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OXC- ShowDown 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Nielston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xtreme MMA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xtreme MMA has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Nielston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xtreme MMA!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MMA misses with a head kick.
Nielston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nielston misses with a straight left.
Nielston looks to land a right hand but MMA moved out of range.
Nielston throws a big shot that misses.
MMA moves out of range as Nielston strikes.
MMA slips under a jab.
Nielston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nielston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
MMA closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nielston is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but MMA has just dragged him back down to the mat.
MMA tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nielston's legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MMA looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nielston is trying to buck MMA off.
MMA thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielston wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
MMA tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
MMA works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
MMA lands a nice forearm strike.
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.
MMA is looking to take a break and control but Nielston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
MMA tries for a kimura but Nielston is defending well.
MMA looks gassed!
MMA trying to control the position but Nielston is working away.
MMA wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nielston, who protects the arm well.
MMA tries to advance position but instead Nielston slips a leg back in to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MMA is looking for a kimura here.
MMA prevents Nielston from standing back up.
MMA controlling the action here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
MMA drops his shoulder and cracks Nielston with a huge uppercut! Nielston goes down! Can MMA finish him?
Nielston is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MMA tries to free his leg and advance position but Nielston is retaining full guard.
Oh Nielston is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
MMA trying to control the position from guard on top but Nielston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MMA sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nielston seems to have got his legs back now.
Nielston manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Nielston uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
MMA tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nielston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MMA misses with a wild combination.
MMA lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nielston throws out a loose jab but MMA uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Nielston lands an impressive looking overhand right. MMA doesn't seem phased though.
MMA blocks a jab.
Nielston throws a hook but MMA blocks it.
Nielston looks to land a left hand but MMA moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xtreme MMA dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nielston misses with an uppercut. MMA saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by MMA.
Nielston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nielston throws a hook to the side of MMA's head but MMA sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MMA takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
MMA looks to land a body kick but Nielston moved away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nielston missing with a left hand there. MMA was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nielston slow jab from MMA misses its intended target.
MMA slips a jab from Nielston.
MMA bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
MMA is looking to take a break and control but Nielston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nielston is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, MMA asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nielston prevents MMA from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MMA moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
MMA taking a break here but Nielston is having none of it and regains half guard.
MMA is looking to stall here but Nielston recovers full guard.
MMA in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
MMA working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
MMA trying to control but Nielston is working from the bottom.
MMA is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nielston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nielston tries to get out of the position.
Nielston has his feet on MMA's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Eric Nielston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MMA moves away from the strike by Nielston.
Nielston throws a hook but MMA blocks it.
Nielston's corner calls for a 1-2. Nielston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MMA moves out of range of the strikes.
Nielston cracks MMA with a hook to the temple - MMA is on wobbly legs here! Nielston swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! MMA falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Nielston wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eric Nielston!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Homer Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Lowjaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Lowjaw is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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299 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Homer Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Lowjaw!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lowjaw.
Simpson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Lowjaw.
Lowjaw will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Simpson instigates a clinch.
Simpson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lowjaw regains guard immediately.
Simpson 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.
Lowjaw throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simpson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Simpson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lowjaw is keeping the position for now.
Simpson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lowjaw looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Simpson passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lowjaw!
Simpson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Simpson cracks Lowjaw with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Simpson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lowjaw's face.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Simpson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Simpson prevents Lowjaw from getting the reversal.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Simpson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lowjaw is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowjaw taking shots to the head.
Simpson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simpson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lowjaw manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Simpson is staying tight to Lowjaw's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Simpson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Lowjaw!
Simpson controlling from the full mount.
Lowjaw can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lowjaw is looking to escape.
Simpson controlling from the full mount.
Simpson is breathing heavily.
Lowjaw really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Simpson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lowjaw stops Simpson from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Simpson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lowjaw is looking to escape.
Lowjaw is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Lowjaw tries to improve his position but instead Simpson has taken his back!
Lowjaw tries to break free.
Simpson is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Lowjaw rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lowjaw is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Simpson pulls his head out easily.
