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BFC 18 - Mullins vs Lawson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Olof Hellstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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155 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Olof Hellstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellstrom is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
Lopez punishes Hellstrom's body with a nice straight punch.
Lopez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hellstrom tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Hellstrom throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hellstrom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lopez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hellstrom's head backwards.
Lopez scores with a jab.
Lopez cracks Hellstrom with an open hand slap.
Lopez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hellstrom.
Hellstrom takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lopez thuds a left hand into Hellstrom's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hellstrom takes one to the side of the head.
Hellstrom takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hellstrom fails to land with a series of punches.
Hellstrom takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lopez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hellstrom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hellstrom had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lopez drops Hellstrom with a beautiful combination! Hellstrom stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lopez is looking for the KO!
Hellstrom is rocked!
Hellstrom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oh Hellstrom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hellstrom is breathing heavily.
Hellstrom throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Hellstrom seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellstrom closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lopez lands a left and a right that send Hellstrom crashing to the mat, dazed. Lopez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hellstrom doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
Lopez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lopez lands a slapping body shot.
Lopez feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hellstrom sprawling to the canvas! Hellstrom rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lopez finish him?!
Lopez cracks Hellstrom with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Hellstrom tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Lopez pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Hellstrom is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Lopez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Maiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Muangsurin (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Maiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Muangsurin!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maiden dives in and grabs Muangsurin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Muangsurin pushes down on Maiden's head and hops out.
Maiden misses with a takedown attempt - Muangsurin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eddie Maiden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maiden doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Muangsurin misses with a head kick.
Maiden shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Muangsurin as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Maiden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Maiden with that takedown attempt.
Maiden will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maiden tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maiden is breathing heavily.
Maiden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muangsurin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muangsurin misses with a leg kick.
Maiden fails to land the takedown.
Muangsurin wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maiden wants to clinch
and Muangsurin counters with a low kick, right behind Maiden 's knee.
Muangsurin closes the distance and clinches.
Maiden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Muangsurin.
Muangsurin lands a good knee to the midsection. Maiden won't want to take too many of those.
Muangsurin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Muangsurin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Eddie Maiden has been cut.
Muangsurin misses with an elbow strike.
Muangsurin lands a knee to the head.
Muangsurin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maiden's face.
Maiden is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muangsurin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oh Maiden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Muangsurin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maiden up against the cage.
Muangsurin crunches a lovely knee into Maiden's ribcage.
Muangsurin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maiden seems to have got his legs back now.
Muangsurin stalling the fight.
Muangsurin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Muangsurin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muangsurin scores with a knee to the head.
Muangsurin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Muangsurin lands a good knee to the midsection. Maiden won't want to take too many of those.
Maiden takes a knee to the side of the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Muangsurin.
The referee is keeping an eye on Muangsurin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Muangsurin.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Muangsurin obliges.
Maiden working hard to break the clinch.
Maiden trying to stall but Muangsurin improves his position.
Muangsurin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Muangsurin lands a knee to the body.
Muangsurin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Muangsurin landing knees to the body.
Muangsurin is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muangsurin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Muangsurin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Muangsurin scores a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Muangsurin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maiden.
Muangsurin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maiden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Muangsurin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Muangsurin is stalling here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muangsurin.
Maiden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Muangsurin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Muangsurin scores a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muangsurin receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ben Muangsurin.
Muangsurin takes the fight into the clinch.
Muangsurin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Muangsurin managing to block the knees to the body from Maiden.
Maiden changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Muangsurin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Maiden shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muangsurin keeping full guard, as Maiden tries to pass.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Muangsurin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Maiden trying to control but Muangsurin is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Muangsurin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Maiden's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Maiden has his takedown stuffed
and Muangsurin counters with a good, hard body kick but Maiden shrugs it off.
Maiden tries to clinch
and Muangsurin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Maiden misses with a knee to the head.
Muangsurin scores a nice knee to the body.
Muangsurin connects with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Muangsurin to work.
Maiden is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Muangsurin.
Maiden tries to work over Muangsurin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muangsurin has Maiden pushed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muangsurin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Muangsurin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muangsurin is leaning against Maiden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Muangsurin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maiden takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Muangsurin.
Maiden blocks the elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Muangsurin stalling in the clinch.
Muangsurin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Muangsurin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ben Muangsurin.
Muangsurin clinches up with Maiden and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Muangsurin.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Muangsurin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Muangsurin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muangsurin scores with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Muangsurin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Muangsurin lands a knee to the body.
