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DFC 3: Yolpan Vs.Barishkov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Du (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dont Lose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Sam Du has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sam Du seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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169 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Du!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dont Lose!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Du misses with a kick to the body.
No luck for Lose with that takedown attempt.
Lose fails with a takedown attempt.
Lose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Du.
Du clinches up with Lose and pushes him back against the cage.
Du has Lose pushed against the cage.
Du is trying to break free.
Du has Lose pressed against the cage, preventing Lose from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Du wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lose has him pressed against the cage.
Du wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Du prevents Lose from breaking the clinch.
Du stops a takedown attempt from Lose.
Sam Du has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dont Lose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lose keeps control of Du as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Du is trying to break the clinch but Lose is controlling him.
Du escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Du clinches up with Lose and pushes him back against the cage.
Du lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Our sources have told us that Du has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Du gets control of Lose's arms and successfully pulls guard. Du will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Du manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Du scores with the left hand. Lose knows he should have avoided that one.
Lose takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Du changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lose doesn't manage to clinch there - Du circles away.
Lose fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Du throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lose.
Lose avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Du shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lose defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du looks to land a combination. Lose sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lose displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Du.
Lose throws a sloppy head kick and Du moves out of range easily.
Du wants to slow Lose down by chopping away at his legs.
Du throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lose counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sam Du seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Du. Lose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Du misses with a jab, cross combination.
Du is breathing heavily.
Lose takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Du moves into range and clinches up with Lose.
Lose tries to pull guard but Du forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lose is working for takedown but Du is calmly controlling the position for now.
Du tries to break free but Lose pushes him back against the cage.
Lose looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lose is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Du is defending well for now.
Lose drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Du gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Du is trying to push Lose away but Lose has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lose wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Du pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Du slaps away a takedown attempt from Lose, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Du lands with a nice combination. Lose backs away looking to recover.
Du moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Du throws a one two combo.
Du scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Du throws a leg kick but Lose moved away.
Du feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Loses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lose tries to clinch
and Du counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Du closes the distance and clinches.
Du lands a hook that snaps the head of Lose backwards.
Du breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Du shoots in and drives through. Lose sprawls well.
Du's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Du duly obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Du lands a glancing blow to the side of Lose's head.
Lose shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Du darts in and clinches Lose up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Du dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Du darts in looking for a takedown but Lose gets double underhooks and turns Du into the cage.
Lose is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Du lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Du scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Du pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lose gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Du lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lose fails with a takedown attempt.
Lose tries to clinch up.
Du moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lose wants to clinch
and Du connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lose fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lose is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Du sizes up Lose with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lose tries to clinch up but Du circles away and keeps his distance.
Lose lands with a nice body kick.
Du throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lose on the side of the head.
Du has managed to clinch.
A right hand to the body from Du.
Lose tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Du just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sam Du has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dont Lose.
Lose keeps control of Du as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Du breaks the clinch.
Du lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Du.
Du tries to bum rush Lose with a series of wild strikes but Lose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lose tries to clinch but Du moves out of range.
Lose is trying desperately to land a takedown but Du is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Du. No joy for Lose on that attempt.
Lose throws a wild body kick that Du sees coming a mile off.
Sam Du is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Du!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Du scores with a jab to the jaw.
Du works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lose closes the distance and clinches up with Du, looking for a takedown. Lose pushes Du against the cage but Du circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Du closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lose circles away.
Du misses with an attempted mid kick.
Du takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sam Du is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left and a right from Du both land. Nice combination.
Lose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Du.
Lose slips a straight right by Du.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Du, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horrible takedown by Lose or perhaps it was just good defense by Du which made him look bad.
Du gets the takedown into side control.
Du decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lose throws a leg kick but Du sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lose has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Du throws a series of punches but Lose moves out of range.
Du connects with a crisp jab.
Lose closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Du tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Du striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Du tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lose wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lose wants to control but Du is keeping him busy.
Du sneaks out the side door and pushes Lose away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Du darts in and clinches Lose up against the cage.
Lose breaks from the clinch.
Du gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Du breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lose tries to clinch up but Du circles away and keeps his distance.
Du misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lose tries to clinch but Du is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Du dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Du rushes Lose and presses him up against the cage.
A short left from Du.
Lose has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Du is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Du lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lose backwards.
Du escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Du misses with a wild combination.
Lose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Du swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lose jumps guard but Du stands there with Lose around his waist. Lose gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Du wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lose has him pressed against the cage.
