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CFS 40: Jones vs Nicholls PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Emong Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cam Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Salvacion might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Till I Collapse. 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 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emong Salvacion!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cam Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvacion shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt
and Lawson counters with a body kick.
Salvacion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salvacion is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Salvacion slips under a jab.
Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emong Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donk. Salvacion catches Lawson right on the button with a cross.
Salvacion keeps the fight on the outside.
Salvacion throws a lazy right hand but Lawson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salvacion changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lawson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Salvacion sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lawson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Salvacion controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lawson prevents Salvacion from improving position.
Salvacion wants to control but Lawson is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Salvacion are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Salvacion tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Salvacion tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Salvacion has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Salvacion working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lawson regains half guard, as Salvacion was trying to land strikes.
Salvacion missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Salvacion looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lawson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Salvacion thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lawson's head.
Salvacion sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lawson defending well though.
Salvacion not doing much here.
We've been hearing good reports from Salvacion's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvacion is working for a kimura but Lawson is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion prevents Lawson from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Salvacion lands a nice short elbow.
Salvacion missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lawson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Salvacion.
Salvacion not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lawson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Salvacion is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lawson's head.
Salvacion with the ground and pound but Lawson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Salvacion postures up.
Salvacion makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lawson keeping moving, preventing Salvacion from controlling successfully.
Salvacion trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lawson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salvacion pulls Lawson in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emong Salvacion dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lawson slips under a jab.
Lawson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Salvacion tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lawson is in Salvacion's guard.
Salvacion has a closed guard, preventing Lawson from standing up.
Lawson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Salvacion wants to sweep here but Lawson controlling him for the moment.
Salvacion lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lawson!
Salvacion throwing strikes here but Lawson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lawson is squirming around, avoiding Salvacion's attempts to control the action.
Lawson blocking the ground and pound.
Lawson suckers Salvacion into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Lawson is now in Salvacion's guard!
Salvacion is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lawson won't allow Salvacion to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lawson manages to get himself to full guard.
Salvacion is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lawson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lawson wants to stand and escape but Salvacion is having none of it.
Salvacion postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Emong Salvacion overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lawson keeping moving, preventing Salvacion from controlling successfully.
Salvacion avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salvacion slips nicely into half guard.
Salvacion missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Salvacion is looking to take a break and control but Lawson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Salvacion landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Salvacion is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Salvacion not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Salvacion tries to pass to full mount but Lawson defends it.
Salvacion throwing shots but Lawson is blocking nicely.
Salvacion not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salvacion missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Salvacion looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Salvacion 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.
Salvacion with the ground and pound but Lawson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emong Salvacion dominated that second round.
That's time! Salvacion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lawson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Salvacion counters with a shoot takedown. Lawson fights it but they end up in guard.
Salvacion throws a big right hand that misses.
Salvacion lands a couple of digs.
Salvacion lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Salvacion with a nice head shot there.
Lawson keeping moving, preventing Salvacion from controlling successfully.
Salvacion throws a strike but Lawson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion controlling the position.
Lawson stops Salvacion from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Emong Salvacion wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Salvacion looking to score a takedown here. Lawson is defending well but Salvacion drives through and ends up in Lawson's guard.
Salvacion trying to control but Lawson is working from the bottom.
Salvacion works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Salvacion throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Salvacion is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Salvacion prevents Lawson from standing back up.
Salvacion lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Salvacion is trying to control the action in half guard but Lawson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Salvacion is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Salvacion there.
Lawson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Lawson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Salvacion is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Salvacion thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Salvacion not doing much here.
Salvacion looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lawson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is just content to waste time from the top position. Lawson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Salvacion trying to control but Lawson is working from the bottom.
Salvacion throws a strike but Lawson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Salvacion is trying to control the position but Lawson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emong Salvacion clearly takes 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.
Salvacion shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Salvacion showed some decent athleticism there.
Lawson won't allow Salvacion to pass to mount.
Lawson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Salvacion.
Lawson wants to control but Salvacion is keeping busy.
