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DFC 21: Louie Vs. Gothberg PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richie Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tork Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richie Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tork Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hart counters with a leg kick.
Hart connects with a high kick.
Mendez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Hart.
Hart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Horrible takedown by Mendez or perhaps it was just good defense by Hart which made him look bad.
Mendez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hart manages to avoid it.
Hart lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hart with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mendez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mendez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hart lands a big head kick that sends Mendez tumbling to the mat! Hart takes a step backwards and waves Mendez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mendez is rocked!
Hart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Hart finish him?
Mendez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mendez seems to have recovered his senses.
Mendez looks winded!
Hart feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Mendez collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Richie Hart!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles David Leddill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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213 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles David Leddill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leddill throws a hook to the side of Stewart's head but Stewart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leddill swings widly with a right hand
and Stewart counters with a nice kick to the body.
Stewart connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stewart shoots for a takedown but Leddill saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stewart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leddill.
Leddill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leddill moves in looking to clinch but Stewart pushes him off.
Leddill moves in looking to clinch but Stewart pushes him off.
Stewart tries to clinch up.
Leddill ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stewart dives in for a single leg takedown but Leddill sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Stewart throws an elbow that misses.
Leddill tries to break free but Stewart pushes him back against the cage.
Stewart leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leddill lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stewart blocks a body shot from Leddill.
Leddill lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Leddill.
Stewart drops down looking for an ankle pick but Leddill pulls his leg out and moves away.
Charles David Leddill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Stewart.
Leddill fails to land with a series of punches.
Leddill connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stewart momentarily.
Stewart takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leddill throws a series of punches but Stewart avoids them all with ease.
Stewart has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stewart there as he acknowledges the shot.
Leddill cracks Stewart with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leddill lands with a good body shot.
Stewart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Charles David Leddill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leddill misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Leddill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leddill displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leddill connects with a looping right hand.
Stewart tries to clinch but Leddill is having none of it.
Jab, jab by Leddill - just one landing.
Leddill scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stewart lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leddill's sensitive parts.
Leddill misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leddill scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stewart on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Leddill rushes Stewart and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leddill is working Stewart over against the cage.
Leddill lands a left hand.
Leddill is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stewart wants a takedown.
Leddill is trying to break the clinch but Stewart is controlling him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stewart.
Leddill misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Leddill fails to land.
Leddill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leddill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leddill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leddill tries to break free but Stewart pushes him back against the cage.
Stewart wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leddill lands with a right to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Leddill leaning against his opponent.
Leddill working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leddill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stewart backwards.
Leddill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stewart has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Leddill - that landed with a thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good body shot from Leddill.
Leddill is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Leddill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles David Leddill dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stewart moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Charles David Leddill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stewart takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Leddill throws a body punch but Stewart moves out of range.
Leddill uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stewart dodges the punch combination from Leddill.
Leddill connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leddill tries to clinch but Stewart moves out of range.
Stewart lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leddill takes a swing at Stewart's ribcage but misses.
Leddill tries to clinch up but Stewart circles away and keeps his distance.
A left and a right from Leddill both land. Nice combination.
We've been informed that Stewart has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leddill throws a hook to the side of Stewart's head but Stewart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leddill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stewart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leddill lands a head shot.
Stewart with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leddill to score with a decent uppercut.
Leddill scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leddill tries to clinch but Stewart is having none of it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short uppercut from Leddill.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leddill misses with the head strike.
Charles David Leddill has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leddill lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stewart backwards.
Leddill scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stewart connects with a knee to the head.
Leddill blocks a body shot from Stewart.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Leddill blocks a body shot from Stewart.
Leddill has had enough of the clinch but Stewart keeps him there for the moment.
Stewart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stewart takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Stewart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Stewart misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart thumps Leddill with a low kick.
Stewart dives in for a single leg takedown but Leddill sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The referee calls for Leddill to work.
Leddill wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leddill stalls.
Stewart trying to stall but Leddill improves his position.
Stewart seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Stewart throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Leddill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart tries to land a knee to the head but Leddill blocks with his arms.
Leddill tries to throw a body punch but Stewart avoids it by throwing Leddill back against the cage.
Leddill scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leddill can't find room to land a body shot as Stewart controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leddill.
Leddill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leddill can't break the clinch.
Stewart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leddill gets underhooks to prevent Stewart's takedown attempt.