Lose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Du is trying to break the clinch but Lose has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du is looking to break free of the clinch but Lose has double underhooks.
Lose decides to pull guard.
Du postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lose is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Du, into his guard.
Lose being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Du wants to sweep but no luck.
Du not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Du kicks Lose off and gets to his feet.
Du gets a clinch.
Du just leaning against Lose, taking a breather.
Lose is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Du to keep the fight standing.
Sam Du has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dont Lose.
Lose is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sam Du has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Du has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Du working hard to break the clinch.
Lose is trying to pull guard but Du turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lose wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lose tries to pull guard but Du forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Du manages to break the clinch.
Du throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du fails with the takedown.
Du throws a head kick that misses
and Lose counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lose scores with a nice body kick.
Lose is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Du's half guard.
Du has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lose is working away from the top position though.
Du looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Du wants to get back to full guard.
Du wants to get back to his feet.
Sam Du is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lose is working away from the top position though.
Sam Du overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Du is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lose is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are battling for position here. Du manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Du is trying to keep Lose in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dont Lose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sam Du.
Du stuffs the takedown attempt from Lose. Lose gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Du showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Du 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Du!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyron Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyron Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Tyron Marshall has been cut.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Oooooh!!! Jackson has knocked Marshall down with a huge combo! Jackson steps away and waves a wobbly Marshall back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Marshall is rocked!
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!
Jackson tries to bum rush Marshall with a series of wild strikes but Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marshall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson throws a one two combo.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Marshall sprawling to the canvas! Marshall rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jackson finish him?!
Oh Marshall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Andrew Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshall manages to avoid it.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Marshall seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tyron Marshall's cut is getting worse.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Jackson lands an overhand right.
Marshall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jackson throws a monster overhand right that drops Marshall! Jackson follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Jackson!
Our winner, Andrew Jackson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ean Kermode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Ivanovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ean Kermode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Ivanovich!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kermode stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kermode wants it to stay on the feet.
Ivanovich with a poor takedown
and Kermode counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ivanovich's knee momentarily.
Ivanovich looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kermode!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kermode wants to control but Ivanovich postures up.
Ivanovich should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kermode tries to improve position but can't.
Kermode manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ivanovich is staying active underneath Kermode, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Ivanovich has eaten all the pies!
The fighters are battling for position here. Ivanovich manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanovich looking for a sweep. Not yet Ivanovich, not yet.
Kermode wants to control from the top but Ivanovich keeps moving.
Kermode has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ivanovich wants to sweep but no luck.
Ivanovich is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kermode avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ivanovich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ivanovich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermode keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ivanovich trying to pass the guard but Kermode defending well.
Kermode knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ivanovich on the ground.
Kermode wants to get back to his feet.
Ivanovich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kermode keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kermode avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich drops an elbow to the side of Kermode's head.
Kermode blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ivanovich misses with a head shot. Kermode uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kermode preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ivanovich loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ivanovich wants to pass the guard but Kermode is keeping the position.
Kermode is trying to keep Ivanovich in close.
Ivanovich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kermode swivels though and keeps the full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanovich stands and throws Kermode's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kermode tries to buck Ivanovich off but Ivanovich is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovich working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kermode struggling a bit here.
Kermode takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kermode taking punishment in the form of punches.
The strikes coming from Ivanovich are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ivanovich postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ivanovich tries to score with some ground and pound. Kermode controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ivanovich in side control, throwing shots but Kermode defends.
Ivanovich working the ground and pound but Kermode is defending the strikes.
Ivanovich looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kermode is avoiding damage well.
Check out the look on Ivanovich's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovich throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivanovich landing strikes.
Kermode tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ivanovich wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ivanovich throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ivanovich is chipping away with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Ivanovich.
Kermode gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ivanovich cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivanovich lands with some strikes.
Ivanovich with a couple of short strikes.
Kermode looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ivanovich landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Ivanovich dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ivanovich misses with a takedown attempt
and Kermode counters with a nice body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich fails with the takedown.
Ean Kermode has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Ivanovich.
Kermode displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ivanovich.
Kermode shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ivanovich manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kermode wants to control from the top but Ivanovich keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kermode's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ivanovich keeping moving, preventing Kermode from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanovich trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermode wants to control from the top but Ivanovich keeps moving.
Kermode stopping the sweep attempt from Ivanovich.
