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DFC 26: Valentine's Massacre PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mandril Cuchillero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Camozi (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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mandril Cuchillero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Camozi !
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Darius Henderson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camozi scores with a body shot.
Camozi lands with a right hand.
Cuchillero takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cuchillero tries for a takedown but Camozi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cuchillero tries to score a power double leg takedown but Camozi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cuchillero somewhat.
Camozi connects with a nice cross there... Cuchillero is looking wobbly and Camozi recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Cuchillero to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Camozi jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chris Camozi !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yatzhee James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes into the arena with Green Day - King For A Day blaring out of the sound system. Yatzhee James could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tyron Marshall's chin.
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yatzhee James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyron Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James darts in and clinches Marshall up against the cage.
Marshall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite James's efforts to push away.
Marshall landing knees to the head.
It looks like Yatzhee James has been cut.
Marshall landing some nice looking knees to the body.
James is breathing heavily.
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!
Come on Marshall - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marshall lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
Marshall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Marshall 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.
Marshall lands an elbow inside.
Marshall is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
James letting Marshall take a breather here.
Marshall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
James breaks the clinch.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marshall circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marshall moves into range and clinches up with James.
Marshall throws an elbow but it misses.
James blocks the elbow strike.
Marshall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
James blocks an elbow strike from Marshall.
James is trying to break free.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marshall misses with a two punch combination.
Marshall is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
James wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
James scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
James shoots for a double leg takedown but Marshall sprawls well. He's pushed James's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marshall moves into the clinch successfully.
Marshall lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to break the clinch but Marshall is controlling him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshall has James pressed against the cage, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marshall throws an elbow that misses.
James lands with a right to the head.
Marshall breaks the clinch.
James tries to clinch there but Marshall circles away.
Marshall tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
Marshall wants to clinch.
Marshall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marshall doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
James shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marshall defends it nicely.
Marshall displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
James tries to clinch up but Marshall circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from James misses.
James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marshall.
Some bone on bone action there as James checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
James misses with a takedown attempt - Marshall sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yatzhee James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice straight punches there by James. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of James.
Marshall tries to clinch up.
Marshall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marshall wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
James misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from James.
James falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marshall counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
Marshall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marshall slaps away a takedown attempt from James, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marshall is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marshall.
James throws a nice looking combination but Marshall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marshall wants to clinch.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marshall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marshall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshall misses with an elbow over the top.
Marshall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marshall looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
Marshall looks to throw an elbow but misses.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshall misses with an elbow over the top.
James is pressed up against the cage. Marshall has hold of a leg and is looking to drag James down to the mat. James avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Marshall tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyron Marshall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yatzhee James's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marshall shoots in for a takedown but James shows good takedown defense.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Marshall is just out of range.
Marshall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
James blocks the elbow strike.
Marshall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
James has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
James scores with a hook to the body.
Marshall looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
James tries to break free but Marshall pushes him back against the cage.
James lands with a left to the head.
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
James tries to break the clinch but Marshall is controlling the position.
James is trying to force a seperation but Marshall has the dominant position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Marshall throws an elbow but misses.
Marshall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James breaks from the clinch.
Yatzhee James is winning the standup battle so far.
James leaves Marshall with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
James throws a right and a left that Marshall avoids nicely.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marshall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James slaps away a takedown attempt from Marshall, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yatzhee James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyron Marshall.
Marshall is breathing heavily.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yatzhee James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marshall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James misses with a wild combination.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marshall avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
James moves into the clinch successfully.
James dodges an elbow strike from Marshall.
Marshall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marshall is looking for a takedown.
Marshall keeps control of James as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marshall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marshall missing with knees to the body.
James avoids the elbow strike from Marshall, against the cage.
Marshall is trying to break the clinch but James has him pressed against the cage.
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marshall clinches.
Marshall misses with an elbow strike.
Marshall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James shoots for a takedown but Marshall saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
James swings for the body but Marshall moves out of range.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marshall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James tries to clinch but Marshall moves out of range.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with James but James pushes him off and we're back to square one.
James scores with a nice strike.
Marshall tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marshall throws the kick towards the body but James avoids it.
Marshall doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
Marshall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
James tries to circle away but Marshall has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James tries to break free but Marshall pushes him back against the cage.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Marshall won't allow it.
Marshall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marshall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James tries to keep at a distance but Marshall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marshall misses with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Marshall - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Marshall. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Marshall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. James just stands there and leans against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James prevents the takedown attempt.
