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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Big Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anaru Parata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Big Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anaru Parata!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parata misses with a lunging right hand
so Joe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Parata managing to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Parata can do anything to dispel that myth.
Parata bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Joe's guard.
Parata wants to control from the top but Joe keeps moving.
Joe has his hands on Parata's head, controlling the position.
Joe is looking to cinch up a triangle. Parata throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Joe's body to avoid the submission. Joe has instead reached around Parata's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Joe arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Big Joe!
A victorious Big Joe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Albert Tumenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakeem Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albert Tumenov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Tumenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hakeem Perry!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tumenov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tumenov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tumenov working aggressively here.
Tumenov working aggressively here.
Tumenov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perry wants a takedown.
Tumenov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Perry is trying to drag Tumenov to the mat but Tumenov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Perry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perry has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tumenov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tumenov steps into range and cracks Perry with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Perry flops backwards and Tumenov dives into his guard looking to finish!
Perry is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perry wants to sweep but no luck.
Perry is still trying to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry has Tumenov pulled in close to control his posture.
Perry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tumenov is looking to control Perry's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tumenov avoid being mounted?
Perry thows a huge punch but Tumenov dodges it nicely.
Perry keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Perry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Perry drops an elbow to the side of Tumenov's head.
Tumenov has hold of Perry's hands but Perry slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tumenov is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry throwing shots but Tumenov is blocking nicely.
Well, if Perry 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.
Perry lands strikes from half guard.
Perry working the head and body with strikes.
Perry sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tumenov trying to control here.
Perry takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tumenov takes one to the side of the head.
No joy there for Tumenov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tumenov tries to clinch up.
Perry looks to score with a jab to the body but Tumenov is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Tumenov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perry. Tumenov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perry dodges the punch combination from Tumenov.
Perry swings for the body but Tumenov moves out of range.
Perry misses the shot to the body.
Perry slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tumenov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Perry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perry misses with a right hand
and Tumenov counters with a straight right hand.
Perry is still on wobbly legs! Can Tumenov finish him?
Perry switches off momentarily and Tumenov cracks him with a monster right hand! Perry topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Tumenov dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Tumenov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Albert Tumenov!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between BlowJob Pennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, BlowJob Pennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nigel Truck!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truck misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Pennis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Truck has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Truck has Pennis up against the cage in a clinch.
Truck gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Truck looks to land a strike but Pennis avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Truck preventing the sweep.
Pennis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pennis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pennis looking for a guillotine here but Truck defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck trying to control the position from guard on top but Pennis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pennis is looking for a triangle but Truck pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Truck connects with a couple of short punches.
Truck preventing the sweep.
Truck keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pennis's head.
Truck really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pennis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Truck keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pennis's head.
Truck trying to control but Pennis is working from the bottom.
Truck lands a couple of digs.
Truck connects with a couple of short punches.
Pennis is pulling down on Truck's head to control his posture.
Pennis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Truck landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck wanted to stand there but Pennis had control of the position.
Truck scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Truck missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pennis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pennis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Truck postures up and lands a big shot to Pennis's brow.
Pennis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Truck throws a big right hand that misses.
Truck is in close to Pennis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pennis wants to sweep here but Truck controlling him for the moment.
Truck postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pennis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pennis managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennis trying to control the position.
Pennis is working an open guard so Truck takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Truck pushes Pennis up against the cage in a clinch.
Truck is looking for a takedown.
Truck is pushing Pennis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Truck turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Pennis is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Truck's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pennis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Truck scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennis is pressing down on Truck's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pennis trying to keep a closed guard but Truck is proving a slippery customer.
Truck keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pennis's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Truck throws a big elbow that misses.
Pennis keeping full guard, as Truck tries to pass.
Truck got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pennis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Truck has managed to get both his arms back between Pennis's legs - danger averted.