Lawson tries to kick Salvacion off in order to stand up. Salvacion Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Check out the look on Salvacion's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Salvacion in side control, throwing shots but Lawson defends.
Salvacion working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Salvacion throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Salvacion throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Lawson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Salvacion trying to control from half guard but Lawson is working away.
Salvacion throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is refusing to be controlled, as Salvacion sits in half guard.
Salvacion scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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. Salvacion connects with a nice short shot to Lawson's temple.
Salvacion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lawson can do to turn this around?
Salvacion is looking to advance position but Lawson won't allow it.
Salvacion with the ground and pound but Lawson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Salvacion pushes down on Lawson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Salvacion tries to pass to full mount but Lawson defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is looking to pass Lawson's guard but actually Lawson recovers to full guard.
Salvacion pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lawson is keeping the position for now.
Salvacion passes into half guard.
Salvacion drops an elbow to the side of Lawson's head.
Salvacion thows a huge punch but Lawson dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson has hold of Salvacion's hands but Salvacion slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lawson wants to get back to full guard but Salvacion has mounted him!
Salvacion unloading with bombs!
Salvacion landing strikes from the mount.
Lawson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salvacion unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Lawson wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Salvacion celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emong Salvacion!
Emong Salvacion is the new featherweight champion!
Emong Salvacion decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maggot King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suu Kii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Make Them Suffer - Widower. Suu Kii has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Maggot King's chin.
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157 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maggot King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suu Kii!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Steve Erwin and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kii throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A solid leg kick lands there for King.
King throws a half hearted mid kick.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
Kii moves out of range as King throws a body kick.
King throws a head kick that misses
and Kii decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in King's guard.
King keeping moving, preventing Kii from controlling successfully.
King pulls Kii in close to his closed guard and prevents Kii from doing any damage or advancing position.
King wants to sweep here but Kii controlling him for the moment.
King trying to keep a closed guard but Kii is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kii drops back looking for a leg! King is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and King manages to kick Kii off! Kii jumps back into King's guard.
Kii throwing strikes but missing.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.
King wants to stand but Kii is controlling the position.
King controls Kii momentarily but Kii frees himself.
Kii slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Maggot King wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
King misses with a low kick.
King looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
King fakes the leg kick and cracks Kii in the body.
Kii takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from King.
King on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kii throws a leg kick but King moved away.
Kii lands a nice leg kick that just misses King's sensitive parts.
King scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kii.
King misses with a kick to the body.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
King lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kii's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kii throws a nice head kick!
Kii moves out of range as King throws a body kick.
King lands a lovely overhand right.
Kii takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
King cracks the inside of Kii's front leg.
King connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from King.
Kii takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Suu Kii has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kii is able to avoid easily.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
King works the jab nicely.
Kii uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before King has time to react.
Maggot King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King is looking to chop away at Kii's legs.
King throws the kick towards the body but Kii avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Kii blocks the leg kick.
King lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kii's sensitive parts.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
King connects with a leg kick. Kii looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kii throws a leg kick that is checked
and King counters with a good low kick that Kii was not able to check.
Kii shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maggot King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Suu Kii's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
King thows a body kick. Kii tries to catch it but that hurt him.
King gets a clinch.
Kii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kii looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for King!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
You can see the frustration on King's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
King is looking to reverse the position.
King parries the strikes from Kii easily there. Kii is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable King to escape.
Kii tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kii has an Americana. King didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Kii is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Kii hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Suu Kii!
The defeated Maggot King had this to say: 'Congrats Laurence Smith. Was a war, never thought I would make it this far.
my fans will see me in the warzone again'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eature Brains (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mickey Smith will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eature Brains!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Donatello Bradman and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brains counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Brains jumps guard.
Brains might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brains keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Smith drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Brains dives on top into guard.
Smith 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.
Brains is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Smith has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Brains should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Smith has tightened it up now! Brains should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mickey Smith!
