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BFT-232: Hans vs Choake III PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Gryphen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vyacheslav Dmitrigorbachovovonovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gryphen comes to the cage accompanied by Tubthumping. The key to victory for Forrest Gryphen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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216 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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244 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Forrest Gryphen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vyacheslav Dmitrigorbachovovonovich!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is defended easily by Gryphen.
Gryphen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to clinch there but Gryphen circles away.
Gryphen ducks under a wild hook from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Gryphen tries to close the distance and clinch but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gryphen is looking to slow Dmitrigorbachovovonovich down with leg kicks.
Gryphen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands with a shot to the body.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich has a takedown stuffed.
Gryphen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Gryphen lands a leg kick that knocks Dmitrigorbachovovonovich off balance momentarily.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich looks to land a right hand but Gryphen moved out of range.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gryphen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich blocks a jab.
Gryphen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is out of range.
Gryphen moves out of range as Dmitrigorbachovovonovich strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gryphen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moves out of range of the leg kick from Gryphen.
Gryphen connects with a solid leg kick.
Forrest Gryphen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gryphen scores with a hook.
Gryphen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gryphen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gryphen misses with a low kick as Dmitrigorbachovovonovich jumps back.
Gryphen misses with a low kick as Dmitrigorbachovovonovich jumps back.
Gryphen 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.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gryphen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gryphen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gryphen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gryphen tries to improve position but can't.
Gryphen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gryphen trying to control from the bottom.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moves nicely into side control.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dmitrigorbachovovonovich has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is looking to take a break and control but Gryphen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gryphen has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dmitrigorbachovovonovich but great work by Gryphen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gryphen stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A punch combination from Gryphen misses.
Gryphen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gryphen counters with a leg kick.
Gryphen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gryphen.
Gryphen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich. Gryphen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gryphen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gryphen tries to close the distance and clinch but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gryphen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dmitrigorbachovovonovich checks a leg kick.
Gryphen throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gryphen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gryphen counters with an inside leg kick.
Gryphen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gryphen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dmitrigorbachovovonovich on the side of the head.
Gryphen throws a leg kick but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vyacheslav Dmitrigorbachovovonovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gryphen.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich checks the leg kick.
Gryphen throws a chopping leg kick but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gryphen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gryphen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A leg kick checked by Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Gryphen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich swings widly with a right hand
and Gryphen counters with a thumping low kick.
Gryphen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dmitrigorbachovovonovich eats them both and turns towards Gryphen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Gryphen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gryphen.
Gryphen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Forrest Gryphen is winning the standup battle so far.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich checks a leg kick nicely.
Gryphen is looking to score with low kicks.
Gryphen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Gryphen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a body shot
and Gryphen counters with a nice uppercut.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich checks a low kick from Gryphen.
Gryphen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gryphen avoids the body shot from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Forrest Gryphen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That kick from Gryphen tenderised Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's leg. Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gryphen has closed the distance and engaged Dmitrigorbachovovonovich in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gryphen obliges.
Gryphen lands a body shot.
Gryphen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Gryphen.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gryphen lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Gryphen.
Gryphen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dmitrigorbachovovonovich in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich can't find room to land a body shot as Gryphen controls the action.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich managing to block the knees to the body from Gryphen.
Gryphen missing with knees to the body.
Gryphen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gryphen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich working aggressively here.
Gryphen missing with knees to the body.
Gryphen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dmitrigorbachovovonovich can do to turn this around?
Gryphen missing with knees to the body.
Gryphen misses with a body punch.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Gryphen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Gryphen.
Gryphen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gryphen.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich managing to block the knees to the body from Gryphen.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with the head strike.
Gryphen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gryphen lands a nice shot to the body.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich avoiding damage as Gryphen throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Gryphen.
Gryphen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gryphen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gryphen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gryphen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gryphen missing with knees to the body.
Gryphen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gryphen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is defending well for now.
