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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacoby Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barb Dwyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacoby Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barb Dwyer!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones throws a series of punches but Dwyer moves out of range.
Dwyer misses with the combination.
Jones could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Dwyer counter with a right hand.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Dwyer.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones swings for the body but Dwyer moves out of range.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dwyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones is breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jacoby Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Dwyer counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Jacoby Jones has been cut.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dwyer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dwyer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dwyer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Dwyer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Dwyer tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dwyer connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Jones! He's out on his feet! Dwyer rushes in and drops Jones with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Barb Dwyer!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Borneo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zac Ryder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joey Borneo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Borneo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zac Ryder!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryder changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Borneo tries to avoid it but Ryder manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Borneo to the ground. Borneo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ryder shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Borneo but Borneo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ryder shoots in for a double leg but Borneo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Joey Borneo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zac Ryder.
Borneo fails with the takedown
and Ryder counters with a nice double leg into side control. Borneo won't be happy with that.
Borneo is trying to get back to half guard.
Borneo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borneo is controlling the pace.
Ryder tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Borneo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ryder can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ryder is looking for a sweep. Borneo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ryder is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two 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.
Well, if Borneo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Borneo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borneo is trying to control the action in half guard but Ryder is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Joey Borneo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ryder has Borneo up against the cage in a clinch.
Borneo gets underhooks to prevent Ryder's takedown attempt.
Ryder has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Borneo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ryder is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryder manages to pull guard.
Ryder keeping full guard, as Borneo tries to pass.
Borneo trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borneo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Borneo stops Ryder from standing up.
Borneo sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four 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.
Borneo wants to control from the top but Ryder keeps moving.
Ryder seems keen to control Borneo's posture.
Ryder wants to stand but Borneo is controlling the position.
Borneo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Joey Borneo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ryder has his takedown stuffed
and Borneo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Borneo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ryder with a lazy takedown attempt
and Borneo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ryder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Borneo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ryder for as long as he can get away with.
Ryder tries to get to full guard but Borneo has control of the leg.
Well, if Borneo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borneo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Joey Borneo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ryder throws a sloppy body shot
and Borneo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ryder wants to improve his position but Borneo is controlling well.
Borneo controlling the pace.
Ryder trying to control but Borneo postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borneo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ryder has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Borneo is working away from the top position though.
Borneo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ryder keeps working.
Borneo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ryder is trying to control but can't.
Ryder tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Borneo slows the pace down in half guard.
Ryder is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryder wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ryder with a lazy takedown attempt
and Borneo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ryder is breathing heavily.
Borneo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ryder trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Borneo trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borneo content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borneo trying to control but Ryder is working from the bottom.
Ryder controls Borneo momentarily but Borneo frees himself.
Borneo stays in close to Ryder's body and controls the position.
Ryder is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Borneo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Borneo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ryder doesn't manage to clinch there - Borneo circles away.
Borneo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Borneo dodges the punch combination from Ryder.
Ryder tries to clinch but Borneo is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borneo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ryder swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryder misses with a takedown attempt
and Borneo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ryder won't be happy with that.
Borneo happy to just control the position for now.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Joey Borneo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ryder misses with a takedown
and Borneo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ryder!
Borneo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borneo fails to move to back control.
Ryder is in all sorts of trouble here.
Borneo controlling his opponent.
Ryder is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Borneo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Joey Borneo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ryder misses with a takedown
and Borneo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ryder's guard.
Joey Borneo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zac Ryder.
Borneo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Borneo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ryder is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryder looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ryder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Borneo seems content to control.
Joey Borneo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Borneo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Borneo, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Borneo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafeal Djocovito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trabi Kobang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Djocovito comes to the cage accompanied by Rose - A Perfect Circle. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rafeal Djocovito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trabi Kobang!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Djocovito throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kobang stuffs the takedown attempt from Djocovito. Djocovito gets slowly back to his feet.
Djocovito throws the left hand but Kobang avoids the punch easily.
Kobang tries to clinch up.
Kobang tries a head kick but it misses.
