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Warriors XXIV.5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Dee Virus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Baikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyrus Dee Virus could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ivan Baikov's chin.
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253 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cyrus Dee Virus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ivan Baikov!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee Virus decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Baikov trying to control from the bottom.
Dee Virus moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dee Virus decides to stand up, so the ref orders Baikov to his feet.
Dee Virus wants to clinch.
Baikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baikov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dee Virus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dee Virus moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Ivan Baikov has been cut.
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!
Baikov fails to land the takedown.
Baikov looks gassed!
Dee Virus shoots in and bounces Baikov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dee Virus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee Virus controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dee Virus'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.
Dee Virus trying to control but Baikov is working from the bottom.
Baikov working for a triangle but Dee Virus defends it easily.
Dee Virus 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.
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.
Dee Virus decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Baikov, up you get!
Dee Virus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dee Virus!
Dee Virus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Baikov stuffs the takedown attempt from Dee Virus. Dee Virus gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cyrus Dee Virus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dee Virus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baikov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Baikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee Virus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Baikov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dee Virus goes for a takedown attempt but Baikov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Dee Virus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dee Virus closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Baikov to the mat! Baikov manages to get full guard.
Baikov keeping moving, preventing Dee Virus from controlling successfully.
Baikov trying to strike off his back.
Dee Virus trying to control the position from guard on top but Baikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baikov has a closed guard, preventing Dee Virus from standing up.
Baikov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee Virus trying to control but Baikov is working from the bottom.
Dee Virus tries to stand but Baikov is controlling from the bottom.
Baikov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Baikov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dee Virus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baikov tries to clinch there but Dee Virus circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A good leg kick by Baikov.
Baikov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dee Virus counters with a right hand to the body.
Dee Virus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dee Virus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Baikov on the ground.
Dee Virus passes into side control, despite Baikov's attempt to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Dee Virus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Baikov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Baikov tries to clinch but Dee Virus moves away
and Dee Virus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Baikov won't be happy with that.
Dee Virus trying to control the action but Baikov is working from the bottom.
Baikov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Baikov trying to control the action but Dee Virus is working from the bottom.
Baikov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dee Virus defending well though.
Dee Virus is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dee Virus punching from the bottom.
Dee Virus tries to roll over but Baikov keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee Virus is not content to let Baikov control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dee Virus gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dee Virus is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Dee Virus slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baikov wants to control but Dee Virus is keeping busy.
Dee Virus is looking for a kimura here.
Dee Virus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Baikov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Baikov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dee Virus is working Baikov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee Virus passes Baikov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dee Virus seems to be looking for submissions.
Baikov trying to control here.
Baikov is looking to get back to full guard here but Dee Virus has managed to pass to side control instead.
Dee Virus with a couple of short strikes.
Dee Virus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Baikov flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Dee Virus looking to control but Baikov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dee Virus controlling from the full mount.
Baikov tries to hold on but Dee Virus postures up.
Baikov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Dee Virus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Baikov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dee Virus fails to land the takedown.
Dee Virus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baikov is fending him off so far but Dee Virus persists. Nope, Baikov circles away and we're back to standing.
Dee Virus shoots in for a takedown but Baikov shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cyrus Dee Virus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dee Virus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baikov is fending him off so far but Dee Virus persists. Nope, Baikov circles away and we're back to standing.
Dee Virus has a takedown stuffed.
Baikov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Baikov throws a head kick that Dee Virus semi-blocks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baikov.
Baikov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Baikov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dee Virus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dee Virus shoots in for a takedown but Baikov shows good takedown defense.
Cyrus Dee Virus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A low kick from Baikov misses
and Dee Virus counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dee Virus is looking for a kimura but Baikov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dee Virus to get the leverage.
Dee Virus tries to pass to full mount but Baikov defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee Virus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Baikov trying to control from the bottom.
Dee Virus passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Baikov!
Dee Virus putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dee Virus trying to control but Baikov is having none of it.
Ivan Baikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dee Virus is really struggling to control Baikov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cyrus Dee Virus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baikov swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Dee Virus scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dee Virus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dee Virus scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baikov swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Baikov tries to hold on but Dee Virus pushes him away.
Dee Virus is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Baikov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Baikov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Baikov tries to hold on but Dee Virus postures up.
Dee Virus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Baikov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dee Virus connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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.
