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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Larry Regan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Pincher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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183 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Larry Regan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Willy Pincher!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Regan.
Pincher is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Regan misses with a hook. Pincher ducked under it nicely.
Regan with a nice cross.
Regan slips a jab and a cross from Pincher.
Pincher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Regan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pincher wants to clinch.
Regan misses with a body kick.
Regan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Regan misses with a hook
and Pincher counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pincher.
Pincher throws a series of punches but Regan moves out of range.
Regan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Regan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Regan looks up at the clock and then as Pincher takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Regan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pincher struggling a bit here.
Regan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pincher keeps working.
Regan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We've been hearing that Regan has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Regan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Regan trying to control the position but Pincher is working away.
Pincher is looking to regain half guard here but Regan keeps moving and retains side control.
Pincher misses with a strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regan misses with the ground and pound.
Regan 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.
Regan looks up at the clock and then as Pincher takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Regan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Pincher prevents Regan from moving into mount.
Regan tries for a kimura but Pincher is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Regan has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pincher!
Regan swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Pincher is now in Regan's guard. A big mistake from Regan there, giving up the dominant position!
Pincher wants to control from the top but Regan keeps moving.
Pincher looking to sit in guard and control but Regan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regan passes into half guard.
Regan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pincher is trying to get back to full guard.
Regan thows a huge punch but Pincher dodges it nicely.
Regan wants to pass the guard but Pincher is defending well.
Pincher pushes Regan off looking to stand but Regan dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Regan in particular looking to stall.
Regan wants to take a breather but Pincher is having none of it.
Regan lands strikes from half guard.
Regan works his foot free and advances to mount.
Regan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pincher hang on?
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Regan dominating with strikes here.
Regan working for a submission but Pincher is keeping him at bay.
Regan working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Pincher looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Regan! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Larry Regan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Canedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Sir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canedo comes to the cage accompanied by NFG - Dressed to Kill (You). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sir's choice of entrance music: Kickstart. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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225 lbs
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205 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eugene Canedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pablo Sir!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canedo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Pablo Sir has been cut.
Canedo lands with an overhand left.
Sir tries a head kick but it misses.
Canedo tries to close the distance and clinch but Sir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sir lands a glancing blow to the side of Canedo's head.
It looks like Eugene Canedo has been cut.
Canedo with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canedo misses with a wild combination.
Sir lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Canedo at a distance.
Canedo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Canedo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sir.
Sir swinging wildly here.
Sir throws the left hand but Canedo avoids the punch easily.
Sir misses with a left hand
and Canedo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sir lands a jab to the nose.
Canedo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sir.
Sir misses with a right hand
and Canedo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sir has a couple of punches blocked by Canedo.
Canedo throws an elbow that misses.
A short uppercut from Sir.
Canedo trying to land knees to the body.
Canedo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sir lands with a short shot to the head.
Sir misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sir.
Sir lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Canedo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sir presses Canedo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Sir on the inside.
Sir blocks an elbow strike.
Sir lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sir jumps guard but Canedo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A right hook to the body lands for Canedo.
Sir is leaning against Canedo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Canedo is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Canedo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sir's brow.
Canedo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sir lands a nice shot to the body.
Sir jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Canedo walks away with a smile on his face. Sir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sir looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Eugene Canedo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Sir.
Sir connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sir bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circling - Sir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Canedo wants to clinch
and Sir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eugene Canedo's cut is getting worse.
Sir bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Canedo! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Canedo is rocked!
Canedo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Canedo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sir.
Sir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sir with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sir landing some decent shots from guard.
Sir throwing strikes but missing.
Sir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sir throws a big elbow that misses.
Sir throwing strikes from guard but Canedo blocks nicely.
Canedo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sir.
Canedo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sir on the ground.
Canedo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sir postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sir is working Canedo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sir pushes down on Canedo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sir is nestled in close to Canedo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Canedo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sir lands with a punch from half guard.
Eugene Canedo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eugene Canedo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pablo Sir!
