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Triumph 16 [ High Voltage ] PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devante Mackins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Devante Mackins has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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265 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Devante Mackins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adrian Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Morrison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mackins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morrison on the ground.
Morrison throwing shots but Mackins is blocking nicely.
Morrison trying to control from half guard but Mackins is working away.
Morrison is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mackins defends it well.
Morrison prevents Mackins from standing back up.
Morrison trying to control the action but Mackins is working from the bottom.
Morrison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mackins's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morrison.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mackins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Mackins misses.
Mackins swinging wildly here.
Mackins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Morrison decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mackins's guard.
Mackins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Morrison controls the pace.
Mackins keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Mackins wants to stand and escape but Morrison is having none of it.
Mackins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mackins tries to get out of the position.
Morrison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Morrison lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mackins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morrison looking to pass the guard.
Mackins keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Morrison is stalling in the full guard.
Morrison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mackins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison prevents Mackins from getting back to his feet.
Mackins keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Morrison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mackins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Mackins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mackins throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mackins throws a lazy body kick
and Morrison decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mackins's guard.
Morrison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morrison prevents Mackins from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison throwing strikes from guard but Mackins blocks nicely.
Morrison lands a couple of digs.
Morrison slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Morrison throwing strikes from guard but Mackins blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Morrison dominated that round.
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.
Morrison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mackins. That did some damage!
Mackins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mackins stalks Morrison and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Morrison's face. Morrison staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Adrian Morrison has been cut.
Devante Mackins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Morrison - that will leave a mark!
Mackins gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mackins keeping full guard, as Morrison tries to pass.
Morrison trying to control but Mackins is working from the bottom.
Morrison thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morrison cracks Mackins with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackins can't keep his opponent in guard - Morrison advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mackins regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Morrison.
Morrison working some strikes from top position.
Morrison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mackins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrison throws a big right hand that misses.
Morrison thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison passes Mackins's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Morrison lands strikes from half guard.
Morrison trying to control the action but Mackins is working from the bottom.
Morrison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morrison drops an elbow to the side of Mackins's head.
Morrison is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mackins defends it well.
Morrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mackins keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Morrison is trying to control the action in half guard but Mackins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morrison frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Morrison is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mackins has managed to escape the submission attempt.
A nice elbow there by Morrison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Morrison there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Morrison scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mackins?
Adrian Morrison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morrison lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Morrison landing strikes from the mount and Mackins is in trouble!
Morrison raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Morrison.
Morrison wants to control the pace but Mackins is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Morrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adrian Morrison's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Morrison throws out a loose jab but Mackins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrison throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mackins's waist but Mackins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morrison off to one side.
Mackins lands a jab-cross combination.
Devante Mackins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
Mackins misses with a double jab
and Morrison counters with a leg kick.
Mackins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morrison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Morrison misses with a few strikes there.
Morrison moves into the clinch.
Morrison working Mackins over with knees to the body.
Morrison landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morrison works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morrison slows down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Morrison.
Morrison lands a hook that snaps the head of Mackins backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Devante Mackins has been cut.
Morrison is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Knees to the body from Morrison.
Morrison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morrison slows down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Morrison.
Nice body punch from Morrison.
Morrison looking for a takedown.
Devante Mackins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Morrison.
Morrison connects with a knee to the head.
Morrison lands an elbow that stopped Mackins in his tracks for a moment.
Morrison lands an elbow just above Mackins 's eye.
A left hand lands to the body for Morrison.
Morrison putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mackins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morrison is pushing Mackins up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mackins takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackins misses with the head strike.
Morrison lands a nice elbow.
Morrison keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mackins's efforts to push away.
Morrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morrison lands a nice uppercut.
Morrison lands a nice uppercut.
Morrison jumps guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mackins stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison.
Morrison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morrison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mackins manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morrison trying to control but Mackins is working from the bottom.
Morrison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mackins keeping full guard, as Morrison tries to pass.
Mackins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morrison is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mackins keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Morrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mackins slips a jab and a cross from Morrison.
Mackins misses with a combination
and Morrison makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mackins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morrison throws a series of punches but Mackins avoids them all with ease.
