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Triumph 19 [ Mega Throwdown 2] PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Rudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rudd comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Marley - Get Up Stand Up. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Rudd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudd throws a looping overhand right but Zaire ducks down to avoid it.
Rudd thuds his right hand into Zaire's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zaire gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rudd drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Zaire dives on top into guard.
Zaire throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rudd works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rudd might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zaire tries to free his leg and advance position but Rudd is retaining full guard.
Rudd escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zaire gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zaire wants to pass the guard but Rudd is keeping the position.
Zaire is pushing down on Rudd's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rudd is fighting to maintain full guard but Zaire has managed to sneak the leg through.
Zaire is pressing down on Rudd's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rudd is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudd has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zaire is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaire is looking for a kimura but Rudd is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zaire to get the leverage.
Rudd trying to hold on to Zaire's head to control him but Zaire postures up.
Rudd wants to get back to his feet.
Rudd trying to control here.
Zaire wants to free his trapped foot but Rudd is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zaire stuffs the takedown attempt from Rudd. Rudd gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Zaire thuds his right hand into Rudd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zaire punishes Rudd's body with a nice straight punch.
Rudd throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zaire's waist but Zaire gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rudd off to one side.
Zaire throws a right hand that Rudd ducks under and follows up with a left that Rudd also avoids with ease.
Zaire throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rudd.
Zaire lands with a good body shot.
Rudd tries to bum rush Zaire with a series of wild strikes but Zaire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rudd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rudd scores a takedown into full mount!
Zaire working to try and regain half guard.
Rudd goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Zaire turns into him and now he's in Rudd's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rudd is keeping the position for now.
Zaire advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rudd trying to control but Zaire postures up.
Zaire has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rudd is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zaire lands a big elbow.
Zaire swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Rudd is now in Zaire's guard. A big mistake from Zaire there, giving up the dominant position!
Rudd is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Zaire is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Zaire has escaped and now he's on top!
Zaire wants to pass the guard but Rudd is keeping the position.
Zaire stands and throws Rudd's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Zaire wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rudd, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rudd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zaire circles away quickly and effectively.
Zaire looks to land a left hand but Rudd moved out of range nicely.
Rudd misses with the combination.
Chris Rudd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rudd throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Zaire was covering up waiting for the punch and Rudd finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rudd wants to stand but Zaire has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Zaire bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rudd's guard.
Rudd manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Rudd scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rudd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Rudd with that takedown attempt.
Rudd fails to land with a series of punches.
Zaire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rudd.
Zaire lands a nice hook to Rudd's body. Rudd takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zaire connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rudd momentarily.
Rudd shoots in and drives through. Zaire sprawls well.
Rudd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zaire.
Zaire swings for the body but Rudd moves out of range.
Rudd fails to land with a series of punches.
Zaire listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zaire connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zaire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zaire showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rudd.
Rudd throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rudd misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudd closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rudd lands in his opponent's guard.
Zaire is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rudd trying to control the position from guard on top but Zaire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rudd stands and throws Zaire's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rudd throwing strikes but Zaire manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Zaire landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire working the head with strikes.
Zaire tries to advance to mount but Rudd denies him.
Zaire passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rudd!
Rudd is working to get back to half guard.
Zaire goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rudd turns into him and now he's in Zaire's guard.
Zaire looking for a sweep. Not yet Zaire, not yet.
Zaire is breathing heavily.
Rudd would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudd drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Zaire manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rudd has Zaire in his guard.
Zaire forces his way into half guard.
Zaire looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rudd tries to get to full guard but Zaire has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Abdullah Zaire will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Rudd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zaire circles away quickly and effectively.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zaire in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Zaire looks to land a left hand but Rudd moved out of range nicely.
Rudd throws a right hand that Zaire ducks under and follows up with a left that Zaire also avoids with ease.
Zaire looks to land a right hand but Rudd moved out of range.
Zaire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rudd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zaire is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rudd closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rudd wants to free his trapped foot but Zaire is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zaire trying to hold on to Rudd's head to control him but Rudd postures up.
Rudd has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Zaire works to full guard.
Rudd decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Zaire, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zaire.
Rudd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zaire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horrible takedown by Rudd or perhaps it was just good defense by Zaire which made him look bad.
Rudd wants to clinch.
Zaire digs a good hook to Rudd's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zaire avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zaire misses with a combination
and Rudd counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Zaire keeping full guard, as Rudd tries to pass.
Rudd throws a big right hand that misses.
Zaire keeping full guard, as Rudd tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudd trying to control but Zaire is working from the bottom.
Rudd looking to sit in guard and control but Zaire gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zaire passes Rudd's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Zaire passes the guard and advances to mount!
Zaire throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rudd working to try and regain half guard.
Zaire jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Rudd is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Rudd and Zaire has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Zaire cracks Rudd with a big right hand but Rudd just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rudd gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rudd is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Zaire jumps into side control!
Rudd is trying to control Zaire's posture but Zaire avoids it.
Chris Rudd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zaire in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire cracks Rudd with a big right hand but Rudd just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Chris Rudd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rudd is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zaire swings around for an armbar but Rudd sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Zaire's guard.
Rudd passes Zaire's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rudd misses with a head shot. Zaire uses the momentum to regain guard.
Abdullah Zaire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rudd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zaire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Rudd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zaire has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdullah Zaire!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manji Rigaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Alan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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176 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manji Rigaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Alan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rigaldo gets a takedown into half guard.
Rigaldo is looking to take a break and control but Alan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rigaldo is just content to waste time from the top position. Alan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rigaldo trying to control but Alan is working from the bottom.
Rigaldo postures up.
Alan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rigaldo is aware though and is defending well.
Rigaldo pushes down on Alan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alan trying to control but Rigaldo postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rigaldo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rigaldo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Alan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rigaldo defends well.