Charles David Leddill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Stewart.
Leddill presses Stewart against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leddill throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stewarts head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leddill stalling the fight.
Leddill gets underhooks to prevent Stewart's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles David Leddill dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Leddill scores with a decent looking hook.
A lazy left from Leddill finds it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Leddill as he connects with a hook.
Leddill connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stewart. Stewart circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Leddill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stewart, pushing him back against the cage.
Leddill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stewart can do to turn this around?
Leddill lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leddill stops a takedown attempt from Stewart.
A right hook to the body lands for Leddill.
Leddill's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Leddill lands a left hand.
Leddill stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart wants to break free but Leddill has control.
Stewart's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stewart prevents a body shot from Leddill.
Stewart throws an elbow that misses.
Stewart has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stewart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leddill's elbow.
Leddill can't break the clinch.
Stewart misses with a knee to the head.
Stewart will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Leddill up against the cage.
Stewart is trying to pull guard but Leddill has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Leddill.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leddill scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Leddill.
Leddill is trying to break free.
Stewart looking for a takedown.
Charles David Leddill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Stewart.
Leddill wants to break free but Stewart has control.
Stewart breaks from the clinch.
Stewart has a takedown stuffed.
Leddill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leddill prevents Stewart from breaking the clinch.
Leddill lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stewart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stewart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leddill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leddill scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leddill is trying to push Stewart away but Stewart has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stewart is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A right hand to the body from Leddill.
Leddill is trying to force a seperation but Stewart has the dominant position.
Leddill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leddill lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Charles David Leddill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leddill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stewart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Leddill. Those never looked like landing.
Nick Stewart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leddill is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stewart takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Leddill lands with a right hand.
Leddill lands an overhand right.
Leddill moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leddill misses with a body punch.
Leddill wants to get back to striking at distance but Stewart won't allow it.
Stewart fails to pull guard.
A bit of stalling here from Leddill.
Stewart is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Leddill is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stewart has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Leddill avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Leddill scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leddill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leddill.
Leddill scores with a shot to the side of Stewart's head.
Charles David Leddill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leddill lands with a short shot to the head.
Stewart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leddill scores with a hook to the body. Stewart takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles David Leddill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leddill has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles David Leddill!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tirado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Willie Stroker was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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218 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Tirado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willie Stroker!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tirado.
Stroker misses the shot to the body.
Tirado rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stroker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stroker is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tirado's half guard.
Stroker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tirado defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stroker lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stroker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stroker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tirado's head.
Stroker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tirado keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tirado wants to get back to his feet.
Stroker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tirado keeps working.
Tirado on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tirado tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stroker thows a huge punch but Tirado dodges it nicely.
Stroker is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tirado is just riding it out for now. Stroker eventually gives up the hold.
Stroker seems to be working for a kimura but Tirado defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tirado is trying to stand up here but Stroker is controlling him well.
Stroker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tirado's head.
Stroker wants to stand but Tirado has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Stroker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tirado keeps working.
Tirado pushes Stroker off looking to stand but Stroker dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tirado does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tirado is trying to stand.
Stroker thows a huge punch but Tirado dodges it nicely.
Stroker is trying to control. Tirado wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Willie Stroker wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tirado catches Stroker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Some wild striking there from Tirado.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tirado throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stroker tries to close the distance and clinch but Tirado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stroker shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tirado manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stroker wants to control from the top but Tirado keeps moving.
Stroker postures up in Tirado's guard and throws a big left but Tirado blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stroker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tirado is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stroker is controlling him.
Stroker tries to free his leg and advance position but Tirado is retaining full guard.
Stroker stands and throws Tirado's legs to the side, diving into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroker sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tirado is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Stroker throws a strike aimed at the side of Tirado's head but Tirado avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Stroker 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.
Tirado wants to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stroker.
Tirado looks to land a combination. Stroker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Willie Stroker has been cut.
Tirado stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tirado wants it to stay on the feet.
Tirado bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stroker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stroker wants a takedown.
Mike Tirado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willie Stroker.
Stroker has Tirado pressed against the cage, preventing Tirado from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stroker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stroker tries to pull guard but Tirado won't allow it.
Stroker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tirado smiles and moves away.
Tirado feints with a jab and clips Stroker right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Stroker is sent crashing into the canvas and Tirado leaps in for the kill! Stroker tries to get to his feet but Tirado is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Stroker is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Tirado!
