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Extreme MMA-35 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spike Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel De La Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomes comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - Hurt. De La Rosa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kiss From A Rose. 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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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spike Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel De La Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Watson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Rosa gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
De La Rosa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gomes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. De La Rosa is working away from the top position though.
Gomes is controlling De La Rosa's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Gomes is in trouble now - De La Rosa has advanced to mount!
De La Rosa with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
De La Rosa can't control as he wanted to and Gomes manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
De La Rosa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Rosa is keen to just control but Gomes is a slippery customer.
De La Rosa is pressing down on Gomes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gomes is holding on for now.
De La Rosa is taking a breather. Gomes says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gomes is looking for a sweep. De La Rosa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De La Rosa should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
De La Rosa wants to pass the guard but Gomes is defending well.
Gomes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gomes is trying to stand.
De La Rosa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
De La Rosa is looking to stall here but Gomes recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Daniel De La Rosa has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gomes gets a takedown into half guard.
Gomes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
De La Rosa looking for submissions off his back.
De La Rosa is not content to let Gomes control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De La Rosa actively working from the bottom here.
Gomes trying to mount his opponent but De La Rosa defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is working for a submission of some sort.
De La Rosa is in trouble now - Gomes has advanced to mount!
Gomes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De La Rosa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gomes controlling the position easily from mount.
De La Rosa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes works his way to his opponent's back.
De La Rosa is in bad spot here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gomes keeps control of the position easily here as De La Rosa tries to buck him off.
De La Rosa defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
De La Rosa looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gomes.
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!
Gomes is hanging on to De La Rosa's back as he tries to escape.
De La Rosa manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gomes's guard. Nice work there by De La Rosa.
De La Rosa won't allow Gomes to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De La Rosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomes is trying to keep De La Rosa in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel De La Rosa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gomes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
De La Rosa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gomes trying to control but De La Rosa is working from the bottom.
De La Rosa keeping full guard, as Gomes tries to pass.
Spike Gomes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De La Rosa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Our spies down at at Finch Farm inform us that De La Rosa has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Gomes trying to control but De La Rosa is working from the bottom.
Gomes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Spike Gomes.
Gomes drives through with a takedown into De La Rosa's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
De La Rosa working for a triangle but Gomes defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De La Rosa has his foot on Gomes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gomes works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Rosa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gomes wants to pass the guard but De La Rosa is keeping the position.
De La Rosa being controlled here, momentarily.
Gomes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gomes trying to control the position from guard on top but De La Rosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De La Rosa controls Gomes momentarily but Gomes frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De La Rosa is on top in guard.
De La Rosa looking to pass the guard.
De La Rosa wants to control from the top but Gomes keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes controlling De La Rosa's posture.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gomes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in De La Rosa's guard.
De La Rosa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gomes is aware though and is defending well.
De La Rosa is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De La Rosa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gomes manages to get himself to full guard.
De La Rosa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gomes controlling De La Rosa's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes wants to sweep but no luck.
Gomes controls De La Rosa momentarily but De La Rosa frees himself.
De La Rosa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Spike Gomes wasn't doing enough on the ground.
De La Rosa shoots in looking for a takedown but Gomes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De La Rosa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from De La Rosa enables Gomes to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. De La Rosa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gomes is stalling in the full guard.
Gomes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
De La Rosa is being controlled here.
Gomes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on De La Rosa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De La Rosa is not content to let Gomes control the position.
De La Rosa wants to control but Gomes postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Rosa is not content to let Gomes control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Spike Gomes.
Gomes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gomes showed some decent athleticism there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De La Rosa is refusing to be controlled, as Gomes sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spike Gomes dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gomes gets a double leg takedown into De La Rosa's guard.
De La Rosa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gomes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gomes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gomes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gomes advances to half guard.
It looks like Gomes is going to stand back up.
De La Rosa wants to sweep but Gomes has passed to side control!
Gomes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gomes is looking to take a break and control but De La Rosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De La Rosa holding on.
Gomes wants to lay and pray for a moment but De La Rosa keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes tries to stand but De La Rosa is controlling his head.