Alan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rigaldo is looking for a sweep. Alan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alan is working for a submission of some sort.
Alan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rigaldo is just riding it out for now. Alan eventually gives up the hold.
Alan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rigaldo keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alan slips a nice elbow through Rigaldo's hands, connecting with Rigaldo's forehead.
Rigaldo wants to get back to his feet.
Rigaldo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alan is working away from the top position though.
Alan throwing shots but Rigaldo is blocking nicely.
Rigaldo tries to get to full guard but Alan has control of the leg.
Rigaldo wants to control but Alan is keeping busy.
Alan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Alan throwing shots but Rigaldo is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rigaldo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Alan looks gassed!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rigaldo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rigaldo moves into the clinch.
Rigaldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alan missing with a left hand there. Rigaldo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alan misses with an uppercut.
Rigaldo throws a solid leg kick but Alan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rigaldo.
Rigaldo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rigaldo wants to clinch.
Alan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rigaldo.
Rigaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jason Alan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alan loads up on a big right hand but Rigaldo slips the punch.
Rigaldo shoots for a double leg takedown but Alan sprawls well. He's pushed Rigaldo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rigaldo tries to land a leg kick but Alan saw it coming and moves away.
Rigaldo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alan defends it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Alan.
Rigaldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rigaldo tries to clinch up but Alan circles away and keeps his distance.
Rigaldo shoots for a takedown but Alan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manji Rigaldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Alan.
Alan scores with a hook.
Rigaldo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rigaldo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alan but Alan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rigaldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rigaldo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alan throws a nice looking combination but Rigaldo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rigaldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alan swinging wildly here.
Rigaldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left lands for Alan.
Alan swinging wildly here.
Alan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rigaldo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rigaldo's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alan throwing strikes but missing.
Alan trying to control the position from guard on top but Rigaldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Alan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rigaldo is controlling Alan's posture.
Rigaldo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alan trying to control the position from guard on top but Rigaldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rigaldo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alan misses with the combination.
Rigaldo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alan but Alan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Alan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rigaldo darts in and clinches Alan up against the cage.
Rigaldo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alan smiles and moves away.
Alan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Alan duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rigaldo backs up against the cage.
Rigaldo tries to clinch
and Alan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rigaldo tries to clinch but Alan moves away
so Alan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Alan trying to control the position from guard on top but Rigaldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alan drops back looking for a leg! Rigaldo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rigaldo manages to kick Alan off! Alan jumps back into Rigaldo's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Alan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Alan swats away the attempt to clinch by Rigaldo.
Alan throws a right hand that Rigaldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Rigaldo also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Alan misses its intended target.
Rigaldo slips a jab and a cross from Alan.
Nice shot lands for Alan.
Alan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rigaldo.
Rigaldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alan counters with a three punch combo that has Rigaldo backing up. Rigaldo nods at Alan to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rigaldo darts in trying to clinch
and Alan counters with a three punch combo that has Rigaldo backing up. Rigaldo nods at Alan to acknowledge the strikes.
Alan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alan throws a series of punches but Rigaldo avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Alan.
Alan closes the distance and clinches up with Rigaldo, looking for a takedown. Alan pushes Rigaldo against the cage but Rigaldo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rigaldo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rigaldo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rigaldo.
Rigaldo trying to control but Alan is working from the bottom.
Alan controls Rigaldo momentarily but Rigaldo frees himself.
Alan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rigaldo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rigaldo lands a couple of elbows.
Rigaldo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alan wants to stand and escape but Rigaldo is having none of it.
Alan controls Rigaldo momentarily but Rigaldo frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rigaldo trying to control but Alan is working from the bottom.
Alan keeping full guard, as Rigaldo tries to pass.
Alan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rigaldo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rigaldo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alan keeping full guard, as Rigaldo tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Alan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rigaldo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alan is working away from the top position though.
Alan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Alan is trying to control. Rigaldo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Manji Rigaldo.
I think Alan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Alan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Pippen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kage Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan Pippen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jordan Pippen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kage Chiba!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiba slips under a jab from Pippen.
Pippen misses with a wild combination.
Pippen tries to close the distance and clinch but Chiba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pippen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Pippen.
Pippen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pippen takes a swing at Chiba's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pippen throws a series of punches but Chiba moves out of range.
Pippen doesn't manage to clinch there - Chiba circles away.
Pippen wants to clinch up but Chiba keeps it at a distance.
Pippen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pippen is trying to break free.
Pippen can't find room to land a body shot as Chiba controls the action.
Pippen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pippen throws a head punch that misses.
Pippen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chibas head.
Pippen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pippen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chiba tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chiba keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pippen's efforts to push away.
Pippen lands a shot to the body.
Pippen misses with some punches.
Pippen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chiba.
Pippen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pippen effectively controlling the action here.
Pippen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pippen has had enough of the clinch but Chiba keeps him there for the moment.
Pippen manages to break the clinch.
Chiba is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pippen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jordan Pippen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kage Chiba.
A telegraphed right hand from Pippen misses the target.
Pippen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chiba was well out of range. Poor timing from Pippen.
Chiba dives in and grabs Pippen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pippen pushes down on Chiba's head and hops out.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pippen.
Pippen tries to clinch up but Chiba circles away and keeps his distance.
Pippen lands a jab-cross combination.
Chiba on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pippen misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pippen scores with a jab. Chiba acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jordan Pippen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chiba slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Pippen misses.
Pippen just misses with a punch to the body.
Pippen lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Pippen misses the target.
Jordan Pippen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pippen wants to clinch up but Chiba keeps it at a distance.
Pippen scores with a nice strike.
Pippen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chiba.
Pippen moves in looking to clinch but Chiba pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pippen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pippen misses with a two punch combination.
Pippen throws the left hand but Chiba avoids the punch easily.
