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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Batton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esta me Dinero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Batton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Why is the Rum gone?. Jack Batton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Esta me Dinero's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Batton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Esta me Dinero!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinero tries to close the distance and clinch but Batton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dinero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dinero is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Batton takes a swing at Dinero's ribcage but misses.
Dinero doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dinero shoots in but no luck this time.
Dinero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Batton but Batton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dinero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Batton scores with a nice strike.
Batton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dinero takes one to the side of the head.
Dinero takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Batton misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Batton.
Batton feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dinero working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Batton.
Batton trying to control but Dinero is working from the bottom.
Batton sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dinero working a defensive guard but Batton passes into half guard.
Dinero wants to get back to his feet.
Batton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dinero wants to get back to full guard.
Batton thows a huge punch but Dinero dodges it nicely.
Well, if Batton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Batton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
Batton trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dinero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dinero is refusing to be controlled, as Batton sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jack Batton.
A head kick misses from Batton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batton.
Dinero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Batton.
Jack Batton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batton lands with a nice combination. Dinero backs away looking to recover.
Dinero with a lazy takedown attempt
and Batton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jack Batton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esta me Dinero.
Dinero misses with a takedown attempt
and Batton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Batton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dinero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Batton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dinero dodges the punch combination from Batton.
Nice straight punches there by Batton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Batton.
Batton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dinero taking some punishment here, with Batton in his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Batton in particular looking to stall.
Dinero taking some punishment here, with Batton in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batton is controlling the pace.
Dinero trying to control but Batton postures up.
Batton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dinero tries to roll over but Batton keeps him under control.
Batton wants to control but Dinero is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Batton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A punch lands to the side of Dinero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Batton connects with a looping right hand.
Batton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Esta me Dinero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Batton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dinero takes a swing at Batton's ribcage but misses.
Dinero tries to clinch there but Batton circles away.
Batton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Batton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Batton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Batton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Batton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dinero gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dinero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Batton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Batton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dinero keeping moving, preventing Batton from controlling successfully.
Batton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batton's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Batton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Batton wants to control from the top but Dinero keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jack Batton.
Dinero misses with a takedown
and Batton counters with a straight right hand.
Dinero gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Batton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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.
Batton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Batton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dinero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Batton thows a body shot but no joy.
Batton throws an overhand right that lands on Dinero's shoulder, as Dinero tries to avoid the shot.
Batton lands with an uppercut that bounces Dinero off the cage and back into rage.
Batton scores with a decent looking hook.
Batton scores with a nice strike.
Batton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Batton connects with a jab.
Dinero drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Batton scores with the left hand. Dinero knows he should have avoided that one.
Dinero with a poor takedown
and Batton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jack Batton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esta me Dinero.
Dinero is breathing heavily.
Batton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Batton scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinero ducks right into an uppercut from Batton.
Dinero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab by Batton.
Dinero is trying desperately to land a takedown but Batton is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dinero.
Batton lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the liver by Batton. Beautiful body shot.
Batton gets the takedown into side control.
Batton has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dinero shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Batton cracks Dinero with an open hand slap.
Dinero closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Batton works Dinero's body with a nice hook.
Dinero tries to clinch but Batton moves away
and Batton counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Batton lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Check out the look on Batton's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dinero is rocked!
Batton just content to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batton landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dinero is still in real trouble! Can Batton finish him?
Dinero taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dinero seems to have recovered his senses.
Batton throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Batton working the head and body with strikes.
Batton working the head and body with strikes.
Batton controlling from side mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dinero parries the strikes from Batton easily there. Batton is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dinero to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Batton dominated that second round.
That's time! Batton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Batton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dinero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Batton manages to avoid it.
Batton missing with a left hand there. Dinero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dinero moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dinero closes the distance but Batton moves to the side
and Batton counters with a right hand to the body.
Batton clobbers Dinero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Batton clobbers Dinero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dinero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dinero there as he acknowledges the shot.
Batton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dinero shoots and misses
letting Batton counter with a right hand.
Dinero looks to score with a jab to the body but Batton is just out of range.
Dinero misses with a takedown attempt
and Batton counters with a nice uppercut.
Batton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dinero. Dinero circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Batton lands a lovely overhand right.
Batton lands a glancing blow to the side of Dinero's head.
Batton cracks Dinero with a hook to the temple - Dinero is on wobbly legs here! Batton swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Dinero falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Batton wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jack Batton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marwin Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert York acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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170 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marwin Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert York!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
York looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
York is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva is looking to chop away at York's legs.
York misses with a wild body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
York will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
York swinging wildly here.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by York.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around York's waist but York gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
York defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marwin Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to clinch but York is having none of it.
Silva shoots in and drives through. York sprawls well.
York throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
York pushes Silva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Silva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if York can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva swings around for an armbar but York sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Silva's guard.
