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Disobedience 112: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Manfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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184 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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180 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grant Manfield!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Manfield jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Manfield gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tommy Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones clinches.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Manfield leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Manfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Manfield is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Grant Manfield has been cut.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones tries to clinch but Manfield moves out of range.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Manfield pushes him off.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Manfield misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tommy Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grant Manfield.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Manfield swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Tommy Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones tries to clinch up but Manfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Manfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Manfield.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manfield breaks the clinch.
Manfield swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Manfield shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Manfield gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Manfield pushes him off.
Manfield fails with the takedown.
Jones tries to clinch but Manfield moves out of range.
Manfield tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Manfield somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Manfield shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Manfield keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Manfield takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones working Manfield over with knees to the body.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Manfield shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Manfield shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've been told by Jones's head coaches at Australian Xtreme Elite Stand Up Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Manfield.
Manfield is trying to trip Jones. He has hold of a leg but Jones is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Manfield persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Manfield looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Manfield stops Jones from standing up.
Jones is pulling down on Manfield's head. It's preventing any offense from Manfield, at least for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Manfield misses with a two punch combination.
Manfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grant Manfield's cut.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones has managed to clinch.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manfield closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Jones tries to clinch but Manfield is having none of it.
Manfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Manfield back to the cage. Jones follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Jones has Manfield up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfield is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Tommy Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grant Manfield.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Manfield takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Manfield is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jones is defending well.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Manfield in his tracks for a moment.
Jones is stalling here.
Manfield fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a one two! Manfield had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jones forces Manfield back against the cage and clinches.
Manfield has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jones after a bit of a struggle.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manfield is defending well for now.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfield wants a takedown.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Manfield is breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Manfield has Jones pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Manfield pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jones tumbling to the mat - Manfield dives into Jones's guard.
Jones is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Manfield presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Manfield has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Manfield is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Grant Manfield's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones pushes Manfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Manfield tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Manfield's brow.
Tommy Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Manfield is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Manfield manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Manfield is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Manfield wants the takedown. Jones is fighting it off but Manfield persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jones's guard against the cage.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Manfield is having none of it.
Manfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones wants to control but Manfield passes easily into half guard.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Manfield is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones has his hands clasped together around Manfield's back. He's all about the action.
Manfield is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to escape back to his feet but Manfield uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Manfield wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Manfield in side control, throwing shots but Jones defends.
Manfield prevents Jones from escaping the position.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Manfield working the ground and pound but Jones is defending the strikes.
Jones struggling a bit here.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Manfield on the ground.
Manfield wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Manfield has a takedown stuffed.
Tommy Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grant Manfield.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Manfield on that attempt.
Tommy Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Manfield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones wants to clinch up but Manfield keeps it at a distance.
Manfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Manfield.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manfield's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tommy Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jones lands an elbow just above Manfield 's eye.
Manfield wants to stall.
Grant Manfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manfield tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Manfield somewhat.
Manfield has a takedown stuffed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cooper Maclean Rooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Rolst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cooper Maclean Rooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Rolst!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolst looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maclean Rooke lands with a kick to the temple. Rolst shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maclean Rooke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rolst paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donk. Rolst catches Maclean Rooke right on the button with a cross.
Rolst connects with a crisp jab.
Rolst closes the distance and clinches up with Maclean Rooke, looking for a takedown. Rolst pushes Maclean Rooke against the cage but Maclean Rooke circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rolst throws a good cross that connects.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rolst.
Cooper Maclean Rooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Rolst.
Maclean Rooke tries to clinch there but Rolst circles away.
Maclean Rooke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maclean Rooke putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rolst in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rolst tries to break free but Maclean Rooke pushes him back against the cage.
Maclean Rooke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rolst looks winded!
Maclean Rooke is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke landing knees to the head.
Rolst takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maclean Rooke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rolst takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maclean Rooke lands a knee to the body.
Maclean Rooke landing knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke working Rolst over with knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke lands a knee to the body.
Maclean Rooke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maclean Rooke putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rolst in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maclean Rooke obliges.
I was talking to Maclean Rooke's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Maclean Rooke lands a good knee to the midsection. Rolst won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Maclean Rooke.
Maclean Rooke crunches a lovely knee into Rolst's ribcage.
