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QFC Tournament 1147 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cass Ave (ranked 4623 p4p, 4496 weight class) and Peter Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cass Ave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Pan!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Chris Dean and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ave closes the distance and clinches.
Pan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ave has him pressed against the cage.
Ave pulls Pan into guard.
Ave is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pan tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Ave manages to move to mount!
Ave has control of Pan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ave lands a big elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pan trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ave working for a guillotine from mount but Pan is in no mood to give up.
Pan has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Pan trying to get back to his feet but Ave is in full control for now.
Ave controls the action.
You can see the frustration on Pan's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Ave controlling the position well here. Pan rolled but Ave kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Ave seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pan for as long as he can get away with.
Pan trying to get back to his feet but Ave is in full control for now.
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.
Pan fending off the submission attempt from Ave.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ave just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Ave is persistently looking for the submission but Pan is defending it well.
Pan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ave. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ave has the hooks in. Pan is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ave working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Ave biding his time, controlling Pan.
Pan preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ave.
Pan tries to escape but Ave has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Ave controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pan tries to escape but Ave has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Ave controlling from the back.
Pan showing good submission defense here.
Pan is trying to get back to his feet but Ave has full control of the position and if anything, Pan has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Pan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cass Ave dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ave swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pan throws a sloppy head kick and Ave moves out of range easily.
Pan doesn't manage to clinch there - Ave circles away.
Pan scores with a head kick. Ave tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
 It looks like Cass Ave has been cut.
Ave shoots in for a takedown but Pan shows good takedown defense.
Ave clinches up against the cage.
Pan tries to break free but Ave pushes him back against the cage.
Ave breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ave feinted with a counter takedown.
Cass Ave is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ave changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pan tries to avoid it but Ave manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pan to the ground. Pan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ave looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pan is fending him off so far but Ave persists. Nope, Pan circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cass Ave. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pan wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ave scores with a jab to the body.
Ave shoots in but no luck this time.
Ave shoots for a double leg takedown but Pan sprawls well. He's pushed Ave's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pan darts in looking for a takedown but Ave gets double underhooks and turns Pan into the cage.
Ave throws a front kick aimed at Pan's knee but Pan avoids it well.
Pan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ave.
Ave darts in looking for a takedown but Pan gets double underhooks and turns Ave into the cage.
Pan wants a takedown.
Pan tries to pull guard but Ave won't allow it.
Ave pulls guard successfully.
Pan wants to stand but Ave has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ave wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ave tries to strike from the bottom.
Ave is looking for a triangle but Pan pushes his legs off easily.
Pan throwing strikes but missing.
Pan throwing strikes but missing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ave bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pan's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ave is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pan is looking to stand back up but Ave counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Pan.
Ave escapes and gets back to his feet.
Pan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ave fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pan wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ave shoots in but Pan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pan has a takedown stuffed.
Ave is looking for a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pan throws a head kick that half lands.
Pan tries for a takedown but Ave sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pan closes the distance and clinches up with Ave, looking for a takedown. Pan pushes Ave against the cage but Ave circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ave manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pan tries to close the distance and clinch but Ave swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pan scores with a head kick. Ave tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ave is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And Pan tries to counter it with a takedown but Ave pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ave is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pan can do to turn this around?
Pan gets tackled into the cage by Ave. Ave maintains the clinch.
Ave manages to break the clinch.
Pan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ave manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ave shoots in looking for a takedown. Pan tries to sprawl out of it but Ave keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Peter Pan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cass Ave's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ave takes the fight into the clinch.
Pan wants to stall.
Pan jumps guard but Ave stands there with Pan around his waist. Pan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ave lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pan or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pan shoots in but no luck this time.
Pan tries to clinch up.
Ave feints a jab promting Pan to slip. Ave then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ave closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Pan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pan working hard to break the clinch.
Ave tries to score a body lock takedown but Pan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pan is trying to push Ave away but Ave has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pan throws a punch but it's blocked by Ave.
Ave pulls guard effortlessly.
Pan throws a strike but Ave rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ave scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ave won't allow Pan to sweep him here.
Pan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ave controls the pace.
Ave works over Pan with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pan wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ave manages to pass to side control.
Pan is looking to escape.
Ave is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ave is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pan is trying to stand up here but Ave is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ave stands up from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ave keeps the fight on the outside.
Ave pushes Pan up against the cage in a clinch.
Ave can't get the takedown.
Ave's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pan wants to clinch
and Ave counters with a stiff right hand.
Pan with a poor takedown
and Ave holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cass Ave has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Pan.
Ave breaks from the clinch.
Pan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ave fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pan avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Pan.