Kermode trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kermode trying to control the position from guard on top but Ivanovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ivanovich is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ivanovich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kermode defending well though.
Ivanovich landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ivanovich frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kermode is bucking up trying to escape but Ivanovich cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovich misses with a head shot.
Alexander Ivanovich has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ivanovich landing strikes from the mount and Kermode is in trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kermode tries to hold on but Ivanovich pushes him away.
Ivanovich with the ground and pound from mount.
Ivanovich prevents Kermode from getting the reversal.
Kermode in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ivanovich in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ivanovich with shots to the head and body - Kermode looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ivanovich working the ground and pound effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ivanovich pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kermode on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kermode tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermode takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ivanovich dominating with strikes here.
Kermode is looking to get to half guard.
Kermode is in a horrible position here. Ivanovich smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Ivanovich! Kermode is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexander Ivanovich!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Travis Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knight's waist but Knight gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rodriguez off to one side.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch.
Knight showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodriguez.
Knight closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Knight wants to pass to mount but Rodriguez is defending the position.
Knight is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Knight looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Knight is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to control but can't.
Rodriguez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rodriguez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Knight gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rodriguez wants to sweep but no luck.
Knight looking to pass the guard.
Knight preventing the sweep.
Rodriguez wants to stand and escape but Knight is having none of it.
Knight stopping the sweep attempt from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Knight is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Travis Knight has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Knight moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguez circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Knight.
Rodriguez is not content to let Knight control the position.
Knight decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez rushes Knight and presses him up against the cage.
Rodriguez scores with a shoulder strike.
Knight can't find room to land a body shot as Rodriguez controls the action.
Knight keeps control of Rodriguez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knight is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rodriguez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Travis Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Rodriguez.
Knight tries to pull guard but Rodriguez holds him up against the cage and eventually Knight drops back down to his feet.
Rodriguez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Knight walks away with a smile on his face. Rodriguez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knight dives in and scores a takedown into Rodriguez's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Knight dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches up with Knight, looking for a takedown. Rodriguez pushes Knight against the cage but Knight circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Knight closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rodriguez did well to prevent Knight getting side control.
Rodriguez tries to kick Knight off but Knight keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Knight throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rodriguez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight is keen to just control but Rodriguez is a slippery customer.
Knight is trying to work for a kimura but Rodriguez is defending well.
Rodriguez is staying active underneath Knight, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Knight seems to be working for a kimura but Rodriguez defends the submission attempt.
Knight trying to pass the guard but Rodriguez defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to roll over but Knight keeps him under control.
Rodriguez is refusing to be controlled, as Knight sits in half guard.
Knight tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rodriguez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rodriguez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez working a defensive guard but Knight passes into half guard.
Rodriguez wants to get back to his feet.
Rodriguez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rodriguez is in trouble now - Knight has advanced to mount!
Rodriguez can't escape the position.
Knight looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Rodriguez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Knight trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Knight can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rodriguez is looking to escape.
Travis Knight overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rodriguez blocking the ground and pound.
Knight avoids the attempt from Rodriguez to control.
Knight looking to control but Rodriguez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rodriguez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rodriguez wants to get back to his feet.
Knight moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Rodriguez has worked his arm free - good work by Rodriguez!
Rodriguez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez is not content to let Knight control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Knight dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Knight throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rodriguez wants to clinch.
Knight connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Knight counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rodriguez working a defensive guard here.
Knight forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Knight connects with a nice short shot to Rodriguez's temple.
Knight trying to control the action but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Knight not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Knight wants to work for an arm triangle but Rodriguez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Knight trying to control from half guard but Rodriguez is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez trying to control here.
Knight wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to control but Knight postures up.
Rodriguez holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Knight stalling away here and it's allowed Rodriguez to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Rodriguez working a defensive guard but Knight manages to pass into side control anyway.
Rodriguez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Knight trying to control the position but Rodriguez is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rodriguez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rodriguez is looking for a sweep.
The strikes coming from Knight are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rodriguez gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Knight connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rodriguez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Knight tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Knight putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Knight trying to control but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Knight is really struggling to control Rodriguez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Knight showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knight, 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Knight!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Montenegro (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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153 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tristan Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Francisco Montenegro!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montenegro forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
Lee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Montenegro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Montenegro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short left from Lee.
Montenegro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Montenegro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee just leaning against Montenegro, taking a breather.