De La Rosa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
De La Rosa is not content to let Gomes control the position.
Gomes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, De La Rosa has escaped the position, nice work there.
De La Rosa is trying to improve his position.
Gomes controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes working away.
Gomes tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
De La Rosa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gomes's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Gomes! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and De La Rosa has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Spike Gomes!
A relieved looking Spike Gomes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John McNamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Lynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russell Lynn struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. This should be a great matchup!
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205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John McNamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Russell Lynn!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McNamara throws out the jab.
Lynn staying out of range there.
McNamara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lynn at a distance.
Lynn missing with a left hand there. McNamara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lynn misses with a takedown attempt
and Lynn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lynn slips a straight right by McNamara.
Lynn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lynn misses the jab.
Russell Lynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as McNamara blocks the low kick.
McNamara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lynn.
McNamara scores with a nice head shot.
McNamara misses with a looping right.
Lynn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McNamara backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynn just misses with a punch to the body.
McNamara thows a left - swing and a miss!
McNamara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lynn.
McNamara misses the jab.
McNamara displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lynn.
McNamara misses with a hook. Lynn ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamara works the jab nicely.
McNamara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lynn under the eye.
McNamara is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lynn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McNamara.
Lynn knocks McNamara to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
McNamara is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lynn misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Oh McNamara is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McNamara tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lynn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A big shot lands for Lynn! That's hurt McNamara! Will he recover? Lynn fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russell Lynn!
Our winner, Russell Lynn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Altreto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Hampton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luiz Altreto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Hampton!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Altreto throws a hook but Hampton avoids it easily.
Altreto takes a swing at Hampton's ribcage but misses.
Hampton moves out of range as Altreto strikes.
Altreto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hampton throws a sloppy head kick and Altreto moves out of range easily.
Altreto misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Altreto misses the shot to the body.
Altreto misses the body punch
and Hampton counters with an outside leg kick.
Altreto throws a body punch but Hampton moves out of range.
Hampton lands a high kick!
Hampton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Altreto misses with a body shot.
Altreto misses with a body shot
and Hampton counters with an inside leg kick.
Altreto lands a nice hook to Hampton's body. Hampton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hampton moves out of range of the strikes.
Hampton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Altreto, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hampton taking a breather.
Hampton can't find room to land a body shot as Altreto controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampton landing knees to the body.
Hampton lands a knee to the head.
Altreto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hampton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luiz Altreto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Altreto there.
It looks like Chris Hampton has been cut.
Altreto throws a lazy right hand but Hampton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luiz Altreto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hampton closes the distance and clinches.
Hampton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Good body shot from Hampton.
Hampton lands a good knee to the midsection. Altreto won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hampton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hampton.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hampton.
Hampton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hampton stops a takedown attempt from Altreto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hampton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Altreto misses with a hook to the body
and Hampton counters by moving into the clinch.
Hampton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hampton has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Hampton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hampton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Altreto.
Hampton connects with a knee to the head.
Hampton landing knees to the head.
Hampton gets underhooks to prevent Altreto's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Altreto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hampton stalling against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Hampton.
Hampton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Altreto up against the cage.
Altreto is working for takedown but Hampton is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hampton with a knee to the head.
Hampton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Altreto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hampton is struggling to control the position.
Altreto goes for a takedown attempt but Hampton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Altreto is looking to wear down Hampton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hampton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hampton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Altreto.
Altreto drops Hampton with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hampton looks back up at him and smiles so Altreto waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Hampton is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Altreto throws the left hand but Hampton avoids the punch easily.
Hampton is still on wobbly legs! Can Altreto finish him?
Altreto misses with a hook. Hampton ducked under it nicely.
Altreto throws a lazy right hand but Hampton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hampton staying out of range there.
Altreto misses with a hook. Hampton ducked under it nicely.
Altreto misses with an uppercut.
Altreto misses with a straight left.
Altreto looks to land a left hand but Hampton moved out of range nicely.
Altreto is breathing heavily.
Altreto misses with a looping left.