James is trying to break the clinch but Marshall is controlling him.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yatzhee James will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yatzhee James's cut.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
James lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by James.
It looks like Tyron Marshall has been cut.
Marshall wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
Marshall wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marshall moves away.
Marshall has closed the distance and engaged James in a clinch.
Marshall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marshall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marshall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James misses with a double jab.
James throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James connects with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from James as Marshall shoots in.
Marshall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marshall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marshall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from James.
Marshall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
James tries to bum rush Marshall with a series of wild strikes but Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Marshall moves into range and clinches up with James.
Marshall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marshall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James takes a swing at Marshall's ribcage but misses.
Marshall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yatzhee James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.
Marshall closes the distance and pushes James back into the cage.
Marshall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marshall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marshall throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
Marshall has a takedown stuffed.
Yatzhee James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyron Marshall.
Marshall keeps the fight on the outside.
Sloppy strikes from Marshall. Those never looked like landing.
Marshall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
James throws a nice looking combination but Marshall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marshall.
Marshall leaves James with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
Marshall doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
Marshall tries to clinch there but James circles away.
James gets a clinch.
Marshall misses with an elbow over the top.
Marshall tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Marshall back against the cage.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marshall, pushing him back against the cage.
Marshall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Marshall won't allow it.
James manages to break the clinch.
James keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James lands a two punch combo.
Marshall throws a leg kick which misses James's front leg but catches the back leg as James tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall shoots in looking for a takedown. James tries to sprawl out of it but Marshall keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. James manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marshall wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
James misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James gets tackled into the cage by Marshall. Marshall maintains the clinch.
Marshall lands a good knee to the midsection. James won't want to take too many of those.
James is trying to force a seperation but Marshall has the dominant position.
Marshall stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshall throws an elbow that misses.
James has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yatzhee James showed his dominance in that final round.
I think James has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yatzhee James!
Yatzhee James decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eduard Strelcov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houston has chosen Here Comes the Pain as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eduard Strelcov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Houston!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Francis DeMontford and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strelcov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Houston circles away quickly and effectively.
Donk. Strelcov catches Houston right on the button with a cross.
Strelcov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Houston throws a left that rocks Strelcov and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Houston dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Strelcov regain composure!
Strelcov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Houston sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Strelcov is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Oh Strelcov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Houston scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Strelcov to see if he's OK.
The crowd goes nuts as Houston knocks Strelcov out cold with a massive hammerfist! Houston Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Houston!
A very excited looking Mike Houston 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Jones (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Knight.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch there but Knight circles away.
Knight Rushes Jones and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Jones is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Knight Piles on the pressure and Jones crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Knight!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carson Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and GK Jnr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes comes to the cage accompanied by damn it feels good to be a gangsta. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 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 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carson Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, GK Jnr!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Francis DeMontford and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jnr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hughes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jnr somewhat.
Hughes gets caught flat footed, as Jnr shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jnr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hughes has momentary wrist control but Jnr slips an elbow through the middle.
Jnr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hughes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jnr.
Jnr has gone for a leg lock! Hughes slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jnr's guard.
Jnr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hughes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jnr looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hughes has picked Jnr up and slammed him! Jnr can't keep hold of the triangle and Hughes manages to pass to side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jnr regains half guard, as Hughes was trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes wants to stand but Jnr has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Jnr manages to get to full guard.
Hughes won't allow Jnr to sweep him here.
Jnr is pulling down on Hughes's head to control his posture.
Hughes tries to stand but Jnr is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jnr pushes a forearm under Hughes's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Hughes is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). GK Jnr!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Crasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zander Freyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freyer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Milquetoast by Helmet kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Johnny Crasher had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Zander Freyer has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Crasher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Zander Freyer!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Freyer coming out on top.
Crasher seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Freyer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Freyer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Freyer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Crasher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freyer moves away.
Freyer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Crasher is breathing heavily.
Freyer cracks Crasher with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Freyer has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Crasher to stand back up!
Crasher is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crasher is aggressively charging in as Freyer backs up avoiding any damage. Freyer tosses out a jab and Crasher runs right into it face first! Crasher is out cold! Freyer dropped down on all fours and is barking in Crasher's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zander Freyer!
A victorious Zander Freyer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wayne Parr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Wayne Parr!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parr tests Banks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parr moves in looking to clinch but Banks pushes him off.
Parr is looking to clinch but Banks is avoiding it.