Montenegro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Montenegro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Montenegro blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee is trying to push Montenegro away but Montenegro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Montenegro lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Tristan Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montenegro rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montenegro tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Montenegro.
Lee could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montenegro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Montenegro lands a nice knee to the body.
Montenegro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Montenegro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Montenegro tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Lee tries to stall but Montenegro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Montenegro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Montenegro tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Montenegro backwards.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Montenegro.
Montenegro lands a knee to the head.
Montenegro looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Montenegro landing knees to the head.
Lee looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Montenegro lands a knee to the head.
Montenegro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Montenegro misses with a knee strike.
Montenegro misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montenegro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Montenegro looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montenegro throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Montenegro fails to land.
Lee working aggressively here.
Montenegro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristan Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lee stops Montenegro from getting back to his feet.
Lee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Montenegro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lee is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee is working for a submission of some sort.
Montenegro is refusing to be controlled, as Lee sits in half guard.
Lee is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Montenegro is just riding it out for now. Lee eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Montenegro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee prevents Montenegro from standing back up.
Lee controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Francisco Montenegro will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lee shoots and misses
and Montenegro counters with a solid body kick.
Montenegro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee feints and as Montenegro raises his hands in defense, Lee changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lee won't allow Montenegro to get back to his feet.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Montenegro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montenegro is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lee dives into side control.
Montenegro wants to get back to his feet but Lee drags him back down.
Lee has hold of Montenegro's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Montenegro tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Lee cranks the arm and Montenegro screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Montenegro, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tristan Lee!
A very excited looking Tristan Lee 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 Mister Kwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Planck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mister Kwon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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168 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mister Kwon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Planck!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwon tries to land a front kick but Planck steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Planck fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kwon avoids it really well and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Planck. Kwon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Planck gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kwon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kwon blocks an elbow strike.
Planck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kwon could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Planck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Planck has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kwon uses from the top position.
Planck has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kwon has passed into side control.
Planck is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kwon's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kwon prevents Planck from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Planck has his hands clasped together around Kwon's back. He's all about the action.
Planck tries to kick Kwon off but Kwon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Planck is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kwon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kwon's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Planck is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Kwon won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Planck off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Max Planck!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Israel Whetu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asa Du (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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246 lbs
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275 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Israel Whetu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Asa Du!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Du keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whetu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Du.
Whetu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Du counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Whetu thinking.
Du showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whetu.
Whetu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Du.
Du doesn't manage to clinch there - Whetu circles away.
Whetu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Du shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Whetu defends it nicely.
Du fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whetu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Du holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Du is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Whetu is trying to push Du away but Du has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Whetu working hard to break the clinch.
Du keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whetu's efforts to push away.
I was talking to Whetu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du has Whetu pressed against the cage, preventing Whetu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Whetu.
Du dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Whetu prevents the takedown attempt.
Whetu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Whetu avoiding damage as Du throws knees to the body.
Whetu tries to break the clinch but Du is controlling the position.
Whetu scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Asa Du has been cut.
Nice elbow from Du.
Whetu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whetu throws a right and a left that Du avoids nicely.
Whetu closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jab by Whetu.
Du tries to clinch but Whetu is having none of it.
Whetu swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whetu throws a series of punches but Du moves out of range.
Du clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whetu managing to block the knees to the body from Du.
Whetu is trying to break the clinch but Du is controlling him.
Whetu wants to get back to striking at distance but Du won't allow it.
Du breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whetu scores with a nice head shot.
Du dodges the punch combination from Whetu.
Whetu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whetu has managed to clinch.
Whetu wants to get back to striking at distance but Du won't allow it.
Whetu tries to circle away but Du has him pinned against the cage.
Du should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Du tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Du drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Israel Whetu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asa Du.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whetu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Du dodges the punch combination from Whetu.
Whetu looks to land a combination but Du avoids it well.
Israel Whetu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Whetu misses.
Whetu misses with a series of wild punches.
Whetu works over Du's head and body with a nice combination.
Whetu is breathing heavily.
Du tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Whetu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Du blocks a jab.
Du tries to clinch there but Whetu circles away.
Whetu throws a series of punches but Du avoids them all with ease.
Whetu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Whetu.
Du tries to clinch there but Whetu circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whetu throws a series of punches but Du avoids them all with ease.
Du dodges the punch combination from Whetu.
Du misses with a takedown attempt - Whetu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Du takes the fight into the clinch.
Du throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Whetu fails to land.