Pippen is looking to clinch but Chiba is avoiding it.
Pippen stuffs the takedown attempt from Chiba. Chiba gets slowly back to his feet.
Chiba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pippen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pippen throws a nice looking combination but Chiba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Pippen misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Pippen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pippen throws a hook but Chiba avoids it easily.
Pippen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jordan Pippen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pippen misses with a body shot.
Pippen throws a hook to the side of Chiba's head but Chiba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pippen misses with a hook. Chiba ducked under it nicely.
Pippen misses with a series of wild punches.
Pippen swings for the body but Chiba moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Pippen misses.
Pippen misses the shot to the body.
Pippen just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pippen misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Pippen misses the target.
Pippen misses with a wild body shot.
Pippen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chiba.
Pippen scores with a shot to the body.
Pippen misses with an uppercut. Chiba saw that one coming.
Chiba blocks a jab.
Chiba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pippen misses with a hook.
Chiba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pippen.
Chiba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chiba is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chiba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pippen.
Pippen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chiba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pippen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chiba.
Chiba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chiba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pippen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Chiba's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Chiba looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chiba is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pippen wants to stand and escape but Chiba is having none of it.
Chiba drops back looking for a leg! Pippen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pippen manages to kick Chiba off! Chiba jumps back into Pippen's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pippen looking for a sweep. Not yet Pippen, not yet.
Pippen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chiba on the ground.
Chiba drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chiba jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pippen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pippen 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.
Chiba postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pippen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Chiba, into his guard.
Pippen trying to control the position from guard on top but Chiba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pippen tries to free his leg and advance position but Chiba is retaining full guard.
Pippen wants to stand and escape but instead Chiba has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Chiba drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chiba jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chiba drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pippen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chiba has Pippen in his guard.
Pippen trying to control but Chiba is working from the bottom.
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 Jordan Pippen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pippen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Pippen. That snapped Chiba's head back.
Chiba drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pippen wants to stand up but Chiba is controlling him.
Chiba postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pippen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Chiba, into his guard.
Pippen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pippen wants to control from the top but Chiba keeps moving.
Pippen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pippen wanted to stand there but Chiba had control of the position.
Chiba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pippen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Chiba's guard.
Pippen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Chiba manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chiba passes Pippen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Chiba prevents Pippen from standing back up.
Chiba seems to be working for a kimura but Pippen defends the submission attempt.
Chiba is working for a kimura but Pippen is defending it quite comfortably.
Chiba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chiba is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pippen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pippen works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiba is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pippen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pippen seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Jordan Pippen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pippen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pippen is thwarting Chiba's attempts to control the position.
Pippen thows a huge punch but Chiba dodges it nicely.
Pippen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chiba doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pippen.
It looks like Pippen is going to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kage Chiba.
I think Pippen 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Pippen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sando Han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Kain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Robert Kain enters the cage!
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178 lbs
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180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sando Han!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Kain!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kain is looking to clinch.
Han bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Horrible takedown by Han or perhaps it was just good defense by Kain which made him look bad.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Han.
Han moves in looking to clinch but Kain pushes him off.
Han clinches but Kain breaks the clinch
and Kain moves into the clinch.
Han tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kain tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Han smiles and moves away.
Sando Han seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kain looks to clinch
and Han counters by moving into the clinch.
Han with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Han lands a knee to the head.
Kain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Han throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kain blocks it with crossed arms.
Kain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Han blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kain stops a takedown attempt from Han.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sando Han. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Han misses with a knee to the head.
Han with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Han has him pressed against the cage.
Kain throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Kain.
Kain prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Han misses with a knee to the head.
Kain pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Han drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kain pulls his leg out and moves away.
Han is breathing heavily.
Han fails with an attempt to clinch.
Han scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Han postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Han working away.
Kain is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kain struggling a bit here.
Han tries to score with some ground and pound. Kain controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Han throws an elbow but Kain slips to the side and avoids it well.
Han working the strikes but Kain uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kain is trying to stand back up but Han is controlling him
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Han shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kain as he avoids it easily.
Han fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kain avoids it really well and circles away.
Han tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kain swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kain looks to clinch
and Han counters by clinching up.
Han misses with a knee to the head.
Han using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Han tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kain avoids it.
Han tries a knee to the head but Kain blocks it.
Han throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kain blocks it with crossed arms.
Han with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Han.
Kain wants to get back to striking at distance but Han won't allow it.
Han tries to land a knee to the head but Kain blocks with his arms.
Kain has had enough of the clinch but Han keeps him there for the moment.
Kain trying to land knees to the body.
Kain lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kain.
Kain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Kain.
Han using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kain.
Han misses with a knee to the head.
Han avoids a wild elbow strike from Kain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kain tries to break free but Han pushes him back against the cage.
Han tries a knee to the head but Kain blocks it.
Nice body punch from Kain - that landed with a thud.
Han tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kain avoids it.
Kain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Han using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A hook to the body from Kain.
Kain decides to pull guard.
Kain is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Han is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kain seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Han won't allow Kain to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sando Han dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kain tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Han counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Han stops Kain from getting back to his feet.
Han not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Han thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kain to regain full guard.
Han throws and elbow that misses. Kain uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Han's guard. Nice move by Kain!
Han on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Han tries to get out of the position.
Kain is looking to stand up but Han won't let him.
Kain trying to control but Han is working from the bottom.
Han is looking to stand up but Kain isn't so interested in that idea.
Kain is breathing heavily.
Han is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Han lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Han.
Han tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Han misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kain.
Kain jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Han walks away with a smile on his face. Kain gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kain closes the distance looking to clinch
and Han counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kain wants to sweep but no luck.
Han wants to control from the top but Kain keeps moving.
Kain not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kain has momentary wrist control but Han slips an elbow through the middle.
