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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Africanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiny SparWrestling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julius Africanus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tiny SparWrestling!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from SparWrestling. Africanus does a little dance to reset his feet.
SparWrestling shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Africanus manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Africanus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in SparWrestling's guard.
Africanus postures up in SparWrestling's guard and throws a big left but SparWrestling blocks it.
SparWrestling utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Africanus is looking to work some ground and pound but SparWrestling has wrist control.
Africanus throws a big right hand that misses.
Africanus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
SparWrestling not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Africanus postures up in SparWrestling's guard and throws a big left but SparWrestling blocks it.
SparWrestling working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Africanus.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if SparWrestling can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Africanus throws a head kick that misses.
SparWrestling throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
SparWrestling takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Africanus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Tiny SparWrestling has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Africanus throws a sloppy head kick and SparWrestling moves out of range easily.
Africanus misses with a head kick.
SparWrestling decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Africanus tries to roll over but SparWrestling keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Africanus gets full guard.
SparWrestling has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Africanus is proving hard to escape from.
Africanus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
SparWrestling wants to pass the guard but Africanus is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Africanus is looking to sinch up a triangle. SparWrestling throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Africanus's body to avoid the submission. Africanus has instead reached around SparWrestling's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Africanus arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Julius Africanus!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse LeGuerre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Halipois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesse LeGuerre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jesse LeGuerre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joshua Halipois!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LeGuerre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halipois paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halipois looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
LeGuerre waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Halipois. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Halipois to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Halipois is rocked!
It looks like Joshua Halipois has been cut.
LeGuerre is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Halipois is still in real trouble! Can LeGuerre finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
LeGuerre pushes down on Halipois's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Halipois seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
LeGuerre working Halipois over with strikes.
Halipois is trying to stand.
LeGuerre is trying for a kimura here. Halipois looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! LeGuerre wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jesse LeGuerre!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Gould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gould's entrance music is skillet-monster. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nathan Gould!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Rock!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock rushes Gould and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gould looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Rock trying to stall but Gould improves his position.
Rock has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gould uses from the top position.
Gould drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rock dives on top into guard.
Gould keeping moving, preventing Rock from controlling successfully.
Rock is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rock content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock tries to stand but Gould is controlling from the bottom.
Rock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gould swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rock would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
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.
Rock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gould swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rock instigates a clinch.
Rock gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gould.
Rock is trying to drag Gould to the mat but Gould just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rock jumps into guard, dragging Gould to the mat.
Rock working a defensive guard here.
Rock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Still in half guard, Rock seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock is trying to work for a kimura but Gould is defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rock in particular looking to stall.
Rock works his way into side control.
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.
Gould is not content to let Rock control the position.
Rock sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gould is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Rock dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rock's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rock duly obliges.
Rock moves into the clinch successfully.
Rock looking to slow down the pace here.
Rock breaks from the clinch.
Nathan Gould seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rock looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gould doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rock counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rock lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gould swats away the attempt to clinch by Rock.
Gould misses with a takedown attempt
and Rock counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like Nathan Gould has been cut.
Rock looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gould!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gould in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rock looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rock wants to control the pace but Gould is squirming around nicely.
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.
Rock misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock tries to control but Gould wriggling away.
Rock with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rock throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rock goes for an armbar but Gould turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Gould.
Gould drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Gould seems to have locked his on tight now - Rock screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Gould, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Nathan Gould!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Tatarata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatarata comes to the cage accompanied by Dr Dre feat Snoop Dogg - Next Episode. On his way into the cage it seems that Krzysztof Tatarata has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Krzysztof Tatarata seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Krzysztof Tatarata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Swagger!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Swagger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tatarata is looking to clinch.
Tatarata scores with a leg kick.
Swagger changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tatarata looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tatarata throws Swagger to one side and escapes!
Tatarata throws a solid leg kick but Swagger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tatarata.
Swagger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Swagger drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tatarata wants to get back to his feet but Swagger passes into half guard.
Swagger working Tatarata over with strikes.
Swagger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Still in half guard, Swagger seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatarata looks like he's trying to stand up.
Swagger is trying to work for a kimura but Tatarata is defending well.
Tatarata looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tatarata is refusing to be controlled, as Swagger sits in half guard.
Swagger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Swagger prevents Tatarata from standing back up.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Swagger scores with a takedown into Tatarata's guard.
Swagger stands up and waves to Tatarata to follow him.
Jack Swagger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swagger looks gassed!