Morrison scores with a jab to the body.
Devante Mackins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrison lands with an overhand left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Morrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morrison has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Morrison!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ralle Pihl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Wen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wen has chosen Lick it up as his entrance music. Ralle Pihl has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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138 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ralle Pihl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DJ Wen!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wen wants to slow Pihl down by chopping away at his legs.
Pihl throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pihl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pihl gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pihl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Pihl. No joy for Wen on that attempt.
Pihl lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wen is looking to land body kicks.
Some wild striking there from Pihl.
Pihl moves into the clinch.
Wen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pihl stalling the fight.
Pihl lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pihl wants to break free but Wen has control.
Wen missing with knees to the body.
Pihl gets through Wen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pihl controlling the action here for a moment.
Pihl gets through Wen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wen being controlled against the cage.
Pihl wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pihl with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pihl breaks the clinch.
Pihl clinches with his opponent.
Pihl managing to block the knees to the body from Wen.
Pihl is trying to force a seperation but Wen has the dominant position.
Pihl stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pihl working hard to break the clinch.
Wen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pihl sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wen swats away the attempt to clinch by Pihl.
Pihl clinches up with Wen and pushes him back against the cage.
Wen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pihl is defending well for now.
Wen looks gassed!
A short uppercut from Pihl.
Pihl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pihl lands a left and a right that send Wen crashing to the mat, dazed. Pihl thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wen is rocked!
Pihl pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wen is still on wobbly legs! Can Pihl finish him?
Pihl forces Wen back against the cage and clinches.
Wen seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Pihl - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pihl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pihl stuffs the takedown attempt from Wen. Wen gets slowly back to his feet.
Ralle Pihl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Wen.
Pihl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pihl as he jumps to the side.
Pihl throws a sloppy head kick and Wen moves out of range easily.
Wen closes the distance and clinches up with Pihl, looking for a takedown. Wen pushes Pihl against the cage but Pihl circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pihl closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pihl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
DJ Wen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to de liver by Pihl. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Pihl does it's job there.
Pihl moves into the clinch.
Pihl slowing the pace effectively.
Pihl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pihl tries to clinch there but Wen circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Pihl.
Pihl displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pihl closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pihl digs a right hand into Wen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wen's gas tank.
Pihl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ralle Pihl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wen dives in and grabs Pihl's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pihl pushes down on Wen's head and hops out.
Wen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pihl sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wen somewhat.
Pihl throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pihl lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pihl lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pihl clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pihl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pihl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wen fails with a takedown attempt.
Wen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pihl forces Wen back against the cage and clinches.
Wen crunches a lovely knee into Pihl's ribcage.
Pihl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pihl moves in looking to clinch but Wen pushes him off.
Pihl stalks Wen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wen's face. Wen staggers backwards, shaken.
Pihl has closed the distance and engaged Wen in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Pihl.
Pihl tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wen tries to break free but Pihl pushes him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pihl landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralle Pihl dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pihl rushes Wen and presses him up against the cage.
Pihl has Wen pushed against the cage.
Pihl digs a right hand into Wen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wen's gas tank.
Pihl wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wen has him pressed against the cage.
Pihl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pihl avoids it.
Wen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pihl's efforts to push away.
Pihl breaks the clinch.
Pihl tries to clinch there but Wen circles away.
Wen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pihl gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pihl lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pihl content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wen trying to land knees to the body.
Pihl is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pihl is keeping busy.
Pihl scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pihl manages to break the clinch.
Pihl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pihl instigates a clinch.
Pihl is trying to force a seperation but Wen has the dominant position.
Pihl misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pihl lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wen backs up against the cage.
Pihl misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pihl scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pihl is working the combinations to good effect here.
Pihl is looking to clinch.
Wen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pihl swivels and escapes.
Ralle Pihl is winning the standup battle so far.
Pihl stuffs the takedown.
Wen is trying desperately to land a takedown but Pihl is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Wen.
Wen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pihl fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pihl defends it nicely.
Ralle Pihl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Wen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wen tries to keep at a distance but Pihl has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pihl prevents Wen from breaking the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pihl looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wen swats away the attempt to clinch by Pihl.