Djocovito misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rafeal Djocovito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Djocovito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Djocovito swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Djocovito misses with the combination.
Djocovito throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kobang tries to close the distance and clinch but Djocovito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Djocovito lands a jab-cross combination.
Djocovito misses with a jab, cross combination.
Djocovito throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Djocovito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kobang dodges the punch combination from Djocovito.
Djocovito misses with a few strikes there.
Djocovito is breathing heavily.
Djocovito throws a series of punches but Kobang avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobang rushes Djocovito and presses him up against the cage.
Kobang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Rafeal Djocovito has been cut.
Kobang has Djocovito pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Djocovito manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A knee to the head by Kobang.
Kobang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kobang gets through Djocovito's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kobang jumps guard and drags Djocovito to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Djocovito won't allow Kobang to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kobang manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kobang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kobang closes the distance and pushes Djocovito back into the cage.
Kobang lands a damaging elbow.
Djocovito looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kobang stalling the fight.
Djocovito gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kobang.
Kobang manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djocovito tries to free his leg and advance position but Kobang is retaining full guard.
Kobang is pulling down on Djocovito's head to control his posture.
Kobang is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Djocovito is controlling him.
Kobang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kobang wants to sweep but no luck.
Djocovito throwing strikes from guard but Kobang blocks nicely.
Djocovito connects with a couple of short punches.
Djocovito trying to control but Kobang is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Djocovito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kobang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Djocovito gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Djocovito scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djocovito throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Djocovito lands strikes from half guard.
Djocovito takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kobang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Djocovito throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kobang flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Djocovito prevents Kobang from standing back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Djocovito moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kobang wants to clinch up but Djocovito keeps it at a distance.
Djocovito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kobang circles away quickly and effectively.
Djocovito swinging wildly here.
Djocovito will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Djocovito fails with the takedown.
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.
Djocovito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kobang.
Djocovito will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Djocovito misses with a double jab.
Djocovito closes the distance and clinches up with Kobang, looking for a takedown. Djocovito pushes Kobang against the cage but Kobang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafeal Djocovito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kobang moves into range and clinches up with Djocovito.
Kobang landing knees to the body.
Kobang is pressed up against the cage. Djocovito has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kobang down to the mat. Kobang avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Djocovito throws a hook but Kobang avoids it easily.
Kobang clinches up with Djocovito and pushes him back against the cage.
Kobang is trying to break the clinch but Djocovito is controlling him.
Kobang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Djocovito breaks the clinch.
Djocovito misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Trabi Kobang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rafeal Djocovito's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Djocovito lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Djocovito shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kobang but Kobang pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Djocovito.
Kobang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafeal Djocovito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kobang is looking to clinch but Djocovito is avoiding it.
Kobang closes the distance and pushes Djocovito back into the cage.
Kobang has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Djocovito is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kobang drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Djocovito is pressed up against the cage. Kobang has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Djocovito down to the mat. Djocovito avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Djocovito misses with a series of wild punches.
Djocovito misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobang doesn't manage to clinch there - Djocovito circles away.
Djocovito misses with a two punch combination.
Djocovito misses with a wild combination.
Kobang shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kobang was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Djocovito flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kobang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Djocovito. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kobang throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kobang blocks Djocovito's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Djocovito sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Djocovito flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Djocovito regains full guard. Nicely done.
Djocovito with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Kobang can't handle though.
Djocovito looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kobang is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djocovito is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kobang tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Djocovito lands a nice short elbow.
Djocovito stops Kobang from getting back to his feet.
Djocovito passes to full mount!
Kobang is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Djocovito looking to finish Kobang with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kobang!
Djocovito breaks from Kobang's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Djocovito scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kobang?
Djocovito trying to control but Kobang is having none of it.
Kobang trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djocovito lands a heavy elbow.
Kobang flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Djocovito tries to control but Kobang wriggling away.
Djocovito punishing his opponent with strikes.
Djocovito scoring with strikes but Kobang is staying in there.
Djocovito lands with some strikes.