Gryphen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gryphen tries to land knees in the clinch but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gryphen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gryphen lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Gryphen.
A short body shot lands from Gryphen as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Gryphen - that landed with a thud.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Gryphen.
Gryphen lands an elbow just above Dmitrigorbachovovonovich 's eye.
Gryphen lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich managing to block the knees to the body from Gryphen.
Gryphen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich taking a breather.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich avoiding damage as Gryphen throws knees to the body.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gryphen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's defenses.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Gryphen.
Gryphen tries a body shot but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gryphen digs a right hand into Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's gas tank.
Gryphen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich avoiding damage as Gryphen throws knees to the body.
Gryphen lands a nice uppercut.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gryphen tries to land knees in the clinch but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich avoids the damage to the body.
Gryphen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gryphen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gryphen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gryphen scores with a knee to the head.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Gryphen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gryphen crunches a lovely knee into Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's ribcage.
Gryphen is leaning against Dmitrigorbachovovonovich and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Forrest Gryphen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gryphen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Gryphen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gryphen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gryphen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Dmitrigorbachovovonovich 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to clinch there but Gryphen circles away.
Gryphen drops Dmitrigorbachovovonovich with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich looks back up at him and smiles so Gryphen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gryphen motions for Dmitrigorbachovovonovich to come forward. Gryphen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is still on wobbly legs! Can Gryphen finish him?
Gryphen scores with a decent looking hook.
Gryphen gets caught napping as Dmitrigorbachovovonovich dives in and scores a takedown. Gryphen manages to retain guard.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich wants to control from the top but Gryphen keeps moving.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich seems to have recovered his senses.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gryphen trying to keep a closed guard but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is proving a slippery customer.
Gryphen is controlling Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gryphen trying to keep a closed guard but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is proving a slippery customer.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gryphen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Forrest Gryphen.
Gryphen tests Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich cracks a nice hook into Gryphen's ribs.
Gryphen throws a leg kick but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gryphen connects with a leg kick. Dmitrigorbachovovonovich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gryphen clinches with his opponent.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vyacheslav Dmitrigorbachovovonovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gryphen trying to land knees to the body.
Gryphen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to pull guard but Gryphen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with some punches.
Gryphen landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gryphen lands a body punch.
Gryphen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich avoids it.
Gryphen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gryphen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gryphen.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich managing to block the knees to the body from Gryphen.
Gryphen presses Dmitrigorbachovovonovich against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gryphen misses with a body punch.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gryphen trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gryphen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich avoids it.
Gryphen struggles to land a body shot inside as Dmitrigorbachovovonovich controls his hands.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Gryphen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to pull guard but Gryphen won't allow it.
Forrest Gryphen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vyacheslav Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Gryphen prevents a body shot from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Gryphen landing knees to the body.
Gryphen crunches a lovely knee into Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's ribcage.
Gryphen lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gryphen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's elbow.
Gryphen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Gryphen.
Gryphen digs a right hand into Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's gas tank.
Gryphen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gryphen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dmitrigorbachovovonovich backwards.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich managing to block the knees to the body from Gryphen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gryphen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a nice uppercut.
Gryphen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich managing to block the knees to the body from Gryphen.
Gryphen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich avoiding damage as Gryphen throws knees to the body.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries for a takedown but Gryphen manages to get underhooks.
Forrest Gryphen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich blocks an elbow strike.
Gryphen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gryphen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Gryphen on the inside.
Gryphen missing with knees to the body.
Gryphen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
And that's the end of the fight!
Forrest Gryphen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gryphen, 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Gryphen!
Forrest Gryphen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Doumbos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colten O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good kicks
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Doumbos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Colten O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doumbos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doumbos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Doumbos gets a double leg takedown into O Brien's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Doumbos throwing strikes but missing.
O Brien not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Doumbos is looking to work some ground and pound but O Brien has wrist control.
Doumbos scoring with punches to the head and body.
O Brien is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Doumbos preventing the sweep.
