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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Jack has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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183 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ivan Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Knock Out!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ron Honeybunn and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out has his takedown stuffed
and Jack counters with a three punch combo that has Out backing up. Out nods at Jack to acknowledge the strikes.
Out tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jack moves into the clinch.
Jack works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jack has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jack wants to stand but Out has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Out not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Out is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Out is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Out is trying to keep Jack in close.
Jack trying to control but Out is working from the bottom.
Out looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jack looking to sit in guard and control but Out gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Out stands and throws Jack's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack is looking for a sweep.
Out is looking to take a break and control but Jack is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jack can't do much from the bottom here.
Jack is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Out punching from mount but Jack doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Out trying to control but Jack is having none of it.
Out throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jack because Out loaded up on that one.
Jack tries to reverse the position but Out maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jack is looking to escape.
Out lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jack holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Out tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Out misses with a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Out looking for a guillotine from mount but Jack is having none of it.
Out looking for a guillotine from mount but Jack is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knock Out dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Out swings widly with a right hand
and Jack holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jack taking a breather.
Out jumps guard but Jack turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Out is looking to control Jack's arms but Jack gets an underhook and turns him. Now Out has his back to the cage.
Jack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jack swats away the attempt to clinch by Out.
Jack gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jack closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jack lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack working some strikes from top position.
Out throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Out keeping moving, preventing Jack from controlling successfully.
Jack content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Out looking to control.
Out is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Out looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out is trying to keep Jack in close.
Jack wants to stand but Out is controlling his posture from full guard.
Out is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Out trying to keep a closed guard but Jack is proving a slippery customer.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Knock Out wasn't active enough on the ground.
Out misses with a takedown
and Jack counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Out is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jack postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Out is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jack, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out trying to control but Jack is working from the bottom.
Out is looking to work some ground and pound but Jack has wrist control.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Out wants to control from the top but Jack keeps moving.
Jack has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Out can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Jack dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Out shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jack but Jack pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Out with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jack counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Out drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jack gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ivan Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Knock Out.
Out tries to score a body lock takedown but Jack shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jack content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jack obliges.
Jack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jack takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Jack postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Out is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Knock Out.
Jack shoots in and bounces Out off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out working a defensive guard here.
Jack stands up over Out, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jack stays in close to Out's body and controls the position.
Out escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jack gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Out trying to keep a closed guard but Jack is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack prevents Out from getting back to his feet.
Out not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Knock Out wasn't active enough on the ground.
Out throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jack shoots in but Out avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jack stuffs the takedown attempt from Out. Out gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack clinches up against the cage.
Jack works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Out utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jack postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Out not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Out can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jack controls the pace.
Jack trying to control the position from guard on top but Out is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Jack showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jack has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Jack!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexi Lihakovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bran Szorcowka (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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226 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexi Lihakovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bran Szorcowka!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lihakovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Szorcowka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Szorcowka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Szorcowka moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Szorcowka misses with an uppercut.
Szorcowka feints and then cracks Lihakovich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lihakovich down.
Szorcowka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Szorcowka gets tackled into the cage by Lihakovich. Lihakovich maintains the clinch.
Lihakovich wants to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lihakovich.
Lihakovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lihakovich landing knees to the head.
It looks like Bran Szorcowka has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Szorcowka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lihakovich stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lihakovich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lihakovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Szorcowka controls his hands.
Szorcowka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Szorcowka blocks an elbow strike.
Lihakovich just leaning against Szorcowka, taking a breather.
Lihakovich throws an elbow that misses.
Lihakovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Szorcowka letting Lihakovich take a breather here.
Szorcowka avoids the elbow strike from Lihakovich, against the cage.
Lihakovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lihakovich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lihakovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Szorcowka's brow.
Szorcowka prevents a body shot from Lihakovich.
Szorcowka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lihakovich's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szorcowka has a couple of punches blocked by Lihakovich.
Szorcowka blocks a body shot from Lihakovich.
Lihakovich tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Szorcowka avoiding damage as Lihakovich throws knees to the body.
Lihakovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lihakovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Szorcowka.
Lihakovich looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Szorcowka pushes Lihakovich back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Szorcowka tries a body shot but Lihakovich blocks it.
Szorcowka working aggressively here.
Szorcowka avoids the elbow strike from Lihakovich, against the cage.
Lihakovich misses with a body punch.
Szorcowka is trying to break the clinch but Lihakovich is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Szorcowka.
Lihakovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Szorcowka throws a punch but it's blocked by Lihakovich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szorcowka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Szorcowka has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lihakovich seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Szorcowka can turn it around.
Szorcowka blocks a body shot from Lihakovich.
Lihakovich throws an elbow that misses.
Szorcowka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lihakovich dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lihakovich misses with the head strike.
Lihakovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lihakovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lihakovich can't find room to land a body shot as Szorcowka controls the action.
Lihakovich looking to slow down the pace here.
Lihakovich blocks a body shot from Szorcowka.