Djocovito scoring with strikes but Kobang is staying in there.
Kobang wants to hold on but Djocovito pushes him away.
Djocovito looking to secure an arm triangle but Kobang defends it well.
Kobang's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
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.
Djocovito landing strikes, looking to finish!
Djocovito working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Djocovito scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kobang?
Djocovito lands with some strikes.
Djocovito with shots to the head and body - Kobang looks very uncomfortable down there.
Djocovito lands a big shot there that rocks Kobang but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Djocovito looking to finish with strikes here!
Kobang swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Djocovito raining down shots from the mount!
Djocovito scoring with strikes but Kobang is staying in there.
Djocovito lands a heavy elbow.
Kobang is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafeal Djocovito dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rafeal Djocovito's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kobang tries to clinch up.
Djocovito misses with a few strikes there.
Djocovito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kobang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Djocovito tries to bum rush Kobang with a series of wild strikes but Kobang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kobang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kobang.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kobang is trying to maintain a safe position but Djocovito gets an underhook and turns Kobang into the cage.
Kobang keeps control of Djocovito as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobang successfully pulls guard.
Djocovito working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kobang's head.
Kobang is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Djocovito works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Djocovito working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djocovito is nestled in close to Kobang, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kobang wants to get back to full guard.
Djocovito takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kobang misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Djocovito takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kobang tries to roll over but Djocovito keeps him under control.
Djocovito seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Djocovito content to control rather than advance.
Djocovito scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kobang wants to get back to his feet.
Djocovito works his way into full mount!
Djocovito fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djocovito looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kobang is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
BOOM! Djocovito connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Djocovito lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kobang is bucking up trying to escape but Djocovito cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kobang is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Kobang is trying to escape the mount.
Kobang trying desperately to get to his feet.
Djocovito landing strikes from the mount and Kobang is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobang tries to reverse the position but Djocovito maintains control.
Djocovito scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Djocovito is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Djocovito working for a guillotine from mount but Kobang is in no mood to give up.
Djocovito pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kobang tries to buck Djocovito off but he can't manage it.
Djocovito scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Djocovito lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kobang can't escape the position.
Djocovito punishing his opponent with strikes.
Djocovito prevents Kobang from getting the reversal.
Kobang is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Kobang that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four 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.
Djocovito working the ground and pound effectively.
Djocovito trying to control but Kobang is having none of it.
Kobang defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Djocovito.
Kobang is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Djocovito is landing with some decent strikes but Kobang is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Djocovito cracks Kobang with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Djocovito is landing with some decent strikes but Kobang is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kobang is looking to improve his position but Djocovito isn't that keen on the idea.
Kobang is trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafeal Djocovito showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Djocovito 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 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafeal Djocovito!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Joskovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zanos Pogrieshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joskovic comes into the arena with Iron Man blaring out of the sound system. Pogrieshi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nile - the Infinity Of Stone. Zanos Pogrieshi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dean Joskovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zanos Pogrieshi!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joskovic shoots in looking for a takedown. Pogrieshi tries to sprawl out of it but Joskovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pogrieshi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pogrieshi clinches.
Joskovic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pogrieshi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pogrieshi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joskovic misses with a takedown attempt - Pogrieshi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Joskovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pogrieshi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pogrieshi tries to clinch there but Joskovic circles away.
Joskovic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pogrieshi circles away.
Joskovic moves out of range as Pogrieshi throws a body kick.
Pogrieshi lands a left and a right that send Joskovic crashing to the mat, dazed. Pogrieshi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Joskovic is rocked!
It looks like Dean Joskovic has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crack! A monster head kick from Pogrieshi and Joskovic falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Pogrieshi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zanos Pogrieshi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Knock out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonov Lopescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Knock out has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Knock out seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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173 lbs
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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, Knock out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonov Lopescu!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopescu tries to clinch up.
out shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lopescu sprawls well. Lopescu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. out gets slowly back to his feet.
Lopescu changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. out looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
out tries to buck Lopescu off but Lopescu is having none of it.
