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Midweek Mayhem VI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uncomfortably Numb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Howards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Uncomfortably Numb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benny Howards!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Numb swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Numb needs to keep his hands up - Howards had a free shot at his head there.
Numb misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Numb shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Howards wants to stand back up but Numb manages to pass into side control.
Numb working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Numb looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Howards is pushing Numb's head away, looking to escape. Numb manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Numb wants to lay and pray for a moment but Howards keeps working.
Numb is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Howards has escaped the position, nice work there.
Howards wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Howards tries to escape back to his feet but Numb has kept hold of him... Oh, now he's got Howards's back and is looking for the choke... Is it? Is it sunk in? YES! Howards is tapping! Numb saw the opportunity and took it - ruthless!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Uncomfortably Numb!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eusebio Alunan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Dagg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eusebio Alunan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eusebio Alunan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Dagg!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dagg has closed the distance and engaged Alunan in a clinch.
Alunan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dagg just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dagg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dagg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Eusebio Alunan has been cut.
Alunan is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dagg misses with a knee to the head.
Dagg crunches a lovely knee into Alunan's ribcage.
Dagg connects with a knee to the head.
Dagg looking to throw knees to the head but Alunan is blocking nicely.
Alunan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dagg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dagg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alunan's face.
Eusebio Alunan's cut is getting worse.
Dagg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dagg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alunan's face.
Dagg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dagg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dagg lands a knee to the head.
Dagg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dagg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Dagg.
Dagg connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagg lands a knee to the head.
Eusebio Alunan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dagg misses with a knee to the head.
Dagg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alunan tries to pull guard but Dagg holds him up against the cage and eventually Alunan drops back down to his feet.
Dagg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dagg tries to land a knee to the head but Alunan blocks with his arms.
Dagg misses with a knee strike.
Alunan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dagg just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eusebio Alunan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dagg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alunan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dagg misses with a knee strike.
Dagg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alunan.
Alunan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dagg's elbow.
Dagg misses with a knee to the head.
Alunan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dagg smiles and moves away.
Alunan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dagg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alunan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dagg just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dagg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dagg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dagg tries to land a knee to the head but Alunan blocks with his arms.
Dagg lands a knee to the head.
Dagg connects with a knee to the head.
Alunan managing to block the knees to the body from Dagg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alunan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dagg smiles and moves away.
Alunan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dagg avoids it really well and circles away.
Alunan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dagg avoids it really well and circles away.
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.
Dagg has Alunan up against the cage in a clinch.
Dagg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alunan trying to control the position but instead, Dagg has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alunan into the cage.
Dagg looking to throw knees to the head but Alunan is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Dagg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eusebio Alunan'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.
Alunan wants to clinch
and Dagg counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dagg.
Dagg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dagg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dagg looking to throw knees to the head but Alunan is blocking nicely.
Dagg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alunan fails to pull guard.
Nick Dagg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dagg lands a knee to the head.
Dagg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alunan's face.
Dagg scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dagg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alunan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dagg crunches a lovely knee into Alunan's ribcage.
Dagg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dagg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alunan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagg misses with a knee to the head.
Dagg tries a knee to the head but Alunan blocks it.
Dagg tries a knee to the head but Alunan blocks it.
Dagg tries a knee to the head but Alunan blocks it.
Alunan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dagg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alunan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Alunan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dagg misses with a knee to the head.
Alunan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dagg walks away with a smile on his face. Alunan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eusebio Alunan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alunan misses with a takedown
and Dagg holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dagg landing knees to the head.
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.
Dagg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dagg looking to throw knees to the head but Alunan is blocking nicely.
Dagg with a knee to the head.
Dagg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alunan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alunan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dagg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alunan's face.
Alunan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dagg lands a knee to the body.
Dagg tries to land knees in the clinch but Alunan avoids the damage to the body.
Dagg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alunan tries to work over Dagg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alunan tries to circle away but Dagg has him pinned against the cage.
Dagg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alunan tries to score a body lock takedown but Dagg shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dagg misses with a knee to the head.
Alunan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alunan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dagg walks away with a smile on his face. Alunan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alunan wants to clinch up but Dagg keeps it at a distance.
Dagg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alunan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Alunan looking to sit in guard and control but Dagg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dagg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alunan is keeping the position for now.