A relieved looking Mickey Smith thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Eature Brains stepped up to the mic, saying 'I may have lost the fight, but I won the pretty contest. He looks like a Bulldog on TRT.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osold Seth Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tateum Titain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tateum Titain acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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220 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Osold Seth Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tateum Titain!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ron Honeybunn and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seth Sinclair wants to clinch.
Titain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Titain.
Titain loads up on a big right hand but Seth Sinclair slips the punch.
Seth Sinclair is looking to clinch.
Titain dips to his left and cracks Seth Sinclair with an uppercut!
Titain looks to throw the jab but Seth Sinclair is out of range.
Titain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Titain's coach down at BEVA Fight Home was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Titain's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Seth Sinclair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Titain.
Titain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Seth Sinclair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Titain.
Titain scores with a punch to the head.
Seth Sinclair displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Titain throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seth Sinclair looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titain throws the left hand but Seth Sinclair avoids the punch easily.
Titain jabs Seth Sinclair right on the nose. Seth Sinclair blinks but takes it well.
Tateum Titain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Titain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Titain does it's job there.
Titain moves into range and connects with a jab.
Seth Sinclair is rocked!
Titain walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Seth Sinclair drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Titain swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Seth Sinclair's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tateum Titain!
During a confident post fight interview, Tateum Titain 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 Rich Castellano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Rouisey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castellano's entrance music is Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone. A fine choice. Rouisey has chosen Edwin Starr - War as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Castellano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jackie Rouisey!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Hemmingworth and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castellano changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rouisey tries to avoid it but Castellano manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rouisey to the ground. Rouisey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rouisey tests Castellano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castellano changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rouisey looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Rouisey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rouisey is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Castellano politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Castellano prefers to stall for the moment though.
Castellano looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castellano is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rouisey will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Castellano is looking to take a break and control but Rouisey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rouisey tries to escape but Castellano is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellano misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rouisey is looking to regain half guard here but Castellano keeps moving and retains side control.
Castellano trying to control the position but Rouisey is working away.
Castellano happy to just control the position for now.
Rouisey is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rouisey is being controlled here.
Rouisey is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rouisey wants to get back to full guard.
Castellano content to control rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rich Castellano just wasn't active enough.
Rouisey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rouisey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Castellano's hands.
Castellano shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castellano throws a leg kick but Rouisey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rouisey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Castellano under the eye.
Castellano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Castellano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rouisey lands a glancing blow to the side of Castellano's head.
Castellano fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellano blocks a head kick by Rouisey.
Castellano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rouisey throws a shot from downtown. Castellano moves away and avoids it.
Castellano shoots in and drives through. Rouisey sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Castellano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castellano dives in and scores a takedown into Rouisey's guard.
Castellano preventing the sweep.
Rouisey is still trying to improve position.
Castellano content to stall in guard here.
Castellano won't allow Rouisey to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rouisey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rouisey wants to stand up but Castellano is controlling him.
Castellano wants to pass the guard but Rouisey is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rouisey gets caught napping as Castellano dives in and scores a takedown. Rouisey manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castellano's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rouisey is looking for a triangle but Castellano pushes his legs off easily.
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 Rich Castellano will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rouisey goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rouisey has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Castellano moves out of range as Rouisey throws a body kick.
Castellano fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rouisey avoids it really well and circles away.
Castellano shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rouisey but Rouisey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Castellano walks into a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rouisey.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rouisey.
Rouisey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Castellano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rouisey.
Rouisey misses with an uppercut.
Rouisey closes the distance but Castellano moves to the side
and Castellano counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castellano trying to control the position from guard on top but Rouisey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellano postures up.
Rouisey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rouisey working for a triangle but Castellano defends it easily.
Castellano not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rouisey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rich Castellano.
Castellano avoids the body shot from Rouisey.
Castellano gets the takedown into side control.
Castellano is chipping away with strikes.
Rouisey tries to improve position but can't.
Castellano tries to advance to mount but can't.
Castellano moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rouisey wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rouisey is looking for a sweep.
Castellano controlling the position from side mount.
Castellano has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rouisey!
Castellano controlling his opponent.
Castellano can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rouisey is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rouisey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Castellano landing strikes, looking to finish!