Lowjaw slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Homer Simpson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Simpson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Simpson works his way into full mount!
Lowjaw has given up his back here. Will Simpson look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Simpson slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Lowjaw is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Lowjaw rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Well, if Simpson 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.
Lowjaw is looking for a sweep. Simpson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowjaw looking for submissions off his back.
Simpson controlling the action here.
Lowjaw actively working from the bottom here.
Lowjaw is looking for a sweep. Simpson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Simpson is looking to take a break and control but Lowjaw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lowjaw.
Simpson prevents Lowjaw from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowjaw tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Simpson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Simpson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lowjaw working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lowjaw working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowjaw is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Simpson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lowjaw goes for an armbar but Simpson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Simpson.
Simpson trying to control but Lowjaw is working from the bottom.
Simpson content to stall in guard here.
Simpson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Simpson wants to control from the top but Lowjaw keeps moving.
Simpson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lowjaw keeping moving, preventing Simpson from controlling successfully.
Lowjaw is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Simpson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lowjaw had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Simpson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Lowjaw Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Simpson's back instead.
Lowjaw is trying to stick to Simpson's back but Simpson is turning into Lowjaw. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lowjaw's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Simpson.
Simpson forces his way into half guard.
Lowjaw is in trouble now - Simpson has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Homer Simpson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Simpson shoots in but no luck this time.
Simpson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Simpson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Simpson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lowjaw working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Simpson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lowjaw is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Simpson controlling the position easily from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowjaw is in all sorts of trouble here.
Simpson content just to control the position here.
Lowjaw is working to get back to half guard.
Simpson controlling his opponent.
Simpson landing strikes from the mount.
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.
Simpson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lowjaw is working to get back to half guard.
Simpson content just to control the position here.
Homer Simpson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lowjaw tries to improve his position but instead Simpson has taken his back!
Simpson biding his time, looking for the opening.
You can see the frustration on Lowjaw's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson controlling the position well here. Lowjaw rolled but Simpson kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Simpson looking for the choke from the back.
Lowjaw rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Simpson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Simpson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Homer Simpson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Simpson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Simpson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson wants to control but Lowjaw is keeping him busy.
Lowjaw is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Lowjaw's face as Simpson controls the position.
Lowjaw gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simpson wants to pass to mount but Lowjaw is defending the position.
Lowjaw is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ryan Lowjaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simpson not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Homer Simpson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Simpson 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Homer Simpson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonnie Crypt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Takanen (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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174 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonnie Crypt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Esko Takanen!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crypt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takanen.
Crypt connects with a nice looking jab.
Crypt cracks Takanen with an open hand slap.
Crypt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takanen.
Takanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takanen misses with a looping left.
Crypt tries to move into range but Takanen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crypt misses with a wild combination.
Takanen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A lazy left from Crypt finds it's target.
Crypt tries to bum rush Takanen with a series of wild strikes but Takanen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crypt works over Takanen's head and body with a nice combination.
Crypt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Takanen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crypt throws a series of punches but Takanen moves out of range.
Crypt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takanen misses with a hook. Crypt ducked under it nicely.
Crypt's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Crypt duly obliges.
Crypt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crypt moves out of range of the strikes.
Crypt jabs at Takanen's body.
Crypt throws a series of punches but Takanen moves out of range.
A cross from Takanen lands.
Crypt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Takanen swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crypt throws a one two combo.
Crypt throws a right and a left that Takanen avoids nicely.
Crypt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Crypt.
Crypt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takanen dodges the punch combination from Crypt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crypt.
Crypt throws a shot to the body.
Crypt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takanen throws a right and a left that Crypt avoids nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Crypt!
Esko Takanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takanen misses with a hook. Crypt ducked under it nicely.
Crypt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takanen misses with a combination
and Crypt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Takanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crypt throws a nice looking combination but Takanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Esko Takanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crypt ducks under a wild hook from Takanen.
Takanen misses with a straight left.
Takanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takanen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Crypt walks into a left hand.
Crypt is rocked!
Takanen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crypt on the side of the head.