Wen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pihl forces Wen back against the cage and clinches.
Pihl lands with a right to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wen breaks the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Pihl scores with a four punch combination!
Pihl throws a sloppy head kick and Wen moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wen keeps the fight on the outside.
Pihl throws a push kick but Wen slaps the foot to one side.
Wen shoots in for a double leg but Pihl sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wen tries a head kick but it misses.
Pihl takes the fight into the clinch.
Pihl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pihl is looking to clinch but Wen is avoiding it.
Wen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pihl.
Nice sprawl there from Pihl as Wen shoots in.
Pihl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wen swats away the attempt to clinch by Pihl.
Pihl drives through and clinches with Wen against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pihl scores with a shoulder strike.
Wen trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pihl creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pihl wants to get back to striking at distance but Wen won't allow it.
Pihl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pihl throws a head kick but Wen moves out of range.
Pihl stuns Wen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pihl misses with a double jab.
Pihl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wen.
Pihl gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pihl is defending well for now.
Pihl wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pihl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pihl looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pihl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralle Pihl dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Pihl tries to clinch but Wen moves out of range.
Pihl tries a head kick but it misses.
Pihl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pihl sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wen somewhat.
Pihl tries to clinch up.
Pihl is looking to clinch but Wen is avoiding it.
Pihl lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wen circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice sprawl there from Pihl as Wen shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pihl throws a head kick that Wen semi-blocks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pihl moves into range and clinches up with Wen.
Pihl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ralle Pihl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Wen.
Wen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pihl misses with the combination.
Pihl defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wen.
Pihl darts in and clinches Wen up against the cage.
Wen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pihl.
Pihl scores with a shot to the side of Wen's head.
Pihl will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wen up against the cage.
Pihl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ralle Pihl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pihl tries to clinch but Wen is having none of it.
Pihl walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pihl landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wen landing knees to the body.
Pihl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pihl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pihl clinches.
Pihl managing to block the knees to the body from Wen.
Pihl just leaning against Wen, taking a breather.
Wen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pihl.
Pihl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pihl holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pihl working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pihl is trying to break free.
Pihl is trying to force a seperation but Wen has the dominant position.
Wen tries to land knees in the clinch but Pihl avoids the damage to the body.
Pihl is trying to break free.
Wen keeps control of Pihl as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wen breaks from the clinch.
Pihl tries a low kick but Wen avoids it.
Pihl displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pihl tries to clinch there but Wen circles away.
Pihl throws a head kick but Wen moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pihl counters with a nice uppercut.
Wen misses with a takedown attempt
and Pihl counters with a one-two to the body.
Wen shoots and misses
and Pihl counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pihl.
Wen missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pihl throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Pihl's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pihl landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wen trying to land knees to the body.
Pihl has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wen trying to control the position but instead, Pihl has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wen into the cage.
A knee to the head by Pihl.
Pihl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wen shoots and misses
and Pihl counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pihl looks to land a combination. Wen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wen with a poor takedown
and Pihl counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wen prevents Pihl from breaking the clinch.
Pihl stalling the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pihl.
Pihl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pihl counters by clinching up.
Pihl lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pihl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pihl holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice body punch from Pihl - that landed with a thud.
Pihl is looking to break free of the clinch but Wen has double underhooks.
Pihl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pihl moves into range and clinches up with Wen.
Come on Pihl - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ralle Pihl has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pihl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
DJ Wen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pihl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wen can do to turn this around?
Wen keeps control of Pihl as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pihl managing to block the knees to the body from Wen.
Pihl breaks from the clinch.
Ralle Pihl is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pihl counters by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ralle Pihl showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pihl 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralle Pihl!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Thornsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Draven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reginald Thornsby!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draven bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thornsby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Draven.
Nice cross by Draven.
Draven throws a big shot that misses.
Draven moves out of range of the strikes.
Thornsby shoots for a takedown but Draven saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thornsby shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Draven as he avoids it easily.
Thornsby thows a body shot but no joy.
Draven circles away from the clinch attempt.
Draven ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Draven slips a jab and a cross from Thornsby.
A telegraphed right hand from Thornsby misses the target.