Szorcowka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lihakovich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Szorcowka's face.
Lihakovich blocks an uppercut.
Lihakovich with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szorcowka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Szorcowka is trying to push Lihakovich away but Lihakovich has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Szorcowka wants to break free but Lihakovich has control.
Szorcowka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Szorcowka avoids the elbow strike from Lihakovich, against the cage.
Lihakovich tries a knee to the head but Szorcowka blocks it.
Lihakovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Szorcowka controls his hands.
Lihakovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lihakovich misses with a knee strike.
Lihakovich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Szorcowka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Szorcowka scores with a shot to the body.
Szorcowka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lihakovich.
Lihakovich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Szorcowka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Szorcowka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alexi Lihakovich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bran Szorcowka's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Szorcowka throws a head kick but Lihakovich moves out of range.
Lihakovich tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Szorcowka counters with a nice uppercut.
Lihakovich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Szorcowka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Szorcowka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lihakovich checks a leg kick.
Lihakovich is looking to clinch but Szorcowka is avoiding it.
Lihakovich moves forwards but Szorcowka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lihakovich misses with a series of wild punches.
Lihakovich closes the distance but Szorcowka moves to the side
and Szorcowka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Szorcowka throws the kick towards the body but Lihakovich avoids it.
Lihakovich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lihakovich moves to clinch but Szorcowka breaks away
and Szorcowka counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szorcowka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Szorcowka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lihakovich throws the kick towards the body but Szorcowka avoids it.
Szorcowka throws a head kick but Lihakovich moves out of range.
Lihakovich throws a push kick but Szorcowka slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circle momentarily. Szorcowka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Szorcowka throws a sloppy head kick and Lihakovich moves out of range easily.
Lihakovich looks to clinch
and Szorcowka counters with a three punch combo that has Lihakovich backing up. Lihakovich nods at Szorcowka to acknowledge the strikes.
A slow jab from Szorcowka misses its intended target.
Szorcowka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lihakovich will feel that in the morning.
Szorcowka throws a hook to the side of Lihakovich's head but Lihakovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lihakovich goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lihakovich wants to clinch up but Szorcowka keeps it at a distance.
Lihakovich tries a head kick but it misses.
Lihakovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Szorcowka looks to land a combination. Lihakovich sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lihakovich tries to clinch there but Szorcowka circles away.
Bran Szorcowka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lihakovich avoids the head kick by Szorcowka.
Lihakovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Szorcowka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Szorcowka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lihakovich tries to clinch but Szorcowka moves out of range.
Szorcowka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lihakovich tries to clinch but Szorcowka is having none of it.
Lihakovich tries to clinch but Szorcowka is having none of it.
Szorcowka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Szorcowka counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lihakovich has closed the distance and engaged Szorcowka in a clinch.
Szorcowka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lihakovich connects with a knee to the head.
Lihakovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Szorcowka's elbow.
Szorcowka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lihakovich.
Szorcowka blocking some punches.
Szorcowka misses with some punches.
Szorcowka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Szorcowka prevents a body shot from Lihakovich.
A right hand to the body from Lihakovich.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Szorcowka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lihakovich manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lihakovich misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lihakovich fails to land.
Lihakovich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Szorcowka backwards.
Lihakovich tries a body shot but Szorcowka blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lihakovich throws an elbow but misses.
Szorcowka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lihakovich misses with a knee strike.
Szorcowka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lihakovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Szorcowka's elbow.
Szorcowka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lihakovich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Szorcowka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lihakovich throws a series of punches but Szorcowka avoids them all with ease.
Szorcowka blocks a head kick by Lihakovich.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alexi Lihakovich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bran Szorcowka's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lihakovich walks forward, straight into a front kick from Szorcowka.
Lihakovich wants to clinch but Szorcowka slips to the side
and Szorcowka counters with a leg kick.
Lihakovich looks to clinch
and Szorcowka counters with a nice uppercut.
Lihakovich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Szorcowka.
Szorcowka slips a jab and a cross from Lihakovich.
Szorcowka lands with a nice body kick.
Lihakovich has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lihakovich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Szorcowka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lihakovich is looking to clinch.
Szorcowka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lihakovich.
Szorcowka misses with a head kick.
Szorcowka lands a slapping body shot.
Szorcowka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lihakovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lihakovich is looking to clinch.
Szorcowka misses with a lunging right hand
and Lihakovich counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch on the inside from Lihakovich fails to land.
Szorcowka misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Szorcowka.
Lihakovich misses with a body punch.
Szorcowka avoids the elbow strike from Lihakovich, against the cage.
Lihakovich is leaning against Szorcowka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lihakovich takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lihakovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lihakovich misses with a knee strike.
Lihakovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lihakovich misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Lihakovich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lihakovich gets through Szorcowka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lihakovich throws a head punch that misses.
Lihakovich blocks a body shot from Szorcowka.
Lihakovich tries a knee to the head but Szorcowka blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Szorcowka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lihakovich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lihakovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Szorcowka lands a shot to the body.