Oh Crypt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takanen darts in and clinches Crypt up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Takanen.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Takanen.
Takanen receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Takanen misses with a knee strike.
Takanen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Takanen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Crypt up against the cage.
Takanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Takanen stalls.
Takanen crunches a lovely knee into Crypt's ribcage.
Crypt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Takanen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Takanen scores a nice knee to the body.
Takanen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Takanen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crypt is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Takanen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonnie Crypt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Takanen lands a hook that snaps the head of Crypt backwards.
Takanen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Crypt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crypt fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Takanen gets through Crypt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Takanen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crypt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Takanen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Takanen manages to break the clinch.
Takanen looks gassed!
Takanen lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Crypt falls backwards - clearly groggy! Takanen dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esko Takanen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mack comes to the cage accompanied by DMX (Ruff Ryders Anthem). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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218 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rickson Silva!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mack takes one to the side of the head.
Mack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mack counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mack shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a high kick!
Mack looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Mack persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Mack clinches with his opponent.
Mack is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Mack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Mack is controlling the position.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mack has him pressed against the cage.
Mack lands with a light punch inside.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Mack's takedown attempt.
Mack drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Mack is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Mack throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Mack was not able to check.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Mack throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
No luck for Mack with that takedown attempt.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mack.
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!
Horrible takedown by Mack or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mack closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Mack is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Silva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Mack's back instead.
Silva is trying to stick to Mack's back but Mack is turning into Silva. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Silva's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Mack.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mack might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Mack defends easily.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva misses with a combination
and Mack counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mack's guard.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silva wants to control but Mack is keeping him busy.
Silva tries to stand but Mack is controlling his head.
Mack manages to work his way to half guard, despite Silva's best efforts.
Mack on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mack tries to get out of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Mack is looking to improve his position.
Mack is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Rickson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mack looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mack keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mack closes the distance and clinches.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mack scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Mack's takedown attempt.
Silva wants to break free but Mack has control.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Mack drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mack has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Silva regains guard immediately.
Silva is looking to stand up but Mack isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Mack is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Silva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Mack's back instead.
Silva doesn't have the hooks in and Mack manages to turn into his guard.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mack can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mack pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva is trying to keep Mack in close.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mack keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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.
Mack with a nice cross.
Mack takes a kick to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Rickson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva wants to clinch up but Mack keeps it at a distance.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mack.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mack's head.
Mack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mack shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Mack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mack clinches up against the cage.
Mack tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Mack is just out of range.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Mack shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack connects with a nice looking jab.
Mack gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mack tightens his grip and picks Silva up, before dumping him to the ground. Silva manages to land in guard.
Mack tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mack is controlling him.
Mack won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Mack lands a couple of elbows.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jim Mack will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mack is rocked!
Silva throws a head kick but Mack moves out of range.
Silva works over Mack's head and body with a nice combination.
Oh Mack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mack scores with a punch to the head.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mack rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mack seems to have got his legs back now.
Rickson Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mack misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Mack shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mack swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva lands the left hand.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mack holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Mack is blocking nicely.
Mack pulls Silva into guard.
Mack bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Mack is having none of it.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Mack is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mack doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mack manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mack lands a couple of digs.
Silva is looking to stand back up but Mack counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Silva.
Silva wants to control but Mack postures up.
Silva trying to control but Mack flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Mack throwing damaging strikes from the back! Silva could be in trouble here!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Mack.
Mack lands strikes to the head.
Mack is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Mack gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Mack gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Mack apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Silva is rocked!
Jab from Mack.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Mack finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Mack.
Mack drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva trying to control the position.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mack can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Mack is having none of it.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mack passes into half guard.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mack lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva misses with a combination
and Mack counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Mack connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva decides to stand and escape the position.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Mack shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva tests Mack's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No joy there for Mack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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 Jim Mack.
I think Mack has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jim Mack!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bret Mullock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Sommers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sommers has chosen 1967 as his entrance music. The key to victory for Bret Mullock has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bret Mullock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derrick Sommers!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mullock bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sommers looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mullock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mullock throws a body kick that misses.
