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Rapid Fight Night 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guaidre Geadais (ranked 4254 p4p, 86 weight class) and Sergey Voroshilov (ranked 2707 p4p, 59 weight class). Geadais comes to the cage accompanied by Wash it all away : Five Finger Death Punch. Guaidre Geadais could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sergey Voroshilov's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Guaidre Geadais!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergey Voroshilov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voroshilov tries a head kick but it misses.
Voroshilov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Geadais swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Geadais walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Voroshilov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Geadais takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Geadais thows a left - swing and a miss!
Geadais lands with a cross.
Voroshilov throws a body kick that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Voroshilov. Geadais shrugs it off though.
Geadais takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Voroshilov throws a low kick but Geadais moves out of range easily.
Geadais swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Voroshilov throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Geadais crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Voroshilov - the referee stops the clock and Geadais gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Voroshilov. Geadais manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voroshilov delivers a nice body kick.
Geadais throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Voroshilov counters with a body kick.
Voroshilov defending well as Geadais loads up on a big left hand.
Geadais throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Voroshilov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Voroshilov wants to clinch up but Geadais keeps it at a distance.
Geadais lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Voroshilov misses with some punches.
Voroshilov looking to throw knees to the head but Geadais is blocking nicely.
Geadais manages to break the clinch.
Geadais throws a nice inside leg kick.
Geadais moves out of range of the body kick from Voroshilov.
Voroshilov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Geadais doesn't seem bothered though.
Voroshilov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Voroshilov.
Voroshilov ducks under a wild hook from Geadais.
Voroshilov shapes to counter with a head kick.
Voroshilov slips a straight right by Geadais.
Voroshilov throws a head kick but Geadais moves out of range.
Geadais throwing a counter right hand but Voroshilov manages to avoid it.
Geadais 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.
Geadais is looking to chop away at Voroshilov's legs.
Voroshilov throws a leg kick but Geadais sees it coming and moves out of range.
Geadais looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voroshilov moves to clinch but Geadais breaks away
and Geadais counters with a crisp one two that drops Voroshilov! Geadais thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Voroshilov to his feet! Voroshilov is in big trouble!
Voroshilov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voroshilov walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Geadais swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Guaidre Geadais!
An out of breath Guaidre Geadais 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Banks (ranked 2762 p4p, 312 weight class) and Kevin Maxwell (ranked 6443 p4p, 508 weight class). Maxwell has chosen Big Poppa - B.I.G as his entrance music. Carlton Banks could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kevin Maxwell's chin.
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280 lbs
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280 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlton Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Maxwell!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Darius Henderson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxwell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maxwell fails with a takedown attempt.
Banks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maxwell.
Donk. Banks catches Maxwell right on the button with a cross.
Maxwell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Banks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Maxwell misses.
Maxwell misses with a hook to the body
and Banks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maxwell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Banks misses with a wild combination.
Banks throws a combination that misses
and Maxwell counters with a stiff right hand.
Maxwell throws a body shot but no joy.
Banks has been working on his boxing with his coaches at CrossFit Sydney in the buildup to the fight.
Maxwell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Kevin Maxwell has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maxwell jabs Banks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Banks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maxwell's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks lands a body shot.
Maxwell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maxwell looks to land a right hand but Banks moved out of range.
Maxwell takes one to the chin there.
Banks works Maxwell's body with a nice hook.
Maxwell lands a nice shot to the body.
Maxwell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Banks throwing a counter right hand but Maxwell manages to avoid it.
Banks tries to bum rush Maxwell with a series of wild strikes but Maxwell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maxwell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kevin Maxwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banks misses with a few strikes there.
Maxwell misses with a takedown attempt - Banks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Maxwell throws a series of punches but Banks avoids them all with ease.
Banks connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell gets a takedown into half guard.
Banks scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Maxwell manages to mount him!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banks is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Maxwell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maxwell jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Banks manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Maxwell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Banks knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Banks throws Maxwell to one side and escapes!
Banks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut there from Banks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks throws a combination that misses
and Maxwell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maxwell lands with a hook. Banks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Banks tries to bum rush Maxwell with a series of wild strikes but Maxwell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maxwell misses with a shot to the body
letting Banks counter with a right hand.
Maxwell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Banks circles away.
Carlton Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Maxwell.
Maxwell slips a jab and a cross from Banks.
Maxwell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maxwell misses with a right hand
and Banks counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maxwell looks winded!
Maxwell shoots in for a takedown but Banks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Banks scores with a jab.
Banks lands a jab to the nose.
Maxwell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Banks swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlton Banks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Maxwell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Banks throws a right hand that Maxwell ducks under and follows up with a left that Maxwell also avoids with ease.
Maxwell slips a jab and a cross from Banks.
Banks throws a right and a left that Maxwell avoids nicely.
Maxwell throws a hook to the side of Banks's head but Banks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maxwell misses with a lunging right hand
and Banks counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Maxwell throws a jab but it's blocked by Banks.
Carlton Banks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maxwell dodges the punch combination from Banks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maxwell! But no joy.
Maxwell shoots and misses
letting Banks counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banks lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Banks.
Banks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maxwell can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banks looks to land a combination but Maxwell avoids it well.
Banks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Banks scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell throws a right and a left that Banks avoids nicely.
Maxwell is breathing heavily.
Maxwell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Banks counters with a two punch combo.
Maxwell misses with a body shot.
Banks misses with a wild combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maxwell.
Maxwell takes one on the button.
Banks scores with a shot to the body.
Banks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Banks lands a really nice looking cross but Maxwell seems unphased.