Lopescu slows the pace down.
Lopescu throws an elbow but out slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopescu wants to lay and pray for a moment but out keeps working.
out is trying to control Lopescu's posture but Lopescu avoids it.
Lopescu fails to land a wild elbow strike.
out is trying to escape the position but Lopescu is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
out tries to improve position but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lopescu shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches out napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lopescu sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but out is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
out is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lopescu tries to score with some ground and pound. out controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
out throws Lopescu to one side and escapes!
out has his takedown stuffed
and Lopescu counters with a single leg into guard. out didn't expect that.
out is breathing heavily.
Lopescu trying to control the position from guard on top but out is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopescu stopping the sweep attempt from out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopescu wants to stand but out has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lopescu trying to control but out is working from the bottom.
Lopescu stopping the sweep attempt from out.
Lopescu trying to control the position from guard on top but out is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
out utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopescu trying to control but out is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lopescu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and out counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lopescu!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lopescu has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of out's lack of action.
out not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
out knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lopescu on the ground.
out is looking to advance position but Lopescu won't allow it.
out is looking to take a break and control but Lopescu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
out trying to control from Lopescu's half guard. Lopescu has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopescu keeping moving, preventing out from controlling successfully.
out is really struggling to control Lopescu but he's trying to hold on to the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lopescu with a poor takedown
and out counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
out trying to control but Lopescu is working from the bottom.
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 Knock out will probably get the nod.
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.
Lopescu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and out counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by out.
out trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopescu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
out stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lopescu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
out wants to control from the top but Lopescu keeps moving.
Lopescu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lopescu has his feet on out's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
out misses with a takedown
and Lopescu counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for out!
Lopescu tries to control but out wriggling away.
out wants to hold on but Lopescu pushes him away.
Lopescu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
out really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lopescu tries to control but out wriggling away.
Lopescu is landing with some decent strikes but out is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
out keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
out tries to hold on but Lopescu pushes him away.
Lopescu lands a nice shot to the head.
Lopescu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Antonov Lopescu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lopescu controlling his opponent.
out on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if out tries to get out of the position.
Lopescu with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopescu tries to control but out wriggling away.
Lopescu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
out throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lopescu. What's that going to do exactly?
out wants to hold on but Lopescu pushes him away.
out is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
out tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lopescu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as out is looking to escape.
out is trying to escape the mount.
Lopescu working for a submission but out is keeping him at bay.
Lopescu controlling from the full mount.
Lopescu tries to control but out wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonov Lopescu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lopescu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
out is looking to improve his position.
Lopescu is keen to just control but out is a slippery customer.
out preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
out wants to improve his position but Lopescu is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopescu trying to control the pace.
Lopescu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lopescu closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lopescu working the ground and pound but out is defending the strikes.
Lopescu just content to control the position.
Lopescu working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopescu is looking to take a break and control but out is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lopescu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
out is not content to let Lopescu control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
out gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lopescu counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for out!
out tries to reverse the position but Lopescu maintains control.
Lopescu throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
out tries to hold on but Lopescu pushes him away.
Lopescu postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. out looks a forlorn figure.
Lopescu in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopescu controlling the position easily from mount.
Lopescu with a couple of short strikes.
Lopescu tries to control but out wriggling away.
out sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lopescu is trying to control. out wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lopescu is thwarting out's attempts to control the position.
Lopescu wants to stand up but out has a hold of him and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonov Lopescu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lopescu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonov Lopescu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heith Jardine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meng Huo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jardine's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cant Be Touched. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
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265 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heith Jardine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Meng Huo!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jardine throws a series of punches but Huo avoids them all with ease.
Jardine shoots for a double leg takedown but Huo sprawls well. He's pushed Jardine's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jardine fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jardine has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heith Jardine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by Huo as he connects with a hook.
Heith Jardine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jardine wants to clinch up but Huo keeps it at a distance.
Jardine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Huo but Huo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jardine fails to land the takedown.