Ave shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pan but Pan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ave dives in for a single leg takedown but Pan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pan is looking to break free of the clinch but Ave has double underhooks.
Ave is trying to pull guard but Pan has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pan is trying to force a seperation but Ave has the dominant position.
Pan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Peter Pan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cass Ave is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ave's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cass Ave showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ave has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight for Cass Ave!
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight for Cass Ave!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Cass Ave!
Cass Ave wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danial Mason (ranked 4456 p4p, 4645 weight class) and Demet Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danial Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Demet Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Skip Squint and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson digs a good hook to Mason's body.
Johnson jabs at Mason's body.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mason really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mason on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mason tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Mason throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Mason slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Demet Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason with the inside leg kick.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Mason darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mason looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mason doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Mason. Mason gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mason looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mason wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Mason throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mason is breathing heavily.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mason doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Mason trying to land knees to the body.
Mason is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Mason with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mason is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mason won't allow it.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mason won't allow it.
Mason keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mason tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Mason drops back down to his feet.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mason won't allow it.
Mason tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danial Mason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mason is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnson to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Mason is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnson to keep the fight standing.
Johnson wants to break free but Mason has control.
Mason misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Mason has him pressed against the cage.
Mason is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnson to keep the fight standing.
Mason tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Mason.
Johnson is trying to push Mason away but Mason has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mason tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mason stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Mason keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson wants to break free but Mason has control.
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.
Johnson tries to break free but Mason pushes him back against the cage.
Mason is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mason is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnson to keep the fight standing.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mason won't allow it.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Mason has double underhooks.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Mason is controlling him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mason working aggressively here.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Mason is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Demet Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mason takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mason takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mason throws a body kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Mason's body.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
Mason tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice leg kick from Mason, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mason throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson digs a good body shot into Mason's ribs.
Mason throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Mason.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mason stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson jabs Mason to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson punishes Mason's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson digs a good hook to Mason's body.
Mason takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Mason's body. Mason takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mason walks into a left hand.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Mason connects with a high kick.
Mason takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mason takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mason takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mason is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Mason's body.
Mason takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Mason sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Johnson digs a good hook to Mason's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mason doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson punishes Mason's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mason manages to avoid it.
Mason tried to counter with a leg kick but Johnson avoided it.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Mason connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mason.
Mason tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mason is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Johnson jabs at Mason's body.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Demet Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Mason's belly button to the back.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mason looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Johnson stuns Mason with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mason takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson digs a good hook to Mason's body.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson stuns Mason with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mason rather than just go for the knockout.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mason circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mason keeps Johnson at a distance using the push kick.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Demet Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Mason.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Mason's belly button to the back.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Mason throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a counter combo.
Danial Mason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Mason scores with a head kick. Johnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
 It looks like Demet Johnson has been cut.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mason doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Mason misses
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Mason.
Mason moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mason thinking.
Mason throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson jabs at Mason's body.
Mason closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Mason in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Mason has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Mason, against the cage.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Mason jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. Mason gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mason fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mason rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mason gets a clinch.
Mason keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Mason pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason misses with an elbow strike.
Mason wants to stall.
Mason pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Mason has double underhooks.
Mason lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mason fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Mason has double underhooks.
Mason looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mason tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Mason tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Demet Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mason looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demet Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight for Demet Johnson!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Demet Johnson!
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight for Demet Johnson!
Demet Johnson wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Revolver Ocelot (ranked 4374 p4p, 4353 weight class) and Money Pacman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Revolver Ocelot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Money Pacman!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ocelot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacman.
Ocelot misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pacman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pacman throws out a powerful jab.
Pacman avoids the head kick by Ocelot.
Nice cross by Pacman.
Ocelot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pacman! But no joy.
Pacman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ocelot on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ocelot lands with a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ocelot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ocelot misses with a wild body shot.
Pacman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ocelot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacman.
A shot to the liver by Ocelot. Beautiful body shot.
Pacman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pacman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ocelot takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
 Ocelot is rocked!
Ocelot takes one on the button.
Oh Ocelot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice uppercut there from Pacman.
Ocelot is looking to wear down Pacman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pacman cracks Ocelot with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Money Pacman!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Lineker (ranked 3252 p4p, 4562 weight class) and Petr Yan (ranked 197 p4p, 0 weight class). Lineker comes to the cage accompanied by Tree of Good Fruits. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Lineker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Petr Yan!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, John Mangel and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yan tries to clinch but Lineker is having none of it.
Nice shot lands for Lineker.
Lineker throws out a powerful jab.
