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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rondon Ragen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rondon Ragen's chin.
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160 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rondon Ragen!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de vir lotonial ronaldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ragen pushes de vir lotonial ronaldo off looking to stand but de vir lotonial ronaldo dives back in and keeps control.
Ragen is looking for a sweep. de vir lotonial ronaldo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ragen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ragen.
Ragen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragen wants to stand but de vir lotonial ronaldo is controlling the position.
Ragen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ragen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
de vir lotonial ronaldo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ragen isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. de vir lotonial ronaldo stacks Ragen on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by de vir lotonial ronaldo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ragen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nice strikes from de vir lotonial ronaldo there.
Ragen wants to control but de vir lotonial ronaldo is keeping busy.
Ragen wants to get back to his feet.
de vir lotonial ronaldo 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ground and pound from de vir lotonial ronaldo.
de vir lotonial ronaldo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
de vir lotonial ronaldo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ragen blocking the ground and pound attempt from de vir lotonial ronaldo.
de vir lotonial ronaldo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de vir lotonial ronaldo thows a huge punch but Ragen dodges it nicely.
Ragen is looking to control de vir lotonial ronaldo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ragen avoid being mounted?
Ragen is looking to escape.
Ground and pound from de vir lotonial ronaldo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ragen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
de vir lotonial ronaldo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and de vir lotonial ronaldo wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
de vir lotonial ronaldo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
de vir lotonial ronaldo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ragen wants to improve his position but instead de vir lotonial ronaldo has moved into half guard.
Ragen tries to regain full guard. Instead though, de vir lotonial ronaldo has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Ragen wants to control but de vir lotonial ronaldo is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de vir lotonial ronaldo is landing with some decent strikes but Ragen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ragen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ragen wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
de vir lotonial ronaldo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
de vir lotonial ronaldo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ragen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ragen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. de vir lotonial ronaldo is working away from the top position though.
Ragen is breathing heavily.
de vir lotonial ronaldo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
de vir lotonial ronaldo prevents Ragen from improving his position.
Ragen pushes de vir lotonial ronaldo off but de vir lotonial ronaldo dives into side control.
de vir lotonial ronaldo working the head and body with strikes.
Ragen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de vir lotonial ronaldo in side control lands a decent elbow.
de vir lotonial ronaldo working away.
Ragen looks to move to half guard but instead de vir lotonial ronaldo has passed into mount! Damn!
Ragen is wriggling around trying to escape.
de vir lotonial ronaldo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
de vir lotonial ronaldo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ragen is trying to control but de vir lotonial ronaldo manages to pass to mount!
Ragen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de vir lotonial ronaldo lands a heavy elbow.
Ragen is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ragen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
de vir lotonial ronaldo lands with some strikes.
Ragen working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de vir lotonial ronaldo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ragen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
de vir lotonial ronaldo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
de vir lotonial ronaldo lands a nice shot to the head.
Ragen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
de vir lotonial ronaldo lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by de vir lotonial ronaldo.
de vir lotonial ronaldo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
de vir lotonial ronaldo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ragen hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
de vir lotonial ronaldo lands a nice shot to the head.
de vir lotonial ronaldo with a couple of short strikes.
de vir lotonial ronaldo lands a big shot there that rocks Ragen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well de vir lotonial ronaldo 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thery Sanon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanon comes to the cage accompanied by Singles Run. Thery Sanon had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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142 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thery Sanon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sanon's half guard.
Oliveira Silva is controlling the pace.
Sanon is in trouble now - Oliveira Silva has advanced to mount!
Oliveira Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Oliveira Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sanon is breathing heavily.
Oliveira Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Oliveira Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Oliveira Silva 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 two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Oliveira Silva is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Oliveira Silva pushes Sanon up against the cage in a clinch.
Oliveira Silva tightens his grip and picks Sanon up, before dumping him to the ground. Sanon manages to land in guard.
Oliveira Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Oliveira Silva pushes Sanon up against the cage in a clinch.
Oliveira Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanon is defending well for now.
Oliveira Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oliveira Silva gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Oliveira Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Oliveira Silva content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Oliveira Silva has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva.
Oliveira Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sanon seems a little lost for a moment, as Oliveira Silva dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira Silva decides to stand back up. Oliveira Silva steps back and let's Sanon get back to his feet.
Oliveira Silva shoots in and bounces Sanon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oliveira Silva swings for the body but Sanon moves out of range.
Oliveira Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Oliveira Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Oliveira Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Oliveira Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Oliveira Silva controlling the pace for now.
Oliveira Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliveira Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira Silva is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Oliveira Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sanon is trying to defend but Oliveira Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Oliveira Silva content to control rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva.
Oliveira Silva misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira Silva tries for a takedown but Sanon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oliveira Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Oliveira Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Oliveira Silva trying to control but Sanon is working from the bottom.
Oliveira Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Oliveira Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Oliveira Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Oliveira Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sanon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oliveira Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Sanon's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Oliveira Silva moves in looking to clinch but Sanon pushes him off.
Sanon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sanon trying to keep a closed guard but Oliveira Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Sanon keeping moving, preventing Oliveira Silva from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira Silva passes Sanon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Oliveira Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
No luck for Oliveira Silva with that takedown attempt.
