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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slow Motion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Owen (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slow Motion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Owen!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Steve Erwin and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motion goes for a double leg but Owen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Owen continues to drive forward.
Motion gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Owen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Owen stopping the sweep attempt from Motion.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Owen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owen trying to control but Motion is working from the bottom.
Motion is looking to stand back up but Owen counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Motion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen trying to control the pace.
Motion wants to get back to full guard.
Motion is defending against the submission attempts here by Owen.
Owen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Motion's head.
Motion won't allow Owen to pass to mount.
Owen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Motion doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Owen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motion is looking to control Owen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Motion avoid being mounted?
Owen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Motion wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Owen wants to take a breather but Motion is having none of it.
Owen trying to mount his opponent but Motion defends it.
Owen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Owen 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.
Motion keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Motion on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Motion tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Owen seems to be looking for submissions.
Owen content to control rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Owen is looking to take a break and control but Motion is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Owen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Motion instigates a clinch.
Owen tries for a takedown but Motion manages to get underhooks.
Owen is trying to drag Motion to the mat but Motion just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Owen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Owen wants a takedown but no success here.
Slow Motion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Owen.
Motion lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Owen as Motion tries to tie him up.
Owen is working for takedown but Motion is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Motion is trying to break free.
Motion works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Motion trying to control the position from guard on top but Owen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Owen is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motion is trying to control the position but Owen postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Motion wants to sweep but no luck.
Motion can't keep his opponent in guard - Owen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Owen trying to control the action but Motion is working from the bottom.
Owen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Owen is working for a submission of some sort.
Motion looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motion has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Owen is working away from the top position though.
Motion is staying active underneath Owen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Owen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Motion sees it coming and defends easily.
Motion knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Owen on the ground.
Motion is defending against the submission attempts here by Owen.
Owen is trying to control the action in half guard but Motion is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Owen maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Motion could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Owen has cracked it and Motion is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Owen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Harry Owen!
A victorious Harry Owen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Jababeka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodgers Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jababeka comes to the cage accompanied by Goyang Dumang. Mustafa Jababeka has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mustafa Jababeka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Rodgers Owen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Summer Carpenter and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jababeka swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Owen is looking to land body kicks.
Jababeka blocks a head kick by Owen.
Jababeka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jababeka.
Jababeka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Owen ducks under a wild hook from Jababeka.
Owen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jababeka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Owen looks to clinch
and Owen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jababeka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Owen on the side of the head.
Jababeka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Owen throws a series of punches but Jababeka moves out of range.
Owen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Owen shoots in looking for a takedown but Jababeka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Owen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jababeka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Owen closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jababeka just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jababeka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Owen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Owen pulls Jababeka into guard.
Jababeka really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jababeka preventing the sweep.
Owen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jababeka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Owen on the ground.
Jababeka seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jababeka throwing strikes from guard but Owen blocks nicely.
Owen keeping moving, preventing Jababeka from controlling successfully.
Owen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jababeka got a little sloppy there for a moment and Owen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jababeka has managed to get both his arms back between Owen's legs - danger averted.
Owen is trying to control the position but Jababeka postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jababeka postures up in Owen's guard and throws a big left but Owen blocks it.
Jababeka trying to control the position from guard on top but Owen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jababeka wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Owen's closed guard. He's half up but Owen has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Owen pivots and extends the arm, Jababeka falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Owen! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rodgers Owen!
During a confident post fight interview, Rodgers Owen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ken Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gratien Coquerelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gratien Coquerelle!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ron Honeybunn and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coquerelle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Coquerelle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williams defends it nicely.
Coquerelle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a solid body kick.
Ken Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gratien Coquerelle.
Coquerelle throws a combination that misses
and Williams counters with a nice low kick that buckles Coquerelle's knee momentarily.
Williams stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice body kick from Williams.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coquerelle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Williams scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Coquerelle looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
Coquerelle looks winded!
Coquerelle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Williams throws a quick counter head kick but Coquerelle was just out of range.
Coquerelle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Williams wanted to stand there but Coquerelle had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Coquerelle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Williams has managed to get both his arms back between Coquerelle's legs - danger averted.
Williams tries to stand but Coquerelle is controlling from the bottom.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Coquerelle.