Yan defending well as Lineker loads up on a big left hand.
Yan gets a clinch.
Lineker wants to get back to striking at distance but Yan won't allow it.
Yan misses with the head strike.
Lineker wants to break free but Yan has control.
Yan has Lineker pressed against the cage, preventing Lineker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lineker is looking to break free of the clinch but Yan has double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lineker avoids a wild elbow strike from Yan.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lineker's brow.
Yan can't find room to land a body shot as Lineker controls the action.
Yan lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lineker tries to break free but Yan pushes him back against the cage.
Yan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like John Lineker has been cut.
Yan prevents Lineker from breaking the clinch.
Yan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lineker backwards.
Yan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lineker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yan moves into range and clinches up with Lineker.
Lineker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lineker blocks an elbow strike from Yan.
Lineker blocks the elbow strike.
Lineker blocks a body shot from Yan.
Yan lands a damaging elbow.
Lineker is trying to force a seperation but Yan has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lineker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yan has Lineker pressed against the cage, preventing Lineker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lineker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yan lands an elbow inside that Lineker shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lineker tries to break free but Yan pushes him back against the cage.
Lineker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lineker blocks an elbow strike.
Lineker is trying to break free.
Lineker can't break the clinch.
Lineker takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yan lands an uppercut.
Lineker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yan lands a nice elbow.
Lineker tries to circle away but Yan has him pinned against the cage.
Lineker takes an elbow to the temple.
Yan misses with an elbow over the top.
Yan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lineker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yan has him pressed against the cage.
Lineker avoids a wild elbow strike from Yan.
Yan throws an elbow but it misses.
Yan lands an elbow inside that Lineker shrugs off.
John Lineker's cut is getting worse.
Lineker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lineker blocks an elbow strike from Yan.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yan throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan lands an elbow that stopped Lineker in his tracks for a moment.
Yan misses with an elbow over the top.
Lineker avoids a wild elbow strike from Yan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lineker tries to break the clinch but Yan is controlling the position.
Yan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lineker's defenses.
Yan keeps control of Lineker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lineker dodges an elbow strike from Yan.
Yan has Lineker pressed against the cage, preventing Lineker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yan throws an elbow but misses.
Lineker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lineker's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petr Yan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Lineker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yan wants to clinch but Lineker slips to the side
and Lineker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lineker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yan is looking to clinch.
Lineker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yan.
Yan wants to clinch up but Lineker keeps it at a distance.
Yan doesn't manage to clinch there - Lineker circles away.
Yan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yan defending well as Lineker loads up on a big left hand.
Yan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lineker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
 Yan is rocked!
Lineker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yan is still on wobbly legs! Can Lineker finish him?
Yan wants to clinch up but Lineker keeps it at a distance.
Yan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lineker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yan tries to clinch but Lineker is having none of it.
Yan has managed to clinch.
Yan seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lineker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yan lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lineker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yan throws an elbow but it misses.
Yan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lineker looks to land a left hand but Yan moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lineker misses with the combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lineker.
Lineker gets tackled into the cage by Yan. Yan maintains the clinch.
Lineker wants to get back to striking at distance but Yan won't allow it.
Yan pushes off an throws an elbow but Lineker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan is looking to clinch but Lineker is avoiding it.
Lineker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yan gets a clinch.
Yan lands an elbow inside that Lineker shrugs off.
Yan lands a nice elbow.
Yan misses with an elbow strike.
Lineker avoids the elbow strike from Yan, against the cage.
Yan breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lineker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lineker's corner calls for a 1-2. Lineker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yan is looking to clinch.
Yan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lineker counters with a straight right hand.
Yan moves away from the strike by Lineker.
Yan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Yan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Lineker misses the target.
Lineker tries to close the distance and clinch but Yan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lineker lands with a cross.
Lineker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lineker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yan closes the distance and pushes Lineker back into the cage.
Yan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yan misses with an elbow over the top.
Yan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lineker's defenses.
Yan lands an elbow inside that Lineker shrugs off.
Lineker avoids the elbow strike from Yan, against the cage.
Yan breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan staying out of range there.
Lineker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lineker scores with a body shot.
Lineker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yan wants to clinch.
Lineker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yan throws out a loose jab but Lineker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yan wants to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lineker throws an overhand right that lands on Yan's shoulder, as Yan tries to avoid the shot.
Yan tries to clinch but Lineker moves away
and Lineker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lineker takes an elbow to the temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Lineker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Lineker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lineker scores with a nice right hand.
Yan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lineker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yan tries to clinch up.
Lineker loads up on a big right hand but Yan slips the punch.
John Lineker is winning the standup battle so far.