Alexi Lihakovich has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lihakovich is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lihakovich blocks an uppercut.
Szorcowka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lihakovich is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szorcowka throws a punch but it's blocked by Lihakovich.
Szorcowka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lihakovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Szorcowka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lihakovich moves into the clinch.
Lihakovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Szorcowka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Szorcowka.
Alexi Lihakovich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Szorcowka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lihakovich is pushing Szorcowka up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Szorcowka struggles to land a body shot inside as Lihakovich controls his hands.
Bran Szorcowka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lihakovich lands a hook that snaps the head of Szorcowka backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lihakovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Szorcowka misses with the head strike.
Szorcowka breaks the clinch.
Szorcowka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Szorcowka looks to land a right hand but Lihakovich moved out of range.
Lihakovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Szorcowka.
Lihakovich is looking to clinch but Szorcowka is avoiding it.
Lihakovich darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Szorcowka wants to slow Lihakovich down by chopping away at his legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lihakovich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Szorcowka.
Lihakovich moves in looking to clinch but Szorcowka pushes him off.
Lihakovich tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bran Szorcowka.
I think Lihakovich has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alexi Lihakovich!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gennakin Golovdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Golovdy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by A New Beginning by Audiomachine. Gennakin Golovdy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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World class 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gennakin Golovdy!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovdy throws a hook but Filipovic avoids it easily.
Golovdy throws an off balance right hand
and Filipovic counters with a left and a right that stings Golovdy.
Golovdy misses with a lunging right hand
and Filipovic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Golovdy throws a poor cross that misses
and Filipovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Golovdy's knee momentarily.
Golovdy throws a lazy uppercut
and Golovdy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Filipovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golovdy throws a lazy uppercut
and Filipovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Golovdy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Filipovic throws a series of punches but Golovdy avoids them all with ease.
Filipovic walks into a stiff left hand from Golovdy.
It looks like Mirko Filipovic has been cut.
Golovdy throws a series of strikes that have Filipovic backpedaling.
Filipovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Golovdy works Filipovic's body with a nice hook.
Golovdy lands the left hand.
Golovdy misses with a hook. Filipovic ducked under it nicely.
Golovdy looks to land a left hand but Filipovic moved out of range nicely.
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Golovdy throws the left hand but Filipovic avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovdy misses with an uppercut.
Filipovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Filipovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Golovdy looks to score with a jab to the body but Filipovic is just out of range.
Golovdy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Filipovic counters with a big head kick but Golovdy shrugs it off.
Golovdy cracks Filipovic with a good jab.
Filipovic moves out of range as Golovdy strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Golovdy misses the target.
Golovdy cracks Filipovic with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golovdy lands with a hook. Filipovic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jab from Golovdy.
Golovdy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Filipovic counters with a body kick that stops Golovdy in his tracks momentarily.
Golovdy misses with a straight left.
Golovdy misses with an uppercut
and Filipovic counters with a solid body kick.
Filipovic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gennakin Golovdy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Golovdy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Golovdy misses with a right hand
and Filipovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Golovdy has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Golovdy with a hook.
Golovdy misses with a looping left.
Golovdy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Golovdy wants it to stay on the feet.
Golovdy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Filipovic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Golovdy misses with an uppercut
and Filipovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Golovdy works over Filipovic's head and body with a nice combination.
Gennakin Golovdy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Golovdy tests Filipovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice cross by Golovdy.
Filipovic works the jab nicely.
Golovdy gets caught flat footed, as Filipovic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Golovdy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic advances position into side control!
Filipovic tries to advance to mount but Golovdy denies him.
Filipovic controlling the position from side mount.
Filipovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Golovdy keeps working.
The strikes coming from Filipovic are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Filipovic has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Golovdy!
Filipovic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Filipovic trying to control but Golovdy is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Filipovic wants to control the pace but Golovdy is squirming around nicely.
Filipovic unloads with some shots from mount but Golovdy bucks and avoids them well.
Golovdy wants to control but Filipovic is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Filipovic controlling the position easily from mount.
Golovdy can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gennakin Golovdy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mirko Filipovic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Golovdy throws a good cross that connects.
Mirko Filipovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Filipovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Golovdy.
Filipovic moves away from the strike by Golovdy.
Filipovic misses with a double jab.
Filipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filipovic dodges the punch combination from Golovdy.
Filipovic is looking to slow Golovdy down with leg kicks.
Golovdy misses with a looping right.
Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Golovdy.
Golovdy throws a poor cross that misses
and Filipovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Golovdy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Filipovic.
Golovdy misses with a looping left.
Filipovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Filipovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Golovdy throws an off balance right hand
and Filipovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gennakin Golovdy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Golovdy.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Golovdy moves out of range easily.
Golovdy misses with a looping right.
Filipovic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Golovdy throws a poor cross that misses
and Filipovic counters with a left and a right that stings Golovdy.
Golovdy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Golovdy misses with a looping right.