Dee Virus landing punches.
Baikov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dee Virus.
Dee Virus content just to control the position here.
Baikov really wants to buck Dee Virus off and get back to his feet.
Dee Virus looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cyrus Dee Virus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baikov is looking to improve his position but Dee Virus isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyrus Dee Virus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dee Virus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyrus Dee Virus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Chis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel The Malkind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Chis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Big Chis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nigel The Malkind!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
An inside leg kick from The Malkind misses.
Chis scores a takedown into full mount!
The Malkind is wriggling around trying to escape.
The Malkind tries to lock up and control but Chis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chis looking to control and managing it successfully.
The Malkind is in all sorts of trouble here.
Chis with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
The Malkind takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Malkind is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chis is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, The Malkind has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The Malkind tries to lock up and control but Chis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chis looking to control and managing it successfully.
The Malkind is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chis has hold of The Malkind's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and The Malkind manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chis is breathing heavily.
The Malkind keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half 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.
Chis looking to control and managing it successfully.
The Malkind wants to control but Chis is having none of it.
The Malkind is in all sorts of trouble here.
Chis avoids the attempt from The Malkind to control.
The Malkind really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Malkind is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chis looking to secure an arm triangle but The Malkind defends it well.
The Malkind keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chis looking to ground and pound but The Malkind is blocking nicely.
The Malkind is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chis tries to control but The Malkind wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Malkind keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chis cracks The Malkind with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The Malkind is working to get back to half guard.
The Malkind blocking the ground and pound.
The Malkind working to try and regain half guard.
The Malkind bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Malkind with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Chis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from The Malkind.
Chis tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Malkind swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chis shoots in looking for a takedown. The Malkind tries to sprawl out of it but Chis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Malkind manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Malkind attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Malkind lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Malkind displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The Malkind pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Malkind trying to control but Chis postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Malkind is pressing down on Chis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The Malkind looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The Malkind bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chis's guard.
Chis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Malkind accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chis keeping moving, preventing The Malkind from controlling successfully.
Chis looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Malkind is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Malkind passes into half guard.
The Malkind trying to control the action but Chis is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Malkind tries to close the distance and clinch but Chis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab from The Malkind.
The Malkind uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Malkind scores with a body shot.
The Malkind smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The Malkind punishes Chis's body with a nice straight punch.
The Malkind closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Donk. The Malkind catches Chis right on the button with a cross.
The Malkind fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Big Chis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chis moves out of range of the leg kick from The Malkind.
Nigel The Malkind seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Malkind lands a nice hook to Chis's body. Chis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chis throws a head kick but The Malkind moves out of range.
Big Chis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from The Malkind as Chis shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Chis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Malkind dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chis avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Malkind displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The Malkind tries to clinch but Chis is having none of it.
Chis fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by The Malkind.
The Malkind connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel The Malkind showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The Malkind scores with a hook to the body. Chis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick misses from The Malkind.
Chis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chis lands in his opponent's guard.
Chis trying to control the position from guard on top but The Malkind is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Malkind trying to strike off his back.
The Malkind is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Malkind working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Malkind keeping moving, preventing Chis from controlling successfully.
The Malkind has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chis trying to control but The Malkind is working from the bottom.
The Malkind has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The Malkind not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chis wants to control from the top but The Malkind keeps moving.
The Malkind bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chis's guard.
The Malkind passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The Malkind tries for a kimura but Chis is defending well.
Chis tries to buck The Malkind off but The Malkind is having none of it.
The Malkind working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The Malkind in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Chis is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute The Malkind jumps into side control!
The ground and pound from The Malkind seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The Malkind is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chis is not content to let The Malkind control the position.
Chis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chis is trying to control but can't.
Chis blocking the ground and pound attempt from The Malkind.
The Malkind is trying to control the action in half guard but Chis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chis wants to get back to full guard.
The Malkind missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nigel The Malkind has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chis is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Malkind pinned against the cage. The Malkind gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Malkind lands the left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel The Malkind comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Malkind has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel The Malkind!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saiquin Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hope kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rock you like ah hurricane. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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141 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Hope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saiquin Raven!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raven fails with the takedown.
Hope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raven shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Raven showed some decent athleticism there.
Raven is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Hope reverses the position - he's now on top in Raven's guard.