Alunan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alunan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dagg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alunan wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alunan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Dagg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eusebio Alunan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dagg moves into the clinch.
Dagg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dagg tries a knee to the head but Alunan blocks it.
Alunan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alunan tries to pull guard but Dagg holds him up against the cage and eventually Alunan drops back down to his feet.
Dagg connects with a knee to the head.
Jeez, Eusebio Alunan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Dagg lands a knee to the head.
Alunan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dagg landing knees to the head.
Dagg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dagg tries to land a knee to the head but Alunan blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dagg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alunan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dagg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alunan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dagg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dagg tries a knee to the head but Alunan blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alunan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alunan wants a takedown.
Dagg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alunan stalling in the clinch but Dagg improves position.
Dagg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alunan blocks it with crossed arms.
Dagg missing with knees to the body.
Alunan jumps guard but Dagg stands there with Alunan around his waist. Alunan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eusebio Alunan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alunan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dagg looking to throw knees to the head but Alunan is blocking nicely.
Alunan tries to break the clinch but Dagg is controlling the position.
Dagg looking to throw knees to the head but Alunan is blocking nicely.
Dagg tries a knee to the head but Alunan blocks it.
Alunan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dagg walks away with a smile on his face. Alunan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No joy there for Dagg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alunan closes the distance but Dagg moves to the side
and Dagg counters by clinching up.
Alunan is trying to maintain a safe position but Dagg gets an underhook and turns Alunan into the cage.
Dagg looking to throw knees to the head but Alunan is blocking nicely.
Dagg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dagg looking to throw knees to the head but Alunan is blocking nicely.
Dagg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alunan tries to pull guard but Dagg won't allow it.
Alunan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dagg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alunan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dagg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alunan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dagg gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dagg lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alunan tries to pull guard but Dagg holds him up against the cage and eventually Alunan drops back down to his feet.
Dagg tries a knee to the head but Alunan blocks it.
Alunan stalling in the clinch but Dagg improves position.
Dagg misses with a knee strike.
Alunan wants a takedown.
Dagg tries to land knees in the clinch but Alunan avoids the damage to the body.
Alunan is trying to break the clinch but Dagg has him pressed against the cage.
Eusebio Alunan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alunan tries to land knees in the clinch but Dagg avoids the damage to the body.
Dagg misses with a knee strike.
Dagg misses with a knee strike.
Alunan is trying to drag Dagg to the mat but Dagg just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Alunan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four 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.
Dagg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dagg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eusebio Alunan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nick Dagg!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phi Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phi Cho could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jose Cortez's chin.
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155 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phi Cho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jose Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cho fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cortez sprawls well initially but Cho persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cho stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
No joy there for Cortez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cho throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cortez was covering up waiting for the punch and Cho finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cho controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cortez trying to control the position.
Cho stays in close to Cortez's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cortez working a defensive guard here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cho instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cho tightens his grip and picks Cortez up, before dumping him to the ground. Cortez manages to land in guard.
Cho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cho tries to free his leg and advance position but Cortez is retaining full guard.
Cortez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cho controls the pace.
Cho might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cho looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Phi Cho just wasn't active enough.
Cho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cho wants to pass the guard but Cortez is keeping the position.
Cortez is trying to keep Cho in close.
Cortez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Cortez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cho controls the pace.
Cortez has a closed guard, preventing Cho from standing up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cortez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cho.
Cho gets the takedown into side control.
Cortez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho trying to control the action but Cortez is working from the bottom.
Cortez is trying to control Cho's posture but Cho avoids it.
Cho lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cortez struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cho in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cortez wants to control but Cho postures up.
Cortez is looking for a sweep.
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.
Cortez struggling a bit here.
Cho is staying tight to Cortez's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Cho seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cortez for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We're going to have a standup here because Phi Cho wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cho connects with a looping right hand.
Cho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cortez.
Nice uppercut there from Cho.
Cho lands a left and a right that send Cortez crashing to the mat, dazed. Cho thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phi Cho dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cho connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Cortez tumbling to the canvas! Cho pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Cortez was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Phi Cho!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fergus McDugan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Godwich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fergus McDugan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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270 lbs
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fergus McDugan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Godwich!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDugan dives in and grabs Godwich's left leg, looking for a takedown. Godwich pushes down on McDugan's head and hops out.