Filipovic throws a shot from downtown. Golovdy moves away and avoids it.
Filipovic drops Golovdy with a beautiful combination! Golovdy stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Filipovic is looking for the KO!
Golovdy is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filipovic wobbles Golovdy with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Filipovic dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Golovdy to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mirko Filipovic!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Janno Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gibbs kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Apocalypse Please. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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33
200 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
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25
200 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Great elbows
Powerful |
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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
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janno Gibbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Stark!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Francis DeMontford and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark throws a chopping leg kick but Gibbs manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stark tries to clinch up but Gibbs circles away and keeps his distance.
Stark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stark with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gibbs swats away the attempt to clinch by Stark.
Gibbs swats away the attempt to clinch by Stark.
Stark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stark wants to clinch but Gibbs slips to the side
and Gibbs counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Gibbs misses.
Stark on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stark throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gibbs's head.
Brandon Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibbs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stark circles away quickly and effectively.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Gibbs.
Stark motions for Gibbs to come forward. Stark throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stark takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stark has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stark looks to clinch
and Gibbs counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stark is looking to clinch but Gibbs is avoiding it.
Stark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gibbs throws out the jab.
Stark tries to clinch up.
A cross from Gibbs lands.
Stark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stark is looking to clinch.
Stark tries to clinch up but Gibbs circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stark tries to clinch up
and Gibbs counters with a three punch combo that has Stark backing up. Stark nods at Gibbs to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibbs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stark.
Stark tries to clinch but Gibbs moves away
and Gibbs counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Stark!
Gibbs landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gibbs stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Gibbs lands with a right hand.
Stark is rocked!
It looks like Brandon Stark has been cut.
Stark tries to clinch there but Gibbs circles away.
Stark avoids the body shot from Gibbs.
Stark gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gibbs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stark clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs breaks the clinch.
Stark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gibbs.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stark is looking to clinch but Gibbs is avoiding it.
Stark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stark tries to clinch there but Gibbs circles away.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Gibbs throws a body punch but Stark moves out of range.
Gibbs keeps the fight on the outside.
Gibbs just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stark, right into the meat.
Stark finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stark has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stark there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs misses with an uppercut. Stark saw that one coming.
Stark is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark forces Gibbs back against the cage and clinches.
Gibbs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gibbs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gibbs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stark is looking to clinch but Gibbs is avoiding it.
Stark has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stark is still on wobbly legs! Can Gibbs finish him?
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gibbs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stark seems to have recovered his senses.
Stark tries to clinch up.
Gibbs lands with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gibbs.
Stark swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gibbs throws a good cross that connects.
Stark wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janno Gibbs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Stark's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stark tries to clinch but Gibbs moves out of range.
Gibbs throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gibbs checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gibbs scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Gibbs.
Gibbs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gibbs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looks like Gibbs has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Stark throws a leg kick that misses.
Gibbs circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gibbs counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark wants to clinch
letting Gibbs counter with a right hand.
Stark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gibbs.
Stark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stark lands a leg kick that knocks Gibbs off balance momentarily.
Gibbs connects with a right hand. Stark shakes it off.
Gibbs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Janno Gibbs is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick from Stark misses.
Stark throws a leg kick but Gibbs sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stark throws a lazy head kick
and Gibbs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Gibbs connects with a body shot that sends Stark's belly button to the back.
Gibbs keeps the fight on the outside.
Some bone on bone action there as Gibbs checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gibbs scores with a jab. Stark acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark moves out of range as Gibbs strikes.
Stark wants to clinch but Gibbs slips to the side
and Gibbs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gibbs lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Stark - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Gibbs!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Janno Gibbs!
A very excited looking Janno Gibbs made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aiko Flaviano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Riordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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28
208 lbs
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30
223 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aiko Flaviano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Riordan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riordan misses with a double jab.
Flaviano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riordan.
Riordan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Riordan misses with a double jab.
Riordan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riordan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Riordan swinging wildly here.
Flaviano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Flaviano - that will leave a mark!
Riordan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Flaviano sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Riordan somewhat.
Riordan misses with a combination
and Flaviano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Flaviano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flaviano was well out of range. Poor timing from Riordan.
Flaviano tries a head kick but it misses.
Flaviano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riordan throws a right hand that misses
and Flaviano counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Riordan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Flaviano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flaviano lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Flaviano.
Riordan shoots for a double leg takedown but Flaviano sprawls well. He's pushed Riordan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Flaviano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flaviano cracks a nice hook into Riordan's ribs.
Riordan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Flaviano lands a front kick.
Riordan throws a nice looking combination but Flaviano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riordan looks winded!
Sloppy strikes from Riordan. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Flaviano.
Riordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flaviano was well out of range. Poor timing from Riordan.
Riordan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aiko Flaviano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flaviano lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've been told by Flaviano's head coaches at Sydney Elite Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
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!
Flaviano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Flaviano.
Flaviano throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Riordan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aiko Flaviano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Riordan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flaviano works over Riordan's head and body with a nice combination.