Maclean Rooke lands a knee to the body.
Maclean Rooke lands a good knee to the midsection. Rolst won't want to take too many of those.
Maclean Rooke lands a good knee to the midsection. Rolst won't want to take too many of those.
Maclean Rooke lands a good knee to the midsection. Rolst won't want to take too many of those.
Maclean Rooke crunches a lovely knee into Rolst's ribcage.
Maclean Rooke landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maclean Rooke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Maclean Rooke.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maclean Rooke.
Maclean Rooke is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke landing knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rolst lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maclean Rooke lands a good knee to the midsection. Rolst won't want to take too many of those.
Maclean Rooke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rolst is looking to control Maclean Rooke's arms but Maclean Rooke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rolst has his back to the cage.
Knees to the body from Maclean Rooke.
Maclean Rooke working Rolst over with knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Maclean Rooke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maclean Rooke connects with a knee to the head.
Maclean Rooke landing knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke lands a good knee to the midsection. Rolst won't want to take too many of those.
Maclean Rooke putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rolst in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke scores a nice knee to the body.
Maclean Rooke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke lands a good knee to the midsection. Rolst won't want to take too many of those.
Maclean Rooke lands a good knee to the midsection. Rolst won't want to take too many of those.
Maclean Rooke scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maclean Rooke lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maclean Rooke.
Maclean Rooke putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rolst in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke lands a nice knee to the body.
Maclean Rooke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maclean Rooke connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maclean Rooke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rolst's face.
Maclean Rooke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maclean Rooke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maclean Rooke landing knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke scores with a knee to the head.
Maclean Rooke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rolst lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maclean Rooke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maclean Rooke landing knees to the head.
Maclean Rooke crunches a lovely knee into Rolst's ribcage.
Rolst working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maclean Rooke lands a nice knee to the body.
Maclean Rooke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rolst is trying to pull guard but Maclean Rooke turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Maclean Rooke landing knees to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Cooper Maclean Rooke 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.
Maclean Rooke closes the distance and clinches.
Maclean Rooke working Rolst over with knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke scores a nice knee to the body.
Maclean Rooke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Maclean Rooke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maclean Rooke is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke lands a nice knee to the body.
Maclean Rooke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maclean Rooke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maclean Rooke landing knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rolst lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maclean Rooke landing knees to the head.
Maclean Rooke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rolst takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maclean Rooke lands a knee to the body.
Cooper Maclean Rooke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maclean Rooke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rolst lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maclean Rooke lands a nice knee to the body.
Maclean Rooke is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke lands a good knee to the midsection. Rolst won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maclean Rooke.
Maclean Rooke working Rolst over with knees to the body.
Rolst tries to break the clinch but Maclean Rooke is controlling the position.
Knees to the body from Maclean Rooke.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maclean Rooke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maclean Rooke scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maclean Rooke obliges.
Rolst takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maclean Rooke lands a good knee to the midsection. Rolst won't want to take too many of those.
Maclean Rooke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolst looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A knee to the head by Maclean Rooke.
Rolst working aggressively here.
Maclean Rooke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maclean Rooke landing knees to the head.
Maclean Rooke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rolst.
Rolst misses with a body punch.
Maclean Rooke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rolst is defending well for now.
Rolst is trying to break the clinch but Maclean Rooke is controlling him.
Rolst throws a head punch that misses.
Maclean Rooke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maclean Rooke putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rolst in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rolst lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maclean Rooke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rolst is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Maclean Rooke to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maclean Rooke landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Maclean Rooke.
Maclean Rooke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maclean Rooke obliges.
Maclean Rooke putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rolst in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke scores a nice knee to the body.
Maclean Rooke with a knee to the head.
Maclean Rooke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rolst.
Rolst avoiding damage as Maclean Rooke throws knees to the body.
Rolst throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maclean Rooke has Rolst pressed against the cage, preventing Rolst from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maclean Rooke.
Maclean Rooke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maclean Rooke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rolst.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Maclean Rooke.
Rolst fails to pull guard.
Maclean Rooke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rolst.
Rolst has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maclean Rooke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maclean Rooke obliges.
Maclean Rooke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maclean Rooke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rolst's face.