Castellano controlling the pace for now.
Rouisey is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rouisey wants to control but Castellano is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Castellano dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rouisey misses with a low kick as Castellano jumps back.
Rouisey throws a right and a left that Castellano avoids nicely.
Jackie Rouisey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rouisey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rouisey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rouisey tries to sprawl but Castellano drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Castellano lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Castellano is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rouisey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Castellano is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellano slows the pace down in half guard.
Rouisey is refusing to be controlled, as Castellano sits in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rouisey wants to get back to full guard.
Castellano not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rich Castellano just wasn't active enough.
Rouisey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rouisey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rouisey tries to close the distance and clinch but Castellano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castellano is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rouisey's half guard.
Castellano takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Castellano's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Castellano passes to full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rouisey sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Castellano is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rouisey is looking for a sweep. Castellano is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackie Rouisey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Castellano in particular looking to stall.
Rouisey is trying to stand up here but Castellano is controlling him well.
Castellano not doing much here.
Rouisey is looking to control Castellano's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rouisey avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Rich Castellano wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sloppy strikes from Castellano. Those never looked like landing.
Castellano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rouisey pinned against the cage. Rouisey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rouisey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rouisey takes a swing at Castellano's ribcage but misses.
Castellano shoots for a double leg takedown but Rouisey sprawls well. He's pushed Castellano's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Castellano closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rouisey quickly recovers to half guard.
Rouisey is refusing to be controlled, as Castellano sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rouisey pushes Castellano off looking to stand but Castellano dives back in and keeps control.
Castellano trying to control the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Castellano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Castellano, 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Castellano!
Our winner, Rich Castellano, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Hoggets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Light has chosen Kasabian - Club Foot as his entrance music. Luke Light will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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20
142 lbs
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130 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Hoggets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Light!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoggets takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Light will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Light throws a chopping leg kick but Hoggets manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've been told by Hoggets's head coaches at Hate Made Me Asylum that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hoggets with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Light to score with a decent uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Light.
Hoggets throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoggets looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Light's coach down at Madz was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Light's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Light misses with the combination.
Light scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hoggets is rocked!
It looks like Frankie Hoggets has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Light lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Oh Hoggets is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Light cracks Hoggets with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hoggets looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Light finish him?
Light falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hoggets counters by clinching up.
Light has a couple of punches blocked by Hoggets.
Hoggets wants to take the fight to the mat but Light manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hoggets tries to work over Light's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoggets tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Light's elbow.
Hoggets seems to have got his legs back now.
Hoggets misses with a punch to the body.
Light working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hoggets tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hoggets just leaning against Light, taking a breather.
Light tries to work over Hoggets's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Light looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Light tries to throw a body punch but Hoggets avoids it by throwing Light back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hoggets takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hoggets misses with a short punch on the inside.
Light blocks an elbow strike.
Hoggets keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Light's efforts to push away.
Light breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light throws a right and a left that Hoggets avoids nicely.
Luke Light is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Hoggets with that takedown attempt.
Light scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Light with a nice cross.
Light throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A left and a right from Light both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Light fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Light lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hoggets at a distance.
Hoggets closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hoggets tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hoggets controlling from side mount.
Hoggets working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoggets lands an elbow.
Hoggets throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Light is trying to improve his position.
Hoggets misses with the ground and pound.
Hoggets trying to control the action but Light is working from the bottom.
Light manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoggets passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Light!
Hoggets looking to finish with strikes here!
Hoggets thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hoggets postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Light looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoggets with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Light dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frankie Hoggets'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.
Light lands a right hook to the body.
Light connects with the punch.
Light is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hoggets is defended easily by Light.
Hoggets ducks right into an uppercut from Light.
The fight stays on the outside here - Light looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoggets tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Light manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Light lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hoggets backs up against the cage.
Light throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Light connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Light misses with a leg kick.
Light swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hoggets throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Light stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Frankie Hoggets is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoggets slips a jab and a cross from Light.
Luke Light seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hoggets tries to clinch up.