Mullock connects with a body shot.
Mullock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sommers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sommers walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mullock.
Mullock looks for the body kick but Sommers saw that one coming.
Sommers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mullock wants to get back to his feet.
Sommers wants to get back to his feet.
Sommers trying to pass the guard but Mullock defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullock tries to kick Sommers off but Sommers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Still in half guard, Sommers seems content to control.
Sommers stops Mullock from getting back to his feet.
Sommers throwing shots but Mullock is blocking nicely.
Sommers is looking to take a break and control but Mullock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mullock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mullock doesn't manage to clinch there - Sommers circles away.
Mullock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sommers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mullock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sommers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mullock pinned against the cage. Mullock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mullock lands with a hook. Sommers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mullock looks to land a combination but Sommers avoids it well.
Mullock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mullock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mullock throws a right and a left that Sommers avoids nicely.
Sommers has closed the distance and engaged Mullock in a clinch.
Mullock is trying to stall.
Mullock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sommers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sommers avoiding damage as Mullock throws knees to the body.
Sommers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mullock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sommers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sommers successfully pulls guard.
Sommers has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mullock is sitting in close to Sommers's body. Sommers has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Mullock is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Mullock is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Sommers.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Derrick Sommers!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Berendt Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Ramrod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Berendt Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeff Ramrod!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen misses with a body kick.
Ramrod is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ramrod dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramrod swings for the body but Hansen moves out of range.
Hansen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramrod swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hansen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramrod lands a head shot.
Hansen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ramrod throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hansen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hansen.
Hansen tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramrod is retaining full guard.
Hansen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hansen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hansen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ramrod is proving hard to escape from.
Ramrod is looking to stand up but Hansen isn't so interested in that idea.
Hansen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramrod on the ground.
Ramrod pushes Hansen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramrod takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Jeff Ramrod has been cut.
Hansen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ramrod tries to avoid it but Hansen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ramrod to the ground. Ramrod escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hansen is looking to clinch but Ramrod is avoiding it.
Hansen wants to clinch.
Ramrod bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hansen's head.
Hansen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramrod takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hansen shoots in looking for a takedown. Ramrod tries to sprawl out of it but Hansen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ramrod manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hansen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hansen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hansen.
Hansen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Berendt Hansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramrod tries to break the clinch but Hansen is controlling the position.
Ramrod is pressed up against the cage. Hansen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ramrod down to the mat. Ramrod avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hansen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hansen is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen misses with a kick to the body.
Hansen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ramrod throws a nice looking combination but Hansen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hansen doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramrod circles away.
Hansen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice takedown defense from Ramrod. No joy for Hansen on that attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Ramrod.
Hansen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramrod swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hansen shoots in but no luck this time.
Hansen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ramrod!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramrod gets back to half guard.
Hansen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hansen thows a huge punch but Ramrod dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hansen is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Ramrod has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ramrod wants to sweep but Hansen has passed to side control!
Hansen is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ramrod's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ramrod is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hansen connects with a decent elbow.
Hansen wants to control for a moment but Ramrod uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hansen trying to control from the bottom.
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.
Ramrod tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Hansen wants to get back to full guard.
Ramrod is thwarting Hansen's attempts to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hansen has Ramrod up against the cage in a clinch.
Hansen fails to pull guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramrod is trying to break free.
Hansen breaks the clinch.
Hansen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hansen moves out of range as Ramrod strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Berendt Hansen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeff Ramrod's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ramrod moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ramrod throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramrod avoids the head kick by Hansen.
A jab from Ramrod misses.
Hansen drives through and clinches with Ramrod against the cage.
Hansen keeps control of Ramrod as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramrod wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramrod wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramrod has had enough of the clinch but Hansen keeps him there for the moment.
Hansen wants a takedown.
Ramrod is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ramrod is looking to break free of the clinch but Hansen has double underhooks.
Hansen lands a knee to the head.
Ramrod wants to break free but Hansen has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hansen tries to clinch up but Ramrod circles away and keeps his distance.
