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DFC 1: Initiation PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonjay Narumbatangalang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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170 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sonjay Narumbatangalang!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narumbatangalang lands a jab to Jackson's midsection.
Narumbatangalang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Narumbatangalang.
As Narumbatangalang tries to get set, Jackson tries to push him back and clinch up but Narumbatangalang manages to avoid the attempt.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Narumbatangalang.
Narumbatangalang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Narumbatangalang tries a quick counter leg kick but Jackson is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Narumbatangalang instigates a clinch.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Narumbatangalang is controlling the position.
Narumbatangalang slows down the pace here.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Narumbatangalang shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narumbatangalang taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Narumbatangalang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson being controlled against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Narumbatangalang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Narumbatangalang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Jackson tries to circle away but Narumbatangalang has him pinned against the cage.
Narumbatangalang avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson is trying to drag Narumbatangalang to the mat but Narumbatangalang just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Narumbatangalang tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Narumbatangalang up against the cage.
Narumbatangalang displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jackson up against the cage.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Narumbatangalang keeps him there for the moment.
Narumbatangalang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Eric Jackson has been cut.
Narumbatangalang stalls.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson stalls.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Narumbatangalang tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narumbatangalang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Narumbatangalang lands a nice knee to the body.
Narumbatangalang is pushing Jackson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Narumbatangalang.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Narumbatangalang'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.
Jackson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Narumbatangalang gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Narumbatangalang landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Narumbatangalang.
Narumbatangalang cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
Narumbatangalang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Narumbatangalang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Narumbatangalang'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.
Narumbatangalang has Jackson pressed against the cage.
Narumbatangalang receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A right hand to the body from Narumbatangalang.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice body punch from Narumbatangalang - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narumbatangalang stalling the fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Narumbatangalang takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Narumbatangalang takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonjay Narumbatangalang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Jackson's cut.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Narumbatangalang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Narumbatangalang throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Narumbatangalang manages to circle out of the way.
Narumbatangalang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Narumbatangalang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Narumbatangalang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Narumbatangalang.
Jackson blocks a leg kick.
Jackson defending well as Narumbatangalang loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Narumbatangalang.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Narumbatangalang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Narumbatangalang.
A head kick from Narumbatangalang lands but Jackson takes it in his stride.
Narumbatangalang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Narumbatangalang sprawls and moves away.
Jackson throws a low kick but Narumbatangalang moves out of range easily.
Narumbatangalang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narumbatangalang throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Narumbatangalang jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Narumbatangalang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Narumbatangalang defends it nicely.
Narumbatangalang thuds a left hand into Jackson's body.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sonjay Narumbatangalang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Narumbatangalang Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Jackson is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sonjay Narumbatangalang!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Sarulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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220 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Benjamin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sergio Sarulo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarulo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benjamin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Benjamin cracks the inside of Sarulo's front leg.
Benjamin slips a jab and a cross from Sarulo.
Benjamin attempts a counter takedown but Sarulo avoids it well and moves away.
Sarulo throws a series of punches but Benjamin moves out of range.
Benjamin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sarulo.
Benjamin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Benjamin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jab, jab by Sarulo - just one landing.
Benjamin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sarulo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sarulo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benjamin circles away quickly and effectively.
As Sarulo tries to get set, Benjamin tries to push him back and clinch up but Sarulo manages to avoid the attempt.
Sarulo misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sarulo.
Sarulo lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarulo scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benjamin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Sarulo does no damage.
It appears Benjamin was looking to counter with a kick there.
Benjamin slips a jab and a cross from Sarulo.
Sarulo throws a one two combo.
Benjamin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sarulo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benjamin just misses with a punch to the body.
Benjamin misses with a two punch combination.
Sarulo lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sarulo lands with a cross.
Benjamin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sarulo's sensitive parts.
Sarulo takes a swing at Benjamin's ribcage but misses.
Benjamin feinted with a counter takedown.
Benjamin misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarulo clobbers Benjamin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sarulo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sarulo avoids the body shot from Benjamin.
Sarulo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sarulo misses with a two punch combination.
Sarulo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Benjamin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sarulo tests Benjamin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sarulo misses with a series of wild punches.
Sarulo with a nice cross.
Sarulo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sarulo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benjamin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin connects with a leg kick. Sarulo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sergio Sarulo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sarulo misses with an uppercut
and Benjamin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Benjamin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benjamin missing with a left hand there. Sarulo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benjamin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sarulo did well to prevent Benjamin getting side control.
Well, if Benjamin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sarulo actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Benjamin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sarulo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sarulo moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benjamin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Benjamin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sarulo on the ground.
