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Infliction Revenge PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oscar De La Riva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Moorer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oscar De La Riva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Moorer!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moorer throws a front kick that sends De La Riva stumbling back into the cage.
Moorer misses with a straight right.
Moorer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De La Riva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moorer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De La Riva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moorer misses with a series of wild punches.
De La Riva throws a combination that misses
and Moorer counters with a nice leg kick.
Moorer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De La Riva's calf.
Moorer throws a head kick that misses.
De La Riva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moorer.
Moorer throws a right and a left that De La Riva avoids nicely.
De La Riva swats away the attempt to clinch by Moorer.
Moorer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moorer lands a head kick. De La Riva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Moorer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
De La Riva is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Riva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moorer is working away from the top position though.
Moorer throwing shots but De La Riva is blocking nicely.
De La Riva wants to get back to full guard.
De La Riva is breathing heavily.
Moorer tries to stand but his hand is stuck under De La Riva.
De La Riva wants to improve his position but Moorer is controlling well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Moorer.
Moorer scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
No joy there for Moorer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good leg kick by Moorer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick misses from Moorer.
Moorer digs a good body shot into De La Riva's ribs.
De La Riva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Moorer.
De La Riva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Moorer counters with a low kick, right behind De La Riva 's knee.
Moorer lands a right hook to the body.
A punch combination from De La Riva misses.
De La Riva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moorer, pushing him back against the cage.
Moorer prevents the takedown attempt.
De La Riva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Moorer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moorer.
De La Riva pulls guard.
De La Riva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
De La Riva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Riva keeping moving, preventing Moorer from controlling successfully.
De La Riva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
De La Riva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moorer stopping the sweep attempt from De La Riva.
De La Riva is working hard here to advance position.
De La Riva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moorer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De La Riva is looking for a triangle but Moorer pushes his legs off easily.
Moorer trying to control the position from guard on top but De La Riva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
De La Riva is pulling down on Moorer's head. It's preventing any offense from Moorer, at least for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De La Riva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
De La Riva trying to keep a closed guard but Moorer is proving a slippery customer.
Moorer trying to control the position from guard on top but De La Riva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De La Riva tries to strike from the bottom.
De La Riva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Moorer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moorer tries to free his leg and advance position but De La Riva is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Moorer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A big left from De La Riva misses.
De La Riva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De La Riva throws a one two combo.
Moorer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Moorer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De La Riva misses with a hook. Moorer ducked under it nicely.
Moorer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De La Riva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moorer tries to avoid it but De La Riva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moorer to the ground. Moorer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Moorer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moorer throws a head kick but De La Riva moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moorer.
De La Riva connects with a nice looking jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moorer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moorer wants to clinch.
Moorer connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorer slips a jab from De La Riva.
Damian Moorer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moorer is looking to slow De La Riva down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from Moorer.
De La Riva throws a series of punches but Moorer avoids them all with ease.
De La Riva swinging wilding here.
Moorer thows a body kick. De La Riva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
De La Riva tries to close the distance and clinch but Moorer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De La Riva tries to clinch but Moorer is having none of it.
De La Riva feints and then cracks Moorer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moorer down.
De La Riva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moorer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moorer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De La Riva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moorer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Riva fails to land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moorer.
Moorer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by De La Riva.
Moorer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
A combination from De La Riva does no damage.
A good leg kick by Moorer.
Moorer misses with a head kick.
Moorer lands a two punch combo.
Oscar De La Riva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Moorer.
Moorer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moorer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Moorer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De La Riva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moorer throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Moorer.
Moorer cracks the inside of De La Riva's front leg.
De La Riva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Moorer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De La Riva thows a body shot but no joy.
Moorer throws a quick inside leg kick.
De La Riva misses with a double jab
and Moorer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
De La Riva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moorer but Moorer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
De La Riva moves away from the strike by Moorer.
Moorer cracks the inside of De La Riva's front leg.
Moorer throws a leg kick but De La Riva moved away.
Moorer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Moorer lands with a kick to the ribs.
A good leg kick by Moorer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from De La Riva does no damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moorer.