Godwich scores with a kick to the midsection.
Godwich throws a series of punches but McDugan moves out of range.
McDugan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Godwich darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McDugan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Godwich scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDugan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Godwich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McDugan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Godwich has McDugan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Godwich pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending McDugan tumbling to the mat - Godwich dives into McDugan's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwich loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McDugan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McDugan scrambles and gets back to his feet.
McDugan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Godwich avoids it really well and circles away.
McDugan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Godwich falls off balance throwing a combination
and McDugan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Godwich thinking.
Godwich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McDugan tries to close the distance and clinch but Godwich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Godwich as McDugan shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fergus McDugan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDugan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Godwich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDugan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Godwich counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McDugan wants to control but Godwich is keeping busy.
Godwich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Godwich wants to lay and pray for a moment but McDugan keeps working.
Godwich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McDugan is trying to stand up here but Godwich is controlling him well.
McDugan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godwich slips a nice elbow through McDugan's hands, connecting with McDugan's forehead.
McDugan is staying active underneath Godwich, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McDugan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McDugan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Godwich throwing shots but McDugan is blocking nicely.
McDugan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Godwich.
Godwich trying to control from McDugan's half guard. McDugan has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
McDugan working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Godwich loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Godwich trying to control but McDugan is working from the bottom.
Godwich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McDugan wants to get back to his feet but Godwich is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Godwich is looking to work some ground and pound but McDugan has wrist control.
Godwich prevents McDugan from getting back to his feet.
Godwich is looking to advance position but McDugan has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Godwich dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McDugan tries a head kick but it misses.
Godwich shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
McDugan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Godwich is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and McDugan reverses the position - he's now on top in Godwich's guard.
Godwich trying to control the position.
McDugan preventing the sweep.
Godwich keeping moving, preventing McDugan from controlling successfully.
McDugan passes Godwich's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Godwich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McDugan is keen to just control but Godwich is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDugan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Godwich is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
McDugan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Godwich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fergus McDugan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
McDugan checks a leg kick.
Fergus McDugan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McDugan keeps the fight on the outside.
Godwich stalks McDugan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McDugan's face. McDugan staggers backwards, shaken.
Godwich swats away the attempt to clinch by McDugan.
McDugan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Godwich, pushing him back against the cage.
McDugan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Godwich looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDugan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McDugan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Godwich counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McDugan wants to clinch up but Godwich keeps it at a distance.
McDugan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDugan dives in and grabs Godwich's left leg, looking for a takedown. Godwich pushes down on McDugan's head and hops out.
McDugan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McDugan dodges the punch combination from Godwich.
Godwich attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McDugan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Godwich counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fergus McDugan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Godwich is working for takedown but McDugan is calmly controlling the position for now.
McDugan is pressed up against the cage. Godwich has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McDugan down to the mat. McDugan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Godwich takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Godwich closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Godwich misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godwich blocks a head kick by McDugan.
Godwich misses with a double jab.
Godwich misses with a leg kick
and McDugan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDugan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Godwich wants to control but McDugan is having none of it.
Godwich is desperately trying to improve his position but McDugan has a good base and remains in mount.
McDugan controlling the position easily from mount.
McDugan is working for a guillotine from mount but Godwich frees his head quite easily.
McDugan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godwich is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McDugan landing strikes, looking to finish!
McDugan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Godwich is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
McDugan looking to control but Godwich is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Godwich wants to hold on but McDugan pushes him away.
McDugan tries to control but Godwich wriggling away.
Godwich is in all sorts of trouble here.
McDugan trying to control but Godwich is having none of it.
Godwich takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fergus McDugan dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Godwich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McDugan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McDugan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Godwich counters with a solid body kick.
Godwich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McDugan at a distance.
McDugan closes the distance and clinches up with Godwich, looking for a takedown. McDugan pushes Godwich against the cage but Godwich circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Godwich looks to land a combination but McDugan avoids it well.
Godwich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice sprawl there from Godwich as McDugan shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fergus McDugan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Godwich looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Godwich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Godwich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Godwich thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing McDugan to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDugan trying to keep a closed guard but Godwich is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDugan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Godwich.
Godwich throws and elbow that misses. McDugan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Godwich's guard. Nice move by McDugan!