Rolst wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rolst is trying to force a seperation but Maclean Rooke has the dominant position.
Rolst jumps guard but Maclean Rooke turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cooper Maclean Rooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Rolst.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maclean Rooke obliges.
Maclean Rooke lands a good knee to the midsection. Rolst won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maclean Rooke.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Cooper Maclean Rooke dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rolst misses with a looping left.
Rolst fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rolst throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maclean Rooke.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maclean Rooke ducks under a wild hook from Rolst.
Mike Rolst is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maclean Rooke tries to clinch up but Rolst circles away and keeps his distance.
Maclean Rooke is looking to clinch but Rolst is avoiding it.
Rolst misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maclean Rooke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rolst looks to land a combination but Maclean Rooke avoids it well.
Maclean Rooke tries to clinch there but Rolst circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Maclean Rooke.
Maclean Rooke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rolst paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maclean Rooke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maclean Rooke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rolst can do to turn this around?
Maclean Rooke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rolst manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rolst takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maclean Rooke moves into range and clinches up with Rolst.
Maclean Rooke is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maclean Rooke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maclean Rooke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maclean Rooke lands a nice knee to the body.
Maclean Rooke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke crunches a lovely knee into Rolst's ribcage.
Maclean Rooke working Rolst over with knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maclean Rooke lands a knee to the head.
Maclean Rooke working Rolst over with knees to the body.
Rolst takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maclean Rooke lands a knee to the body.
Maclean Rooke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rolst takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rolst is trying to break the clinch but Maclean Rooke has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolst fails to pull guard.
Maclean Rooke scores with a knee to the head.
Maclean Rooke connects with a knee to the head.
Maclean Rooke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rolst lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rolst fails to pull guard.
Rolst has had enough of the clinch but Maclean Rooke keeps him there for the moment.
Maclean Rooke landing knees to the head.
Rolst is trying to pull guard but Maclean Rooke turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cooper Maclean Rooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Rolst.
Rolst jumps guard.
Rolst being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cooper Maclean Rooke wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Maclean Rooke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maclean Rooke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maclean Rooke putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rolst in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Maclean Rooke.
Maclean Rooke crunches a lovely knee into Rolst's ribcage.
Maclean Rooke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke lands a good knee to the midsection. Rolst won't want to take too many of those.
Maclean Rooke crunches a lovely knee into Rolst's ribcage.
Maclean Rooke lands a good knee to the midsection. Rolst won't want to take too many of those.
Maclean Rooke scores a nice knee to the body.
Maclean Rooke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maclean Rooke lands a knee to the body.
Maclean Rooke landing knees 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!
Maclean Rooke is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rolst on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rolst tries to break the clinch but Maclean Rooke is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maclean Rooke tries to land knees in the clinch but Rolst avoids the damage to the body.
Maclean Rooke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maclean Rooke tries to land knees in the clinch but Rolst avoids the damage to the body.
Rolst is trying to pull guard but Maclean Rooke turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rolst looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rolst jumps guard but Maclean Rooke turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Maclean Rooke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rolst wants to take the fight to the mat but Maclean Rooke manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Maclean Rooke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rolst's face.
Rolst is trying to pull guard but Maclean Rooke turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maclean Rooke obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maclean Rooke lands a good knee to the midsection. Rolst won't want to take too many of those.
Maclean Rooke putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rolst in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mike Rolst has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooper Maclean Rooke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maclean Rooke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cooper Maclean Rooke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maclean Rooke 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cooper Maclean Rooke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buretta Gali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fuzzy Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuzzy Khan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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182 lbs
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buretta Gali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fuzzy Khan!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gali throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gali swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gali is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Gali wants to break free but Khan has control.
Nice elbow from Khan.
Gali tries to break the clinch but Khan is controlling the position.
Khan slowing the pace effectively.
Gali blocks a body shot from Khan.
Khan is struggling to control the position.
Gali is fighting off a takedown attempt but Khan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gali to the mat. Gali regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gali pulls Khan in close to prevent any damage.
Khan forces his way into half guard.
Khan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Khan is trying to control the action in half guard but Gali is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Fuzzy Khan.
Danga de danga de dang - Gali scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
Gali misses with a lunging right hand
and Khan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gali misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khan lands a big head kick that sends Gali tumbling to the mat! Khan takes a step backwards and waves Gali back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gali is rocked!
