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DFC 10: Mayhem PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Mendy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Mendy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willie Stroker!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mendy to score with a decent uppercut.
Stroker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mendy lands a left and a right that send Stroker crashing to the mat, dazed. Mendy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Willie Stroker has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stroker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mendy but Mendy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mendy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stroker doesn't seem bothered though.
Mendy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Mendy's head coaches at Dark Horse MMA Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mendy moves in close and cracks Stroker with a massive right hand! Stroker, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Mendy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Mendy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Barney Haze enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barney Haze!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Haze looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Haze has Damme pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Damme manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Haze wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Haze looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Damme landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Damme tries to work over Haze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Damme landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damme unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Damme connects with a nasty looking knee right to Haze's face.
It looks like Barney Haze has been cut.
Damme tries a body shot but Haze blocks it.
Damme can't find room to land a body shot as Haze controls the action.
Damme crunches a lovely knee into Haze's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Damme.
Damme is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
I was talking to Damme's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Damme scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damme obliges.
Damme is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Damme unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haze lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme just leaning against Haze, taking a breather.
Damme manages to break the clinch.
Damme closes the distance and clinches.
Damme lands an elbow inside.
Damme crunches a lovely knee into Haze's ribcage.
Haze takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Damme.
Damme lands a knee to the body.
Haze blocks an uppercut.
Damme lands a shoulder strike.
Damme displaying some good clinch control by pressing Haze up against the cage.
Damme struggles to land a body shot inside as Haze controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damme lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Damme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damme unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damme slowing the pace effectively.
Damme lands a right hand.
Damme stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Damme lands an elbow inside that Haze shrugs off.
Damme tries to throw a body punch but Haze avoids it by throwing Damme back against the cage.
Damme manages to break the clinch.
Damme will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Damme.
Damme pushes Haze up against the cage in a clinch.
Damme is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damme has managed to clinch.
Good body shot from Damme.
Damme misses with some punches.
Damme manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Damme landing knees to the head.
Haze is trying to push Damme away but Damme has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Damme misses with an elbow strike.
Haze tries to break the clinch but Damme is controlling the position.
Damme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
Damme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Damme working aggressively here.
Damme misses with the head strike.
Damme lands a nice knee to the body.
Damme using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Damme slows down the pace here.
Damme misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haze.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haze tries for a takedown. No joy.
Damme stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Damme scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Damme dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barney Haze's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Damme tries to close the distance and clinch but Haze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damme drives through and clinches with Haze against the cage.
Haze drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Damme lands a good knee to the midsection. Haze won't want to take too many of those.
Damme with a knee to the head.
Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damme lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Damme tries to work over Haze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Damme scores with a shoulder strike.
Damme landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Damme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haze is breathing heavily.
Damme misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze blocking some punches.
Haze being controlled against the cage.
Haze takes an elbow to the temple.
Damme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haze takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Damme has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Damme working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Damme utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Damme landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Damme landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Damme.
Damme lands a nice elbow.
Damme is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haze can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Damme.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damme obliges.
Haze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damme using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Haze looking to slow down the pace here.
Haze goes for a takedown attempt but Damme pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Haze.
Van Damme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barney Haze.
Damme moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damme is looking to clinch.
Damme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Damme. No joy for Haze on that attempt.
Damme gets a clinch.
Damme misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damme with a knee to the head.
Damme with a knee to the head.
Damme lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Haze can't break the clinch.
Damme slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme misses with a punch to the body.
Damme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damme displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Haze.
Damme tries to clinch but Haze is having none of it.
Haze swats away the attempt to clinch by Damme.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damme forces Haze back against the cage and clinches.
Damme misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Damme dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Barney Haze's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Damme stuffs the takedown attempt from Haze. Haze gets slowly back to his feet.
Damme tries to clinch up but Haze circles away and keeps his distance.
Damme pushes Haze up against the cage in a clinch.
Damme stalls.
Damme scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damme obliges.
Damme lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Damme misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Damme.
Damme lands with a right to the head.
Damme misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Damme.
Damme lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
Haze is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Damme to keep the fight standing.
Damme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damme is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damme moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Damme on the inside.