An out of breath Mike Tirado thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between GK Jnr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Short Low (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Low has chosen Short People as his entrance music. Short Low has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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149 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
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, GK Jnr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Short Low!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Low dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Low jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jnr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Low counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Low scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jnr misses with a looping left.
A shot to the liver by Low. Beautiful body shot.
Low scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jnr shoots for a double leg takedown but Low sprawls well. He's pushed Jnr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jnr shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for GK Jnr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice jab there from Low.
It looks like GK Jnr has been cut.
Low lands a nice hook to Jnr's body. Jnr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jnr is breathing heavily.
Jnr has his takedown stuffed
and Low counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Low paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jnr fails with the takedown
and Low counters with a crisp right hand that drops Jnr! Low lets Jnr back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Jnr is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Low ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Jnr clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Short Low!
A very excited looking Short Low rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trumi Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Griffin (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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26
182 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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25
168 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trumi Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Forrest Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Winston Howard and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griffin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griffin scores with a takedown into Drake's guard.
Griffin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
Drake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Griffin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Griffin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Drake's head.
Drake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Griffin on the ground.
Drake wants to sweep here but Griffin controlling him for the moment.
Drake is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Griffin dives into side control.
Drake wants to get back to his feet but Griffin drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is working to tighten his grip on Drake's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Drake has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Griffin is really squeezing tight and eventually Drake passes out! Griffin breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Forrest Griffin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saul Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Planck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saul Goodman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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178 lbs
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169 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saul Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Planck!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Topper Green and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Planck misses with a hook.
Goodman misses with a series of wild punches.
Planck avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goodman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Planck.
Goodman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Planck circles away quickly and effectively.
Planck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goodman slips a jab from Planck.
Goodman misses with a two punch combination.
Goodman looks for the body kick but Planck saw that one coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Goodman.
Planck avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Goodman.
Goodman slips a straight right by Planck.
Goodman looks to land a combination but Planck avoids it well.
Goodman staying out of range there.
Goodman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goodman looks to throw the jab but Planck is out of range.
Planck tries to clinch up.
Saul Goodman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Goodman misses the target.
Goodman misses with a series of wild punches.
We've been told by Goodman's head coaches at Hate Made Me Asylum that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Planck throws a hook but Goodman avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman lunges at Planck with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Planck's hand.
Planck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goodman.
Planck dodges the punch combination from Goodman.
Planck shoots in looking for a takedown but Goodman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Planck's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Goodman misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Goodman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Goodman ducks under a wild hook from Planck.
Goodman tries to bum rush Planck with a series of wild strikes but Planck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Planck throws a hook but Goodman avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Planck avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goodman ducks under a wild hook from Planck.
Goodman throws a right and a left that Planck avoids nicely.
Planck is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Goodman looks to throw the jab but Planck is out of range.
Goodman throws a series of punches but Planck avoids them all with ease.
Good work by Goodman as he checks the leg kick.
Planck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goodman.
A left lands for Goodman.
Planck shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Goodman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Planck circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman slips under a jab from Planck.
Goodman staying out of range there.
Goodman throws a right hand that Planck ducks under and follows up with a left that Planck also avoids with ease.
Goodman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Planck misses.
A left and a right from Goodman both land. Nice combination.
Goodman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Planck moves into the clinch.
Goodman is breathing heavily.
Planck successfully pulls guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goodman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Planck's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodman won't allow Planck to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Goodman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Goodman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Planck gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Planck slowing the pace effectively.
Goodman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Planck keeps control of Goodman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Goodman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Goodman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Goodman breaks the clinch.
Planck 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.
Planck blocks a jab.
Goodman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goodman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman fails to land with a series of punches.
Goodman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Planck.
Goodman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Planck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Planck throws a big shot that misses.
Goodman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Goodman slips under a jab.
Goodman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Planck counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Planck is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Goodman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Goodman tries to break free but Planck pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Planck takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Planck pulls guard effortlessly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Planck manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Goodman manages to get himself to full guard.
Planck not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Planck trying to control the position from guard on top but Goodman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goodman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Planck controls the pace.
Goodman keeping full guard, as Planck tries to pass.
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!
Planck drops back looking for a leg! Goodman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Goodman manages to kick Planck off! Planck jumps back into Goodman's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Planck trying to control the position from guard on top but Goodman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goodman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Planck accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goodman 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.