Muangsurin stalling against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muangsurin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ben Muangsurin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Muangsurin crunches a lovely knee into Maiden's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muangsurin.
Muangsurin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Muangsurin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maiden up against the cage.
Muangsurin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Muangsurin missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maiden takes a knee to the side of the body.
Muangsurin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Muangsurin - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Muangsurin.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Muangsurin obliges.
Muangsurin lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Muangsurin.
Muangsurin misses with a knee to the head.
Maiden takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maiden.
Muangsurin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maiden in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maiden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Muangsurin stalling against the cage.
Muangsurin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Muangsurin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right handed body shot lands from Muangsurin.
Muangsurin working Maiden over with knees to the body.
Muangsurin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maiden in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Muangsurin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Muangsurin lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muangsurin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Muangsurin scores with a knee to the head.
Muangsurin scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Muangsurin.
Muangsurin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Muangsurin scores with a shot to the side of Maiden's head.
A short body shot lands from Muangsurin as the two fighters clinch.
Muangsurin lands a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muangsurin.
Muangsurin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maiden takes a knee right on the jaw!
Muangsurin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Muangsurin lands a nice knee to the body.
Muangsurin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Muangsurin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maiden in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Muangsurin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maiden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muangsurin is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Muangsurin.
Muangsurin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Muangsurin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maiden in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Muangsurin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eddie Maiden's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Muangsurin tries to clinch but Maiden moves out of range.
Maiden lands with a nice combination. Muangsurin backs away looking to recover.
Maiden shoots and misses
and Muangsurin counters with a thumping low kick.
Maiden fails with the takedown
and Muangsurin counters with a thumping low kick.
Muangsurin has managed to clinch.
The referee calls for Muangsurin to work.
Maiden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muangsurin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maiden throws a leg kick
and Muangsurin counters with an outside leg kick.
Muangsurin closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muangsurin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muangsurin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maiden or not.
Muangsurin is stalling here.
A nice left hand lands by Muangsurin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muangsurin lands a knee to the body.
Muangsurin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Muangsurin lands a nice knee to the body.
Muangsurin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maiden lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muangsurin.
Knees to the body from Muangsurin.
Muangsurin is leaning against Maiden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Muangsurin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maiden blocks it with crossed arms.
Muangsurin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Muangsurin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Muangsurin stalling.
Muangsurin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Muangsurin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maiden's face.
Muangsurin scores with a hook to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Muangsurin obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muangsurin lands a good knee to the midsection. Maiden won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Muangsurin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Maiden tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Muangsurin just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Maiden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maiden drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Muangsurin crunches a lovely knee into Maiden's ribcage.
Muangsurin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maiden lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Muangsurin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Muangsurin scores with a hook to the body.
Muangsurin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maiden's face.
Muangsurin crunches a lovely knee into Maiden's ribcage.
Maiden letting Muangsurin take a breather here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muangsurin.
Muangsurin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Muangsurin scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Muangsurin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Muangsurin.
Muangsurin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maiden in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maiden tries a knee to the head but Muangsurin blocks it.
Muangsurin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Muangsurin crunches a lovely knee into Maiden's ribcage.
Muangsurin scores a nice knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Muangsurin.
Nice body punch from Muangsurin.
Muangsurin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maiden dodges an elbow strike from Muangsurin.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muangsurin.
Muangsurin crunches a lovely knee into Maiden's ribcage.
Muangsurin is pushing Maiden up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Muangsurin lands a knee to the body.
Maiden takes a knee to the side of the body.
Muangsurin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Muangsurin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Eddie Maiden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muangsurin working Maiden over with knees to the body.
Muangsurin stalling in the clinch.
Maiden wants to stall.
Maiden takes a knee right on the jaw!
Muangsurin lands a good knee to the midsection. Maiden won't want to take too many of those.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The referee is keeping an eye on Muangsurin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Muangsurin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muangsurin landing knees to the body.
Muangsurin is leaning against Maiden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Muangsurin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maiden goes for a takedown in the clinch but Muangsurin prevents it.
Ben Muangsurin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Muangsurin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maiden lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Muangsurin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Muangsurin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 24:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Muangsurin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Dragoslav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Ellsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksandar Dragoslav has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aleksandar Dragoslav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Ellsworth!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragoslav swinging wildly here.
Ellsworth looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dragoslav!
Ellsworth throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dragoslav because Ellsworth loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Ellsworth there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dragoslav on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dragoslav tries to get out of the position.
Ellsworth lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dragoslav is trying desperately to improve position.