Banks shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Maxwell eats them both and turns towards Banks to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Banks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maxwell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Banks blocks a jab.
Banks misses with a double jab.
Maxwell misses with a low kick.
Maxwell throws a series of strikes that have Banks backpedaling.
Banks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Banks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horrible takedown attempt by Maxwell or perhaps it was just good defense by Banks, which made it look bad.
Carlton Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Maxwell.
Banks scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks lands a nice hook to Maxwell's body. Maxwell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Banks lands a left and a right that send Maxwell crashing to the mat, dazed. Banks thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Maxwell is rocked!
That has opened up Kevin Maxwell's cut even more.
A shot to the liver by Banks. Beautiful body shot.
Maxwell is still on wobbly legs! Can Banks finish him?
Banks connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Maxwell to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Banks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Carlton Banks!
Kevin Maxwell spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck Jay Stanley'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sherlock Holmes (ranked 4969 p4p, 484 weight class) and Anton Malina (ranked 23686 p4p, 622 weight class). Sherlock Holmes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sherlock Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anton Malina!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes misses with a double jab.
Holmes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Malina goes for a double leg but Holmes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Holmes continues to drive forward.
Holmes takes the fight into the clinch.
Holmes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malina.
Malina is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Malina jumps guard but Holmes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Malina blocks a body shot from Holmes.
Malina wants a takedown but no success here.
Sherlock Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Malina.
Malina blocks the elbow strike.
Holmes breaks from the clinch.
Holmes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malina misses with an attempted mid kick.
Holmes drives through and clinches with Malina against the cage.
Holmes jumps 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.
Malina tries to free his leg and advance position but Holmes is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malina gets to his feet - Holmes follows without any prompting.
Sherlock Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes dodges the punch combination from Malina.
Holmes pushes Malina up against the cage in a clinch.
Holmes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Malina breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holmes clinches.
Holmes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malina is defending well for now.
Malina tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malina.
Holmes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malina is defending well for now.
Malina tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Holmes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Malina breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holmes throws a leg kick that misses.
Malina tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes closes the distance and pushes Malina back into the cage.
Holmes crunches a lovely knee into Malina's ribcage.
Holmes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Holmes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holmes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Anton Malina has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malina avoids it.
Holmes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Holmes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malina gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Malina misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holmes has Malina pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Holmes for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes missing with knees to the body.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Malina has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holmes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Holmes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holmes drives through and clinches with Malina against the cage.
Malina tries to pull guard but Holmes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Malina is trying to pull guard but Holmes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Holmes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Holmes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malina.
Malina has had enough of the clinch but Holmes keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes breaks from the clinch.
Malina will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As Malina looks to move away, Holmes throws a big counter combo but Malina just gets out of the way.
Holmes has closed the distance and engaged Malina in a clinch.
Holmes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Malina jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Holmes walks away with a smile on his face. Malina gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Holmes is looking to clinch.
Malina scores with a nice head shot.
Holmes tries to clinch up but Malina circles away and keeps his distance.
Malina pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holmes shoots in but Malina avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Holmes tries to score with a low kick but Malina moves his leg out of the way.
Holmes tries to clinch but Malina is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Malina manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sherlock Holmes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Malina's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Malina lets loose with a powerful body kick. Holmes will feel that in the morning.
Malina fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holmes avoids it really well and circles away.
Malina clinches with his opponent.
Malina managing to block the knees to the body from Holmes.
Holmes misses with an elbow over the top.
Malina misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malina looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malina tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holmes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Holmes is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malina tries to pull guard but Holmes holds him up against the cage and eventually Malina drops back down to his feet.
Sherlock Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Malina.
Holmes has Malina pushed against the cage.
Holmes has Malina pushed against the cage.
Holmes is pushing Malina up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Come on Holmes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sherlock Holmes.
Malina shoots in and drives through. Holmes sprawls well.
Holmes looks to clinch
and Malina counters with a nice body shot.
Holmes wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malina tries to score a power double leg takedown but Holmes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Malina somewhat.
Malina forces Holmes back against the cage and clinches.
Malina misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malina can't find room to land a body shot as Holmes controls the action.
Holmes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holmes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malina shapes to counter with a head kick.
Malina scores with a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Malina is defended easily by Holmes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Malina manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Malina gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holmes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Malina just stands there and leans against the cage.
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malina blocks it with crossed arms.
Holmes lands an elbow just above Malina 's eye.
Malina tries for a takedown. No joy.
Malina letting Holmes take a breather here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Malina avoiding damage as Holmes throws knees to the body.
Holmes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malina is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malina wants to take the fight to the mat but Holmes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Malina tries to pull guard but Holmes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Malina tries a knee to the head but Holmes blocks it.
Malina is breathing heavily.
Holmes lands an elbow inside.
Holmes landing knees to the body.
Holmes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Malina avoiding damage as Holmes throws knees to the body.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Malina blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Holmes.
Malina takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sherlock Holmes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anton Malina's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Holmes tries to clinch up but Malina circles away and keeps his distance.
Malina closes the distance and clinches.
Malina tries to work over Holmes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malina is looking to take this one to the mat.
Holmes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malina.
Holmes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Malina trying to land knees to the body.
Holmes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malina on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holmes pulls guard successfully.
Holmes has his hands on Malina's head, controlling the position.
Malina looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes pulls Malina in to control the position.
Malina looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malina gets to his feet - Holmes follows without any prompting.
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.
Holmes tries to bum rush Malina with a series of wild strikes but Malina uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holmes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Holmes has closed the distance and engaged Malina in a clinch.
Malina with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sherlock Holmes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Malina on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malina breaks from the clinch.