Kain is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Han is controlling him.
Han working some strikes from top position.
Han stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Han throwing strikes from guard but Kain blocks nicely.
Kain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Han throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Han keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kain's head.
Kain 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.
Han working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Han won't allow Kain to get back to his feet.
Han missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Han throwing strikes from guard but Kain blocks nicely.
Han thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Han is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Han connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Han 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.
Han is working Kain over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kain working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Han.
Kain keeping moving, preventing Han from controlling successfully.
Han postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sando Han dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Han misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kain tries to clinch but Han moves away
and Han counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Han.
Han postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Han wants to control from the top but Kain keeps moving.
Han landing with the ground and pound.
Han working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Han looking to sit in guard and control but Kain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Han has his feet on Kain's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kain closes the distance but Han moves to the side
and Han counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Han.
Han throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kain blocks it with crossed arms.
Han tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Han throws a knee to the head but misses.
Han trying to land knees to the body.
Kain scores with a nice hook to the head.
Han goes for a takedown attempt but Kain pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Han has Kain up against the cage in a clinch.
Kain lands an uppercut.
Han with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Han lands a good knee to the midsection. Kain won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kain digs a right hand into Han's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Han's gas tank.
Kain lands a right hand.
Kain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Han.
Han tries a knee to the head but Kain blocks it.
Kain lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kain stops a takedown attempt from Han.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sando Han. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Han tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hand to the body from Kain.
Kain jumps guard and drags Han to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kain is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Han is controlling him.
Han trying to control the position from guard on top but Kain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Han thows a big elbow that misses.
Han trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kain is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Han is controlling him.
Kain pulls Han in close to his closed guard and prevents Han from doing any damage or advancing position.
Han connects with a couple of short punches.
Robert Kain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Han throws a strike but Kain rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Han is looking to stand up but Kain isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Han pushes Kain off and gets back to his feet.
Han scores with a spinning back kick!
Han throws a leg kick which misses Kain's front leg but catches the back leg as Kain tries to avoid it.
Kain closes the distance but Han moves to the side
and Han counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kain tries to keep at a distance but Han has taken the fight into the clinch.
Han tries a knee to the head but Kain blocks it.
Kain misses with an elbow over the top.
Han with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sando Han showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Han has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sando Han!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macho Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's entrance music is Show out. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Will Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Macho Savage!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Savage on that attempt.
Savage has managed to clinch.
Savage has Brown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Savage looking for a takedown.
Will Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Macho Savage.
Brown gets control of Savage's arms and successfully pulls guard. Brown will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Savage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Savage throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Savage trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Savage throws a strike but Brown rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown stays in close to Savage's body and controls the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Savage is defended easily by Brown.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Savage. No joy for Brown on that attempt.
Brown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Savage counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Brown's guard now.
Brown controls Savage momentarily but Savage frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Savage drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Brown dives on top into guard.
Savage keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown won't allow Savage to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Savage manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Brown has Savage in his guard.
Savage trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Savage tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Savage wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brown wants to stand up but Savage is controlling him.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Savage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savage controlling from the top position.
Brown is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Brown tries to pull guard but Savage holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
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 Will Brown will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Savage looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Brown!
Savage unloading with bombs!
Savage throws some wild stikes that Brown manages to avoid easily.
Savage with the ground and pound from mount.
Brown is trying to stand up.
Savage scoring with strikes but Brown is staying in there.
Savage looking to ground and pound but Brown is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
BOOM! Savage connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Brown is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Savage there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Savage lands with some strikes.
Brown really wants to buck Savage off and get back to his feet.
Brown is in a horrible position here. Savage smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Savage takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Savage is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Savage breaks from Brown's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Savage landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage controlling the position easily from mount.
Savage putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brown is bucking up trying to escape but Savage cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Savage controlling the position easily from mount.
Brown is bucking up trying to escape but Savage cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Brown taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Brown can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Macho Savage has got the better of the ground game so far.
Savage looking to control and managing it successfully.
Savage lands with some strikes.
Savage with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Savage trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Savage controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Savage cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Brown in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Savage landing shots from mount.
Savage connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Savage with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savage lands with some strikes.
Savage wants to finish this one by submission but Brown is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Savage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macho Savage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Brown slips a straight right by Savage.
Brown gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Savage counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Savage not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Savage not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Savage looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brown with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Savage with the ground and pound but Brown uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Savage wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Savage slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage working the strikes but Brown uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Savage trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown tries to kick Savage off but Savage keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Savage seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Savage throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Savage wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Savage in particular looking to stall.
Savage seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Savage seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Savage has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Savage trying to control the pace.
Savage seems to be working for a kimura but Brown defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Savage is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Savage missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Savage seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Savage shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Savage showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Savage.
Brown won't allow Savage to pass to mount.
Savage not doing much here.
Brown is looking to control Savage's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brown avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Savage with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Macho Savage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Savage has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macho Savage!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Benoit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Benoit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Dean!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit misses with a hook. Dean ducked under it nicely.
Dean doesn't manage to clinch there - Benoit circles away.
Dean displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benoit throws out the jab.
Dean fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dean tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown by Dean or perhaps it was just good defense by Benoit which made him look bad.
Dean tries to clinch but Benoit is having none of it.
Benoit misses with a straight left.
Dean wants to clinch up but Benoit keeps it at a distance.
Benoit connects with a looping right hand.
Dean wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benoit defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dean.
Dean tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benoit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dean.
Michael Benoit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Dean.
Dean looks for a takedown but Benoit sprawls well.
Michael Benoit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean dives in and grabs Benoit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benoit pushes down on Dean's head and hops out.
Jab by Benoit.
Dean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dean wants to clinch.
Benoit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dean.
A jab lands there for Benoit.
