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SEC 28: 145lb Semis PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sandar Mohammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casseus Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohammad's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Welcome To The Jungle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sandar Mohammad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Casseus Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mohammad.
Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Garcia both land. Nice combination.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
Mohammad scores with a jab.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Mohammad throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Mohammad.
Garcia goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Garcia misses with a few strikes there.
Mohammad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mohammad.
Mohammad throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Mohammad lands with a nice body punch.
No joy there for Garcia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a right hand that Mohammad ducks under and follows up with a left that Mohammad also avoids with ease.
Mohammad throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sandar Mohammad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mohammad keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice shot lands for Garcia.
Garcia scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mohammad.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
Garcia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mohammad throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Casseus Garcia will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mohammad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mohammad shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mohammad was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mohammad sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia taking shots to the head.
Mohammad unloads with some shots from mount but Garcia bucks and avoids them well.
Mohammad throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Garcia wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mohammad.
Garcia holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mohammad tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Mohammad connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Garcia avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mohammad.
Mohammad throws some wild stikes that Garcia manages to avoid easily.
Mohammad thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mohammad throws some wild stikes that Garcia manages to avoid easily.
Mohammad lands with some strikes.
Mohammad postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Garcia in real trouble here! The ref calls for Garcia to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sandar Mohammad!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Sol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Korczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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163 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Viktor Sol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lukasz Korczynski!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sol forces Korczynski back against the cage and clinches.
Korczynski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sol avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sol has clasped his hands together around Korczynski's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Korczynski is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Korczynski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sol prevents Korczynski from escaping the position.
Sol lands some shots froms side control.
Korczynski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sol wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sol working the head with strikes.
Korczynski is trying to get back to half guard.
Sol wants to control but Korczynski is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Korczynski trying to remain calm as Sol controls from the top position.
Sol 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.
Korczynski is trying to get back to half guard.
Sol scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol lands a few punches from side control.
Korczynski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sol working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sol is looking to take a break and control but Korczynski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sol has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sol in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Korczynski is looking to improve his position but Sol isn't that keen on the idea.
Sol scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Korczynski?
Sol lands a heavy elbow.
Korczynski looks gassed!
Sol working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sol content just to control the position here.
Korczynski is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sol lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Korczynski hang on?
That's two 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!
Sol in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sol is landing with some decent strikes but Korczynski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Sol.
Korczynski is bucking up trying to escape but Sol cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sol with the ground and pound from mount.
Korczynski tries to reverse the position but Sol maintains control.
Sol breaks from Korczynski's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sol breaks from Korczynski's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Korczynski is rocked!
Sol looking to finish Korczynski with some ground and pound. This is bad for Korczynski!
Korczynski is still in real trouble! Can Sol finish him?
Korczynski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Korczynski seems to have recovered his senses.
Sol scoring with strikes but Korczynski is staying in there.
Korczynski taking shots to the head.
Sol scoring with strikes but Korczynski is staying in there.
Sol looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sol controlling from mount.
Sol lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sol scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Korczynski?
Sol cracks Korczynski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol controlling the pace for now.
Sol fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sol with good strikes from the mount here!
Sol controlling his opponent.
Sol scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Korczynski?
Sol lands a heavy elbow.
You get the feeling that Korczynski really doesn't like being in this position too much.
BOOM! Sol connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Korczynski is desperately trying to improve his position but Sol has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sol cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sol landing strikes from the mount and Korczynski is in trouble!
Sol dominating with strikes here.
Sol raining down shots from the mount!
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!
Sol is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sol lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Korczynski taking shots to the head.
Sol dominating with strikes here.
Sol in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sol working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Korczynski is in a horrible position here. Sol smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sol lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sol connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sol with good strikes from the mount here!
Sol looking to control but Korczynski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sol connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sol has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Korczynski's face.
Korczynski working to try and regain half guard.
Sol lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Sol dominated that round.
That's time! Sol's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sol gets a clinch.
Sol works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Korczynski can do to turn this around?
Sol content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sol is in close to Korczynski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sol postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sol scoring with some ground and pound.