Sherlock Holmes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holmes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Holmes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holmes slips a jab and a cross from Malina.
Malina lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Holmes tries to clinch there but Malina circles away.
Holmes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malina can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malina dodges the punch combination from Holmes.
Holmes closes the distance and pushes Malina back into the cage.
Holmes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holmes tries to clinch up.
Malina is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Holmes wants to clinch.
Malina shoots in but Holmes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Malina fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Holmes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Malina tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Holmes defends well and Malina ends up having to push Holmes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sherlock Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Malina.
Malina takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Malina fails to land the takedown.
Holmes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Holmes closes the distance and clinches.
Malina tries to break free but Holmes pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malina.
Holmes is pushing Malina up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Malina can't break the clinch.
Anton Malina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sherlock Holmes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holmes blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anton Malina.
I think Holmes 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sherlock Holmes!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Spriggins (ranked 3273 p4p, 363 weight class) and Tyrone Albber (ranked 3472 p4p, 385 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Spriggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyrone Albber!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Damien Edna and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albber scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Albber scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Albber misses with a left hand
and Spriggins counters with a straight right hand.
Spriggins throws a body kick that misses.
A punch combination from Albber misses.
Spriggins seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Spriggins forces Albber back against the cage and clinches.
Albber tries to land knees in the clinch but Spriggins avoids the damage to the body.
Albber trying to land knees to the body.
Albber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Albber tries to work over Spriggins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spriggins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Spriggins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spriggins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Albber misses the body punch
and Spriggins holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Albber scores with a hook to the body.
Albber lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Albber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spriggins avoids it.
Spriggins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Albber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spriggins.
Stalling in the clinch from Spriggins.
Albber misses with a knee to the head.
Albber throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Albber looking to throw knees to the head but Spriggins is blocking nicely.
Albber can't find room to land a body shot as Spriggins controls the action.
Albber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spriggins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Albber has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Albber misses with a low kick.
Albber throws a leg kick but Spriggins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Albber misses the body punch
and Spriggins counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyrone Albber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spriggins scoring well with a low kick there.
Spriggins scores with a push kick.
Spriggins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Spriggins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Spriggins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spriggins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spriggins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Albber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Albber throws a body shot but no joy.
Spriggins throws a right hand that Albber ducks under and follows up with a left that Albber also avoids with ease.
Spriggins lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albber looks to throw the jab but Spriggins is out of range.
Spriggins throws a body punch but Albber moves out of range.
Spriggins misses with a head kick.
Albber throws a low kick, looking for Spriggins's leg but Spriggins calmly moves out of range.
Albber misses with a low kick.
Albber fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spriggins checks it well.
Albber does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Albber thows a leg kick but Spriggins checks it
and Spriggins counters by clinching up.
Spriggins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Albber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Albber misses the target.
As Albber looks to move away, Spriggins throws a big counter combo but Albber just gets out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spriggins throws a right hand that Albber ducks under and follows up with a left that Albber also avoids with ease.
Spriggins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A punch combination from Albber misses.
As Albber tries to get set, Spriggins tries to push him back and clinch up but Albber manages to avoid the attempt.
Spriggins feints and then cracks Albber's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Albber down.
Albber misses with a low kick.
Spriggins avoids the body shot from Albber.
Albber wants to land a leg kick but Spriggins is out of range.
Spriggins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Albber lands a two punch combo.
Albber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spriggins.
Albber misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Spriggins.
Spriggins tries to bum rush Albber with a series of wild strikes but Albber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Albber connects with a body shot that sends Spriggins's belly button to the back.
Albber misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Albber tries a low kick but Spriggins avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spriggins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Albber wants to counter the offense by Spriggins and move into the clinch position.
Albber throws out a loose jab but Spriggins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albber is looking to chop away at Spriggins's legs.
Albber just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSpriggins.
Good leg kick by Albber there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Spriggins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Spriggins blocks the low kick.
Spriggins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spriggins slips a jab and a cross from Albber.
As Albber looks to move away, Spriggins throws a big counter combo but Albber just gets out of the way.
Spriggins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Albber.
Albber is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spriggins rather than just go for the knockout.
Albber lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Albber tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spriggins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spriggins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Albber.
Spriggins throws a nice looking combination but Albber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Albber dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Spriggins checks a low kick from Albber.
Spriggins closes the distance and clinches.
Spriggins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Albber tries a knee to the head but Spriggins blocks it.
Albber lands with a light punch inside.
Spriggins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Albber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spriggins avoids it.
Spriggins manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Spriggins. Those never looked like landing.
Albber lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Some wild striking there from Albber.
Jack Spriggins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spriggins lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Spriggins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Albber misses with a low kick.
Albber avoids the head kick by Spriggins.
Spriggins misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spriggins tries to close the distance and clinch but Albber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Albber lands a lovely overhand right.
Tyrone Albber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Albber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spriggins.
A chopping leg kick lands by Albber.
Spriggins slips a jab and a cross from Albber.
Spriggins appears to be looking for a big counter.
Albber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spriggins went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Albber walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spriggins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Spriggins checks a leg kick.
Albber scores with a nice right hand.
Albber motions for Spriggins to come forward. Albber throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Albber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spriggins tries to clinch up but Albber circles away and keeps his distance.
Albber pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Spriggins back to the cage. Albber follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Spriggins throws a series of punches but Albber avoids them all with ease.
Spriggins dodges the punch combination from Albber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albber throws a leg kick
and Spriggins counters with a three punch combo that has Albber backing up. Albber nods at Spriggins to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Albber throws a series of punches but Spriggins moves out of range.
Albber throws a one two combo.