Dean moves away from the strike by Benoit.
Benoit misses with a hook.
Dean shoots for a takedown but Benoit saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dean throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benoit connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Benoit pinned against the cage. Benoit gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dean uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benoit.
Benoit connects with a right hand. Dean shakes it off.
Dean fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dean wants to clinch up but Benoit keeps it at a distance.
Dean fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dean fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Benoit avoids it really well and circles away.
Benoit scores with a jab to the head.
Benoit scores with a nice head shot.
Dean uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benoit.
Dean closes the distance and clinches up with Benoit, looking for a takedown. Dean pushes Benoit against the cage but Benoit circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dean slips a jab from Benoit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit keeps the fight on the outside.
Jimmy Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean moves forwards but Benoit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dean tries to clinch up.
Benoit misses with an uppercut.
Benoit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dean.
Dean fails to land the takedown.
Dean looks gassed!
Benoit lands a head shot.
Dean is trying desperately to land a takedown but Benoit is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dean.
Benoit ducks under a wild hook from Dean.
Benoit is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Benoit cracks Dean with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dean misses the jab.
Benoit misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benoit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dean.
Dean tries to clinch but Benoit moves out of range.
Benoit slips a straight right by Dean.
Dean on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Benoit scores with a jab.
Benoit misses with a hook. Dean ducked under it nicely.
Dean wants to clinch.
Benoit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dean momentarily.
Dean tries to clinch up but Benoit circles away and keeps his distance.
Benoit throws a jab when Dean was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Benoit misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Benoit dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dean uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benoit.
Benoit keeps the fight on the outside.
Dean tries to clinch there but Benoit circles away.
Dean wants to clinch up but Benoit keeps it at a distance.
Benoit misses the jab.
Dean takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dean.
Dean tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Benoit swivels and escapes.
Dean fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benoit stuffs the takedown attempt from Dean. Dean gets slowly back to his feet.
Michael Benoit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Dean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benoit throws the left hand but Dean avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Dean 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dean misses with a looping right.
Dean tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean moves away from the strike by Benoit.
Dean wants to clinch.
Dean has a takedown stuffed.
Benoit misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Dean.
Benoit keeps the fight on the outside.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dean.
Dean doesn't manage to clinch there - Benoit circles away.
Benoit misses with a looping left.
Dean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benoit.
Dean shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Benoit defends it nicely.
Dean is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A punch combination from Dean misses.
Nice sprawl there from Benoit as Dean shoots in.
Dean takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dean wants to clinch up but Benoit keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Dean or perhaps it was just good defense by Benoit which made him look bad.
Benoit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dean bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dean tries to clinch up but Benoit circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Dean.
Benoit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dean takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean wants to clinch.
Benoit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dean.
Dean shoots in for a takedown but Benoit shows good takedown defense.
Benoit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dean fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benoit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benoit lands a lovely overhand right.
Dean drops his hands momentarily and Benoit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dean staying out of range there.
Benoit catches Dean with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dean is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit slips under a jab.
Dean looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Benoit controlling the position.
Benoit wriggles free and stands up.
Dean is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dean moves out of range of the strikes.
Dean fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benoit scores with a nice right hand.
Benoit lands a jab to the nose.
Dean moves in looking to clinch but Benoit pushes him off.
Benoit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dean.
Nice takedown defense from Benoit. No joy for Dean on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Benoit dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dean connects with a crisp jab.
Benoit blocks a jab.
Benoit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dean throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Benoit's waist but Benoit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dean off to one side.
Benoit misses with a hook. Dean ducked under it nicely.
Dean looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Benoit!
Dean unloads with some shots from mount but Benoit bucks and avoids them well.
Benoit sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dean is working for a kimura here but Benoit manages to reverse the position and he's now in Dean's guard.
Dean looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit stopping the sweep attempt from Dean.
Benoit passes into half guard.
Dean actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Benoit controlling the pace.
Benoit stands up and beckons Dean to join him on the feet.
Dean wants to clinch.
Dean will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dean closes the distance and clinches up with Benoit, looking for a takedown. Dean pushes Benoit against the cage but Benoit circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit misses with a straight left.
Benoit cracks Dean with a good jab.
Dean has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dean misses with a hook. Benoit ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Benoit misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Benoit misses the target.
Michael Benoit is winning the standup battle so far.
Benoit slips a straight right by Dean.
Dean shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Benoit but Benoit pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Michael Benoit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Dean.
Dean fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benoit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dean.
A left lands for Benoit.
Benoit throws an overhand right that lands on Dean's shoulder, as Dean tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Benoit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benoit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dean moves in looking to clinch but Benoit pushes him off.
Dean walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dean tries to clinch but Benoit moves out of range.
Benoit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dean tries to clinch up.
Benoit scores with a nice head shot.
Dean shoots in for a double leg but Benoit sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Benoit throws a lazy right hand but Dean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benoit lands with a right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Benoit there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Benoit clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dean wants to clinch.
Dean ducks right into an uppercut from Benoit.
Dean closes the distance and clinches up with Benoit, looking for a takedown. Dean pushes Benoit against the cage but Benoit circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Benoit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab, jab by Benoit - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Benoit misses the target.
Dean fails to land the takedown.
Dean shoots for a takedown but Benoit saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Michael Benoit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Dean.
Benoit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Horrible takedown by Dean or perhaps it was just good defense by Benoit which made him look bad.
Benoit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dean's head backwards.
Dean is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean moves out of range as Benoit strikes.
Benoit swats away the attempt to clinch by Dean.
Benoit lands a glancing blow to the side of Dean's head.
Benoit scores with a nice right hand.
Benoit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benoit with a nice cross.
Benoit stuffs the takedown.
Benoit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Benoit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dean fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Benoit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dean shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benoit as he avoids it easily.