A relieved looking Pablo Sir 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Kampmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hussey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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162 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Kampmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Hussey!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kampmann takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Michael Hussey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kampmann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hussey tries to clinch but Kampmann moves out of range.
Hussey throws a big shot that misses.
Hussey's coach down at United Gym (PM for invitation) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hussey's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hussey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kampmann on the side of the head.
Hussey misses with the combination.
Kampmann lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kampmann connects with the punch.
It looks like Michael Hussey has been cut.
Kampmann connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hussey takes one to the side of the head.
Kampmann throws a right and a left that Hussey avoids nicely.
Kampmann blocks a head kick by Hussey.
Hussey throws a hook but Kampmann avoids it easily.
Kampmann pushes Hussey up against the cage in a clinch.
Kampmann breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hussey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kampmann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hussey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kampmann tries to bum rush Hussey with a series of wild strikes but Hussey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kampmann avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kampmann keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kampmann lands a really nice looking cross but Hussey seems unphased.
Hussey tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kampmann misses with a looping left.
Hussey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kampmann swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kampmann scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kampmann!
Hussey is rocked!
Kampmann is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kampmann drops Hussey with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Hussey! Kampmann dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Kampmann!
Martin Kampmann 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Buster Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Wietrzny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cherry's entrance music is D-12 - Fight Music . A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wietrzny's choice of entrance music: Hunter-Fallen. Buster Cherry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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178 lbs
12 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buster Cherry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Wietrzny!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cherry shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wietrzny's guard.
Cherry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cherry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cherry throws a big elbow that misses.
Cherry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wietrzny has momentary wrist control but Cherry slips an elbow through the middle.
Wietrzny wants to sweep but no luck.
Wietrzny utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cherry engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cherry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cherry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cherry wants to control from the top but Wietrzny keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry stopping the sweep attempt from Wietrzny.
Cherry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wietrzny works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cherry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cherry trying to control but Wietrzny is working from the bottom.
Cherry is stalling in the full guard.
Cherry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cherry connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cherry throws a big elbow that misses.
Cherry wants to control from the top but Wietrzny keeps moving.
Wietrzny looking to control.
Cherry wants to control from the top but Wietrzny keeps moving.
Cherry postures up in Wietrzny's guard and throws a big left but Wietrzny blocks it.
Wietrzny is trying to control the position but Cherry postures up.
Cherry throwing strikes but missing.
Wietrzny is looking for a triangle but Cherry pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wietrzny tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cherry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wietrzny is trying to keep Cherry in close.
Wietrzny keeping moving, preventing Cherry from controlling successfully.
Cherry controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cherry has his takedown stuffed
and Wietrzny counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wietrzny gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cherry to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wietrzny seems keen to control Cherry's posture.
Wietrzny 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.
We've been informed that Wietrzny has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wietrzny keeping moving, preventing Cherry from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Cherry dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cherry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wietrzny lands a jab-cross combination.
Wietrzny scores with a hook to the body. Cherry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wietrzny throws a hook but Cherry avoids it easily.
Cherry goes for a double leg but Wietrzny avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wietrzny continues to drive forward.
Wietrzny is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buster Cherry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wietrzny drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cherry gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cherry jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wietrzny walks away with a smile on his face. Cherry gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry stuffs the takedown.
Wietrzny misses with a hook
and Cherry decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wietrzny's guard.
Wietrzny not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wietrzny keeping moving, preventing Cherry from controlling successfully.
Cherry throws an elbow that misses. Wietrzny uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cherry's guard. Nice move by Wietrzny!
Cherry throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cherry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wietrzny tries to free his leg and advance position but Cherry is retaining full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wietrzny being controlled here momentarily.
Wietrzny trying to control the position from guard on top but Cherry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Buster Cherry just wasn't active enough.
Wietrzny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cherry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body kick from Wietrzny.