A knee to the head by Damme.
Damme stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damme lands a shoulder strike.
Damme putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Haze in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Damme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haze's elbow.
Damme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damme closes the distance and clinches.
Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Damme.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damme lands a nice knee to the body.
Damme scores with a knee to the head.
Damme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haze's elbow.
Damme pushes off an throws an elbow but Haze leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Damme is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze takes an elbow to the temple.
Damme looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Haze tries to land knees in the clinch but Damme avoids the damage to the body.
Damme scores with a knee to the head.
Haze avoiding damage as Damme throws knees to the body.
Damme landing knees to the body.
Haze trying to land knees to the body.
Damme just leaning against Haze, taking a breather.
Haze blocks an elbow strike.
Damme manages to break the clinch.
Haze pushes Damme up against the cage in a clinch.
Damme creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Damme lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damme misses with a punch to the body.
Damme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Damme - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Haze changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Damme fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Van Damme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barney Haze.
Haze gets tackled into the cage by Damme. Damme maintains the clinch.
Barney Haze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damme lands a damaging elbow.
Van Damme is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Damme lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Van Damme showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Damme 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Damme!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chad Casablanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Chad Casablanca has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chad Casablanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Santos!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casablanca throws a body kick that misses.
Casablanca has taken the fight to the clinch.
Casablanca pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Casablanca managing to control the position.
Santos pushes down on Casablanca's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Casablanca has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Casablanca is trying to maintain the position but Santos is very close to passing his half guard.
Santos prevents Casablanca from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Casablanca defending well though.
Santos is looking for a kimura here.
Santos is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Casablanca is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Casablanca's head.
Casablanca gets full guard.
Santos drops back, looking for a kneebar! Casablanca looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Casablanca looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Casablanca!
Santos looks winded!
Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Casablanca keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casablanca wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
Casablanca knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos on the ground.
Casablanca is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Santos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Santos is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Casablanca is trying to get an arm triangle but Santos is defending well.
Casablanca stands up and beckons Santos to his feet.
Santos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Casablanca did well to prevent Santos getting side control.
Santos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chad Casablanca will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Santos tries for a takedown but Casablanca circles away easily
and Casablanca decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Santos's guard.
Casablanca throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santos wants to sweep here but Casablanca controlling him for the moment.
Casablanca wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Santos is looking to stand up but Casablanca isn't so interested in that idea.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Casablanca passes into half guard.
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.
Casablanca content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Santos tries to roll over but Casablanca keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Casablanca controlling the action here.
We're going to have a standup here because Chad Casablanca wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Casablanca looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Santos!
Casablanca tries to move to mount but Santos blocks the move with his legs.
Santos is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casablanca takes a little break here. Santos wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Casablanca working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Casablanca goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Santos rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Casablanca's guard! Nice work there by Santos!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casablanca not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Casablanca looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santos is one step ahead there.
Casablanca trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Casablanca 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!
Casablanca keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Casablanca stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Good work by Santos as he checks the leg kick.
Casablanca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Casablanca.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santos tries to sprawl but Casablanca drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Casablanca not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Santos looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casablanca not doing much here.
Casablanca is trying to control. Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Chad Casablanca just wasn't active enough.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Casablanca was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Santos gets caught napping as Casablanca dives in and scores a takedown. Santos manages to retain guard.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Casablanca from controlling successfully.
Casablanca is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Santos is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chad Casablanca.
Casablanca scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Casablanca takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Santos is not content to let Casablanca control the position.
Santos wants to get back to full guard.
Chad Casablanca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chad Casablanca wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Chad Casablanca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Santos.
Casablanca drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chad Casablanca overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Casablanca wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Chad Casablanca just wasn't active enough.
Casablanca stuffs the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Casablanca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Casablanca 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Casablanca!
Chad Casablanca seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Short Low (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tristan Lee has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Short Low!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Low misses with a body shot.
Lee darts in looking for a takedown but Low gets double underhooks and turns Lee into the cage.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Low.
Low throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Low misses with a wild body shot.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Short Low seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Low shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Low digs a good hook to Lee's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Low throws a combination that misses
and Lee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Low swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Short Low is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Low lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range.