York's corner is telling him to maintain position.
York looking to pass the guard.
York missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva has his foot on York's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. York works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
York pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
York chips away with some ground and pound.
York looking to pass the guard.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
York stands up and waves to Silva to follow him.
Silva is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by York.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
York looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
York dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
York throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
York lands a right hook to the body.
York swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
York misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
York throws a nice outside leg kick.
York lands a left and a right that send Silva crashing to the mat, dazed. York thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Silva is rocked!
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!
Silva drops his hands momentarily and York needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Silva just on the top of the head. Silva drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Silva - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Robert York!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Szmyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Szmyd comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman - Metallica. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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213 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maciej Szmyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lenny Ricardo!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricardo shoots in for a takedown but Szmyd shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ricardo moves into the clinch successfully.
Ricardo manages to pull guard.
Szmyd slips nicely into half guard.
Szmyd wants to free his trapped foot but Ricardo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ricardo is trying to get back to full guard.
Ricardo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ricardo looking for submissions off his back.
Szmyd missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Szmyd is looking to take a break and control but Ricardo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ricardo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Szmyd swivels and escapes.
Ricardo shoots in looking for a takedown. Szmyd tries to sprawl out of it but Ricardo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Szmyd manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maciej Szmyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lenny Ricardo.
Szmyd fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ricardo sprawls well initially but Szmyd persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo actively working from the bottom here.
Ricardo looks gassed!
Szmyd tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ricardo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ricardo looking for submissions off his back.
Szmyd trying to pass the guard but Ricardo defending well.
Ricardo looking for submissions off his back.
Szmyd stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Ricardo to get to his feet.
Szmyd lands a head kick. Ricardo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szmyd clinches with his opponent.
Ricardo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Szmyd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Szmyd scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Szmyd drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ricardo is looking for a sweep.
Ricardo is not content to let Szmyd control the position.
Szmyd looks up at the clock and then as Ricardo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Szmyd smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ricardo is not content to let Szmyd control the position.
Szmyd is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ricardo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ricardo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Szmyd's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ricardo looking for submissions off his back.
Ricardo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ricardo is looking for a sweep. Szmyd is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ricardo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Szmyd pulls his head out easily.
Szmyd wants to take a breather but Ricardo is having none of it.
Szmyd trying to pass the guard but Ricardo defending well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Szmyd throws a head kick that misses.
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.
Ricardo misses with a low kick.
Ricardo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Szmyd counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Szmyd passes to full mount!
Ricardo gets back to half guard.
Ricardo is staying active underneath Szmyd, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Szmyd is looking to advance position but Ricardo won't allow it.
Ricardo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ricardo manages to get to full guard.
Szmyd distracts Ricardo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ricardo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Szmyd can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Szmyd passes Ricardo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maciej Szmyd dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ricardo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Szmyd counters with a right hand to the body.
Szmyd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ricardo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Szmyd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Szmyd.
Szmyd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ricardo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Szmyd counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Szmyd.
Ricardo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Szmyd is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ricardo to the mat. Ricardo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Szmyd has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ricardo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ricardo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Szmyd uses it to pass to side control.
Ricardo is looking to regain half guard here but Szmyd keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Szmyd tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Szmyd has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Szmyd landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo is trying to improve his position.
Szmyd working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ricardo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ricardo actively working from the bottom here.
Szmyd wants to take a breather but Ricardo is having none of it.
Ricardo is in trouble now - Szmyd has advanced to mount!
Szmyd trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maciej Szmyd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two 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.
Ricardo tries to reverse the position but Szmyd maintains control.
Szmyd has isolated one of Ricardo's arms. Ricardo looking to fight him off but Szmyd twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maciej Szmyd!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucius Shine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan Riseman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lucius Shine!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riseman slaps away a takedown attempt from Shine, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shine scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Shine throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Shine tries to move into full mount but can't pass Riseman's legs.
Riseman is trying to get back to half guard.
Riseman dodges the ground and pound from Shine.
Shine scoring with punches and elbows.
Riseman is looking for a sweep.
Shine in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Riseman seems a little lost for a moment, as Shine dominates the positioning.
Riseman regains half guard.
Shine thows a huge punch but Riseman dodges it nicely.
Shine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shine working Riseman over with strikes.
Riseman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shine.
Riseman wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shine working the head and body with strikes.
Shine lands with a punch from half guard.
Shine tries to pass to full mount but Riseman defends it.
Shine looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Riseman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shine lands strikes from half guard.
Shine scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Riseman is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shine missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Riseman is not content to let Shine control the position.
Riseman pushes Shine off looking to stand but Shine dives back in and keeps control.
Shine is keen to just control but Riseman is a slippery customer.
Shine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Riseman wants to clinch up but Shine keeps it at a distance.