Parr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Parr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banks tries to clinch but Parr moves out of range.
Banks throws a body punch but Parr moves out of range.
Parr tries to clinch but Banks is having none of it.
Parr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Parr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Banks throws a shot from downtown. Parr moves away and avoids it.
Parr moves into range and clinches up with Banks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Parr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banks throws a body punch but Parr moves out of range.
Banks swats away the attempt to clinch by Parr.
Parr doesn't manage to clinch there - Banks circles away.
Parr moves into range and clinches up with Banks.
Banks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Parr lands an elbow that stopped Banks in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Joey Banks has been cut.
Banks blocks an elbow strike.
Parr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parr wants to clinch but Banks slips to the side
and Banks counters by moving into the clinch.
Parr tries a body shot but Banks blocks it.
Banks misses with some punches.
Parr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right from Parr on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Parr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Banks's brow.
Parr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parr lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks blocks an elbow strike.
Parr taking a breather.
Banks digs a right hand into Parr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Parr's gas tank.
Parr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Parr lands an elbow inside that Banks shrugs off.
Banks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Banks scores with a hook to the body.
Parr looks winded!
Parr misses with an elbow strike.
Banks tries a body shot but Parr blocks it.
Parr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Banks throws a head punch that misses.
Banks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Parr misses with a body punch.
Banks blocks an elbow strike.
Banks prevents a body shot from Parr.
Banks misses with a punch on the inside.
Parr takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parr.
Banks misses with a punch to the body.
Banks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parrs head.
Parr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Banks throws the left hand but Parr avoids the punch easily.
Parr has managed to clinch.
Parr lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banks.
Good body shot from Parr.
Parr throws an elbow that misses.
Banks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Parr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Banks.
Banks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banks looking to stall.
Banks misses with a body punch.
Parr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks looks to throw the jab but Parr is out of range.
Parr dives in for a single leg takedown but Banks sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Joey Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wayne Parr.
Parr lands an elbow inside.
Banks can't find room to land a body shot as Parr controls the action.
Parr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Banks dodges an elbow strike from Parr.
Banks blocks an elbow strike from Parr.
Parr lands an elbow inside that Banks shrugs off.
Parr misses with an elbow over the top.
Parr tries to work over Banks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Banks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Banks misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banks has Parr pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parr.
A left hand lands to the body for Parr.
Banks working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Wayne Parr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joey Banks's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Parr misses with a wild combination.
Banks throws a lazy right hand but Parr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Parr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Banks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Banks throws a body punch but Parr moves out of range.
Parr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice takedown defense from Banks. No joy for Parr on that attempt.
Parr tries to clinch but Banks is having none of it.
Banks gets tackled into the cage by Parr. Parr maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parr lands a knee to the head.
Parr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banks misses with a looping left.
Banks is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Parr's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Parr clinches.
Parr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banks pushes Parr up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks is looking to control Parr's arms but Parr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Banks has his back to the cage.
Banks can't find room to land a body shot as Parr controls the action.
Banks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Banks cracks Parr with a nice body shot.
Banks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Banks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banks misses with the head strike.
Banks blocks an elbow strike.
Parr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Banks.
Banks scores with a shoulder strike.
Joey Banks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Banks throws a punch but it's blocked by Parr.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Parr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Banks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Banks's defenses.
Parr misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parr blocking some punches.
Banks displaying some good clinch control by pressing Parr up against the cage.
Banks swings wildly with an uppercut but Parr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banks presses Parr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Parr is breathing heavily.
Banks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Parr is keeping busy.
Banks lands an uppercut.
Banks swings wildly with an uppercut but Parr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banks avoiding damage as Parr throws knees to the body.
Banks blocks the elbow strike.
Banks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Banks misses with a punch to the body.
Parr lands a hook that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Parr blocking some punches.
Banks tries to work over Parr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks is stalling here.
Banks can't find room to land a body shot as Parr controls the action.
Banks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Banks swings wildly with an uppercut but Parr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banks stalling in the clinch but Parr improves position.
Parr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parr tries to clinch but Banks is having none of it.
Parr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Banks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parr has closed the distance and engaged Banks in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Banks.
Banks swings wildly with an uppercut but Parr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Banks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parrs head.
Banks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Parr or not.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Banks on the inside.
Good body shot from Banks.
Banks stalling against the cage.
Banks lands an uppercut.
Banks tries a body shot but Parr blocks it.
Parr blocks a body shot from Banks.
