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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rhyan Arias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uhtred Ragnarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uhtred Ragnarson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rhyan Arias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Uhtred Ragnarson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arias tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ragnarson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Arias throws a sloppy head kick
and Ragnarson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Arias misses
and Ragnarson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Rhyan Arias has been cut.
Arias closes the distance but Ragnarson moves to the side
and Ragnarson counters with a crisp one two that drops Arias! Ragnarson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Arias to his feet! Arias is in big trouble!
Arias is rocked!
Arias throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ragnarson counters with a left right combination that sends Arias crashing to the mat - Ragnarson wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Arias out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uhtred Ragnarson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tran is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Blockbuster Night Part 1. Andrew Tran is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Holt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Tran!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Holt.
Holt scores with a nice head shot.
Tran wants to clinch.
A left lands for Holt.
Jab, jab by Holt - just one landing.
Tran walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Holt thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt tries to bum rush Tran with a series of wild strikes but Tran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Despite the aggression on Tran's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tran blocks a head kick by Holt.
Tran shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holt pinned against the cage. Holt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Holt lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Holt.
Tran lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Holt forces Tran back against the cage and clinches.
Holt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adam Holt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tran goes for a double leg but Holt avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Holt continues to drive forward.
Holt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Tran to counter with a crisp jab.
Tran moves into the clinch.
Tran tries to stall but Holt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tran tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holt smiles and moves away.
Adam Holt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Tran.
Nice straight punches there by Holt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Holt.
Tran shoots in for a takedown but Holt shows good takedown defense.
Holt lands a jab to the nose.
Holt closes the distance and pushes Tran back into the cage.
Holt jumps into guard, dragging Tran to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tran won't allow Holt to get back to his feet.
Holt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Holt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Holt pulls Tran in close to his closed guard and prevents Tran from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tran is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Holt is trying to control the position but Tran postures up.
Tran wants to control from the top but Holt keeps moving.
Tran must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Holt pulls Tran in to control the position.
Holt trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Holt wants to stand and escape but Tran is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Holt cracks Tran with an open hand slap.
Tran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Holt misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tran closes the distance and clinches.
Holt decides to pull guard.
Holt looking for a sweep. Not yet Holt, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Holt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tran wants to get back to full guard.
Tran is trying to maintain the position but Holt is very close to passing his half guard.
Holt escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tran blocks a head kick by Holt.
Tran throws a big counter head kick but Holt avoids it with no problem.
Holt misses with a wild combination.
As Holt backs off Tran throws a huge counter combo but Holt manages to avoid it all.
Holt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holt looks to throw the jab but Tran is out of range.
Tran on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Holt clinches up with Tran and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holt gets through Tran's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Holt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tran throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Holt's waist but Holt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tran off to one side.
Holt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Holt with a jab.
Holt throws a leg kick
and Tran counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Holt misses with a head kick.
Holt lands with an overhand left.
A combination from Holt does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Holt 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.
Holt connects with a crisp jab.
Tran shoots in but Holt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Holt appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tran blocks the body kick.
Tran throws a sloppy head kick and Holt moves out of range easily.
Tran shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Holt sprawls well. Holt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tran gets slowly back to his feet.
Tran clinches up with Holt and pushes him back against the cage.
Holt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tran checks a leg kick.
Holt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holt. Tran does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Holt backs off Tran throws a huge counter combo but Holt manages to avoid it all.
Holt lands a body shot.
Tran slips a jab and a cross from Holt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt tries a head kick but it misses.
Tran appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Holt misses with an uppercut. Tran saw that one coming.
Tran is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adam Holt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tran backs up against the cage.
Holt lands a jab to the head.
Tran gets a clinch.
Holt jumps guard.
Tran would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Holt is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tran looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tran wants to stand and escape but Holt is having none of it.
Tran trying to control the position.
Holt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Holt prevents Tran from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tran is trying to keep Holt in close.
Tran keeping full guard, as Holt tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt throws a strike but Tran rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tran drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tran jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Holt pushes Tran off and scrambles back to his feet.
Tran closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Holt throws a sloppy head kick and Tran moves out of range easily.
Holt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab, jab by Holt - just one landing.
Jab from Holt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adam Holt is winning the standup battle so far.
Holt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tran walks into a stiff left hand from Holt.