Shine fails with a takedown attempt.
Shine moves away from the strike by Riseman.
Jonathan Riseman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riseman has managed to clinch.
Shine has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Riseman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jonathan Riseman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucius Shine.
Riseman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shine blocks it with crossed arms.
Shine is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riseman crunches a lovely knee into Shine's ribcage.
Shine looks gassed!
Shine has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Riseman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Riseman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shine's face.
Shine tries for a takedown. No joy.
Riseman tries to land a knee to the head but Shine blocks with his arms.
Riseman throws an elbow but it misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Riseman obliges.
Riseman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Riseman lands a good knee to the midsection. Shine won't want to take too many of those.
Shine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Riseman lands a knee to the head.
Shine has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Riseman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Riseman crunches a lovely knee into Shine's ribcage.
Riseman stops a takedown attempt from Shine.
Riseman lands a knee to the head.
Shine goes for a takedown attempt but Riseman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Riseman moves into the clinch.
Riseman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shine shoots in and drives through. Riseman sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riseman is looking to clinch but Shine is avoiding it.
Riseman wants to clinch.
Riseman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shine dives in and grabs Riseman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Riseman pushes down on Shine's head and hops out.
Shine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riseman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riseman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Riseman tries to clinch but Shine is having none of it.
Riseman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Riseman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shine looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Riseman is fending him off so far but Shine persists. Nope, Riseman circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Riseman.
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 Jonathan Riseman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Riseman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shine is defended easily by Riseman.
Riseman closes the distance and clinches.
Riseman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Riseman landing knees to the head.
Shine can't get the takedown.
A knee to the head by Riseman.
Shine has Riseman pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Shine pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Riseman tumbling to the mat - Shine dives into Riseman's guard.
Riseman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Riseman tries to get out of the position.
Shine lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riseman is looking to stand up but Shine isn't so interested in that idea.
Shine with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shine is in close to Riseman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shine working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Riseman's head.
Shine is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shine is pushing down on Riseman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Riseman is fighting to maintain full guard but Shine has managed to sneak the leg through.
Shine has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Shine with shots to the head and body - Riseman looks very uncomfortable down there.
Shine landing punches.
Shine is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Riseman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Shine avoids the attempt from Riseman to control.
Shine postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Riseman looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riseman wants to control but Shine is having none of it.
Shine dominating with strikes here.
Riseman is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Shine lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Riseman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Riseman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shine won't let Riseman get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Shine is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Shine dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shine lands a nice shot to the head.
Shine is landing with some decent strikes but Riseman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Shine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Riseman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Riseman wants to control but Shine is having none of it.
Riseman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Shine working Riseman over with strikes here.
Shine putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Shine with shots to the head and body - Riseman looks very uncomfortable down there.
Shine lands a nice shot to the head.
Shine landing punches.
Riseman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Shine lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shine is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Riseman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Shine.
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!
Shine pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lucius Shine has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shine fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Shine working the ground and pound effectively.
Shine working Riseman over with strikes here.
Riseman is rocked!
Shine postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Riseman looks a forlorn figure.
Shine in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riseman taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Shine cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucius Shine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Riseman tries to clinch up but Shine circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shine.
Jonathan Riseman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shine.
Nice sprawl there from Riseman as Shine shoots in.
Riseman stuffs the takedown.
Jonathan Riseman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucius Shine.
Riseman tries to clinch up but Shine circles away and keeps his distance.
Shine lands a right hook to the body.
Riseman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riseman dodges the punch combination from Shine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riseman instigates a clinch.
Riseman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shine's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shine drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shine takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Riseman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shine's brow.
Shine wants a takedown but no success here.
Shine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Riseman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shine's face.
Riseman landing knees to the head.
Shine has Riseman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Riseman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shine goes for a takedown attempt but Riseman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shine swats away the attempt to clinch by Riseman.
Riseman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jonathan Riseman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shine fails with a takedown attempt.
Riseman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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.
Shine fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shine shoots in for a double leg but Riseman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Riseman gets a clinch.
Riseman lands a good knee to the midsection. Shine won't want to take too many of those.
Riseman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Riseman scores with a knee to the head.
Shine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shine changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Riseman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Riseman tries to clinch up but Shine circles away and keeps his distance.
Shine keeps the fight on the outside.
Shine swats away the attempt to clinch by Riseman.
Shine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riseman circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shine lands the left hand.
Riseman moves into range and clinches up with Shine.
Shine looking for a takedown.
Riseman scores a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shine as Riseman tries to tie him up.
Riseman is pressed up against the cage. Shine has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Riseman down to the mat. Riseman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Riseman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riseman lands a slapping body shot.
Shine dives in and grabs Riseman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Riseman pushes down on Shine's head and hops out.
Riseman wants to clinch.