Hampton slips under a jab from Altreto.
Altreto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Altreto misses the jab.
Hampton blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Altreto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Altreto loads up on a big right hand but Hampton slips the punch.
Altreto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hampton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Altreto.
Altreto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Altreto misses the jab.
Hampton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Altreto.
Altreto misses the jab.
Altreto throws a looping overhand right but Hampton ducks down to avoid it.
Hampton closes the distance and clinches.
Hampton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Altreto.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hampton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hampton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hampton misses with a body punch.
Hampton trying to land knees to the body.
Hampton prevents the takedown attempt.
Altreto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hampton leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hampton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Altreto is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hampton seems to have recovered his senses.
Hampton wants a takedown but no success here.
Hampton lands a nice knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hampton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hampton has Altreto pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Altreto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Altreto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Altreto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hampton gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hampton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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 Luiz Altreto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Hampton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Altreto throws a body punch but Hampton moves out of range.
Hampton staying out of range there.
Hampton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hampton slips under a jab.
Altreto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hampton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Altreto looks to land a right hand but Hampton moved out of range.
Hampton misses with a takedown attempt - Altreto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Altreto misses with a body shot.
Altreto swings for the body but Hampton moves out of range.
No joy there for Hampton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Altreto looks to land a left hand but Hampton moved out of range nicely.
Altreto throws a jab but it's blocked by Hampton.
Altreto drops Hampton with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Hampton! Altreto dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luiz Altreto!
Luiz Altreto tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Chris Hampton stepped up to the mic, saying 'What do you say after a loss? I came here to win and I didn't, so it's back to the Gym for now and I'll come back better next time.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Noam Chomsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chomsky comes into the arena with System Of A Down BYOB blaring out of the sound system. Tatsuhiko Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. EYE OF THE TIGER kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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192 lbs
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33
183 lbs
32 - 18 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Noam Chomsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatsuhiko Jr throws a head kick that Chomsky semi-blocks.
Chomsky misses the shot to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Chomsky has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Chomsky scores with a jab.
Tatsuhiko Jr tries for a takedown but Chomsky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tatsuhiko Jr has a takedown stuffed.
Chomsky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tatsuhiko Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tatsuhiko Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tatsuhiko Jr tries for a takedown but Chomsky circles away easily
and Chomsky counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chomsky.
Noam Chomsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatsuhiko Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chomsky misses with a shot to the body
and Tatsuhiko Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Tatsuhiko Jr drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chomsky pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tatsuhiko Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chomsky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chomsky gets a clinch.
Tatsuhiko Jr jumps guard but Chomsky stands there with Tatsuhiko Jr around his waist. Tatsuhiko Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr is trying to push Chomsky away but Chomsky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chomsky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tatsuhiko Jr wants a takedown.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Chomsky gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tatsuhiko Jr.
Chomsky gets underhooks to prevent Tatsuhiko Jr's takedown attempt.
Chomsky is trying to stall.
Chomsky lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Chomsky as the two fighters clinch.
Chomsky stalling.
Still in the clinch, Chomsky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chomsky misses with the head strike.
Chomsky gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tatsuhiko Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Tatsuhiko Jr is trying to pull guard but Chomsky turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Chomsky.
Chomsky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chomsky digs a right hand underneath Tatsuhiko Jr's ribcage. Tatsuhiko Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tatsuhiko Jr looks winded!
Chomsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chomsky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tatsuhiko Jr tries to pull guard but Chomsky won't allow it.
Tatsuhiko Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chomsky gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chomsky stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice left hand lands by Chomsky.
Tatsuhiko Jr jumps guard but Chomsky turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tatsuhiko Jr gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Chomsky regains guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chomsky lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Chomsky slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chomsky scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chomsky slows the pace down in half guard.
Tatsuhiko Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chomsky scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chomsky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tatsuhiko Jr keeps working.
Chomsky prevents Tatsuhiko Jr from improving his position.
Chomsky trying to control the pace.
Chomsky scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tatsuhiko Jr is trying to maintain the position but Chomsky is very close to passing his half guard.