Lineker's corner calls for a 1-2. Lineker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lineker throwing a counter right hand but Yan manages to avoid it.
Yan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lineker.
Yan instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Lineker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lineker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Lineker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lineker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yan throws a punch but it's blocked by Lineker.
Yan manages to break the clinch.
Yan is looking to clinch but Lineker is avoiding it.
Lineker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lineker scores with a hook.
Lineker throws a series of punches but Yan avoids them all with ease.
Lineker throws a jab when Yan was well out of range.
Yan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from Lineker.
Yan has closed the distance and engaged Lineker in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Yan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan lands a nice elbow.
Lineker blocks an elbow strike from Yan.
Lineker blocks a body shot from Yan.
Lineker blocks an elbow strike.
Yan swings wildly with an uppercut but Lineker uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yan breaks the clinch.
Yan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lineker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Lineker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lineker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lineker scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by Yan.
Lineker cracks Yan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lineker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yan is looking to clinch.
As Yan looks to move away, Lineker throws a big counter combo but Yan just gets out of the way.
Lineker throws a hook but Yan blocks it.
Yan wants to clinch up but Lineker keeps it at a distance.
Lineker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Yan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lineker misses with a wild body shot.
Yan clinches.
Yan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Lineker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lineker blocking some punches.
Yan throws an elbow that misses.
Yan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
John Lineker's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lineker is trying to force a seperation but Yan has the dominant position.
Yan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yan lands an elbow inside that Lineker shrugs off.
Jeez, John Lineker's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Lineker is looking to break free of the clinch but Yan has double underhooks.
Yan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lineker is trying to break the clinch but Yan is controlling him.
John Lineker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lineker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yan has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Yan.
Lineker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yan's elbow.
Yan pushes off an throws an elbow but Lineker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lineker struggles to land a body shot inside as Yan controls his hands.
Petr Yan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yan pushes off an throws an elbow but Lineker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Lineker.
I think Lineker 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight for Petr Yan!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Petr Yan!
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight for Petr Yan!
Petr Yan wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daryl Darcey (ranked 4473 p4p, 4663 weight class) and Phenom Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daryl Darcey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phenom Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Chris Dean and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darcey closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Smith did well to prevent Darcey getting side control.
Smith is looking to control Darcey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Darcey scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Darcey looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Darcey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Darcey in particular looking to stall.
Darcey is working for a submission of some sort.
Darcey landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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.
Smith is looking to control Darcey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Smith is trying to control but Darcey passes into side control!
Darcey in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Darcey tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Smith looking for a sweep but Darcey has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darcey controlling the pace for now.
Smith wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Smith tries to hold on but Darcey pushes him away.
Darcey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darcey connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Darcey content just to control the position here.
Darcey manages to capitalize on a mistake by Smith to take his back!
Darcey just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Smith fending off the submission attempt from Darcey.
Smith trying to control the hands but Darcey breaks the grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darcey looking to break Smith's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Smith remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Darcey will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Darcey is hanging on to Smith's back as he tries to escape.
Darcey looking for the RNC.
Darcey is looking for the choke from the back position but Smith is controlling his hands well.
Smith breaks Darcey's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Darcey is controlling Smith's posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daryl Darcey dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Darcey throws a head kick that misses.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Darcey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Smith just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDarcey.
Darcey throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Smith was covering up waiting for the punch and Darcey finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Smith wants to sweep here but Darcey controlling him for the moment.
Smith being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darcey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Darcey postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Smith is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Darcey, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darcey 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.
Darcey has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
Darcey trying to control the position.
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.
Smith passes Darcey's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Darcey moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Smith wants to get up but he can't break Darcey's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Darcey is on top in guard.
Smith keeping full guard, as Darcey tries to pass.
Darcey trying to stand up but can't free himself from Smith's guard.
Daryl Darcey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Darcey from controlling successfully.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Darcey is proving a slippery customer.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Darcey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Darcey from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Darcey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Darcey is trying to escape back to his feet but Smith uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Smith working away.
Smith cracks Darcey with a big elbow.
Darcey is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Daryl Darcey will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Darcey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Darcey rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Darcey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darcey throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Darcey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Darcey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darcey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Smith wants to improve his position but Darcey is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darcey performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Darcey wants to stand up but Smith manages to regain full guard.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Darcey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to 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.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Darcey tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Smith looking to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smith shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Darcey keeping hold of Smith's head, controlling as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darcey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Darcey is not content to let Smith control the position.
Darcey is controlling Smith's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Darcey is trying to stand.
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.
Smith wants to take a breather but Darcey is having none of it.