Williams tries to stand but Coquerelle is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Coquerelle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams attempts a counter takedown but Coquerelle avoids it well and moves away.
Williams throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Coquerelle's head.
Coquerelle dives in for a single leg takedown but Williams sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Williams misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams cracks Coquerelle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Williams slips under a jab from Coquerelle.
Coquerelle avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Coquerelle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Coquerelle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Williams.
Gratien Coquerelle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Coquerelle.
Williams is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Williams throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crunch! Williams slams his shin into Coquerelle's torso.
Coquerelle shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Coquerelle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams throws a head kick but Coquerelle moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coquerelle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Coquerelle.
Coquerelle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coquerelle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coquerelle circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Coquerelle misses its intended target.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Coquerelle. Coquerelle gets slowly back to his feet.
Coquerelle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams throws a wild body kick that Coquerelle sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Williams dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Williams throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Coquerelle's head.
Coquerelle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Coquerelle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Coquerelle misses with an uppercut.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coquerelle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coquerelle.
Williams throws a predictable looking body shot
and Coquerelle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coquerelle throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Coquerelle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ken Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gratien Coquerelle.
Williams scores with a head kick. Coquerelle tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Coquerelle avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Coquerelle throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Coquerelle might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Williams plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Coquerelle fails with a takedown attempt.
Coquerelle tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks Coquerelle in the body.
Coquerelle misses with a takedown
and Williams counters by moving into the clinch.
Coquerelle is breathing heavily.
Williams manages to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coquerelle won't allow Williams to get back to his feet.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coquerelle can do to turn this around?
Williams pushes Coquerelle off and scrambles back to his feet.
Coquerelle misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Coquerelle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Williams looks to land a body kick but Coquerelle moved away.
Coquerelle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ken Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Coquerelle moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Coquerelle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams slips under a jab from Coquerelle.
Coquerelle looking to score a takedown here. Williams is defending well but Coquerelle drives through and ends up in Williams's guard.
Williams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williams tries to get out of the position.
Coquerelle trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Coquerelle won't allow Williams to get back to his feet.
Coquerelle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coquerelle throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Coquerelle from controlling successfully.
Coquerelle with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coquerelle is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Coquerelle trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coquerelle won't allow Williams to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coquerelle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williams defends it nicely.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coquerelle.
Coquerelle shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Coquerelle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Williams dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Williams tries to land a front kick but Coquerelle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Coquerelle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As Coquerelle tries to get set, Williams tries to push him back and clinch up but Coquerelle manages to avoid the attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Coquerelle.
Williams half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Coquerelle releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Williams stuffs the takedown.
Ken Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gratien Coquerelle.
Williams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Williams lands with a kick to the temple. Coquerelle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coquerelle shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Williams tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Coquerelle manages to circle out of the way.
Coquerelle has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Williams.
Coquerelle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Coquerelle avoids the head kick by Williams.
A head kick from Williams lands but Coquerelle takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
Coquerelle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
Coquerelle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Williams counters with a head kick.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Coquerelle.
Williams throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Williams lands with a kick to the temple. Coquerelle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A jab lands there for Coquerelle.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Coquerelle moves out of range easily.
Coquerelle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
It looked like Williams was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Coquerelle shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ken Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Coquerelle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coquerelle.
Coquerelle misses with a takedown
and Williams counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Williams.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Coquerelle misses with a combination
and Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coquerelle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Coquerelle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coquerelle misses with a double jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Williams!
Coquerelle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Coquerelle gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a body shot.
Nice shot by Coquerelle.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick
and Coquerelle counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams throws a big counter combination but Coquerelle scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Coquerelle shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Coquerelle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams lands a high kick!
Gratien Coquerelle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a head kick but Coquerelle moves out of range.
Coquerelle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily.
Williams is looking to counter with head kicks.
Coquerelle blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams lands a nice looking body kick.
Williams goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coquerelle misses with a takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Coquerelle.
Coquerelle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coquerelle with a jab.
Ken Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Coquerelle misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Williams was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Coquerelle dives in and grabs Williams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes down on Coquerelle's head and hops out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Williams!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andy Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Mendoza (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 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andy Rodgers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edgar Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Francis DeMontford and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza takes a swing at Rodgers's ribcage but misses.