Korczynski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sol is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Korczynski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sol doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sol manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Korczynski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sol can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sol content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sol pushing down on Korczynski's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sol lands strikes from half guard.
Korczynski taking some punishment here, with Sol in his half guard.
Korczynski is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sol working Korczynski over with strikes.
Sol seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sol lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sol is nestled in close to Korczynski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Viktor Sol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sol passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Korczynski!
Sol lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sol in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sol with shots to the head and body - Korczynski looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sol trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Korczynski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sol with shots to the head and body - Korczynski looks very uncomfortable down there.
Korczynski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sol scoring with strikes but Korczynski is staying in there.
Sol working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sol is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sol landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sol looking to control but Korczynski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sol lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sol trying to control but Korczynski is having none of it.
Sol working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Korczynski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Korczynski is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sol working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sol lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by Sol.
Sol lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Korczynski is trying desperately to improve position.
Sol looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sol working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sol scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sol postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Korczynski bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Sol and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Sol!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daton Everlast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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192 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shawn Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daton Everlast!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer misses with a straight left.
Spencer misses with an uppercut.
Spencer cracks Everlast with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spencer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Everlast.
Spencer throws out a loose jab but Everlast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shawn Spencer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spencer misses with a hook. Everlast ducked under it nicely.
Everlast lands a nice shot to the body.
Everlast takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Spencer fails to land with a series of punches.
Everlast showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spencer.
Spencer throws an overhand right that lands on Everlast's shoulder, as Everlast tries to avoid the shot.
Spencer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Everlast takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spencer scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Spencer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Everlast uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spencer.
Everlast takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Everlast instigates a clinch.
Spencer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Everlast.
Spencer has had enough of the clinch but Everlast keeps him there for the moment.
Everlast with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Everlast working aggressively here.
Everlast swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Everlast misses with some punches.
Spencer takes a shot to the head.
Everlast looking to throw knees to the head but Spencer is blocking nicely.
Everlast misses with a knee strike.
Spencer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spencer blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Everlast doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Everlast throws a head punch that misses.
Spencer blocks an uppercut.
Everlast misses with some punches.
Everlast swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Everlast tries a knee to the head but Spencer blocks it.
Everlast doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spencer is trying to break the clinch but Everlast has him pressed against the cage.
Everlast tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spencer tries to break the clinch but Everlast is controlling the position.
Everlast tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Everlast fails to land.
Everlast tries to land a knee to the head but Spencer blocks with his arms.
Everlast misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Everlast fails to land.
Everlast working aggressively here.
Spencer blocks an uppercut.
Everlast misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Everlast swings wildly with an uppercut but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Everlast swings wildly with an uppercut but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Everlast working aggressively here.
Everlast misses with the head strike.
Everlast swings wildly with an uppercut but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Everlast tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Everlast tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Everlast lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spencer backwards.
Everlast with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Everlast misses with a knee to the head.
Everlast throws a punch but it's blocked by Spencer.
Spencer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Everlast has him pressed against the cage.
Everlast tries to land a knee to the head but Spencer blocks with his arms.
A short right from Everlast.
Everlast tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Everlast misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Spencer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Everlast.
A head punch on the inside from Everlast fails to land.
Everlast fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spencer blocks an uppercut.
Everlast doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spencer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Everlast misses with a short punch on the inside.
Everlast tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spencer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Everlast misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spencer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spencer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Everlast has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spencer has had enough of the clinch but Everlast keeps him there for the moment.
Spencer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Everlast pushes Spencer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spencer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Everlast swings wildly with an uppercut but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Spencer 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.
Spencer throws a lazy right hand but Everlast sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spencer lands a glancing blow to the side of Everlast's head.
Spencer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Everlast momentarily.
Everlast lands a body shot.
Everlast moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Spencer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Everlast - the referee stops the clock and Spencer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Everlast. Spencer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Everlast displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spencer throws out the jab.
Spencer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Spencer misses with an uppercut. Everlast saw that one coming.
Everlast takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Everlast misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spencer cracks Everlast with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Spencer jabs at Everlast's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Spencer misses.
Everlast steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spencer.
Spencer circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from Spencer misses its intended target.