Hope slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Raven struggling a bit here.
Raven is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hope off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hope is keeping busy.
Good control from Raven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I really don't envy Hope right now.
Raven trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Hope is in bad spot here.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Raven controlling the positon.
Raven controlling well, preventing Hope from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Raven really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Hope.
Despite being in the dominant position, Saiquin Raven just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hope fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raven shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hope as he avoids it easily.
Raven blocks a head kick by Hope.
Hope tries to clinch up but Raven circles away and keeps his distance.
Hope fails with the takedown
and Raven counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven tries to free his leg and advance position but Hope is retaining full guard.
Raven wants to control from the top but Hope keeps moving.
Raven is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hope is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Raven is controlling him.
Raven not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Raven works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hope is looking to control Raven's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hope avoid being mounted?
Hope is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hope is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Raven performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hope tries to roll over but Raven keeps him under control.
Raven wants to free his trapped foot but Hope is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Raven performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Raven is keen to just control but Hope is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saiquin Raven dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hope tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Raven counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Raven stalling.
Raven looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Raven with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Raven wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hope keeps working.
Despite being in the dominant position, Saiquin Raven just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Raven circles away from the clinch attempt
and Raven counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Raven moves into full mount!
Raven content just to control the position here.
Hope is squirming around, avoiding Raven's attempts to control the action.
Raven tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hope is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Raven trying to control but Hope is having none of it.
Raven might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hope kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Raven controlling his opponent.
Hope tries to hold on but Raven pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope is squirming around, avoiding Raven's attempts to control the action.
Despite being in the dominant position, Saiquin Raven just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hope wants to clinch.
Hope drives through and clinches with Raven against the cage.
Hope misses with a knee to the head.
Hope unloads a knee to the mid-section. Raven lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Raven wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Raven on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hope gets underhooks to prevent Raven's takedown attempt.
Hope breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hope breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hope swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Raven counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Raven controlling the action here.
Saiquin Raven has got the better of the ground game so far.
Raven's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raven trying to mount his opponent but Hope defends it.
Raven controlling the action here.
Raven tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hope knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saiquin Raven 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!
Raven blocks a head kick by Hope.
Raven shoots in looking for a takedown. Hope tries to sprawl out of it but Raven keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hope manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hope tries a head kick but it misses.
Hope pushes Raven up against the cage in a clinch.
Raven takes an elbow to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hope trying to land knees to the body.
Hope lands a damaging elbow.
Hope escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hope tries to clinch up.
Hope misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Raven with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hope counters with a two punch combo.
Raven looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hope!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raven looking to control but Hope is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Raven 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.
Raven trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Raven is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Saiquin Raven just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Raven drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hope working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope wants to stand and escape but Raven is having none of it.
Raven wants to control from the top but Hope keeps moving.
Raven is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hope is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Raven stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hope swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hope wants to sweep here but Raven controlling him for the moment.
Hope being controlled here, momentarily.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Raven tries for a takedown but Hope circles away easily
and Hope counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hope.
James Hope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saiquin Raven.
Hope scores with a knee to the head.
Raven avoiding damage as Hope throws knees to the body.
Hope breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James Hope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raven has his takedown stuffed
and Hope counters with a low kick, right behind Raven 's knee.
Hope moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hope breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hope throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saiquin Raven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raven fails with the takedown
and Hope counters with a series of strikes. Raven will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Saiquin Raven.
I've got Raven 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saiquin Raven!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ello Mate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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235 lbs
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270 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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, Ello Mate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Stein!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mate shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stein as he jumps to the side.
Mate looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A combination from Stein does no damage.
Stein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mate shoots in for a double leg but Stein sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mate slips a jab from Stein.
Mate gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stein trying to control the position from guard on top but Mate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stein controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stein works over Mate with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stein lands a couple of elbows.
Stein sitting in guard, not really doing much.
I looks like Stein might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Stein postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mate has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stein can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mate is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stein has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stein preventing the sweep.
Stein wants to control from the top but Mate keeps moving.
Stein postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mate keeping moving, preventing Stein from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein stands up over Mate, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stein makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mate not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stein postures up and lands a big shot to Mate's brow.
Stein thows a big elbow that misses.
Stein trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mate has his takedown stuffed
so Stein counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ello Mate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mate will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stein looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mate has his foot on Stein's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stein works his way back into a safe position though.