O Brien utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
O Brien controlling Doumbos's posture.
Doumbos cracks O Brien with a solid left hand.
O Brien trying to keep a closed guard but Doumbos is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Brien might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Doumbos haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doumbos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Colten O Brien wasn't active enough on the ground.
Doumbos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Doumbos misses the target.
Doumbos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Doumbos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Brien's head.
O Brien gets full guard.
O Brien is trying to control the position but Doumbos postures up.
O Brien manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doumbos regains half guard.
O Brien wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doumbos keeps working.
O Brien wants to stand up but Doumbos is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doumbos is trying to control but can't.
Doumbos pushes O Brien off looking to stand but O Brien dives back in and keeps control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Colten O Brien was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Doumbos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming O Brien to the mat! O Brien manages to get full guard.
Doumbos throws a big elbow that misses.
Doumbos postures up.
Doumbos preventing the sweep.
Doumbos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
O Brien looking for a sweep. Not yet O Brien, not yet.
Doumbos throwing strikes but missing.
Doumbos wants to pass the guard but O Brien is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Doumbos's guard.
Doumbos working a defensive guard here.
O Brien wants to get up but he can't break Doumbos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Doumbos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Colten O Brien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Brien punishes Doumbos's body with a nice straight punch.
Doumbos moves out of range of the strikes.
Doumbos shoots in looking for a takedown but O Brien manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Doumbos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doumbos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Doumbos misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Brien feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doumbos's calf.
Doumbos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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 Alex Doumbos will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Doumbos throws a solid leg kick but O Brien takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doumbos.
Nice straight punches there by O Brien. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Brien.
Doumbos shoots in and gets a takedown into O Brien's guard.
O Brien is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Doumbos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Doumbos postures up.
Doumbos postures up in O Brien's guard and throws a big left but O Brien blocks it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as O Brien holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Colten O Brien was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Doumbos looks to land a combination. O Brien sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Colten O Brien has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doumbos slips a jab from O Brien.
Doumbos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
O Brien is rocked!
Alex Doumbos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doumbos throws a jab but it's blocked by O Brien.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien staying out of range there.
Doumbos dives in and scores a takedown into O Brien's guard.
O Brien working a defensive guard here.
Doumbos being controlled here momentarily.
Doumbos throws a big right hand that misses.
Doumbos throws a big right hand that misses.
O Brien is trying to control the position from the bottom.
O Brien avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
O Brien has momentary wrist control but Doumbos slips an elbow through the middle.
Doumbos wants to control from the top but O Brien keeps moving.
O Brien is trying to keep Doumbos in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doumbos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Doumbos wants to control from the top but O Brien keeps moving.
Doumbos won't allow O Brien to sweep him here.
Doumbos connects with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Brien 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.
O Brien preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Doumbos wants to control from the top but O Brien keeps moving.
O Brien controls Doumbos momentarily but Doumbos frees himself.
Doumbos won't allow O Brien to sweep him here.
O Brien working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Doumbos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien is trying to keep Doumbos in close.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Doumbos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has O Brien pinned against the cage. O Brien gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
O Brien throws a low kick, looking for Doumbos's leg but Doumbos calmly moves out of range.
Doumbos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Brien.
A telegraphed right hand from Doumbos misses the target.
Doumbos scores with a decent looking hook.
O Brien feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doumbos's calf.
Doumbos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
O Brien looks to land a body kick but Doumbos moved away.
Doumbos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
O Brien swats away the attempt to clinch by Doumbos.
Alex Doumbos is winning the standup battle so far.
O Brien jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doumbos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Doumbos showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doumbos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Doumbos slips a nice elbow through O Brien's hands, connecting with O Brien's forehead.
Doumbos drops an elbow to the side of O Brien's head.
Alex Doumbos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Brien keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
O Brien moves into full guard.