Albber tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spriggins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Albber throws a leg kick
and Spriggins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Spriggins instigates a clinch.
Albber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Albber avoids the elbow strike from Spriggins, against the cage.
Albber tries to land knees in the clinch but Spriggins avoids the damage to the body.
Spriggins breaks the clinch.
Spriggins just misses with a punch to the body.
Albber tries to score with a low kick but Spriggins moves his leg out of the way.
Spriggins throws a big counter combination but Albber scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Spriggins misses with a double jab.
Albber wants to counter with a clinch but Spriggins pushes him away.
Albber swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spriggins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Albber blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albber goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A low kick from Albber misses
and Spriggins counters with a three punch combo that has Albber backing up. Albber nods at Spriggins to acknowledge the strikes.
Albber throws a nice looking combination but Spriggins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spriggins is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Albber.
Albber slips a jab and a cross from Spriggins.
Albber tries to counter by closing the distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Spriggins checks a leg kick.
Spriggins tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Albber manages to circle out of the way.
Albber slips a jab and a cross from Spriggins.
Albber misses with a leg kick.
Albber tries to land a leg kick but Spriggins saw it coming and moves away.
Albber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spriggins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been told by Spriggins's head coaches at CrossFit Sydney that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Spriggins moves away from the strike by Albber.
A little feinted left hand from Spriggins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spriggins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Albber misses.
Albber tries a low kick but Spriggins avoids it.
Spriggins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Albber moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spriggins tries to clinch but Albber is having none of it.
Spriggins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Spriggins checks a leg kick nicely.
Albber throws a leg kick but Spriggins checks it.
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!
Spriggins checks a leg kick.
Spriggins checks the leg kick.
Spriggins appears to be looking for a big counter.
Albber throws a leg kick but Spriggins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Spriggins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Albber lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Spriggins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spriggins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spriggins appears to be looking for a big counter.
Albber feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sprigginss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Albber scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Spriggins misses with a head kick.
Albber lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Albber misses.
Spriggins moves out of range of the leg kick from Albber.
Spriggins seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Albber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Albber throws out a leg kick but Spriggins moves out of range and Albber only half commits.
Albber tries to score with a low kick but Spriggins moves his leg out of the way.
Spriggins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spriggins closes the distance and clinches.
Spriggins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Spriggins blocks the low kick.
Spriggins takes one to the chin there.
Spriggins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Albber.
A solid leg kick lands there for Albber.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spriggins looks to land a combination but Albber avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Albber. Those never looked like landing.
Spriggins bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice body kick there by Spriggins.
Albber scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albber fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Albber takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Spriggins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Albber throws a leg kick but Spriggins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Spriggins tries to clinch but Albber moves out of range.
Albber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spriggins moves away.
Albber tries to work over Spriggins's front leg with a kick but Spriggins checks it.
Spriggins appears to be looking for a big counter.
A bone on bone clash there as Spriggins blocks the leg kick.
Albber is looking to score with low kicks.
Spriggins tries to close the distance and clinch but Albber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Albber throws a leg kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Spriggins blocks the leg kick.
Spriggins misses with the combination.
Albber lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spriggins's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spriggins misses with a hook. Albber ducked under it nicely.
Spriggins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Albber tries to score with a low kick but Spriggins moves his leg out of the way.
Spriggins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jack Spriggins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Albber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spriggins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Albber takes a swing at Spriggins's ribcage but misses.
Albber attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Albber.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Albber.
Spriggins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spriggins checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spriggins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spriggins slips under a jab.
Spriggins checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albber connects with a solid leg kick.
Albber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spriggins went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Albber pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spriggins is out of range and Albber settles back down.
Spriggins doesn't manage to clinch there - Albber circles away.
Albber throws a series of punches but Spriggins moves out of range.
Spriggins rushes Albber and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Albber working aggressively here.
Albber scores with a shot to the side of Spriggins's head.
Spriggins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spriggins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spriggins avoids the body shot from Albber.
Spriggins throws a big counter combination but Albber scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Spriggins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Albber, pushing him back against the cage.
Spriggins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spriggins.
Albber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albber lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spriggins or not.
Albber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spriggins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Albber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Albber lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Spriggins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spriggins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spriggins checks a leg kick nicely.
Spriggins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Albber eats them both and turns towards Spriggins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Spriggins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Albber lands a jab to the nose.
Albber chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Albber misses with a looping right.
Spriggins is looking for a counter combo.
Albber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spriggins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jack Spriggins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Albber throws a leg kick that misses.
Tyrone Albber is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Spriggins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Albber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Albber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Albber winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Albber!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Fairbanks (ranked 1423 p4p, 38 weight class) and Fujii Yusuke (ranked 2079 p4p, 47 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Desmond Fairbanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fujii Yusuke!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yusuke misses with a hook. Fairbanks ducked under it nicely.
Yusuke misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Fairbanks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yusuke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yusuke throws a shot to the body.
Yusuke slips a jab and a cross from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Fairbanks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yusuke.
Fairbanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yusuke misses with a straight right.
Yusuke avoids the body shot from Fairbanks.
Yusuke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fujii Yusuke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Fairbanks lands.
Yusuke scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusuke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fairbanks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fairbanks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yusuke fails with a takedown attempt.
Fairbanks swings for the body but Yusuke moves out of range.
Fairbanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yusuke.
Fairbanks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yusuke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fairbanks.
Yusuke is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Yusuke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fairbanks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yusuke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fairbanks is looking to wear down Yusuke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fairbanks throws a body punch but Yusuke moves out of range.
Yusuke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fairbanks scores with a jab to the body.