Cherry throws a body punch but Wietrzny moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cherry closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wietrzny quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cherry with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wietrzny is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wietrzny is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cherry's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cherry's back!
Wietrzny wants to control but Cherry is keeping busy.
Cherry rolls, trying to escape but Wietrzny keeps control of the position.
Cherry looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Wietrzny.
Wietrzny is looking to control Cherry but Cherry is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wietrzny is hanging on to Cherry's back as he tries to escape.
Wietrzny has managed to slip his arm under Cherry's chin. This could be all over... yep, Cherry is tapping out! Submission win for Wietrzny.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Igor Wietrzny!
Our winner, Igor Wietrzny, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diziz Sparta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparta has chosen Just like you imagined - 300 theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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39
220 lbs
27 - 30 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diziz Sparta!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparta works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sparta.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mir.
Mir has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sparta!
Sparta is squirming around, avoiding Mir's attempts to control the action.
Mir controlling the position easily from mount.
Sparta trying desperately to get to his feet.
Mir trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mir thowing shots but they're missing.
Sparta is trying to stand.
Mir trying to control but he's not successful this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sparta is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sparta to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sparta shrugs it off.
Sparta wants to get back to his feet.
Mir is working for a guillotine from mount but Sparta frees his head quite easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mir misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mir unloads with some shots from mount but Sparta bucks and avoids them well.
Mir scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparta avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mir.
Mir thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mir thowing shots but they're missing.
Mir controlling the pace for now.
Sparta trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sparta is trying to stand up.
Mir 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.
Mir sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mir is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sparta is surviving well by controlling Mir's body position as best he can.
Sparta's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sparta taking shots to the head.
Mir moves to the back.
Mir is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Sparta knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Sparta for a finish.
Mir seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Sparta is trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Mir looking to break Sparta's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Sparta remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Mir will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Mir working for the choke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir tries to get the hooks in deep but Sparta pushed the leg off.
Sparta has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Mir looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Sparta taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Frank Mir!
Our winner, Frank Mir, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Suchart Chaowanungkarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaowanungkarn comes to the cage accompanied by Muay Thai fight music. Silva has chosen Darude - Sandstorm as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Suchart Chaowanungkarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaowanungkarn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chaowanungkarn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Chaowanungkarn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chaowanungkarn connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've been told by Chaowanungkarn's head coaches at Blunt Force Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Silva looks for a takedown but Chaowanungkarn sprawls well.
Chaowanungkarn throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a kick to the body
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chaowanungkarn's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva passes Chaowanungkarn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chaowanungkarn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva won't allow Chaowanungkarn to get back to his feet.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Chaowanungkarn is working from the bottom.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chaowanungkarn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva passes Chaowanungkarn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chaowanungkarn wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Chaowanungkarn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Chaowanungkarn is defending well.
Chaowanungkarn preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Chaowanungkarn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chaowanungkarn defending well though.
Chaowanungkarn wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Chaowanungkarn tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Chaowanungkarn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaowanungkarn is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chaowanungkarn is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Silva is looking for a kimura but Chaowanungkarn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Chaowanungkarn defends the submission attempt.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva is keen to just control but Chaowanungkarn is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva 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.
Chaowanungkarn manages to get to full guard.
Chaowanungkarn trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Chaowanungkarn is really struggling to control Silva but he's trying to hold on to the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaowanungkarn wants to control but Silva passes easily into half guard.
Silva throwing shots but Chaowanungkarn is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chaowanungkarn tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Chaowanungkarn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a body shot.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Chaowanungkarn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chaowanungkarn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chaowanungkarn just misses with a punch to the body.
Chaowanungkarn cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn's corner calls for a 1-2. Chaowanungkarn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Chaowanungkarn keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.
Nice sprawl there from Chaowanungkarn as Silva shoots in.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Chaowanungkarn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
A low kick from Chaowanungkarn misses
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chaowanungkarn. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva avoids the body shot from Chaowanungkarn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaowanungkarn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Chaowanungkarn is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva checks the leg kick.