McDugan wants to control from the top but Godwich keeps moving.
Godwich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McDugan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Godwich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McDugan won't allow Godwich to sweep him here.
McDugan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
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.
A shot to the liver by McDugan. Beautiful body shot.
McDugan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Godwich circles away.
Godwich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McDugan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Godwich.
Godwich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Godwich keeps McDugan at a distance using the push kick.
Godwich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McDugan. That did some damage!
Godwich stuffs the takedown.
Godwich misses with a double jab
and McDugan counters with a big head kick but Godwich shrugs it off.
Godwich shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
McDugan manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
McDugan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McDugan tries to get out of the position.
McDugan is refusing to be controlled, as Godwich sits in half guard.
McDugan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godwich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McDugan's head.
McDugan is not content to let Godwich control the position.
Godwich trying to control from McDugan's half guard. McDugan has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Godwich must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McDugan pushes Godwich off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McDugan with a poor takedown
and Godwich counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Godwich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McDugan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and McDugan duly obliges.
Godwich misses with the combination.
McDugan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Godwich misses.
Godwich digs a good body shot into McDugan's ribs.
McDugan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Godwich but Godwich pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Godwich fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Godwich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Godwich does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Godwich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Godwich has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Godwich!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yason Tupaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mattew Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tupaz comes to the cage accompanied by Step Up. Yason Tupaz had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yason Tupaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mattew Justice!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tupaz.
Justice shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tupaz pinned against the cage. Tupaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Justice.
Justice misses with a takedown attempt - Tupaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yason Tupaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mattew Justice.
No luck for Justice with that takedown attempt.
Tupaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tupaz looks to land a combination. Justice sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tupaz slaps away a takedown attempt from Justice, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Justice is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tupaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tupaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Justice has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tupaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tupaz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tupaz.
Justice tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tupaz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Justice somewhat.
Justice looks gassed!
Tupaz digs a good hook to Justice's body.
Tupaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Justice off the cage and back into rage.
Tupaz throws a series of strikes that have Justice backpedaling.
Justice shoots in looking for a takedown. Tupaz tries to sprawl out of it but Justice keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tupaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Justice looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tupaz is fending him off so far but Justice persists. Nope, Tupaz circles away and we're back to standing.
Tupaz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Justice takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Donk. Tupaz catches Justice right on the button with a cross.
Justice shoots in and drives through. Tupaz sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupaz connects with a high kick.
Justice shoots in looking for a takedown. Tupaz tries to sprawl out of it but Justice keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tupaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Justice shoots for a takedown but Tupaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Justice takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Justice is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tupaz is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Justice.
Tupaz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tupaz delivers a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tupaz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tupaz lands a head kick. Justice smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tupaz connects with a body shot.
Justice takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Justice takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tupaz is looking to slow Justice down with leg kicks.
Tupaz lands a head kick. Justice smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Justice shoots in looking for a takedown. Tupaz tries to sprawl out of it but Justice keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tupaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tupaz!
Justice takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Justice shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tupaz as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters circling a little - Tupaz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tupaz lands the left hand.
Justice fails with the takedown.
Tupaz lands with a good body shot.
Justice takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tupaz, right into the meat.
Nice body kick from Tupaz.
Justice takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tupaz but Tupaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Justice walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tupaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Justice's sensitive parts.
Justice takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tupaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tupaz's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tupaz duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tupaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tupaz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Justice backs up against the cage.
Tupaz lands a jab-cross combination.
Justice takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from Tupaz as Justice shoots in.
Tupaz lands a nice hook to Justice's body. Justice takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tupaz lands a head kick. Justice smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yason Tupaz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tupaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tupaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tupaz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Justice is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tupaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tupaz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tupaz.
Tupaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tupaz feints and then cracks Justice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Justice down.
Justice misses with a takedown attempt - Tupaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yason Tupaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mattew Justice.
Justice will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Justice is breathing heavily.
Tupaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Justice should have avoided that one.
Tupaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tupaz scores with a jab. Justice acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tupaz lands with a shot to the body.
Yason Tupaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupaz throws a series of strikes that have Justice backpedaling.
Yason Tupaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tupaz scores with a leg kick.
Justice has a takedown stuffed.
Tupaz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tupaz lands a jab-cross combination.