Berendt Hansen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hansen tries to work over Ramrod's front leg with a kick but Ramrod checks it.
Hansen tries to clinch but Ramrod is having none of it.
Ramrod swats away the attempt to clinch by Hansen.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ramrod but Ramrod pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramrod swinging wilding here.
Ramrod scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ramrod throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hansen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ramrod swings for the body but Hansen moves out of range.
Ramrod stuffs the takedown attempt from Hansen. Hansen gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Berendt Hansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ramrod.
Hansen throws a sloppy head kick and Ramrod moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hansen.
Hansen misses with a body shot.
Hansen closes the distance and clinches.
Hansen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hansen has Ramrod up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramrod gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hansen.
Ramrod wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ramrod wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramrod wants a takedown.
Ramrod is looking to break free of the clinch but Hansen has double underhooks.
Hansen missing with knees to the body.
Ramrod wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hansen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramrod circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramrod jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hansen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ramrod works over Hansen's head and body with a nice combination.
Hansen drops his hands momentarily and Ramrod takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ramrod lands with a cross.
Ramrod slips a jab and a cross from Hansen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramrod looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hansen trying to control here.
Ramrod escapes and gets back to his feet.
Ramrod works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hansen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ramrod!
Ramrod can't escape the position.
Hansen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ramrod is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen working Ramrod over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hansen with good strikes from the mount here!
Hansen controlling his opponent.
Hansen landing shots from mount.
Hansen landing strikes from the mount and Ramrod is in trouble!
Hansen gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hansen closes the distance and clinches.
Hansen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ramrod avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Berendt Hansen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeff Ramrod's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hansen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ramrod as he jumps to the side.
Hansen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ramrod takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hansen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hansen avoids the body shot from Ramrod.
Hansen throws a head kick but Ramrod moves out of range.
Hansen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hansen swinging wilding here.
Hansen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Berendt Hansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ramrod wants to clinch but Hansen slips to the side
and Hansen counters by moving into the clinch.
Hansen manages to break the clinch.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown but Ramrod shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramrod blocks a head kick by Hansen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen tries to clinch but Ramrod is having none of it.
Hansen slips under a jab from Ramrod.
Hansen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ramrod counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ramrod works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ramrod will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hansen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Berendt Hansen has been cut.
Hansen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jeff Ramrod seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramrod fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hansen doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramrod circles away.
Hansen tries to clinch but Ramrod moves out of range.
Hansen dodges the punch combination from Ramrod.
Hansen fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen looks to land a combination but Ramrod avoids it well.
Ramrod scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hansen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ramrod.
A combination from Ramrod does no damage.
Ramrod lands with a hook. Hansen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hansen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ramrod is fending him off so far but Hansen persists. Nope, Ramrod circles away and we're back to standing.
Hansen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hansen moves forwards but Ramrod connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ramrod misses with a combination
and Hansen counters with a stiff right hand.
Ramrod scores with a hook to the body. Hansen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No joy there for Ramrod, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jeff Ramrod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramrod cracks Hansen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ramrod lands with a nice combination. Hansen backs away looking to recover.
Ramrod scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hansen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramrod lands a two punch combo.
Ramrod lands with a hook. Hansen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hansen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ramrod throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hansen on the side of the head.
Jeff Ramrod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramrod moves out of range as Hansen strikes.
Ramrod swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hansen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ramrod cracks Hansen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ramrod shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hansen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hansen.
Hansen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hansen thows a big elbow that misses.
Berendt Hansen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hansen stands up and waves to Ramrod to follow him.
Hansen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hansen doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramrod circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hansen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Hansen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hansen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ramrod, up you get!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ramrod as he jumps to the side.
Ramrod misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeff Ramrod.
I think Hansen 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timo Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Kung Fu Fighting as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Bruce Gracie enters the cage!
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181 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Timo Silakka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Silakka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silakka as he avoids it easily.
Silakka throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Silakka lands a lovely overhand right.