Thornsby connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thornsby lands with a right hand.
Thornsby displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thornsby gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Draven.
Thornsby scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Eric Draven has been cut.
Draven dodges the punch combination from Thornsby.
Thornsby lands a left and a right that send Draven crashing to the mat, dazed. Thornsby thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Draven is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draven lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thornsby fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Eric Draven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reginald Thornsby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornsby misses with a kick to the body.
Thornsby looks to score with a jab to the body but Draven is just out of range.
Draven scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thornsby scores with a hook.
Draven fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thornsby misses with an uppercut. Draven saw that one coming.
Thornsby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Draven.
Thornsby moves into range and clinches up with Draven.
Draven wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thornsby has him pressed against the cage.
Thornsby breaks from the clinch.
Thornsby looks to land a body kick but Draven moved away.
A big right from Thornsby misses.
Eric Draven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thornsby throws a series of punches but Draven avoids them all with ease.
Draven misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Thornsby misses.
Thornsby tries to move into range but Draven moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thornsby swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Draven counter with a right hand.
A left and a right from Thornsby both land. Nice combination.
Draven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thornsby.
Thornsby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Draven scores with a jab to the body.
Thornsby shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thornsby throws a sloppy head kick and Draven moves out of range easily.
A cross from Thornsby lands.
Thornsby misses the body punch
and Thornsby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thornsby fails to land with a series of punches.
Thornsby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
Thornsby shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Draven pinned against the cage. Draven gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thornsby moves into range and clinches up with Draven.
Draven wants to get back to striking at distance but Thornsby won't allow it.
Draven wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thornsby has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Draven is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Draven wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thornsby pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draven trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornsby wriggles free and stands up.
Draven looks to land a combination but Thornsby avoids it well.
Draven rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thornsby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thornsby moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thornsby staying out of range there.
Draven works the jab nicely.
Draven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good exchange - Thornsby coming out on top.
Eric Draven's cut is getting worse.
Draven swings for the body but Thornsby moves out of range.
Draven lands a jab to Thornsby's midsection.
Thornsby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Draven.
Thornsby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thornsby misses with an uppercut. Draven saw that one coming.
Thornsby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Draven.
Reginald Thornsby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Draven misses the shot to the body.
Draven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thornsby misses with a double jab
and Draven makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Draven fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thornsby shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Draven as he jumps to the side.
Draven is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Draven walks into a left hand.
Thornsby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Draven.
Thornsby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Draven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Thornsby.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thornsby lands a right hook to the body.
Draven is breathing heavily.
Draven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thornsby manages to avoid it.
Thornsby throws a series of punches but Draven moves out of range.
Thornsby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thornsby is working the combinations to good effect here.
A big right from Draven misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reginald Thornsby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Draven's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Draven cracks Thornsby with an open hand slap.
Thornsby lands a jab to the head.
Thornsby shoots in and drives through. Draven sprawls well.
Draven moves away from the strike by Thornsby.
Some wild striking there from Thornsby.
Draven thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Draven.
Thornsby slips a jab and a cross from Draven.
Draven looks to land a left hand but Thornsby moved out of range nicely.
Thornsby misses with a body punch
and Draven counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Draven stuffs the takedown.
Thornsby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draven takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Draven throws a hook to the side of Thornsby's head but Thornsby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Draven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Draven stuffs the takedown attempt from Thornsby. Thornsby gets slowly back to his feet.
Eric Draven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reginald Thornsby.
Thornsby shoots in but Draven avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornsby connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Draven throws a big shot that misses.
Thornsby throws the left hand but Draven avoids the punch easily.
Draven avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Thornsby.
Thornsby will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Draven ducks under a wild hook from Thornsby.
Thornsby misses the jab.
Thornsby slips under a jab from Draven.
Thornsby takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Reginald Thornsby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thornsby scores with a shot to the body.
Thornsby jabs at Draven's body.
Draven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thornsby was well out of range. Poor timing from Draven.
Thornsby misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven throws a shot from downtown. Thornsby moves away and avoids it.
Thornsby clinches with his opponent.
Thornsby prevents Draven from breaking the clinch.