Chomsky trying to control the action but Tatsuhiko Jr is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr trying to control here.
Tatsuhiko Jr is pressing down on Chomsky's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Chomsky landing some decent shots from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chomsky postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chomsky seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Chomsky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tatsuhiko Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chomsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Tatsuhiko Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tatsuhiko Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chomsky is one step ahead there.
Chomsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Tatsuhiko Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noam Chomsky dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tatsuhiko Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Chomsky, which made it look bad.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tatsuhiko Jr is defended easily by Chomsky.
Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chomsky leaves Tatsuhiko Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Noam Chomsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr.
Tatsuhiko Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Chomsky misses with a low kick as Tatsuhiko Jr jumps back.
Tatsuhiko Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chomsky to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr has been cut.
No luck for Tatsuhiko Jr with that takedown attempt.
Chomsky tries to close the distance and clinch but Tatsuhiko Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tatsuhiko Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chomsky.
Chomsky throws an overhand right that lands on Tatsuhiko Jr's shoulder, as Tatsuhiko Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Tatsuhiko Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tatsuhiko Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tatsuhiko Jr is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsky drops Tatsuhiko Jr with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Tatsuhiko Jr! Chomsky dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noam Chomsky!
Noam Chomsky retains his middleweight title!
After the fight, Noam Chomsky was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'The better man won tonight. Thanks to everyone who believes in me and the FANS!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike McDougal Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeMarcus Johnsoin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike McDougal Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
170 lbs
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24
178 lbs
0 - 2 - 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike McDougal Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeMarcus Johnsoin!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDougal Jr drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
McDougal Jr forces his way into half guard.
Johnsoin wants to improve his position but McDougal Jr is controlling well.
McDougal Jr is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnsoin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McDougal Jr.
McDougal Jr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnsoin defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDougal Jr moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McDougal Jr is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnsoin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
McDougal Jr happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDougal Jr advances to mount.
McDougal Jr takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McDougal Jr takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDougal Jr has managed to slip his arm under Johnsoin's chin. This could be all over... yep, Johnsoin is tapping out! Submission win for McDougal Jr.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mike McDougal Jr!
A relieved looking Mike McDougal Jr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rowdy Rousey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ognovian Fabronsaeuga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rousey's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bad Reputation. Ognovian Fabronsaeuga has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rowdy Rousey's chin.
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257 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rowdy Rousey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ognovian Fabronsaeuga!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabronsaeuga leaves Rousey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rousey lands a leg kick that knocks Fabronsaeuga off balance momentarily.
Rousey tries to clinch up.
Fabronsaeuga feints and as Rousey raises his hands in defense, Fabronsaeuga changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fabronsaeuga cracks Rousey with a solid left hand.
Fabronsaeuga postures up.
Fabronsaeuga engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fabronsaeuga passes Rousey's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rousey is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fabronsaeuga's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fabronsaeuga's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rousey throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey is hanging on to Fabronsaeuga's back as he tries to escape.
Will Rousey go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Rousey has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Fabronsaeuga has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Fabronsaeuga is in bad spot here.
Fabronsaeuga is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Fabronsaeuga shoots in and gets a takedown into Rousey's guard.
Fabronsaeuga controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fabronsaeuga stands and throws Rousey's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousey is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fabronsaeuga is putting a hurting on Rousey here, landing some big shots from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fabronsaeuga working the head with strikes.
Fabronsaeuga just content to control the position.
Rousey is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fabronsaeuga controlling from side mount.
Rousey is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabronsaeuga tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The referee asks Fabronsaeuga politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Fabronsaeuga prefers to stall for the moment though.
Fabronsaeuga's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Fabronsaeuga working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fabronsaeuga scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousey gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Rousey is in a horrible position here. Fabronsaeuga smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fabronsaeuga landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
Fabronsaeuga controlling from the full mount.
Fabronsaeuga jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Rousey is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Rousey and Fabronsaeuga has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Fabronsaeuga taking a breather here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rousey wants to control but Fabronsaeuga postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ognovian Fabronsaeuga 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.