Mendoza misses with a jab to the body
letting Rodgers counter with a right hand.
Mendoza misses with a hook. Rodgers ducked under it nicely.
Mendoza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodgers.
Rodgers ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rodgers counters with a low kick, right behind Mendoza 's knee.
Rodgers gets a clinch.
Mendoza prevents a body shot from Rodgers.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rodgers.
Rodgers has Mendoza pressed against the cage, preventing Mendoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rodgers has Mendoza pressed against the cage, preventing Mendoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Rodgers.
Rodgers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mendoza wants to get back to striking at distance but Rodgers won't allow it.
Mendoza blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Rodgers.
Rodgers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendoza throws a right hand that misses
and Rodgers counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rodgers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodgers lands a left hand.
Mendoza tries to break the clinch but Rodgers is controlling the position.
Mendoza working hard to break the clinch.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Rodgers is controlling him.
Mendoza wants to break free but Rodgers has control.
Mendoza tries to break the clinch but Rodgers is controlling the position.
Mendoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rodgers has him pressed against the cage.
Mendoza wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rodgers.
Rodgers throws an elbow that misses.
Rodgers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodgers has managed to clinch.
Mendoza tries to circle away but Rodgers has him pinned against the cage.
Mendoza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendoza is trying to push Rodgers away but Rodgers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mendoza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendoza tests Rodgers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mendoza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rodgers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodgers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodgers thuds his right hand into Mendoza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rodgers drives through and clinches with Mendoza against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodgers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mendoza tries to break the clinch but Rodgers is controlling the position.
Mendoza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mendoza letting Rodgers take a breather here.
Rodgers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodgers has a couple of punches blocked by Mendoza.
A left hand lands to the body for Rodgers.
Rodgers throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendoza.
Rodgers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza moves out of range as Rodgers strikes.
Mendoza misses with a left hand
enabling Rodgers to counter with a crisp jab.
Mendoza lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rodgers at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza misses the body punch
and Rodgers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodgers tries to clinch there but Mendoza circles away.
Rodgers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mendoza on the side of the head.
Mendoza avoids the body shot from Rodgers.
Rodgers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rodgers really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mendoza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rodgers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mendoza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rodgers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mendoza throws the left hand but Rodgers avoids the punch easily.
Edgar Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendoza throws an off balance right hand
and Rodgers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendoza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodgers throws a nice head kick!
Rodgers closes the distance and pushes Mendoza back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodgers keeps control of Mendoza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mendoza wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rodgers has him pressed against the cage.
Rodgers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Rodgers.
Rodgers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A frustrated look appears on Mendoza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Mendoza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Rodgers on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rodgers.
Mendoza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Rodgers is controlling him.
Rodgers tries to land a knee to the head but Mendoza blocks with his arms.
Rodgers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Rodgers.
Rodgers breaks from the clinch.
Mendoza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mendoza swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodgers.
Rodgers rushes Mendoza and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rodgers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rodgers slips under a jab from Mendoza.
Rodgers pushes Mendoza up against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Rodgers.
Rodgers lands an uppercut.
Mendoza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rodgers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mendoza's brow.
Rodgers working aggressively here.
Rodgers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rodgers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodgers wants to clinch up but Mendoza keeps it at a distance.
Mendoza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rodgers's head backwards.
Mendoza misses with a left hand
and Rodgers counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodgers stalks Mendoza and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mendoza's face. Mendoza staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendoza misses with a hook.
Rodgers is looking to counter punch.
A combination from Mendoza does no damage.
Mendoza swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodgers.
Rodgers is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza lands with an overhand left.
Rodgers slips a straight right by Mendoza.
Rodgers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rodgers takes the fight into the clinch.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch but Rodgers keeps him there for the moment.
Rodgers keeps control of Mendoza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rodgers prevents Mendoza from breaking the clinch.
Mendoza manages to break the clinch.
Mendoza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rodgers closes the distance but Mendoza moves to the side
and Mendoza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodgers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendoza throws out the jab.
Rodgers moves into the clinch successfully.