Doumbos with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doumbos trying to control the position from guard on top but O Brien is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doumbos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
O Brien keeping full guard, as Doumbos tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Doumbos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Colten O Brien's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
O Brien slips a jab and a cross from Doumbos.
Doumbos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
O Brien misses with a low kick.
Doumbos pushes O Brien up against the cage in a clinch.
O Brien lands a body shot in the clinch.
O Brien throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doumbos blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from O Brien fails to land.
O Brien has a couple of punches blocked by Doumbos.
Doumbos tries to break the clinch but O Brien is controlling the position.
O Brien misses with a punch to the body.
Doumbos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A low kick from O Brien is predictable there
and Doumbos counters with a stiff right hand.
Doumbos misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doumbos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming O Brien to the mat! O Brien manages to get full guard.
O Brien working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Doumbos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Brien swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Brien is pulling down on Doumbos's head to control his posture.
O Brien is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
O Brien is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Colten O Brien.
Doumbos fails with a takedown attempt.
Colten O Brien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien is looking to slow Doumbos down with leg kicks.
O Brien on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O Brien misses with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Brien throws a low kick but Doumbos moves out of range easily.
Doumbos doesn't manage to clinch there - O Brien circles away.
Doumbos throws a hook but O Brien blocks it.
O Brien circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doumbos looks to throw the jab but O Brien is out of range.
A cross from O Brien lands.
O Brien swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doumbos moves in looking to clinch but O Brien pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doumbos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has O Brien pinned against the cage. O Brien gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
O Brien looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
O Brien scores with a decent looking hook.
O Brien tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Brien scores with a body shot.
Alex Doumbos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Brien misses with a straight right.
Doumbos misses with a takedown attempt - O Brien sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Doumbos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doumbos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Doumbos is rocked!
Doumbos gets a takedown into half guard.
Oh Doumbos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doumbos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Doumbos seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien is trying to maintain the position but Doumbos is very close to passing his half guard.
O Brien lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
O Brien has hold of Doumbos's hands but Doumbos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Doumbos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
O Brien keeping hold of Doumbos's head, controlling as best he can.
O Brien is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alex Doumbos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Doumbos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colten O Brien comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Doumbos 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Doumbos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jong Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jong Dong is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Aegukka. Kim Jong Dong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mookie Blaylock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kim Jong Dong!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jong Dong misses with a takedown
and Blaylock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blaylock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jong Dong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blaylock.
Nice takedown defense from Blaylock. No joy for Jong Dong on that attempt.
Blaylock connects with a right hand. Jong Dong shakes it off.
Jong Dong has a takedown stuffed.
Mookie Blaylock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Jong Dong.
Blaylock tests Jong Dong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blaylock connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaylock throws a right hand that Jong Dong ducks under and follows up with a left that Jong Dong also avoids with ease.
Jong Dong takes the fight into the clinch.
Blaylock trying to control the position but instead, Jong Dong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blaylock into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blaylock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Kim Jong Dong has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jong Dong.
Blaylock trying to control the position but instead, Jong Dong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blaylock into the cage.
Blaylock tries a body shot but Jong Dong blocks it.
Jong Dong blocks an uppercut.
Blaylock misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Blaylock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blaylock misses with some punches.
Jong Dong tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jong Dong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blaylock wants to break free but Jong Dong has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong Dong blocks an uppercut.
Blaylock tries to throw a body punch but Jong Dong avoids it by throwing Blaylock back against the cage.
Blaylock slows down the pace here.
Blaylock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jong Dong misses with a takedown attempt
and Blaylock counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jong Dong fails with the takedown
and Blaylock counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Blaylock feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jong Dongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mookie Blaylock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jong Dong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blaylock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blaylock moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jong Dong is trying desperately to land a takedown but Blaylock is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jong Dong.
Blaylock scores with a push kick.
Jong Dong looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong Dong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jong Dong is rocked!