A big right from Riordan misses.
Riordan looks to land a left hand but Flaviano moved out of range nicely.
Riordan is trying desperately to land a takedown but Flaviano is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Riordan.
Flaviano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Riordan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flaviano connects with a single shot there.
Flaviano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Flaviano throws a front kick that sends Riordan stumbling back into the cage.
A left and a right from Flaviano both land. Nice combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Riordan scores with a four punch combination!
Flaviano throws a head kick that half lands.
Flaviano throws a sloppy head kick and Riordan moves out of range easily.
Nice jab there from Riordan.
A combination from Flaviano does no damage.
Flaviano throws a combination. Riordan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Riordan throws a hook but Flaviano blocks it.
Flaviano drops Riordan with a beautiful combination! Riordan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Flaviano is looking for the KO!
Riordan is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riordan throws a body punch but Flaviano moves out of range.
Riordan is still on wobbly legs! Can Flaviano finish him?
Riordan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Flaviano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Riordan seems to have recovered his senses.
Flaviano is working the combinations to good effect here.
Flaviano defending well as Riordan loads up on a big left hand.
Riordan tries to bum rush Flaviano with a series of wild strikes but Flaviano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flaviano looks to land a combination. Riordan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A telegraphed right hand from Riordan misses the target.
Flaviano swinging wildly here.
Flaviano is looking to wear down Riordan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Riordan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Flaviano did well to prevent Riordan getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Riordan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Riordan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Flaviano knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Riordan on the ground.
Flaviano looks like he's trying to stand up.
Riordan throwing shots but Flaviano is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riordan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Flaviano's head.
Flaviano pushes Riordan off looking to stand but Riordan dives back in and keeps control.
Riordan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Flaviano defending well though.
Riordan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Riordan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Riordan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Riordan working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riordan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Riordan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aiko Flaviano 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.
Riordan misses with a takedown attempt - Flaviano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Flaviano throws a series of punches but Riordan moves out of range.
Flaviano throws the kick towards the body but Riordan avoids it.
Flaviano scores with a leg kick.
Flaviano avoids the body shot from Riordan.
Flaviano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Riordan thows a body shot but no joy.
Flaviano connects with a high kick.
Riordan throws a jab when Flaviano was well out of range.
Riordan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Flaviano gets caught flat footed, as Riordan shoots in with a quick takedown into 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!
Flaviano wants to stand but Riordan is controlling the position.
Riordan lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riordan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riordan is looking to work some ground and pound but Flaviano has wrist control.
Riordan postures up in Flaviano's guard and throws a big left but Flaviano blocks it.
Flaviano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Riordan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riordan throws an elbow that misses. Flaviano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Riordan's guard. Nice move by Flaviano!
Flaviano wants to stand and escape but instead Riordan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Flaviano wants to get back to his feet but Riordan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riordan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riordan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flaviano is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Riordan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Flaviano's head.
Riordan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riordan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Riordan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flaviano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riordan landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riordan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tommy Riordan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Riordan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flaviano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riordan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Riordan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Riordan postures up in Flaviano's guard and throws a big left but Flaviano blocks it.
Riordan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Riordan is in close to Flaviano's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Riordan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riordan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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!
Riordan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Riordan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riordan is in close to Flaviano's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Riordan throwing strikes from guard but Flaviano blocks nicely.
Flaviano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riordan advances to half guard.
Flaviano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Riordan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Riordan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Riordan shoots in looking for a takedown. Flaviano tries to sprawl out of it but Riordan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Flaviano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Flaviano's corner calls for a 1-2. Flaviano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Riordan connects with the punch.
Riordan swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slow jab from Riordan misses its intended target.
Riordan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Flaviano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riordan counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Flaviano. No joy for Riordan on that attempt.
Aiko Flaviano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Riordan.
Some wild striking there from Flaviano.
Riordan swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Riordan looks for a takedown but Flaviano sprawls well.
Nice body punch from Flaviano.
Riordan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riordan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Flaviano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Flaviano.
Flaviano throws a head kick that Riordan semi-blocks.
Riordan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Flaviano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Flaviano pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Riordan back to the cage. Flaviano follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Flaviano throws a head kick that misses.
Riordan throws a combination that misses
and Flaviano counters with a head kick.
Flaviano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Flaviano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Flaviano's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Flaviano duly obliges.
Flaviano lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riordan swinging wildly here.
A head kick from Flaviano lands but Riordan takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from Riordan misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riordan misses with a double jab
and Flaviano counters with a two punch combo.
Flaviano lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Riordan backs up against the cage.
Aiko Flaviano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riordan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flaviano leaves Riordan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Flaviano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Flaviano jabs at Riordan's body.
Riordan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flaviano.
Riordan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Flaviano throws a one two combo.
Flaviano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flaviano throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Flaviano lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flaviano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flaviano throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Flaviano throws a head kick that Riordan semi-blocks.
Flaviano lands a right hook to the body.