Stein preventing the sweep.
Stein working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stein forces his way into half guard.
Stein stops Mate from getting back to his feet.
Stein not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stein lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Stein dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mate has his takedown stuffed
and Stein counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stein.
Stein is working Mate over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mate looking to control.
Stein wants to control from the top but Mate keeps moving.
Stein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stein postures up.
Mate looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mate misses with a takedown
and Stein counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mate is looking to control Stein's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mate avoid being mounted?
Stein passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mate!
Stein looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stein connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stein looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stein connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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.
Stein lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stein goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Mate turns into him and now he's in Stein's guard.
Stein keeping moving, preventing Mate from controlling successfully.
Mate passes Stein's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Stein throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Stein is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stein preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mate throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stein punching from the bottom.
Stein lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Stein trying to control here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mate with a poor takedown
and Stein counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ello Mate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stein trying to control the action but Mate is working from the bottom.
Mate can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mate tries to buck Stein off but Stein is having none of it.
Mate struggling a bit here.
Stein looks up at the clock and then as Mate takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stein smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stein in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stein is working Mate over with some ground and pound from side control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stein with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mate makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
John Stein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stein closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stein lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Stein 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!
Mate tries for a takedown but Stein circles away easily
and Stein counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mate's guard now.
Mate throws his legs up looking for a submission but Stein uses it to pass to side control.
Mate is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mate struggling a bit here.
Stein in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Stein is looking to take a break and control but Mate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mate is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein working the body and head with strikes.
Mate takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mate throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mate with a poor takedown
and Stein counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mate wants to get back to his feet.
Mate wants to improve his position but Stein is controlling well.
Mate has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stein is working away from the top position though.
John Stein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein is taking a breather. Mate 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.
Let's hope that Stein 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.
Mate is looking to control Stein's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mate avoid being mounted?
Mate tries to kick Stein off but Stein keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stein perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mate trying to control but Stein postures up.
Stein controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Despite being in the dominant position, John Stein just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mate doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stein counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ello Mate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stein gets the takedown into side control.
Mate is letting Stein control him for a moment.
Mate tries to bench press Stein off him but Stein keeps the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Stein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stein has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Stein!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez comes to the cage accompanied by Slipknot - Surfacing. Anthony Ramirez looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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23
155 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enrique Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rizzo works the jab nicely.
Rizzo thows a body kick. Ramirez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Enrique Rizzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rizzo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ramirez fails with a takedown attempt.
Rizzo tries to clinch there but Ramirez circles away.
Ramirez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
A jab from Rizzo misses.
Ramirez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rizzo wants to stand and escape but Ramirez is having none of it.
Rizzo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rizzo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rizzo wants to stand but Ramirez is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Rizzo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is working to get back to half guard.
Rizzo controlling from the full mount.
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.
Rizzo trying to control but Ramirez is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Rizzo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rizzo scores with a sloppy right hand. Ramirez should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Rizzo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rizzo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ramirez.
Rizzo throws a series of punches but Ramirez avoids them all with ease.
Rizzo moves into the clinch successfully.
Rizzo lands a knee to the body.
Rizzo cracks Ramirez with a nice body shot.
Ramirez is looking to break free of the clinch but Rizzo has double underhooks.
Ramirez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rizzo lands a body punch.
Rizzo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ramirez takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Anthony Ramirez has been cut.
Rizzo lands a shot to the body.
Rizzo trying to stall but Ramirez improves his position.
Ramirez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short body shot lands from Rizzo as the two fighters clinch.
Rizzo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ramirezs head.
Rizzo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rizzo trying to land knees to the body.
Ramirez letting Rizzo take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rizzo.
Rizzo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rizzo landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rizzo.
Rizzo crunches a lovely knee into Ramirez's ribcage.
Rizzo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ramirez up against the cage.
Good body shot from Rizzo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rizzo.
Rizzo taking a breather.
Rizzo scores a nice knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Rizzo.
Rizzo landing knees to the body.
Rizzo stops a takedown attempt from Ramirez.
Rizzo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramirez wants a takedown.
Rizzo scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rizzo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramirez blocks it with crossed arms.
Rizzo stalls.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rizzo.
Rizzo digs a right hand into Ramirez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ramirez's gas tank.