Tupaz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tupaz lands with a straight right. Justice didn't see that one coming.
Yason Tupaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Tupaz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tupaz lands a head shot.
Tupaz connects with a high kick.
Tupaz leaves Justice with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tupaz leaves Justice with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Tupaz.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Justice might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tupaz has got the better of the exchanges.
Tupaz tests Justice's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tupaz connects with a body shot.
Tupaz throws a nice head kick!
Justice is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tupaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tupaz cracks the inside of Justice's front leg.
Tupaz scores with a jab.
Mattew Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justice closes the distance and clinches up with Tupaz, looking for a takedown. Justice pushes Tupaz against the cage but Tupaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tupaz punishes Justice's body with a nice straight punch.
Tupaz is working the combinations to good effect here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tupaz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tupaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A cross from Tupaz lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice looks for a takedown but Tupaz sprawls well.
A good leg kick by Tupaz.
Tupaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Justice closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tupaz circles away.
Tupaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Justice can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheers as Tupaz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Justice doesn't seem phased though.
A left lands for Tupaz.
Tupaz lands a body shot.
Tupaz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tupaz lands a jab to the head.
Tupaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Justice has time to react.
Tupaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tupaz enables Justice to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tupaz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Tupaz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tupaz wants to stand and escape but Justice is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupaz has Justice pulled in close to control his posture.
Tupaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Justice on the ground.
Justice slips nicely into half guard.
Justice is working for a submission of some sort.
Tupaz is looking for a sweep. Justice is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justice passes to side control.
Justice working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yason Tupaz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Justice shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tupaz but Tupaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Justice tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tupaz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Justice somewhat.
Tupaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Justice on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Tupaz.
Justice fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yason Tupaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mattew Justice.
Tupaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tupaz stuffs the takedown.
A left lands for Tupaz.
The crowd cheers as Tupaz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Justice doesn't seem phased though.
Tupaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tupaz scores with a nice head shot.
Tupaz clobbers Justice with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Justice closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tupaz's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tupaz duly obliges.
Nice takedown defense from Tupaz. No joy for Justice on that attempt.
Nice body kick from Tupaz.
Tupaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tupaz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Justice.
Tupaz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tupaz scores with a nice head shot.
Tupaz scores with a body shot.
Justice is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tupaz.
Justice dives in and grabs Tupaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tupaz pushes down on Justice's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Justice with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tupaz to score with a decent uppercut.
Justice misses with a takedown attempt - Tupaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Justice's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tupaz lands with a slapping head kick.
Tupaz throws a combination. Justice tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tupaz connects with a high kick.
Justice shoots for a takedown but Tupaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tupaz lands a head kick. Justice smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Justice has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tupaz.
Danga de danga de dang - Tupaz scores with a four punch combination!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Justice is defended easily by Tupaz.
Tupaz lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice shoots in for a takedown but Tupaz shows good takedown defense.
Justice takes a kick to the side of the head.
Justice shoots in for a takedown but Tupaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tupaz lands with a nice body punch.
Justice shoots in for a takedown but Tupaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tupaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tupaz digs a good body shot into Justice's ribs.
Nice shot by Tupaz.
Tupaz thumps Justice with a low kick.
Justice shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tupaz but Tupaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tupaz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tupaz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Justice backs up against the cage.
Tupaz scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupaz lands a head shot.
Justice is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tupaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tupaz lands a nice shot that snaps Justice's head back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tupaz.
Tupaz lands a high kick!
Yason Tupaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tupaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tupaz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Justice. That did some damage!
Tupaz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Justice shoots in for a double leg but Tupaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tupaz.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tupaz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tupaz!
Justice shoots in but no luck this time.
Mattew Justice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justice is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tupaz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yason Tupaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tupaz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:25
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:25
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yason Tupaz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristobel James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kristobel James!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green clinches.
Green dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Green has him pressed against the cage.
Green manages to break the clinch.
James throws the left hand but Green avoids the punch easily.
James misses with a hook. Green ducked under it nicely.
Green defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
James tests Green's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Tom Green has been cut.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Green has a takedown stuffed.
Green misses with a body kick.
James misses with a body shot.
Green defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
James misses the jab.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Green shoots in and bounces James off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Green wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on James, up you get!
Green shoots in for a double leg but James sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Green.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green is trying hard to land a takedown here. James sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
James throws a shot from downtown. Green moves away and avoids it.