Pennis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Truck drops back looking for a leg! Pennis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pennis manages to kick Truck off! Truck jumps back into Pennis's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Truck wants to pass the guard but Pennis is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel Truck dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pennis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pennis seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Truck darts in and clinches Pennis up against the cage.
Pennis wants to get back to striking at distance but Truck won't allow it.
Truck misses with an elbow over the top.
Truck stalling.
Truck leaning his opponent against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pennis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Truck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pennis moves out of range as Truck throws a body kick.
Truck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pennis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Truck.
Pennis misses with a body shot.
Truck throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Truck misses
and Pennis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Truck has Pennis up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck tightens his grip and picks Pennis up, before dumping him to the ground. Pennis manages to land in guard.
Truck missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pennis looking to control.
Pennis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pennis working a defensive guard here.
Truck is in close to Pennis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Truck controlling from the top position.
Pennis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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!
Truck desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Pennis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Truck doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pennis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennis controlling the action here.
Truck tries to get to full guard but Pennis has control of the leg.
Pennis works his way into full mount!
Pennis thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pennis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pennis wants to finish this one by submission but Truck is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pennis.
Truck can't escape the position.
Truck wants to control but Pennis is having none of it.
Truck really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Truck tries to lock up and control but Pennis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that BlowJob Pennis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pennis throws a right and a left that Truck avoids nicely.
Truck moves into the clinch.
Truck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pennis ducks under a wild hook from Truck.
A low kick from Truck is predictable there
and Pennis counters with a left to the body.
Truck misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pennis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nigel Truck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pennis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Truck thinking.
Truck closes the distance and clinches up with Pennis, looking for a takedown. Truck pushes Pennis against the cage but Pennis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Truck just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Pennis counter with a right hand.
Pennis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Truck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pennis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Truck looks to clinch
and Pennis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Truck thinking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Truck is defended easily by Pennis.
BlowJob Pennis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nigel Truck.
Truck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pennis scores with a body shot.
BlowJob Pennis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck tries to clinch up.
Truck motions for Pennis to come forward. Truck throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pennis is looking to wear down Truck with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Truck lands a slapping body shot.
Pennis cracks a nice hook into Truck's ribs.
Truck misses with a leg kick
letting Pennis counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Truck takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennis gets tackled into the cage by Truck. Truck maintains the clinch.
Truck has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pennis clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Truck has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Pennis.
Truck missing with strikes.
Pennis rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pennis moves into full guard.
Truck trying to control but Pennis is working from the bottom.
Pennis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Truck's guard.
Pennis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pennis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pennis stands and throws Truck's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truck is not content to let Pennis control the position.
Truck is looking to reverse the position.
Truck is still trying to improve position.
Pennis wants to control but Truck is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
BlowJob Pennis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pennis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... BlowJob Pennis!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Callum Welsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Drakivomoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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155 lbs
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153 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Callum Welsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boris Drakivomoy!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welsh throws out a loose jab but Drakivomoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Welsh moves into the clinch.
Drakivomoy lands an uppercut.
Drakivomoy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drakivomoy avoids the elbow strike from Welsh, against the cage.
Welsh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Welsh trying to land knees to the body.
Welsh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Drakivomoy taking a breather.
Welsh works on Drakivomoy's body with a couple of short punches.
Welsh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drakivomoy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Drakivomoy is struggling to control the position.
Welsh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Welsh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drakivomoy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Drakivomoy fails to land.
A short right from Drakivomoy on the inside.
Welsh throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Welsh.
Drakivomoy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drakivomoy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Welsh up against the cage.
Drakivomoy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Welsh blocks an uppercut.
Drakivomoy dodges an elbow strike from Welsh.
Drakivomoy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Welsh throws an elbow but misses.
Drakivomoy avoiding damage as Welsh throws knees to the body.
Drakivomoy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drakivomoy stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welsh missing with knees to the body.
Welsh stalling in the clinch but Drakivomoy improves position.
A short right from Drakivomoy on the inside.
Drakivomoy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Welsh is rocked!