Benjamin arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Sarulo's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brock Benjamin!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jenean Garafallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Smith (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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141 lbs
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140 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jenean Garafallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Smith!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garafallo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garafallo throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith scores with a three punch combo!
Garafallo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smith. That one must have hurt.
Garafallo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Garafallo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Garafallo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Garafallo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garafallo instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garafallo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Garafallo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to control but can't.
Garafallo works his way into full mount!
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith taking shots to the head.
Smith is looking to improve his position but Garafallo isn't that keen on the idea.
Garafallo breaks from Smith's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Garafallo moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Smith has worked his arm free - good work by Smith!
Smith sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
Smith tries to roll over but Garafallo keeps him under control.
Garafallo working Smith over with strikes.
Garafallo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Smith looks winded!
Garafallo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to improve his position but Garafallo is controlling well.
Smith is looking to control Garafallo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Garafallo working the head and body with strikes.
Smith has a hand on Garafallo's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Garafallo takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Garafallo controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garafallo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smith looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garafallo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Garafallo goes for an armbar but Smith turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Smith.
Garafallo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Garafallo holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jenean Garafallo dominated that round.
That's time! Garafallo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith wants to clinch but Garafallo slips to the side
and Garafallo counters with a shoot takedown. Smith fights it but they end up in guard.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garafallo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Smith throws an elbow that misses. Garafallo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Garafallo!
Garafallo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Garafallo connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garafallo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smith wants to sweep here but Garafallo controlling him for the moment.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garafallo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garafallo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Garafallo from controlling successfully.
Garafallo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Garafallo stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garafallo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Garafallo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garafallo is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Garafallo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Garafallo with a nice head shot there.
Garafallo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smith has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Garafallo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Smith.
Garafallo trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garafallo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Garafallo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Garafallo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smith has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jenean Garafallo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith is trying to escape the position but Garafallo is controlling the position.
Garafallo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Garafallo lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets back to half guard.
Smith has hold of Garafallo's hands but Garafallo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
Garafallo postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garafallo advances to half guard.
Smith trying to control here.
Garafallo is working for a kimura but Smith is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jenean Garafallo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Garafallo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Smith blocks a head kick by Garafallo.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Garafallo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Smith on his heels. He'll look to pass Smith's guard now, I'm sure.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Garafallo is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garafallo avoid being mounted?
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garafallo is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garafallo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garafallo's head.
Garafallo wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
Smith stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Garafallo to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith punishes Garafallo's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Garafallo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garafallo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith darts in and clinches Garafallo up against the cage.
Garafallo misses with a knee strike.
Garafallo tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith gets through Garafallo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garafallo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garafallo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Garafallo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith is looking for a triangle here but Garafallo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garafallo lands some shots froms side control.
Garafallo 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.
Smith struggling a bit here.
Garafallo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Garafallo staying calm.
Garafallo landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garafallo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Smith to see if he's OK.
Garafallo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Garafallo wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Garafallo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Garafallo working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith tries to buck Garafallo off but Garafallo is having none of it.
Garafallo working away.
George Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jenean Garafallo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garafallo taking a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jenean Garafallo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garafallo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jenean Garafallo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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200 lbs
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Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stanley Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Darius Henderson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton misses with a takedown attempt
and Pearson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Newton.
Newton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pearson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Newton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson clinches with his opponent.
Newton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pearson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson breaks from the clinch.
Newton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pearson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson instigates a clinch.
Newton managing to block the knees to the body from Pearson.
Pearson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Newton avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Pearson has Newton pressed against the cage.
Pearson missing with knees to the body.
Newton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pearson to keep the fight standing.
Pearson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson effectively controlling the action here.
Pearson lands a right hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pearson obliges.
Newton is breathing heavily.
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.
Pearson'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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Newton avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pearson.
Pearson is leaning against Newton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.
Pearson crunches a lovely knee into Newton's ribcage.
Pearson manages to break the clinch.
Pearson instigates a clinch.
Newton tries for a takedown but Pearson manages to get underhooks.
Pearson slowing the pace effectively.
Pearson lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pearson.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Newton is defending well for now.
Newton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pearson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Newton up against the cage.
Pearson continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Stalling in the clinch from Pearson.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pearson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pearson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pearson closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Pearson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pearson clinches up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pearson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pearson is pressed up against the cage. Newton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pearson down to the mat. Pearson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pearson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Newton, pushing him back against the cage.
Newton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pearson to keep the fight standing.
Knees to the body from Pearson.
Pearson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Newton up against the cage.
Pearson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson just leaning against Newton, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stanley Pearson.
Newton fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Newton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newton looks for a takedown but Pearson sprawls well.
Newton shoots and misses
letting Pearson counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pearson has managed to clinch.