Whetu wants to break free but Du has control.
Du keeps control of Whetu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Du lands an elbow just above Whetu 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whetu tries to break free but Du pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Du.
Du is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whetu is defending well for now.
Du is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whetu is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Israel Whetu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Asa Du's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Du is looking to clinch but Whetu is avoiding it.
Du misses with a body kick.
Du shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Whetu connects with a right hand. Du shakes it off.
Whetu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Du circles away quickly and effectively.
Whetu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Du under the eye.
Some wild striking there from Whetu.
Du instigates a clinch.
Whetu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Whetu here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Du walks into a left hand.
Du tries to clinch there but Whetu circles away.
Good exchange - Whetu coming out on top.
Du slips a jab and a cross from Whetu.
Whetu swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whetu scores with a jab to the head.
Whetu tries to bum rush Du with a series of wild strikes but Du uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du fakes the leg kick and cracks Whetu in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch combination from Whetu misses.
Whetu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Du tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Du tries to clinch but Whetu is having none of it.
Whetu throws a series of punches but Du avoids them all with ease.
Israel Whetu is winning the standup battle so far.
Du tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whetu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Du tries to clinch up but Whetu circles away and keeps his distance.
Du attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Whetu misses with a looping left.
Du tries to close the distance and clinch but Whetu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whetu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Du.
Whetu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Du tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whetu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Whetu. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du shoots in but no luck this time.
Whetu keeps the fight on the outside.
Whetu throws a lazy uppercut
and Du moves into the clinch.
Du prevents Whetu from breaking the clinch.
Whetu breaks the clinch.
Whetu looks to land a combination but Du avoids it well.
Du uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whetu.
Du is looking to clinch but Whetu is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whetu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Du moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Whetu.
Du changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Whetu tries to avoid it but Du manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Whetu to the ground. Whetu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Israel Whetu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asa Du.
Du tries to clinch but Whetu is having none of it.
Du tries to clinch but Whetu moves out of range.
No luck for Du with that takedown attempt.
Du is trying desperately to land a takedown but Whetu is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Du.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du doesn't manage to clinch there - Whetu circles away.
Whetu throws a nice looking combination but Du bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whetu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Whetu misses with a series of wild punches.
Whetu fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Du looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Du closes the distance and clinches.
Whetu blocks a body shot from Du.
A head punch on the inside from Du fails to land.
Asa Du seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Whetu is trying to break the clinch but Du is controlling him.
Whetu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whetu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du avoids a punch combination nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Whetu.
Whetu keeps the fight on the outside.
Du is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whetu cracks Du with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Du showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whetu.
Whetu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Du is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Du tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whetu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Du darts in trying to clinch
and Whetu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Israel Whetu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Asa Du's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Du is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whetu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Du fails in his attempt to clinch.
Du fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whetu avoids the body shot from Du.
Whetu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whetu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Whetu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Whetu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Du counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A nice inside leg kick there by Du. That's going to slow Whetu down.
Whetu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Du is looking to clinch but Whetu is avoiding it.
Du throws a sloppy head kick
and Whetu counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Whetu misses with the combination.
Whetu misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whetu gets a clinch.
Whetu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Du goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Du tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Whetu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Whetu lands an uppercut.
Du breaks the clinch.
Du takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whetu cracks Du with a good jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Whetu!
Whetu decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Whetu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Du's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whetu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Du defending well though.
Nice strikes from Whetu there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du is looking to get back to full guard here but Whetu has managed to pass to side control instead.
You can see the frustration on Du's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Whetu scores with a couple of short elbows.
Whetu working the body and head with strikes.
Whetu creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Du sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Du is trying to control Whetu's posture but Whetu avoids it.
Du defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du struggling a bit here.
Whetu misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Whetu looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Du is avoiding damage well.
Whetu in side control, throwing shots but Du defends.
Whetu throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Du manages to work his way to half guard, despite Whetu's best efforts.
Du is trying to control but can't.
Whetu tries to pass to full mount but Du defends it.
Asa Du has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whetu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Du's head.
Whetu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Israel Whetu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Whetu trying to control the action but Du is working from the bottom.
Whetu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Du taking some punishment here, with Whetu in his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whetu working Du over with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Israel Whetu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Whetu, 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Israel Whetu!
Israel Whetu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trumi Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Nix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nix has chosen Gorilla Militia by Bliss n Eso as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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178 lbs
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180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trumi Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Nix!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nix jabs Drake right on the nose. Drake blinks but takes it well.