Low loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Low pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Low settles back down.
Lee fails with the takedown
enabling Low to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristan Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Low throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Low.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Low, right into the meat.
Low tries to score with a low kick but Lee moves his leg out of the way.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Low throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Low keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Low is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lee seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control but Low is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tristan Lee just wasn't active enough.
Low fails to land with a series of punches.
Low throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee tries for a takedown but Low circles away easily
and Low counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Low throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Low misses.
Low pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Low counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Low throws a nice inside leg kick.
Low moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Low fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lee checks it well.
Low cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Short Low dominated that round.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Low throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Low misses with a two punch combination.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Low shows good takedown defense.
Low swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Low lands a body shot.
Low throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tristan Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Low feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Low misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Low misses with a body shot
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into side control. Low won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee swings around for an armbar but Low sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lee's guard.
Lee has his foot on Low's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Low works his way back into a safe position though.
Low controlling from the top position.
Lee looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Low passes into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Low perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Low stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking for submissions off his back.
Lee is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Finch Farm, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is defending against the submission attempts here by Low.
Lee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lee is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Low is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Low wants to stand but Lee has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Lee looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.
Low really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to control but can't.
Low performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We've been informed that Low has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Short Low has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Low connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Short Low will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Low misses with a looping right.
Low connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Low throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Low lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Low misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Low slaps away a takedown attempt from Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Low scores with a nice right hand.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lee slips a straight right by Low.
Low lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Low missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Low fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids the body shot from Low.
Low throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Low misses its intended target.
Low swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Low misses with a kick to the body.
Low swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Low swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Low.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristan Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Low cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Low.
Low lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range.
Low throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice straight punches there by Low. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Low.
Low misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Low.
Short Low is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Low's waist but Low gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Low counters with a one-two to the body.
Tristan Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Low looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
A big left from Low misses.
Low misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Low throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Low misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Short Low comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Low winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Short Low!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adios Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red Gym has chosen Doctor Doctor as his entrance music. Johnny Fernandez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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25
268 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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258 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Solid chin |
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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, Johnny Fernandez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adios Red Gym!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fernandez fails to pull guard.
Red Gym wants to get back to striking at distance but Fernandez won't allow it.
Red Gym digs a right hand into Fernandez 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fernandez 's gas tank.
Red Gym scores with a shoulder strike.
Fernandez is pushing Red Gym up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fernandez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fernandez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Fernandez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fernandez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fernandez has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Red Gym is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Red Gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym lands with a light punch inside.
Fernandez is breathing heavily.
Red Gym tries to throw a body punch but Fernandez avoids it by throwing Red Gym back against the cage.
Red Gym throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Red Gym.
Fernandez misses with a punch to the body.
Red Gym tries to land a knee to the head but Fernandez blocks with his arms.
Red Gym lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fernandez or not.
Red Gym goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Red Gym lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fernandez has had enough of the clinch but Red Gym keeps him there for the moment.
Red Gym swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fernandez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fernandez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Red Gym prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Fernandez . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Red Gym is leaning against Fernandez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez prevents a body shot from Red Gym.
Red Gym throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fernandez s head.
A left hand lands to the body for Red Gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Red Gym has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Red Gym tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fernandez 's elbow.
Fernandez has Red Gym pressed against the cage, preventing Red Gym from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fernandez decides to pull guard.
Fernandez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Red Gym doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Red Gym manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Red Gym looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez has a closed guard, preventing Red Gym from standing up.
Fernandez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fernandez wants to sweep here but Red Gym controlling him for the moment.
Fernandez controls Red Gym momentarily but Red Gym frees himself.
Red Gym wants to pass the guard but Fernandez is keeping the position.
Red Gym trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Johnny Fernandez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fernandez dives in and grabs Red Gym's left leg, looking for a takedown. Red Gym pushes down on Fernandez 's head and hops out.
Red Gym thows a body shot but no joy.
No luck for Fernandez with that takedown attempt.
Red Gym ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fernandez moves away.
Fernandez looks for a takedown but Red Gym sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Red Gym thuds a left hand into Fernandez 's body.