Crack! Blaylock connects with the perfect overhand right and Jong Dong falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Blaylock!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mookie Blaylock!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoine Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is ''Big Poppa'' by The Notorious B.I.G.. Dodson has chosen Antoine Dodson - Bed Intruder 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
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trevor Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antoine Dodson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dodson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Dodson.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dodson throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith cracks Dodson with an open hand slap.
Nice jab there from Dodson.
Dodson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dodson misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith tries to bum rush Dodson with a series of wild strikes but Dodson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Smith landing knees to the head.
Smith slows down the pace here.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dodson is defending well for now.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Antoine Dodson has been cut.
Dodson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Dodson seems unphased.
Smith tests Dodson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dodson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smith throws a series of punches but Dodson avoids them all with ease.
Trevor Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smith throws a series of punches but Dodson avoids them all with ease.
Dodson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dodson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dodson back to the cage. Smith follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith throws a right hand that Dodson ducks under and follows up with a left that Dodson also avoids with ease.
Dodson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dodson keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dodson.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dodson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dodson is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dodson has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dodson is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Dodson wants to break free but Smith has control.
Dodson has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dodson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodson is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Dodson tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Smith landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dodson looks winded!
Dodson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Dodson is blocking nicely.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith stalling the fight.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith stalling in the clinch but Dodson improves position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dodson is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Dodson tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Dodson is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antoine Dodson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dodson looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith scores with a spinning back kick!
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dodson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith walks into a jab.
A solid body kick from Dodson.
Trevor Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Dodson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dodson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dodson throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Smith misses.
Dodson misses with a head kick.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dodson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dodson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Dodson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dodson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith lands a head kick. Dodson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A thudding body kick lands there by Smith!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Dodson misses
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith throws a body punch but Dodson moves out of range.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dodson counters with a straight right hand.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dodson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dodson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith blocks a low kick nicely.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dodson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dodson just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Dodson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dodson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dodson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dodson is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Dodson tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith throws a series of punches but Dodson moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Dodson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodson misses with a head kick.
Dodson cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dodson moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dodson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dodson.
Smith takes a swing at Dodson's ribcage but misses.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dodson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Trevor Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Dodson.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dodson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antoine Dodson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith forces Dodson back against the cage and clinches.
Dodson tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Dodson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dodson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dodson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dodson throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith scores with a kick to the midsection.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dodson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Dodson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dodson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to move into range but Dodson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Dodson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dodson throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Smith moves to clinch but Dodson breaks away
and Dodson counters by moving into the clinch.
Smith has Dodson pressed against the cage, preventing Dodson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dodson.
Antoine Dodson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dodson throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dodson throws a big shot that misses.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Dodson avoids the head kick by Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dodson looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dodson blocks a head kick by Smith.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dodson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Dodson lands with a shot to the body.
Dodson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dodson.
Dodson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dodson throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dodson throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dodson throws a head kick that misses.
Dodson lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Dodson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dodson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dodson cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dodson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dodson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dodson fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith feints a jab promting Dodson to slip. Smith then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dodson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Trevor Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith has Dodson up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dodson avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Trevor Smith.
Well Smith 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 30:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Smith!
A pretty intense looking Trevor Smith took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chumba Wumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamish Gaffney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wumba's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, La Bamba . 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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26
177 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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29
182 lbs
6 - 8 - 2 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Good kicks
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chumba Wumba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Hamish Gaffney!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaffney on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wumba swings for the body but Gaffney moves out of range.
Gaffney lands an overhand right.
Wumba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gaffney throws the left hand but Wumba avoids the punch easily.
Gaffney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wumba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gaffney fails to land with a series of punches.
Wumba avoids the body shot from Gaffney.
Gaffney closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wumba circles away.
Gaffney fails with the takedown.
Gaffney slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wumba lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Gaffney falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chumba Wumba!
A relieved looking Chumba Wumba thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hermio Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Legionarivs Sakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakara has chosen The Rise of Sakara as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hermio Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Legionarivs Sakara!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Junior 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Junior walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Junior moves in looking to clinch but Sakara pushes him off.
