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Dow Challenge-1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Untouchable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Thoma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thoma has chosen eye of the tiger - surviour as his entrance music. Mr Untouchable looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mr Untouchable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rocky Thoma!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Untouchable misses.
Some wild striking there from Untouchable.
Untouchable fails in his attempt to clinch.
Untouchable swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Thoma.
Mr Untouchable seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Untouchable moves in looking to clinch but Thoma pushes him off.
Untouchable fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Untouchable looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Untouchable fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thoma, pushing him back against the ropes.
Untouchable wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thoma has him pressed against the ropes.
Thoma tries to pull guard but Untouchable won't allow it.
Untouchable is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Untouchable pulls guard successfully.
Thoma controls from within his opponent's guard.
Thoma stops Untouchable from standing up.
Thoma not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Untouchable is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thoma is controlling him.
That's two 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.
Thoma controlling from the top position.
Thoma postures up in Untouchable's guard and throws a big left but Untouchable blocks it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thoma stops Untouchable from standing up.
Untouchable is breathing heavily.
Thoma showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thoma won't allow Untouchable to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mr Untouchable will probably get the nod.
That's time! Untouchable's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice takedown defense from Untouchable. No joy for Thoma on that attempt.
Untouchable throws a right hand that Thoma ducks under and follows up with a left that Thoma also avoids with ease.
Thoma scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Thoma keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Thoma prevents Untouchable from standing back up.
Untouchable scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Thoma manages to mount him!
Thoma controlling from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Untouchable squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoma controlling the position easily from mount.
Untouchable tries to buck Thoma off but Thoma takes his back!
Thoma is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Untouchable controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Thoma should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's two 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.
Thoma controlling the position well here. Untouchable rolled but Thoma kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Untouchable wants to get back to his feet.
Thoma is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Untouchable is defending well though. Thoma let's go of the attempt for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thoma controlling the position well here. Untouchable rolled but Thoma kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Thoma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Untouchable's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Untouchable keeps the fight on the outside.
Thoma fails with a takedown attempt.
Untouchable lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Untouchable throws a one two combo.
Mr Untouchable is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Untouchable misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Untouchable misses with a few strikes there.
Untouchable throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Untouchable throws a nice looking combination but Thoma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Untouchable. No joy for Thoma on that attempt.
Untouchable clinches but Thoma breaks the clinch
and Thoma counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Untouchable's guard now.
Thoma trying to control the position from guard on top but Untouchable is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Untouchable wants to get back to his feet but Thoma is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Thoma controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Untouchable wants to stand up but Thoma is controlling him.
Thoma is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Untouchable wants to get back to his feet but Thoma is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Thoma is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Thoma really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Untouchable misses with a takedown
and Thoma counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thoma slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rocky Thoma.
Untouchable misses with a two punch combination.
Thoma tries for a takedown but Untouchable sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Untouchable displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thoma.
Thoma slips a jab and a cross from Untouchable.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoma shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Untouchable napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Thoma prevents Untouchable from escaping the position.
Thoma trying to control the action but Untouchable is working from the bottom.
Untouchable is pushing Thoma's head away, looking to escape. Thoma manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Untouchable trying to remain calm as Thoma controls from the top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Untouchable misses with a combination
and Thoma counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Untouchable's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Thoma dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Untouchable shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thoma counters with a single leg into guard. Untouchable didn't expect that.
Thoma content to stall in guard here.
Untouchable wants to stand but Thoma is controlling the position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Untouchable is looking to stand back up but Thoma counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Untouchable.
Thoma perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Thoma is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Untouchable sees it coming and defends easily.
Untouchable is trying to stand up here but Thoma is controlling him well.
Untouchable trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Untouchable fails with the takedown
and Thoma counters with a nice double leg into side control. Untouchable won't be happy with that.