Thornsby digs a right hand underneath Draven's ribcage. Draven let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Draven is trying to force a seperation but Thornsby has the dominant position.
Thornsby breaks from the clinch.
Thornsby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thornsby lands with a light punch inside.
Thornsby lands a body shot.
Draven wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thornsby has him pressed against the cage.
Thornsby scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Thornsby.
Draven has had enough of the clinch but Thornsby keeps him there for the moment.
Thornsby keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Draven's efforts to push away.
Thornsby presses Draven against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thornsby pulls guard successfully.
Thornsby bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Draven's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thornsby is pushing down on Draven's leg trying to pass to half guard. Draven is fighting to maintain full guard but Thornsby has managed to sneak the leg through.
Thornsby is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornsby missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thornsby stands up from half guard.
Thornsby gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Draven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Draven has had enough of the clinch but Thornsby keeps him there for the moment.
Thornsby jumps into guard, dragging Draven to the mat.
Draven loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thornsby controlling the position.
Thornsby uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Thornsby misses with the combination.
Draven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thornsby throws out the jab.
Thornsby takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thornsby looks to land a left hand but Draven moved out of range nicely.
Draven displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thornsby.
Thornsby walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thornsby lands with a shot to the body.
Thornsby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Draven.
Thornsby throws a big shot that misses.
Thornsby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Draven checks a leg kick.
Thornsby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thornsby!
Draven lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thornsby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A punch combination from Thornsby misses.
Draven lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Draven looks to score with a jab to the body but Thornsby is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reginald Thornsby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eric Draven's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Thornsby lunges at Draven with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Draven's hand.
Thornsby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thornsby lands with a thumping leg kick.
Draven takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thornsby looks to land a combination. Draven sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Draven drops his hands momentarily and Thornsby takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oh Draven is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thornsby lands a nice leg kick that just misses Draven's sensitive parts.
Thornsby throws a body punch but Draven moves out of range.
Thornsby slips under a jab.
Draven seems to have got his legs back now.
Thornsby lands a left and a right that send Draven crashing to the mat, dazed. Thornsby thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Eric Draven's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thornsby is defended easily by Draven.
Draven doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thornsby clinches up with Draven and pushes him back against the cage.
Thornsby has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Draven uses from the top position.
Thornsby scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thornsby.
Thornsby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
Thornsby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Draven throws out the jab.
Thornsby attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Draven looks to land a left hand but Thornsby moved out of range nicely.
Thornsby throws a jab but it's blocked by Draven.
Draven looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thornsby chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thornsby scores with a nice right hand.
Thornsby throws a jab when Draven was well out of range.
Draven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thornsby.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thornsby.
You can see the frustration on Draven's face as Thornsby controls the position.
Thornsby decides to stand back up. Thornsby steps back and let's Draven get back to his feet.
Thornsby misses with a combination
and Draven counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornsby stalks Draven and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Draven's face. Draven staggers backwards, shaken.
Thornsby lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Thornsby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thornsby instigates a clinch.
Thornsby tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thornsby is trying to stall.
Thornsby keeps control of Draven as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thornsby keeps control of Draven as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Draven gets underhooks to prevent Thornsby's takedown attempt.
Eric Draven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reginald Thornsby.
Draven lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Draven is trying to break the clinch but Thornsby has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Thornsby.
Thornsby ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Thornsby no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his 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!
Draven tries to stand but Thornsby is controlling from the bottom.
Thornsby pushes Draven off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornsby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Draven gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Draven lands with a cross.
Thornsby looks to score with a jab to the body but Draven is just out of range.
Thornsby scores with a one two! Draven had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Thornsby.
Thornsby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Draven.
Thornsby shoots in but no luck this time.
Thornsby looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Draven is fending him off so far but Thornsby persists. Nope, Draven circles away and we're back to standing.
Draven lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thornsby shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Draven ducks under a wild hook from Thornsby.
Thornsby staying out of range there.
Eric Draven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reginald Thornsby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thornsby fails to land with a series of punches.
Draven scores with a nice head shot.
Draven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thornsby.
Thornsby slips under a jab.
Draven tests Thornsby's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Draven misses.