Planck not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Max Planck was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Goodman throws a series of punches but Planck avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman throws a right hand that Planck ducks under and follows up with a left that Planck also avoids with ease.
Goodman misses with an uppercut. Planck saw that one coming.
Goodman misses the shot to the body.
Saul Goodman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Goodman.
Planck tries to close the distance and clinch but Goodman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goodman misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goodman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Planck shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Goodman as he avoids it easily.
Goodman swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Max Planck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Planck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goodman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Planck.
Goodman moves away from the strike by Planck.
Goodman thows a body shot but no joy.
Goodman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Planck lands a jab to the head.
Planck walks into a straight right hand from Goodman.
Planck throws a poor cross that misses
and Goodman counters with a left and a right that stings Planck.
Sloppy strikes from Goodman. Those never looked like landing.
Planck misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Goodman. Those never looked like landing.
Goodman thows a body shot but no joy.
Planck misses with a hook. Goodman ducked under it nicely.
Goodman is looking to land body kicks.
Goodman throws a shot from downtown. Planck moves away and avoids it.
Planck closes the distance and pushes Goodman back into the cage.
Planck slowing the pace effectively.
Goodman is trying to push Planck away but Planck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Goodman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saul Goodman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Planck slips a jab and a cross from Goodman.
Saul Goodman is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Planck looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Planck sitting in guard here, content to control.
Goodman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Planck on the ground.
Planck passes Goodman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Planck content to control rather than advance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Max Planck.
Goodman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Planck tries to clinch but Goodman is having none of it.
Goodman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Planck.
Goodman tries to bum rush Planck with a series of wild strikes but Planck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goodman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Planck scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Planck is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Goodman will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Planck tries for a kimura but Goodman is defending well.
Planck is looking to take a break and control but Goodman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Planck tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Planck tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Planck has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Planck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Planck 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Planck!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Complex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joey Complex has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John White's chin.
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24
245 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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26
254 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Complex!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Bruno Hogan and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Complex is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
Complex lands with a right hand.
Complex throws a poor cross that misses
so White counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Complex should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
White works a leg free and moves into half guard.
White is taking a breather. Complex says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
White has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Complex pushes White off looking to stand but White dives back in and keeps control.
White controlling the action here.
White is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Complex tries to kick White off in order to stand up. White Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Complex is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John White!
During a confident post fight interview, John White thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Willow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Ferrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willow comes into the arena with Blitzkrieg Bop blaring out of the sound system. Ferrell has chosen Gators speech as his entrance music. Bill Ferrell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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19
182 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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21
181 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ziggy Willow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Ferrell!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Steve Erwin and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Willow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Willow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ferrell throws a low kick but Willow avoids it.
Ferrell tries to clinch but Willow is having none of it.
Ferrell rushes Willow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ferrell has Willow pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Willow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ferrell lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Well, if Ferrell is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ferrell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Willow is in trouble now - Ferrell has advanced to mount!
Willow is in a horrible position here. Ferrell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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!
Ferrell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrell looking to finish Willow with some ground and pound. This is bad for Willow!
Ferrell lands a couple of good shots and Willow has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Ferrell connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Willow to escape the position.
Ferrell is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Ferrell is hanging on to Willow's back as he tries to escape.
Ferrell controls the position.
Ferrell lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Willow.
Ferrell biding his time, looking for the opening.
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!
Willow wants to escape the position.
Willow breaks Ferrell's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ferrell pulls Willow in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ferrell is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferrell tries to free his leg and advance position but Willow is retaining full guard.
Ferrell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Willow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ferrell manages to get himself to full guard.
Ferrell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Willow will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrell wants to sweep here but Willow controlling him for the moment.
Willow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Willow stopping the sweep attempt from Ferrell.
Ferrell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Willow!
Ferrell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Willow hang on?
Ferrell raining down hammerfists from mount.
Willow is rocked!
Ferrell looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Willow covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Ferrell!
Bill Ferrell 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Artleby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Mendy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alan Artleby had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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, Alan Artleby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Mendy!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendy misses with a double jab
and Artleby counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Artleby.
Artleby trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Artleby is really struggling to control Mendy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mendy trying to keep a closed guard but Artleby is proving a slippery customer.
Artleby trying to control but Mendy is working from the bottom.
Mendy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Artleby works over Mendy with some ground and pound from guard.
Artleby trying to control but Mendy is working from the bottom.