De La Riva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De La Riva scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Riva lands a glancing blow to the side of Moorer's head.
De La Riva throws a head kick that misses
and Moorer counters with a big head kick but De La Riva shrugs it off.
De La Riva throws a right hand that Moorer ducks under and follows up with a left that Moorer also avoids with ease.
De La Riva blocks a head kick by Moorer.
De La Riva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moorer but Moorer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar De La Riva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Moorer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Moorer.
De La Riva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big head kick from Moorer and De La Riva is sent sprawling to the canvas!
De La Riva is rocked!
Moorer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Moorer content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Moorer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Moorer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Moorer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Moorer.
Moorer sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks De La Riva to the ground! Moorer dives into full mount looking to finish!
Oh De La Riva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moorer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De La Riva is looking to escape.
Moorer with good strikes from the mount here!
Moorer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
De La Riva seems to have got his legs back now.
De La Riva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
De La Riva regains half guard.
Moorer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorer is tying to control. De La Riva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
De La Riva wants to improve his position but Moorer is controlling well.
De La Riva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
De La Riva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De La Riva.
De La Riva wants to sweep here but Moorer controlling him for the moment.
De La Riva looking to control.
Moorer trying to control the position from guard on top but De La Riva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
De La Riva blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Moorer throws a head kick that misses
enabling De La Riva to counter with a crisp jab.
Moorer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De La Riva counters with a series of strikes. Moorer will be more careful next time no doubt.
It looks like Damian Moorer has been cut.
De La Riva misses with a few strikes there.
De La Riva wants to clinch.
De La Riva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De La Riva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De La Riva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moorer as he jumps to the side.
A head kick from Moorer lands but De La Riva takes it in his stride.
Moorer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A chopping leg kick lands by Moorer.
De La Riva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Moorer counters with a nice low kick that buckles De La Riva's knee momentarily.
Moorer throws a sloppy head kick and De La Riva moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Riva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Moorer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Moorer throws a sloppy head kick
and De La Riva counters with an inside leg kick.
De La Riva drops Moorer with a left right combo! De La Riva follows him down to the ground into side control.
Moorer is rocked!
De La Riva trying to control the position but Moorer is working away.
De La Riva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Moorer manages to work his way to half guard, despite De La Riva's best efforts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Riva seems to be looking for submissions.
De La Riva is tying to control. Moorer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Oscar De La Riva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De La Riva is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Riva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Moorer is just riding it out for now. De La Riva eventually gives up the hold.
Moorer wants to get back to his feet.
De La Riva is pressing down on Moorer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Moorer is holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moorer kicks off De La Riva and gets to his feet.
Moorer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De La Riva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moorer counters with a solid body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Moorer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Moorer 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Moorer!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian Strachan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Strachan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Why Can't We Be Friends. John Hathaway is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ian Strachan!
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 Hathaway!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hathaway connects with a single shot there.
Hathaway keeps the fight on the outside.
Strachan has Hathaway up against the cage in a clinch.
Strachan is trying to stall.
Strachan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hathaway blocks it with crossed arms.
Strachan lands a damaging elbow.
Still in the clinch, Strachan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Strachan lands a knee to the body.
Hathaway is trying to break free.
Hathaway lands a left hand.
Hathaway avoiding damage as Strachan throws knees to the body.
Strachan misses with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Strachan.
Strachan misses with some punches.
Hathaway breaks the clinch.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but Strachan avoids them all with ease.
Strachan moves in looking to clinch but Hathaway pushes him off.
Strachan has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway managing to block the knees to the body from Strachan.
Strachan throws a punch but it's blocked by Hathaway.
Strachan throws a head punch that misses.
Hathaway avoiding damage.
Strachan missing with knees to the body.
Strachan is trying to stall.
Hathaway has Strachan pushed against the cage.
Hathaway wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters up against the cage, Strachan throws an elbow but misses.
Hathaway is stalling here.
Strachan is trying to stall.
Strachan leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hathaway blocks a body shot from Strachan.
Hathaway has had enough of the clinch but Strachan keeps him there for the moment.
Strachan lands a body shot.
Hathaway breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strachan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strachan closes the distance and clinches.