Benoit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Benoit lands with a right hand.
Benoit jabs Dean right on the nose. Dean blinks but takes it well.
Dean uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benoit.
Dean shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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!
Benoit connects with a single shot there.
Dean tries to clinch there but Benoit circles away.
Benoit throws a hook to the side of Dean's head but Dean sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dean tries for a takedown but Benoit sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Benoit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot by Benoit.
A jab from Benoit misses.
Benoit 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.
Benoit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dean can do to turn this around?
Benoit gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dean to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dean throws and elbow that misses. Benoit uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dean's guard. Nice move by Benoit!
Benoit's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean can't keep his opponent in guard - Benoit advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dean is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Benoit pulls his head out easily.
Benoit is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Benoit had his way with Jimmy Dean in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dean has a takedown stuffed.
Benoit misses with a straight left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dean is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benoit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dean's hands.
Dean tries to clinch but Benoit moves out of range.
Dean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dean looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dean is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Benoit circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Benoit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dean sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benoit lands a glancing blow to the side of Dean's head.
Benoit throws a jab when Dean was well out of range.
Dean gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benoit.
Benoit scores with a sloppy right hand. Dean should have avoided that one.
Dean tries to clinch there but Benoit circles away.
Benoit misses the jab.
Dean uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benoit.
Benoit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dean misses with an uppercut. Benoit saw that one coming.
Benoit lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean tries to clinch up.
Benoit lands a lovely overhand right.
Dean wants to clinch up but Benoit keeps it at a distance.
Dean slips a straight right by Benoit.
Benoit throws a looping overhand right but Dean ducks down to avoid it.
Benoit ducks under a wild hook from Dean.
Dean is looking to clinch.
Benoit connects with a looping right hand.
Dean tries to clinch but Benoit moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Benoit as Dean shoots in.
Michael Benoit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Dean.
Benoit lands an overhand right.
Benoit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dean.
Dean defending well as Benoit loads up on a big left hand.
Dean uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benoit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit missing with a left hand there. Dean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dean fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dean tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benoit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benoit loads up on a big right hand but Dean slips the punch.
Benoit misses with a straight right.
Jab by Benoit.
Dean wants to clinch.
A jab from Benoit misses.
Dean wants to clinch.
Dean tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benoit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dean slips a straight right by Benoit.
Dean tries to clinch up.
Benoit misses with a hook. Dean ducked under it nicely.
Michael Benoit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dean bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dean moves in looking to clinch but Benoit pushes him off.
Benoit throws the left hand but Dean avoids the punch easily.
Benoit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dean tries to clinch up but Benoit circles away and keeps his distance.
Dean is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jimmy Dean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dean moves in looking to clinch but Benoit pushes him off.
Dean dives in and grabs Benoit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benoit pushes down on Dean's head and hops out.
A jab from Dean misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Benoit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Benoit, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:44
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 50:44
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Benoit!
Michael Benoit retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Novo Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurt Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Novo Magalhaes!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magalhaes misses with a wild body shot.
Summers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Summers tries to clinch up but Magalhaes circles away and keeps his distance.
Magalhaes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Summers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magalhaes avoids it.
Summers stalls.
Summers missing with knees to the body.
Magalhaes is looking to break free of the clinch but Summers has double underhooks.
Summers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Summers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Summers obliges.
Summers digs a right hand underneath Magalhaes's ribcage. Magalhaes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Summers has Magalhaes pressed against the cage, preventing Magalhaes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Summers stalling.
Summers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magalhaes misses with a head kick.
Magalhaes just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers tries to land a front kick but Magalhaes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Magalhaes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Magalhaes takes a swing at Summers's ribcage but misses.
Magalhaes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Novo Magalhaes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Summers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Magalhaes misses the shot to the body.
Summers fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magalhaes. Summers does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magalhaes. Summers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Summers is looking to clinch.
Magalhaes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Summers pushes Magalhaes away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Magalhaes just misses with a punch to the body.
Magalhaes throws an overhand right that lands on Summers's shoulder, as Summers tries to avoid the shot.
Magalhaes throws a jab when Summers was well out of range.
Magalhaes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Summers rather than just go for the knockout.
Magalhaes tries to keep at a distance but Summers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Summers displaying some good clinch control by pressing Magalhaes up against the cage.
Summers gets through Magalhaes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Magalhaes tries to break free but Summers pushes him back against the cage.
Summers lands a shoulder strike.
Magalhaes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Summers is leaning against Magalhaes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Summers looking to throw knees to the head but Magalhaes is blocking nicely.
Magalhaes is looking to break free of the clinch but Summers has double underhooks.
Summers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magalhaes backwards.
Summers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Summers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Magalhaes backwards.
A short right from Summers.
Magalhaes avoiding damage as Summers throws knees to the body.
Magalhaes is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers is stalling here.
Summers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Magalhaes.
Summers misses with a double jab.
Summers blocks a head kick by Magalhaes.
Summers darts in and clinches Magalhaes up against the cage.
Summers missing with knees to the body.
Summers scores a nice knee to the body.
Summers tries to land knees in the clinch but Magalhaes avoids the damage to the body.
Summers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Summers throws a head kick that Magalhaes semi-blocks.
Summers lands a glancing blow to the side of Magalhaes's head.
Magalhaes takes a swing at Summers's ribcage but misses.
Magalhaes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Summers manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Summers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magalhaes.
Magalhaes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Summers was well out of range. Poor timing from Magalhaes.
Summers tries to clinch but Magalhaes moves out of range.
Summers tries to clinch up but Magalhaes circles away and keeps his distance.
Summers throws a body punch but Magalhaes moves out of range.
Summers throws a right and a left that Magalhaes avoids nicely.
Magalhaes throws a push kick but Summers slaps the foot to one side.