Drakivomoy creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Welsh's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Welsh drops to his knees and Drakivomoy pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Drakivomoy!
Boris Drakivomoy took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Aspire Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruiz Edinhio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yo Yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yo Yo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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174 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ruiz Edinhio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yo Yo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yo stuffs the takedown attempt from Edinhio. Edinhio gets slowly back to his feet.
Yo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Edinhio was covering up waiting for the punch and Yo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Edinhio is trying to hold Yo in close to prevent damage but Yo has managed to pass into half guard.
Yo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edinhio is trying to maintain the position but Yo is very close to passing his half guard.
Yo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Edinhio keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo winds up and cracks Edinhio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Edinhio taking some punishment here, with Yo in his half guard.
Edinhio wants to improve his position but Yo is controlling well.
Edinhio is not content to let Yo control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yo lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Yo there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yo lands a nice short elbow.
Yo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yo drops an elbow to the side of Edinhio's head.
Yo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Edinhio is staying active underneath Yo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yo is thwarting Edinhio's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yo lands a nice short elbow.
Edinhio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Edinhio wants to control but Yo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Edinhio is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yo's back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yo tries to escape but Edinhio has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Yo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yo 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edinhio looking for the RNC.
Yo wants to escape the position.
Edinhio is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Yo has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Edinhio has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Yo taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Edinhio doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ruiz Edinhio!
The defeated Yo Yo had this to say: 'I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between TJ De Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Artis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Santos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 25 Ta Life - Fight Dirty. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, TJ De Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marshall Artis!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Santos defending well as Artis loads up on a big left hand.
Artis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Artis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been told by De Santos's head coaches at Archon Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
De Santos throws a nice head kick!
Artis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Artis misses with a lunging right hand
and De Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Artis throws an off balance right hand
and De Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Artis tries to keep at a distance but De Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Artis leaning against his opponent.
Artis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Santos tries to work over Artis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Santos digs a right hand underneath Artis's ribcage. Artis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Artis controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artis prevents a body shot from De Santos.
Artis scores with a knee to the head.
Artis has a couple of punches blocked by De Santos.
De Santos lands a body punch.
Artis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
De Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Artis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Artis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Artis backwards.
De Santos misses with the head strike.
De Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Artis stalling against the cage.
De Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
De Santos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Artis backwards.
Artis misses with an elbow over the top.
De Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Artis.
Artis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Santos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Artis leaning against his opponent.
Artis avoids a wild elbow strike from De Santos.
Artis is trying to maintain a safe position but De Santos gets an underhook and turns Artis into the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
De Santos effectively controlling the action here.
De Santos lands a nice uppercut.
Artis being controlled against the cage.
De Santos lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santos tries to throw a body punch but Artis avoids it by throwing De Santos back against the cage.
De Santos digs a right hand into Artis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Artis's gas tank.
De Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Artis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Santos up against the cage.
De Santos digs a right hand underneath Artis's ribcage. Artis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Artis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Artis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
De Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Artis backwards.
De Santos lands a nice uppercut.
Artis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artis throws an elbow that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
De Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Artis is defending well for now.
Artis is trying to stall.
De Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Artis backwards.
Artis slows down the pace here.
De Santos misses with a body punch.
Artis is stalling here.
De Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Santos letting Artis take a breather here.
De Santos scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ De Santos 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.
De Santos closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Artis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Artis takes a shot to the head.
TJ De Santos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Artis.
A right handed body shot lands from De Santos.
De Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Artis controls the action.
De Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Artis can do to turn this around?
De Santos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Artis stalling in the clinch but De Santos improves position.
Artis lands a damaging elbow.
De Santos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Santos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Artis stalling against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by De Santos.
Artis throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Artis blocks a body shot from De Santos.
Artis throws an elbow that misses.
Artis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from De Santos fails to land.
De Santos works on Artis's body with a couple of short punches.
Stalling in the clinch from De Santos.
De Santos lands a shoulder strike.
Artis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Artis misses with an elbow over the top.
