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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vin Diesel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vin Diesel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chris Robinson's chin.
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vin Diesel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Darius Henderson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diesel missing with a left hand there. Robinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diesel has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vin Diesel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diesel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diesel scores with a jab. Robinson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diesel throws a lazy uppercut
and Robinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Robinson slips a jab from Diesel.
Robinson slips a jab and a cross from Diesel.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
Donk. Diesel catches Robinson right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diesel throws a hook to the side of Robinson's head but Robinson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robinson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Robinson moves in looking to clinch but Diesel pushes him off.
Robinson lands an overhand right.
Robinson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Robinson throws a shot from downtown. Diesel moves away and avoids it.
Diesel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel misses with an uppercut. Robinson saw that one coming.
Robinson avoids the head kick by Diesel.
Robinson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diesel tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robinson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Diesel looks to land a body kick but Robinson moved away.
Diesel tries to sprawl but Robinson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Robinson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Diesel trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Diesel sees it coming and defends easily.
Robinson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Diesel is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Chris Robinson!
Our winner, Chris Robinson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Tompkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike McCallum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tompkins comes to the cage accompanied by Dying Fetus - One Shot, One Kill. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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277 lbs
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247 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Tompkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike McCallum!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, John Mangel and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCallum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tompkins clinches with his opponent.
Tompkins jumps guard.
Tompkins looking for a guillotine here but McCallum defends easily.
Tompkins is trying to control the position but McCallum postures up.
Tompkins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McCallum doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McCallum manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McCallum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McCallum landing with the ground and pound.
McCallum trying to control the position from guard on top but Tompkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCallum is looking to work some ground and pound but Tompkins has wrist control.
Tompkins looking for a guillotine here but McCallum defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tompkins keeping moving, preventing McCallum from controlling successfully.
McCallum tries to free his leg and advance position but Tompkins is retaining full guard.
McCallum slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tompkins is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McCallum's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tompkins trying to control here.
McCallum winds up and cracks Tompkins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tompkins has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for McCallum. Oh but Tompkins has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! McCallum goes limp - he's gone! Tompkins jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Steve Tompkins!
Steve Tompkins thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fenton Meeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Darude - Sandstorm as his entrance music. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fenton Meeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, John Mangel and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meeks misses with a looping left.
Meeks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carlos Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Meeks saw that one coming.
Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Meeks has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Meeks rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Silva's guard! Nice work there by Meeks!
Meeks decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Meeks throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Meeks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva misses the jab.
Meeks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva looks for a takedown but Meeks sprawls well.
Silva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Meeks tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Silva is in Meeks's guard.
Meeks looking to control.
Meeks keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Meeks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Meeks keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Meeks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meeks is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meeks trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meeks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Meeks looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Meeks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Fenton Meeks wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Meeks slips a jab from Silva.
Meeks looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Meeks throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Fenton Meeks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Fenton Meeks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Silva.
Meeks wants to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Meeks defending well though.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Meeks has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva is trying for a kimura here. Meeks looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Silva wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carlos Silva!
Carlos Silva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bonhomme Sept Heures (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spar Bjj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sept Heures comes to the cage accompanied by Monster Mash. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Spar Bjj enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bonhomme Sept Heures!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spar Bjj!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Hemmingworth and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sept Heures is looking to slow Bjj down with leg kicks.
Sept Heures lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've been told by Sept Heures's head coaches at Blunt Force Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bjj closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sept Heures quickly recovers to half guard.
Sept Heures keeping control of the position.
Sept Heures blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bjj.
Bjj thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sept Heures's head.
Sept Heures is not content to let Bjj control the position.
Sept Heures is trying to get back to full guard.
Bjj trying to control from half guard but Sept Heures is working away.
Sept Heures has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bjj is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjj seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sept Heures is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bjj seems to be looking for submissions.
Bjj is working for a kimura but Sept Heures is defending it quite comfortably.
Sept Heures wants to improve his position but Bjj is controlling well.
Sept Heures keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bjj is thwarting Sept Heures's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sept Heures regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bjj wants to control from the top but Sept Heures keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sept Heures is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bjj defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bjj accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bjj postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bjj working some strikes from top position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bjj missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sept Heures looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sept Heures is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bjj loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sept Heures throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bjj is looking to work some ground and pound but Sept Heures has wrist control.
Bjj drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sept Heures dives on top into guard.
Bjj had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sept Heures defends it easily.