Magalhaes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Summers moves away.
Magalhaes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magalhaes tries to keep at a distance but Summers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Summers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Magalhaes is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Summers 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.
Nice defenses there by Magalhaes.
Kurt Summers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Summers scores with a head kick.
Summers works Magalhaes's body with a nice hook.
Summers tries to clinch there but Magalhaes circles away.
Summers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Summers misses with a wild body shot.
Summers closes the distance and pushes Magalhaes back into the cage.
Summers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Summers seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Summers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magalhaes backwards.
Magalhaes tries to circle away but Summers has him pinned against the cage.
Summers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers lands an elbow just above Magalhaes 's eye.
Magalhaes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Summers has him pressed against the cage.
Summers pressing his opponent against the cage.
Magalhaes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magalhaes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Summers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Summers tries to clinch up but Magalhaes circles away and keeps his distance.
Summers misses with a wild body shot.
Magalhaes with a nice cross.
Magalhaes throws a body punch but Summers moves out of range.
Magalhaes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Summers.
Magalhaes works Summers's body with a nice hook.
Magalhaes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Summers makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Magalhaes really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Magalhaes.
Decent striking displayed by Summers there.
Summers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magalhaes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Magalhaes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Magalhaes throws a head kick but Summers moves out of range.
Magalhaes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Summers scores with a head kick.
Magalhaes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Summers swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Magalhaes counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Summers.
Magalhaes walks into a stiff left hand from Summers.
Magalhaes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes throws a hook but Summers avoids it easily.
Magalhaes misses with a body punch
and Summers counters with a nice uppercut.
Magalhaes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Summers is able to avoid easily.
Summers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Summers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Summers.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Magalhaes as Summers tries to tie him up.
Summers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short uppercut from Summers.
Summers is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Summers tries a knee to the head but Magalhaes blocks it.
Magalhaes is looking to break free of the clinch but Summers has double underhooks.
Summers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Magalhaes's efforts to push away.
Summers lands a nice elbow.
Summers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Summers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Summers trying to land knees to the body.
Magalhaes wants to get back to striking at distance but Summers won't allow it.
Summers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Magalhaes's efforts to push away.
Summers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Magalhaes backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Summers.
Magalhaes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Magalhaes avoiding damage as Summers throws knees to the body.
Magalhaes is looking to break free of the clinch but Summers has double underhooks.
Summers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Magalhaes takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Novo Magalhaes has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Summers.
Magalhaes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Magalhaes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Magalhaes wants to get back to striking at distance but Summers won't allow it.
Magalhaes tries to break free but Summers pushes him back against the cage.
Summers manages to break the clinch.
Summers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Summers lets loose with a powerful body kick. Magalhaes will feel that in the morning.
Summers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Summers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Novo Magalhaes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Magalhaes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Summers counters by clinching up.
Magalhaes blocks an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Summers connects with a knee to the head.
Summers throws an elbow that misses.
Magalhaes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Magalhaes has had enough of the clinch but Summers keeps him there for the moment.
Magalhaes tries to break the clinch but Summers is controlling the position.
Summers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Magalhaes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Magalhaes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Summers stalling the fight.
Magalhaes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Summers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Summers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Summers has Magalhaes pushed against the cage.
Summers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magalhaes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Magalhaes is looking to break free of the clinch but Summers has double underhooks.
Magalhaes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Summers manages to break the clinch.
Magalhaes with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magalhaes loads up on a big right hand but Summers slips the punch.
Summers tries to clinch but Magalhaes is having none of it.
A combination from Summers does no damage.
Magalhaes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Summers.
A head kick from Summers lands but Magalhaes takes it in his stride.
Summers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Summers doesn't manage to clinch there - Magalhaes circles away.
Summers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Summers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magalhaes throws a body kick that misses.
Summers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Novo Magalhaes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers tries to clinch there but Magalhaes circles away.
Magalhaes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Magalhaes misses with a body shot.
Magalhaes misses with a double jab
and Summers counters with a three punch combo that has Magalhaes backing up. Magalhaes nods at Summers to acknowledge the strikes.
Summers slips a straight right by Magalhaes.
Magalhaes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Summers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Summers scores with a nice body kick.
Summers tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magalhaes.
Magalhaes wants to land a leg kick but Summers is out of range.
Magalhaes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Summers instigates a clinch.
Magalhaes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Magalhaes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Magalhaes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Summers has Magalhaes pressed against the cage, preventing Magalhaes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Summers breaks from the clinch.
Summers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Magalhaes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Summers tries to clinch but Magalhaes is having none of it.
Summers pushes Magalhaes up against the cage in a clinch.
Magalhaes managing to block the knees to the body from Summers.
Summers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Summers breaks from the clinch.
Summers misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes throws a lazy body kick
and Summers counters by moving into the clinch.
Magalhaes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Summers has him pressed against the cage.
Kurt Summers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Summers.
Summers lands an elbow inside.
A short body shot lands from Summers as the two fighters clinch.
Magalhaes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Magalhaes blocks an elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Summers.
Summers scores with a shot to the side of Magalhaes's head.
Summers lands an elbow just above Magalhaes 's eye.
Summers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Magalhaes's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Magalhaes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Summers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Magalhaes misses with the head strike.
Magalhaes wants to get back to striking at distance but Summers won't allow it.
Magalhaes tries to circle away but Summers has him pinned against the cage.
Magalhaes can't break the clinch.
Summers trying to land knees to the body.
Magalhaes can't break the clinch.
Summers digs a right hand underneath Magalhaes's ribcage. Magalhaes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A bit of stalling here from Summers.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Summers for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Magalhaes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Summers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Summers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Summers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damien Darke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nath mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darke comes to the cage accompanied by Running Up That Hill by Placibo. mac has chosen drop the world as his entrance music. 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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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damien Darke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nath mac!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mac turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick from mac lands but Darke takes it in his stride.