Sanon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Oliveira Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Sanon fights it but they end up in guard.
Oliveira Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Oliveira Silva is taking a breather. Sanon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva.
Oliveira Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sanon did well to prevent Oliveira Silva getting side control.
Sanon is in trouble now - Oliveira Silva has advanced to mount!
Oliveira Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sanon looks a forlorn figure.
Oliveira Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sanon is trying to escape the mount but Oliveira Silva keeps good control and instead manages to take Sanon's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanon won't enjoy being in this position. Oliveira Silva looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Sanon is tapping - it's over boys! Oliveira Silva picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Trorres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trorres comes to the cage accompanied by Eye Of The Tiger. Smith has chosen Colors of the Wind as his entrance music. John Smith struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Manny Trorres has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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154 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Trorres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Trorres throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Trorres tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trorres moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Trorres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trorres gets caught flat footed, as Smith shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith postures up.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Trorres is keeping the position.
Trorres working a defensive guard here.
Smith trying to move into half guard but instead Trorres has managed to sweep!
Smith looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Smith looks gassed!
Trorres postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trorres throws a big right hand that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Trorres dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Trorres's head and hops out.
Smith decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Trorres is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Trorres is trying to stand.
Trorres is in trouble now - Smith has advanced to mount!
Smith cracks Trorres with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Trorres tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves to back control.
Trorres looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Trorres is keeping busy.
Smith working for a choke but Trorres is defending well.
Smith is persistently looking for the submission but Trorres is defending it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trorres controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
I really don't envy Trorres right now.
Smith not allowing Trorres to control his hands.
Smith looking to break Trorres's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Trorres remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Smith will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
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 not allowing Trorres to control his hands.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trorres is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Smith trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Trorres doesn't escape.
Trorres tries to escape the position.
Smith biding his time, controlling Trorres.
Smith struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Trorres swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Trorres fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Trorres counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Trorres knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Trorres tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Smith.
Smith slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Trorres postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Trorres would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trorres trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trorres has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
Smith slows the pace down in half guard.
Smith is looking to advance position but Trorres won't allow it.
Smith is thwarting Trorres's attempts 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 frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smith tries to control but Trorres wriggling away.
Smith avoids the attempt from Trorres to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trorres wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Smith working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Smith is looking for the choke from the back position but Trorres is controlling his hands well.
Smith struggling to keep hold of the position.
John Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith gets his hands free as Trorres looks to control.
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.
Trorres breaks Smith's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Trorres's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Trorres missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trorres would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Trorres wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Trorres wants to get back to his feet.
Smith tries to score with some ground and pound. Trorres controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Trorres throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
Left hook, right uppercut from Trorres.
Smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Trorres fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trorres swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trorres lands a jab-cross combination.
Trorres avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trorres throws a head kick that misses.
Trorres tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trorres closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Trorres throws a one two combo.
Trorres fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
Trorres misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith rushes Trorres and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Trorres fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Trorres gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Trorres working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith won't allow Trorres to get back to his feet.
Trorres wants to control but Smith passes easily into half guard.
Trorres is trying to stand.
Smith is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Trorres trying to control but Smith postures up.
Smith is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Trorres sees it coming and defends easily.
Trorres is trying to stand back up but Smith is controlling him
Smith seems to be working for a kimura but Trorres defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trorres is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
Smith perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Smith looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Trorres is trying to get back to full guard.
Smith trying to mount his opponent but Trorres defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Trorres is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trorres trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Trorres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manny Trorres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Trorres looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Smith!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JB Trent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus North!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, JB Trent!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trent moves into the clinch.
North is trying to force a seperation but Trent has the dominant position.
North gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Trent.
Trent drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
North is fighting off a takedown attempt but Trent is just too persistent for him and manages to trip North to the mat. North regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
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.
North tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
North is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Trent pushes down on North's leg and manages to get into half guard.
North on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if North tries to get out of the position.
Trent prevents North from standing back up.
Trent trying to mount his opponent but North defends it.
Trent is thwarting North's attempts to control the position.
North won't allow Trent to pass to mount.
Trent is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
North tries to kick Trent off but Trent keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trent closes the distance and clinches.
North looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Trent keeps control of North as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
North has had enough of the clinch but Trent keeps him there for the moment.
North breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from North.
Marcus North is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
North misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from North.
Marcus North seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trent tries to clinch there but North circles away.
North misses with a head kick.
North throws a head kick but Trent moves out of range.
North throws a head kick but Trent moves out of range.
North misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from North.
North is breathing heavily.
North throws the left hand but Trent avoids the punch easily.
Crunch! North slams his shin into Trent's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Trent shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has North pinned against the cage. North gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marcus North has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JB Trent.
Trent fails with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from North misses its intended target.
No luck for Trent with that takedown attempt.
North misses with a straight right.
North throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Trent.
North throws a hook to the side of Trent's head but Trent sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
North throws a head kick that half lands.
North connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Trent wants to clinch up but North keeps it at a distance.
North throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from North.
Trent blocks a head kick by North.
North misses with a head kick.