Swagger shoots for a takedown but Tatarata saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Swagger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tatarata as he avoids it easily.
Swagger shoots in looking for a takedown. Tatarata tries to sprawl out of it but Swagger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tatarata manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Krzysztof Tatarata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Swagger.
Tatarata connects with the punch.
It looks like Jack Swagger has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tatarata darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tatarata drops Swagger with a beautiful combination! Swagger stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tatarata is looking for the KO!
Swagger is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatarata fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tatarata drops Swagger with a beautiful combination! Swagger stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tatarata is looking for the KO!
Swagger is still on wobbly legs! Can Tatarata finish him?
That has opened up Jack Swagger's cut even more.
Krzysztof Tatarata is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tatarata steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Swagger is out on his feet! Tatarata sets himself and nearly takes Swagger's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Krzysztof Tatarata!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Madrox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Francis Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamie Madrox!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Madrox sprawls well. Madrox wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santana gets slowly back to his feet.
Madrox displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Santana.
Santana blocks a head kick by Madrox.
Santana is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Madrox's half guard.
Madrox on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Madrox is looking to control Santana's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Madrox avoid being mounted?
Madrox is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Santana sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Madrox defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Santana lands a nice short elbow.
Santana scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Santana slips a nice elbow through Madrox's hands, connecting with Madrox's forehead.
Madrox trying to control here.
Madrox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santana.
Santana is nestled in close to Madrox, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Santana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Santana connects with a nice short shot to Madrox's temple.
Santana landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Madrox looks gassed!
Santana not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Santana throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Santana is nestled in close to Madrox, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Santana drops an elbow to the side of Madrox's head.
Santana working Madrox over with strikes.
Madrox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santana.
Madrox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Santana is nestled in close to Madrox, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Santana thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Madrox's head.
Santana working Madrox over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madrox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santana.
Santana is nestled in close to Madrox, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Santana working Madrox over with strikes.
Santana is nestled in close to Madrox, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Madrox is trying to stand back up but Santana is controlling him
Madrox really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santana. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santana slips a nice elbow through Madrox's hands, connecting with Madrox's forehead.
Madrox has hold of Santana's hands but Santana slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Madrox taking some punishment here, with Santana in his half guard.
Santana winds up and cracks Madrox with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Santana.
Santana lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Santana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Madrox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santana.
Santana looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santana thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Santana landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Madrox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Madrox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Santana shoots in and bounces Madrox off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Santana is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Santana might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Santana lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Madrox blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madrox wants to stand but Santana is controlling the position.
Santana scoring with some ground and pound.
Madrox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santana is working Madrox over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Santana thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Santana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Madrox keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madrox tries to clinch there but Santana circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santana fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Madrox shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santana scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Santana thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Madrox's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Santana dominated that round.
That's time! Santana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Santana decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Santana seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santana throwing shots but Madrox is blocking nicely.
Madrox is looking to control Santana's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Madrox avoid being mounted?
Madrox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santana.
Madrox on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Madrox is trying to maintain the position but Santana is very close to passing his half guard.
Santana drops an elbow to the side of Madrox's head.
Nice strikes from Santana there.
Madrox has hold of Santana's hands but Santana slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Santana lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santana is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana lands strikes from half guard.
Santana winds up and cracks Madrox with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Madrox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Santana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Santana thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Santana looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Madrox with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Madrox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santana.
Madrox is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Santana scores with a couple of nice shots.
Francis Santana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Santana fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Madrox avoids it really well and circles away.
Santana looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Madrox!
Santana lands a big shot there that rocks Madrox but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Santana scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Madrox?
Madrox is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Madrox that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Santana breaks from Madrox's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Santana lands a heavy elbow.
Madrox slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Madrox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santana.
Santana working the head and body with strikes.
Santana thows a huge punch but Madrox dodges it nicely.
Santana looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Madrox with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Madrox has hold of Santana's hands but Santana slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Santana missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Santana is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Santana sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Madrox defending well though.
Madrox is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Madrox shoots for a takedown but Santana saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santana is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Madrox's half guard.
Santana throwing shots but Madrox is blocking nicely.
Madrox taking some punishment here, with Santana in his half guard.
Santana is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Santana missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Santana working over Madrox with some ground and pound. Madrox looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Madrox's head.
Santana landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Santana looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Madrox with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Madrox flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Santana working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Madrox taking some punishment here, with Santana in his half guard.
Santana takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Santana not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Santana looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Santana seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santana missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Santana looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Madrox with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Madrox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Santana dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Santana scores a takedown into full mount!