Everlast takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Everlast doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Everlast throws a sloppy head kick and Spencer moves out of range easily.
Spencer throws a looping overhand right but Everlast ducks down to avoid it.
Spencer misses with a few strikes there.
Spencer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Everlast in his tracks.
A cross from Spencer lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Spencer.
Spencer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spencer. Everlast does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spencer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Everlast sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spencer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Spencer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spencer misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Spencer.
Spencer throws a sloppy body shot
and Everlast counters with a left and a right that stings Spencer.
A punch combination from Spencer misses.
Spencer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Everlast was well out of range. Poor timing from Spencer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Everlast staying out of range there.
Everlast is looking to clinch but Spencer is avoiding it.
Everlast slips a straight right by Spencer.
Spencer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Everlast throws a predictable looking body shot
and Everlast takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spencer throws a hook but Everlast avoids it easily.
Everlast instigates a clinch.
Everlast misses with the head strike.
Spencer tries to break free but Everlast pushes him back against the cage.
Everlast misses with some punches.
Spencer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Everlast with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Everlast throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Everlast fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spencer.
Everlast tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Everlast.
Everlast lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spencer backwards.
Everlast tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spencer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Everlast.
Everlast swings wildly with an uppercut but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spencer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spencer blocks an uppercut.
Everlast throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spencers head.
Everlast working aggressively here.
Spencer is looking to break free of the clinch but Everlast has double underhooks.
Everlast landing knees to the head.
Everlast throws a punch but it's blocked by Spencer.
Everlast misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Spencer dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Spencer scores with a three punch combo!
Spencer lands a jab-cross combination.
Spencer misses with a looping right.
Spencer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Everlast moves out of range of the strikes.
Everlast ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spencer lands a nice hook to Everlast's body. Everlast takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Everlast uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spencer.
A slow jab from Spencer misses its intended target.
Jab, jab by Spencer - just one landing.
Everlast fails in his attempt to clinch.
Everlast ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Spencer.
A jab lands there for Spencer.
Everlast fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shawn Spencer is winning the standup battle so far.
Everlast ducks right into an uppercut from Spencer.
Everlast has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Spencer throws a looping overhand right but Everlast ducks down to avoid it.
Spencer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Everlast counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Spencer tries to break the clinch but Everlast is controlling the position.
Spencer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Everlast working aggressively here.
Everlast misses with a hook from the clinch.
Everlast misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Everlast fails to land.
Everlast tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spencer blocking some punches.
Daton Everlast has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Everlast misses with a punch on the inside.
Everlast swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Everlast fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Everlast working aggressively here.
Spencer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Everlast swings wildly with an uppercut but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Everlast throws a punch but it's blocked by Spencer.
Everlast misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spencer tries to circle away but Everlast has him pinned against the cage.
Everlast tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Everlast tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spencer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Everlast has a couple of punches blocked by Spencer.
Spencer blocks an uppercut.
Everlast misses with the head strike.
Spencer blocks an uppercut.
Everlast working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Everlast swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spencer is trying to break the clinch but Everlast has him pressed against the cage.
Spencer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Everlast lands with a right to the head.
Everlast misses with the head strike.
Everlast tries a knee to the head but Spencer blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spencer.
Spencer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Everlast fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shawn Spencer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spencer is trying to break free.
Everlast throws a head punch that misses.
Spencer blocks an uppercut.
Spencer is trying to break free.
Everlast working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Everlast misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Everlast fails to land.
Everlast misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Spencer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Everlast.
A shot in the inside from Everlast.
Spencer blocks an uppercut.
Spencer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Everlast swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spencer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Everlast swings wildly with an uppercut but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spencer tries to circle away but Everlast has him pinned against the cage.
Everlast misses with the head strike.
Spencer can't break the clinch.
Everlast swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Everlast swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Everlast throws a punch but it's blocked by Spencer.
Spencer blocking some punches.
Everlast throws a head punch that misses.
Everlast has a couple of punches blocked by Spencer.
Everlast swings wildly with an uppercut but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Spencer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Spencer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Spencer!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cup Coffee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spencer Fisher JR (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spencer Fisher JR is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cup Coffee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spencer Fisher JR!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher JR fails with a takedown attempt.