Flaviano throws a nice looking combination but Riordan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riordan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Flaviano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Flaviano scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Riordan shoots in looking for a takedown. Flaviano tries to sprawl out of it but Riordan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Flaviano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Flaviano lands with a kick to the temple. Riordan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Riordan throws a right hand that Flaviano ducks under and follows up with a left that Flaviano also avoids with ease.
Flaviano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Riordan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riordan throws a right hand that Flaviano ducks under and follows up with a left that Flaviano also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flaviano cracks Riordan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Horrible takedown by Riordan or perhaps it was just good defense by Flaviano which made him look bad.
Flaviano's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Flaviano duly obliges.
Flaviano cracks Riordan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Aiko Flaviano is winning the standup battle so far.
Flaviano lands a head kick. Riordan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Flaviano connects with a high kick.
Riordan shoots in but no luck this time.
Flaviano stuns Riordan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Flaviano. Beautiful body shot.
Riordan throws a shot from downtown. Flaviano moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riordan throws a hook but Flaviano avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Flaviano.
Flaviano throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Riordan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aiko Flaviano showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Flaviano has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiko Flaviano!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ardian Shiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Batts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shiba comes to the cage accompanied by Theme tune Mohammed rapes children. Batts has chosen Pro-pain - Make war (not love) as his entrance music. Billy Batts has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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28
198 lbs
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203 lbs
31 - 18 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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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
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Ardian Shiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Batts!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ron Honeybunn and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Batts there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Batts connects with a looping right hand.
Batts throws a jab but it's blocked by Shiba.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Batts.
Batts tried to score with a low kick but Shiba checks it.
A head kick misses from Batts.
Shiba shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Batts defends it nicely.
Shiba looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shiba is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Batts.
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!
Batts lands a really nice looking cross but Shiba seems unphased.
Batts listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Batts walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shiba checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiba fails with the takedown.
Batts fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Batts pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shiba back to the cage. Batts follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Billy Batts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shiba slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Batts.
Batts cracks the inside of Shiba's front leg.
Batts has closed the distance and engaged Shiba in a clinch.
Batts connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Batts stalls.
Batts is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shiba is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiba trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batts lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Batts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Batts scores with a knee to the head.
Shiba tries to land knees in the clinch but Batts avoids the damage to the body.
Batts gets through Shiba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Batts is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shiba is defending well for now.
Batts looking to throw knees to the head but Shiba is blocking nicely.
Batts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shiba avoids it.
Shiba has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Batts clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
You can see the frustration on Batts's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Shiba throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Batts is really stuck here.
Shiba has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiba is trying to stick to Batts's back but Batts is turning into Shiba. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Shiba's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Batts.
Batts wants to stand but Shiba is controlling his posture from full guard.
Batts sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shiba controls Batts momentarily but Batts frees himself.
Batts trying to control the position from guard on top but Shiba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Batts slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Billy Batts has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Shiba tries to keep at a distance but Batts has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shiba manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Shiba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shiba has Batts pulled in close to control his posture.
Batts trying to stand up but can't free himself from Shiba's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Batts preventing the sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batts's corner is telling him to maintain position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Billy Batts hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A nice leg kick lands there from Batts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batts tries to score with a low kick but Shiba moves his leg out of the way.
Batts wants to slow Shiba down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Batts dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Batts throws a right hand that Shiba ducks under and follows up with a left that Shiba also avoids with ease.
Batts throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shiba.
Billy Batts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shiba looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Batts throws a hook to the side of Shiba's head but Shiba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Batts tries to score with a low kick but Shiba moves his leg out of the way.
Shiba on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Batts tries to clinch up
and Shiba moves into the clinch.
A short right from Batts.
A short uppercut from Batts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shiba tries to work over Batts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Batts gets through Shiba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Batts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Batts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shiba drops down looking for an ankle pick but Batts pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shiba fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ardian Shiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Batts scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shiba doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice defenses there by Shiba.
Batts moves into range and connects with a jab.
Batts jabs Shiba right on the nose. Shiba blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batts connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shiba. Shiba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Batts throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shiba tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shiba shoots in looking for a takedown. Batts tries to sprawl out of it but Shiba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Batts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Batts lands a big head kick that sends Shiba tumbling to the mat! Batts takes a step backwards and waves Shiba back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Shiba is rocked!
Batts scoring well with a low kick there.
Batts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shiba. That did some damage!
Batts lands a nice hook to Shiba's body. Shiba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Batts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shiba checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Batts misses the shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Batts.
Batts swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shiba.
A jab lands there for Batts.
Billy Batts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Batts throws a big shot that misses.
Batts throws a leg kick but Shiba moved away.
Batts fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shiba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Batts throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shiba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shiba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Batts doesn't manage to clinch there - Shiba circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Batts throws a jab but it's blocked by Shiba.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shiba darts in looking for a takedown but Batts gets double underhooks and turns Shiba into the cage.