Fairbanks misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yusuke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yusuke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yusuke lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fairbanks takes a step back to recover.
Yusuke punishes Fairbanks's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Yusuke misses the target.
Yusuke lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fairbanks takes a step back to recover.
Yusuke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks slips under a jab.
Fairbanks misses with a jab to the body
and Yusuke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yusuke has closed the distance and engaged Fairbanks in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fairbanks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yusuke backwards.
Fairbanks misses with some punches.
Fairbanks pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yusuke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yusuke misses with a punch on the inside.
Yusuke scores with a shoulder strike.
Yusuke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yusuke misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yusuke.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks lands with a left to the head.
Fairbanks throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Yusuke.
Yusuke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fairbanks blocks an uppercut.
Fairbanks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Yusuke.
Yusuke blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fairbanks lands a nice uppercut.
Yusuke lands a nice uppercut.
Fairbanks struggles to land a body shot inside as Yusuke controls his hands.
Fairbanks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fairbanks lands with a light punch inside.
Yusuke gets through Fairbanks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Yusuke.
Fairbanks takes a shot to the head.
Yusuke throws a head punch that misses.
Fairbanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Yusuke.
Yusuke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yusuke scores with a shoulder strike.
Yusuke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fairbanks slips under a jab.
Fairbanks swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fairbanks lands with a good body shot.
Fairbanks steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yusuke. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fujii Yusuke will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yusuke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fairbanks. That did some damage!
Fairbanks avoids a kick to the body.
Fairbanks lands a body shot.
Fairbanks lands a body shot.
Desmond Fairbanks is winning the standup battle so far.
Fairbanks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yusuke moves out of range of the strikes.
Fairbanks throws a one two combo.
Yusuke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yusuke avoids the body shot from Fairbanks.
Yusuke throws a leg kick but Fairbanks sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yusuke lands a nice hook to Fairbanks's body. Fairbanks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Yusuke there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yusuke throws a leg kick which misses Fairbanks's front leg but catches the back leg as Fairbanks tries to avoid it.
Fairbanks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fairbanks swings for the body but Yusuke moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusuke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fairbanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yusuke.
A slow jab from Yusuke misses its intended target.
Fairbanks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yusuke.
Fairbanks cracks Yusuke with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fairbanks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fairbanks blocks the body kick.
Fairbanks was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yusuke throws a lazy right hand but Fairbanks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fairbanks was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yusuke throws a hook but Fairbanks blocks it.
Yusuke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fairbanks misses with an uppercut. Yusuke saw that one coming.
Fairbanks throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Yusuke's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yusuke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yusuke thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yusuke avoids the body shot from Fairbanks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Yusuke misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fairbanks. Yusuke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fairbanks takes a swing at Yusuke's ribcage but misses.
Fairbanks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yusuke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fairbanks moves away.
Yusuke cracks Fairbanks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fairbanks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yusuke.
Fairbanks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yusuke explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yusuke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yusuke swings for the body but Fairbanks moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Fairbanks as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke moves out of range of the strikes.
Fairbanks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fairbanks misses with a hook. Yusuke ducked under it nicely.
Yusuke is trying to counter with his kicks.
Yusuke lands a nice shot that snaps Fairbanks's head back.
Fairbanks looks to score with a jab to the body but Yusuke is just out of range.
Yusuke scores with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fairbanks checks a leg kick.
Fairbanks lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fairbanks. Yusuke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fairbanks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fairbanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yusuke.
Fairbanks misses the shot to the body.
Yusuke misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fairbanks avoids a kick to the body.
Fairbanks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fairbanks misses with a body shot.
Yusuke avoids the body shot from Fairbanks.
Yusuke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fairbanks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yusuke misses with a body kick.
Fairbanks is looking to counter punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yusuke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yusuke tries to clinch up
enabling Fairbanks to counter with a crisp jab.
A left lands for Yusuke.
Yusuke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fujii Yusuke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Fairbanks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Yusuke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yusuke misses with a low kick as Fairbanks jumps back.
Fairbanks connects with a right hand. Yusuke shakes it off.
Fairbanks manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Yusuke on his heels. He'll look to pass Yusuke's guard now, I'm sure.
Yusuke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fairbanks stopping the sweep attempt from Yusuke.
Fairbanks looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yusuke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fairbanks tries to free his leg and advance position but Yusuke is retaining full guard.
Yusuke has his foot on Fairbanks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fairbanks works his way back into a safe position though.
Fairbanks wants to pass the guard but Yusuke is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairbanks trying to control the position from guard on top but Yusuke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yusuke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yusuke keeping full guard, as Fairbanks tries to pass.
Fairbanks showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fairbanks postures up.
Fairbanks looking to pass the guard.
Fairbanks won't allow Yusuke to sweep him here.
Yusuke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Desmond Fairbanks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Yusuke is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Fairbanks rolls with it to try and escape but Yusuke cranks on the arm and Fairbanks is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fujii Yusuke!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gray Maynard (ranked 3021 p4p, 64 weight class) and Lucas Blye (ranked 3025 p4p, 65 weight class). Blye has chosen White Rabbit : Jefferson Airplane as his entrance music. Lucas Blye acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gray Maynard !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lucas Blye!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blye closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Blye lands in his opponent's guard.
Maynard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maynard has his foot on Blye's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blye works his way back into a safe position though.
Blye avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blye stands and throws Maynard 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Maynard 's face as Blye controls the position.
It looks like Blye might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Blye wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Maynard , who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blye tries to advance position but instead Maynard slips a leg back in to half guard.
Maynard is refusing to be controlled, as Blye sits in half guard.
Blye is nestled in close to Maynard , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Maynard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blye.