Smith is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Smith lands a head kick. Darcey smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Darcey as he avoids it easily.
Darcey looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Smith tries to sprawl but Darcey drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Darcey is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daryl Darcey.
Well Darcey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight for Daryl Darcey!
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight for Daryl Darcey!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Daryl Darcey!
Daryl Darcey wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Kikivinistol (ranked 4687 p4p, 4422 weight class) and Zach Blackwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Kikivinistol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zach Blackwood!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Darius Henderson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Kikivinistol. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kikivinistol.
Zach Blackwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackwood with a poor takedown
and Blackwood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blackwood closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kikivinistol to the mat! Kikivinistol manages to get full guard.
Kikivinistol wants to get back to his feet but Blackwood is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Blackwood lands a couple of elbows.
Kikivinistol wants to get back to his feet but Blackwood is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackwood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kikivinistol has his feet on Blackwood's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kikivinistol swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blackwood shoots in for a double leg but Kikivinistol sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
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!
Kikivinistol misses with a double jab.
Blackwood fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kikivinistol to the ground. Blackwood is now in Kikivinistol's guard.
Kikivinistol has momentary wrist control but Blackwood slips an elbow through the middle.
Blackwood landing some decent shots from guard.
Blackwood is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwood scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blackwood prevents Kikivinistol from getting back to his feet.
Blackwood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blackwood connects with a couple of short punches.
Blackwood with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blackwood lands a couple of digs.
Blackwood advances to half guard.
Blackwood not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kikivinistol is looking to escape.
Blackwood lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Blackwood not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blackwood seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kikivinistol wants to get back to his feet.
Blackwood working Kikivinistol over with strikes.
Kikivinistol kicks Blackwood off and gets back to his feet.
Blackwood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwood shoots in and drives through. Kikivinistol sprawls well.
Tommy Kikivinistol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zach Blackwood.
Kikivinistol pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Blackwood back to the cage. Kikivinistol follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Zach Blackwood has been cut.
Blackwood gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kikivinistol counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blackwood thinking.
Blackwood looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kikivinistol connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Blackwood dives in and grabs Kikivinistol's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kikivinistol pushes down on Blackwood's head and hops out.
Blackwood misses with a takedown attempt
and Kikivinistol counters with a left to the body.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Blackwood got wobbled bad by a big combination! Kikivinistol presses forward with punches and knees until Blackwood stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Blackwood closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Kikivinistol!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mikheil Dgebuadze (ranked 4688 p4p, 4452 weight class) and Kikkawa Kazukane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikheil Dgebuadze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kikkawa Kazukane!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Bruno Hogan and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dgebuadze drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kazukane pushes a forearm under Dgebuadze's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Dgebuadze is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kikkawa Kazukane!
Kikkawa Kazukane thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Candice Mizoguchi (ranked 4365 p4p, 4379 weight class) and Raymone Bjorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mizoguchi comes to the cage accompanied by At Last. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Candice Mizoguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raymone Bjorn !
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjorn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mizoguchi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mizoguchi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Raymone Bjorn has been cut.
Mizoguchi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bjorn throws a sloppy head kick
and Mizoguchi counters with a left and a right that stings Bjorn .
Bjorn clinches with his opponent.
Mizoguchi tries to break the clinch but Bjorn is controlling the position.
The referee calls for Bjorn to work.
Mizoguchi misses with a punch to the body.
Bjorn just leaning against Mizoguchi, taking a breather.
Mizoguchi wants to break free but Bjorn has control.
Bjorn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjorn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mizoguchi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bjorn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Candice Mizoguchi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymone Bjorn .
Bjorn gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Mizoguchi is looking for a sweep. Bjorn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mizoguchi won't allow Bjorn to pass to mount.
Mizoguchi is looking to escape.
Bjorn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mizoguchi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mizoguchi wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Bjorn is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bjorn working over Mizoguchi with some ground and pound. Mizoguchi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mizoguchi scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Bjorn manages to mount him!
Mizoguchi really wants to buck Bjorn off and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjorn lands a heavy elbow.
Bjorn controlling from mount.
Mizoguchi squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Bjorn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mizoguchi is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Bjorn has taken his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjorn has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Mizoguchi's body.
Bjorn tightening his grip on Mizoguchi, looking for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjorn keeps control of the position easily here as Mizoguchi tries to buck him off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mizoguchi tries to escape the position.
Bjorn is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Mizoguchi with him. Mizoguchi is trying to defend but Bjorn has an arm under the chin now! Mizoguchi grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Raymone Bjorn !
The defeated Candice Mizoguchi had this to say: 'Mission Failed, We'll get em next time.'.
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