Rodgers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mendoza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rodgers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodgers misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendoza throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodgers.
Rodgers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
It looks like Rodgers has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Rodgers tries to clinch but Mendoza moves out of range.
Rodgers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rodgers pushes Mendoza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rodgers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Rodgers.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rodgers.
Mendoza tries to break free but Rodgers pushes him back against the cage.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch but Rodgers keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza breaks the clinch.
Rodgers takes one on the button.
Rodgers tries to clinch up but Mendoza circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodgers ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
Rodgers works over Mendoza's head and body with a nice combination.
Rodgers wants to clinch.
Rodgers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mendoza misses with a straight right.
Andy Rodgers is winning the standup battle so far.
Mendoza on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rodgers tries to clinch but Mendoza is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers connects with a leg kick. Mendoza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rodgers rushes Mendoza and presses him up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Rodgers.
Mendoza wants to get back to striking at distance but Rodgers won't allow it.
Rodgers misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodgers throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendoza.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch but Rodgers keeps him there for the moment.
Mendoza tries to circle away but Rodgers has him pinned against the cage.
Rodgers lands a body punch.
Rodgers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rodgers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mendoza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodgers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendoza can do to turn this around?
Rodgers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mendoza misses with an uppercut
and Rodgers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendoza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodgers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rodgers dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rodgers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rodgers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rodgers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mendoza throws a series of punches but Rodgers avoids them all with ease.
Rodgers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rodgers lands a left hand.
Mendoza is looking to break free of the clinch but Rodgers has double underhooks.
Mendoza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendoza dodges an elbow strike from Rodgers.
Mendoza is looking to break free of the clinch but Rodgers has double underhooks.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza working hard to break the clinch.
Rodgers lands a nice uppercut.
Rodgers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodgers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mendozas head.
Mendoza tries to break the clinch but Rodgers is controlling the position.
Mendoza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Andy Rodgers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rodgers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendoza avoids the damage to the body.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Rodgers is controlling him.
Mendoza is trying to push Rodgers away but Rodgers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mendoza prevents a body shot from Rodgers.
Rodgers tries to throw a body punch but Mendoza avoids it by throwing Rodgers back against the cage.
Mendoza wants to break free but Rodgers has control.
Rodgers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mendoza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rodgers breaks from the clinch.
Mendoza is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mendoza throws a hook to the side of Rodgers's head but Rodgers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodgers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendoza.
Mendoza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodgers circles away quickly and effectively.
Mendoza scores with a nice right hand.
Mendoza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodgers has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mendozas head.
Rodgers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rodgers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rodgers lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodgers prevents Mendoza from breaking the clinch.
Mendoza is trying to push Rodgers away but Rodgers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mendoza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rodgers taking a breather.
Rodgers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mendoza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rodgers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mendoza's efforts to push away.
Rodgers pushes Mendoza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodgers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rodgers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza swings widly with a right hand
letting Rodgers counter with a right hand.
Mendoza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rodgers.
Rodgers tries to clinch up
and Mendoza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodgers ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
Rodgers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendoza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mendoza misses with a left hand
and Rodgers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodgers is looking to clinch.
Rodgers clinches.
Rodgers scores with a shoulder strike.
Mendoza wants to break free but Rodgers has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rodgers misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Rodgers scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Rodgers prevents Mendoza from breaking the clinch.
Rodgers lands a left hand.
Rodgers works on Mendoza's body with a couple of short punches.
Rodgers lands a left hand.
Mendoza is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Rodgers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mendoza is still on wobbly legs! Can Rodgers finish him?
Rodgers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rodgers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mendoza or not.
Mendoza takes a shot to the head.
Rodgers dips a shoulder and cracks Mendoza with a mighty uppercut! Mendoza falls back against the cage and Rodgers unloads with a barrage of strikes! Mendoza is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Rodgers screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Rodgers!
Andy Rodgers retains his featherweight title!
Andy Rodgers thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Arcuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Hayes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Arcuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ron Honeybunn and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Arcuri counters with a series of strikes. Hayes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Arcuri jabs Hayes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice combination there by Arcuri.
It looks like Michael Hayes has been cut.