Coffee decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Coffee is looking to advance position but Fisher JR won't allow it.
Coffee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fisher JR keeps working.
Fisher JR looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Coffee content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Coffee trying to control the action but Fisher JR is working from the bottom.
Coffee keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Coffee wants to work for an arm triangle but Fisher JR is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Coffee takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Coffee moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coffee is looking to take a break and control but Fisher JR is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Coffee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fisher JR gets back to half guard.
Fisher JR is pressing down on Coffee's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Coffee looking to pass the guard.
Coffee trying to control but Fisher JR is working from the bottom.
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.
Coffee passes Fisher JR's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fisher JR tries to roll over but Coffee keeps him under control.
Fisher JR won't allow Coffee to pass to mount.
Fisher JR is not content to let Coffee control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fisher JR gets the takedown into side control.
Fisher JR looks gassed!
Fisher JR is trying to get an arm triangle but Coffee is defending well.
Coffee gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Coffee gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coffee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Coffee working for a triangle but Fisher JR defends it easily.
Coffee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fisher JR doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Coffee is tightening it up a little... Fisher JR has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Fisher JR reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Fisher JR taps out! nice BJJ there by Coffee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Cup Coffee!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Maniche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Beggers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Maniche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Francis Beggers!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beggers misses the jab.
Maniche misses with a series of wild punches.
Maniche slips a straight right by Beggers.
Maniche keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maniche lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beggers at a distance.
Maniche scores with a shot to the body.
Beggers swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Maniche counter with a right hand.
Maniche cracks a nice hook into Beggers's ribs.
Beggers cracks Maniche with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maniche lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beggers at a distance.
Maniche throws a right hand that Beggers ducks under and follows up with a left that Beggers also avoids with ease.
Maniche throws a right hand that Beggers ducks under and follows up with a left that Beggers also avoids with ease.
Beggers misses with a looping right.
Maniche attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Beggers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beggers with a poor takedown
and Maniche counters with a left and a right that stings Beggers.
Beggers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Maniche counter with a right hand.
Maniche moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Francis Beggers has been cut.
Maniche fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maniche lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beggers's sensitive parts.
Maniche wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maniche with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Beggers looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maniche rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beggers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maniche dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beggers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maniche counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Beggers misses with a takedown attempt
and Maniche counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sam Maniche has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francis Beggers.
Maniche lands with an overhand left.
Beggers shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Maniche wants to get back to his feet.
Maniche is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Beggers pulls his head out easily.
Beggers trying to pass the guard but Maniche defending well.
Maniche kicks Beggers off and gets back to his feet.
Maniche lands a head shot.
Beggers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Beggers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beggers fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Maniche is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beggers lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Maniche hang on?
Maniche trying desperately to get to his feet.
Beggers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beggers postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Maniche looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beggers lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Beggers lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Maniche hang on?
Maniche wants to get back to his feet.
Beggers raining down shots from the mount!
Beggers lands a big elbow.
Beggers lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
You get the feeling that Maniche really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Maniche sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Beggers slips a nice elbow through Maniche's hands, connecting with Maniche's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beggers is nestled in close to Maniche, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Maniche looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maniche is trying to stand.
Beggers is pressing down on Maniche's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maniche is holding on for now.
Beggers passes the guard and advances to mount!
Beggers punishing his opponent with strikes.
Maniche trying desperately to get to his feet.
Maniche takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Maniche is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Beggers postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Maniche looks a forlorn figure.
Beggers in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Maniche that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Beggers raining down shots from the mount!
Maniche is desperately trying to improve his position but Beggers has a good base and remains in mount.
Beggers raining down shots from the mount!
Maniche wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Beggers connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Beggers breaks from Maniche's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Beggers in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Maniche is trying to stand.
Beggers lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Maniche really wants to buck Beggers off and get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beggers connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Maniche is looking to get to half guard.
Beggers working away from the top, dropping strikes.
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 Sam Maniche will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Francis Beggers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Beggers misses with a hook.
Maniche digs a good body shot into Beggers's ribs.
Francis Beggers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beggers has his takedown stuffed
letting Maniche counter with a right hand.