Still in the clinch, De Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hand to the body from De Santos.
Artis landing knees to the head.
It looks like TJ De Santos has been cut.
Artis missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Artis has a couple of punches blocked by De Santos.
De Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Santos works on Artis's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Santos avoids the elbow strike from Artis, against the cage.
A short uppercut from De Santos.
De Santos works on Artis's body with a couple of short punches.
De Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Artis.
A right hand to the body from De Santos.
De Santos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Artis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Artis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Artis.
Artis blocks an uppercut.
Come on De Santos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Santos pushes Artis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Santos cracks Artis with a nice body shot.
Artis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Artis tries to land a knee to the head but De Santos blocks with his arms.
Artis has a couple of punches blocked by De Santos.
A head punch on the inside from Artis fails to land.
De Santos lands a good knee to the midsection. Artis won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch on the inside from De Santos fails to land.
De Santos digs a right hand underneath Artis's ribcage. Artis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Artis avoids it.
Artis blocks a body shot from De Santos.
Artis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Santos is defending well for now.
Artis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Santos.
Artis lands an elbow inside that De Santos shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Artis is defending well for now.
De Santos working aggressively here.
De Santos'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.
De Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Artis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short uppercut from De Santos.
Artis tries to stall but De Santos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Artis fails to land.
De Santos effectively controlling the action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Artis as De Santos tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ De Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on TJ De Santos's cut.
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. This is the final round!
De Santos misses with a kick to the body.
De Santos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Artis if he has to take too many more of those.
Artis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Santos.
De Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Artis blocks a body shot from De Santos.
De Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Artis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Santos.
De Santos tries to work over Artis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from De Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from De Santos.
Artis prevents a body shot from De Santos.
Artis tries to land a knee to the head but De Santos blocks with his arms.
De Santos misses with the head strike.
De Santos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artis misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Santos lands with a right to the head.
De Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Artis's elbow.
A bit of stalling here from De Santos.
Artis misses with some punches.
Artis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from De Santos.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Artis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Artis controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Artis throws an elbow but misses.
De Santos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marshall Artis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
TJ De Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artis stalling in the clinch but De Santos improves position.
Artis misses with a knee to the head.
Artis taking a breather.
De Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Artis prevents a body shot from De Santos.
De Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Santos presses Artis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from De Santos.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Artis prevents a body shot from De Santos.
A body shot lands from De Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artis blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from De Santos.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Santos.
De Santos dodges an elbow strike from Artis.
De Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Artis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Artis prevents a body shot from De Santos.
Artis is struggling to control the position.
Artis misses with some punches.
Artis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Artis connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Santos's face.
Artis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Santos.
A short body shot lands from De Santos as the two fighters clinch.
De Santos works on Artis's body with a couple of short punches.
Artis blocks a body shot from De Santos.
De Santos blocking some punches.
Artis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Artis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Artis taking a breather.
Artis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Artis misses with a knee strike.
De Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Artis controls his hands.
Artis misses with an elbow over the top.
De Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
TJ De Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TJ De Santos!
After winning the bout, TJ De Santos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Prince Thalente Sfiso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chayton Littlestone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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194 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Prince Thalente Sfiso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chayton Littlestone!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sfiso misses with a takedown
letting Littlestone counter with a right hand.
Littlestone moves out of range of the body kick from Sfiso.
It seemed like Littlestone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sfiso is looking to score with low kicks.
Littlestone throws out a counter right but Sfiso avoids it with no problem.
Littlestone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sfiso.
A nice side step and Littlestone releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Littlestone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sfiso swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Littlestone blocks a jab.
Littlestone misses with a leg kick
and Sfiso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Littlestone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sfiso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been hearing reports that Sfiso has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Littlestone takes a swing at Sfiso's ribcage but misses.
Sfiso swings for the body but Littlestone moves out of range.
Sfiso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Littlestone manages to avoid it.
Littlestone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sfiso appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sfiso fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Littlestone to the ground. Sfiso is now in Littlestone's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sfiso engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Littlestone wants to stand but Sfiso is controlling the position.