Arcuri thuds his right hand into Hayes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Arcuri lands a left and a right that send Hayes crashing to the mat, dazed. Arcuri thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hayes is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Arcuri defends well and Hayes ends up having to push Arcuri into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hayes is still on wobbly legs! Can Arcuri finish him?
Hayes's coach down at Beast Bar was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hayes's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hayes or perhaps it was just good defense by Arcuri, which made it look bad.
Phil Arcuri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Hayes.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown but Arcuri shows good takedown defense.
Hayes seems to have recovered his senses.
Arcuri lands a right hook to the body.
Arcuri cracks Hayes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hayes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Arcuri sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hayes somewhat.
Arcuri throwing a counter right hand but Hayes manages to avoid it.
Hayes tries for a takedown but Arcuri circles away easily
and Arcuri counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hayes fails with the takedown
and Arcuri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes with a poor takedown
and Arcuri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arcuri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hayes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hayes fails with the takedown
and Arcuri counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hayes looks winded!
Arcuri connects with an inside leg kick.
Phil Arcuri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hayes has his takedown stuffed
and Arcuri counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hayes is defended easily by Arcuri.
Michael Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Arcuri punishes Hayes's body with a nice straight punch.
Arcuri has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hugs & Kisses in the buildup to the fight.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Arcuri sprawls well. Arcuri wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hayes gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arcuri jabs Hayes right on the nose. Hayes blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Arcuri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hayes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Arcuri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arcuri catches Hayes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hayes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hayes dives in and grabs Arcuri's left leg, looking for a takedown. Arcuri pushes down on Hayes's head and hops out.
Hayes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Arcuri counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hayes! Arcuri lets Hayes back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Hayes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Arcuri counters with a big right hand! Oh Hayes is in trouble here! Arcuri follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Arcuri!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liyak Rhust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dede Rustandi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rustandi has chosen Goyang Dumang as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Liyak Rhust!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dede Rustandi!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Donatello Bradman and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Rhust catches Rustandi right on the button with a cross.
Rhust bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rhust looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rhust misses with a straight right.
Rhust steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rustandi.
Rhust throws a hook but Rustandi avoids it easily.
We've been hearing reports that Rhust has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rustandi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rhust.
Rhust shoots in and gets a takedown into Rustandi's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rustandi can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rhust accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rhust throws a big right hand that misses.
Rustandi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rhust's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rhust landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rustandi is trying to control the position but Rhust postures up.
Rhust throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rustandi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rustandi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rhust postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhust connects with a couple of short punches.
Rustandi is rocked!
Rhust is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rustandi is still in real trouble! Can Rhust finish him?
Rhust gets to his feet and stands over Rustandi, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Rustandi felt that one! Rhust unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Rustandi from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liyak Rhust!
Liyak Rhust is the new welterweight champion!
Liyak Rhust took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Kemists ↑ 5x160Q - $149-199 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raja Wijaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksey Markov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raja Wijaya has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raja Wijaya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aleksey Markov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wijaya fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Markov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wijaya decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Markov's guard.
Markov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Markov is looking to stand up but Wijaya isn't so interested in that idea.
Markov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Markov wants to stand but Wijaya is controlling the position.
Wijaya throwing strikes from guard but Markov blocks nicely.
Wijaya content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wijaya postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Markov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wijaya, into his guard.
Wijaya keeping moving, preventing Markov from controlling successfully.
Wijaya seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wijaya preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wijaya seems keen to control Markov's posture.
Markov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wijaya has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Markov has managed to get both his arms back between Wijaya's legs - danger averted.
Wijaya wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wijaya is trying to keep Markov in close.
Wijaya has his foot on Markov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Markov works his way back into a safe position though.
Wijaya wants to get back to his feet but Markov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wijaya tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wijaya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Markov.
Wijaya looking to control.
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.
Wijaya has a closed guard, preventing Markov from standing up.
Wijaya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Markov.
Markov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wijaya works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wijaya seems keen to control Markov's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Markov is looking to stand up but Wijaya won't let him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wijaya managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wijaya clinches up against the cage.
Markov misses with the head strike.
Markov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Markov's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Markov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Markov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wijaya goes for a takedown attempt but Markov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Markov misses with a lunging right hand
and Wijaya counters with a takedown into side control.