Red Gym just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adios Red Gym dominated that round.
That's time! Fernandez 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice sprawl there from Red Gym as Fernandez shoots in.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Red Gym. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Red Gym swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fernandez dodges the punch combination from Red Gym.
Johnny Fernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Red Gym. Fernandez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Red Gym thows a body shot but no joy.
Red Gym misses with a few strikes there.
Red Gym avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Red Gym throws a body punch but Fernandez moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Red Gym jabs Fernandez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Red Gym moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Johnny Fernandez has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Red Gym throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fernandez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Red Gym cracks Fernandez with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Fernandez looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Red Gym finish him?
Fernandez is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Red Gym lands a nice hook to Fernandez 's body. Fernandez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oh Fernandez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adios Red Gym is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Red Gym scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Red Gym throws a nice looking combination but Fernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Red Gym 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.
Red Gym lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the liver by Red Gym. Beautiful body shot.
Fernandez seems to have got his legs back now.
Red Gym drops Fernandez with a beautiful combination! Fernandez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Red Gym is looking for the KO!
Johnny Fernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Red Gym lands a nice looking body shot.
Red Gym lands a nice shot to the body.
Fernandez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Red Gym misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fernandez at a distance.
Red Gym dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Red Gym lands a body shot.
Fernandez dodges the punch combination from Red Gym.
Red Gym throws a nice looking combination but Fernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Red Gym ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fernandez moves away.
Red Gym thows a body shot but no joy.
Red Gym scores with a hook to the body. Fernandez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Red Gym lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Red Gym has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Red Gym.
Red Gym drops Fernandez with a beautiful combination! Fernandez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Red Gym is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Red Gym looks to score with a jab to the body but Fernandez is just out of range.
Adios Red Gym seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Red Gym scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Red Gym lands a nice hook to Fernandez 's body. Fernandez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fernandez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Red Gym lands with a good body shot.
Fernandez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Red Gym misses with a series of wild punches.
Red Gym fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fernandez manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym throws a body punch but Fernandez moves out of range.
Red Gym stuns Fernandez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Red Gym scores with a nice head shot.
Red Gym scores with a hook to the body. Fernandez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Red Gym throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Red Gym lands a slapping body shot.
Red Gym throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Red Gym!
Red Gym cracks a nice hook into Fernandez 's ribs.
Red Gym cracks a nice hook into Fernandez 's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adios Red Gym showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Fernandez 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Red Gym swings for the body but Fernandez moves out of range.
Red Gym lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fernandez circles away quickly and effectively.
Red Gym avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Red Gym keeps the fight on the outside.
Fernandez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oooooh!!! Red Gym has knocked Fernandez down with a huge combo! Red Gym steps away and waves a wobbly Fernandez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fernandez goes for a double leg but Red Gym avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Red Gym continues to drive forward.
Red Gym lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Red Gym lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym breaks from the clinch.
Red Gym looks to score with a jab to the body but Fernandez is just out of range.
Red Gym fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fernandez manages to avoid it.
Red Gym throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Fernandez colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Red Gym as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Fernandez is left battered and dazed whilst Red Gym and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adios Red Gym!
Adios Red Gym decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tirado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tupou Tuivaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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18
213 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Tirado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tupou Tuivaga!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tirado looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tirado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tuivaga's coach down at Build Up Crossfit was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tuivaga's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tirado lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tirado.
Tuivaga walks into a straight right hand from Tirado.
Tuivaga is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuivaga bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Tirado comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Tuivaga falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Tuivaga was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Tirado!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Kumar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kumar's entrance music is Chris Warren and J Johnston - Make Some Noise. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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220 lbs
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23
245 lbs
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gideon Kumar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John White!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumar drives through and clinches with White against the cage.
Kumar is looking to break free of the clinch but White has double underhooks.
Kumar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. White smiles and moves away.
Kumar throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
White shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kumar sprawls well. Kumar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. White gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
White stuffs the takedown.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
White has a takedown stuffed.
Kumar closes the distance and pushes White back into the cage.
White gets through Kumar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kumar is trying to break the clinch but White is controlling him.
White tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
White misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumar is trying to drag White to the mat but White just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gideon Kumar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kumar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kumar wants to take the fight to the mat but White manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
White prevents the takedown attempt.
Kumar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kumar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kumar has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kumar gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows White to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
White prevents Kumar from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control but Kumar is working from the bottom.
White controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
White prevents Kumar from getting back to his feet.
Kumar looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
White slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kumar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kumar tries to get out of the position.
White stands up and we're back to a striking position.
White looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gideon Kumar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kumar tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kumar to the ground. Kumar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands with a nice body punch.
Nice sprawl there from White as Kumar shoots in.
Kumar is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from White.
Kumar clinches up against the cage.
White drags the fight down to the ground.
White is looking for a triangle but Kumar pushes his legs off easily.
White can't keep his opponent in guard - Kumar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
White is staying active underneath Kumar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kumar is pressing down on White's thigh, looking to free his foot. White is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kumar is working away from the top position though.
Kumar thows a huge punch but White dodges it nicely.
Kumar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing White to regain full guard.
White is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kumar looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kumar pushing down on White's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John White will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kumar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
White dives in and grabs Kumar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kumar pushes down on White's head and hops out.
White fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kumar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around White's waist but White gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kumar off to one side.
Gideon Kumar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from White is defended easily by Kumar.
Gideon Kumar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John White.
White stuffs the takedown.
Kumar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kumar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
White turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and White manages to end up in side control.
Kumar struggling a bit here.
Kumar is looking to get back to his feet here but White is keeping cool and he's managed to take Kumar's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Kumar doesn't escape.
White throwing sloppy strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White struggling to keep hold of the position.
Kumar is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if White gets his way!
Kumar turns into White and is now in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kumar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
White wants to get back to full guard.
White gets back to full guard.
Kumar trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Kumar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kumar stops White from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumar looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kumar.
Kumar is looking to pass into half guard but White pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now White is in guard.
White preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
White is stalling in the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
White displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kumar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumar looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
White shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kumar but Kumar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kumar shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily.
White manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kumar on his heels. He'll look to pass Kumar's guard now, I'm sure.
Kumar trying to keep a closed guard but White is proving a slippery customer.
White prevents Kumar from getting back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kumar controls White momentarily but White frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
White shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kumar as he jumps to the side.
White defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kumar.
Kumar walks forward, straight into a front kick from White.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White pushes Kumar up against the cage in a clinch.
White has picked Kumar up - he's going for a ride! White dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
White takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
White not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kumar trying to control from the bottom.
Kumar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kumar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White trying to mount his opponent but Kumar defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if White is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
White decides to stand up.
White throws a hook but Kumar blocks it.
White has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Kumar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kumar defends it nicely.
Kumar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on White's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
White managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kumar.
White is looking to reverse the position.
Kumar moves into full mount!
White is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kumar trying to control but White is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kumar lands a couple of good shots and White has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
White just trying to survive but Kumar is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
White defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kumar's arms.
White rolls, trying to escape but Kumar keeps control of the position.
Kumar lands punches and elbows.
Kumar has the hooks in. White is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kumar not allowing White to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Kumar.
White tries to escape but Kumar has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Kumar scores with punches to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White staying busy and making it hard for Kumar to control.
Kumar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because White is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
White wants to escape the position.
Gideon Kumar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White breaks Kumar's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
White stops Kumar from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John White.
I've got White winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John White!
A victorious John White thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Gideon Kumar spoke after the fight, saying 'Suck it.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pieter Daan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pieter Daan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saul Goodman!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Goodman.
Daan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Daan manages to pull guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Goodman wanted to stand there but Daan had control of the position.
Daan keeping moving, preventing Goodman from controlling successfully.
Goodman decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A punch combination from Goodman misses.
Goodman slaps away a takedown attempt from Daan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A nice combination there by Goodman.
Goodman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman catches Daan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice takedown defense from Goodman. No joy for Daan on that attempt.
Goodman throws a series of punches but Daan avoids them all with ease.
Daan slips a jab and a cross from Goodman.
Daan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Goodman as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pieter Daan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goodman lands with a good body shot.
Saul Goodman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Goodman.