Sept Heures is working Bjj over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjj is trying to control the position but Sept Heures postures up.
Bjj looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sept Heures has picked Bjj up and slammed him! Bjj can't keep hold of the triangle and Sept Heures manages to pass to side control!
Sept Heures in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sept Heures working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bjj tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sept Heures controlling the position from side mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bjj tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sept Heures wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Spar Bjj will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sept Heures is looking to clinch.
Sept Heures pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sept Heures thumps Bjj with a low kick.
Sept Heures tries a head kick but it misses.
Bjj moves out of range as Sept Heures throws a body kick.
Bjj looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sept Heures is fending him off so far but Bjj persists. Nope, Sept Heures circles away and we're back to standing.
Bonhomme Sept Heures seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjj shoots in for a double leg but Sept Heures sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bjj takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sept Heures tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bjj swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sept Heures wants to clinch.
Sept Heures jabs Bjj to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sept Heures doesn't manage to clinch there - Bjj circles away.
Bjj circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sept Heures throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sept Heures throws out a powerful jab.
Horrible takedown by Bjj or perhaps it was just good defense by Sept Heures which made him look bad.
Bonhomme Sept Heures has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spar Bjj.
Sept Heures leaves Bjj with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bjj misses with a takedown attempt - Sept Heures sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bjj avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sept Heures tries to clinch up but Bjj circles away and keeps his distance.
Bjj shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sept Heures as he jumps to the side.
Sept Heures moves into range and clinches up with Bjj.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sept Heures obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sept Heures obliges.
Bjj is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bjj is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sept Heures lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sept Heures lands a body shot.
Sept Heures lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sept Heures lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Spar Bjj has been cut.
Sept Heures scores with a knee to the head.
Sept Heures landing knees to the head.
A hook to the body from Sept Heures.
Sept Heures with a knee to the head.
Bjj is rocked!
Sept Heures digs a right hand into Bjj's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bjj's gas tank.
Sept Heures with a knee to the head.
Bjj is still on wobbly legs! Can Sept Heures finish him?
Sept Heures crunches a lovely knee into Bjj's ribcage.
Sept Heures landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sept Heures scores with a knee to the head.
Sept Heures landing knees to the body.
Sept Heures lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sept Heures works on Bjj's body with a couple of short punches.
Bjj seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sept Heures putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bjj in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bjj wants to get back to striking at distance but Sept Heures won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Sept Heures.
Sept Heures landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sept Heures lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sept Heures.
Sept Heures lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bjj changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sept Heures fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sept Heures scoring well with a low kick there.
Bjj takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sept Heures scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sept Heures is looking to slow Bjj down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from Sept Heures.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sept Heures scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sept Heures bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Bjj! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Bjj preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sept Heures avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sept Heures wants to control from the top but Bjj keeps moving.
Sept Heures passes Bjj's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sept Heures is controlling the pace.
Sept Heures is trying to control the action in half guard but Bjj is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bonhomme Sept Heures dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Spar Bjj's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Sept Heures.
Sept Heures has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sept Heures.
Sept Heures is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bjj can do to turn this around?
Sept Heures with a knee to the head.
Sept Heures scores with a hook to the body.
Sept Heures lands a knee to the head.
Sept Heures with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sept Heures is working Bjj over against the cage.
Sept Heures scores with a knee to the head.
Sept Heures scores with a knee to the head.
Sept Heures stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sept Heures connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bjj's face.
Bjj takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A knee to the head by Sept Heures.
Bjj's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A right handed body shot lands from Sept Heures.
Bonhomme Sept Heures has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sept Heures digs a right hand into Bjj's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bjj's gas tank.
Sept Heures cracks Bjj with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Sept Heures.
Sept Heures putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bjj in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sept Heures works on Bjj's body with a couple of short punches.
Sept Heures connects with a knee to the head.
Sept Heures lands a body shot.
Sept Heures lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sept Heures works on Bjj's body with a couple of short punches.
Sept Heures lands a nice uppercut.
Bjj takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sept Heures landing knees to the body.
Sept Heures lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bjj.
Sept Heures connects with a knee to the head.
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!
A short body shot lands from Sept Heures as the two fighters clinch.
Sept Heures throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sept Heures.
A right hook to the body lands for Sept Heures.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sept Heures is working Bjj over against the cage.
Sept Heures lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bjj.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sept Heures obliges.
Sept Heures lands a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Sept Heures as the two fighters clinch.