Wijaya connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Markov some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wijaya wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Markov, who protects the arm well.
Markov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wijaya working the ground and pound but Markov is defending the strikes.
Markov is looking for a sweep.
Markov is trying to control Wijaya's posture but Wijaya avoids it.
Markov is looking to regain half guard here but Wijaya keeps moving and retains side control.
Markov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wijaya connects with a decent elbow.
Wijaya grinds an elbow into Markov's temple.
Markov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wijaya is controlling him well.
Wijaya cracks Markov with a big elbow.
Check out the look on Wijaya's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wijaya connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Markov some visible discomfort.
Wijaya has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Markov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wijaya lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Markov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Markov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wijaya swings around for an armbar but Markov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Wijaya's guard.
Wijaya is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wijaya working over Markov with some ground and pound. Markov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Markov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wijaya sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Markov defending well though.
Wijaya 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.
Wijaya prevents Markov from improving his position.
Markov wants to control but Wijaya is keeping busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wijaya connects with a nice short shot to Markov's temple.
Markov wants to get back to his feet.
Markov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wijaya. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wijaya winds up and cracks Markov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raja Wijaya 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.
Markov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wijaya moves into the clinch.
Wijaya has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Markov after a bit of a struggle.
Wijaya gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Markov is trying to stand back up but Wijaya is controlling him
Wijaya is nestled in close to Markov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wijaya lands with a punch from half guard.
Markov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wijaya is working away from the top position though.
Markov tries to get to full guard but Wijaya has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wijaya lands strikes from half guard.
Wijaya 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.
Markov is trying to stand up here but Wijaya is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wijaya scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wijaya is working for a kimura but Markov is defending it quite comfortably.
Wijaya is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Markov sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wijaya lands a nice short elbow.
Wijaya 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.
Markov is still in real trouble! Can Wijaya finish him?
Wijaya looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wijaya lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wijaya looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wijaya prevents Markov from standing back up.
Wijaya drops an elbow to the side of Markov's head.
Wijaya looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Markov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wijaya working Markov over with strikes.
Wijaya sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Markov! Oh, Markov is in big trouble! Wijaya lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Raja Wijaya!
Raja Wijaya retains his light heavyweight title!
Raja Wijaya thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Gracia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Birbiglia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracia's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cucurucucu Paloma. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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199 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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
8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Luis Gracia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Birbiglia!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ron Honeybunn and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Gracia.
Birbiglia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gracia seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Birbiglia scores with a jab to the head.
Gracia misses with a low kick.
Gracia slips under a jab from Birbiglia.
Birbiglia ducks under a wild hook from Gracia.
That kick from Gracia tenderised Birbiglia's leg. Birbiglia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gracia throws out a loose jab but Birbiglia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracia closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Birbiglia did well to prevent Gracia getting side control.
Gracia is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gracia is working for a kimura but Birbiglia is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
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!
Birbiglia desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gracia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracia is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Birbiglia defends it well.
Gracia lands with a punch from half guard.
Birbiglia is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Birbiglia sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracia thows a huge punch but Birbiglia dodges it nicely.
Gracia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Birbiglia sees it coming and defends easily.
Birbiglia trying to control but Gracia postures up.
Gracia wants to stand up but Birbiglia is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birbiglia wants to control but Gracia is keeping busy.
Gracia has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Birbiglia is looking to improve his position.
Gracia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracia is trying to work for a kimura but Birbiglia is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Birbiglia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Birbiglia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracia.
Gracia chips away with some ground and pound.
Gracia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Birbiglia will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gracia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birbiglia working a defensive guard here.
Gracia looking to sit in guard and control but Birbiglia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracia is trying to control the position but Birbiglia postures up.
Gracia working a defensive guard but Birbiglia manages to pass into side control anyway.
Birbiglia throws an elbow but Gracia slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gracia taking punishment in the form of punches.
Birbiglia scoring with punches and elbows.
Gracia gets back to half guard.
Gracia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Birbiglia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Birbiglia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birbiglia throws a big right hand that misses.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Birbiglia working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Birbiglia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Birbiglia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gracia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Birbiglia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Birbiglia defends it easily.
Birbiglia is stalling in the full guard.