Littlestone looks winded!
Sfiso is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sfiso controlling from the top position.
Sfiso lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sfiso sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sfiso trying to control the position from guard on top but Littlestone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Littlestone is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sfiso is controlling him.
Sfiso with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sfiso pushes down on Littlestone's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Littlestone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sfiso. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Littlestone is trying to stand.
Sfiso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sfiso working Littlestone over with strikes.
Sfiso prevents Littlestone from standing back up.
Sfiso takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sfiso content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sfiso lands with a punch from half guard.
Well, if Sfiso 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.
Sfiso drops an elbow to the side of Littlestone's head.
Sfiso working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sfiso lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Littlestone wants to get back to his feet.
Sfiso winds up and cracks Littlestone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Littlestone can do anything to dispel that myth.
Littlestone wants to stand back up but Sfiso manages to pass into side control.
Sfiso grinds an elbow into Littlestone's temple.
Sfiso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Littlestone keeps working.
Sfiso lands some shots froms side control.
Littlestone is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sfiso grinds an elbow into Littlestone's temple.
Sfiso lands a decent elbow from side control.
Littlestone is rocked!
Sfiso working the ground and pound.
Littlestone is still in real trouble! Can Sfiso finish him?
Littlestone is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sfiso is controlling him well.
Sfiso lands an elbow.
Sfiso in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Littlestone looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Sfiso turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Prince Thalente Sfiso!
Prince Thalente Sfiso gave a mention to ON TAP 160Q Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Marx Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Marx Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx Jr throws a nice looking combination but Tucker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tucker has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Marx Jr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Tucker.
A jab from Marx Jr misses.
Marx Jr checks the leg kick.
Tucker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tucker lands with a shot to the body.
Marx Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Marx Jr throws a combination. Tucker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Danny Tucker has been cut.
Tucker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mark Marx Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Tucker.
It looks like Mark Marx Jr has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marx Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tucker circles away quickly and effectively.
Tucker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marx Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Marx Jr misses with an uppercut.
Marx Jr scores with a hook.
Marx Jr misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tucker misses the jab.
Marx Jr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tucker sprawls and moves away.
Tucker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marx Jr.
Marx Jr cracks Tucker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marx Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Marx Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tucker's head backwards.
An inside leg kick from Tucker misses.
Tucker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marx Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tucker.
Marx Jr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Marx Jr looks to throw the jab but Tucker is out of range.
Marx Jr blocks a head kick by Tucker.
Marx Jr scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tucker throws a hook to the side of Marx Jr's head but Marx Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tucker moves away from the strike by Marx Jr.
Marx Jr ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tucker.
As Marx Jr backs off Tucker throws a huge counter combo but Marx Jr manages to avoid it all.
Tucker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marx Jr counters with a takedown into side control.
Marx Jr tries to stand but Tucker is controlling his head.
Marx Jr is staying tight to Tucker's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Tucker is looking for a sweep.
Marx Jr wants to stand but Tucker is controlling his arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Marx Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That has opened up Danny Tucker's cut even more.
Marx Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marx Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Tucker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tucker throws a lazy right hand but Marx Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marx Jr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tucker throws out a loose jab but Marx Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marx Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marx Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tucker, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marx Jr.
Marx Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tucker has a couple of punches blocked by Marx Jr.
Tucker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marx Jr lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marx Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Tucker controls the action.
Marx Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marx Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tucker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tucker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tucker lands a body shot.
I was talking to Marx Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tucker misses with a punch on the inside.
Marx Jr tries to throw a body punch but Tucker avoids it by throwing Marx Jr back against the cage.
Tucker tries to work over Marx Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marx Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marx Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Marx Jr tries a body shot but Tucker blocks it.
Marx Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tucker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marx Jrs head.
Tucker pushes Marx Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marx Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Marx Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tucker swings wildly with an uppercut but Marx Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tucker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Marx Jr dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marx Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tucker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marx Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Marx Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tucker throws a hook but Marx Jr blocks it.