It looks like Damien Darke has been cut.
Darke swats away the attempt to clinch by mac.
mac displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darke throws out the jab.
mac turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
mac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
mac throws a head kick that Darke semi-blocks.
Darke misses with a looping right.
Darke takes a swing at mac's ribcage but misses.
Darke catches mac with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
mac drops Darke with a beautiful combination! Darke stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - mac is looking for the KO!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darke sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Darke throws a leg kick
and mac counters with a left and a right... And another left! Darke is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nath mac!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Dee Ramone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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176 lbs
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodrigo Oliveira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dee Dee Ramone!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramone takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses.
Oliveira misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Ramone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramone blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oliveira. That's going to slow Ramone down.
Oliveira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ramone.
Ramone blocks a head kick by Oliveira.
A good leg kick by Oliveira.
Oliveira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramone.
Ramone takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ramone looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Oliveira thows a huge punch but Ramone dodges it nicely.
Oliveira seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ramone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Oliveira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oliveira passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ramone!
Oliveira working Ramone over with strikes here.
Oliveira throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Oliveira goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ramone turns into him and now he's in Oliveira's guard.
Ramone trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramone postures up in Oliveira's guard and throws a big left but Oliveira blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ramone keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Oliveira's head.
Oliveira looking for a guillotine here but Ramone defends easily.
Ramone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ramone is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Oliveira has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Ramone is looking to defend but Oliveira has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Ramone! Oliveira pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Ramone taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rodrigo Oliveira!
Rodrigo Oliveira retains his welterweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Smythinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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219 lbs
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211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Francis Smythinton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Lee!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee avoids the body shot from Smythinton.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Smythinton moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Smythinton does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Lee misses.
Smythinton throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee cracks Smythinton with an open hand slap.
It looks like Francis Smythinton has been cut.
Smythinton fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee throws out a loose jab but Smythinton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smythinton slaps away a takedown attempt from Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smythinton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Smythinton walks into a jab.
Lee moves out of range as Smythinton strikes.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smythinton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Smythinton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Luke Lee has been cut.
Luke Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Smythinton as Lee shoots in.
Francis Smythinton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Lee.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Smythinton saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lee.
Lee staying out of range there.
Smythinton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smythinton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smythinton's guard.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smythinton trying to control the position.
Lee trying to control but Smythinton is working from the bottom.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smythinton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smythinton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is chipping away with strikes.
Smythinton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lee throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Smythinton avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lee.
Lee working the ground and pound.
Lee working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lee postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lee wants to control but Smythinton is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smythinton parries the strikes from Lee easily there. Lee is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Smythinton to escape.
Lee working the ground and pound.
Lee misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lee in side control, throwing shots but Smythinton defends.
Lee landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes there by Lee.
Lee sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Smythinton is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Smythinton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Lee dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lee looks to throw the jab but Smythinton is out of range.
Lee 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.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smythinton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smythinton throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lee punching from mount but Smythinton doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lee misses with some ground and pound and Smythinton recovers position to half guard.
Smythinton gets full guard.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smythinton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smythinton keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
Smythinton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smythinton keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smythinton controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Lee postures up in Smythinton's guard and throws a big left but Smythinton blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smythinton is keeping the position for now.
Smythinton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lee trying to control but Smythinton is working from the bottom.
Lee forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smythinton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee shoots in and drives through. Smythinton sprawls well.
Smythinton throws a good cross that connects.
Lee fails with the takedown.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smythinton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee misses the jab.
Smythinton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smythinton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lee backs up against the cage.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smythinton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee looks to land a combination but Smythinton avoids it well.
Smythinton stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Francis Smythinton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Lee.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Smythinton moved out of range.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Smythinton moves away and avoids it.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Smythinton is out of range.
A jab from Lee misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Smythinton dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lee tries for a takedown but Smythinton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lee with a jab.
Francis Smythinton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Smythinton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee misses with a combination
and Smythinton counters with a leg kick.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smythinton.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luke Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot by Smythinton.
Smythinton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee with a poor takedown
and Smythinton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smythinton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smythinton lands a left and a right that send Lee crashing to the mat, dazed. Smythinton thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lee is rocked!
Smythinton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smythinton looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Smythinton ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Smythinton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Smythinton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smythinton scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lee tries for a takedown but Smythinton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Francis Smythinton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Lee misses
letting Smythinton counter with a right hand.
That has opened up Luke Lee's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smythinton catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lee throws a hook but Smythinton avoids it easily.
Lee cracks Smythinton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smythinton misses with a straight right.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Smythinton slips the punch.
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Smythinton had a free shot at his head there.
Lee throws a body punch but Smythinton moves out of range.
Lee tries to bum rush Smythinton with a series of wild strikes but Smythinton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee slips a straight right by Smythinton.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smythinton takes one to the side of the head.
Smythinton misses with a series of wild punches.
Smythinton jabs at Lee's body.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Smythinton.
Lee misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee blocks a head kick by Smythinton.
Smythinton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smythinton.
Lee shoots and misses
enabling Smythinton to counter with a crisp jab.
Smythinton slips a straight right by Lee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Smythinton does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smythinton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smythinton staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Smythinton clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smythinton throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lee looks to land a combination but Smythinton avoids it well.
Smythinton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Smythinton.
Lee throws a jab when Smythinton was well out of range.
Lee lands a jab.
A combination from Smythinton does no damage.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smythinton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Smythinton misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Smythinton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Luke Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee dominating with strikes here.
Lee lands a big shot there that rocks Smythinton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lee working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lee postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smythinton looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee cracks Smythinton with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Lee!
Luke Lee is the new light heavyweight champion!
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