Silakka throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silakka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silakka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silakka pinned against the cage. Silakka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Silakka.
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.
Silakka looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Silakka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silakka.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Timo Silakka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silakka is trying to improve his position.
Gracie working the ground and pound but Silakka is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silakka, who protects the arm well.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Silakka is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silakka is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gracie's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Silakka is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silakka is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Silakka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silakka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silakka connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Silakka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Timo Silakka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silakka misses with a body kick.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Silakka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
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.
Silakka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silakka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Timo Silakka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Gracie.
Silakka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silakka slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
Silakka throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Silakka pushes him off.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silakka tries a head kick but it misses.
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.
Silakka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Silakka does no damage.
Silakka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Timo Silakka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Silakka sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Silakka dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silakka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
Silakka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Silakka scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silakka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silakka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silakka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silakka's waist but Silakka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silakka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silakka.
Bruce Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silakka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silakka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Silakka sprawls well.
Timo Silakka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Gracie.
No joy there for Silakka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silakka throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silakka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silakka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Silakka sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silakka throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Silakka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Silakka clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silakka throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silakka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice takedown defense from Silakka. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Silakka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Silakka throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka misses with a series of wild punches.
Silakka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silakka as he avoids it easily.
Silakka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Silakka finds it's target.
Silakka thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Timo Silakka is winning the standup battle so far.
Silakka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silakka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Silakka.
Silakka throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Silakka lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Timo Silakka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Gracie.
Silakka cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big right from Silakka misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silakka misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Silakka had his way with Bruce Gracie in that round.
That's time! Silakka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Silakka throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Silakka lands a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Silakka. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Silakka throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Silakka. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A choreographed right hand from Silakka misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Silakka.
Silakka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silakka throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silakka looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Silakka lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Timo Silakka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Gracie.
Some wild striking there from Silakka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka swinging wilding here.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silakka throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silakka swinging wilding here.
Bruce Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silakka looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Silakka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Silakka shows good takedown defense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timo Silakka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silakka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timo Silakka!
Timo Silakka retains his welterweight title!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Veto Remmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Buddy (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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270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Veto Remmi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Buddy!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buddy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Remmi.
Buddy drops Remmi with a left and a right! Oh, Remmi is hurt - Buddy dives into side control looking to finish!
Remmi is rocked!
It looks like Veto Remmi has been cut.
Check out the look on Buddy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oh Remmi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Remmi is trying to improve his position.
Buddy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Remmi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Remmi seems to have got his legs back now.
Buddy lands a decent elbow from side control.
Buddy tries to move to full mount but Remmi actually manages to regain half guard.
Remmi moves into full guard.
Remmi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Buddy cracks Remmi with a solid left hand.
Remmi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Buddy tries to reverse the position but Remmi maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remmi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Buddy has left one of his arms exposed and Remmi doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Buddy screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Veto Remmi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chase Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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249 lbs
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262 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chase Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Quinton Jones!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Storm's guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Storm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Storm has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Storm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Storm escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Storm is keeping the position for now.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Storm looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Storm is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Storm is keeping the position for now.
Storm keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Storm wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Storm is keeping the position.
Storm looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Storm keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones pushing down on Storm's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Storm on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones is pressing down on Storm's thigh, looking to free his foot. Storm is holding on for now.
Storm is pressing down on Jones's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Storm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Storm. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Storm tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Storm's guard.
It looks like Jones is going to stand back up.
Storm moves into full guard.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Storm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Storm looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Storm is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Storm has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Jones is looking to defend but Storm has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Jones! Storm pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Jones taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chase Storm!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Recksun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome McGraw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Recksun might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Stroke. McGraw has chosen Born Winner (Wrecth Of England) as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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255 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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166 cm
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240 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hugh Recksun!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jerome McGraw!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Recksun drops McGraw with a beautiful combination! McGraw stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Recksun is looking for the KO!
McGraw is rocked!
McGraw circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Recksun. McGraw falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Recksun!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hugh Recksun!
Hugh Recksun retains his heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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