Sakara cracks Junior with a good jab.
Junior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakara.
Junior connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Junior tries to clinch up.
Junior gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakara lands a glancing blow to the side of Junior's head.
A jab from Sakara finds it's way through Junior's defenses.
Hermio Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junior missing with a left hand there. Sakara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Junior.
Sakara connects with the punch.
Sakara cracks a nice hook into Junior's ribs.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sakara misses with the combination.
Sakara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Junior tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sakara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Junior gets the takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
You can see the frustration on Sakara's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sakara is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Junior's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Junior throwing shots but Sakara is blocking nicely.
Junior looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Junior thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sakara trying to hold on to Junior's head to control him but Junior postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sakara's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakara gets back to full guard.
Junior working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sakara wants to sweep but no luck.
Sakara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sakara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sakara looking for a sweep. Not yet Sakara, not yet.
Junior lands a couple of elbows.
Sakara is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Junior throws a strike but Sakara rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakara stops Junior from standing up.
Sakara is stalling in the full guard.
Junior is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Junior keeping moving, preventing Sakara from controlling successfully.
Junior wants to stand and escape but Sakara is having none of it.
Sakara is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Legionarivs Sakara wasn't active enough on the ground.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sakara tries to stall but Junior uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Junior misses with a punch to the body.
Junior lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sakara backwards.
Sakara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sakara keeps control of Junior as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sakara tries to stall but Junior uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sakara throws a punch but it's blocked by Junior.
Sakara blocks a body shot from Junior.
Junior lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Junior.
Sakara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakara misses with a wild body shot.
Junior scores with a hook.
Junior shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sakara defends it nicely.
Sakara scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Legionarivs Sakara dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sakara takes one on the button.
It looks like Hermio Junior has been cut.
Junior has a takedown stuffed.
Sakara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sakara connects with a right hand. Junior shakes it off.
Junior has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Junior there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sakara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Junior shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sakara sprawls well. Sakara wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Junior gets slowly back to his feet.
Sakara cracks Junior with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Junior takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sakara lands a jab.
Junior takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sloppy strikes from Junior. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakara drops Junior with a beautiful combination! Junior stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sakara is looking for the KO!
Junior is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakara throws an overhand right that drops Junior like a sack of potatoes! Sakara dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Legionarivs Sakara!
A victorious Legionarivs Sakara thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dingo Monster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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28
240 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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280 lbs
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dingo Monster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monster wants to clinch up but Mir keeps it at a distance.
Monster moves into the clinch successfully.
Monster with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Frank Mir has been cut.
Mir is trying to drag Monster to the mat but Monster just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Monster is pressed up against the cage. Mir has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Monster down to the mat. Monster avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Monster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mir wants to clinch up but Monster keeps it at a distance.
Monster wants to clinch.
Mir closes the distance and clinches up with Monster, looking for a takedown. Mir pushes Monster against the cage but Monster circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dingo Monster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Mir.
Monster scores with a leg kick.
Mir tries for a takedown but Monster sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mir on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Monster. Monster obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mir swings for the body but Monster moves out of range.
Monster connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Mir to the floor! Monster dives in looking for the finish!
Mir is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Monster scores with a big shot! Mir's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Mir! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dingo Monster!
A very excited looking Dingo Monster made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Super Hans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jermaine Choake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hans comes to the cage accompanied by Hans being Hans. Choake has chosen Hans Zimmer - The Kraken as his entrance music. Jermaine Choake has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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33
170 lbs
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30
183 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Super Hans!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jermaine Choake!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hans lands a slapping body shot.
Hans stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hans wants it to stay on the feet.
Hans misses with a looping right.
Hans throws a big shot that misses.
Choake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hans.
Hans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choake was well out of range. Poor timing from Hans.
Choake gets caught napping as Hans dives in and scores a takedown. Choake manages to retain guard.