Huo stuns Jardine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jardine is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huo throws a right hand that Jardine ducks under and follows up with a left that Jardine also avoids with ease.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Huo knocks Jardine out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Meng Huo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vince Mimsy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Irvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mimsy comes to the cage accompanied by sommaren är kort. Steve Irvin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vince Mimsy's 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, Vince Mimsy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Irvin !
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mimsy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mimsy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mimsy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mimsy looking to sit in guard and control but Irvin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mimsy holds on and takes a little breather.
Mimsy is trying to keep Irvin in close.
Irvin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mimsy is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mimsy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mimsy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Irvin passes into side control.
Mimsy is trying to control Irvin 's posture but Irvin avoids it.
Mimsy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two 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.
Irvin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mimsy keeps working.
Mimsy wants to improve his position but Irvin is controlling well.
Mimsy trying to control but Irvin postures up.
Mimsy keeping hold of Irvin 's head, controlling as best he can.
Mimsy is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Irvin jumps into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irvin tries to stand but Mimsy is controlling his head.
Mimsy has one of Irvin 's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Irvin has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Irvin thumps Mimsy with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Mimsy misses the target.
Mimsy misses with an uppercut. Irvin saw that one coming.
Good work by Mimsy as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mimsy. Irvin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mimsy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mimsy shoots in for a double leg but Irvin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Irvin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mimsy throws out the jab.
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 Vince Mimsy will probably get the nod.
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.
Mimsy misses the shot to the body.
Mimsy misses with a looping left.
Irvin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steve Irvin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Irvin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mimsy trying to control but Irvin is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mimsy trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Irvin manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irvin wanted to stand there but Mimsy had control of the position.
Mimsy has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Irvin is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Mimsy.
Mimsy struggling a bit here.
Mimsy is trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Mimsy is trying to work for a sweep but Irvin has mounted him!
Mimsy tries to lock up and control but Irvin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mimsy is desperately trying to improve his position but Irvin has a good base and remains in mount.
Mimsy throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Mimsy tries to hold on but Irvin pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mimsy sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mimsy is trying to maintain the position but Irvin is very close to passing his half guard.
Mimsy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Irvin wants to stand up but Mimsy has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Mimsy wants to get back to full guard.
Irvin is thwarting Mimsy's attempts to control the position.
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.
Irvin prevents Mimsy from improving his position.
Mimsy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Irvin pulls his head out easily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mimsy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Irvin 's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Mimsy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Irvin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mimsy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mimsy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Irvin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Irvin tries to stand and escape but Mimsy is controlling the position.
Mimsy tries to roll over but Irvin keeps him under control.
Mimsy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Irvin is working away from the top position though.
Mimsy is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irvin wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Mimsy uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Irvin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mimsy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Irvin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mimsy throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mimsy throws his legs up looking for a submission but Irvin uses it to pass to side control.
Mimsy trying to remain calm as Irvin controls from the top position.
That's two 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.
Mimsy tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Irvin easily slips into full mount!
Irvin is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Mimsy shoots in for a takedown but Irvin shows good takedown defense.
Good work by Mimsy as he checks the leg kick.
Irvin throws a series of punches but Mimsy moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mimsy. Irvin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irvin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Irvin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vince Mimsy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irvin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Irvin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mimsy.
Irvin misses with a double jab.
Mimsy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mimsy trying to advance position but Irvin counters by regaining guard.
Mimsy wants to control from the top but Irvin keeps moving.
Irvin keeping full guard, as Mimsy tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mimsy looking to sit in guard and control but Irvin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mimsy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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 Vince Mimsy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mimsy, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard 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... Vince Mimsy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Boban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Wellington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boban kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fabolous - It´s my time. Carl Wellington acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mirko Boban!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carl Wellington!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boban swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wellington closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wellington closes the distance and clinches up with Boban, looking for a takedown. Wellington pushes Boban against the cage but Boban circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Boban throws a right and a left that Wellington avoids nicely.
Wellington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boban.
Wellington misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boban throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boban just misses with a punch to the body.
Wellington takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wellington.
Mirko Boban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Wellington.