James throws a jab when Green was well out of range.
Green steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
A jab from James misses.
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.
Green fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Green has a takedown stuffed.
Green is breathing heavily.
James takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
James throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Green slips under a jab.
Green takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Green on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Green with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling James to score with a decent uppercut.
Green slips under a jab from James.
James drops Green with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Green looks back up at him and smiles so James waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Green is rocked!
James feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Green crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kristobel James!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Brazimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Rum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fidel Brazimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Red Rum!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brazimo swings for the body but Rum moves out of range.
Rum wants to clinch up but Brazimo keeps it at a distance.
Rum wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brazimo tries to bum rush Rum with a series of wild strikes but Rum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brazimo counters with a two punch combo.
Rum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brazimo.
Rum tries to sprawl but Brazimo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Brazimo thows a huge punch but Rum dodges it nicely.
Brazimo trying to control from half guard but Rum is working away.
Brazimo looking for a submission but Rum manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Brazimo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rum wants to stand but Brazimo is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brazimo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rum has Brazimo pulled in close to control his posture.
Brazimo trying to control the position from guard on top but Rum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brazimo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rum works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brazimo trying to control but Rum is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Fidel Brazimo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rum tries to clinch
and Brazimo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rum misses with a series of wild punches.
Brazimo misses with a double jab
and Rum counters with a three punch combo that has Brazimo backing up. Brazimo nods at Rum to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brazimo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rum shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brazimo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Brazimo can't do much from the bottom here.
Brazimo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Brazimo defending against the ground and pound.
Brazimo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rum avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brazimo.
Brazimo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rum is trying to maintain the position but Brazimo is very close to passing his half guard.
Brazimo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brazimo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rum defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brazimo is keen to just control but Rum is a slippery customer.
Brazimo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rum defending well though.
Rum wants to control but Brazimo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brazimo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rum defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rum wants to get back to his feet.
Brazimo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brazimo throwing shots but Rum is blocking nicely.
Brazimo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brazimo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rum!
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.
Brazimo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rum has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Brazimo is breathing heavily.
Brazimo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rum because Brazimo loaded up on that one.
Brazimo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rum is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rum is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Brazimo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rum because Brazimo loaded up on that one.
Brazimo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Brazimo landing punches.
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 Fidel Brazimo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rum.
Rum shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brazimo's guard.
Brazimo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brazimo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rum keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brazimo's head.
Brazimo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brazimo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rum can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rum postures up and lands a big shot to Brazimo's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rum cracks Brazimo with a solid left hand.
Brazimo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rum wants to control from the top but Brazimo keeps moving.
Rum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brazimo is keeping the position for now.
Rum wants to control from the top but Brazimo keeps moving.
Rum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brazimo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rum with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rum gets to his feet. Brazimo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A combination from Rum does no damage.
Rum tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brazimo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brazimo.
Rum wants to stand up but Brazimo is controlling him.
Brazimo throws a big right hand that misses.
Rum wants to stand but Brazimo is controlling the position.
Brazimo trying to control the position from guard on top but Rum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brazimo landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brazimo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brazimo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brazimo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rum is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rum really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brazimo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brazimo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brazimo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rum is pushing Brazimo's head away, looking to escape. Brazimo manages to hold on to the position though.
Brazimo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Brazimo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Brazimo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rum keeps working.
Brazimo tries for a kimura but Rum is defending well.
Brazimo working the ground and pound but Rum is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fidel Brazimo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brazimo.
Rum tries to clinch
and Brazimo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick from Rum lands but Brazimo takes it in his stride.
Rum tries to close the distance and clinch but Brazimo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rum fails with a takedown attempt.
Fidel Brazimo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rum misses with a combination
enabling Brazimo to counter with a crisp jab.
Brazimo lands a slapping body shot.
Rum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brazimo throws a nice looking combination but Rum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brazimo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brazimo misses with a wild body shot.
Rum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rum misses with a head kick.
Rum scores with a hook.
Brazimo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Red Rum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Rum.
Rum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brazimo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rum tries to clinch but Brazimo moves out of range.
Rum throws a series of punches but Brazimo avoids them all with ease.
Rum's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rum duly obliges.