Hans trying to control but Choake is working from the bottom.
Hans throws a big right hand that misses.
Choake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hans's guard.
Hans is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Choake is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hans working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Choake.
Hans keeping moving, preventing Choake from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choake postures up in Hans's guard and throws a big left but Hans blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hans tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hans not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Choake postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Choake wants to control from the top but Hans keeps moving.
Hans is trying to control the position but Choake postures up.
Hans has momentary wrist control but Choake slips an elbow through the middle.
Hans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hans had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Choake defends it easily.
Choake's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Choake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choake postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Choake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hans swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Choake has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Choake forces his way into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Choake is trying to control the action in half guard but Hans is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hans wants to control but Choake is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hans is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Choake pulls his head out easily.
Hans manages to get to full guard.
Choake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hans is keeping the position for now.
Hans working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hans keeping moving, preventing Choake from controlling successfully.
Hans is looking for a triangle but Choake pushes his legs off easily.
Choake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Choake trying to control the position from guard on top but Hans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Choake postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hans trying to keep a closed guard but Choake is proving a slippery customer.
Hans looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Choake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Choake postures up and lands a big shot to Hans's brow.
Hans keeping full guard, as Choake tries to pass.
Choake is working Hans over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hans is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nice strikes from Hans there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hans works his way into side control.
Choake is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Choake scores with a shot to the body.
Hans is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Choake is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hans thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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 Super Hans will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Choake moves into the clinch.
Hans wants to get back to striking at distance but Choake won't allow it.
Choake avoiding damage.
Choake has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hans after a bit of a struggle.
Choake lands with a left to the head.
Hans lands a hook that snaps the head of Choake backwards.
Hans scores with a shot to the side of Choake's head.
Hans swings wildly with an uppercut but Choake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choake can't get the takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hans.
A short left from Hans.
Hans lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Choake successfully pulls guard.
Hans stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Choake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hans trying to control the position from guard on top but Choake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Choake had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hans defends it easily.
Hans drops back looking for a leg! Choake is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Choake manages to kick Hans off! Hans jumps back into Choake's guard.
Choake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Choake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hans's guard.
Hans working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Choake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Choake manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hans is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Choake with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hans looking to control.
Hans working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Choake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Choake manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hans keeping moving, preventing Choake from controlling successfully.
Choake works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hans slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choake stands up over Hans, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hans escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Choake gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jermaine Choake has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choake chips away with some ground and pound.
Hans has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Choake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Choake working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Choake trying to control but Hans is working from the bottom.
Choake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hans keeping moving, preventing Choake from controlling successfully.
Hans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Choake stopping the sweep attempt from Hans.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choake throws a big right hand that misses.
Hans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Choake wants to control from the top but Hans keeps moving.
Choake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hans trying to keep a closed guard but Choake is proving a slippery customer.
Hans 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.
Choake is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hans escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Choake gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Choake got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hans has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Choake has managed to get both his arms back between Hans's legs - danger averted.
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 Super Hans will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hans misses with a lunging right hand
and Choake counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hans's knee momentarily.
Hans misses with a looping left.
Choake ducks under a wild hook from Hans.
Choake moves into the clinch successfully.
Hans misses with a body punch.
Hans misses with a punch to the body.
Choake has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hans clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Choake has Hans flattened out and is raining down punches.
Hans is really stuck here.
Choake looking for the choke but no joy.
Hans trying to control the action but Choake just sinks the hooks in.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Choake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choake has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Hans has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Choake has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Hans.
Choake is persistently looking for the submission but Hans is defending it well.
Well, with Choake on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Hans is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Choake trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Hans doesn't escape.
Choake gets his hands free as Hans looks to control.
Hans is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Choake gets his way!
Choake avoiding Hans 's attempts to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choake is hanging on to Hans's back as he tries to escape.
Choake is trying to stick to Hans's back but Hans is turning into Choake. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Choake's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hans.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choake wants to sweep here but Hans controlling him for the moment.