Gracia keeping moving, preventing Birbiglia from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Gracia dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracia walks into a left hand.
Gracia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gracia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Birbiglia doesn't seem bothered though.
Birbiglia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracia manages to avoid it.
Birbiglia fails with the takedown.
Gracia half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gracia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Birbiglia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birbiglia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gracia. Gracia obviously looking to wear him down.
Birbiglia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Birbiglia looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracia is just out of range.
Birbiglia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Gracia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Birbiglia throws a shot from downtown. Gracia moves away and avoids it.
Gracia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Birbiglia.
Birbiglia misses the jab.
Birbiglia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracia. That's going to slow Birbiglia down.
Gracia connects with a nice looking jab.
Birbiglia takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Birbiglia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Birbiglia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Birbiglia sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Birbiglia looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracia trying to hold on to Birbiglia's head to control him but Birbiglia postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birbiglia works his way into side control.
Birbiglia scoring with punches and elbows.
Gracia wants to control but Birbiglia postures up.
Gracia is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Gracia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Birbiglia wants to take a breather but Gracia manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Birbiglia.
Gracia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Birbiglia has gone for a leg lock! Gracia slips out almost immediately though and dives into Birbiglia's guard.
Birbiglia keeping moving, preventing Gracia from controlling successfully.
Gracia advances to half guard.
Gracia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Birbiglia's head.
Birbiglia wants to improve his position but Gracia is controlling well.
Birbiglia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracia is working for a kimura but Birbiglia is defending it quite comfortably.
Birbiglia trying to control from the bottom.
Gracia looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gracia looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Birbiglia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Birbiglia trying to hold on to Gracia's head to control him but Gracia postures up.
Birbiglia tries to get to full guard but Gracia has control of the leg.
Gracia passes to side control.
Gracia looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Birbiglia is avoiding damage well.
Birbiglia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Birbiglia taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Gracia dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gracia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Birbiglia is able to avoid easily.
Birbiglia now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gracia misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Birbiglia misses the target.
Gracia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Birbiglia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracia somewhat.
Gracia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracia drops down looking for a counter takedown but Birbiglia sprawls and moves away.
Birbiglia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birbiglia throws a hook but Gracia avoids it easily.
Gracia slaps away a takedown attempt from Birbiglia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gracia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gracia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracia shoots in but no luck this time.
Birbiglia is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Gracia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birbiglia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Birbiglia slips a straight right by Gracia.
Birbiglia throws a body punch but Gracia moves out of range.
Gracia stuffs the takedown attempt from Birbiglia. Birbiglia gets slowly back to his feet.
Birbiglia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Birbiglia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracia gets a double leg takedown into Birbiglia's guard.
Birbiglia wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracia stands up over Birbiglia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Birbiglia is on top in guard.
Gracia has Birbiglia pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracia is trying to control the position but Birbiglia postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracia is looking for a triangle but Birbiglia pushes his legs off easily.
Birbiglia postures up.
Birbiglia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Birbiglia preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Birbiglia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Roger Birbiglia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luis Gracia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Birbiglia works over Gracia with some ground and pound from guard.
Birbiglia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Birbiglia wants to control from the top but Gracia keeps moving.
Birbiglia distracts Gracia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gracia trying to control the position.
Birbiglia throws a strike but Gracia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracia trying to control the position from guard on top but Birbiglia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Birbiglia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracia's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Birbiglia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracia is keeping the position for now.
Birbiglia scoring with some ground and pound.
Birbiglia with a nice head shot there.
Gracia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracia is looking for a triangle but Birbiglia pushes his legs off easily.
Birbiglia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roger Birbiglia.
Well Gracia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Gracia!
A relieved looking Luis Gracia thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricki Suckerpunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vain Celasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Celasquez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kid Frost - La Raza. Ricki Suckerpunch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricki Suckerpunch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vain Celasquez!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, John Mangel and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suckerpunch looks to land a combination but Celasquez avoids it well.
Suckerpunch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Celasquez tries to close the distance and clinch but Suckerpunch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suckerpunch looks to land a combination. Celasquez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Celasquez darts in looking for a takedown but Suckerpunch gets double underhooks and turns Celasquez into the cage.
A jab from Celasquez misses.