Rousey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rousey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fabronsaeuga tries to avoid it but Rousey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fabronsaeuga to the ground. Fabronsaeuga escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rousey shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rowdy Rousey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rousey shoots and misses
and Fabronsaeuga counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fabronsaeuga looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ognovian Fabronsaeuga was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Fabronsaeuga shoots in and gets a takedown into Rousey's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fabronsaeuga can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fabronsaeuga landing with the ground and pound.
Fabronsaeuga sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rousey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fabronsaeuga postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabronsaeuga is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fabronsaeuga scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rousey trying to control the position.
Fabronsaeuga is stalling in the full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fabronsaeuga postures up and lands a big shot to Rousey's brow.
Fabronsaeuga is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fabronsaeuga closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rousey quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousey works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rousey is looking to stand up but Fabronsaeuga isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fabronsaeuga is stalling in the full guard.
Fabronsaeuga with a nice head shot there.
Rousey looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fabronsaeuga controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Let's hope that Fabronsaeuga has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ognovian Fabronsaeuga has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Fabronsaeuga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fabronsaeuga gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ognovian Fabronsaeuga 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! This is the final round!
Fabronsaeuga closes the distance and clinches.
Rousey fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rousey has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fabronsaeuga is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rousey drags the fight down to the ground.
Fabronsaeuga looking to pass the guard.
Fabronsaeuga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rousey controls Fabronsaeuga momentarily but Fabronsaeuga frees himself.
Fabronsaeuga is stalling in the full guard.
Fabronsaeuga wants to pass the guard but Rousey is keeping the position.
Fabronsaeuga is looking to advance position but Rousey has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fabronsaeuga has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rousey can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fabronsaeuga is looking to escape.
Fabronsaeuga is working to get back to half guard.
Fabronsaeuga tries to improve his position but instead Rousey has taken his back!
Rousey is controlling the position but Fabronsaeuga somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousey is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fabronsaeuga sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fabronsaeuga trying to control from the bottom.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Fabronsaeuga. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Fabronsaeuga gets full guard.
Fabronsaeuga wants to sweep here but Rousey controlling him for the moment.
Fabronsaeuga is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rousey won't allow Fabronsaeuga to sweep him here.
Rousey tries to stand but Fabronsaeuga is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabronsaeuga working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rousey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rousey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rousey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fabronsaeuga has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rousey has managed to get both his arms back between Fabronsaeuga's legs - danger averted.
Rousey has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Fabronsaeuga to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Rousey is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Fabronsaeuga pulls down on the head and he's put Rousey to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ognovian Fabronsaeuga!
Ognovian Fabronsaeuga spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Winkler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Glazer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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28
277 lbs
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21
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benny Winkler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chad Glazer!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkler is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Chad Glazer has been cut.
Glazer fails with a takedown attempt.
Winkler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Glazer.
Winkler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Glazer at a distance.
Glazer tries to move into range but Winkler moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Winkler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Glazer.
Winkler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winkler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Glazer shoots in but no luck this time.
Benny Winkler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Glazer.
Winkler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Winkler there.
Glazer is trying desperately to land a takedown but Winkler is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Glazer.
Glazer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Winkler defends it nicely.
Winkler connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glazer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Winkler counters with a series of strikes. Glazer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Winkler lands with an uppercut that bounces Glazer off the cage and back into range.
Glazer tries to bum rush Winkler with a series of wild strikes but Winkler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Glazer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Winkler scores with a jab to the body.
Winkler scores with a decent looking hook.
Winkler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glazer looks to score with a jab to the body but Winkler is just out of range.
Winkler leaves Glazer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Winkler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glazer tries for a takedown but Winkler circles away easily
and Winkler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Winkler seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Glazer slips a jab and a cross from Winkler.
Winkler lands a head shot.
Winkler lands with a hook. Glazer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Glazer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Glazer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Winkler is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Winkler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chad Glazer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winkler clobbers Glazer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That has opened up Chad Glazer's cut even more.
Glazer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winkler.