Batts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shiba goes for a takedown attempt but Batts pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Batts comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Batts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shiba was well out of range. Poor timing from Batts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batts takes a swing at Shiba's ribcage but misses.
Batts 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.
Billy Batts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Batts is looking to chop away at Shiba's legs.
Batts throws out a powerful jab.
Batts finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Batts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Batts tries to clinch but Shiba moves out of range.
Batts throws a jab when Shiba was well out of range.
Batts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shiba circles away quickly and effectively.
Batts connects with a solid leg kick.
Batts throws a hook but Shiba blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shiba shoots in for a takedown but Batts shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Batts scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiba slips under a jab.
Batts misses with a straight right.
Batts scores with a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Batts as he connects with a hook.
Batts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shiba.
Batts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A punch combination from Batts misses.
Batts misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Batts. Shiba does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Batts. That's going to slow Shiba down.
A jab from Batts misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Batts tries to bum rush Shiba with a series of wild strikes but Shiba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Batts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Donk. Batts catches Shiba right on the button with a cross.
Batts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Batts throws a hook to the side of Shiba's head but Shiba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batts throws a half hearted mid kick.
Batts turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shiba tries to score a power double leg takedown but Batts sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shiba somewhat.
Batts misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts misses with a low kick.
Shiba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Batts misses with a leg kick
and Shiba counters with a stiff right hand.
Batts lands a nice shot to the body.
Batts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Batts throws a low kick but Shiba avoids it.
Batts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shiba was well out of range. Poor timing from Batts.
Billy Batts is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shiba sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Batts 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batts lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shiba takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Batts fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good work by Shiba as he checks the leg kick.
Shiba moves out of range of the leg kick from Batts.
Shiba shoots for a double leg takedown but Batts sprawls well. He's pushed Shiba's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ardian Shiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Batts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shiba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shiba checks the leg kick.
Batts throws a hook but Shiba blocks it.
Ardian Shiba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shiba is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Batts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Batts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Batts 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Batts!
In his post fight interview, Billy Batts gave a big smile as he said 'Eh, Eh - Thanks for the support. I'm gettin too old for this shit. Batter up.'.
The defeated Ardian Shiba had this to say: 'It's at times like this, one must reach deeply into his soul,challenge his heart, feel new courage, endure the fuck pain and say 'FUCK ISLAM AND MOHAMMED WAS A PEDOPHILE''.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Muraki Tunamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jobert Sucaldito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jobert Sucaldito has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Muraki Tunamoto's chin.
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30
194 lbs
17 - 16 - 0 |
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25
190 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Muraki Tunamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jobert Sucaldito!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sucaldito uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tunamoto has time to react.
Sucaldito throws a hook to the side of Tunamoto's head but Tunamoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sucaldito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tunamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Sucaldito.
Tunamoto misses with a hook. Sucaldito ducked under it nicely.
Sucaldito throws the left hand but Tunamoto avoids the punch easily.
Tunamoto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tunamoto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sucaldito misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Tunamoto. Those never looked like landing.
Sucaldito lunges at Tunamoto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tunamoto's hand.
Sucaldito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sucaldito throws a lazy uppercut
and Tunamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sucaldito listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tunamoto throws a jab but it's blocked by Sucaldito.
A jab from Sucaldito misses.
Sucaldito misses with a hook.
Sucaldito misses with a left hand
and Sucaldito takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sucaldito throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tunamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Sucaldito. Those never looked like landing.
Tunamoto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BEVA Fight Home in the buildup to the fight.
Tunamoto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sucaldito's sensitive parts.
Sucaldito throws a combination that misses
and Tunamoto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tunamoto throws out a powerful jab.
Sucaldito misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sucaldito throws a poor cross that misses
and Tunamoto scores with a counter punch that sends Sucaldito to the canvas! Tunamoto smells blood - he's punishing Sucaldito with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Sucaldito has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muraki Tunamoto!
Muraki Tunamoto made sure to mention his sponsor, Sydney BEAST Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lannister has chosen Freefallin by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers as his entrance music. Tyrion Lannister will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown 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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jesus Gaarlandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gaarlandt sprawls well initially but Lannister persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lannister prevents Gaarlandt from improving his position.
Gaarlandt actively working from the bottom here.
Gaarlandt tries to get to full guard but Lannister has control of the leg.
Lannister is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaarlandt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lannister pulls his head out easily.
Gaarlandt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lannister advances to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gaarlandt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lannister has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Gaarlandt to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Lannister is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Gaarlandt pulls down on the head and he's put Lannister to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jesus Gaarlandt!
Jesus Gaarlandt really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KO Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Tyrion Lannister had this to say: 'Fuck this shit why do midgets get all the bad luck.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Seven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Sparks (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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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Seven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darren Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Sparks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seven shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sparks counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sparks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seven misses with a takedown attempt
and Sparks makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sparks is looking to clinch.
Patrick Seven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparks lands a head shot.
Sparks throws a head kick that misses.
Sparks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seven.