Rizzo trying to land knees to the body.
Rizzo lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Rizzo.
Rizzo lands a nice knee to the body.
Rizzo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rizzo lands a knee to the head.
Ramirez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rizzo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ramirez's face.
Ramirez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rizzo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rizzo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rizzo stops a takedown attempt from Ramirez.
Ramirez is working for takedown but Rizzo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rizzo wants to stall.
Ramirez jumps guard but Rizzo stands there with Ramirez around his waist. Ramirez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rizzo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rizzo lands a nice knee to the body.
Rizzo presses Ramirez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rizzo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rizzo prevents the takedown attempt.
Rizzo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Rizzo.
Rizzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramirez avoids the damage to the body.
Rizzo controlling the action here for a moment.
Ramirez is trying to drag Rizzo to the mat but Rizzo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rizzo trying to land knees to the body.
Rizzo scores with a knee to the head.
Rizzo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ramirez.
Rizzo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramirez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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.
Rizzo digs a right hand underneath Ramirez's ribcage. Ramirez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ramirez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rizzo missing with knees to the body.
Rizzo looking to slow down the pace here.
Rizzo stalls.
Ramirez wants a takedown but no success here.
Rizzo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Ramirez jumps guard but Rizzo stands there with Ramirez around his waist. Ramirez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rizzo landing knees to the body.
Rizzo prevents the takedown attempt.
Ramirez is working for takedown but Rizzo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Rizzo.
Rizzo landing knees to the body.
Ramirez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Rizzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anthony Ramirez's cut.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rizzo.
Jab, jab by Rizzo - just one landing.
Rizzo clinches up against the cage.
Rizzo stops a takedown attempt from Ramirez.
Rizzo missing with knees to the body.
Rizzo trying to control the position but instead, Ramirez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rizzo into the cage.
Ramirez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rizzo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rizzo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ramirez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rizzo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rizzo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rizzo trying to land knees to the body.
Rizzo effectively controlling the action here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rizzo crunches a lovely knee into Ramirez's ribcage.
Rizzo presses Ramirez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rizzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirez.
Rizzo with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Rizzo.
The referee calls for Rizzo to work.
Rizzo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rizzo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ramirez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rizzo lands a body shot.
Rizzo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ramirez is working for takedown but Rizzo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rizzo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ramirez can't get the takedown.
Rizzo has Ramirez pushed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ramirez tries for a takedown but Rizzo manages to get underhooks.
Ramirez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rizzo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ramirez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rizzo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rizzo is looking to slow Ramirez down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo stalks Ramirez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ramirez's face. Ramirez staggers backwards, shaken.
Ramirez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab by Rizzo.
Jab from Rizzo.
Rizzo is looking to clinch but Ramirez is avoiding it.
Rizzo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ramirez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anthony Ramirez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rizzo takes the fight into the clinch.
Rizzo trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rizzo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramirez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ramirez managing to block the knees to the body from Rizzo.
Rizzo is pressed up against the cage. Ramirez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rizzo down to the mat. Rizzo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Rizzo.
Rizzo misses with a double jab.
Ramirez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rizzo. Rizzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Rizzo lands with an uppercut that bounces Ramirez off the cage and back into rage.
Rizzo sizes up Ramirez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rizzo scores with a leg kick.
Rizzo connects with a crisp jab.
Rizzo is looking to clinch.
Rizzo tries to clinch but Ramirez moves out of range.
A shot to de liver by Rizzo. Beautiful body shot.
Rizzo throws a leg kick which misses Ramirez's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramirez tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rizzo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch but Rizzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramirez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rizzo moves into range and clinches up with Ramirez.
Ramirez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rizzo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rizzo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anthony Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Enrique Rizzo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rizzo landing knees to the body.
Ramirez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rizzo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rizzo lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Rizzo.
Rizzo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramirez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rizzo pushes Ramirez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rizzo lands a knee to the body.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but Rizzo blocks with his arms.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but Rizzo blocks with his arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enrique Rizzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rizzo 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enrique Rizzo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Sutherland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Milson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 lbs
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216 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Craig Sutherland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Milson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutherland avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sutherland fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Milson, pushing him back against the cage.
Milson landing knees to the head.
It looks like Craig Sutherland has been cut.
Milson breaks from the clinch.
Milson clinches up with Sutherland and pushes him back against the cage.