Drake throws a wild body kick that Nix sees coming a mile off.
Nix misses with a looping left.
Nix has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Drake is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nix gets tackled into the cage by Drake. Drake maintains the clinch.
Drake lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Joey Nix has been cut.
Nix scores with a shoulder strike.
Nix takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Drake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nix is rocked!
Drake lands an elbow that stopped Nix in his tracks for a moment.
Nix is still on wobbly legs! Can Drake finish him?
Nix tries to circle away but Drake has him pinned against the cage.
Drake working the clinch nicely. Nix is working for position but Drake cracks him with a big knee to the head! Nix crumples up against the cage and Drake lands two more shots before the ref can save Nix! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Trumi Drake!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Mate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Du (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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152 lbs
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147 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Mate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Du!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Du shoots in and drives through. Mate sprawls well.
Mate throws a head kick that misses
and Du counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Du.
Du tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mate has closed the distance and engaged Du in a clinch.
Du tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mate avoids it.
Du tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mate smiles and moves away.
Mate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Du tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mate slaps away a takedown attempt from Du, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chuck Mate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Du.
Mate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Du takes the fight into the clinch.
Du using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mate breaks the clinch.
Mate keeps the fight on the outside.
Mate rushes Du and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mate has managed to clinch.
Mate gets underhooks to prevent Du's takedown attempt.
Du manages to break the clinch.
Du blocks a head kick by Mate.
Mate darts in and clinches Du up against the cage.
Du has clasped his hands together around Mate's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Du throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mate on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mate tries to get out of the position.
Du working the ground and pound.
Mate tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Du wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Du trying to control the position but Mate is working away.
Mate is looking for a sweep.
Mate wants to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An elbow from Du crashes against the mat.
Mate tries to bench press Du off him but Du keeps the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mate takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mate wants to control but Du postures up.
Du wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mate keeps working.
Du fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Du trying to control the position but Mate is working away.
Mate is pushing Du's head away, looking to escape. Du manages to hold on to the position though.
Du tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mate tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Du presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Du trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Du breaks from Mate's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mate can't escape the position.
Mate wants to hold on but Du pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee warns Mate that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Du has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Du prevents Mate from getting the reversal.
Mate blocking the ground and pound.
Mate wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mate knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Du on the ground.
Du with shots to the head and body - Mate looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mate is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mate takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mate is rocked!
Du has hold of Mate's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mate manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Oh Mate is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Du with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Du looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Du punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mate takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Du's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Du!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Yolpan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krug Barishkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barishkov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Angel of Death - Slayer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Krug Barishkov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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281 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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280 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Yolpan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Krug Barishkov!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barishkov shoots in but no luck this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yolpan. Barishkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yolpan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good body shot from Yolpan.
A right hand to the body from Yolpan.
Barishkov looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barishkov is trying to stall.
Yolpan breaks from the clinch.
Yolpan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barishkov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Yolpan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Yolpan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yolpan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yolpan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yolpan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barishkov throws a leg kick that misses.
Yolpan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yolpan moves into the clinch successfully.
Yolpan is working Barishkov over against the cage.
Yolpan blocks an uppercut.
Yolpan lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yolpan pushes Barishkov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Yolpan.
Yolpan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yolpan cracks Barishkov with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yolpan lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Yolpan - that landed with a thud.
Yolpan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barishkov backwards.
Yolpan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yolpan pushes Barishkov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yolpan lands with a light punch inside.
Barishkov takes a shot to the head.
Yolpan cracks Barishkov with a nice body shot.
Yolpan lands a nice shot to the body.
Yolpan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yolpan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robert Yolpan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barishkov misses with a hook. Yolpan ducked under it nicely.
Yolpan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yolpan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yolpan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barishkov's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Yolpan.
Yolpan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barishkov doesn't seem bothered though.
Barishkov misses with a hook. Yolpan ducked under it nicely.
Yolpan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yolpan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yolpan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yolpan clinches with his opponent.
Yolpan is working Barishkov over against the cage.
Yolpan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Yolpan on the inside.
Yolpan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yolpan scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yolpan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yolpan.
Yolpan breaks from the clinch.
Yolpan misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yolpan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yolpan.
Barishkov is rocked!
Yolpan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barishkov is still on wobbly legs! Can Yolpan finish him?
Yolpan lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Barishkov goes down and covers up as Yolpan starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Yolpan!
Robert Yolpan is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Robert Yolpan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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