Riseman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Riseman wants it to stay on the feet.
Riseman lands a head kick. Shine smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Riseman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riseman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shine shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Riseman defends it nicely.
Shine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Riseman throws a head kick that half lands.
Shine shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Riseman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Check out the look on Shine's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Shine in side control lands a decent elbow.
Riseman is looking for a sweep.
Shine lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shine lands some shots froms side control.
Shine working the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Riseman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Riseman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Riseman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Graeme Faellen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thesis Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Graeme Faellen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thesis Grayson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faellen works Grayson's body with a nice hook.
Grayson misses with an uppercut.
Faellen misses with a series of wild punches.
Grayson misses with an uppercut. Faellen saw that one coming.
Grayson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Faellen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Faellen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Grayson takes a step back to recover.
Faellen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Faellen.
Faellen has a takedown stuffed.
Faellen lands a head kick. Grayson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Thesis Grayson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Grayson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Faellen - the referee stops the clock and Grayson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Faellen. Grayson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Faellen throws a nice head kick!
Grayson is rocked!
Faellen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grayson looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Faellen is defended easily by Grayson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graeme Faellen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Faellen.
Faellen lands a head kick. Grayson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Grayson is still on wobbly legs! Can Faellen finish him?
Grayson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Grayson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Faellen.
Grayson seems to have recovered his senses.
Faellen shoots in for a takedown but Grayson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faellen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grayson's sensitive parts.
Grayson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Faellen.
Both fighters circling a little - Faellen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Faellen misses with a two punch combination.
Faellen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thesis Grayson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grayson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Faellen lands a head kick. Grayson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Faellen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grayson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Faellen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Faellen, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faellen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grayson.
Faellen slips a straight right by Grayson.
Faellen throws a nice head kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Grayson misses the target.
Faellen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick from Faellen lands but Grayson takes it in his stride.
Faellen lands with a kick to the temple. Grayson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That has opened up Thesis Grayson's cut even more.
Faellen shoots for a double leg takedown but Grayson sprawls well. He's pushed Faellen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Faellen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faellen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faellen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grayson at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Faellen.
A head kick misses from Faellen.
Faellen throws a head kick that half lands.
Faellen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Faellen fails to land the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grayson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grayson misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graeme Faellen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thesis Grayson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Faellen.
Grayson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grayson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Faellen.
Grayson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Faellen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grayson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Faellen somewhat.
Grayson avoids the head kick by Faellen.
Grayson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Faellen.
Grayson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Faellen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faellen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Faellen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faellen moves out of range of the strikes.
Graeme Faellen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faellen throws a sloppy head kick and Grayson moves out of range easily.
Faellen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Faellen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Faellen has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graeme Faellen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Grayson. No joy for Faellen on that attempt.
A head kick misses from Faellen.
Faellen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Grayson looks to land a left hand but Faellen moved out of range nicely.
Faellen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faellen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grayson avoids it really well and circles away.
Grayson misses with an uppercut.
Faellen throws a sloppy head kick and Grayson moves out of range easily.
Faellen slips a jab from Grayson.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Grayson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Faellen has got the better of the exchanges.
Faellen has a takedown stuffed.
Faellen misses with a two punch combination.
Faellen misses with a head kick.
Faellen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grayson can do to turn this around?
Grayson blocks a head kick by Faellen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faellen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grayson throws a hook but Faellen avoids it easily.
Grayson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grayson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Faellen throws a sloppy head kick and Grayson moves out of range easily.
Grayson misses with an uppercut.
Faellen throws a series of strikes that have Grayson backpedaling.
Graeme Faellen is winning the standup battle so far.
Faellen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Faellen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Faellen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grayson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson wants to clinch.
No luck for Faellen with that takedown attempt.
Grayson throws a jab but it's blocked by Faellen.
The fighters circling - Grayson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Grayson misses the target.
Faellen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Faellen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grayson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Graeme Faellen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thesis Grayson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Grayson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Faellen throws a head kick that Grayson semi-blocks.
Grayson 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.
Grayson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Faellen.
Faellen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grayson is fending him off so far but Faellen persists. Nope, Grayson circles away and we're back to standing.
Faellen is looking to wear down Grayson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grayson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Faellen. That's going to slow Grayson down.
Graeme Faellen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grayson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Faellen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Faellen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Grayson misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faellen throws out a loose jab but Grayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faellen throws a head kick that half lands.
Grayson throws a looping overhand right but Faellen ducks down to avoid it.
Faellen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grayson moves away.
Faellen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grayson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graeme Faellen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faellen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Grayson as Faellen shoots in.
Faellen blocks a jab.
Faellen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grayson sprawls well. Grayson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Faellen gets slowly back to his feet.
Faellen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Grayson misses.
Grayson tries to clinch up.
Grayson blocks the body kick.