Seven gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sparks counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Seven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seven has his takedown stuffed
and Sparks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seven with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sparks counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seven moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Seven has his takedown stuffed
and Sparks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sparks checks a leg kick nicely.
Sparks has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Darren Sparks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Sparks coming out on top.
Sparks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seven.
Sparks swinging wildly here.
Sparks moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sparks works the jab nicely.
Seven with a poor takedown
and Sparks counters with a nice body shot.
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!
Sparks misses with a head kick.
Seven needs to keep his hands up - Sparks had a free shot at his head there.
Sparks is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Seven had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Seven misses with a takedown
and Sparks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seven fails with the takedown
and Sparks counters with a right hand to the body.
Sparks lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks lands a big head kick that sends Seven tumbling to the mat! Sparks takes a step backwards and waves Seven back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Seven is rocked!
Sparks throws an overhand right that drops Seven like a sack of potatoes! Sparks dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Sparks!
A victorious Darren Sparks 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sailo Damtea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anatoliy Lapikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damtea comes to the cage accompanied by Ne Compare Pas (GSP Entrance Song). Lapikov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AC/DC - Hells Bells . Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Anatoliy Lapikov enters the cage!
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sailo Damtea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anatoliy Lapikov!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damtea has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Damtea there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lapikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lapikov avoids the head kick by Damtea.
Damtea throws a head kick but Lapikov moves out of range.
Lapikov avoids the head kick by Damtea.
Damtea throws a head kick that misses.
Damtea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Damtea tries a head kick but it misses.
Damtea throws a head kick that misses.
Lapikov shoots in looking for a takedown. Damtea tries to sprawl out of it but Lapikov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Damtea manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lapikov blocks a head kick by Damtea.
Damtea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lapikov throws a sloppy head kick and Damtea moves out of range easily.
Damtea connects with a high kick.
It looks like Anatoliy Lapikov has been cut.
Sailo Damtea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Lapikov.
Lapikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lapikov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lapikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Damtea.
Lapikov's corner calls for a 1-2. Lapikov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Damtea throws a sloppy head kick and Lapikov moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damtea tries to clinch but Lapikov is having none of it.
Lapikov throws a head kick that misses.
Lapikov blocks a head kick by Damtea.
Lapikov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lapikov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Damtea's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Damtea escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lapikov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lapikov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lapikov working some strikes from top position.
Lapikov is looking to work some ground and pound but Damtea has wrist control.
Damtea working a defensive guard here.
Lapikov cracks Damtea with a solid left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lapikov tries to free his leg and advance position but Damtea is retaining full guard.
Damtea wants to stand but Lapikov is controlling the position.
Lapikov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lapikov lands a couple of digs.
Lapikov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Damtea's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapikov working some strikes from top position.
Damtea seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lapikov with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lapikov distracts Damtea with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Damtea is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lapikov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lapikov lands a couple of digs.
Lapikov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lapikov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Damtea wants to sweep but no luck.
Lapikov chips away with some ground and pound.
Damtea working a defensive guard here.
Lapikov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lapikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Damtea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damtea wants to stand up but Lapikov is controlling him.
Lapikov wants to control from the top but Damtea keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapikov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lapikov works over Damtea with some ground and pound from guard.
Damtea is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lapikov preventing the sweep.
Lapikov wants to control from the top but Damtea keeps moving.
Damtea looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Damtea wants to get back to his feet but Lapikov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Damtea has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lapikov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lapikov is working Damtea over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lapikov connects with a couple of short punches.
Lapikov stays in close to Damtea's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapikov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lapikov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lapikov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lapikov working some strikes from top position.
Lapikov won't allow Damtea to sweep him here.
Lapikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Damtea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lapikov working some strikes from top position.
Lapikov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Damtea has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lapikov has managed to get both his arms back between Damtea's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lapikov wants to control from the top but Damtea keeps moving.
Damtea tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lapikov is working Damtea over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anatoliy Lapikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anatoliy Lapikov's cut.
That's time! Damtea's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lapikov blocks a head kick by Damtea.
Lapikov slips a straight right by Damtea.
Lapikov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Damtea is looking to clinch.
Lapikov swats away the attempt to clinch by Damtea.
Damtea stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Damtea wants it to stay on the feet.
Lapikov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damtea looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damtea fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lapikov connects with a solid leg kick.
Damtea scores with a nice right hand.
Lapikov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lapikov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lapikov wants to control but Damtea is keeping him busy.
Damtea tries to buck Lapikov off but Lapikov is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapikov lands a nice forearm strike.
Lapikov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Damtea is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Damtea wants to control but Lapikov postures up.
Damtea takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lapikov landing strikes.
Damtea is trying to control Lapikov's posture but Lapikov avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damtea is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lapikov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Damtea keeps working.
Damtea takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Damtea is rocked!
A big shot lands for Lapikov! That's hurt Damtea! Will he recover? Lapikov fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anatoliy Lapikov!
Anatoliy Lapikov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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