Gali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oh Gali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gali.
Khan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gali seems to have got his legs back now.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Khan drops Gali with a big knee straight up the middle! Gali is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Buretta Gali has been cut.
Gali missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gali has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gali can't break the clinch.
Gali blocks an elbow strike from Khan.
The referee is keeping an eye on Khan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khan just leaning against Gali, taking a breather.
Gali tries to break free but Khan pushes him back against the cage.
Khan lands an elbow that stopped Gali in his tracks for a moment.
Khan tries for a takedown but Gali manages to get underhooks.
Gali wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Gali is looking to break free of the clinch but Khan has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gali takes a knee to the side of the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Khan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Khan prevents Gali from breaking the clinch.
Gali on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee calls for Khan to work.
Khan lands a good knee to the midsection. Gali won't want to take too many of those.
Khan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gali in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gali is trying to break free.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gali blocks it with crossed arms.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Fuzzy Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buretta Gali's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gali misses with a looping right.
Gali swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
Gali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gali throws a big shot that misses.
Gali misses with a lunging right hand
and Khan counters with a body kick.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan moves into the clinch.
Khan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gali's defenses.
Khan landing knees to the head.
Khan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Khan lands an elbow just above Gali 's eye.
Khan taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Fuzzy Khan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gali blocks an elbow strike from Khan.
Gali letting Khan take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fuzzy Khan.
Gali misses the jab.
Khan tries to clinch up but Gali circles away and keeps his distance.
Gali misses with a body shot.
Gali lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan instigates a clinch.
Khan jumps guard but Gali stands there with Khan around his waist. Khan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Khan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gali has had enough of the clinch but Khan keeps him there for the moment.
Khan connects with a knee to the head.
Khan landing knees to the body.
Khan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gali's defenses.
Khan tries to work over Gali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Gali avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Khan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gali just stands there and leans against the cage.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gali looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gali managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Gali wants to break free but Khan has control.
Come on Khan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gali wants to break the clinch but can't.
Khan lands an elbow inside that Gali shrugs off.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gali has had enough of the clinch but Khan keeps him there for the moment.
Gali is trying to break the clinch but Khan is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan taking a breather.
Gali has had enough of the clinch but Khan keeps him there for the moment.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan landing knees to the head.
Khan taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gali wants to break free but Khan has control.
Khan keeps control of Gali as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Fuzzy Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Buretta Gali's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gali jabs at Khan's body.
Gali just misses with a punch to the body.
Gali swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
Gali wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big right from Gali misses.
Khan fakes the leg kick and cracks Gali in the body.
Gali misses with an uppercut
and Khan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Khan.
Khan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gali is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Khan tries for a takedown but Gali manages to get underhooks.
Khan lands an elbow just above Gali 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Khan obliges.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khan lands a good knee to the midsection. Gali won't want to take too many of those.
Gali working hard to break the clinch.
Khan taking a breather.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Gali blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gali wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gali is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khan lands a knee to the body.
Gali can't break the clinch.
Khan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khan stalling.
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!
Gali avoiding damage as Khan throws knees to the body.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from Khan.
Khan prevents Gali from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gali wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Khan lands a hook that snaps the head of Gali backwards.
Gali wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Khan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gali's efforts to push away.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gali up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Gali blocks an elbow strike.
Fuzzy Khan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gali tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Gali back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gali breaks the clinch.
Buretta Gali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gali thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
Fuzzy Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fuzzy Khan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saul Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kent has chosen Rooster by Alice In Chains as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saul Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Kent!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kent paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goodman thows a body shot but no joy.
Kent needs to keep his hands up - Goodman had a free shot at his head there.
Goodman leaves Kent with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kent shoots in for a double leg but Goodman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goodman.
Kent shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Goodman's guard.
Kent showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Goodman looking to control.
Kent preventing the sweep.
Kent landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kent.
Goodman working a defensive guard here.
Kent has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kent missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kent slips nicely into half guard.
Kent takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kent not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kent trying to control the pace.
Kent is nestled in close to Goodman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Goodman is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marcus Kent!
Marcus Kent was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mack Luster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Burger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owen Burger will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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255 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mack Luster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Owen Burger!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Luster.