Untouchable wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mr Untouchable has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rocky Thoma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thoma trying to control the action but Untouchable is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Thoma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thoma 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 46:49
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 46:49
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Thoma!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between jack matador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, jack matador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. matador manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
matador keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silva stops matador from standing up.
matador controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
matador looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva trying to control but matador is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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.
matador rushes Silva and presses him up against the ropes.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. matador just stands there and leans against the ropes.
matador decides to pull guard.
matador is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva trying to control but matador is working from the bottom.
matador is trying to keep Silva in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
matador has Silva pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anderson Silva will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. matador was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
matador working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
matador keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
matador preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
matador is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silva wants to stand but matador is controlling his posture from full guard.
matador is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva wants to pass the guard but matador is keeping the position.
Silva is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
matador pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
matador blocks a head kick by Silva.
jack matador is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
matador looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
matador working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
matador stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
matador trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
matador with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Silva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
matador is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silva wants to take a breather but matador is having none of it.
matador looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
matador regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
matador is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
matador will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
matador trying to control the position here.
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.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from matador's guard.
matador is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Silva frees his head nicely. Oh but matador has switched to an armbar! Silva is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). jack matador!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Xavier (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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Xavier!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lesnar.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Xavier regains half guard, as Lesnar was trying to land strikes.
Lesnar throws a strike but Xavier avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Lesnar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Xavier on the ground.
Xavier is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lesnar pushes Xavier off looking to stand but Xavier dives back in and keeps control.
Xavier looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lesnar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Xavier has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lesnar moves into full guard.
Xavier postures up.
Lesnar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lesnar tries to get out of the position.
Lesnar tries to strike from the bottom.
Xavier postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Xavier makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Xavier stopping the sweep attempt from Lesnar.
Xavier keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lesnar's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
Xavier stands and throws Lesnar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Xavier scoring with punches from side control.
Xavier passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lesnar!
Xavier in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lesnar is rocked!
A big strike lands for Xavier! That's really hurt Lesnar and he's turned his back - Xavier keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Xavier jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Xavier!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Vasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tetsuo Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Vasa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Vasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tetsuo Chiba!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vasa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vasa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chiba does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chiba is defending against the submission attempts here by Vasa.
Vasa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chiba keeps working.
Vasa decides to stand and escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vasa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chiba to the mat! Chiba manages to get full guard.
Vasa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vasa decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Chiba misses the shot to the body.
Vasa fails with a takedown attempt.
Vasa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chiba sprawls well. Chiba wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vasa gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Vasa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chiba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vasa.
Vasa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chiba but Chiba pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chiba stuffs the takedown.
Chiba throws a series of punches but Vasa avoids them all with ease.
Chiba works the jab nicely.
Vasa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chiba tries to avoid it but Vasa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chiba to the ground. Chiba escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Vasa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vasa wants to clinch.
Vasa looks for a takedown but Chiba sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasa misses with a takedown attempt - Chiba sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vasa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chiba tries to avoid it but Vasa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chiba to the ground. Chiba escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vasa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Vasa thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Chiba is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Chiba is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiba holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Vasa tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Vasa controlling the pace for now.
Vasa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuo Chiba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chiba misses with an uppercut.
Vasa throws a sloppy head kick and Chiba moves out of range easily.
Chiba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasa.
No luck for Vasa with that takedown attempt.
A big left from Chiba misses.
Chiba connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vasa slips a straight right by Chiba.
Nick Vasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chiba blocks the body kick.
Vasa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chiba avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiba misses with an uppercut.
Vasa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Vasa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chiba tests Vasa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chiba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vasa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chiba misses the jab.
No luck for Vasa with that takedown attempt.
Chiba swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiba looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasa is just out of range.
Vasa moves in looking to clinch but Chiba pushes him off.
Vasa fails to land the takedown.
Chiba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Chiba scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chiba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vasa fails to land the takedown.
Vasa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuo Chiba really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck for Vasa with that takedown attempt.
Vasa tries for a takedown but Chiba sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nick Vasa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vasa walks into a left hand.