Draven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thornsby looks for the body kick but Draven saw that one coming.
Draven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thornsby.
Draven scores with a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Thornsby scores with a four punch combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thornsby connects with a good right hand that stumbles Draven. Draven circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thornsby throws out a loose jab but Draven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draven swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thornsby counters with a three punch combo that has Draven backing up. Draven nods at Thornsby to acknowledge the strikes.
Thornsby takes the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reginald Thornsby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thornsby has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reginald Thornsby!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boxing Sparring Dummy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Cordes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boxing Sparring Dummy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jorge Cordes!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cordes ducks under a wild hook from Sparring Dummy.
Sparring Dummy misses with a looping left.
A big right from Sparring Dummy misses.
Cordes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sparring Dummy throws a shot from downtown. Cordes moves away and avoids it.
Cordes tries for a takedown but Sparring Dummy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cordes tries to clinch but Sparring Dummy moves out of range.
Sparring Dummy connects with the punch.
Cordes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cordes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cordes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sparring Dummy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cordes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cordes takes one to the chin there.
Sparring Dummy tries to clinch but Cordes moves away
and Cordes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordes has Sparring Dummy pressed against the cage, preventing Sparring Dummy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sparring Dummy working aggressively here.
Sparring Dummy lands a body shot.
Cordes has Sparring Dummy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sparring Dummy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cordes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sparring Dummy throws a body punch but Cordes moves out of range.
Sparring Dummy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cordes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cordes counters with a single leg into guard. Sparring Dummy didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cordes cracks Sparring Dummy with a solid left hand.
Cordes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sparring Dummy wants to stand and escape but Cordes is having none of it.
Cordes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordes postures up in Sparring Dummy's guard and throws a big left but Sparring Dummy blocks it.
Sparring Dummy wants to stand and escape but Cordes is having none of it.
Cordes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cordes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sparring Dummy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cordes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sparring Dummy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sparring Dummy. Cordes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sparring Dummy misses the shot to the body.
Sparring Dummy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sparring Dummy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordes ducks under a wild hook from Sparring Dummy.
Cordes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sparring Dummy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sparring Dummy misses with a jab to the body
and Cordes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cordes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sparring Dummy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cordes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sparring Dummy's head.
Sparring Dummy wants to get back to his feet but Cordes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cordes throws a big right hand that misses.
Sparring Dummy wants to stand but Cordes is controlling the position.
Cordes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cordes prevents Sparring Dummy from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordes throwing strikes from guard but Sparring Dummy blocks nicely.
Cordes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cordes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cordes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sparring Dummy's head.
Cordes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cordes cracks Sparring Dummy with a solid left hand.
Sparring Dummy is looking to stand up but Cordes isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cordes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cordes with a nice head shot there.
Cordes with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jorge Cordes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cordes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sparring Dummy.
Sparring Dummy misses the shot to the body.
Sparring Dummy wants to clinch but Cordes slips to the side
and Cordes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cordes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cordes prevents Sparring Dummy from standing back up.
Cordes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cordes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cordes working Sparring Dummy over with strikes here.
Cordes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sparring Dummy is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Cordes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sparring Dummy is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cordes scoring with strikes but Sparring Dummy is staying in there.
Cordes is landing with some decent strikes but Sparring Dummy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cordes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sparring Dummy is rocked!
Cordes with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Sparring Dummy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cordes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cordes landing shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparring Dummy squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Sparring Dummy seems to have got his legs back now.
Cordes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sparring Dummy is bucking up trying to escape but Cordes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jorge Cordes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cordes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cordes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sparring Dummy?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparring Dummy really wants to buck Cordes off and get back to his feet.
Cordes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cordes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cordes controlling his opponent.
Cordes landing strikes from the mount and Sparring Dummy is in trouble!
Cordes working the ground and pound effectively.
Cordes lands with some strikes.
Cordes with good strikes from the mount here!
You get the feeling that Sparring Dummy really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Cordes lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparring Dummy taking shots to the head.
Sparring Dummy really wants to buck Cordes off and get back to his feet.
Cordes landing strikes from the mount and Sparring Dummy is in trouble!
Cordes won't let Sparring Dummy get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Cordes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sparring Dummy's face.