Milson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sutherland tries to clinch up
and Milson counters with a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Sutherland.
Sutherland throws a series of punches but Milson moves out of range.
Sutherland clinches with his opponent.
Sutherland wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Milson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sutherland blocks it with crossed arms.
Sutherland is trying to break free.
Milson looking to throw knees to the head but Sutherland is blocking nicely.
Sutherland wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Milson has him pressed against the cage.
Sutherland has had enough of the clinch but Milson keeps him there for the moment.
Milson prevents Sutherland from breaking the clinch.
Sutherland can't break the clinch.
Sutherland wants to break free but Milson has control.
Milson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutherland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Milson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Milson.
Sutherland is breathing heavily.
Sutherland connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Milson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Milson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sutherland's defenses.
Milson slowing the pace effectively.
Sutherland wants to get back to striking at distance but Milson won't allow it.
Sutherland is trying to break free.
Milson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Milson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Milson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Look low, kick high! Milson uses the oldest trick in the book to send Sutherland tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Milson is absolutely delighted - when Sutherland wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mike Milson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Turkish Belden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Thatcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belden comes to the cage accompanied by Push it to the Limit. Thatcher has chosen Seven Nation Army- The White Stripes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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183 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Turkish Belden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Thatcher!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belden misses with an uppercut.
Thatcher moves in looking to clinch but Belden pushes him off.
Belden cracks a nice hook into Thatcher's ribs.
Thatcher tries to clinch up but Belden circles away and keeps his distance.
Belden throws a series of punches but Thatcher avoids them all with ease.
Thatcher takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Belden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thatcher gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Belden gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Thatcher wants to pass the guard but Belden is keeping the position.
Thatcher thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Belden not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belden is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Belden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thatcher is one step ahead there.
Thatcher is looking to stand up but Belden won't let him.
Thatcher stays in close to Belden's body and controls the position.
Belden is pulling down on Thatcher's head. It's preventing any offense from Thatcher, at least for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thatcher fails with an attempt to clinch.
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.
Belden displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Belden tests Thatcher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belden comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thatcher looks gassed!
Belden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oooh a lovely combination from Belden sends Thatcher down but not out. Belden dives into side control looking to finish.
Belden moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belden wants to stand but Thatcher has his arm trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thatcher tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Belden wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Belden has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Belden throws a shot to the body.
Belden listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Belden works over Thatcher's head and body with a nice combination.
Belden lands a right hook to the body.
Belden listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Belden lands a body shot.
A left and a right from Belden both land. Nice combination.
Belden slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thatcher is rocked!
Belden lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Thatcher falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Turkish Belden!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joel Cassidy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Hogan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joel Cassidy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan misses the shot to the body.
Hogan thuds his shin into the meat of Cassidy's side.
Hogan throws the left hand but Cassidy avoids the punch easily.
Hogan shoots for a takedown but Cassidy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hogan missing with a left hand there. Cassidy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hogan just misses with a punch to the body.
Hogan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hogan throws a big shot that misses.
Hogan throws a right and a left that Cassidy avoids nicely.
Hogan throws a lazy right hand but Cassidy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cassidy moves away from the strike by Hogan.
Hogan thows a body shot but no joy.
Cassidy doesn't manage to clinch there - Hogan circles away.
Hogan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hogan tries to clinch but Cassidy moves away
and Cassidy counters by clinching up.
Hogan trying to stall but Cassidy improves his position.
Cassidy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hogan wants to stall.
Cassidy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cassidy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hogan's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cassidy.
Nice elbow from Cassidy.
Cassidy throws an elbow but it misses.
Hogan tries to stall but Cassidy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hogan tries to pull guard but Cassidy holds him up against the cage and eventually Hogan drops back down to his feet.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cassidy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hogan's brow.
Cassidy pushes off an throws an elbow but Hogan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hogan looking for a takedown.
Joel Cassidy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Hogan.
Hogan blocks an elbow strike from Cassidy.
Hogan dodges an elbow strike from Cassidy.
Cassidy misses with an elbow over the top.
Cassidy throws an elbow but it misses.
Cassidy misses with an elbow strike.
Hogan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hogan trying to stall but Cassidy improves his position.
Cassidy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hogan blocks an elbow strike from Cassidy.
Cassidy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hogan's defenses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cassidy throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cassidy misses with an elbow strike.