Vasa looks for a takedown but Chiba sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Vasa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chiba misses with a looping left.
Chiba sends Vasa crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Chiba is motioning to the referee to let Vasa up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Nick Vasa has been cut.
Chiba lands with a hook. Vasa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vasa is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chiba stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiba sends Vasa crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Chiba is motioning to the referee to let Vasa up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Vasa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vasa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vasa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chiba sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vasa seems to have got his legs back now.
Chiba keeps the fight on the outside.
Chiba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tetsuo Chiba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chiba drops Vasa with a beautiful combination! Vasa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Chiba is looking for the KO!
Vasa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chiba thows a body shot but no joy.
No luck for Vasa with that takedown attempt.
Tetsuo Chiba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chiba throws a jab when Vasa was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chiba.
Vasa shoots for a double leg takedown but Chiba sprawls well. He's pushed Vasa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vasa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chiba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chiba throws the left hand but Vasa avoids the punch easily.
Chiba fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vasa on the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasa fails with the takedown.
Vasa shoots for a takedown but Chiba saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuo Chiba dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Nick Vasa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vasa blocks a jab.
Vasa shoots in but no luck this time.
Chiba looks to land a left hand but Vasa moved out of range nicely.
Chiba looks to land a left hand but Vasa moved out of range nicely.
Chiba scores with a jab to the body.
Chiba throws a looping overhand right but Vasa ducks down to avoid it.
Vasa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chiba defends it nicely.
Chiba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Vasa slips a jab from Chiba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Vasa or perhaps it was just good defense by Chiba which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Vasa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chiba cracks Vasa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Chiba lands the left hand.
Chiba tests Vasa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chiba 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.
Vasa moves out of range as Chiba strikes.
Chiba lands a big uppercut and Vasa crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Vasa looks OK. Chiba waves Vasa back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chiba sends Vasa crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Chiba is motioning to the referee to let Vasa up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
BOOM! Chiba lands a beautiful left hook that drops Vasa. Vasa tries to recover but Chiba is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Vasa lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tetsuo Chiba!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arik Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cannon comes to the ring accompanied by Junkie Man - Rancid. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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, Arik Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Forrest Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cannon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cannon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cannon is looking for a kimura but Griffin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cannon to get the leverage.
Cannon content to control rather than advance.
Griffin is refusing to be controlled, as Cannon sits in half guard.
Cannon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon wants to work for an arm triangle but Griffin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cannon controlling the action here.
Cannon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cannon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cannon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Griffin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Arik Cannon.
Cannon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cannon is looking for a kimura here.
Cannon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griffin keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arik Cannon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Griffin doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Cannon to counter with a crisp jab.
Cannon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Griffin!
Cannon jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Griffin is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Griffin and Cannon has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Cannon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cannon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cannon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Griffin has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cannon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Griffin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cannon.
Griffin trying to control from the bottom.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
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.
Cannon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Griffin defends it well.
Cannon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cannon is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Griffin is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arik Cannon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Bustamante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Windham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bustamante comes to the ring accompanied by Rockstar (N.E.R.D.). Bustamante has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Tomas Bustamante looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tomas Bustamante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Windham!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Windham fails with a takedown attempt.
Windham is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bustamante sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bustamante throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Aaron Windham has been cut.
Bustamante gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bustamante is breathing heavily.
Windham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bustamante swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Windham tries to stand but Bustamante is controlling from the bottom.
Bustamante keeping full guard, as Windham tries to pass.
Windham works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Windham is looking to stall here but Bustamante recovers full guard.
Windham is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Windham thows a big elbow that misses.
Windham drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bustamante looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bustamante looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bustamante!
Windham is looking for a sweep.
Windham manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bustamante's best efforts.
Windham looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Windham regains full guard. Nicely done.
Windham tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bustamante postures up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Windham looking to control but Bustamante passes into half guard.
Windham pushes Bustamante off and gets back to his feet.
Windham shoots for a double leg takedown but Bustamante sprawls well. He's pushed Windham's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tomas Bustamante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Windham.