Brazimo tries to keep at a distance but Rum has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brazimo managing to block the knees to the body from Rum.
Brazimo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brazimo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rum up against the cage.
Rum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brazimo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brazimo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rum scores a nice knee to the body.
Rum gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Brazimo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rum defends it easily.
Brazimo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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 big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rum avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brazimo has a closed guard, preventing Rum from standing up.
Brazimo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fidel Brazimo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brazimo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brazimo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rum is aware though and is defending well.
Fidel Brazimo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rum throwing strikes from guard but Brazimo blocks nicely.
Rum with a nice head shot there.
Rum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brazimo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rum postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rum chips away with some ground and pound.
Brazimo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Brazimo has a closed guard, preventing Rum from standing up.
Rum must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rum avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rum tries to free his leg and advance position but Brazimo is retaining full guard.
Red Rum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rum scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rum's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brazimo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brazimo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rum is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brazimo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rum makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Red Rum.
I think Brazimo 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fidel Brazimo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Xavier (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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207 lbs
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215 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyson Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Xavier!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture shoots in for a takedown but Xavier shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Couture throws a right and a left that Xavier avoids nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Xavier. No joy for Couture on that attempt.
Couture staying out of range there.
Couture fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Couture. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xavier misses with a combination
and Couture counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Couture wants to pass the guard but Xavier is keeping the position.
Xavier is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Couture has his hands clasped together but Xavier extends an breaks Couture's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Xavier.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brad Xavier!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Augello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Augello could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chuck Norris's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Augello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Norris.
Chuck Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Augello slaps away a takedown attempt from Norris, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Norris shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Augello napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
An elbow from Norris crashes against the mat.
Norris misses with the ground and pound.
Norris tries to advance to mount but Augello denies him.
Augello wants to control but Norris postures up.
Norris scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Augello to see if he's OK.
Augello wants to control but Norris postures up.
Augello is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Augello is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norris is trying to control. Augello wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Norris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Augello defending well though.
Augello might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augello is trying to control but can't.
Norris wants to take a breather but Augello is having none of it.
Augello tries to get to full guard but Norris has control of the leg.
Augello on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Augello tries to get out of the position.
Augello is holding on to half guard well.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Augello is refusing to be controlled, as Norris sits in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Norris scores a takedown into full mount!
Norris working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Augello tries to hold on but Norris pushes him away.
Augello's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Augello is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augello manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Augello is staying active underneath Norris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Augello blocking the ground and pound attempt from Norris.
Augello is trying to stand back up but Norris is controlling him
Augello is staying active underneath Norris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Augello trying to hold on to Norris's head to control him but Norris postures up.
Norris wants to control but Augello is keeping him busy.
Norris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Norris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Norris is trying to control. Augello wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augello is looking to escape.
Norris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Augello keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Norris is looking to stall here but Augello recovers full guard.
Augello keeping moving, preventing Norris from controlling successfully.
Norris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Norris throwing strikes but missing.
Augello pulls Norris in close to his closed guard and prevents Norris from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Norris is stalling in the full guard.
We're going to have a standup here because James Augello wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Norris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Augello's waist but Augello gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Norris off to one side.
James Augello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Norris.
Nice sprawl there from Augello as Norris shoots in.
Augello defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Norris.
Augello connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Chuck Norris has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Augello drops Norris with a beautiful combination! Norris stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Augello is looking for the KO!
Norris is rocked!
Norris is holding his hands too far apart here. Augello throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Norris is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Augello!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruthless Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fuma Kotaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kotaro has chosen Bang Bang as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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177 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ruthless Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fuma Kotaro!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kotaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Junior tries to bum rush Kotaro with a series of wild strikes but Kotaro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kotaro scores with a leg kick.
Junior throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Junior tries to bum rush Kotaro with a series of wild strikes but Kotaro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kotaro scores with a nice body kick.
Kotaro lands with a kick to the ribs.
Junior is breathing heavily.
Kotaro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Junior takes a step back to recover.
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!
Kotaro wants to clinch up but Junior keeps it at a distance.
Kotaro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kotaro throws a leg kick which misses Junior's front leg but catches the back leg as Junior tries to avoid it.
Kotaro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Junior stuffs the takedown attempt from Kotaro. Kotaro gets slowly back to his feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kotaro - that will leave a mark!
Kotaro decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kotaro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Junior sees it coming and defends easily.