Goodman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Goodman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Daan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Daan dives in and grabs Goodman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Goodman pushes down on Daan's head and hops out.
Daan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Daan fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goodman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daan tries to clinch there but Goodman circles away.
Goodman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Daan has time to react.
Goodman looks to land a combination but Daan avoids it well.
Daan has a takedown stuffed.
Goodman scores with a hook.
Goodman tries to bum rush Daan with a series of wild strikes but Daan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daan darts in looking for a takedown but Goodman gets double underhooks and turns Daan into the cage.
Daan manages to pull guard.
Daan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daan keeping moving, preventing Goodman from controlling successfully.
Daan looking for a sweep. Not yet Daan, not yet.
Goodman wants to stand but Daan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Goodman advances to half guard.
Daan trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goodman prevents Daan from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman lands with a punch from half guard.
Daan is trying to maintain the position but Goodman is very close to passing his half guard.
Goodman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Goodman wants to work for an arm triangle but Daan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daan holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Goodman 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.
Goodman swinging wildly here.
Daan takes one on the button.
Goodman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Goodman has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Goodman lands a nice hook to Daan's body. Daan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saul Goodman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Goodman defends well and Daan ends up having to push Goodman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Goodman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daan breaks from the clinch.
Daan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Goodman tries to avoid it but Daan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Goodman to the ground. Goodman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A left and a right from Goodman both land. Nice combination.
Goodman misses with a series of wild punches.
Goodman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Goodman looks to land a combination but Daan avoids it well.
Pieter Daan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman avoids the body shot from Daan.
Goodman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Goodman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Goodman scores with a hook to the body. Daan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Goodman throws a series of punches but Daan avoids them all with ease.
Goodman is breathing heavily.
Goodman throws a big shot that misses.
Daan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Goodman is fending him off so far but Daan persists. Nope, Goodman circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pieter Daan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goodman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daan counters with a takedown into side control.
Daan is working Goodman over with some ground and pound from side control.
Daan tries to move into full mount but can't pass Goodman's legs.
Daan trying to control the position but Goodman is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Goodman is trying to get back to his feet.
Daan stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Goodman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Goodman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Daan.
Goodman thuds a left hand into Daan's body.
Goodman throws a nice looking combination but Daan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daan takes the fight into the clinch.
Daan has a couple of punches blocked by Goodman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Goodman avoiding damage.
Daan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Goodman wants to break free but Daan has control.
Daan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goodman stuffs the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goodman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goodman lands a two punch combo.
Goodman throws a right hand that Daan ducks under and follows up with a left that Daan also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Saul Goodman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Daan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Goodman sprawls well. Goodman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Daan gets slowly back to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Goodman scores with a four punch combination!
Daan fails with the takedown
and Goodman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Goodman swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pieter Daan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goodman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Daan drives through with a takedown into Goodman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Daan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Goodman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Daan has managed to get both his arms back between Goodman's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goodman is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daan prevents Goodman from getting back to his feet.
Daan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Daan wants to control from the top but Goodman keeps moving.
Daan stops Goodman from standing up.
Daan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Daan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Goodman pinned against the cage. Goodman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman stuffs the takedown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Daan.
Goodman swinging wildly here.
Goodman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daan.
Daan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Goodman tries to avoid it but Daan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Goodman to the ground. Goodman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Goodman lands a really nice looking cross but Daan seems unphased.
Goodman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman misses with a wild combination.
Daan dodges the punch combination from Goodman.
Daan shoots in but Goodman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Goodman keeps the fight on the outside.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Daan.
Daan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Goodman scores with a sloppy right hand. Daan should have avoided that one.
Goodman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman misses with a series of wild punches.
Goodman lands with a shot to the body.
Goodman works the jab nicely.
Daan moves into the clinch.
Daan tries to pull guard but Goodman holds him up against the cage and eventually Daan drops back down to his feet.
Daan can't find room to land a body shot as Goodman controls the action.
Goodman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pieter Daan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goodman breaks the clinch.
Daan throws a shot to the body.
Saul Goodman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Goodman throws a combination. Daan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Saul Goodman.
I've got Goodman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saul Goodman!
After the fight, Saul Goodman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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