Hathaway works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Strachan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hathaway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strachan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hathaway looks to land a combination but Strachan avoids it well.
Strachan tries to clinch up but Hathaway circles away and keeps his distance.
John Hathaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Hathaway.
Strachan connects with a body shot.
Hathaway lands a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Hathaway scores with a four punch combination!
Strachan is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway tries to clinch there but Strachan circles away.
Hathaway tries to close the distance and clinch but Strachan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strachan tries to clinch up but Hathaway circles away and keeps his distance.
Hathaway works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hathaway shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Strachan as he avoids it easily.
Strachan avoids the head kick by Hathaway.
Hathaway moves into the clinch.
Hathaway tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Strachan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ian Strachan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Hathaway.
Hathaway is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Strachan tries to land a knee to the head but Hathaway blocks with his arms.
Strachan letting Hathaway take a breather here.
Hathaway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hathaway looks gassed!
Strachan moves out of range of the body kick from Hathaway.
Ian Strachan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hathaway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strachan instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway stalling.
Hathaway is looking to break free of the clinch but Strachan has double underhooks.
Strachan missing with knees to the body.
Hathaway is trying to break free.
Hathaway lands with a left to the head.
Strachan tries to land knees in the clinch but Hathaway avoids the damage to the body.
Hathaway is trying to break the clinch but Strachan has him pressed against the cage.
Strachan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hathaway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hathaway takes a swing at Strachan's ribcage but misses.
Strachan tries to keep at a distance but Hathaway has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hathaway wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Strachan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strachan.
Hathaway on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strachan keeps control of Hathaway as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Strachan scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Hathaway will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Strachan tries to clinch but Hathaway moves away
and Hathaway counters with a three punch combo that has Strachan backing up. Strachan nods at Hathaway to acknowledge the strikes.
Strachan darts in trying to clinch
and Hathaway moves into the clinch.
Strachan keeps control of Hathaway as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Strachan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strachan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hathaway.
Strachan just leaning against Hathaway, taking a breather.
Strachan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strachan lands a nice uppercut.
Hathaway lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Strachan backwards.
Strachan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hathaway managing to block the knees to the body from Strachan.
Strachan letting Hathaway take a breather here.
Strachan scores a nice knee to the body.
Strachan has Hathaway pushed against the cage.
Hathaway is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strachan lands a knee to the head.
Strachan stalling against the cage.
Strachan misses with a punch to the body.
Hathaway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hathaway looking to stall.
Strachan tries to land knees in the clinch but Hathaway avoids the damage to the body.
Strachan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hathaway is trying to maintain a safe position but Strachan gets an underhook and turns Hathaway into the cage.
Hathaway managing to block the knees to the body from Strachan.
Stalling in the clinch from Strachan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hathaway can't get the takedown.
Hathaway tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Hathaway.
With the fighters up against the cage, Strachan throws an elbow but misses.
Strachan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hathaway wants a takedown but no success here.
Hathaway stalls.
Strachan misses with a punch to the body.
Strachan lands a damaging elbow.
Strachan tries to land a knee to the head but Hathaway blocks with his arms.
Strachan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hathaway tries to stall but Strachan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Strachan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hathaway letting Strachan take a breather here.
Hathaway avoiding damage as Strachan throws knees to the body.
Strachan tries to work over Hathaway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strachan pushes off an throws an elbow but Hathaway leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hathaway breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strachan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strachan tries to close the distance and clinch but Hathaway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hathaway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ian Strachan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hathaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Strachan is looking to clinch.
Hathaway misses the shot to the body.
Hathaway lands a nice looking body shot.
Strachan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hathaway missing with knees to the body.
Hathaway on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hathaway avoiding damage as Strachan throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Hathaway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hathaway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hathaway fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ian Strachan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Hathaway.
Hathaway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hathaway missing with a left hand there. Strachan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hathaway misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hathaway.
Strachan tries to clinch there but Hathaway circles away.
Hathaway misses with a head kick.
Hathaway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hathaway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hathaway throws a right hand that Strachan ducks under and follows up with a left that Strachan also avoids with ease.
Hathaway looks to land a combination but Strachan avoids it well.