Dragoslav tries to hold on but Ellsworth postures up.
Ellsworth lands a heavy elbow.
It looks like Aleksandar Dragoslav has been cut.
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!
Ellsworth looking to finish Dragoslav with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dragoslav!
Aleksandar Dragoslav's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aleksandar Dragoslav's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ryan Ellsworth!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wagner Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waclaw Zbichowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martins comes to the cage accompanied by Regueiros Guerreiros. Zbichowski has chosen Na Szczycie as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wagner Martins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Waclaw Zbichowski!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martins lands a jab to Zbichowski's midsection.
Martins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zbichowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Martins won't allow Zbichowski to get back to his feet.
Martins scoring with some ground and pound.
Zbichowski working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Martins has passed into half guard!
Zbichowski looks gassed!
Zbichowski tries to roll over but Martins keeps him under control.
Martins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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!
Martins is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Zbichowski!
Martins lands a big elbow.
Martins landing strikes from the mount.
Martins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Martins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zbichowski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Martins is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Zbichowski goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Martins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Wagner Martins!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stalin Felipe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phi Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felipe comes into the arena with T-Swift blaring out of the sound system. Phi Cho told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stalin Felipe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phi Cho!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felipe tries to clinch up.
Felipe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Felipe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cho.
Felipe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Felipe knocks Cho out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stalin Felipe!
Stalin Felipe is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gerard Mullins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawson has chosen Personality Crisis as his entrance music. Gerard Mullins is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gerard Mullins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Karl Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lawson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mullins shoots in for a double leg but Lawson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lawson throws a shot to the body.
Lawson stuffs the takedown attempt from Mullins. Mullins gets slowly back to his feet.
Lawson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerard Mullins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mullins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mullins is breathing heavily.
Mullins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice inside leg kick there by Lawson. That's going to slow Mullins down.
Lawson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lawson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lawson crunches a lovely knee into Mullins's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Lawson.
Lawson lands an elbow just above Mullins 's eye.
Lawson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Mullins. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Lawson working Mullins over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Lawson.
Lawson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mullins's defenses.
Lawson lands a nice knee to the body.
Lawson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lawson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lawson lands an elbow inside that Mullins shrugs off.
A right hand to the body from Lawson.
Mullins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lawson landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson lands an elbow inside that Mullins shrugs off.
Lawson lands a damaging elbow.
Lawson scores with a knee to the head.
Lawson scores a nice knee to the body.
Lawson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lawson obliges.
Mullins takes an elbow to the temple.
Mullins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lawson lands with a short shot to the head.
Lawson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mullins's defenses.
Lawson landing knees to the head.
Lawson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mullins's face.
Lawson lands an elbow that stopped Mullins in his tracks for a moment.
Lawson lands an elbow that stopped Mullins in his tracks for a moment.
Lawson landing knees to the body.
Lawson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lawson lands a good knee to the midsection. Mullins won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Lawson presses Mullins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lawson lands an elbow just above Mullins 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lawson obliges.
Lawson scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Lawson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mullins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lawson.
Lawson lands an elbow inside.
Lawson scores with a hook to the body.
Lawson lands an elbow inside.
Lawson lands an elbow that stopped Mullins in his tracks for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Lawson.
Lawson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lawson landing knees to the body.
Mullins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mullins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Lawson.
Mullins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lawson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lawson lands a damaging elbow.
Lawson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lawson scores a nice knee to the body.
Lawson lands a nice elbow.
Lawson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mullins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lawson.
Lawson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lawson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lawson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mullins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lawson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mullins takes an elbow to the temple.
Lawson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lawson lands a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Lawson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lawson obliges.
Lawson lands a knee to the head.
Mullins is looking to control Lawson's arms but Lawson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mullins has his back to the cage.
Lawson landing knees to the body.
Lawson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Lawson.
Mullins trying to stall but Lawson improves his position.
Lawson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mullins's defenses.
Lawson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lawson lands an elbow that stopped Mullins in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson lands a knee to the body.
Lawson scores with a knee to the head.
Mullins breaks the clinch.
Mullins shoots in for a double leg but Lawson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lawson lands a body shot.
Lawson connects with a looping right hand.
Lawson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lawson connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawson lands a nice looking body shot.
Lawson scores with a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lawson.
Mullins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lawson pushes Mullins up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lawson obliges.
Lawson lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mullins wants a takedown but no success here.
Lawson lands a good knee to the midsection. Mullins won't want to take too many of those.
Lawson lands a nice knee to the body.