Hoggets misses with a body shot.
Light stuffs the takedown.
Light with a jab.
Hoggets on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hoggets shoots in and drives through. Light sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Hoggets. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Light lands a nice shot to the body.
Light cracks Hoggets with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hoggets avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hoggets tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Light throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Light changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Light lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Light gets caught napping as Hoggets dives in and scores a takedown. Light manages to retain guard.
Light is breathing heavily.
Hoggets is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hoggets wants to control from the top but Light keeps moving.
Hoggets engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hoggets 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.
Hoggets advances position into side control!
Light is not content to let Hoggets control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Light is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hoggets connects with a decent elbow.
Hoggets wants to control but Light is keeping him busy.
Hoggets connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Light some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Light is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Light is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hoggets connects with a decent elbow.
Light is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hoggets working the body and head with strikes.
Hoggets wants to lay and pray for a moment but Light keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoggets scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luke Light will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Frankie Hoggets's cut.
That's time! Hoggets's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hoggets fails with a takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick from Light misses.
Luke Light seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Light swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hoggets fails with a takedown attempt.
Hoggets blocks a leg kick.
Hoggets closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hoggets throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Light counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hoggets avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Light. Those never looked like landing.
Hoggets has Light up against the cage in a clinch.
Light works on Hoggets's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoggets blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoggets avoiding damage as Light throws knees to the body.
Hoggets has Light pressed against the cage, preventing Light from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Light's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Light lands a body shot.
Light lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hoggets circles away quickly and effectively.
A shot to the body from Hoggets misses
and Hoggets takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hoggets tries to clinch but Light moves out of range.
Hoggets walks into a stiff left hand from Light.
Light throws a series of strikes that have Hoggets backpedaling.
Light takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Light misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hoggets is looking to clinch but Light is avoiding it.
Hoggets fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoggets fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Hoggets. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoggets pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hoggets looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hoggets closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Light quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Light is looking for a sweep. Hoggets is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Frankie Hoggets overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Light has one foot on Hoggets's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Light lands a nice hook to Hoggets's body. Hoggets takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Light scores with a four punch combination!
Hoggets throws a body punch but Light moves out of range.
Hoggets doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hoggets shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Light pinned against the cage. Light gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hoggets misses the body punch
and Light connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Light misses with a few strikes there.
Hoggets tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Light swivels and escapes.
Light stuffs the takedown attempt from Hoggets. Hoggets gets slowly back to his feet.
Light lands with a good body shot.
Hoggets fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hoggets tries to clinch up.
Light fails with an attempt to clinch.
Light scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Light lands with an overhand left.
Frankie Hoggets has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoggets has managed to clinch.
Light is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hoggets is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Light to the mat. Light regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Light is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hoggets is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoggets trying to control the position from guard on top but Light is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Light not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Luke Light is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoggets throws a big elbow that misses.
Hoggets throwing strikes from guard but Light blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoggets cracks Light with a solid left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luke Light.
I've got Light winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Light!
After the fight, Luke Light was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Kristian Saatanainen (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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270 lbs
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274 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Antti Kristian Saatanainen!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson avoids the body shot from Saatanainen.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saatanainen dives in for a single leg takedown but Jackson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Saatanainen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Saatanainen misses with some punches.
Saatanainen breaks the clinch.
Saatanainen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jackson's hands.
Jab by Jackson.
It looks like Antti Kristian Saatanainen has been cut.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saatanainen.
Saatanainen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jackson on his heels. He'll look to pass Jackson's guard now, I'm sure.
Saatanainen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Saatanainen wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saatanainen is one step ahead there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saatanainen trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saatanainen is one step ahead there.
Saatanainen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saatanainen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saatanainen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson wants to hit a switch here but Saatanainen passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jackson there!
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Saatanainen landing punches.
It looks like Mark Jackson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson manages to control the position for a moment.
Saatanainen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Saatanainen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Saatanainen punching from mount but Jackson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Saatanainen 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.
Saatanainen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jackson is rocked!
