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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carson Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dude Dudley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes comes into the arena with damn it feels good to be a gangsta blaring out of the sound system. Dude Dudley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carson Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dude Dudley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Damien Edna and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes lands a head shot.
Dudley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hughes jabs at Dudley's body.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Dudley is just out of range.
Hughes thuds his right hand into Dudley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Dudley to the canvas! Dudley doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Hughes keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carson Hughes!
A victorious Carson Hughes 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Abe Eaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spar Box (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eaton comes to the cage accompanied by The Unforgiven by Apocalyptica . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abe Eaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spar Box!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eaton blocks a head kick by Box.
Good standup being displayed there by Box as he connects with a hook.
Eaton gets the takedown into side control.
Box is wriggling around trying to escape but Eaton has hooked up a rear naked choke! Is it over??? Is it... you're damn right it is! Box taps out and Eaton picks up the big win! Great work there by Eaton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Abe Eaton!
In his post fight interview, Abe Eaton gave a big smile as he said 'Wrecking Crew is here to make their name known at Crucible Fights Sidney. Me and my mate Great Cornholio are here to make a statement. Beware the Wrecking Crew.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Villegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Sotaheimo (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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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fabio Villegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Sotaheimo!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Sotaheimo.
Villegas takes a swing at Sotaheimo's ribcage but misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Villegas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sotaheimo - the referee stops the clock and Villegas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sotaheimo. Villegas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Villegas misses with a right hand
and Sotaheimo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Villegas tries to keep at a distance but Sotaheimo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sotaheimo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Villegas is looking to control Sotaheimo's arms but Sotaheimo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Villegas has his back to the cage.
Villegas tries to break free but Sotaheimo pushes him back against the cage.
Sotaheimo lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sotaheimo lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Fabio Villegas has been cut.
Sotaheimo leaning against his opponent.
Sotaheimo landing knees to the head.
Sotaheimo connects with a knee to the head.
Sotaheimo connects with a knee to the head.
Villegas is breathing heavily.
Sotaheimo connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotaheimo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sotaheimo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sotaheimo with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sotaheimo scores a nice knee to the body.
Sotaheimo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Villegas's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sotaheimo obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sotaheimo stalling in the clinch.
Villegas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sotaheimo lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sotaheimo.
Villegas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sotaheimo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sotaheimo lands a good knee to the midsection. Villegas won't want to take too many of those.
Sotaheimo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Sotaheimo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Villegas's face.
Fabio Villegas's cut is getting worse.
A knee to the head by Sotaheimo.
Villegas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sotaheimo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting on Sotaheimo's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Sotaheimo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Villegas's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo connects with a knee to the head.
Sotaheimo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sotaheimo with a knee to the head.
Sotaheimo lands a knee to the head.
Sotaheimo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Villegas is rocked!
Villegas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Oh Villegas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sotaheimo lands a knee to the body.
Sotaheimo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Villegas seems to have got his legs back now.
Sotaheimo connects with a knee to the head.
Fabio Villegas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sotaheimo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sotaheimo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villegas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villegas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sotaheimo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Villegas's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo lands an elbow that stopped Villegas in his tracks for a moment.
Sotaheimo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Villegas's face.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sotaheimo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sotaheimo landing knees to the body.
Sotaheimo has Villegas pushed against the cage.
Sotaheimo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sotaheimo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sotaheimo lands a damaging elbow.
Sotaheimo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Villegas's defenses.
Jeez, Fabio Villegas's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sotaheimo scores with a knee to the head.
Sotaheimo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sotaheimo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Villegas's face.
Sotaheimo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Sotaheimo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fabio Villegas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sotaheimo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from Sotaheimo.
Villegas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sotaheimo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Villegas's face.
A knee to the head by Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo drops Villegas with a big knee straight up the middle! Villegas is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villegas walks straight into a right hand from Sotaheimo - that's dropped him! Sotaheimo jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Villegas from any more punishment! Villegas complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ari Sotaheimo!
A relieved looking Ari Sotaheimo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Grimwald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jock Sleed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimwald comes to the cage accompanied by NoMeansNo - Mr. In Between. Sleed has chosen I'm An Individual as his entrance music. Gustav Grimwald has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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159 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustav Grimwald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jock Sleed!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimwald tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sleed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grimwald. That did some damage!
Sleed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grimwald.
Grimwald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grimwald buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Grimwald.