Sparring Dummy is in a horrible position here. Cordes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sparring Dummy wants to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Cordes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordes tries to control but Sparring Dummy wriggling away.
Cordes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sparring Dummy is trying to stand up.
Cordes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sparring Dummy?
Cordes is landing with some decent strikes but Sparring Dummy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cordes punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cordes is landing with some decent strikes but Sparring Dummy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cordes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cordes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sparring Dummy's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cordes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sparring Dummy hang on?
Cordes looking to finish Sparring Dummy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sparring Dummy!
Cordes working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Cordes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sparring Dummy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sparring Dummy misses with a body shot
and Cordes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cordes jumps guard and drags Sparring Dummy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sparring Dummy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sparring Dummy wants to control from the top but Cordes keeps moving.
Cordes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cordes has a closed guard, preventing Sparring Dummy from standing up.
Cordes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cordes keeping full guard, as Sparring Dummy tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordes has a closed guard, preventing Sparring Dummy from standing up.
Cordes trying to control the position.
Sparring Dummy looking to pass the guard.
Cordes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sparring Dummy's guard.
Cordes is in close to Sparring Dummy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sparring Dummy wants to get back to his feet but Cordes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cordes works over Sparring Dummy with some ground and pound from guard.
Cordes gets to his feet. Sparring Dummy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparring Dummy looks to land a combination. Cordes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Boxing Sparring Dummy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sparring Dummy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cordes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sparring Dummy.
Sparring Dummy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sparring Dummy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sparring Dummy lunges at Cordes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cordes's hand.
Sparring Dummy throws a hook but Cordes blocks it.
Cordes slips under a jab from Sparring Dummy.
Sparring Dummy thuds his right hand into Cordes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boxing Sparring Dummy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cordes doesn't manage to clinch there - Sparring Dummy circles away.
Sparring Dummy misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sparring Dummy.
Cordes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sparring Dummy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cordes moves forwards but Sparring Dummy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sparring Dummy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cordes.
Sparring Dummy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cordes counters with a single leg into guard. Sparring Dummy didn't expect that.
Cordes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cordes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cordes prevents Sparring Dummy from getting back to his feet.
Sparring Dummy has momentary wrist control but Cordes slips an elbow through the middle.
Cordes landing some decent shots from guard.
Cordes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sparring Dummy's guard.
Jorge Cordes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sparring Dummy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cordes on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparring Dummy is refusing to be controlled, as Cordes sits in half guard.
Cordes is taking a breather. Sparring Dummy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sparring Dummy wants to get back to his feet.
Cordes not doing much here.
Sparring Dummy is refusing to be controlled, as Cordes sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Cordes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cordes 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Cordes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aurelio Alvez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Tiu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurelio Alvez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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225 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aurelio Alvez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, TJ Tiu!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alvez but Alvez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alvez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tiu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tiu.
Tiu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tiu is trying to get an arm triangle but Alvez is defending well.
Alvez tries to escape but Tiu is in control.
Tiu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tiu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Alvez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tiu has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiu tries for a kimura but Alvez is defending well.
Alvez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tiu is not content to let Alvez control the position.
Alvez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tiu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Alvez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tiu sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tiu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Alvez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Alvez's back!
Alvez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tiu on the ground.
Tiu seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Alvez's chin but Alvez turns very nicely into Tiu's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Alvez.
Tiu looks gassed!
Alvez throwing strikes from guard but Tiu blocks nicely.
Alvez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tiu's guard.
Alvez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tiu has his foot on Alvez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alvez works his way back into a safe position though.
Alvez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tiu keeping moving, preventing Alvez from controlling successfully.
Alvez advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiu is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Alvez off and has taken his back!
Tiu is trying to stick to Alvez's back but Alvez is turning into Tiu. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tiu's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Alvez.
Tiu looking for a sweep. Not yet Tiu, not yet.
Tiu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tiu is looking for a triangle but Alvez pushes his legs off easily.
Alvez wanted to stand there but Tiu had control of the position.
Tiu working for a triangle but Alvez defends it easily.
Alvez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiu wants to sweep but no luck.