Trent has a takedown stuffed.
Trent walks into a stiff left hand from North.
North punishes Trent's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick from North lands but Trent takes it in his stride.
Trent throws a leg kick
and North counters with a series of strikes. Trent will be more careful next time no doubt.
North throws a sloppy head kick and Trent moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from North.
North stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Trent ducks under a wild hook from North.
North throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trent throws a head kick but North moves out of range.
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.
North throws a lazy head kick
and Trent counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Trent.
North breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trent slips under a jab from North.
North throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trent.
A head kick misses from North.
The fighters circling - North throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
North pulls out of a head kick attempt.
North misses with a head kick.
A head kick by North misses
and Trent counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Trent.
North wants to stand up but Trent is controlling him.
Trent is looking to work some ground and pound but North has wrist control.
North keeping moving, preventing Trent from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JB Trent dominated that round.
That's time! North's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
North fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Trent shoots for a double leg takedown but North sprawls well. He's pushed Trent's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from North.
North misses with a low kick.
Trent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by North.
North throws a head kick that misses
and Trent counters by moving into the clinch.
North is trying to break the clinch but Trent is controlling him.
Trent has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. North avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Trent prevents North from breaking the clinch.
Trent is trying to work for a single leg takedown but North pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marcus North has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JB Trent.
North gets control of Trent's arms and successfully pulls guard. North will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
North tries to land a sweep but no joy.
North wants to get back to his feet but Trent is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Trent thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
North tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trent slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
North is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Trent stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. North swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from North.
North buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by North. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of North.
North tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Trent tries to close the distance and clinch but North swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
North throws a sloppy head kick and Trent moves out of range easily.
North checks a leg kick nicely.
North pulls out of a head kick attempt.
North throws a hook to the side of Trent's head but Trent sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trent tries to score a power double leg takedown but North sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Trent somewhat.
North throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick from North lands but Trent takes it in his stride.
North scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
North lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
North connects with a body shot.
Trent throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around North's waist but North gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Trent off to one side.
North throws a head kick but Trent moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
North throws out a powerful jab.
Trent shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts North as he jumps to the side.
North feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Trent's calf.
A telegraphed right hand from North misses the target.
North throws a sloppy head kick
and Trent holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Trent fails to land.
North is looking to break free of the clinch but Trent has double underhooks.
Trent is looking to control North's arms but North gets an underhook and turns him. Now Trent has his back to the cage.
North is trying to break the clinch but Trent is controlling him.
North is trying to force a seperation but Trent has the dominant position.
North wants to get back to striking at distance but Trent won't allow it.
North stops a takedown attempt from Trent.
North is looking to break free of the clinch but Trent has double underhooks.
North pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from North.
Trent has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
North throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
North misses with an attempted mid kick.
North defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Trent.
North lands with a kick to the temple. Trent shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
North throws a nice head kick!
Trent shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as North sprawls well. North wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Trent gets slowly back to his feet.
Trent shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says North as he avoids it easily.
Trent bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trent trying to control the position but North is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus North dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from North misses the target.
Trent changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. North looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
North knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Trent on the ground.
Trent trying to control the position but North is working away.
North is trying to control Trent's posture but Trent avoids it.
Trent scores with punches from side control.
Trent trying to control the action but North is working from the bottom.
Trent postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trent working the ground and pound but North is defending the strikes.
North tries to improve position but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trent avoids the head kick by North.
Trent avoids the head kick by North.
North throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for North.
Some wild striking there from Trent.
Trent chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before North can pounce on him.
North tries a head kick but it misses.
Trent avoids the head kick by North.
A bone on bone clash there as Trent blocks the leg kick.
North lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
North misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
North throws a sloppy head kick and Trent moves out of range easily.
North throws a lazy head kick
and Trent counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Trent is fighting to break North's control of his arms but North is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
North keeping moving, preventing Trent from controlling successfully.
Trent loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trent has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
North pulls Trent in to control the position.
Trent trying to control but North is working from the bottom.
North looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trent controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Trent wants to control from the top but North keeps moving.
Trent is looking to work some ground and pound but North has wrist control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
North throws a head kick that Trent semi-blocks.
North throws a head kick that misses
and Trent counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Trent throwing shots but North is blocking nicely.
Trent is trying to control the action in half guard but North is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
North is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
North is staying active underneath Trent, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Trent missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
North trying to control from the bottom.
Trent is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. North doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Trent.
Trent thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed North's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
JB Trent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Trent 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JB Trent!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Trip Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Cardoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogerio Cardoso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Trip Hammer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rogerio Cardoso!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer fails with the takedown.
Cardoso swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hammer.
Cardoso lands with a good body shot.
Cardoso lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Trip Hammer has been cut.
Cardoso slaps away a takedown attempt from Hammer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cardoso uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hammer has time to react.
A cross from Cardoso lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cardoso moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hammer looks for a takedown but Cardoso sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trip Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Cardoso connects with a nice looking jab.
Hammer is rocked!
Cardoso lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Hammer falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rogerio Cardoso!
Rogerio Cardoso is the new featherweight champion!
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