Sleed with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grimwald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sleed keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grimwald throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grimwald wants to slow Sleed down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick from Sleed misses.
Grimwald's corner calls for a 1-2. Grimwald obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Grimwald lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sleed will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grimwald attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimwald finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sleed throws a leg kick
and Grimwald counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sleed is controlling Grimwald's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Grimwald wants to control but Sleed is keeping him busy.
Grimwald looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sleed is trying to control but can't.
Grimwald is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sleed makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sleed.
Sleed trying to keep a closed guard but Grimwald is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleed has his hands on Grimwald's head, controlling the position.
Grimwald postures up in Sleed's guard and throws a big left but Sleed blocks it.
Grimwald trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grimwald trying to control but Sleed is working from the bottom.
Grimwald preventing the sweep.
Sleed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sleed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grimwald. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimwald trying to control but Sleed is working from the bottom.
Grimwald is working Sleed over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Grimwald drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sleed manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Grimwald has Sleed in his guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grimwald managing to control the position.
Grimwald is trying to keep Sleed in close.
Grimwald preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grimwald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gustav Grimwald wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sleed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grimwald connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sleed's hands.
Sleed scores with a jab to the body.
Grimwald fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sleed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sleed misses with a double jab.
Grimwald looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grimwald walks into a jab.
Sleed lands a leg kick that knocks Grimwald off balance momentarily.
A lazy left from Grimwald finds it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sleed lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Sleed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sleed tries to move into range but Grimwald moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Grimwald with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Grimwald dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sleed throws out a leg kick but Grimwald moves out of range and Sleed only half commits.
Grimwald ducks under a wild hook from Sleed.
Gustav Grimwald is winning the standup battle so far.
Grimwald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sleed works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sleed connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grimwald. Grimwald circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sleed catches Grimwald with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sleed is looking to chop away at Grimwald's legs.
Sleed misses with a wild body shot.
Grimwald throws a nice head kick!
Sleed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimwald misses the jab.
Nice cross by Sleed.
Grimwald connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Grimwald lands with a good body shot.
Sleed tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sleed wants to clinch up but Grimwald keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleed missing with a left hand there. Grimwald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grimwald lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sleed defending well as Grimwald loads up on a big left hand.
Sleed missing with a left hand there. Grimwald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sleed tries to score with a low kick but Grimwald moves his leg out of the way.
Sleed misses with a leg kick
and Grimwald counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sleed on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grimwald. Grimwald obviously looking to wear him down.
Sleed takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grimwald throws a hook but Sleed blocks it.
Sleed walks into a stiff left hand from Grimwald.
Sleed does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grimwald misses with a looping right.
Grimwald throws a leg kick but Sleed sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Grimwald slaps away a takedown attempt from Sleed, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sleed with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimwald dodges the punch combination from Sleed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sleed lands a nice hook to Grimwald's body. Grimwald takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grimwald ducks under a wild hook from Sleed.
Sleed drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grimwald scores with a nice strike.
Sleed has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Grimwald misses with an uppercut. Sleed saw that one coming.
Grimwald throws a series of punches but Sleed avoids them all with ease.
Sleed cracks Grimwald with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grimwald stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grimwald wants it to stay on the feet.
Sleed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grimwald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Grimwald misses.
Sleed throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleed attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grimwald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sleed.
Grimwald fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sleed.
Sleed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimwald moves away.
Nice cross by Sleed.
Grimwald misses with a head kick.
Grimwald lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sleed's sensitive parts.
Sleed fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sleed looks to throw the jab but Grimwald is out of range.
Grimwald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sleed blocks a head kick by Grimwald.
A punch combination from Sleed misses.
Sleed misses the shot to the body.
Grimwald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sleed moves away.
Sleed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleed is looking to score with low kicks.
Grimwald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sleed lands a slapping body shot.
Sleed does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A punch lands to the side of Sleed 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sleed's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimwald scores with the left hand. Sleed knows he should have avoided that one.
Grimwald walks into a left hand.
Sleed cracks Grimwald with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sleed throws a body punch but Grimwald moves out of range.
Grimwald gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grimwald is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grimwald taking a breather.
Sleed lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jock Sleed will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Grimwald throws a head kick that half lands.
Grimwald misses with a kick to the body.
Sleed tries to clinch there but Grimwald circles away.
Sleed throws out a leg kick but Grimwald moves out of range and Sleed only half commits.
An inside leg kick lands from Grimwald.