Maynard manages to get to full guard.
Maynard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maynard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blye defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blye pushes down on Maynard 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Blye looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Blye wants to free his trapped foot but Maynard is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Blye is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Maynard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Blye is working for a kimura but Maynard is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard is looking for a sweep. Blye is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blye is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Blye is keen to just control but Maynard is a slippery customer.
Blye is thwarting Maynard 's attempts to control the position.
Blye is looking to take a break and control but Maynard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maynard manages to get to full guard.
Blye stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maynard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Maynard trying to strike off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Maynard is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blye defends well.
Blye looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blye trying to control but Maynard is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Maynard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Blye 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.
A combination from Blye does no damage.
Blye fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maynard avoids it really well and circles away.
Blye fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maynard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blye ducks under a wild hook from Maynard .
Maynard shoots in and gets a takedown into Blye's guard.
Maynard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blye swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maynard trying to control the position from guard on top but Blye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blye is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maynard defends well.
Maynard postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Blye is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Maynard , into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Blye trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maynard working for a triangle but Blye defends it easily.
Maynard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blye wants to control from the top but Maynard keeps moving.
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.
Blye tries to free his leg and advance position but Maynard is retaining full guard.
Blye chips away with some ground and pound.
Blye trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maynard has momentary wrist control but Blye slips an elbow through the middle.
Lucas Blye has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blye stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maynard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blye wants to control from the top but Maynard keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blye trying to move into half guard but instead Maynard has managed to sweep!
Blye is trying to control the position but Maynard postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maynard stopping the sweep attempt from Blye.
Maynard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blye is keeping the position for now.
Blye keeping moving, preventing Maynard from controlling successfully.
Maynard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blye looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maynard forces his way into half guard.
Blye is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maynard is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Blye slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Maynard passes Blye's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Blye gets back to full guard.
Blye wants to sweep here but Maynard controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maynard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Maynard trying to control the position from guard on top but Blye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maynard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gray Maynard dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Blye avoids a kick to the body.
Blye is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Maynard slips a straight right by Blye.
Blye keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maynard .
Blye misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Blye.
You can see the frustration on Maynard 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maynard is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blye tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard can't do much from the bottom here.
Blye lands a nice forearm strike.
Maynard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blye wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Blye swings around for an armbar but Maynard sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Blye's guard.
Maynard wants to pass the guard but Blye is keeping the position.
Blye manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maynard manages to get himself to full guard.
Blye wants to control from the top but Maynard keeps moving.
Blye stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maynard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Blye trying to control but Maynard is working from the bottom.
Blye slips nicely into half guard.
Blye is looking to stall here but Maynard recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blye controls from within his opponent's guard.
Maynard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blye trying to control the position from guard on top but Maynard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blye trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maynard looking to control.
Blye sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maynard 's guard.
Blye is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blye is pressing down on Maynard 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maynard is holding on for now.
Blye is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Maynard has managed to free his arm - good work.
Maynard won't allow Blye to pass to mount.
Maynard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maynard looking for submissions off his back.
Maynard is looking to control Blye's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maynard avoid being mounted?
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Blye comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blye has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Blye!
Lucas Blye made sure to mention his sponsor, Bee Krazy in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Knee (ranked 5469 p4p, 507 weight class) and Tony Smith (ranked 4605 p4p, 463 weight class). Tony Smith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alex Knee's chin.
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152 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Knee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Smith!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knee has a takedown stuffed.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Knee has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Knee is defended easily by Smith.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Knee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knee's head backwards.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
Smith tries to circle away but Knee has him pinned against the cage.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Knee backing up. Knee nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Knee tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Knee.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Knee misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Knee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knee is stalling here.
Knee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knee has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Knee has double underhooks.
Knee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Knee counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith misses with a hook. Knee ducked under it nicely.
Smith wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knee connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Knee closes the distance and clinches.
Knee pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smith tries to break free but Knee pushes him back against the cage.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
We've been informed that Smith has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knee clinches.
Smith jumps guard but Knee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Knee has him pressed against the cage.
Knee jumps into guard, dragging Smith to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
Knee seems keen to control Smith's posture.
Knee wriggles free and stands up.
Knee shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Smith is looking for the big counter here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony Smith will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
It looked like Knee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
Knee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Knee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Knee drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Knee dives into side control.
Knee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith 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.
Knee misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Smith is trying to control Knee's posture but Knee avoids it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Knee's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to control Knee's posture but Knee avoids it.
Knee tries to move to mount but Smith blocks the move with his legs.
Knee misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Smith tries to buck Knee off but Knee is having none of it.
Knee throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Knee working the strikes but Smith uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Knee in his half guard.
Knee seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knee content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Knee swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Knee is looking to counter with head kicks.
Knee gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Knee breaks from the clinch.
Knee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Knee gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Knee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knee slips a straight right by Smith.
Knee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knee shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tony Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Knee in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Knee with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knee closes the distance and clinches.
Knee pulls guard.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
Knee is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Smith forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knee is looking to improve his position.
Knee keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knee wants to get back to full guard.
Knee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
Knee is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Smith is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Smith looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Smith decides to return to a standing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch lands to the side of Knee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tony Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knee stalling the fight.
Knee gets control of Smith's arms and successfully pulls guard. Knee will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Knee throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Knee controlling Smith's posture.
Knee looking for a sweep. Not yet Knee, not yet.
Smith stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knee went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Smith might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Knee crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knee ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Smith misses with a hook.
Knee drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smith sprawls and moves away.