Banks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parr is trying to push Banks away but Banks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Banks prevents a body shot from Parr.
Banks gets through Parr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Banks lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Banks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joey Banks's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Banks throws a shot from downtown. Parr moves away and avoids it.
John Wayne Parr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Banks takes a swing at Parr's ribcage but misses.
Banks misses the shot to the body.
Banks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parr.
Parr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banks. Parr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parr throws a sloppy head kick and Banks moves out of range easily.
Parr wants to clinch.
Banks misses the jab.
Banks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Parr in his tracks.
Parr shoots in for a double leg but Banks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks thows a body shot but no joy.
Parr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banks.
Parr ducks under a wild hook from Banks.
Parr lands with a straight right. Banks didn't see that one coming.
Banks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parr.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Banks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Parr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Banks as Parr shoots in.
Banks tries to clinch but Parr is having none of it.
Banks misses with a lunging right hand
and Parr makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Banks really felt that one!
Parr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banks.
Parr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parr moves out of range of the strikes.
Parr has closed the distance and engaged Banks in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banks misses with an uppercut. Parr saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Banks.
Banks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Banks misses with an uppercut.
Parr moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Parr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Parr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parr lands an elbow inside that Banks shrugs off.
Parr breaks from the clinch.
Banks throws a body punch but Parr moves out of range.
Parr tries to close the distance and clinch but Banks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Banks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Banks leaves Parr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Joey Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wayne Parr.
Parr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Banks instigates a clinch.
Parr lands a damaging elbow.
Parr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Banks's face.
Joey Banks's cut is getting worse.
Banks throws a punch but it's blocked by Parr.
Parr misses with a knee strike.
Parr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parr tries to close the distance and clinch but Banks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banks.
Banks misses with an uppercut. Parr saw that one coming.
Parr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Banks is fending him off so far but Parr persists. Nope, Banks circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick from Parr lands but Banks takes it in his stride.
Banks missing with a left hand there. Parr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parr ducks under a wild hook from Banks.
Parr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Parr.
Banks tries to clinch there but Parr circles away.
Banks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parr manages to avoid it.
Banks misses with a lunging right hand
and Parr counters with a big head kick but Banks shrugs it off.
Parr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parr clinches with his opponent.
Parr throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Banks trying to control the position but instead, Parr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Banks into the cage.
Banks misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Wayne Parr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Parr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Wayne Parr!
After winning the bout, John Wayne Parr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Beckford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Goldstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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188 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jermaine Beckford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Goldstein!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Hemmingworth and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldstein shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Beckford sprawls well. Beckford wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Goldstein gets slowly back to his feet.
Goldstein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goldstein tries to clinch
and Goldstein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beckford definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Goldstein tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Beckford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goldstein tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Beckford counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Goldstein thinking.
Goldstein looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Beckford takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Goldstein fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Beckford avoids it really well and circles away.
Jermaine Beckford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Goldstein.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beckford throws a good cross that connects.
Goldstein will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Beckford moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Beckford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldstein shoots in looking for a takedown but Beckford manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Goldstein's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Goldstein moves in looking to clinch but Beckford pushes him off.
Beckford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Beckford keeps the fight on the outside.
Goldstein wants to clinch
and Beckford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beckford leaves Goldstein with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Beckford throws a shot to the body.
Goldstein tries to clinch but Beckford moves away
and Beckford counters with a crisp right hand that drops Goldstein! Beckford lets Goldstein back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Goldstein is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beckford throws a low kick but Goldstein moves out of range easily.
Goldstein is still on wobbly legs! Can Beckford finish him?
Beckford misses with a looping left.
Nice shot by Beckford.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goldstein.
Beckford is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Beckford motions for Goldstein to come forward. Beckford throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Beckford avoids it really well and circles away.
Goldstein seems to have recovered his senses.
Jab by Beckford.
Goldstein fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goldstein closes the distance looking to clinch
and Beckford counters with a crisp right that sends Goldstein to the canvas! Beckford follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jermaine Beckford!
Jermaine Beckford decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Carruthers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Lovric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carruthers comes to the cage accompanied by Tsunami. Lovric is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem feat. Ludacris- Second Chance. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Carruthers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Goran Lovric!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Francis DeMontford and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovric shoots in but no luck this time.
Carruthers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lovric lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lovric ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carruthers tries to clinch up
and Lovric counters with a right hand to the body.
Carruthers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lovric misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lovric keeps the fight on the outside.