Maniche is looking to wear down Beggers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Beggers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maniche misses with the combination.
Beggers throws the left hand but Maniche avoids the punch easily.
Beggers misses with a looping left.
Beggers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maniche's waist but Maniche gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beggers off to one side.
Sam Maniche has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francis Beggers.
Beggers doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Maniche counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maniche scores with a punch to the head.
Maniche throws a series of punches but Beggers avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beggers shoots and misses
and Maniche counters with a three punch combo that has Beggers backing up. Beggers nods at Maniche to acknowledge the strikes.
Maniche lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maniche fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maniche lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maniche.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maniche defending well as Beggers loads up on a big left hand.
Maniche moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Beggers throws a sloppy body shot
and Maniche makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Beggers misses with a takedown
and Maniche counters with a three punch combo that has Beggers backing up. Beggers nods at Maniche to acknowledge the strikes.
Beggers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maniche.
Maniche closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Beggers throws an overhand right that lands on Maniche's shoulder, as Maniche tries to avoid the shot.
Beggers shoots and misses
and Maniche counters with a left to the body.
Maniche looks to land a combination but Beggers avoids it well.
Beggers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Beggers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Beggers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maniche counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beggers throws out a loose jab but Maniche uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Maniche.
Beggers looks to land a left hand but Maniche moved out of range nicely.
Maniche misses with the combination.
Beggers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maniche counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Maniche swinging wildly here.
Maniche avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maniche throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Beggers throws a jab when Maniche was well out of range.
Beggers fails to land the takedown.
Maniche misses with a double jab.
Beggers misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maniche counters with a left to the body.
Maniche lunges at Beggers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Beggers's hand.
Maniche keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beggers.
Beggers throws a looping overhand right but Maniche ducks down to avoid it.
Beggers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maniche throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maniche is working the combinations to good effect here.
Maniche misses with the combination.
Maniche gets caught flat footed, as Beggers shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beggers pushes down on Maniche's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Beggers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maniche wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Beggers.
Maniche has one foot on Beggers's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Maniche throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sam Maniche is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maniche uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beggers.
Beggers shoots in for a takedown but Maniche shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Beggers might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Beggers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maniche manages to avoid it.
Maniche throws a series of strikes that have Beggers backpedaling.
Beggers shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Beggers trying to mount his opponent but Maniche defends it.
Beggers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maniche defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maniche is trying to stand up here but Beggers is controlling him well.
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. Beggers connects with a nice short shot to Maniche's temple.
Beggers working over Maniche with some ground and pound. Maniche looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Beggers moves into full mount! Maniche won't be happy about that!
Beggers landing punches.
Maniche is trying to stand up.
Beggers is landing with some decent strikes but Maniche is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Beggers working the ground and pound effectively.
Beggers lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Maniche wants to try and get back to his feet.
Beggers working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Beggers breaks from Maniche's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Maniche is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sam Maniche will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Francis Beggers's cut.
That's time! Maniche's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Beggers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maniche counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Beggers misses.
Beggers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Beggers misses with an uppercut.
Beggers shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Maniche manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Beggers wants to pass the guard but Maniche is keeping the position.
Maniche is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Maniche blocks an uppercut.
Maniche pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beggers missing with a left hand there. Maniche was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maniche uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beggers.
Maniche lands with a nice combination. Beggers backs away looking to recover.
Beggers misses with a hook to the body
enabling Maniche to counter with a crisp jab.
Sam Maniche is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Beggers misses its intended target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maniche misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Maniche.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beggers lands with a straight right. Maniche didn't see that one coming.
Beggers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maniche slips a straight right by Beggers.
A combination from Beggers does no damage.
Beggers scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Beggers stops Maniche from getting back to his feet.
Maniche makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Beggers misses with a shot to the body
and Beggers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maniche misses with a few strikes there.
Beggers throws a hook but Maniche blocks it.
Beggers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maniche counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maniche uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beggers.
Beggers misses with a combination
and Maniche counters with a one-two to the body.
Maniche moves out of range as Beggers strikes.
Beggers tries for a takedown but Maniche circles away easily
enabling Maniche to counter with a crisp jab.
