving.
Backer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Backer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Backer has a closed guard, preventing Groove from standing up.
Groove won't allow Backer to sweep him here.
Harry Groove overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Backer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Groove can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Backer checks a leg kick.
Groove scores a takedown into full mount!
Backer is bucking up trying to escape but Groove cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Groove can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Backer is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backer tries to improve his position but instead Groove has taken his back!
Groove tries to get the hooks in deep but Backer pushed the leg off.
Backer tries to escape but Groove has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Backer trying to control the hands but Groove breaks the grip.
I really don't envy Backer right now.
Backer trying to control the hands but Groove breaks the grip.
Backer is really stuck here.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Groove. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Backer tries to break free.
Groove gets his hands free as Backer looks to control.
Backer is trying to keep from getting into a worse position than he's already in but Backer is working away and isn't letting himself get tied up.
Groove has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Backer's body.
Groove softening up his opponent with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Groove doesn't have the hooks in and Backer manages to turn into his guard.
Backer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Groove swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Backer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Backer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Groove is trying to control the position but Backer postures up.
Groove keeping moving, preventing Backer from controlling successfully.
Backer looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Backer throws a body punch but Groove moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Groove dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Groove closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Groove lands in his opponent's guard.
Backer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Groove stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Harry Groove is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Backer misses with a takedown
and Groove holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Backer keeps control of Groove as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Backer is working Groove over against the cage.
Backer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Backer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Backer looking to secure an arm triangle but Groove defends it well.
Backer scoring with strikes but Groove is staying in there.
Backer unloading with bombs!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
BOOM! Backer connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groove wants to control but Backer is having none of it.
Backer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Groove is looking to escape.
Groove holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Backer tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Groove tries to hold on but Backer pushes him away.
Groove is working to get back to half guard.
Groove tries to hold on but Backer pushes him away.
Groove really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Groove manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Groove trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Groove is holding on to half guard well.
Backer is looking for a kimura here.
Groove wants to control but Backer is keeping busy.
Backer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Groove is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backer controlling the action here.
Backer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Backer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Backer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Backer wants to control the pace but Groove is squirming around nicely.
Groove is in all sorts of trouble here.
Backer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Groove looks a forlorn figure.
Backer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Groove is looking to escape.
Groove wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Backer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Backer misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Chew Backer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Backer throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Groove because Backer loaded up on that one.
Backer lands a nice shot to the head.
Backer avoids the attempt from Groove to control.
Backer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Backer working the ground and pound effectively.
Backer with a couple of short strikes.
Groove is rocked!
Backer looking to finish Groove with some ground and pound. This is bad for Groove!
Oh Groove is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Backer dominating with strikes here.
Groove is bucking up trying to escape but Backer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Backer lands a nice shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chew Backer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Groove 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Clifford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Modric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Clifford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lukasz Modric!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clifford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clifford closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Modric is trying to get back to half guard.
Modric is not content to let Clifford control the position.
Clifford tries to advance to mount but Modric denies him.
Modric is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Clifford off and has taken his back!
Clifford turns into Modric and is now in his guard.
Modric looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Clifford puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Clifford stalling.
Modric wants to improve his position but Clifford is controlling well.
Modric looks gassed!
Clifford looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Modric wants to improve his position but Clifford is controlling well.
Modric makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Modric.
Clifford slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Clifford thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Clifford tries to advance to mount but can't.
Modric is trying to improve his position.
Modric is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Modric wants to get back to full guard.
Clifford trying to mount his opponent but Modric defends it.
Clifford stalling.
Modric actively working from the bottom here.
Clifford frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Modric looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Modric tries to escape the position.
Clifford doesn't have the hooks in and Modric manages to turn into his guard.
Modric postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Modric passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Modric lands strikes from half guard.
Clifford makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Clifford.
Clifford looking for a sweep. Not yet Clifford, not yet.
Modric drops back looking for a leg! Clifford is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Clifford manages to kick Modric off! Modric jumps back into Clifford's guard.
Modric advances to half guard.
Clifford trying to control here.
Modric moves into full mount! Clifford won't be happy about that!
Modric throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Modric lands a nice shot to the head.
Clifford tries to lock up and control but Modric gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Clifford manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Clifford trying to control but Modric postures up.
Clifford wants to get back to his feet.