Luster scores with a spinning back kick!
Burger tries to land a front kick but Luster steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burger takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Owen Burger has been cut.
Burger throws a body punch but Luster moves out of range.
Luster looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Luster!
Burger just misses with a punch to the body.
Luster sizes up Burger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Burger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Luster.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burger missing with a left hand there. Luster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burger's coach down at Finch Farm was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Burger's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Burger throws a big shot that misses.
A good leg kick by Luster.
Luster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burger. Luster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mack Luster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luster thuds his right hand into Burger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A solid body kick from Luster.
Luster fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Luster chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Luster lands a really nice looking cross but Burger seems unphased.
Luster with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Burger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Luster counters with a straight right hand.
Luster scores with a jab to the body.
Luster lands with a good body shot.
Burger lands a body shot.
Luster throws a front kick that sends Burger stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Burger scores with the left hand. Luster knows he should have avoided that one.
Luster comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luster scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Burger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luster darts in and clinches Burger up against the cage.
Luster scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Luster.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luster scores with a hook to the body.
Burger looks winded!
A right handed body shot lands from Luster.
Luster lands a nice uppercut.
Burger wants to get back to striking at distance but Luster won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luster.
Burger is looking to break free of the clinch but Luster has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Luster.
Luster leaning against his opponent.
Luster presses Burger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Luster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burgers head.
Luster digs a right hand into Burger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burger's gas tank.
Luster pushes Burger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Luster.
Still in the clinch, Luster scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Luster.
Luster lands a right hand.
Luster lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Luster lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Luster presses Burger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Luster creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Luster lands a right hand.
Luster throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Luster.
Luster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burger is trying to break the clinch but Luster has him pressed against the cage.
Luster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Luster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luster lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burger tries to break free but Luster pushes him back against the cage.
Luster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burger is trying to break the clinch but Luster is controlling him.
Luster lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burger is trying to push Luster away but Luster has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burger tries to break the clinch but Luster is controlling the position.
Luster scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luster keeps control of Burger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Luster lands with a short shot to the head.
Burger working hard to break the clinch.
Luster lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burger is rocked!
Luster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burger is still on wobbly legs! Can Luster finish him?
Luster lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Burger - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Luster!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mack Luster!
In defeat, Owen Burger stepped up to the mic, saying 'Who shone the laser in my eyes!! I can't believe it. I'm not here to lose.Congrats to the young fella on a gifted start to his career.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Fynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Gans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikey Gans is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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193 lbs
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195 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Fynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikey Gans!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gans motions for Fynn to come forward. Gans throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Fynn.
We've been told by Fynn's head coaches at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gans takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheers as Fynn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gans doesn't seem phased though.
Gans tries a head kick but it misses.
Fynn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fynn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fynn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gans.
Fynn throws a jab but it's blocked by Gans.
Jab, jab by Gans - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Fynn does no damage.
Fynn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gans is out of range and Fynn settles back down.
Gans throws a nice looking combination but Fynn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gans shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fynn as he jumps to the side.
Gans takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gans tries to clinch up.
Gans throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gans pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fynn back to the cage. Gans follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Bob Fynn has been cut.
Gans rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fynn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gans looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bob Fynn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikey Gans.
Fynn stalks Gans and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gans's face. Gans staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown by Gans or perhaps it was just good defense by Fynn which made him look bad.
Gans throws a leg kick but Fynn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fynn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gans falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fynn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fynn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fynn lands with a right and another and another! Gans is in big trouble! Fynn lands again and this time it's lights out for Gans! A quality knockout there for Fynn.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bob Fynn!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Monty Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Cereal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Monty Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Cereal!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cereal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cereal has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ali misses with a series of wild punches.
Ali moves out of range as Cereal strikes.
Cereal lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Monty Ali has been cut.
Ali misses with an uppercut. Cereal saw that one coming.
Cereal tries to clinch there but Ali circles away.
Ali throws a jab when Cereal was well out of range.
Ali drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cereal misses with a straight right.
Cereal clinches up with Ali and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cereal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ali tries to break the clinch but Cereal is controlling the position.
Ali has had enough of the clinch but Cereal keeps him there for the moment.
Ali tries to circle away but Cereal has him pinned against the cage.
Ali breaks from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cereal.