Grayson looks to land a right hand but Faellen moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Grayson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grayson throws the left hand but Faellen avoids the punch easily.
Grayson moves out of range of the body kick from Faellen.
Grayson scores with a nice head shot.
Faellen lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faellen lands a front kick.
Faellen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grayson blocks a head kick by Faellen.
Faellen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Faellen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Faellen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grayson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Faellen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Faellen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faellen slips under a jab from Grayson.
Grayson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed right hand from Grayson misses the target.
Faellen tries to move into range but Grayson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Faellen misses with a two punch combination.
Faellen blocks a jab.
Faellen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Grayson.
Thesis Grayson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graeme Faellen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Faellen misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Graeme Faellen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Faellen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graeme Faellen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jameson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Eric Rivers has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Eric Rivers seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Jameson!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Jameson.
Rivers cracks Jameson with a good jab.
Rivers slips under a jab from Jameson.
Rivers tests Jameson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jameson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rivers slaps away a takedown attempt from Jameson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Rivers.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers stuffs the takedown.
Rivers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rivers lands a big uppercut and Jameson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jameson looks OK. Rivers waves Jameson back to his feet!
Jameson is rocked!
Rivers is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Jameson hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eric Rivers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cosme Cosme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unstop Able (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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250 lbs
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277 lbs
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Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cosme Cosme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Unstop Able!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Cosme 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cosme misses with an uppercut. Able saw that one coming.
Cosme fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Able on the side of the head.
Cosme throws a leg kick but Able sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cosme throws out a leg kick but Able moves out of range and Cosme only half commits.
Able looks to throw the jab but Cosme is out of range.
Cosme takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Able misses with a hook.
Cosme throws a right and a left that Able avoids nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Able as he connects with a hook.
Cosme Cosme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cosme just misses with a punch to the body.
Cosme moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Able digs a good body shot into Cosme's ribs.
Cosme throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Able.
Able circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cosme lands a nice hook to Able's body. Able takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Able throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Able finds it's way through Cosme's defenses.
Cosme scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Able.
Cosme thows a body shot but no joy.
Cosme shoots for a double leg takedown but Able sprawls well. He's pushed Cosme's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Able throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cosme looks for the body kick but Able saw that one coming.
Able waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cosme.
Unstop Able is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cosme misses with a two punch combination.
Able connects with a right hand. Cosme shakes it off.
Able looks to score with a jab to the body but Cosme is just out of range.
Able dodges the punch combination from Cosme.
Cosme misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosme defending well as Able loads up on a big left hand.
Cosme swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Able!
Cosme moves away from the strike by Able.
Cosme fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Able avoids it really well and circles away.
Able ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cosme moves away.
Cosme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Able paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cosme uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Able.
Able ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cosme scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cosme closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosme is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Able is just riding it out for now. Cosme eventually gives up the hold.
Cosme is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Able is defending against the submission attempts here by Cosme.
Cosme is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Able has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four 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.
Cosme wants to work for an arm triangle but Able is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cosme is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cosme wants to work for an arm triangle but Able is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cosme is looking for a kimura but Able is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cosme to get the leverage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cosme looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Able is fending him off so far but Cosme persists. Nope, Able circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cosme Cosme. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by Able as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unstop Able dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cosme falls off balance throwing a combination
and Able cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Able swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cosme counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Able slows down the pace here.
Able continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Cosme has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Able avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Able digs a right hand underneath Cosme's ribcage. Cosme let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Able takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Unstop Able.
Cosme throws a nice looking combination but Able bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Able wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Able misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cosme.
Cosme shoots for a takedown but Able saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Able moves into the clinch.
Able lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Able.
A body shot lands from Able.
Able is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Able.
Able tries to work over Cosme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Able breaks the clinch.
Cosme shoots in for a takedown but Able shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cosme Cosme. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cosme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cosme has a takedown stuffed.
Able throws a predictable looking body shot
and Able takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Unstop Able seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cosme walks into a jab.
Able swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Cosme misses the target.
Able swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Able moves out of range as Cosme strikes.
Able throws a nice looking combination but Cosme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Able ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cosme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Able ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cosme moves away.
Able throws a lazy right hand but Cosme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cosme Cosme is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Able swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cosme counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cosme throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cosme fails with a takedown attempt.
Able fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cosme manages to avoid it.
Able showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cosme.
Cosme misses with a takedown
and Cosme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosme is trying hard to land a takedown here. Able sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cosme shoots in and drives through. Able sprawls well.
Cosme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cosme swinging wildly here.
Cosme displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Able throws out the jab.
Able looks to land a left hand but Cosme moved out of range nicely.
Able circles away from the clinch attempt
and Able counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Able throws the left hand but Cosme avoids the punch easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Able blocks the leg kick.