Mark Jackson's cut is getting worse.
Saatanainen lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Jackson! Saatanainen sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Jackson and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Antti Kristian Saatanainen!
A victorious Antti Kristian Saatanainen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bas Rutten!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten cracks Douglas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rutten misses with a two punch combination.
Douglas connects with a leg kick. Rutten looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
Douglas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rutten on the side of the head.
Douglas closes the distance and pushes Rutten back into the cage.
Douglas has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rutten is trying to keep an underhook but Douglas manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rutten is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Douglas scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rutten on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutten taking some punishment here, with Douglas in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Douglas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Douglas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Douglas working the head and body with strikes.
Douglas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rutten defending well though.
Douglas trying to mount his opponent but Rutten defends it.
Douglas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Douglas with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Douglas 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas lands strikes from half guard.
Douglas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Douglas is looking to advance position but Rutten won't allow it.
Douglas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rutten is controlling Douglas's trapped leg to prevent Douglas from advancing to side control.
Rutten taking some punishment here, with Douglas in his half guard.
Douglas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rutten defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten blocking the ground and pound attempt from Douglas.
Douglas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rutten has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Douglas is working away from the top position though.
Rutten wants to get back to full guard.
Douglas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rutten defends it well.
Douglas has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas has control of Rutten's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rutten regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Douglas has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rutten's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Douglas lands a heavy elbow.
Douglas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Douglas looking to control but Rutten is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Douglas with a couple of short strikes.
Douglas fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rutten 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rutten?
Rutten is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rutten can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big strike lands for Douglas! That's really hurt Rutten and he's turned his back - Douglas keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Douglas jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Douglas!
A pretty intense looking Charles Douglas took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clyde Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Nicholls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with Beyonce feat. Jay Z - Bonnie & Clyde blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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230 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clyde Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dean Nicholls!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Chris Dean and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicholls connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
No joy there for Nicholls, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nicholls as he jumps to the side.
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
Jones is fighting to break Nicholls's control of his arms but Nicholls is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jones 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.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nicholls trying to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've been hearing that Jones has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jones in side control, throwing shots but Nicholls defends.
Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nicholls is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicholls is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Jones misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jones swings around for an armbar but Nicholls sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jones's guard.
Nicholls lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nicholls is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Nicholls throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nicholls wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones working for a triangle but Nicholls defends it easily.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicholls trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nicholls doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nicholls manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nicholls.
Nicholls lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nicholls doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nicholls manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Nicholls defends easily.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nicholls is one step ahead there.
Nicholls distracts Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nicholls lands a couple of elbows.
Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nicholls defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicholls content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nicholls gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nicholls distracts Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jones working for a triangle but Nicholls defends it easily.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Nicholls slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nicholls has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nicholls is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nicholls avoid being mounted?
Jones working Nicholls over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nicholls manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nicholls looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones postures up.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nicholls looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nicholls looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones passes Nicholls's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nicholls sees it coming and defends easily.
Nicholls is trying to control but can't.
Nicholls keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Nicholls is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
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 Clyde Jones will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nicholls sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
Nicholls thumps Jones with a low kick.
Nicholls throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nicholls has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Nicholls tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Nicholls lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nicholls.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nicholls creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nicholls just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicholls with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nicholls lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nicholls to keep the fight standing.
Jones jumps guard but Nicholls stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clyde Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nicholls throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Nicholls has him pressed against the cage.
Nicholls works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones can't get the takedown.
Nicholls scores with a shoulder strike.
Nicholls is working Jones over against the cage.
Nicholls lands with a short shot to the head.
Nicholls with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nicholls scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Nicholls.
Nicholls gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicholls is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Nicholls scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nicholls has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Nicholls pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nicholls pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nicholls lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicholls prevents the takedown attempt.
Nicholls lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Nicholls throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nicholls.
Dean Nicholls seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nicholls lands with a left to the head.
Nicholls scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nicholls lands a left hand.
Nicholls lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Jones to his knees! Nicholls keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Nicholls!
An out of breath Dean Nicholls 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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