Newton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pearson after a bit of a struggle.
Pearson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pearson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pearson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Newton letting Pearson take a breather here.
Newton avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pearson obliges.
Newton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Newton avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Newton avoids it.
Pearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pearson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Newton.
Pearson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pearson stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Newton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Newton avoids it.
Pearson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Newton.
Newton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Newton is defending well for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stanley Pearson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Newton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pearson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Pearson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Newton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pearson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Newton fails with a takedown attempt.
Newton tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pearson defends well and Newton ends up having to push Pearson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Newton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson forces Newton back against the cage and clinches.
Newton avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Newton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pearson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson missing with knees to the body.
Pearson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pearson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pearson has closed the distance and engaged Newton in a clinch.
Pearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pearson lands with a right to the head.
Pearson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Newton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pearson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Newton fails with the takedown
and Pearson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson clinches up with Newton and pushes him back against the cage.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson lands with a short shot to the head.
Newton wants a takedown but no success here.
Pearson lands with a right to the head.
Pearson breaks the clinch.
Pearson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Newton, pushing him back against the cage.
Pearson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Pearson - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Knees to the body from Pearson.
Pearson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
Stanley Pearson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.
Newton managing to block the knees to the body from Pearson.
Pearson gets through Newton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Newton.
Pearson breaks from the clinch.
Newton closes the distance and clinches up with Pearson, looking for a takedown. Newton pushes Pearson against the cage but Pearson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Newton gets tackled into the cage by Pearson. Pearson maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson leaning against his opponent.
Bill Newton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees in the clinch landing for Pearson.
Pearson stalling.
Pearson landing knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanley Pearson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pearson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanley Pearson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Pits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Norvac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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198 lbs
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195 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Pits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Norvac!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norvac on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Norvac misses with the combination.
Pits throws an overhand right that lands on Norvac's shoulder, as Norvac tries to avoid the shot.
Pits scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Norvac misses with a lunging right hand
and Pits counters with a straight right hand.
Pits swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pits's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pits duly obliges.
Norvac is rocked!
Pits connects with a stiff jab that staggers Norvac - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kyle Pits!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Taktarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taktarov has chosen War Pigs as his entrance music. Oleg Taktarov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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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 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oleg Taktarov!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker scores with a head kick. Taktarov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Oleg Taktarov has been cut.
Taktarov shoots for a takedown but Parker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Taktarov shoots in and drives through. Parker sprawls well.
Taktarov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Parker!
Taktarov wants to control but Parker is keeping him busy.
Taktarov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
A lull in the action here as Taktarov stalls from top position.
Taktarov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Parker struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taktarov is trying to get an arm triangle but Parker is defending well.
Taktarov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Parker is trying to improve his position.
Parker is working hard here to advance position.
Taktarov controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Taktarov has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Taktarov controlling the pace for now.
Parker is controlling an arm, preventing Taktarov from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taktarov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Taktarov controlling the pace for now.
Parker is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taktarov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Taktarov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Parker's face.
Taktarov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Taktarov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Parker is rocked!
Taktarov looking to isolate an arm here. Parker doesn't see it coming and as Taktarov extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Taktarov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oleg Taktarov!
Oleg Taktarov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leif Erikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachary Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erikson comes to the cage accompanied by Into Battle by Ensiferum. 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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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, Leif Erikson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zachary Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erikson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Robinson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Erikson in side control, throwing shots but Robinson defends.
Robinson can't do much from the bottom here.
Robinson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Robinson tries to improve position but can't.
Erikson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Robinson on the ground.
An elbow from Erikson crashes against the mat.
Robinson is letting Erikson control him for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson gets back to half guard.
Robinson is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson tries to kick Erikson off but Erikson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Erikson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Robinson is positioning himself well to prevent Erikson advancing to mount.
Robinson tries to get to full guard but Erikson has control of the leg.
Robinson is trying to stand.
Erikson controlling the action here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Erikson misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Erikson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Robinson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Erikson keeps the fight on the outside.
We've been told by Erikson 's head coaches at Die Trying Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Erikson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leif Erikson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erikson manages to avoid it.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Erikson appears to be looking for a big counter.
A jab from Erikson finds it's way through Robinson's defenses.
Robinson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Robinson shoots and misses
and Erikson counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Robinson to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Erikson !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leif Erikson !
An out of breath Leif Erikson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock comes into the arena with Breaking the Law blaring out of the sound system. Bruce Shamrock is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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250 lbs
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288 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erick Souza!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Chris Dean and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shamrock.
Souza lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shamrock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shamrock tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Souza swivels and escapes.