Cosme walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cosme shoots in and drives through. Able sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unstop Able showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cosme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Able.
Able lands a nice looking body shot.
Able defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cosme.
Cosme takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Able goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Able swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cosme falls off balance throwing a combination
and Able holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cosme drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Able gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Able fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cosme tries for a takedown but Able manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cosme Cosme. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Able is pushing Cosme up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Able gets underhooks to prevent Cosme's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Able is pushing Cosme up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Able can't find room to land a body shot as Cosme controls the action.
Able tries to work over Cosme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Able scores with a hook to the body.
Able stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Unstop Able.
Cosme takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cosme swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Able scores with a nice right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cosme.
Cosme looks to land a left hand but Able moved out of range nicely.
Able lands the left hand.
Able slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Able darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Able throws a shot from downtown. Cosme moves away and avoids it.
Cosme displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Able throws out the jab.
Able looks to land a left hand but Cosme moved out of range nicely.
Cosme uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Able.
Able with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Able throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Able throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cosme goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cosme has a takedown stuffed.
Cosme Cosme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cosme looks for a takedown but Able sprawls well.
Cosme looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Able scores with a jab.
Able defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cosme.
Able throws a hook but Cosme blocks it.
Able ducks under a wild hook from Cosme.
Cosme drops his hands momentarily and Able takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cosme looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosme lands with a hook. Able tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Able throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cosme will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Able misses with a looping left.
Cosme wants to clinch
and Able moves into the clinch.
Cosme prevents a body shot from Able.
Able breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cosme uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Able.
Cosme falls off balance throwing a combination
and Able counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cosme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Able sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Able, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Unstop Able is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Able uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cosme.
And that's the end of the fight!
Unstop Able comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Able winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Unstop Able!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago comes to the cage accompanied by Get Em Up - Cypress Hill. Ishikawa has chosen mindshift genki sudo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Akira Ishikawa enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akira Ishikawa!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishikawa drops his hands momentarily and Santiago takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Santiago punishes Ishikawa's body with a nice straight punch.
Santiago uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ishikawa has time to react.
Santiago pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ishikawa tries to clinch up.
Santiago connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Santiago throws a nice looking combination but Ishikawa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santiago swings for the body but Ishikawa moves out of range.
Ishikawa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Santiago takes the fight into the clinch.
Ishikawa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Santiago is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ishikawa tries to circle away but Santiago has him pinned against the cage.
Ishikawa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Santiago walks away with a smile on his face. Ishikawa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ishikawa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Santiago connects with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Santiago.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishikawa shoots for a double leg takedown but Santiago sprawls well. He's pushed Ishikawa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carlos Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Ishikawa.
Ishikawa needs to keep his hands up - Santiago had a free shot at his head there.
Ishikawa slips a jab and a cross from Santiago.
Santiago lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Akira Ishikawa has been cut.
Santiago works Ishikawa's body with a nice hook.
Santiago lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Santiago lands a nice shot that snaps Ishikawa's head back.
Ishikawa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santiago pinned against the cage. Santiago gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ishikawa looks gassed!
Santiago lands with a cross to side of his opponent's 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!
A jab lands there for Santiago.
Santiago stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ishikawa on the side of the head.
Ishikawa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A cross from Santiago lands.
Ishikawa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Santiago throws a series of punches but Ishikawa moves out of range.
Carlos Santiago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santiago.
Santiago with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Santiago!
Santiago throws a shot from downtown. Ishikawa moves away and avoids it.
Santiago stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That has opened up Akira Ishikawa's cut even more.
Santiago tries to bum rush Ishikawa with a series of wild strikes but Ishikawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santiago throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Santiago dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago slaps away a takedown attempt from Ishikawa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Santiago smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Santiago looks to score with a jab to the body but Ishikawa is just out of range.
Santiago lands a slapping body shot.
Ishikawa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Santiago lands with a good body shot.
Santiago scores with a nice right hand.
Santiago with a jab.
Santiago is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ishikawa tries to clinch but Santiago is having none of it.
Santiago lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Santiago is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Santiago misses the shot to the body.
Santiago throws out a powerful jab.
Santiago connects with the punch.
Ishikawa shoots in for a double leg but Santiago sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santiago throws a right and a left that Ishikawa avoids nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Santiago. No joy for Ishikawa on that attempt.
Ishikawa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santiago leaves Ishikawa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santiago tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Santiago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akira Ishikawa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ishikawa is defended easily by Santiago.
Santiago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santiago throws a right and a left that Ishikawa avoids nicely.
Ishikawa dodges the punch combination from Santiago.
Santiago throws a series of strikes that have Ishikawa backpedaling.
Santiago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santiago is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ishikawa can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago swinging wildly here.
Carlos Santiago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Santiago.
Ishikawa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Carlos Santiago has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago misses with a low kick.