Lawson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lawson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mullins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Lawson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lawson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lawson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lawson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lawson.
Gerard Mullins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mullins, pushing him back against the cage.
Lawson lands an elbow just above Mullins 's eye.
Lawson lands an elbow inside.
Mullins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lawson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mullins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mullins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mullins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lawson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mullins's face.
Mullins takes an elbow to the temple.
Lawson lands an elbow that stopped Mullins in his tracks for a moment.
Lawson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mullins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lawson landing knees to the body.
Lawson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mullins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson lands an elbow inside.
Lawson crunches a lovely knee into Mullins's ribcage.
Lawson lands a nice knee to the body.
Lawson pushes Mullins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Karl Lawson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lawson lands an elbow just above Mullins 's eye.
Lawson crunches a lovely knee into Mullins's ribcage.
Lawson lands a knee to the head.
Lawson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lawson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lawson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lawson lands an elbow that stopped Mullins in his tracks for a moment.
Lawson lands a damaging elbow.
Lawson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mullins is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Lawson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lawson cracks Mullins with a nice body shot.
Mullins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lawson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lawson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lawson.
Mullins shoots for a takedown but Lawson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mullins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lawson. Lawson obviously looking to wear him down.
Lawson drives through and clinches with Mullins against the cage.
Lawson prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerard Mullins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mullins is trying to force a seperation but Lawson has the dominant position.
Lawson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lawson lands a nice elbow.
Mullins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lawson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mullins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Lawson.
Lawson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lawson lands a damaging elbow.
Lawson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lawson.
Lawson lands a nice elbow.
Mullins takes an elbow to the temple.
Lawson lands a good knee to the midsection. Mullins won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lawson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lawson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mullins's defenses.
Lawson lands an elbow that stopped Mullins in his tracks for a moment.
Lawson lands a good knee to the midsection. Mullins won't want to take too many of those.
Lawson crunches a lovely knee into Mullins's ribcage.
Lawson lands a damaging elbow.
Mullins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lawson landing knees to the body.
Lawson with a knee to the head.
Lawson lands a damaging elbow.
Lawson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mullins.
Lawson working Mullins over with knees to the body.
Lawson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lawson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mullins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lawson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullins takes an elbow to the temple.
Lawson lands a damaging elbow.
Lawson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lawson obliges.
Lawson working Mullins over with knees to the body.
Lawson scores a nice knee to the body.
Lawson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lawson lands a knee to the body.
Lawson prevents the takedown attempt.
Lawson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mullins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lawson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lawson lands a good knee to the midsection. Mullins won't want to take too many of those.
Lawson scores a nice knee to the body.
Mullins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lawson working Mullins over with knees to the body.
Lawson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullins has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lawson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lawson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mullins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lawson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Lawson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Lawson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mullins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lawson sprawls well. Lawson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mullins gets slowly back to his feet.
Lawson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lawson wants it to stay on the feet.
Lawson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lawson crunches a lovely knee into Mullins's ribcage.
Lawson crunches a lovely knee into Mullins's ribcage.
Lawson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lawson lands a damaging elbow.
Lawson lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Lawson.
Lawson gets underhooks to prevent Mullins's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerard Mullins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Lawson.
Nice elbow from Lawson.
Lawson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lawson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mullins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lawson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mullins's defenses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lawson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lawson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lawson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lawson lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson landing knees to the head.
Mullins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mullins tries to score a body lock takedown but Lawson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Lawson.
Lawson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mullins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Lawson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lawson.
Lawson crunches a lovely knee into Mullins's ribcage.
Lawson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lawson struggles to land a body shot inside as Mullins controls his hands.
Mullins has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lawson regains guard immediately.
Mullins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lawson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mullins looking to sit in guard and control but Lawson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mullins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mullins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lawson is one step ahead there.
Lawson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mullins content to control rather than advance.
Mullins is looking to stall here but Lawson recovers full guard.
Lawson keeping moving, preventing Mullins from controlling successfully.
Lawson wants to stand up but Mullins is controlling him.
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.
Mullins trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mullins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lawson controlling Mullins's posture.
Mullins trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lawson scores with a leg kick.
Mullins closes the distance and clinches up with Lawson, looking for a takedown. Mullins pushes Lawson against the cage but Lawson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lawson punishes Mullins's body with a nice straight punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lawson.
Nice takedown defense from Lawson. No joy for Mullins on that attempt.
Gerard Mullins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lawson delivers a nice body kick.
Karl Lawson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lawson scores with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Lawson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lawson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 25:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 25:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Lawson!
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