Cereal misses the shot to the body.
Ali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cereal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ali was well out of range. Poor timing from Cereal.
Ali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cereal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ali circles away quickly and effectively.
Charles Cereal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali looks to land a right hand but Cereal moved out of range.
Cereal misses with a combination
and Ali cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ali throws a shot from downtown. Cereal moves away and avoids it.
Cereal instigates a clinch.
Cereal is trying to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Cereal.
Ali tries to break free but Cereal pushes him back against the cage.
Cereal keeps control of Ali as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ali is trying to break free.
Ali has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ali manages to break the clinch.
Cereal throws a right hand that Ali ducks under and follows up with a left that Ali also avoids with ease.
Cereal walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cereal throws an off balance right hand
and Ali counters with a nice uppercut.
Cereal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cereal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ali.
Cereal lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ali backs up against the cage.
Ali is rocked!
Cereal connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Ali to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Cereal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Charles Cereal!
A relieved looking Charles Cereal 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Om Oms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Jackson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Om Oms's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Om Oms!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Oms napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Oms takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Oms is trying to improve his position.
Jackson trying to control the position but Oms is working away.
Oms tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Oms is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jackson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oms is trying to escape the mount.
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oms is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea.
Jackson lands a big elbow - Oms is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Oms is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). John Jackson!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dixie Normous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Lynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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170 lbs
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160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dixie Normous!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carl Lynn!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynn throws out a powerful jab.
Lynn tries a head kick but it misses.
Normous avoids the head kick by Lynn.
Lynn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Normous fails with a takedown attempt.
Lynn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Normous has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lynn finds it's way round the side to connect with Normous's head.
Carl Lynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Normous shoots in for a takedown but Lynn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lynn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lynn connects with a nice looking jab.
Lynn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Normous circles away quickly and effectively.
Normous checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lynn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lynn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lynn misses with a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lynn, as that shot connected.
Horrible takedown by Normous or perhaps it was just good defense by Lynn which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dixie Normous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn throws a body punch but Normous moves out of range.
Lynn lands with a straight right. Normous didn't see that one coming.
Lynn lands a left and a right that send Normous crashing to the mat, dazed. Lynn thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Normous is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lynn scores with a head kick. Normous tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Oh Normous is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lynn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Normous sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Lynn as Normous shoots in.
Normous seems to have got his legs back now.
Lynn misses the jab.
Normous closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lynn to the mat! Lynn manages to get full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Normous postures up.
Normous wants to control from the top but Lynn keeps moving.
Normous has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lynn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Normous!
My spies in A1 (Low cap, 13 Elite coaches! & Blackbelt) inform me that Lynn has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Lynn misses with a head shot.
Lynn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Normous. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynn throws a sloppy strike and Normous uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Normous has ended up in Lynn's guard.
Normous passes Lynn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lynn is staying active underneath Normous, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Normous wants to work for an arm triangle but Lynn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Normous is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Normous is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Normous is working for a submission of some sort.
Normous is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lynn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Normous.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Normous winds up and cracks Lynn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lynn wants to improve his position but Normous is controlling well.
Normous lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Normous trying to control the pace.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Normous is trying to control the action in half guard but Lynn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Normous takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Normous is working for a kimura but Lynn is defending it quite comfortably.
Normous has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Normous looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lynn looking for submissions off his back.
Normous landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lynn wants to get back to full guard.
Lynn is defending against the submission attempts here by Normous.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lynn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Normous pulls his head out easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Lynn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A head kick misses from Lynn.
Normous blocks a head kick by Lynn.
Normous has his takedown stuffed
and Lynn counters with a straight right hand.
Lynn throws a sloppy head kick
and Normous counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lynn trying to control the position.
Normous drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Normous jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Normous stands and throws Lynn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Normous trying to control the action but Lynn is working from the bottom.
Lynn tries to improve position but can't.
Lynn is trying to control Normous's posture but Normous avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Normous works to advance to full mount. Lynn defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Lynn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Normous controlling the position easily from mount.
Normous looking to secure an arm triangle but Lynn defends it well.
Normous working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lynn tries to hold on but Normous postures up.
Normous controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by Normous.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Normous is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Normous!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dixie Normous!
Dixie Normous retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Dixie Normous thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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