Sam Maniche has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francis Beggers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maniche lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beggers circles away quickly and effectively.
Sam Maniche is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maniche looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beggers misses with a hook.
Beggers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maniche counters with a three punch combo that has Beggers backing up. Beggers nods at Maniche to acknowledge the strikes.
Beggers misses the jab.
Beggers misses with an uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maniche.
Maniche scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Beggers looks to land a right hand but Maniche moved out of range.
Beggers throws a looping overhand right but Maniche ducks down to avoid it.
Maniche looks to land a combination but Beggers avoids it well.
Beggers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Maniche sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Beggers has his takedown stuffed
and Maniche makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beggers has his takedown stuffed
and Maniche counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beggers looks to score with a jab to the body but Maniche is just out of range.
A jab from Beggers misses.
Beggers shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Beggers lands strikes from half guard.
Maniche kicks off Beggers and gets to his feet.
Maniche misses with a two punch combination.
Beggers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maniche counters with a nice uppercut.
Maniche drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maniche scores with a shot to the body.
Beggers missing with a left hand there. Maniche was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beggers throws an overhand right that lands on Maniche's shoulder, as Maniche tries to avoid the shot.
Maniche moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Maniche lands with a good body shot.
Maniche avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beggers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maniche circles away.
Maniche stalks Beggers and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Beggers's face. Beggers staggers backwards, shaken.
Maniche uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beggers.
Maniche throws a series of punches but Beggers moves out of range.
Maniche throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beggers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maniche counters with a left to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Beggers is defended easily by Maniche.
Maniche scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beggers doesn't seem bothered though.
Beggers throws a looping overhand right but Maniche ducks down to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Beggers.
Maniche misses with a few strikes there.
Beggers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maniche misses with a series of wild punches.
Beggers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maniche pinned against the cage. Maniche gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sam Maniche.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maniche, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Maniche!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Simons III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustafa Zahnahatty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zahnahatty is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Till I Collapse. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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150 lbs
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152 lbs
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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
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Simons III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mustafa Zahnahatty!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simons III takes the fight into the clinch.
Simons III jumps guard and drags Zahnahatty to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Simons III looking for a triangle here. Zahnahatty is fighting it but it looks tight! Simons III pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Zahnahatty is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). John Simons III!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen All In The Family as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Hall.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.
Thompson tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
Thompson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Hall swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Hall throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson is looking to clinch but Hall is avoiding it.
Hall misses with a low kick.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Tony Thompson has been cut.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Thompson tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall throws a series of punches but Thompson avoids them all with ease.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Hall misses with a low kick.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Thompson.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a leg kick which misses Thompson's front leg but catches the back leg as Thompson tries to avoid it.
Hall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thompson on the side of the head.
Hall swinging wildly here.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away.
Thompson slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Thompson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Hall blocks with his arms.
Thompson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hall's efforts to push away.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ben Hall has been cut.
Thompson stalls.
Thompson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is trying to force a seperation but Thompson has the dominant position.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Thompson to work.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Thompson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ben Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hall.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thompson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hall can pounce on him.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hall throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Hall misses with a looping left.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Hall.
Thompson has managed to clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thompson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knees to the body from Thompson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Hall dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away.
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hall keeps the fight on the outside.
Thompson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hall throws a low kick but Thompson avoids it.
A head kick misses from Hall.
Ben Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Hall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thompson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thompson is looking to clinch but Hall is avoiding it.
Hall misses with a hook.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall can't break the clinch.
Thompson has Hall pressed against the cage, preventing Hall from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hall letting Thompson take a breather here.
Thompson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hall avoids it.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thompson is trying to maintain a safe position but Hall gets an underhook and turns Thompson into the cage.
Hall tries to break free but Thompson pushes him back against the cage.
Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thompson wants it to stay on the feet.
Thompson walks into a stiff left hand from Hall.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thompson blocks a low kick nicely.
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Hall pushes him off.
Hall tries to bum rush Thompson with a series of wild strikes but Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Hall.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson pushes Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
Hall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson just leaning against Hall, taking a breather.
Hall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thompson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hall's efforts to push away.
Hall has had enough of the clinch but Thompson keeps him there for the moment.