Boban cracks the inside of Wellington's front leg.
Boban thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boban, right into the meat.
Wellington shoots in and drives through. Boban sprawls well.
Boban throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boban lands a jab.
Boban lands with a nice body kick.
Boban lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wellington's sensitive parts.
Boban tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wellington was well out of range. Poor timing from Boban.
Boban misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boban. Wellington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wellington shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boban as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Boban there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wellington closes the distance and clinches up with Boban, looking for a takedown. Wellington pushes Boban against the cage but Boban circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Boban dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wellington looks gassed!
Boban lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wellington's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boban lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boban.
Boban is looking to wear down Wellington with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wellington tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boban is looking to slow Wellington down with leg kicks.
Wellington's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boban changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wellington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boban.
Boban lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wellington's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boban chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boban, right into the meat.
Boban lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Boban lands a head kick. Wellington smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Carl Wellington has been cut.
Wellington takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wellington takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boban connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boban delivers a nice body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Boban - that will leave a mark!
Boban looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boban misses with the combination.
Wellington tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wellington takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boban.
Nice straight punches there by Boban. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boban.
Wellington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boban.
Boban throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boban scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wellington gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boban.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Boban dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Wellington's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boban digs a good hook to Wellington's body.
Boban lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boban looks for the body kick but Wellington saw that one coming.
Boban swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boban throws a low kick, looking for Wellington's leg but Wellington calmly moves out of range.
Wellington is trying desperately to land a takedown but Boban is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Wellington.
Boban throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boban ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wellington moves away.
Wellington has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Boban.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wellington moves out of range of the body kick from Boban.
Boban digs a good hook to Wellington's body.
Boban throws a body kick that misses.
Wellington fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wellington is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boban avoids it really well and circles away.
Boban throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boban misses with a wild body shot.
Boban connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boban sizes up Wellington with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mirko Boban is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wellington chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boban can pounce on him.
Nice uppercut there from Boban.
Boban takes a swing at Wellington's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellington walks into a left hand.
Boban is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wellington can do to turn this around?
Boban thows a body shot but no joy.
Boban misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wellington.
Boban throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
No luck for Wellington with that takedown attempt.
Mirko Boban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Wellington.
Boban lands with a nice body punch.
Wellington misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boban throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boban looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Boban.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boban.
Boban throws a leg kick which misses Wellington's front leg but catches the back leg as Wellington tries to avoid it.
Boban feints and then cracks Wellington's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wellington down.
Boban lands with a right hand.
A punch combination from Boban misses.
Boban throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boban lands a right hook to the body.
Boban lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Wellington might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Boban has got the better of the exchanges.
Boban swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellington looks for a takedown but Boban sprawls well.
Decent striking displayed by Boban there.
Boban lands a head kick!
Boban stuns Wellington with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boban looks to throw the jab but Wellington is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wellington fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boban avoids it really well and circles away.
Boban connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Boban dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carl Wellington's cut.
That's time! Boban's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boban is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boban lands a body shot.
Wellington doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wellington takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Boban cracks the inside of Wellington's front leg.
Boban throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boban scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wellington takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice body kick there by Boban.
Boban stuns Wellington with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wellington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boban lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wellington will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boban lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wellington's sensitive parts.
Wellington gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boban.
Boban throws a sloppy head kick and Wellington moves out of range easily.
Boban ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boban scores with a three punch combo!
Boban lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boban chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boban scores with a nice right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boban.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellington chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boban can pounce on him.
Boban connects with a nice looking jab.
Boban cracks the inside of Wellington's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boban fails to land with a series of punches.
Boban digs a good body shot into Wellington's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Wellington.
Boban cracks Wellington with a good jab.
Boban throws a head kick that misses.
Boban looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wellington shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boban but Boban pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mirko Boban is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boban thows a body shot but no joy.
Boban lands a nice hook to Wellington's body. Wellington takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wellington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wellington takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wellington shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boban as he avoids it easily.
Boban thumps Wellington with a low kick.