Strachan moves forwards but Hathaway connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hathaway lands with a big left! Strachan is wobbled badly! Hathaway comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Strachan to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Hathaway!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jump D Shark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Morison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morison comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Riot Maker kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jump D Shark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Morison!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morison rushes Shark and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shark takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shark is rocked!
Morison looking to throw knees to the head but Shark is blocking nicely.
Oh Shark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morison creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Shark with a big uppercut! Shark tries to clinch up but Morison pushes him back against the cage and lands another moster strike that crumples Shark to the mat! Shark covers up and Morison unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jimmy Morison!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Domonick Haltos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erin Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haltos comes to the cage accompanied by Daft Punk - Robot Rock. Domonick Haltos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Domonick Haltos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erin Little!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little lands a head kick. Haltos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Domonick Haltos has been cut.
Little moves in looking to clinch but Haltos pushes him off.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Haltos.
Little manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Little actively working from the bottom here.
Little tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Haltos has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Haltos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Little hang on?
Haltos wants to control the pace but Little is squirming around nicely.
Little is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Little that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Little is wriggling around trying to escape.
Haltos cracks Little with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haltos has hold of Little's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Little manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little is trying to escape the mount.
Little tries to improve his position but instead Haltos has taken his back!
Little tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Haltos controlling from the full mount.
Little can't escape the position.
Haltos working for a submission but Little is keeping him at bay.
Haltos is breathing heavily.
Haltos controlling the pace for now.
Haltos lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Little is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Little is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Haltos controlling the position easily from mount.
Haltos lands a big elbow.
Little wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Little tries to roll but Haltos sticks to his back.
Little showing good submission defense here.
Little turns into Haltos and is now in his guard.
Little trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Haltos wants to sweep but no luck.
Little postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Haltos is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Little, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Haltos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Haltos working some strikes from top position.
Haltos working some strikes from top position.
Haltos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Haltos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Haltos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Little tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Haltos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Haltos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Little throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Little throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haltos has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Little to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Haltos is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Little pulls down on the head and he's put Haltos to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Erin Little!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cox's choice of entrance music: Super Sic Wit It. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Stanley Cox was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stanley Cox!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cox lands an elbow inside that Walker shrugs off.
It looks like John Walker has been cut.
Nice elbow from Cox.
Walker stalling in the clinch but Cox improves position.
Cox lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cox comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Walker drags the fight down to the ground.
Walker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Walker tries to get out of the position.
Walker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cox is one step ahead there.
Walker working a defensive guard here.
Cox controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker looking to control.
Walker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Walker looking to control.
Cox content to stall in guard here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Walker tries to clinch there but Cox circles away.
Cox instigates a clinch.
Walker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cox scores with a shoulder strike.
Cox creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cox scores with a knee to the head.
Cox prevents the takedown attempt.
Cox using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cox looks gassed!
Cox lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cox comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Walker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cox gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Cox.
Walker pulls Cox into guard.
Walker working a defensive guard here.
Cox looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cox looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox stands up and waves to Walker to follow him.
Walker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Walker counters with a series of strikes. Cox will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cox wants to clinch.
Cox closes the distance but Walker moves to the side
and Walker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cox is rocked!
Danga de danga de dang - Walker scores with a four punch combination!
Cox is still on wobbly legs! Can Walker finish him?
Cox wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker connects with a stiff jab that staggers Cox - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Walker!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Prince Gapuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Prince Gapuz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Smith!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in and drives through. Gapuz sprawls well.
Gapuz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith tries for a takedown but Gapuz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gapuz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Smith in side control, throwing shots but Gapuz defends.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Gapuz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gapuz is looking to reverse the position.
Gapuz could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Smith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Smith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gapuz is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gapuz is working hard here to advance position.
Gapuz prevents Smith from moving into mount.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Gapuz. Gapuz gets slowly back to his feet.
Gapuz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prince Gapuz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gapuz wants to clinch.
Gapuz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gapuz is breathing heavily.
Gapuz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Smith has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Gapuz is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Smith yanks on the arm and Gapuz is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Smith.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mickey Smith!
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