Hall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Hall blocks with his arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thompson continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson crunches a lovely knee into Hall's ribcage.
Thompson is trying to maintain a safe position but Hall gets an underhook and turns Thompson into the cage.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thompson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hall letting Thompson take a breather here.
Thompson looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thompson prevents Hall from breaking the clinch.
Hall tries to break free but Thompson pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hall tries to keep at a distance but Thompson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
Thompson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Thompson.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Thompson stalling in the clinch but Hall improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall has had enough of the clinch but Thompson keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson looking to slow down the pace here.
Thompson lands an elbow just above Hall 's eye.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
Hall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thompson is out of range.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Tony Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
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.
Thompson is looking to clinch but Hall is avoiding it.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away.
Hall cracks Thompson with an open hand slap.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away.
Thompson tries to clinch but Hall moves out of range.
Thompson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tony Thompson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thompson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Hall blocks with his arms.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thompson crunches a lovely knee into Hall's ribcage.
Hall takes an elbow to the temple.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ben Hall's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson stalls.
Knees to the body from Thompson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson working Hall over with knees to the body.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Hall blocks with his arms.
Thompson scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thompson obliges.
Thompson slows down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Thompson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thompson 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Thompson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Winston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fisher Keltath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winston comes to the cage accompanied by This Life by Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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258 lbs
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240 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Winston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fisher Keltath!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Winston does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Keltath looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keltath fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winston scores with a shot to the body.
Winston lands a left and a right that send Keltath crashing to the mat, dazed. Winston thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Fisher Keltath has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winston lands a big right hand that sends Keltath crashing to the mat! Winston stays standing though and waves Keltath back to his feet!
Keltath is rocked!
Winston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Keltath looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Keltath looks gassed!
Winston dances in with a quick combination. Keltath is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Winston snaps Keltath's head back. Keltath stumbles backwards against the cage. Winston steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Keltath's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Keltath just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Harry Winston!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elmer Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Kaizer (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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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elmer Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Kaizer!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery misses with a wild combination.
Kaizer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Montgomery digs a good body shot into Kaizer's ribs.
Montgomery lands a big head kick that sends Kaizer tumbling to the mat! Montgomery takes a step backwards and waves Kaizer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kaizer is rocked!
It looks like Chris Kaizer has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Montgomery finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kaizer looks gassed!
Montgomery clinches up against the cage.
Montgomery scores with a shot to the side of Kaizer's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Montgomery.
Kaizer is still on wobbly legs! Can Montgomery finish him?
Montgomery lands a body punch in the clinch.
Montgomery content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kaizer seems to have recovered his senses.
Montgomery breaks from the clinch.
Montgomery scores with a hook to the body. Kaizer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Montgomery feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Kaizer crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Elmer Montgomery!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hassan i Sabbah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nic Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabbah kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is War Dogs. Nic Bravo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hassan i Sabbah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nic Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabbah throws a hook to the side of Bravo's head but Bravo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sabbah scores with a leg kick.
Bravo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sabbah thows a body shot but no joy.
Sabbah misses with a wild body shot.
Bravo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sabbah throws a body punch but Bravo moves out of range.
Bravo scores with a takedown into Sabbah's guard.
Bravo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sabbah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bravo won't allow Sabbah to get back to his feet.
Sabbah knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bravo on the ground.
Bravo trying to control but Sabbah is working from the bottom.
Sabbah 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sabbah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bravo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bravo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sabbah is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Sabbah finds it's way through Bravo's defenses.
It looks like Nic Bravo has been cut.
Sabbah moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bravo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sabbah.
Bravo moves out of range of the leg kick from Sabbah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hassan i Sabbah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sabbah throws out a loose jab but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown but Sabbah shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sabbah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bravo looks gassed!
Bravo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabbah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bravo moves away.
Sabbah misses with a body kick.
Sabbah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sabbah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bravo's calf.
An inside leg kick lands from Sabbah.
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses.
Sabbah thows a body shot but no joy.
Sabbah is looking to wear down Bravo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sabbah moves in looking to clinch but Bravo pushes him off.
Bravo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sabbah.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sabbah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sabbah. That's going to slow Bravo down.