Grimwald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sleed.
Grimwald misses with a body punch
and Sleed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grimwald throws a head kick that misses.
Grimwald scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grimwald takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grimwald misses with a double jab.
Grimwald's corner calls for a 1-2. Grimwald obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Grimwald lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Jock Sleed has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sleed with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grimwald throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimwald keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grimwald looks to score with a jab to the body but Sleed is just out of range.
Grimwald gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grimwald defending well as Sleed loads up on a big left hand.
Grimwald tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sleed swivels and escapes.
Grimwald wants to land a leg kick but Sleed is out of range.
Grimwald scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grimwald ducks under a wild hook from Sleed.
Grimwald has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grimwald stalling the fight.
Grimwald is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sleed lands with a short shot to the head.
Grimwald lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grimwald stalling the fight.
Sleed blocking some punches.
Grimwald lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleed struggles to land a body shot inside as Grimwald controls his hands.
Sleed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimwald misses with a punch on the inside.
Grimwald stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sleed pushes Grimwald back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sleed working aggressively here.
Grimwald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grimwald lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sleed.
Grimwald closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grimwald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sleed moves away.
A swing and a miss from Sleed.
Grimwald gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleed throws a right hand that misses
and Grimwald makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sleed cracks Grimwald with an open hand slap.
Sleed thuds a left hand into Grimwald's body.
Sleed shoots in and bounces Grimwald off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Grimwald utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sleed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grimwald trying to control the position.
Grimwald pulls Sleed in close to his closed guard and prevents Sleed from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grimwald working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sleed doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sleed manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimwald looking to control.
Sleed wants to control from the top but Grimwald keeps moving.
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!
Sleed postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sleed avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sleed postures up in Grimwald's guard and throws a big left but Grimwald blocks it.
Grimwald keeping moving, preventing Sleed from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grimwald managing to control the position.
Sleed must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Grimwald looking for a guillotine here but Sleed defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gustav Grimwald.
Well Grimwald has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustav Grimwald!
After winning the bout, Gustav Grimwald 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shikou Endou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Gilbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Endou might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Killing in the name of - Rage Against The Machine. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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202 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shikou Endou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, George Gilbert!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Chris Dean and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilbert manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Endou on his heels. He'll look to pass Endou's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Endou working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gilbert doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gilbert manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Endou is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Endou looking for a sweep. Not yet Endou, not yet.
Endou keeping moving, preventing Gilbert from controlling successfully.
Endou has a closed guard, preventing Gilbert from standing up.
Gilbert avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gilbert told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Gilbert must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Endou controls Gilbert momentarily but Gilbert frees himself.
Endou looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Endou is pulling down on Gilbert's head. It's preventing any offense from Gilbert, at least for the moment.
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!
Endou is trying to keep Gilbert in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilbert passes Endou's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Endou won't allow Gilbert to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gilbert prevents Endou from improving his position.
Endou is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gilbert's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gilbert's back!
Endou has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Gilbert has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Gilbert turns into Endou and is now in his guard.
Gilbert drops back looking for a leg! Endou is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Endou manages to kick Gilbert off! Gilbert jumps back into Endou's guard.
Gilbert forces his way into half guard.
Endou is looking to improve his position.
Gilbert is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Endou is just riding it out for now. Gilbert eventually gives up the hold.
Endou regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gilbert trying to control the position from guard on top but Endou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Endou working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gilbert doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Endou is tightening it up a little... Gilbert has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Gilbert reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Gilbert taps out! Nice BJJ there by Endou!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Shikou Endou!
An intense looking Shikou Endou took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Next... Thanks to Team Goroshi - Tokyo United Fightwear - Knox Energy'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hank Williams III - Thrown out of the Bar. This should be a great matchup!
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138 lbs
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146 lbs
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Price!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Price darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Price tries to bum rush Faber with a series of wild strikes but Faber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Faber tries to score a power double leg takedown but Price sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Faber somewhat.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A jab from Price finds it's way through Faber's defenses.
Price misses with a head kick.
Faber changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Price tries to avoid it but Faber manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Price to the ground. Price escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urijah Faber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Price lands a jab to the head.
Faber tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Price defends well and Faber ends up having to push Price into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Price is leaning against Faber and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Price scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Price.
Faber jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Price walks away with a smile on his face. Faber gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dan Price is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Price circles away quickly and effectively.
Good shot there by Price.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price slips under a jab from Faber.