Souza defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shamrock.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shamrock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Souza pinned against the cage. Souza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A little jabbing left from Souza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Souza thuds his right hand into Shamrock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Souza lands a left and a right that send Shamrock crashing to the mat, dazed. Souza thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Shamrock goes down and covers up as Souza starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erick Souza!
The defeated Bruce Shamrock had this to say: 'Lucky Punch'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sydney Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tau Sall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sydney Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tau Sall!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter jabs Sall right on the nose. Sall blinks but takes it well.
Sall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Sall.
Sall swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fighter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fighter tries a body shot but Sall blocks it.
Fighter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sall backwards.
Sall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fighter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sall backwards.
It looks like Tau Sall has been cut.
Fighter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fighter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fighter struggles to land a body shot inside as Sall controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Fighter.
Sall looks winded!
Fighter lands a nice shot to the body.
Sall's coach down at Arvins Bootcamp was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sall's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fighter can't find room to land a body shot as Sall controls the action.
A short right from Fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fighter lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Sall to his knees! Fighter keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sydney Fighter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matiku Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douche Canoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douche Canoe is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matiku Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Douche Canoe!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canoe feints and as Kong raises his hands in defense, Canoe changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kong is looking to stand up but Canoe isn't so interested in that idea.
Canoe cracks Kong with a solid left hand.
Kong is looking to stand up but Canoe isn't so interested in that idea.
Canoe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kong is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Canoe lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Canoe controls the pace.
Canoe prevents Kong from getting back to his feet.
Canoe looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canoe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Canoe stops Kong from standing up.
Canoe wants to control from the top but Kong keeps moving.
Canoe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kong is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Canoe is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Canoe changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kong looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Canoe throws an elbow but Kong slips to the side and avoids it well.
Canoe lands a few punches from side control.
Canoe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canoe misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kong is trying to escape the position but Canoe is controlling the position.
Kong taking punishment in the form of punches.
Canoe in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kong is not content to let Canoe control the position.
Canoe misses with the ground and pound.
Canoe trying to control the position but Kong is working away.
The strikes coming from Canoe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Canoe wants to control but Kong is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canoe with the ground and pound but Kong regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Canoe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Well, if Canoe is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Canoe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kong taking some punishment here, with Canoe in his half guard.
Canoe stops Kong from getting back to his feet.
Canoe is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Canoe wants to pass the guard but Kong is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Canoe.
Kong is looking to escape.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kong is not content to let Canoe control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kong enables Canoe to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kong manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Canoe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douche Canoe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Canoe works Kong's body with a nice hook.
Kong shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Canoe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Canoe is looking to regain half guard here but Kong keeps moving and retains side control.
Kong is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Canoe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kong wants to control but Canoe is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Canoe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kong tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canoe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kong wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Canoe knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Canoe felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Canoe sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Canoe is looking to control Kong's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Canoe avoid being mounted?
Kong is trying to control. Canoe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Canoe tries to get to full guard but Kong has control of the leg.
Kong has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Douche Canoe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kong is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Canoe has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canoe wants to hold on but Kong pushes him away.
Kong has control of Canoe's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Canoe regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Canoe regains half guard.
Canoe wants to get back to full guard.
Kong tries to pass to full mount but Canoe defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong not doing much here.
Canoe lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Canoe is looking to improve his position.
Canoe trying to control from the bottom.
Kong is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Canoe is just riding it out for now. Kong eventually gives up the hold.
Kong is thwarting Canoe's attempts to control the position.
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.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Canoe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Canoe gets full guard.
Canoe pulls Kong in close to prevent any damage.
Kong won't allow Canoe to sweep him here.
Kong drops back looking for a leg! Canoe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Canoe manages to kick Kong off! Kong jumps back into Canoe's guard.
Canoe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kong is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matiku Kong dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Canoe darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Canoe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kong defending well though.
Kong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Canoe.
Canoe looks to land a strike but Kong avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Canoe is in close to Kong's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canoe is looking to work some ground and pound but Kong has wrist control.
Canoe postures up and lands a big shot to Kong's brow.
Canoe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Canoe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kong is looking to stand up but Canoe isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canoe works over Kong with some ground and pound from guard.
Canoe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kong's head.
Canoe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kong is keeping the position for now.
Canoe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Canoe engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kong wants to stand but Canoe is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Canoe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Canoe with a nice head shot there.
Canoe trying to control but Kong is working from the bottom.
Canoe landing with the ground and pound.
Kong is rocked!
Canoe looking to pass the guard.
Oh Kong is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Canoe loads up on a big left hand. Kong felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Canoe looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Kong can't hide his disappointment, as Canoe celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Douche Canoe!
After winning the bout, Douche Canoe 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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FIGHT
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