Tiu has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Alvez doesn't defend quickly enough and Tiu has managed to lock this one up! Can Alvez escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Tiu on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). TJ Tiu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bojan Kwan (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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225 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bojan Kwan!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kwan tries to clinch up.
Miller scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Miller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miller working hard to break the clinch.
Miller gets underhooks to prevent Kwan's takedown attempt.
Miller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kwan or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Miller.
Kwan is looking to break free of the clinch but Miller has double underhooks.
Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller connects with a stiff jab that staggers Kwan - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Miller!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Samsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmond Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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282 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gregor Samsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edmond Dantes!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dantes misses with a two punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Dantes.
Dantes moves out of range of the body kick.
Dantes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dantes lands in his opponent's guard.
Samsa looking for a guillotine here but Dantes defends easily.
Samsa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dantes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dantes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dantes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Samsa keeping moving, preventing Dantes from controlling successfully.
Samsa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Samsa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Samsa throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Dantes escapes and throws Samsa's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Dantes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Samsa, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes working the body and head with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dantes is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Samsa will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Dantes working the ground and pound from side control.
Dantes in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dantes happy to just control the position for now.
Samsa is looking for a sweep.
Dantes landing a few strikes.
Samsa is rocked!
Dantes scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Samsa is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Dantes can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edmond Dantes!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Floyd Pepper was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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160 lbs
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167 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, Mike Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Floyd Pepper!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepper fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pepper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pepper misses with a wild combination.
Pepper slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pepper misses with a straight left.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pepper swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pepper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Pepper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pepper throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Pepper thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Pepper.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pepper as he jumps to the side.
Pepper's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pepper duly obliges.
It looks like Mike Gracie has been cut.
A big left from Pepper misses.
Pepper swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Pepper throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Pepper misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Pepper misses its intended target.
Pepper thows a body shot but no joy.
Pepper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pepper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Pepper keeps moving.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Pepper is retaining full guard.
Gracie trying to control but Pepper is working from the bottom.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie trying to control but Pepper is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepper looking for a triangle here. Gracie is fighting it but it looks tight! Pepper pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Gracie is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Floyd Pepper!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between WB Crisse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Gambler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). WB Crisse could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jonny Gambler's chin.
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18
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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173 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, WB Crisse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonny Gambler!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gambler. Crisse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crisse will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gambler. Crisse does a little dance to reset his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Gambler.
It looks like WB Crisse has been cut.
Crisse fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crisse.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for WB Crisse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crisse fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gambler connects with a body shot.
Crisse blocks the body kick.
Gambler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gambler swinging wildly here.
A lazy left from Gambler finds it's target.
Gambler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gambler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gambler stuffs the takedown attempt from Crisse. Crisse gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambler stalks Crisse and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Crisse's face. Crisse staggers backwards, shaken.
Crisse tries for a takedown but Gambler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gambler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crisse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gambler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gambler misses the shot to the body.
Crisse throws a body punch but Gambler moves out of range.
Crisse misses with a low kick as Gambler jumps back.
Gambler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crisse shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gambler as he avoids it easily.
Gambler slaps away a takedown attempt from Crisse, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Crisse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gambler manages to avoid it.
Gambler throws a series of punches but Crisse moves out of range.
Gambler looks to land a combination but Crisse avoids it well.
Jonny Gambler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gambler looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambler misses with a double jab.
Gambler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gambler slaps away a takedown attempt from Crisse, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gambler fails to land with a series of punches.
Crisse moves out of range of the strikes.
Crisse throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gambler's waist but Gambler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crisse off to one side.
Gambler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crisse.
Gambler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crisse rather than just go for the knockout.
Crisse slips a jab and a cross from Gambler.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crisse lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gambler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gambler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gambler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gambler wants it to stay on the feet.
Gambler slaps away a takedown attempt from Crisse, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gambler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crisse shoots for a takedown but Gambler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gambler lands a jab to the head.
Crisse looks for a takedown but Gambler sprawls well.
Crisse looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crisse shoots for a takedown but Gambler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crisse feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gambler working for a triangle but Crisse defends it easily.
Crisse slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambler is trying to get back to his feet.
Crisse looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Crisse in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Gambler is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). WB Crisse!
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