Santiago cracks Ishikawa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Santiago is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ishikawa tries to clinch but Santiago is having none of it.
Santiago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ishikawa circles away quickly and effectively.
Ishikawa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santiago swivels and escapes.
Santiago's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Santiago duly obliges.
Ishikawa is trying desperately to land a takedown but Santiago is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ishikawa.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Santiago!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ishikawa shoots in and drives through. Santiago sprawls well.
Carlos Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Ishikawa.
Santiago drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Santiago gets to his feet - Ishikawa follows without any prompting.
No luck for Ishikawa with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ishikawa shoots and misses
and Santiago counters with a two punch combo.
Santiago pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carlos Santiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Santiago.
Ishikawa tries for a takedown but Santiago sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Santiago lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Santiago lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Santiago scores with a jab.
A lazy left from Santiago finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santiago with a jab.
Ishikawa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ishikawa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Santiago throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Santiago lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ishikawa doesn't seem phased though.
Santiago works the jab nicely.
Ishikawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santiago.
Santiago swinging wildly here.
Santiago closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ishikawa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santiago pinned against the cage. Santiago gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice uppercut lands for Santiago. That snapped Ishikawa's head back.
Carlos Santiago is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago is looking to land body kicks.
Santiago takes a swing at Ishikawa's ribcage but misses.
Santiago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ishikawa closes the distance but Santiago moves to the side
and Santiago counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Santiago.
Ishikawa throws a head kick that misses.
Ishikawa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santiago throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ishikawa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santiago.
Ishikawa ducks right into an uppercut from Santiago.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Santiago dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Santiago's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Santiago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ishikawa.
Ishikawa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Santiago!
Santiago is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ishikawa throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ishikawa moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Santiago has worked his arm free - good work by Santiago!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santiago gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santiago tries to get to full guard but Ishikawa has control of the leg.
Ishikawa is working for a submission of some sort.
Ishikawa tries to pass to full mount but Santiago defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago is trying to stand up here but Ishikawa is controlling him well.
Ishikawa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Santiago does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ishikawa frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Santiago tries to buck Ishikawa off but he can't manage it.
Santiago tries to reverse the position but Ishikawa maintains control.
Ishikawa tries to control but Santiago wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Poor strikes thrown by Ishikawa there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Santiago wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ishikawa wants to finish this one by submission but Santiago is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ishikawa.
Santiago is trying desperately to improve position.
Santiago is squirming around, avoiding Ishikawa's attempts to control the action.
Ishikawa looking to finish with strikes here!
Santiago tries to buck Ishikawa off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa looking to control but Santiago is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Santiago is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Santiago tries to buck Ishikawa off but he can't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santiago blocking the ground and pound.
Santiago wants to hold on but Ishikawa pushes him away.
Ishikawa wants to control the pace but Santiago is squirming around nicely.
Santiago is working to get back to half guard.
Ishikawa looking to ground and pound but Santiago is blocking nicely.
Ishikawa is standing up, even though he is in mount.
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.
Nice body kick from Santiago.
Ishikawa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Santiago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ishikawa avoids the body shot from Santiago.
Ishikawa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santiago pinned against the cage. Santiago gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Santiago throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Carlos Santiago is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santiago buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Akira Ishikawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santiago closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Akira Ishikawa.
Well Santiago has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Santiago!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benny Faroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benny Faroni!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Vera!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Faroni finds it's way through Vera's defenses.
A nice combination there by Faroni.
Faroni connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vera needs to keep his hands up - Faroni had a free shot at his head there.
Vera moves away from the strike by Faroni.
Faroni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faroni tries a head kick but it misses.
Faroni swinging wildly here.
Faroni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Faroni throws a right hand that Vera ducks under and follows up with a left that Vera also avoids with ease.
Faroni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vera slips a jab and a cross from Faroni.
Faroni tests Vera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faroni bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Faroni misses with a few strikes there.
Faroni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faroni throws a hook but Vera avoids it easily.
Faroni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Faroni lands with a nice combination. Vera backs away looking to recover.
Vera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Faroni throws a series of punches but Vera avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Faroni.
Benny Faroni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faroni misses with a series of wild punches.
Faroni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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.
Faroni misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Faroni misses the target.
Faroni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Faroni misses with a wild combination.
Faroni tries a head kick but it misses.
Faroni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Faroni misses the jab.
Vera shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Faroni as he jumps to the side.
Faroni looks to land a combination but Vera avoids it well.
Faroni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faroni connects with a high kick.
Some wild striking there from Faroni.
Faroni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vera slips a straight right by Faroni.
Faroni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Faroni.
Faroni lands a jab.
Vera decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vera slows the pace down in half guard.
Vera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faroni looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vera is trying to control. Faroni wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vera lands with a punch from half guard.