A head kick by Chaowanungkarn misses
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chaowanungkarn. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chaowanungkarn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Chaowanungkarn misses the target.
Chaowanungkarn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a body punch.
Silva has picked Chaowanungkarn up - he's going for a ride! Silva dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Chaowanungkarn defends it.
Chaowanungkarn trying to control but Silva postures up.
Chaowanungkarn is trying to get back to full guard.
Chaowanungkarn is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Chaowanungkarn's temple.
Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva trying to control the action but Chaowanungkarn is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Chaowanungkarn is defending well.
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!
Chaowanungkarn tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Chaowanungkarn trying to control from the bottom.
Chaowanungkarn gets back to full guard.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Chaowanungkarn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chaowanungkarn managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suchart Chaowanungkarn dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chaowanungkarn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chaowanungkarn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Chaowanungkarn. Chaowanungkarn maintains the clinch.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva has Chaowanungkarn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chaowanungkarn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chaowanungkarn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva pulls guard successfully.
Carlos Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chaowanungkarn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Chaowanungkarn defends easily.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chaowanungkarn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chaowanungkarn!
Chaowanungkarn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a big elbow.
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Chaowanungkarn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Chaowanungkarn manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Chaowanungkarn dodges the ground and pound from Silva.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chaowanungkarn, who protects the arm well.
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chaowanungkarn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chaowanungkarn, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Chaowanungkarn is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Chaowanungkarn is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chaowanungkarn, who protects the arm well.
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn wants to control but Silva postures up.
Silva tries for a kimura but Chaowanungkarn is defending well.
Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Chaowanungkarn is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Silva lands some shots froms side control.
Silva advances nicely into full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Chaowanungkarn has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Chaowanungkarn!
Chaowanungkarn throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Silva!
A victorious Carlos Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake The Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 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
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake The Snake!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigo Nogueira shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rodrigo Nogueira showed some decent athleticism there.
Rodrigo Nogueira wants to pass the guard but The Snake is defending well.
The Snake slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rodrigo Nogueira thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rodrigo Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but The Snake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Snake 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.
Rodrigo Nogueira with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Snake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodrigo Nogueira pushes down on The Snake's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The Snake keeping control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Snake wants to improve his position but Rodrigo Nogueira is controlling well.
The Snake trying to control here.
Rodrigo Nogueira is looking to advance position but The Snake won't allow it.
Rodrigo Nogueira thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Snake's head.
Rodrigo Nogueira is looking for a kimura here.
The Snake wants to control but Rodrigo Nogueira is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Snake is pressing down on Rodrigo Nogueira's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as The Snake holds on and takes a little breather.
Rodrigo Nogueira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rodrigo Nogueira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rodrigo Nogueira throws a big elbow that misses.
Rodrigo Nogueira's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rodrigo Nogueira trying to control but The Snake is working from the bottom.
Rodrigo Nogueira drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but The Snake manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rodrigo Nogueira has The Snake in his guard.
Rodrigo Nogueira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Snake connects with a couple of short punches.
Rodrigo Nogueira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Snake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Snake manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Snake pushing down on Rodrigo Nogueira's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rodrigo Nogueira pushes The Snake off looking to stand but The Snake dives back in and keeps control.
Rodrigo Nogueira misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ground and pound from The Snake.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Snake perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The Snake missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rodrigo Nogueira wants to get back to his feet.
Rodrigo Nogueira taking some punishment here, with The Snake in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
The Snake takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rodrigo Nogueira wants to control the action here but instead The Snake manages to pass to full mount!
The Snake postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rodrigo Nogueira looks a forlorn figure.
It looks like Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has been cut.
The Snake has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rodrigo Nogueira's face.
Rodrigo Nogueira is trying to escape the mount.
The Snake controlling his opponent.
The Snake punishing his opponent with strikes.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Snake with a couple of short strikes.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The Snake dominating with strikes here.
Jeez, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jake The Snake!
Jake The Snake 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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