Celasquez throws a right and a left that Suckerpunch avoids nicely.
Suckerpunch seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Celasquez tries to clinch up.
Suckerpunch wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Celasquez misses with a combination
and Suckerpunch counters by moving into the clinch.
Celasquez pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Celasquez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Suckerpunch manages to get himself to full guard.
Suckerpunch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Celasquez connects with a couple of short punches.
Celasquez advances to half guard.
Suckerpunch pushes Celasquez off but Celasquez dives into side control.
Suckerpunch taking a bit of punishment here - Celasquez scoring with strikes.
Suckerpunch takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Celasquez lands some shots froms side control.
Celasquez grinds an elbow into Suckerpunch's temple.
Celasquez cracks Suckerpunch with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Celasquez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Celasquez lands a few punches from side control.
Celasquez lands a strong strike to the head of Suckerpunch. That's dazed him! Celasquez looking to finish here. Suckerpunch is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Celasquez lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vain Celasquez!
Vain Celasquez is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Vain Celasquez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sigurd Vinci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Aronsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sigurd Vinci!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Aronsson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aronsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vinci sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aronsson cracks Vinci with an open hand slap.
A big left from Aronsson misses.
Aronsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Aronsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aronsson tries to keep at a distance but Vinci has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aronsson.
Vinci swings wildly with an uppercut but Aronsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinci misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aronsson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aronsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinci misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aronsson pushes Vinci back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aronsson.
Aronsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vinci throws a head punch that misses.
Vinci misses with the head strike.
Vinci's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aronsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aronsson manages to break the clinch.
Vinci displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aronsson throws out the jab.
Vinci keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aronsson.
Vinci is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Aronsson.
Vinci tries to clinch but Aronsson moves away
and Aronsson counters with a right hand to the body.
Aronsson lands with a nice body punch.
Vinci darts in trying to clinch
and Aronsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Sigurd Vinci has been cut.
A jab from Aronsson misses.
Vinci moves in looking to clinch but Aronsson pushes him off.
Aronsson circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Aronsson counter with a right hand.
Aronsson lands with a nice body punch.
Vinci tries to clinch but Aronsson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aronsson throws a good cross that connects.
Vinci is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinci tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vinci wants to clinch.
Vinci has managed to clinch.
Aronsson lands a shoulder strike.
Aronsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aronsson tries to keep at a distance but Vinci has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aronsson tries to work over Vinci's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vinci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aronsson'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.
Aronsson breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aronsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vinci sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vinci wants to clinch up but Aronsson keeps it at a distance.
Sigurd Vinci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinci tries to clinch up.
A countering left hand to the body from Aronsson misses.
Aronsson misses with a straight left.
Aronsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vinci.
Vinci uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aronsson.
Vinci tries to clinch but Aronsson moves out of range.
Vinci keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aronsson.
Vinci gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vinci lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vinci misses with a punch on the inside.
Aronsson digs a right hand underneath Vinci's ribcage. Vinci let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Vinci.
Aronsson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Vinci seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Aronsson can turn it around.
Aronsson manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vinci looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinci tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aronsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aronsson misses with an uppercut. Vinci saw that one coming.
Aronsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vinci.
Vinci tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Aronsson manages to circle out of the way.
Aronsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vinci tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aronsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vinci walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vinci tries to clinch but Aronsson moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinci tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aronsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aronsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aronsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vinci keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Vinci blocks the leg kick.
Vinci is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Aronsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sigurd Vinci's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vinci tries to clinch but Aronsson is having none of it.
Aronsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vinci doesn't manage to clinch there - Aronsson circles away.
It seemed like Aronsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vinci tries to clinch but Aronsson moves out of range.
A nice side step and Aronsson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vinci tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aronsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vinci tries to clinch but Aronsson moves out of range.
Vinci tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aronsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aronsson throws a big shot that misses.
Vinci is looking to clinch.
Aronsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vinci tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aronsson misses with a leg kick.
Vinci wants to clinch up but Aronsson keeps it at a distance.
Jacob Aronsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vinci tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aronsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aronsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinci tries to clinch
and Aronsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aronsson drops Vinci with a huge uppercut! Vinci drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Aronsson is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob Aronsson!
Jacob Aronsson is the new middleweight champion!
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