Vera trying to control the action but Faroni is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Faroni dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Faroni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benny Faroni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vera blocks a head kick by Faroni.
Faroni throws a head kick that misses.
Benny Faroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faroni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Faroni misses.
Faroni looks to land a combination but Vera avoids it well.
Vera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Faroni throws a jab when Vera was well out of range.
Vera shoots for a takedown but Faroni saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Faroni is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faroni jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vera slips a jab and a cross from Faroni.
A head kick misses from Faroni.
Vera moves away from the strike by Faroni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Faroni.
Vera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Faroni misses with a head kick.
Faroni misses with a wild combination.
Faroni throws a front kick aimed at Vera's knee but Vera avoids it well.
Faroni gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vera to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vera looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faroni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vera cracks Faroni with a solid left hand.
Vera throwing strikes but missing.
Vera trying to control the position from guard on top but Faroni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vera lands a couple of elbows.
Vera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vera throws a big right hand that misses.
Vera trying to control the position from guard on top but Faroni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vera is working Faroni over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Faroni is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Vera has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Faroni clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faroni trying to get back to his feet but Vera is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faroni covering up well under a series of strikes from Vera.
Faroni manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Vera is now in side control.
Vera creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Faroni sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Vera trying to control the position but Faroni is working away.
The ground and pound from Vera seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Vera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A punch combination from Faroni misses.
Faroni's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Faroni duly obliges.
Faroni tries to bum rush Vera with a series of wild strikes but Vera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Faroni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Faroni swinging wildly here.
Faroni scores with a decent looking hook.
Faroni throws a right and a left that Vera avoids nicely.
Faroni lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vera misses with a head kick.
Faroni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faroni misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faroni lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Faroni.
Faroni throws a head kick that misses.
Vera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Faroni.
Faroni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Faroni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Faroni moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Faroni avoids the head kick by Vera.
Faroni throws a head kick but Vera moves out of range.
Faroni swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vera.
Good shot there by Faroni.
Faroni throws a looping overhand right but Vera ducks down to avoid it.
Vera dodges the punch combination from Faroni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faroni misses with a few strikes there.
Faroni misses with a looping left.
Vera on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Faroni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vera circles away quickly and effectively.
Faroni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vera circles away quickly and effectively.
Faroni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faroni plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Faroni throws a shot from downtown. Vera moves away and avoids it.
Vera closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera is trying to control the action in half guard but Faroni is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vera content to control rather than advance.
Faroni is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vera scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vera controlling the action here.
Vera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vera working over Faroni with some ground and pound. Faroni looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vera sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Faroni defending well though.
Vera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Faroni is trying to stand.
Vera seems to be looking for submissions.
Vera is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Faroni reverses the position - he's now on top in Vera's guard.
Vera keeping full guard, as Faroni tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Faroni clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Faroni lands a two punch combo.
Faroni misses the shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Faroni.
Vera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faroni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vera.
Vera is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Faroni.
Vera dodges the punch combination from Faroni.
Faroni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faroni throws a head kick that Vera semi-blocks.
Faroni misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faroni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Faroni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vera has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Faroni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faroni scores with a punch to the head.
Vera scores a takedown into full mount!
Vera lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Faroni hang on?
Vera looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vera lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faroni is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Vera 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.
Faroni is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Vera sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Vera wants to control the pace but Faroni is squirming around nicely.
Vera controlling his opponent.
Vera throws some wild stikes that Faroni manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera controlling his opponent.
Vera landing shots from mount.
Faroni is in a horrible position here. Vera smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vera throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera throws a strike there. Faroni manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Vera throwing shots but Faroni is blocking nicely.
Vera not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vera moves into full mount! Faroni won't be happy about that!
Vera with the ground and pound from mount.
Vera in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Vera dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
No joy there for Faroni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vera shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Vera missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Faroni is not content to let Vera control the position.
Vera thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Faroni's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faroni pushes Vera off looking to stand but Vera dives back in and keeps control.
Vera slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera looks to land a strike but Faroni avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Vera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Faroni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vera works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vera trying to control from half guard but Faroni is working away.
Vera thows a huge punch but Faroni dodges it nicely.
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.
Vera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marco Vera has got the better of the ground game so far.
Faroni is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vera scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vera prevents Faroni from standing back up.
Vera throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vera seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Faroni does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vera might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Faroni kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Faroni is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vera scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vera throws a strike but Faroni avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Vera throws and elbow that misses. Faroni uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vera's guard. Nice move by Faroni!
That's four 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.
Faroni wants to pass the guard but Vera is keeping the position.
Faroni postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Vera is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Faroni, into his guard.
Vera throws a strike but Faroni rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Vera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vera 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 47:48
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 47:48
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Vera!
Marco Vera is the new welterweight champion!
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