Mark Marx Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Marx Jr drops Tucker with a left and a right! Oh, Tucker is hurt - Marx Jr dives into side control looking to finish!
Tucker is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marx Jr decides to stand back up.
Tucker is still on wobbly legs! Can Marx Jr finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Tucker. Marx Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tucker punishes Marx Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Tucker seems to have recovered his senses.
Marx Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tucker manages to avoid it.
Tucker misses with a hook.
Tucker lands with a right hand.
Tucker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The cut above Danny Tucker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Marx Jr throws a series of punches but Tucker moves out of range.
Tucker swinging wildly here.
Marx Jr wants to clinch up but Tucker keeps it at a distance.
Tucker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marx Jr with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marx Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tucker can do to turn this around?
Tucker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tucker looks for the body kick but Marx Jr saw that one coming.
Marx Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Tucker throws out a loose jab but Marx Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Marx Jr misses the target.
Marx Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Marx Jr misses the jab.
Tucker counters with a body kick.
Marx Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marx Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marx Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tucker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good exchange - Tucker coming out on top.
Jab from Tucker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tucker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marx Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Marx Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tucker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marx Jr throws a lazy right hand but Tucker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A cross from Marx Jr lands.
Tucker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tucker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marx Jr feinted with a counter takedown.
Jab, jab by Marx Jr - just one landing.
Danny Tucker's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tucker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tucker misses with a shot to the body
and Marx Jr counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tucker won't be happy with that.
Tucker is breathing heavily.
Tucker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Marx Jr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Marx Jr tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx Jr decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tucker to his feet.
Marx Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tucker throws a body punch but Marx Jr moves out of range.
Tucker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Marx Jr.
Tucker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marx Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marx Jr throws a looping overhand right but Tucker ducks down to avoid it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Marx Jr here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tucker tries to land a leg kick but Marx Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Marx Jr attempts a counter takedown but Tucker avoids it well and moves away.
Danga de danga de dang - Marx Jr scores with a four punch combination!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Danny Tucker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Marx Jr!
Mark Marx Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Goat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Infamous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Infamous has chosen Hustlers Ambition as his entrance music. Drew Infamous has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Goat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Infamous!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Infamous with a lazy takedown attempt
and Goat counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Infamous is trying to get back to full guard.
Goat is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Infamous wants to get back to his feet.
Infamous gets full guard.
Infamous throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Infamous isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Goat stacks Infamous on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Goat!
Goat working the head and body with strikes.
Goat is chipping away with strikes.
Infamous regains half guard.
Infamous trying to control here.
Infamous wants to get back to his feet.
Goat is looking to advance position but Infamous won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat working Infamous over with strikes.
Goat is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Goat drops an elbow to the side of Infamous's head.
Goat drops an elbow to the side of Infamous's head.
Goat is pressing down on Infamous's thigh, looking to free his foot. Infamous is holding on for now.
Infamous tries to get to full guard but Goat has control of the leg.
Goat working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Infamous regains full guard. Nicely done.
Infamous can't keep his opponent in guard - Goat advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Infamous is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Goat pulls his head out easily.
Infamous looking for submissions off his back.
Infamous looks winded!
Infamous actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goat is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Infamous has managed to free his arm - good work.
Goat looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Goat working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Infamous is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Goat's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Goat's back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Infamous throwing sloppy strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Goat is trying to remain composed but Infamous is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Our spies down at at Soul Supremacy Rio inform us that Infamous has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Goat breaks Infamous's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Goat pushes down on Infamous's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Infamous is staying active underneath Goat, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Goat moves into full mount! Infamous won't be happy about that!
Goat moves to the back position.
Infamous tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Infamous.
You can see the frustration on Infamous's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Infamous keeps trying to improve his position.
Goat tightening his grip on Infamous, looking for the choke.
Goat 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.
Goat is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Infamous. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Infamous is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Goat off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Goat trying to control.