Choake has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hans is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Choake.
Hans trying to control the position but Choake is working away.
Choake wants to control but Hans postures up.
Hans trying to control the action but Choake is working from the bottom.
Choake tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hans creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Choake is looking to reverse the position.
Choake is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Choake wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Hans trying to control the position but Choake is working away.
Choake is looking for a sweep.
Hans wants to control but Choake is keeping him busy.
Choake is looking to regain half guard here but Hans keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hans working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Choake is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hans's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hans passes the guard and advances to mount!
Choake throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Choake tries to hold on but Hans postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hans working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jermaine Choake really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Choake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Choake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hans.
Hans bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hans thows a body shot but no joy.
Choake ducks under a wild hook from Hans.
Choake throws a low kick but Hans avoids it.
Choake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hans.
Choake closes the distance and clinches up with Hans, looking for a takedown. Choake pushes Hans against the cage but Hans circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Choake fails with the takedown.
Choake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Choake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Choake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hans.
Choake throws a front kick that sends Hans stumbling back into the cage.
Hans takes a swing at Choake's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Choake clinches up against the cage.
Hans tries a body shot but Choake blocks it.
Hans softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hans misses with some punches.
Hans blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Choake obliges.
Choake stalls.
Hans working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hans tries to work over Choake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hans has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Choake regains guard immediately.
Choake controls Hans momentarily but Hans frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Choake is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Choake can't keep his opponent in guard - Hans advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Choake gets back to full guard.
Hans landing some decent shots from guard.
Hans slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hans trying to control but Choake is working from the bottom.
Choake throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hans escapes and throws Choake's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hans is looking to take a break and control but Choake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hans lands an elbow.
Choake tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hans wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hans trying to control the position but Choake is working away.
Choake can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hans trying to control the position but Choake is working away.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hans misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hans grinds an elbow into Choake's temple.
Choake tries to buck Hans off but Hans is having none of it.
Hans swings around for an armbar but Choake sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hans's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hans 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.
Hans has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Choake is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hans.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Super Hans had his way with Jermaine Choake in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hans slips under a jab.
Choake shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hans's guard.
Choake wants to control from the top but Hans keeps moving.
Hans tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Choake postures up in Hans's guard and throws a big left but Hans blocks it.
Choake got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hans has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Choake has managed to get both his arms back between Hans's legs - danger averted.
Choake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Choake with a flurry of punches that miss.
Choake throws a big elbow that misses.
Choake trying to control but Hans is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hans throws his legs up looking for a submission but Choake uses it to pass to side control.
Choake is trying to get an arm triangle but Hans is defending well.
Hans tries to buck Choake off but Choake is having none of it.
Choake grinds an elbow into Hans's temple.
Hans is looking for a sweep.
Choake wants to control but Hans is keeping him busy.
Hans is trying to control Choake's posture but Choake avoids it.
Hans tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Choake wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hans regains half guard.
Choake 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.
Hans is looking to control Choake's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hans avoid being mounted?
Choake with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hans is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hans won't allow Choake to pass to mount.
Hans is looking for a sweep. Choake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Choake seems to be looking for submissions.
Hans wants to improve his position but Choake is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choake is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hans sees it coming and defends easily.
Choake controlling the pace.
Hans trying to hold on to Choake's head to control him but Choake postures up.
Hans tries to get to full guard but Choake has control of the leg.
Hans is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Choake pulls his head out easily.
Choake looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hans with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Choake passes into side control, despite Hans's attempt to control the position.
Hans is looking for a sweep.
Super Hans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choake cracks Hans with a big right hand but Hans just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hans struggling a bit here.
Hans tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Choake working the head with strikes.
I wouldn't like to be where Hans is right now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Choake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hans keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Check out the look on Choake's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jermaine Choake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hans is trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jermaine Choake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hans 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 48:48
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 48:47
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Super Hans!
Super Hans retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Super Hans thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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