Adam Holt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tran gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tran changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holt tries to avoid it but Tran manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holt to the ground. Holt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Adam Holt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Tran.
Tran has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tran is rocked!
Holt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tran is still on wobbly legs! Can Holt finish him?
Holt gets in close and tags Tran with a short punch that almost sends Tran to the mat! Oh Tran is in big trouble! He turns his back on Holt, trying to create some distance but Holt rushes him, striking wildly and Tran goes down! The referee tackles Holt into the cage to end the fight! Holt is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Holt!
Our winner, Adam Holt, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Andrew Tran spoke after the fight, saying 'Well It Wasn't My Best Fight, But I Will Train Hard To Get Back In The Game And Win My Next Fight.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Goshen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Para Lyzes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Para Lyzes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Moses Goshen's chin.
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256 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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238 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Moses Goshen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Para Lyzes!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Topper Green and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goshen connects with the punch.
Goshen throws a series of punches but Lyzes moves out of range.
Good shot there by Goshen.
Goshen sends Lyzes crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Goshen is motioning to the referee to let Lyzes up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lyzes is rocked!
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!
Lyzes throws a hook to the side of Goshen's head but Goshen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Goshen misses the target.
Goshen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goshen lands a nice hook to Lyzes's body. Lyzes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lyzes drops his hands momentarily and Goshen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lyzes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Goshen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lyzess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Goshen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Goshen throws a sloppy head kick
and Lyzes counters with a takedown into side control.
Lyzes taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyzes moves into full mount!
Lyzes controlling the position easily from mount.
Goshen is looking to get to half guard.
Lyzes landing strikes from the mount and Goshen is in trouble!
Lyzes controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Lyzes has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Goshen is trying desperately to improve position.
Goshen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lyzes on the ground.
Lyzes looking to control but Goshen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lyzes is trying to take his opponent's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lyzes has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Goshen is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Para Lyzes!
As Para Lyzes got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Sim Simmmmmaaaa... Who got the keys to my beemaaaaaa... Who am I?'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richie Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasak Kusuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richie Carter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kasak Kusuk's chin.
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150 lbs
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140 lbs
5 - 7 - 2 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richie Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Kasak Kusuk!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ron Honeybunn and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kusuk.
Carter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kusuk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kusuk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Richie Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter swinging wildly here.
Kusuk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Kusuk tries a quick counter leg kick but Carter is wise to it.
Carter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kusuk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kusuk counters with a one-two to the body.
Kusuk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter misses with a double jab
and Kusuk counters with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Carter.
Carter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kusuk fakes the leg kick and cracks Carter in the body.
Kusuk throws a nice inside leg kick.
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kusuk is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusuk cracks Carter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carter swinging wildly here.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Kusuk lands with a kick to the temple. Carter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Carter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kusuk counters with a low kick, right behind Carter 's knee.
A punch combination from Carter misses.
Kusuk was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kusuk cracks the inside of Carter's front leg.
Nice body punch from Carter.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kusuk.
Carter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kusuk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carter throws a series of punches but Kusuk avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Kusuk as he connects with a hook.
Kusuk throws out a powerful jab.
Carter throws a right hand that Kusuk ducks under and follows up with a left that Kusuk also avoids with ease.
Kusuk slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Carter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kusuk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusuk misses with the combination.
Carter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Carter is rocked!
Carter ducks into an uppercut from Kusuk and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kasak Kusuk!
During a confident post fight interview, Kasak Kusuk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Reddington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raymond Reddington!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reddington cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reddington lands a jab to the nose.
Jackson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reddington.
Reddington walks into a jab.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Reddington moves out of range easily.
Reddington lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Reddington circles away and keeps his distance.
Reddington swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Reddington sizes up Jackson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jackson drops his hands momentarily and Reddington takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Reddington works Jackson's body with a nice hook.
Reddington lands with a good body shot.
A head kick from Jackson lands but Reddington takes it in his stride.
Reddington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reddington's corner calls for a 1-2. Reddington obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reddington throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson counters with a body kick.
Reddington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Raymond Reddington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reddington misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reddington looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Reddington lands a jab.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Reddington circles away.
Reddington throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reddington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson wants to clinch but Reddington slips to the side
and Reddington counters with a nice body shot.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jackson connects with the punch.
Jackson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reddington to score with a decent uppercut.