Carruthers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jimmy Carruthers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lovric scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Jimmy Carruthers has been cut.
Carruthers really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Carruthers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lovric gets a double leg takedown into Carruthers's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lovric drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Lovric seems to have locked his on tight now - Carruthers screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Lovric, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Goran Lovric!
A very excited looking Goran Lovric made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kendrik Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Planck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kendrik Down had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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169 lbs
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169 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kendrik Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Planck!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Hugh Johnson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Down steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Planck.
Kendrik Down seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Planck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Down looks to score with a jab to the body but Planck is just out of range.
Down looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Down just misses with a punch to the body.
Down loads up on a big right hand but Planck slips the punch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Planck tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Down swivels and escapes.
Planck throws a good cross that connects.
Down misses with a wild body shot.
Down moves out of range as Planck strikes.
Planck tries to clinch but Down is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Planck looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Planck misses the shot to the body.
Planck throws a lazy right hand but Down sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Down avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kendrik Down is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Planck throws a shot from downtown. Down moves away and avoids it.
Planck slips a jab from Down.
Planck avoids the body shot from Down.
Down throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Down lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Planck misses with a looping left.
Down just misses with a punch to the body.
Down throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Planck misses with an uppercut
and Down counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Down misses the shot to the body.
Planck defending well as Down loads up on a big left hand.
Down misses with a hook. Planck ducked under it nicely.
Planck closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down is trying to force a seperation but Planck has the dominant position.
Down breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Planck takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Down.
Planck is trying hard to land a takedown here. Down sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Planck is looking to clinch.
Planck shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kendrik Down has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Planck.
Nice shot lands for Planck.
Planck misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down takes a swing at Planck's ribcage but misses.
Down throws a big shot that misses.
Planck shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Down but Down pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Planck goes for a double leg but Down avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Down continues to drive forward.
Down breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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 on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Down misses with a straight left.
Down uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Planck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendrik Down dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Down lands with a good body shot.
Planck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Planck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Down manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Planck throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Down's waist but Down gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Planck off to one side.
A big right from Planck misses.
Down misses with a wild body shot.
Down misses with a straight left.
Down swings widly with a right hand
and Planck decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Down's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Planck trying to control but Down is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Planck is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Down is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Planck 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.
Down is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Down seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Planck does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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. Down connects with a nice short shot to Planck's temple.
Planck controlling the position for now.
Planck tries to get to full guard but Down has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Planck works his way to full guard. Good work.
Down loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Planck working for a triangle but Down defends it easily.
Planck preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Planck looking to control.
Planck might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Down haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Down postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Planck trying to keep a closed guard but Down is proving a slippery customer.
Down throws an elbow that misses. Planck uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Down's guard. Nice move by Planck!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Planck wants to control from the top but Down keeps moving.
Planck won't allow Down to get back to his feet.
Planck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Down swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Down keeping moving, preventing Planck from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Max Planck was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Planck moves out of range as Down strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Planck misses with a looping left.
Planck has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Planck slips under a jab.
A jab from Down misses.
Down throws a looping overhand right but Planck ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Down.
Planck fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Down throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Down. No joy for Planck on that attempt.
The fighters circling - Down throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Down jabs Planck right on the nose. Planck blinks but takes it well.
Down lands with a good body shot.
Planck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Down misses with an uppercut.
Planck ducks under a wild hook from Down.
Planck takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Planck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Planck takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Down getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Down catches Planck with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Down misses with a left hand
and Planck counters with a straight right hand.
Planck misses with a hook
and Down cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Planck has a takedown stuffed.
Planck moves away from the strike by Down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Planck.
Planck fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kendrik Down has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Planck.
Planck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Down misses with an uppercut.
Down throws a jab but it's blocked by Planck.
Planck moves in looking to clinch but Down pushes him off.
Good exchange - Down coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down tests Planck's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Down throws a predictable looking body shot
and Planck counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Planck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Planck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Down manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Down thows a left - swing and a miss!
Planck wants to clinch up but Down keeps it at a distance.
Down looks to land a left hand but Planck moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down throws a lazy uppercut
and Planck decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Down's guard.
Down working a defensive guard here.
Down preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Planck trying to control the position from guard on top but Down is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Planck passes into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Down is refusing to be controlled, as Planck sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Down is trying to stand up here but Planck is controlling him well.
Planck not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kendrik Down showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Down has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendrik Down!
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