Mendy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Artleby defends it easily.
Mendy wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artleby engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Artleby is in close to Mendy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mendy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mendy is controlling Artleby's posture.
Artleby advances to half guard.
Mendy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Artleby.
Artleby is thwarting Mendy's attempts to control the position.
Mendy is staying active underneath Artleby, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mendy is holding on to half guard well.
Artleby slips a nice elbow through Mendy's hands, connecting with Mendy's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artleby working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Artleby looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mendy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Artleby passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mendy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mendy told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Mendy wants to get back to his feet.
Artleby has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mendy's face.
Mendy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Artleby prevents Mendy from getting the reversal.
Artleby tries to control but Mendy wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artleby controlling his opponent.
Artleby landing punches.
Artleby lands a couple of good shots and Mendy has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Mendy controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Artleby lands a shot to the head.
Artleby 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.
Artleby is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Mendy. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Artleby lands strikes to the head.
Mendy is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Artleby cracks Mendy with a big right hand from the back mount! Mendy immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Artleby takes this one by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alan Artleby!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Loopin Louie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fridolf Gothberg (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Loopin Louie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fridolf Gothberg!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Louie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gothberg misses with a wild combination.
Gothberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Louie.
Louie cracks Gothberg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Louie scores with a shot to the body.
Gothberg tries to bum rush Louie with a series of wild strikes but Louie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Louie lands with a straight right. Gothberg didn't see that one coming.
Gothberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Louie lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Fridolf Gothberg has been cut.
Louie thuds a left hand into Gothberg's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Gothberg misses.
Gothberg throws a series of punches but Louie moves out of range.
Louie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Louie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Louie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Louie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gothberg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've been told by Louie's head coaches at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Some wild striking there from Gothberg.
Louie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gothberg.
Louie throws a sloppy head kick and Gothberg moves out of range easily.
Gothberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Louie manages to avoid it.
Louie displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louie lands with a kick to the ribs.
Louie throws a sloppy head kick and Gothberg moves out of range easily.
Louie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gothberg has closed the distance and engaged Louie in a clinch.
Gothberg throws an elbow but it misses.
Louie lands with a right to the head.
Gothberg is trying to push Louie away but Louie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Louie manages to break the clinch.
Gothberg throws a big shot that misses.
Louie throws out a leg kick but Gothberg moves out of range and Louie only half commits.
Gothberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Louie throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Gothberg stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Louie follows into mount!
Gothberg is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gothberg wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Louie.
Gothberg is still in real trouble! Can Louie finish him?
Louie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gothberg can do anything to dispel that myth.
Louie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Louie looking to finish with strikes here!
Louie throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gothberg is bucking up trying to escape but Louie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Louie looking to ground and pound but Gothberg is blocking nicely.
Gothberg seems to have recovered his senses.
Gothberg holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Louie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Louie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Louie unloads with some shots from mount but Gothberg bucks and avoids them well.
Louie throwing strikes here but Gothberg is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Louie throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Louie 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.
Gothberg wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Louie.
Louie throws a sloppy strike and Gothberg uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Gothberg has ended up in Louie's guard.
Gothberg controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Fridolf Gothberg was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gothberg loads up on a big right hand but Louie slips the punch.
Gothberg moves away from the strike by Louie.
Louie misses with a wild combination.
Louie slips under a jab.
Louie works Gothberg's body with a nice hook.
Gothberg jabs Louie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gothberg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Louie throws a series of punches but Gothberg moves out of range.
Louie slips a jab from Gothberg.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gothberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gothberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Louie was well out of range. Poor timing from Gothberg.
Gothberg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gothberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Louie.
Louie slips a straight right by Gothberg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gothberg misses with a series of wild punches.
Gothberg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Louie back to the cage. Gothberg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Louie blocks a jab.
Gothberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fridolf Gothberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gothberg misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Louie misses with a head kick.
Louie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gothberg misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Louie.
That has opened up Fridolf Gothberg's cut even more.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gothberg. Louie does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Loopin Louie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fridolf Gothberg's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The crowd cheers as Louie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gothberg doesn't seem phased though.
Gothberg avoids the head kick by Louie.
Jab, jab by Gothberg - just one landing.
Gothberg tries to clinch up but Louie circles away and keeps his distance.
A lazy left from Louie finds it's target.