Knee throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Knee misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alex Knee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alex Knee.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Torito (ranked 3351 p4p, 73 weight class) and Sebastian Shot (ranked 3198 p4p, 69 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, El Torito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastian Shot!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Hemmingworth and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shot moves away.
Shot is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Torito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shot.
Torito dodges the punch combination from Shot.
Torito misses the shot to the body.
Shot looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Torito slips under a jab from Shot.
Shot clobbers Torito with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shot shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Torito napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Shot in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Torito prevents Shot from improving position.
Torito is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Shot's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Torito tries to roll over but Shot keeps him under control.
Shot is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Torito defending well though.
Torito has his hands clasped together around Shot's back. He's all about the action.
Shot slows the pace down in half guard.
Torito is looking for a sweep. Shot is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shot missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shot is looking for a kimura but Torito is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shot to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torito preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Shot takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shot working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shot throwing shots but Torito is blocking nicely.
Shot lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Torito is looking for a sweep. Shot is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Torito keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Torito tries to get to full guard but Shot has control of the leg.
Torito has his hands clasped together around Shot's back. He's all about the action.
Shot performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Shot misses with a head shot. Torito uses the momentum to regain guard.
Shot must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Torito keeping moving, preventing Shot from controlling successfully.
Torito working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torito has his hands on Shot's head, controlling the position.
Torito is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shot being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shot wants to control from the top but Torito keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shot takes a swing at Torito's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Torito was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Torito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shot throws out the jab.
Shot looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Torito!
Shot lands some shots froms side control.
Torito wants to control but Shot postures up.
Shot trying to control the action but Torito is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Torito's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Torito stops Shot from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Shot dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Torito takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shot throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torito counters by moving into the clinch.
Shot with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shot lands an elbow inside.
Shot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torito is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shot is keeping busy.
Shot taking a breather.
Torito lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Shot tries to roll over but Torito keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shot is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Torito pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shot.
Our spies down at at Soul Supremacy Rio inform us that Shot has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Shot looking for subs off his back but Torito has passed one foot through into half guard.
Shot has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Torito is working away from the top position though.
Shot tries to roll over but Torito keeps him under control.
Torito stands up out of the half guard.
Shot loads up on a big right hand but Torito slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shot throws an overhand right that lands on Torito's shoulder, as Torito tries to avoid the shot.
Shot misses with a hook.
Torito swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torito misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shot makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shot fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Torito to the ground. Shot is now in Torito's guard.
Torito trying to control the position here.
Shot trying to control the position from guard on top but Torito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shot stands and throws Torito's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Torito sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Torito trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shot thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shot throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Torito is trying to maintain the position but Shot is very close to passing his half guard.
Shot is working for a submission of some sort.
Torito controlling the position for now.
Shot not doing much here.
Shot is keen to just control but Torito is a slippery customer.
Shot might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Torito haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Torito desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Shot lands with a punch from half guard.
Torito is trying to control but can't.
Shot is working for a submission of some sort.
Shot is keen to just control but Torito is a slippery customer.
Shot is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torito blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shot.
Torito moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Shot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Torito takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Torito misses with a wild body shot.
Torito takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Torito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shot.
Torito appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Shot throws a hook to the side of Torito's head but Torito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torito keeps the fight on the outside.
Torito throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shot counters with a nice uppercut.
Shot misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Torito misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torito misses with a wild body shot.
Torito just misses with a punch to the body.
Shot lands a nice looking body shot.
Shot misses with an uppercut. Torito saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torito.
Nice defenses there by Torito.
A jab from Shot misses.
Shot throws the left hand but Torito avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Torito misses its target.
Torito is looking to wear down Shot with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shot tries to land a body kick
and Torito counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shot won't be happy with that.
Torito stands up.
Shot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torito takes a swing at Shot's ribcage but misses.
Shot wants to counter with a clinch but Torito pushes him away.
Shot lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Torito slips under a jab.
Shot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torito.
Torito ducks under a wild hook from Shot.
Torito is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shot misses with an uppercut
and Torito counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Torito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shot.
Shot appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Torito takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shot takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shot might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Torito throws a body shot but no joy.
Shot shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Torito is trying to defend but Shot finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shot seems to be working for a kimura but Torito defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shot wants to work for an arm triangle but Torito is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Torito blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shot.
Torito is concentrating on defense, preventing Shot from advancing position.
Shot slows the pace down in half guard.
Torito gets full guard.
Shot is fighting to break Torito's control of his arms but Torito is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Shot in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shot wants to control from the top but Torito keeps moving.
Torito controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sebastian Shot has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shot trying to control the position from guard on top but Torito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sebastian Shot is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shot looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
El Torito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torito thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Shot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shot 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Shot!
An out of breath Sebastian Shot 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jet Chan (ranked 5539 p4p, 530 weight class) and Shane Tull (ranked 7286 p4p, 588 weight class). Shane Tull will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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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 Tokyo, Jet Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Tull!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Topper Green and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tull looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tull fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chan drives through and clinches with Tull against the cage.
Chan lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Shane Tull has been cut.
Tull blocks a body shot from Chan.
Tull blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tull is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chan is defending well.
Jet Chan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Tull.
Chan keeps control of Tull as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chan lands a head kick. Tull smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chan clinches up against the cage.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Tull.
A bit of stalling here from Chan.
Chan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tull's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan misses with a punch on the inside.
Chan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tull avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chan breaks from the clinch.
Chan gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chan.
Chan struggles to land a body shot inside as Tull controls his hands.
Chan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tull fails with a takedown attempt.
Chan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tull avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chan wants to slow Tull down by chopping away at his legs.