Santana lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Santana postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Madrox looks a forlorn figure.
Santana with shots to the head and body - Madrox looks very uncomfortable down there.
Santana is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Madrox can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Santana working the ground and pound effectively.
Santana unloading with bombs!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santana punishing his opponent with strikes.
Madrox is bucking up trying to escape but Santana cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Madrox tries to hold on but Santana pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana is landing with some decent strikes but Madrox is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Santana lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Santana looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Santana landing strikes from the mount and Madrox is in trouble!
Santana working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Santana.
Madrox is bucking up trying to escape but Santana cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Santana 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.
The referee warns Madrox that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Santana raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Madrox that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Santana lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Madrox hang on?
Santana dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Santana working Madrox over with strikes here.
Santana has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Madrox's face.
BOOM! Santana connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Madrox is in all sorts of trouble here.
Santana pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Santana scoring with strikes but Madrox is staying in there.
Santana looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Madrox tries to lock up and control but Santana gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Santana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Madrox can do to turn this around?
Santana punishing his opponent with strikes.
Santana pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Santana with shots to the head and body - Madrox looks very uncomfortable down there.
Santana postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Madrox looks a forlorn figure.
Santana is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Madrox can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Santana connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Santana.
Madrox tries to buck Santana off but he can't manage it.
Santana lands a big elbow.
Santana lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Madrox hang on?
Madrox tries to hold on but Santana postures up.
Santana has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Madrox's face.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Santana cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Santana cracks Madrox with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Madrox is trying desperately to improve position.
Madrox is bucking up trying to escape but Santana cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Santana landing strikes, looking to finish!
Santana postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Madrox looks a forlorn figure.
Santana raining down shots from the mount!
Santana postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Madrox looks a forlorn figure.
Madrox is in a horrible position here. Santana smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Santana lands a big shot there that rocks Madrox but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Madrox is in a horrible position here. Santana smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jamie Madrox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santana lands a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francis Santana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santana, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Santana!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cory Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cory Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Harris!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose looks to land a combination. Harris sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown. Rose tries to sprawl out of it but Harris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rose manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Rose as Harris shoots in.
Rose misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Harris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rose pinned against the cage. Rose gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cory Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Harris.
Rose connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harris. Harris circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
No luck for Harris with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Harris moves away from the strike by Rose.
Harris slips a jab from Rose.
Rose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rose tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rose swivels and escapes.
Harris shoots in but Rose avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harris looks gassed!
Rose cracks Harris with an uppercut from hell and Harris crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Rose's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Harris is rocked!
Rose would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Harris is still in real trouble! Can Rose finish him?
Rose missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harris keeping full guard, as Rose tries to pass.
Harris seems to have recovered his senses.
Rose trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to get back to his feet but Rose is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rose trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harris has a closed guard, preventing Rose from standing up.
Rose won't allow Harris to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rose scores with a jab. Harris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rose closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Harris out cold! Harris corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cory Rose!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scipio Africanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scipio Africanus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scipio Africanus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Knox!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Africanus stalks Knox and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Knox's face. Knox staggers backwards, shaken.
Knox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knox lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Africanus moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Africanus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Africanus.
Knox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Scipio Africanus has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Africanus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox throws a hook but Africanus avoids it easily.
Africanus cracks Knox with a right hand to the side of the head.
Africanus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knox at a distance.
Knox shoots in for a takedown but Africanus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Knox with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Africanus to score with a decent uppercut.
Africanus throws a right and a left that Knox avoids nicely.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Africanus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Africanus stuns Knox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good shot there by Africanus.
Africanus lands a slapping body shot.
Knox takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knox motions for Africanus to come forward. Knox throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knox misses with a hook. Africanus ducked under it nicely.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Africanus scores with a punch to the head.
Knox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Africanus moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Knox looks gassed!
Knox drops his hands momentarily and Africanus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Africanus connects with a body shot.
Africanus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knox is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Africanus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Africanus cracks a nice hook into Knox's ribs.
A right-left combo lands from Africanus.
Africanus 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.
Nice shot lands for Africanus.
Africanus lands a nice looking body shot.
Africanus lands with a shot to the body.
Africanus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Africanus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knox.
Nice body punch from Africanus.
Left hook, right uppercut from Africanus.
Knox is rocked!
Africanus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Africanus lands with a right that hurts Knox. Knox looks to clinch but Africanus throws a short knee that drops Knox. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Scipio Africanus!
Scipio Africanus retains his super heavyweight title!
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