Reddington has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reddington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reddington throws out a counter right but Jackson avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reddington.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Reddington checks a leg kick.
Reddington misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Reddington takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Reddington is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jackson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Reddington misses.
Good exchange - Reddington coming out on top.
Reddington misses with the combination.
Reddington tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reddington darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reddington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reddington.
Reddington throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jackson on the side of the head.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reddington connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Reddington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jackson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jackson tries to clinch but Reddington is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Reddington scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jackson in his tracks.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reddington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reddington swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Reddington swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A lazy left from Reddington finds it's target.
Jackson tries to move into range but Reddington moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reddington keeps the fight on the outside.
Reddington scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reddington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reddington misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reddington feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jackson tries to land a front kick but Reddington steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reddington! But no joy.
Reddington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reddington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reddington misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Reddington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reddington is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jackson with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Reddington does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Reddington. Beautiful body shot.
Reddington misses with a straight right.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick from Jackson lands but Reddington takes it in his stride.
Reddington throws out a powerful jab.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson tries to clinch but Reddington is having none of it.
Jackson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Reddington clobbers Jackson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reddington scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Reddington.
Reddington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reddington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reddington throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Reddington 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.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Reddington.
Reddington throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Reddington lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reddington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reddington stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reddington fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raymond Reddington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson 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.
Reddington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Reddington misses with an uppercut.
Reddington misses with a double jab.
Reddington scores with a nice strike.
Jackson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Reddington's head back.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reddington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson lands with a hook. Reddington tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reddington connects with a body shot.
Reddington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Reddington.
Reddington scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reddington avoids it.
Reddington lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Reddington holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
Jackson keeps control of Reddington as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Jackson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reddington just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Reddington managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Reddington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Reddington.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reddington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reddington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reddington throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reddington misses the shot to the body.
Reddington keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson tries to clinch but Reddington moves out of range.
Reddington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Reddington circles away.
Reddington throws a good cross that connects.
Reddington misses with a head kick.
Jackson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reddington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reddington slips a jab from Jackson.
A shot to the liver by Reddington. Beautiful body shot.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Reddington keeps it at a distance.
Reddington takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Reddington looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reddington with a hook.
Reddington looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Reddington misses with a body shot
and Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Reddington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Reddington.
Reddington scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick from Reddington.
Reddington cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Reddington lands with a shot to the body.
Reddington keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reddington on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Reddington throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Reddington scores with a decent looking hook.
Reddington throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Reddington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Some wild striking there from Reddington.
Jackson lands a leg kick that knocks Reddington off balance momentarily.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Reddington circles away.
Reddington let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Reddington scores with a body shot.
Reddington connects with a jab.
Jackson tries to work over Reddington's front leg with a kick but Reddington checks it.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reddington at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Jackson.
Nice straight punches there by Reddington. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reddington.
Reddington punishes Jackson's body with a nice straight punch.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Reddington keeps it at a distance.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Reddington darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reddington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reddington throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reddington throws out a counter right but Jackson avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Reddington catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.
Reddington on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice shot by Reddington.
Reddington scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Reddington throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Reddington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson moves forwards but Reddington connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Reddington throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Reddington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson swings for the body but Reddington moves out of range.
Reddington is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reddington.
A punch lands to the side of Jackson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reddington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Reddington blocking some punches.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Reddington avoids the damage to the body.
Reddington blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Reddington blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Reddington lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reddington lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Reddington's ribcage. Reddington let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reddington can't break the clinch.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Reddington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reddington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Reddington holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
Jackson tries to work over Reddington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reddington lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Reddington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson effectively controlling the action here.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reddington's elbow.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jackson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
John Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Reddington controls his hands.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Raymond Reddington is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reddington manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Reddington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reddington 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Reddington!
Raymond Reddington decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andy Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Oshiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
143 lbs
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145 lbs
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andy Rodgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trey Oshiro!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodgers connects with a single shot there.
Rodgers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oshiro misses with a leg kick
and Rodgers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oshiro throws a push kick but Rodgers slaps the foot to one side.
Rodgers lands a jab to the nose.
Oshiro shoots and misses
and Rodgers counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodgers is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Oshiro tries to clinch
and Rodgers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oshiro thinking.