Kotaro is looking for a kimura but Junior is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kotaro to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kotaro in particular looking to stall.
Junior avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kotaro.
Kotaro is trying to work for a kimura but Junior is defending well.
Junior looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kotaro works his way into side control.
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.
Junior is letting Kotaro control him for a moment.
Kotaro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Junior is not content to let Kotaro control the position.
Junior on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Junior tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotaro goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Junior rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kotaro's guard! Nice work there by Junior!
Kotaro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Junior preventing the sweep.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kotaro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kotaro working for submissions but it's allowed Junior to get to half guard.
Kotaro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fuma Kotaro dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kotaro.
Junior looks to land a right hand but Kotaro moved out of range.
Kotaro slips a jab and a cross from Junior.
Junior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kotaro manages to avoid it.
Junior connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Junior misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut there from Junior.
Kotaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior looks to land a combination but Kotaro avoids it well.
Junior stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Junior wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Junior misses the target.
Kotaro scores with a leg kick.
Junior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kotaro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotaro slips under a jab.
Kotaro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Junior.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kotaro - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kotaro.
Kotaro throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Junior.
It looks like Ruthless Junior has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick from Kotaro.
Kotaro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Junior chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kotaro can pounce on him.
Kotaro clinches up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kotaro.
Kotaro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Junior is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ruthless Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fuma Kotaro.
Kotaro crunches a lovely knee into Junior's ribcage.
Junior on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kotaro landing knees to the body.
Kotaro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Junior prevents it.
Kotaro fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotaro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kotaro jumps guard and drags Junior to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kotaro trying to keep a closed guard but Junior is proving a slippery customer.
Junior has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kotaro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Junior doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Junior manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kotaro working a defensive guard here.
Kotaro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotaro has his foot on Junior's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Junior works his way back into a safe position though.
Junior is looking to stand up but Kotaro won't let him.
Kotaro wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kotaro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Junior can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Junior wanted to stand there but Kotaro had control of the position.
Kotaro looking for a guillotine here but Junior defends easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kotaro is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fuma Kotaro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ruthless Junior's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Junior misses with a straight left.
Kotaro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Junior will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Horrible takedown by Kotaro or perhaps it was just good defense by Junior which made him look bad.
Kotaro doesn't manage to clinch there - Junior circles away.
Junior is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fuma Kotaro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Junior misses with a two punch combination.
Junior swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Junior just misses with a punch to the body.
Junior throws a series of punches but Kotaro moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior misses with a series of wild punches.
Junior throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kotaro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kotaro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotaro trying to control the position from guard on top but Junior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kotaro controlling from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kotaro looking to pass the guard.
Ruthless Junior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fuma Kotaro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Fuma Kotaro.
Kotaro slips under a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kotaro.
Kotaro shoots for a takedown but Junior saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A slow jab from Junior misses its intended target.
Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kotaro moves away.
Kotaro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Junior is trying to force a seperation but Kotaro has the dominant position.
Junior is trying to break the clinch but Kotaro has him pressed against the cage.
Junior can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotaro effectively controlling the action here.
Kotaro can't get the takedown.
Ruthless Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fuma Kotaro.
Junior can't break the clinch.
Junior is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Junior is pressed up against the cage. Kotaro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Junior down to the mat. Junior avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Junior lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kotaro at a distance.
Kotaro lands with a kick to the temple. Junior shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kotaro lands a head kick!
Kotaro clinches with his opponent.
Junior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kotaro has Junior pressed against the cage, preventing Junior from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kotaro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Junior blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotaro has Junior pressed against the cage, preventing Junior from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kotaro.
Kotaro has Junior pressed against the cage, preventing Junior from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Junior wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kotaro wants a takedown but no success here.
Junior has had enough of the clinch but Kotaro keeps him there for the moment.
Junior is looking to break free of the clinch but Kotaro has double underhooks.
Junior wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kotaro has him pressed against the cage.
Junior managing to block the knees to the body from Kotaro.
Kotaro has Junior pressed against the cage, preventing Junior from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Junior has a couple of punches blocked by Kotaro.
Kotaro is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Junior gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kotaro wants a takedown but no success here.
Junior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Junior lands with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fuma Kotaro.
Well Kotaro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fuma Kotaro!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
89% |
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