Price connects with a solid leg kick.
Faber looks for a takedown but Price sprawls well.
Price throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Price misses with a few strikes there.
Price fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Faber, pushing him back against the cage.
Faber has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Price avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Price lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price misses with a punch on the inside.
Price lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Price lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Price lands a hook to the side of the head.
Price pushes Faber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Price.
Price working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Price digs a right hand into Faber's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Faber's gas tank.
Faber tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Price just stands there and leans against the cage.
Price softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Price gets through Faber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Price.
Faber has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Price after a bit of a struggle.
Price working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Price lands an uppercut.
Price tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faber's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Price.
Price lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Price creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Faber is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Price.
Oh Faber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Price digs a right hand into Faber's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Faber's gas tank.
Faber seems to have got his legs back now.
Price scores with a shoulder strike.
Price unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Faber! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Price is unloading with more strikes now! Faber drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Price!
Dan Price thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krug Barishkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clyde Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barishkov comes into the arena with Angel of Death - Slayer blaring out of the sound system. Jones has chosen Beyonce feat. Jay Z - Bonnie & Clyde as his entrance music. The key to victory for Krug Barishkov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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27
280 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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21
285 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Krug Barishkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clyde Jones!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Hemmingworth and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barishkov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barishkov tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barishkov to the ground. Barishkov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones gets the takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barishkov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jones throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Barishkov is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
You can see the frustration on Barishkov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barishkov tries to improve position but can't.
Barishkov taking a bit of punishment here - Jones scoring with strikes.
Jones is trying to get an arm triangle but Barishkov is defending well.
Jones tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barishkov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jones wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones tries to score with some ground and pound. Barishkov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Barishkov parries the strikes from Jones easily there. Jones is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Barishkov to escape.
Jones is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Barishkov looks calm but he's in trouble here. Jones gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Barishkov is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Jones lets go of the hold and Barishkov can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Clyde Jones!
Clyde Jones spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Knockout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Ostrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oscar Knockout has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23
216 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oscar Knockout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frankie Ostrowski!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ron Honeybunn and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knockout throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knockout throws a jab but it's blocked by Ostrowski.
Knockout pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knockout connects with a solid leg kick.
Ostrowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oscar Knockout seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knockout throws out a loose jab but Ostrowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab from Knockout.
Knockout throws a chopping leg kick but Ostrowski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knockout, as that shot connected.
Ostrowski cracks Knockout with a good jab.
Ostrowski throws a body punch but Knockout moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Knockout misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostrowski misses with a takedown attempt - Knockout sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Oscar Knockout is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ostrowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knockout.
Knockout missing with a left hand there. Ostrowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Knockout misses the target.
Ostrowski lands with a right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Knockout as Ostrowski shoots in.
Ostrowski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Oscar Knockout has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Ostrowski.
Ostrowski throws a hook but Knockout avoids it easily.
Knockout is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Knockout as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knockout lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knockout wants to slow Ostrowski down by chopping away at his legs.
Ostrowski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ostrowski ducks under a wild hook from Knockout.
Knockout slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
Ostrowski moves out of range as Knockout strikes.
Ostrowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Knockout wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ostrowski manages to pass to side control.
Knockout tries to kick Ostrowski off but Ostrowski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Knockout is not content to let Ostrowski control the position.
Ostrowski prevents Knockout from standing back up.
Ostrowski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Knockout is staying active underneath Ostrowski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ostrowski trying to control from Knockout's half guard. Knockout has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Knockout wants to get back to his feet but Ostrowski passes into half guard.
Ostrowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ostrowski slows the pace down in half guard.
Ostrowski passes to full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ostrowski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Knockout can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ostrowski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ostrowski with shots to the head and body - Knockout looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Ostrowski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Knockout avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looks like Oscar Knockout has been cut.
Ostrowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Knockout moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ostrowski defending well as Knockout loads up on a big left hand.
Knockout displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knockout.
Ostrowski jabs Knockout to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ostrowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knockout misses with a looping right.
Ostrowski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knockout misses with a straight right.
Ostrowski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knockout tries to avoid it but Ostrowski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knockout to the ground. Knockout escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A big right from Ostrowski misses.
Nice body punch from Ostrowski.
A clash of legs there as Knockout blocks the low kick.
Knockout misses with a low kick.
Ostrowski moves away from the strike by Knockout.
Knockout missing with a left hand there. Ostrowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knockout swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ostrowski misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski blocks a jab.