Modric has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Clifford slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Modric lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Modric tries to pass the half guard into mount. Clifford knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Modric is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Modric looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Clifford dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clifford throws a sloppy head kick and Modric moves out of range easily.
Clifford closes this distance looking for a takedown but Modric circles away.
Modric lands a hook that stumbles Clifford back into the cage. Modric follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Clifford to the canvas! Modric pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Clifford has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lukasz Modric!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gunner State (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Spade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). State comes to the cage accompanied by thunderstruck. Spade comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ace Of Spades kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gunner State has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gunner State!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Spade!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spade chopping away at his opponent's legs.
State shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Spade is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but State pulls his head out easily.
Spade is trying to stand.
Spade is holding on to half guard well.
Spade is looking to improve his position.
Spade manages to get to full guard.
Spade looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spade looking for a guillotine here but State defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spade is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Spade looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! State has picked Spade up and slammed him! Spade can't keep hold of the triangle and State manages to pass to side control!
Spade is not content to let State control the position.
State is breathing heavily.
Spade is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Spade is looking to improve his position.
Spade is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spade kicks off State and gets to his feet.
Spade shoots in and bounces State off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Spade drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Spade jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
State looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spade is one step ahead there.
Spade is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Spade trying to control the position from guard on top but State is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Johnny Spade just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
State misses with a takedown attempt - Spade sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Spade drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
State working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Spade doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Spade manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Spade trying to control but State is working from the bottom.
Spade 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.
Johnny Spade dominated that round.
That's time! State's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
State fails in his attempt to clinch.
State looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Spade is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of State's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take State's back!
Will Spade go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Spade is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Spade looking for the RNC.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spade working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I really don't envy State right now.
The referee is taking a good look at State as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Spade!
State is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Spade lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Spade has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. State is defending well but eventually Spade manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! State has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Johnny Spade!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobias O Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Urban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Reilly comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Man. 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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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tobias O Reilly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Urban!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
O Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Urban manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
O Reilly tries to free his leg and advance position but Urban is retaining full guard.
O Reilly could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
O Reilly is fighting to break Urban's control of his arms but Urban is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
O Reilly drops back looking for a leg! Urban is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Urban manages to kick O Reilly off! O Reilly jumps back into Urban's guard.
O Reilly wants to pass the guard but Urban is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Urban holds on and takes a little breather.
Urban keeping moving, preventing O Reilly from controlling successfully.
Urban lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for O Reilly!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urban is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. O Reilly can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Urban controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Reilly is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Urban looking to control and managing it successfully.
Urban is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Urban controlling from the full mount.
Urban wants to control the pace but O Reilly is squirming around nicely.
Urban controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly tries to lock up and control but Urban gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Urban really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Reilly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
O Reilly is breathing heavily.
Urban looking to control and managing it successfully.
O Reilly is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
O Reilly is working hard here to advance position.
Urban lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Reilly tries to reverse the position but Urban maintains control.
Urban with a couple of short strikes.
Urban controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urban wants to control the pace but O Reilly is squirming around nicely.
Urban controlling from the full mount.
Despite being in the dominant position, Bobby Urban just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Urban closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Urban lands in his opponent's guard.
Urban trying to control but O Reilly is working from the bottom.
O Reilly keeping busy on the bottom but Urban has passed one foot through into half guard.
O Reilly tries to roll over but Urban keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urban is keen to just control but O Reilly is a slippery customer.
O Reilly makes his way to full guard. A much better position for O Reilly.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now O Reilly is on top in guard.
O Reilly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Urban being controlled here, momentarily.
O Reilly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Urban swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Urban can do anything to dispel that myth.
Urban looking to hit a scissor sweep but O Reilly is one step ahead there.
Urban keeping moving, preventing O Reilly from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Urban dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Urban shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Urban showed some decent athleticism there.
O Reilly is looking to improve his position.
O Reilly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Urban controlling the action here.
Urban seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but O Reilly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
O Reilly is pressing down on Urban's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
O Reilly being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Reilly is looking for a triangle but Urban pushes his legs off easily.
O Reilly is looking for a triangle but Urban pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
O Reilly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Urban trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Urban wants to control from the top but O Reilly keeps moving.
O Reilly had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Urban is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. O Reilly Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Urban's back instead.
Urban just trying to survive but O Reilly is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Urban is in bad spot here.
O Reilly is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Urban has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but O Reilly has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Urban taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. O Reilly doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tobias O Reilly!
Tobias O Reilly is the new light heavyweight champion!
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