Bravo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sabbah.
Sabbah lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bravo takes a step back to recover.
Sabbah throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sabbah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hassan i Sabbah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabbah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bravo momentarily.
Bravo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bravo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sabbah.
Sabbah with a nice cross.
Sabbah throws a one two combo.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sabbah.
Sabbah tries to land a front kick but Bravo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sabbah misses the target.
Sabbah misses with a hook.
Nice jab there from Sabbah.
That has opened up Nic Bravo's cut even more.
Sabbah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sabbah.
Bravo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sabbah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bravo's calf.
Sabbah lands a nice looking body shot.
Sabbah connects with a right hand. Bravo shakes it off.
Sabbah punishes Bravo's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabbah throws a leg kick which misses Bravo's front leg but catches the back leg as Bravo tries to avoid it.
Sabbah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bravo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sabbah with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan i Sabbah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nic Bravo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sabbah tries a head kick but it misses.
Sabbah throws a series of punches but Bravo moves out of range.
Bravo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sabbah misses with a head kick.
Sabbah misses with a hook. Bravo ducked under it nicely.
Sabbah throws a lazy right hand but Bravo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sabbah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sabbah misses with an uppercut. Bravo saw that one coming.
Sabbah throws a jab but it's blocked by Bravo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabbah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sabbah defending well as Bravo loads up on a big left hand.
Bravo moves away from the strike by Sabbah.
Bravo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabbah lands a jab to Bravo's midsection.
Sabbah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bravo moves away.
A big left from Sabbah misses.
Hassan i Sabbah is winning the standup battle so far.
Bravo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sabbah.
Bravo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sabbah.
Bravo is breathing heavily.
Bravo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bravo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sabbah lands with a slapping head kick.
Sabbah throws a combination that misses
and Bravo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bravo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sabbah fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sabbah throws a hook but Bravo avoids it easily.
Sabbah cracks a nice hook into Bravo's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah scores with a sloppy right hand. Bravo should have avoided that one.
Sabbah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The cut above Nic Bravo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabbah misses with a combination
and Bravo counters by moving into the clinch.
Sabbah lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bravo or not.
Sabbah wants to stall.
Bravo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sabbah smiles and moves away.
Bravo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sabbah misses with a hook. Bravo ducked under it nicely.
Sabbah throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bravo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sabbah's guard now.
Bravo is in close to Sabbah's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bravo is looking to work some ground and pound but Sabbah has wrist control.
Sabbah keeping moving, preventing Bravo from controlling successfully.
Sabbah wants to stand but Bravo is controlling the position.
Bravo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sabbah is keeping the position for now.
That's four 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.
Bravo trying to control but Sabbah is working from the bottom.
Bravo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Sabbah misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Sabbah. That snapped Bravo's head back.
Sabbah pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bravo is out of range and Sabbah settles back down.
A jab from Sabbah does it's job there.
Sabbah throws a combination. Bravo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nic Bravo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sabbah darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sabbah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sabbah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan i Sabbah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nic Bravo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sabbah is looking to slow Bravo down with leg kicks.
Sabbah misses with an uppercut.
Sabbah throws a sloppy body shot
and Bravo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sabbah won't be happy with that.
Sabbah manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sabbah decides to return to a standing position.
Sabbah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good exchange - Sabbah coming out on top.
Sabbah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sabbah throws a leg kick but Bravo checks it.
Bravo dodges the punch combination from Sabbah.
Sabbah throws a wild body kick that Bravo sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bravo.
A head kick misses from Sabbah.
Sabbah misses with a head kick.
Sabbah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sabbah throws a leg kick but Bravo moved away.
Bravo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sabbah throws a hook but Bravo avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Sabbah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab from Sabbah.
Sabbah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bravo.
Sabbah lands a jab-cross combination.
Bravo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sabbah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo slips a straight right by Sabbah.
Bravo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sabbah wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Sabbah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sabbah misses with a low kick.
Sabbah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sabbah misses with a body shot.
Bravo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sabbah throws a big shot that misses.
Sabbah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bravo can do to turn this around?
Bravo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah with a hook.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nic Bravo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hassan i Sabbah!
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