Sept Heures lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bjj backwards.
Sept Heures lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bjj or not.
Sept Heures lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Good body shot from Sept Heures.
A short left from Sept Heures.
Sept Heures scores a nice knee to the body.
Bjj looking for a takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Sept Heures.
Sept Heures lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sept Heures cracks Bjj with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sept Heures lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bjj backwards.
Sept Heures landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sept Heures crunches a lovely knee into Bjj's ribcage.
Sept Heures unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sept Heures with a knee to the head.
Sept Heures works on Bjj's body with a couple of short punches.
A knee to the head by Sept Heures.
Bjj takes a shot to the head.
Sept Heures lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bjj backwards.
A body shot lands from Sept Heures.
Bjj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sept Heures avoids it.
Sept Heures scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sept Heures throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sept Heures lands a nice shot to the body.
Sept Heures prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sept Heures unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sept Heures scores with a knee to the head.
Bjj takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sept Heures makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bjj is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sept Heures is defending well.
Bonhomme Sept Heures has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spar Bjj.
Sept Heures putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bjj in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sept Heures putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bjj in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sept Heures lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sept Heures prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sept Heures lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sept Heures lands a knee to the body.
Sept Heures landing knees to the body.
Sept Heures with a knee to the head.
Sept Heures scores a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bonhomme Sept Heures showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sept Heures 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bonhomme Sept Heures!
Bonhomme Sept Heures decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peekay Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Nitschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Noise Won't Stop. This should be fireworks!
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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
28 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peekay Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Nitschke!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Watson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nitschke throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nitschke to score with a decent uppercut.
Williams throws a push kick but Nitschke slaps the foot to one side.
Nitschke takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nitschke was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Nitschke's head but Nitschke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Williams misses.
A big head kick from Nitschke and Williams is sent sprawling to the canvas!
It looks like Peekay Williams has been cut.
My spies in Palazzo Paisano inform me that Nitschke has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nitschke throws a big right hand that misses.
Nitschke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nitschke postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Nitschke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nitschke wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Nitschke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nitschke trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitschke chips away with some ground and pound.
Nitschke tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Nitschke passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nitschke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Nitschke's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nitschke lands a few punches from side control.
Williams is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Blunt Force Training, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Nitschke is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Nitschke working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A big shot lands for Nitschke! That's hurt Williams! Will he recover? Nitschke fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Nitschke!
Damian Nitschke made sure to mention his sponsor, BeastMode in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Iqbal Al Mamood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Mamood kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mamute Pequenino. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Iqbal Al Mamood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Watson and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sharp slips a jab from Al Mamood.
Al Mamood lands a jab to the head.
Sharp misses with a two punch combination.
Al Mamood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al Mamood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Al Mamood swings for the body but Sharp moves out of range.
Sharp scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Al Mamood tries to get to full guard but Sharp has control of the leg.
Al Mamood actively working from the bottom here.
Al Mamood moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sharp trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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!
Al Mamood is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sharp throws an elbow that misses. Al Mamood uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sharp's guard. Nice move by Al Mamood!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Al Mamood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sharp keeping full guard, as Al Mamood tries to pass.
Sharp is trying to control the position but Al Mamood postures up.
Sharp is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sharp looking to hit a scissor sweep but Al Mamood is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Mamood is looking to work some ground and pound but Sharp has wrist control.
Sharp working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Curtis Sharp was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sharp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Mamood was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharp.
Iqbal Al Mamood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Mamood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sharp avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp tries to land a leg kick but Al Mamood saw it coming and moves away.
Al Mamood checks a leg kick nicely.
Al Mamood dives in for a single leg takedown but Sharp sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sharp tries to break the clinch but Al Mamood is controlling the position.
Al Mamood jumps guard and drags Sharp to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sharp passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Al Mamood gets back to half guard.
Al Mamood looking for submissions off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sharp throwing shots but Al Mamood is blocking nicely.
Al Mamood is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sharp scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood trying to control from the bottom.
Al Mamood makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Al Mamood.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sharp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sharp trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Mamood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Mamood working for a triangle but Sharp defends it easily.
Sharp throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sharp lands a couple of digs.
Sharp trying to control but Al Mamood is working from the bottom.
Sharp postures up in Al Mamood's guard and throws a big left but Al Mamood blocks it.
Al Mamood trying to control the position.
Sharp trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sharp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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!
Sharp pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Al Mamood is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Al Mamood is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Curtis Sharp will probably get the nod.