Knockout darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch combination from Knockout misses.
Ostrowski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knockout is trying to get back to his feet.
Ostrowski lands an elbow.
Knockout is pushing Ostrowski's head away, looking to escape. Ostrowski manages to hold on to the position though.
Ostrowski landing strikes.
Ostrowski wants to control but Knockout is keeping him busy.
Ostrowski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee asks Ostrowski politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ostrowski prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ostrowski scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knockout is trying to buck Ostrowski off.
Ostrowski scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ostrowski in side control lands a decent elbow.
Knockout takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ostrowski is looking to take a break and control but Knockout is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ostrowski scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ostrowski is staying tight to Knockout's torso, preventing him from escaping.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ostrowski working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knockout is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ostrowski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knockout wants to get back to his feet.
Ostrowski in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Knockout wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ostrowski scores with punches from side control.
Knockout is pushing Ostrowski's head away, looking to escape. Ostrowski manages to hold on to the position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Check out the look on Ostrowski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ostrowski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Knockout, who protects the arm well.
A lull in the action here as Ostrowski stalls from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Ostrowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Oscar Knockout's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ostrowski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Knockout did well to prevent Ostrowski getting side control.
Frankie Ostrowski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ostrowski moves nicely into side control.
Ostrowski cracks Knockout with a big right hand but Knockout just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ostrowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knockout keeps working.
Knockout is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ostrowski asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostrowski is looking to take a break and control but Knockout is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knockout pushes Ostrowski away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ostrowski gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ostrowski is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Knockout has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ostrowski is staying tight to Knockout's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Knockout is not content to let Ostrowski control the position.
Ostrowski is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Oscar Knockout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski working the ground and pound.
Ostrowski is putting a hurting on Knockout here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ostrowski in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ostrowski is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Knockout will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Knockout pushes Ostrowski away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ostrowski gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
A lull in the action here.
Ostrowski lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Knockout down.
Ostrowski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Knockout, who protects the arm well.
Knockout knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ostrowski on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knockout wants to get back to his feet.
Ostrowski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Knockout is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ostrowski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ostrowski working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knockout is not content to let Ostrowski control the position.
Knockout is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ostrowski is looking to take a break and control but Knockout is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knockout wants to get back to his feet.
Frankie Ostrowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ostrowski looks up at the clock and then as Knockout takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ostrowski smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Ostrowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ostrowski 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Ostrowski!
Frankie Ostrowski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lone Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lone Wolf has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lone Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf misses with a low kick.
Wolf misses the shot to the body.
Wolf throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wolf throws a low kick, looking for Brandao's leg but Brandao calmly moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brandao checks a leg kick.
Wolf lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wolf throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brandao's head.
Wolf scores with a head kick. Brandao tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Brandao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wolf throws out a leg kick but Brandao moves out of range and Wolf only half commits.
Wolf misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wolf.
Wolf throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brandao closes the distance and clinches up with Wolf, looking for a takedown. Brandao pushes Wolf against the cage but Wolf circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wolf tries to land a leg kick but Brandao saw it coming and moves away.
That kick from Wolf tenderised Brandao's leg. Brandao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wolf buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wolf.
Wolf throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wolf tried to score with a low kick but Brandao checks it.
Wolf misses with a body kick.
Wolf throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brandao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wolf tries to work over Brandao's front leg with a kick but Brandao checks it.
Wolf scores with a leg kick.
Brandao looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wolf is fending him off so far but Brandao persists. Nope, Wolf circles away and we're back to standing.
Wolf lands a head kick!
Wolf throws a leg kick but Brandao checks it.
Brandao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wolf.
Wolf scores with a kick to the body.
Wolf lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brandao's sensitive parts.
Nice sprawl there from Wolf as Brandao shoots in.
Lone Wolf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Brandao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolf lands a front kick.
Brandao takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wolf throws a head kick that half lands.
Brandao is rocked!
Brandao takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Brandao is still on wobbly legs! Can Wolf finish him?
Wolf scores with a kick to the body.
Wolf has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Joker's Lair in the buildup to the fight.
Brandao looks winded!
Wolf feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brandao's calf.
Wolf with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wolf cracks the inside of Brandao's front leg.
Brandao wants to stay close but Wolf steps back to make room for something. Brandao seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Wolf and Brandao drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lone Wolf!
An out of breath Lone Wolf thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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