Chan takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chan throws a body shot but no joy.
Tull avoids the head kick by Chan.
Chan closes the distance and pushes Tull back into the cage.
Tull managing to block the knees to the body from Chan.
Tull with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tull cracks Chan with a good jab.
Tull stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chan.
Tull looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jet Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan drives through and clinches with Tull against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan stalling.
Tull drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tull looks winded!
Tull fails with the takedown
and Chan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tull rushes Chan and presses him up against the cage.
Chan struggles to land a body shot inside as Tull controls his hands.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chan breaks the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chan.
Tull shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chan sprawls well. Chan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tull gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tull has managed to clinch.
Chan misses with a punch to the body.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Tull.
Chan misses with a body punch.
Chan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tull's elbow.
Chan throws a head punch that misses.
Tull wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tull fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Chan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Tull's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chan misses with a hook.
Tull tries to counter with a clinch but Chan shakes him off and moves away.
Tull misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As Tull backs away, Chan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A left and a right from Tull both land. Nice combination.
Chan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tull connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chan throws a series of punches but Tull moves out of range.
Tull shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tull gets tackled into the cage by Chan. Chan maintains the clinch.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Tull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tull is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tull is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chan is defending well for now.
Tull wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tull can do to turn this around?
Tull wants a takedown.
Jet Chan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Tull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan stalling in the clinch.
Chan manages to pull guard.
Chan pulls Tull in to control the position.
We've been informed that Tull has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tull looking to sit in guard and control but Chan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tull on the ground.
Chan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tull is proving hard to escape from.
Chan advances to half guard.
Chan wants to stand but Tull has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan controlling the action here.
Chan wants to stand up but Tull has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chan in particular looking to stall.
Tull is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Tull uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Tull manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chan manages to get himself to full guard.
Tull is fighting to break Chan's control of his arms but Chan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tull trying to control but Chan is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tull slips nicely into half guard.
Tull is trying to control the action in half guard but Chan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tull decides to stand up.
Chan moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Chan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shane Tull's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tull.
Tull darts in and clinches Chan up against the cage.
Chan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tull can't break the clinch.
Tull goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chan prevents it.
Chan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tull throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tull has a takedown stuffed.
Jet Chan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Tull.
Chan throws a low kick but Tull moves out of range easily.
Tull takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chan gets a clinch.
The referee calls for Chan to work.
Jet Chan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jet Chan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tull.
Chan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Chan wants to stand up but Tull is controlling the position.
Chan is thwarting Tull's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Chan not doing much here.
Chan tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tull tries to kick Chan off but Chan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tull blocks a head kick by Chan.
Tull clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries for a takedown but Tull manages to get underhooks.
Tull prevents a body shot from Chan.
Chan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chan misses with a body punch
and Tull counters with a solid body kick.
Tull closes the distance and clinches.
Chan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice sprawl there from Chan as Tull shoots in.
Chan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tull.
Chan swings for the body but Tull moves out of range.
Chan has closed the distance and engaged Tull in a clinch.
Tull is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chan missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Tull.
Chan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tull.
A head kick misses from Chan.
Tull closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chan.
Chan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chan has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!
Chan breaks the clinch.
Chan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tull has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chan moves into range and clinches up with Tull.
Tull blocks a body shot from Chan.
Shane Tull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jet Chan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jet Chan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chan 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jet Chan!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nova Zigaman (ranked 1408 p4p, 51 weight class) and Bismack Kagonbo (ranked 726 p4p, 23 weight class). Zigaman comes into the arena with Cameo - Word Up! blaring out of the sound system. Kagonbo has chosen Voodoo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bismack Kagonbo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25 - 15 - 0 |
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241 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nova Zigaman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bismack Kagonbo!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Chris Dean and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Kagonbo as he connects with a hook.
Kagonbo tries a head kick but it misses.
Zigaman throws a jab when Kagonbo was well out of range.
Kagonbo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kagonbo throws a poor cross that misses
and Zigaman counters with a takedown into side control.
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.
Zigaman works to advance to full mount. Kagonbo defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kagonbo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Zigaman is working for a guillotine from mount but Kagonbo frees his head quite easily.
Zigaman tries to control but Kagonbo wriggling away.
Kagonbo blocking the ground and pound.
Zigaman controlling the pace for now.
Zigaman 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.
Zigaman looking for a guillotine from mount but Kagonbo is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zigaman is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kagonbo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Zigaman thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Zigaman landing strikes from the mount.
Zigaman controlling from the full mount.
Zigaman looking to ground and pound but Kagonbo is blocking nicely.
Zigaman controlling the pace for now.
Kagonbo has given up his back. Will we see Zigaman going for some submissions?
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman looking for the choke but no joy.
Zigaman softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Kagonbo is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Zigaman off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Even with his hooks in, Zigaman manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Zigaman has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kagonbo's body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kagonbo is in a bad position with Zigaman working for a choke. Kagonbo manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Zigaman is looking to sweep but instead, Kagonbo has passed into half guard.
Zigaman holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Zigaman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zigaman.
Zigaman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kagonbo being controlled here momentarily.
Zigaman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kagonbo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Zigaman is tightening it up a little... Kagonbo has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Kagonbo reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Kagonbo taps out! Nice BJJ there by Zigaman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Nova Zigaman!
In his post fight interview, Nova Zigaman gave a big smile as he said 'I'm the champ. I'm the greatest. Yo' listen Junior... don't ever think you can compete with the freakzilla again. Whilst you're there, send you wife my way and I'll show her just how bombastic the zig-man is.'.
The defeated Bismack Kagonbo had this to say: 'Breathes heavily....growls...'.
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