Bustamante fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Windham shoots in for a double leg but Bustamante sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Windham shoots in for a takedown but Bustamante shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aaron Windham will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aaron Windham's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bustamante lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bustamante.
Windham tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bustamante sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Windham somewhat.
Windham drives through with a takedown into guard.
Windham tries to free his leg and advance position but Bustamante is retaining full guard.
Windham is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Windham drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bustamante manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Windham has Bustamante in his guard.
Bustamante won't allow Windham to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Windham escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bustamante gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bustamante would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Windham is looking for a triangle but Bustamante pushes his legs off easily.
Bustamante will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Windham working for submissions but it's allowed Bustamante to get to half guard.
Bustamante stops Windham from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Windham is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bustamante pulls his head out easily.
Windham looking for submissions off his back.
Windham looking for submissions off his back.
Windham actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Windham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aaron Windham's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Windham fails to land the takedown.
Windham with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bustamante to score with a decent uppercut.
Bustamante lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tomas Bustamante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Bustamante, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aaron Windham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Windham fails with the takedown.
Bustamante lands a front kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Windham.
Tomas Bustamante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Windham.
Bustamante lands with a shot to the body.
Bustamante listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Windham fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bustamante avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bustamante lands a head kick. Windham smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bustamante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Windham shoots in and bounces Bustamante off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Windham is looking to work some ground and pound but Bustamante has wrist control.
Windham is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bustamante is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bustamante has escaped and now he's on top!
Bustamante wants to control from the top but Windham keeps moving.
Windham isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bustamante stacks Windham on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bustamante!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Windham is trying to get back to half guard.
Windham looks to move to half guard but instead Bustamante has passed into mount! Damn!
Windham bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Windham is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bustamante is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bustamante has escaped and now he's on top!
Windham working for a triangle but Bustamante defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Bustamante clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Windham's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Windham shoots for a double leg takedown but Bustamante sprawls well. He's pushed Windham's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Windham shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Windham has a takedown stuffed.
Danga de danga de dang - Bustamante scores with a four punch combination!
Windham dives in and grabs Bustamante's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bustamante pushes down on Windham's head and hops out.
Tomas Bustamante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Windham.
Bustamante connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice cross by Bustamante.
Nice body punch from Bustamante.
Windham takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bustamante scores with a nice strike.
Windham shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bustamante defends it nicely.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bustamante throws a shot to the body.
Windham is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bustamante.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Windham fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tomas Bustamante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Windham closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bustamante circles away.
Windham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bustamante as he avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bustamante, as that shot connected.
Windham shoots in looking for a takedown. Bustamante tries to sprawl out of it but Windham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bustamante manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Windham shoots in but Bustamante avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bustamante.
Windham closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Windham lands in his opponent's guard.
Windham drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bustamante looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bustamante looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bustamante!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Windham regains half guard.
Windham wants to get back to full guard but Bustamante has passed into side control.
Windham is wriggling around trying to escape.
Windham regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Bustamante had his way with Aaron Windham in that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Windham's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Windham has a takedown stuffed.
Windham tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Windham tries to close the distance and clinch but Bustamante swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Windham shoots in for a takedown but Bustamante shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Windham shoots in but Bustamante avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tomas Bustamante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Windham.
Windham dives in and grabs Bustamante's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bustamante pushes down on Windham's head and hops out.
Bustamante thumps Windham with a low kick.
Windham takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bustamante displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bustamante lands a jab-cross combination.
Windham looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Windham is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Windham is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Windham is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bustamante is just riding it out for now. Windham eventually gives up the hold.
Windham is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
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.
Windham is trying to work for a kimura but Bustamante is defending well.
Windham is working for a submission of some sort.
Windham is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bustamante is trying to stand up here but Windham is controlling him well.
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 Tomas Bustamante.
I think Bustamante 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 48:47
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 47:48
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tomas Bustamante!
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