Fridolf Gothberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Louie thuds his right hand into Gothberg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gothberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gothberg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gothberg misses with an uppercut.
Louie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Louie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gothberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Louie.
Gothberg defending well as Louie loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louie connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Gothberg to the floor! Louie dives in looking for the finish!
Louie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Louie works his foot free and advances to mount.
Louie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louie looking to finish with strikes here!
Gothberg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Louie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gothberg can do to turn this around?
Louie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Louie throwing strikes here but Gothberg is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Louie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Louie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gothberg holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Louie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
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.
Gothberg is looking to improve his position but Louie isn't that keen on the idea.
Louie looking to ground and pound but Gothberg is blocking nicely.
Gothberg is trying to escape the mount.
Louie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gothberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Louie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Louie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Louie unloads with some shots from mount but Gothberg bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gothberg is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Louie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Louie unloads with some shots from mount but Gothberg bucks and avoids them well.
Louie controlling the pace for now.
Louie throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gothberg blocking the ground and pound.
Gothberg is squirming around, avoiding Louie's attempts to control the action.
Louie lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gothberg blocking the ground and pound.
Gothberg is squirming around, avoiding Louie's attempts to control the action.
Gothberg taking shots to the head.
Loopin Louie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Louie misses with a head shot.
You get the feeling that Gothberg really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Louie scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gothberg?
Louie looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Louie looking to ground and pound but Gothberg is blocking nicely.
Gothberg is looking to improve his position but Louie isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Loopin Louie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fridolf Gothberg's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Louie slips under a jab from Gothberg.
Gothberg tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Louie throws a series of punches but Gothberg moves out of range.
Gothberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gothberg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Louie.
The cut above Fridolf Gothberg's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Louie lands with a kick to the temple. Gothberg shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Louie, right into the meat.
Louie misses with a low kick.
Louie with a hook.
Gothberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Louie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A right-left combo lands from Gothberg.
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!
Louie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gothberg misses the jab.
Louie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Louie scores with a sloppy right hand. Gothberg should have avoided that one.
Gothberg avoids the head kick by Louie.
Louie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gothberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Louie staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gothberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gothberg throws a jab when Louie was well out of range.
Louie throws a hook to the side of Gothberg's head but Gothberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gothberg throws a body punch but Louie moves out of range.
Gothberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Louie misses with a body kick.
Gothberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Gothberg slips a jab and a cross from Louie.
Louie moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fridolf Gothberg's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Louie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A left and a right from Louie both land. Nice combination.
Gothberg takes a swing at Louie's ribcage but misses.
Louie dodges the punch combination from Gothberg.
Louie blocks a jab.
Gothberg misses with a wild combination.
Louie misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louie walks into a straight right hand from Gothberg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by Louie.
Gothberg looks to throw the jab but Louie is out of range.
Gothberg walks into a left hand.
A combination from Gothberg does no damage.
A big right from Gothberg misses.
Gothberg takes one to the chin there.
Louie defending well as Gothberg loads up on a big left hand.
Louie lands a head shot.
Louie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Louie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Louie cracks Gothberg with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gothberg avoids the head kick by Louie.
Louie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gothberg gets a clinch.
Louie avoiding damage as Gothberg throws knees to the body.
Louie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Louie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louie pressing his opponent against the cage.
Louie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Louie tries to land knees in the clinch but Gothberg avoids the damage to the body.
Gothberg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Louie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Louie managing to block the knees to the body from Gothberg.
Gothberg missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Gothberg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Louie lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Louie.
Louie gets through Gothberg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Louie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Louie blocks an elbow strike from Gothberg.
Louie trying to control the position but instead, Gothberg has worked for underhooks and has pushed Louie into the cage.
Louie is trying to break the clinch but Gothberg is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gothberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Louie is defending well for now.
Gothberg missing with knees to the body.
Louie lands a hook that snaps the head of Gothberg backwards.
Louie avoids the elbow strike from Gothberg, against the cage.
Gothberg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Louie avoiding damage as Gothberg throws knees to the body.
Gothberg tries to circle away but Louie has him pinned against the cage.
Louie avoiding damage as Gothberg throws knees to the body.
Gothberg is trying to break the clinch but Louie has him pressed against the cage.
Louie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gothberg is trying to break the clinch but Louie is controlling him.
Gothberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Louie finds it's target.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fridolf Gothberg's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Loopin Louie!
Loopin Louie retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Loopin Louie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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