Goat is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Goat's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Goat is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Infamous has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Goat lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Infamous manages to reverse the position and now he's in Goat's guard. Nice work there by Infamous.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goat escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Infamous gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Goat is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Goat not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Infamous with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Infamous scoring with some ground and pound.
Goat wants to sweep but no luck.
Infamous postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Goat trying to keep a closed guard but Infamous is proving a slippery customer.
Infamous with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Goat dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Infamous shoots in and gets a takedown into Goat's guard.
Goat is trying to control the position but Infamous postures up.
Infamous must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Infamous keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Goat's head.
Goat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Infamous can do to turn this around?
Infamous stands up over Goat, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Infamous lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Goat throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Goat seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Goat is looking for a triangle but Infamous pushes his legs off easily.
Infamous distracts Goat with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Goat looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goat looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Infamous connects with a couple of short punches.
Infamous postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Infamous working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Infamous is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Goat is on top in guard.
Goat works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Goat seems to be working for a kimura but Infamous defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Infamous manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Infamous has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Goat can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Goat is in close to Infamous's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Billy Goat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goat pushing down on Infamous's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Infamous pushes Goat off looking to stand but Goat dives back in and keeps control.
Goat is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goat tries to pass the half guard into mount. Infamous knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Infamous is trying to get back to full guard.
Goat working the head and body with strikes.
Goat works his way into full mount!
Infamous wants to control but Goat is having none of it.
Goat working Infamous over with strikes here.
Infamous slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
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!
Infamous wants to improve his position but Goat is controlling well.
Infamous is breathing heavily.
Infamous looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Goat is nestled in close to Infamous, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Infamous tries to roll over but Goat keeps him under control.
Infamous is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Goat pulls his head out easily.
Goat is trying to work for a kimura but Infamous is defending well.
Goat winds up and cracks Infamous with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Goat moves into full mount! Infamous won't be happy about that!
Goat tries to control but Infamous wriggling away.
Goat is landing with some decent strikes but Infamous is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Infamous is looking to improve his position but Goat isn't that keen on the idea.
Goat avoids the attempt from Infamous to control.
Infamous tries to reverse the position but Goat maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goat dominating with strikes here.
Goat with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Infamous that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
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!
Goat has hold of Infamous's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Infamous manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Goat has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Infamous's face.
Infamous is trying to stand.
Infamous is bucking up trying to escape but Goat cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Infamous is rocked!
A big strike lands for Goat! That's really hurt Infamous and he's turned his back - Goat keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Goat jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Goat!
Billy Goat seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murha Pate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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188 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Newton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Murha Pate!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton moves in looking to clinch but Pate pushes him off.
Pate throws a hook but Newton avoids it easily.
Newton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pate swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A solid body kick from Pate.
Pate stalks Newton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Newton's face. Newton staggers backwards, shaken.
Newton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pate counters with a straight right hand.
Newton checks a leg kick.
Newton ducks under a wild hook from Pate.
Newton appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pate digs a good body shot into Newton's ribs.
We've been hearing reports that Newton has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Newton moves out of range of the strikes.
Newton throws an off balance right hand
and Pate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice takedown defense from Pate. No joy for Newton on that attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Newton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pate connects with a single shot there.
Newton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pate stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pate wants it to stay on the feet.
Pate fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Newton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton takes one on the button.
A good leg kick by Pate.
Newton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pate tries to avoid it but Newton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pate to the ground. Pate escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pate misses with a kick to the body
and Newton counters with a shoot takedown. Pate fights it but they end up in guard.
Pate scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Newton wants to clinch but Pate slips to the side
and Pate counters with a good, hard body kick but Newton shrugs it off.
Newton is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Pate.
Pate lands the left hand.
Pate cracks Newton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Newton shoots in looking for a takedown but Pate manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Newton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Newton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Newton is rocked!
Pate throws a shot to the body.
Newton fails with a takedown attempt.
Pate is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pate lands a jab to the nose.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Pate! Newton is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murha Pate!
Murha Pate is the new middleweight champion!
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