Wellington fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mirko Boban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Wellington.
Boban throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wellington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boban connects with a high kick.
Boban scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mirko Boban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boban lands with a nice body punch.
Boban lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boban moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boban lands a head shot.
Wellington fails with a takedown attempt.
Wellington needs to keep his hands up - Boban had a free shot at his head there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wellington walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Boban clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Wellington's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Boban will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wellington avoids the head kick by Boban.
Boban fakes the leg kick and cracks Wellington in the body.
Boban jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boban misses with a wild combination.
Boban lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wellington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boban.
Wellington chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boban can pounce on him.
Boban fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wellington.
Wellington is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Boban swings for the body but Wellington moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boban throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boban scoring well with a low kick there.
Wellington on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boban. Boban obviously looking to wear him down.
Boban lands with a nice body punch.
Good leg kick by Boban there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boban cracks a nice hook into Wellington's ribs.
Boban throws a leg kick but Wellington checks it.
Boban throws a shot to the body.
Boban stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boban wants it to stay on the feet.
Boban tries to land a leg kick but Wellington saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boban lands with a nice body punch.
Wellington has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boban lands a nice hook to Wellington's body. Wellington takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wellington drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wellington needs to keep his hands up - Boban had a free shot at his head there.
Boban cracks the inside of Wellington's front leg.
Boban stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boban wants it to stay on the feet.
Boban throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
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!
Boban scoring well with a low kick there.
Boban lands a nice hook to Wellington's body. Wellington takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wellington takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boban connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wellington. Wellington circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boban lands a body shot.
A punch combination from Boban misses.
Wellington dodges the punch combination from Boban.
Boban scores with a kick to the midsection.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Boban.
Boban misses with the combination.
Boban cracks the inside of Wellington's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boban throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boban.
Nice body punch from Boban.
Danga de danga de dang - Boban scores with a four punch combination!
Boban throws a leg kick which misses Wellington's front leg but catches the back leg as Wellington tries to avoid it.
Wellington tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boban cracks a nice hook into Wellington's ribs.
Boban lands with a nice body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body kick there by Boban.
Boban thumps Wellington with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Boban had his way with Carl Wellington in that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Wellington's cut.
That's time! Boban's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Boban scores with a hook to the body. Wellington takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boban feints and then cracks Wellington's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wellington down.
Wellington steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Boban. That one must have hurt.
Wellington fails to land the takedown.
Boban scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab by Boban.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boban. That's going to slow Wellington down.
Wellington is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Boban fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wellington.
Boban lands with a straight right. Wellington didn't see that one coming.
Boban misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Boban slams his shin into Wellington's torso.
Wellington chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boban can pounce on him.
Boban scores with a nice right hand.
Boban throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boban throws a head kick that Wellington semi-blocks.
Boban displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wellington.
Boban ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boban uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wellington has time to react.
Boban throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boban dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Boban.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boban throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boban.
Boban swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boban throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boban with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boban throws a head kick that misses.
Boban connects with a solid leg kick.
Boban lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boban connects with a solid leg kick.
Boban works Wellington's body with a nice hook.
Wellington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wellington tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boban lands a head kick!
Boban punishes Wellington's body with a nice straight punch.
A right-left combo lands from Boban.
Boban fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boban swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boban throws a head kick but Wellington moves out of range.
Boban pushes Wellington away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boban moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Boban moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boban moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Boban finds it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boban with a nice cross.
Carl Wellington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slapping leg kick lands for Boban.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Boban showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boban 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 50:40
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 50:40
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 50:40
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Boban!
Mirko Boban retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Romano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terry comes to the cage accompanied by england belongs to me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Terry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vladimir Romano!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romano darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Romano 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.
Romano is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Romano 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.
Terry trying to control from the bottom.
Romano seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry looks like he's trying to stand up.
Romano is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Terry has managed to free his arm - good work.
Romano seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Terry is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Vladimir Romano!
Vladimir Romano is the new lightweight champion!
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