Good exchange - Rodgers coming out on top.
Oshiro tries to clinch but Rodgers moves away
and Rodgers counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oshiro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rodgers went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rodgers looks to land a combination. Oshiro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rodgers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rodgers clinches up against the cage.
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.
Oshiro takes a shot to the head.
Oshiro is rocked!
Rodgers lands with a left to the head.
Oshiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Rodgers finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodgers.
Rodgers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodgers creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Oshiro's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Oshiro drops to his knees and Rodgers pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Rodgers!
Andy Rodgers thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Finisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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205 lbs
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207 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Finisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Owen!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finisher shoots in looking for a takedown but Owen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Finisher's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Owen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Owen jabs at Finisher's body.
Finisher definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Finisher throws a looping overhand right but Owen ducks down to avoid it.
Finisher darts in looking for a takedown but Owen gets double underhooks and turns Finisher into the cage.
Finisher misses with a hook
and Owen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Finisher won't be happy with that.
Finisher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Owen on the ground.
Owen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Finisher is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ground and pound from Owen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Finisher wants to get back to his feet.
Owen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Finisher, who protects the arm well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Owen tries for a kimura but Finisher is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen in side control, throwing shots but Finisher defends.
Owen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Finisher, who protects the arm well.
Owen just content to control the position.
Owen wants to control but Finisher is keeping him busy.
Owen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Owen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen tries for a kimura but Finisher is defending well.
Owen tries for a kimura but Finisher is defending well.
Finisher tries to buck Owen off but Owen is having none of it.
Finisher is not content to let Owen control the position.
Owen tries for a kimura but Finisher is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finisher wants to get back to his feet but Owen drags him back down.
A lull in the action here.
Finisher is pushing Owen's head away, looking to escape. Owen manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
You can see the frustration on Finisher's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Owen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Finisher, who protects the arm well.
Finisher seems a little lost for a moment, as Owen dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Finisher is looking to reverse the position.
Owen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Finisher has escaped the position, nice work there.
Owen is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Finisher is trying to escape and Owen transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Finisher is forced to tap! Nice work there by Owen! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harry Owen!
Harry Owen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Fredrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredrick has chosen Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz: Throw It Up as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ronald Fredrick enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustavo Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronald Fredrick!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz tries to clinch but Fredrick moves out of range.
Diaz moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Ronald Fredrick has been cut.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Fredrick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fredrick shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diaz as he avoids it easily.
Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fredrick doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fredrick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fredrick moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
Diaz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fredrick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fredrick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diaz is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrick unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Fredrick pushes him off.
Fredrick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Fredrick tries to counter with a clinch but Diaz shakes him off and moves away.
Fredrick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fredrick.
Fredrick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diaz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fredrick manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fredrick told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Diaz is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Fredrick has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Diaz is looking to defend but Fredrick has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Diaz! Fredrick pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Diaz taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ronald Fredrick!
Ronald Fredrick 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 Jaka Baring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracia comes to the cage accompanied by Cucurucucu Paloma. Baring has chosen Goyang Dumang as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
207 lbs
10 - 11 - 1 |
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189 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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
10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Luis Gracia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaka Baring!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Donatello Bradman and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracia shoots in looking for a takedown but Baring manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Baring takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Baring slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gracia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gracia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Baring sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracia somewhat.
Baring appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Gracia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gracia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baring's waist but Baring gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracia off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baring throws a series of punches but Gracia avoids them all with ease.
Baring has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Gracia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Baring counters with a nice uppercut.
Baring misses with a body kick.
Gracia fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baring lands a jab to the head.
Baring just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaka Baring is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracia shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Baring is trying to defend but Gracia finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gracia with the ground and pound but Baring uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gracia trying to control the position from guard on top but Baring is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracia pushing down on Baring's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gracia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Baring wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Gracia.
Gracia seems to be working for a kimura but Baring defends the submission attempt.
Baring wants to control but Gracia is keeping busy.
Gracia throwing shots but Baring is blocking nicely.
Baring is not content to let Gracia control the position.
Gracia is looking to stall here but Baring recovers full guard.
Baring 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.
Baring working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracia.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracia throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracia wants to pass the guard but Baring is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracia drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Gracia seems to have locked his on tight now - Baring screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Gracia, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Luis Gracia!
Luis Gracia thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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pop
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