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.
Sharp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Mamood. Sharp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Mamood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sharp, pushing him back against the cage.
Al Mamood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sharp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sharp swings wildly with an uppercut but Al Mamood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharp scores with a hook to the body.
Al Mamood lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sharp.
Al Mamood misses with some punches.
Sharp working aggressively here.
Al Mamood struggles to land a body shot inside as Sharp controls his hands.
Al Mamood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Al Mamood tries a body shot but Sharp blocks it.
Al Mamood lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
I was talking to Al Mamood's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sharp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sharp blocks a body shot from Al Mamood.
Al Mamood lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Mamood pushes Sharp back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Al Mamood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al Mamood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sharp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sharp works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Al Mamood closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Al Mamood lands in his opponent's guard.
Al Mamood wants to control from the top but Sharp keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Mamood being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sharp lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Al Mamood!
Sharp lands a heavy elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Mamood is desperately trying to improve his position but Sharp has a good base and remains in mount.
Sharp thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Al Mamood working to try and regain half guard.
Sharp trying to control but Al Mamood is having none of it.
Al Mamood tries to hold on but Sharp pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Al Mamood because Sharp loaded up on that one.
Al Mamood gets back to half guard.
Sharp scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sharp is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sharp working Al Mamood over with strikes.
Al Mamood moves into full guard.
Sharp throws an elbow that misses. Al Mamood uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sharp's guard. Nice move by Al Mamood!
Al Mamood wants to control from the top but Sharp keeps moving.
Al Mamood working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sharp has Al Mamood pulled in close to control his posture.
Al Mamood chips away with some ground and pound.
Sharp controlling the position.
Al Mamood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Al Mamood wants to control from the top but Sharp keeps moving.
Al Mamood cracks Sharp with a solid left hand.
Al Mamood trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Mamood throwing strikes from guard but Sharp blocks nicely.
Sharp looking to control.
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 Iqbal Al Mamood will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Al Mamood looks to land a left hand but Sharp moved out of range nicely.
Al Mamood throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sharp counters with a left to the body.
Al Mamood takes a swing at Sharp's ribcage but misses.
Al Mamood misses with a body shot.
Sharp with a lazy takedown attempt
and Al Mamood counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sharp!
Sharp is trying to get back to half guard.
Sharp can't do much from the bottom here.
Sharp felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Al Mamood wants to control for a moment but Sharp uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Al Mamood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Al Mamood in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Mamood uses his free foot to push down on Sharp's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sharp.
Al Mamood with shots to the head and body - Sharp looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sharp tries to lock up and control but Al Mamood gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sharp blocking the ground and pound.
Al Mamood dominating with strikes here.
Al Mamood tries to control but Sharp wriggling away.
Al Mamood in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharp is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Al Mamood can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sharp is looking to escape.
Al Mamood scoring with strikes but Sharp is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp wants to control but Al Mamood is having none of it.
Al Mamood working Sharp over with strikes here.
Al Mamood with good strikes from the mount here!
Al Mamood looking to ground and pound but Sharp is blocking nicely.
Al Mamood raining down shots from the mount!
Sharp is rocked!
Al Mamood punching from mount but Sharp doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Al Mamood has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sharp's face.
Sharp is still in real trouble! Can Al Mamood finish him?
Al Mamood landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Sharp that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Al Mamood has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Al Mamood postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Sharp is out cold - huge knockout for Al Mamood!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Iqbal Al Mamood!
Iqbal Al Mamood took some time post fight to say the following; 'BFT is the greatest org in the world and I hope to retire here one day! Not yet though...'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alistair Overeem !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Topper Green and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem dodges the punch combination from Mir.
Mir slips under a jab.
Overeem swings widly with a right hand
so Mir counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mir is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Overeem is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Overeem has escaped and now he's on top!
Overeem preventing the sweep.
Overeem knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mir on the ground.
Mir is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Overeem doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Overeem manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mir is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem is posturing up here but Mir has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Overeem tries to roll out but it's too tight and Overeem has to tap! Slick submission there by Mir!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Mir!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Mir thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Hymen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Buster Hymen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hymen connects with a right hand. Emelianenko shakes it off.
It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Hymen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hymen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hymen with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hymen drops Emelianenko with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Emelianenko looks back up at him and smiles so Hymen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Emelianenko is rocked!
Fedor Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Hymen comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Emelianenko falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Emelianenko was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Buster Hymen!
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