Winkler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Glazer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Glazer shoots in but Winkler avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Glazer lands a jab to Winkler's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkler tries to bum rush Glazer with a series of wild strikes but Glazer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Glazer misses with a body shot.
Winkler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Glazer misses with a double jab
and Winkler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glazer dives in and grabs Winkler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Winkler pushes down on Glazer's head and hops out.
Glazer just misses with a punch to the body.
Glazer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Winkler finds it's way round the side to connect with Glazer's head.
Winkler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Winkler comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Winkler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Glazer looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winkler scores with a nice right hand.
Winkler lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glazer misses with an uppercut.
Glazer swings for the body but Winkler moves out of range.
Glazer misses with a double jab
and Winkler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Winkler scores with a one two! Glazer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice jab there from Winkler.
Winkler lands with an uppercut that bounces Glazer off the cage and back into range.
Winkler scores with a sloppy right hand. Glazer should have avoided that one.
The cut above Chad Glazer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice straight punches there by Winkler. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Winkler.
Glazer is rocked!
Winkler leaves Glazer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Glazer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Winkler pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Glazer back to the cage. Winkler follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Winkler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Glazer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Winkler cracks a nice hook into Glazer's ribs.
Winkler looks to score with a jab to the body but Glazer is just out of range.
Glazer closes the distance and clinches up with Winkler, looking for a takedown. Glazer pushes Winkler against the cage but Winkler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Winkler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Winkler throws a one two combo.
Glazer misses with a double jab.
Glazer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glazer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Winkler rather than just go for the knockout.
Winkler lands a jab-cross combination.
Winkler cracks Glazer with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glazer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Winkler scores with a shot to the body.
Winkler is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Glazer is breathing heavily.
Winkler lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Glazer backs up against the cage.
Glazer is still on wobbly legs! Can Winkler finish him?
Chad Glazer's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkler Throws a clean left jab. Winkler Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Glazer's chin! Glazer crumbles to the ground and Winkler follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Winkler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Benny Winkler!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steffan Stove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stove comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fire kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mikey Hopkins could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Steffan Stove's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steffan Stove!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Bruno Hogan and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stove takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice shot lands for Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a hook
and Stove counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stove manages to avoid it.
Hopkins lands with an overhand left.
Hopkins scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Steffan Stove has been cut.
Hopkins throws a hook to the side of Stove's head but Stove sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins missing with a left hand there. Stove was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Stove slips under a jab from Hopkins.
Stove takes one to the chin there.
Hopkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stove.
Stove misses with a wild combination.
Hopkins throws a lazy uppercut
and Stove counters with a stiff right hand.
Stove ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Hopkins has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Hopkins.
Hopkins connects with a nice looking jab.
Hopkins misses with a looping right.
Hopkins misses with a few strikes there.
Hopkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hopkins takes a swing at Stove's ribcage but misses.
Stove wants to land a leg kick but Hopkins is out of range.
Hopkins checks a low kick from Stove.
Hopkins misses with a looping right.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stove.
Hopkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hopkins jabs Stove to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hopkins lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stove on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Hopkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hopkins misses with a hook. Stove ducked under it nicely.
Hopkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stove takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stove throws a body shot but no joy.
Hopkins looks to land a left hand but Stove moved out of range nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hopkins.
Stove is rocked!
Stove does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stove is still on wobbly legs! Can Hopkins finish him?
Stove uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hopkins.
Stove seems to have recovered his senses.
Hopkins connects with a looping right hand.
Stove looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Hopkins drops Stove with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Stove! Hopkins dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikey Hopkins!
Mikey Hopkins was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fuzzy Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Fuzzy Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Potter!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Francis DeMontford and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan lands a left and a right that send Potter crashing to the mat, dazed. Khan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Potter is rocked!
It looks like Ben Potter has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan darts in and clinches Potter up against the cage.
Potter is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him?
Khan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Khan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Potter's efforts to push away.
Potter being controlled against the cage.
A short right from Khan.
Potter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Potter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Khan jerks Potter's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Potter drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Khan goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Khan because Potter was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Fuzzy Khan!
An out of breath Fuzzy Khan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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