Cassidy throws an elbow that misses.
Cassidy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hogan tries to stall but Cassidy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hogan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hogan blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cassidy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hogan's brow.
Cassidy throws an elbow that misses.
Cassidy lands an elbow just above Hogan 's eye.
Cassidy pushes off an throws an elbow but Hogan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cassidy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cassidy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hogan avoids a wild elbow strike from Cassidy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cassidy throws an elbow but misses.
Cassidy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cassidy misses with an elbow strike.
Hogan blocks an elbow strike from Cassidy.
Cassidy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hogan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cassidy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan throws a head punch that misses.
Hogan avoids a wild elbow strike from Cassidy.
Hogan blocks an elbow strike.
Cassidy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hogan blocks the elbow strike.
Hogan avoids a wild elbow strike from Cassidy.
Cassidy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cassidy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cassidy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hogan dodges an elbow strike from Cassidy.
Hogan wants a takedown.
Cassidy throws an elbow that misses.
Hogan avoids the elbow strike from Cassidy, against the cage.
Cassidy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cassidy misses with an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hogan blocks the elbow strike.
Cassidy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hogan taking a breather.
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.
Cassidy misses with an elbow over the top.
Hogan stalling in the clinch.
Cassidy lands a nice elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cassidy pushes off an throws an elbow but Hogan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hogan avoids the elbow strike from Cassidy, against the cage.
Cassidy misses with an elbow strike.
Cassidy lands an elbow just above Hogan 's eye.
Hogan blocks an elbow strike from Cassidy.
Cassidy lands a damaging elbow.
Cassidy misses with an elbow over the top.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hogan is trying to drag Cassidy to the mat but Cassidy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cassidy throws an elbow but it misses.
Hogan blocks an elbow strike from Cassidy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Cassidy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hogan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hogan closes the distance but Cassidy moves to the side
and Cassidy moves into the clinch.
Cassidy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hogan blocks an elbow strike.
Hogan avoids a wild elbow strike from Cassidy.
Hogan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hogan manages to pull guard.
Hogan is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Cassidy frees his head nicely. Oh but Hogan has switched to an armbar! Cassidy is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Paul Hogan!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cleveland Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doc Patterson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cleveland Crosby's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cleveland Crosby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Doc Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crosby throws a low kick, looking for Patterson's leg but Patterson calmly moves out of range.
Crosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patterson moves away.
Crosby looks to land a combination but Patterson avoids it well.
Crosby throws a head kick that misses.
Crosby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Patterson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Crosby throws a nice inside leg kick.
Patterson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Crosby misses with a hook. Patterson ducked under it nicely.
Patterson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crosby circles away.
Crosby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Patterson.
Crosby throws a left and a right that both miss
and Patterson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Patterson fails with the takedown.
Patterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crosby throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby misses with a combination
and Crosby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patterson misses with a few strikes there.
Crosby swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Patterson counters with a nice body shot.
Crosby is breathing heavily.
Patterson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Crosby sprawls well initially but Patterson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Patterson is working for a submission of some sort.
Patterson is looking for a kimura but Crosby is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Patterson to get the leverage.
Patterson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Crosby.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby keeping control of the position.
Patterson seems to be working for a kimura but Crosby defends the submission attempt.
Patterson is pressing down on Crosby's thigh, looking to free his foot. Crosby is holding on for now.
Patterson is looking for a kimura but Crosby is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Patterson to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson uses his free foot to push down on Crosby's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Crosby.
Patterson tries to control but Crosby wriggling away.
Patterson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
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.
Patterson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Patterson tries to get up but Crosby was controlling his body and he's reversed into guard.
Patterson is looking for a triangle here but Crosby uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Crosby tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Crosby has control of an arm but Patterson manages to advance to Crosby's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doc Patterson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Crosby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A left lands for Patterson.
Patterson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crosby's waist but Crosby gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Patterson off to one side.
Crosby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patterson.
Crosby throws a combination that misses
letting Patterson counter with a right hand.
Donk. Patterson catches Crosby right on the button with a cross.
Patterson dodges the punch combination from Crosby.
Patterson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jab from Crosby.
Patterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crosby.
Crosby misses the jab.
Patterson scores with a hook.
Patterson tries to clinch up.
Cleveland Crosby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crosby misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson misses the body punch
and Crosby counters with a series of strikes. Patterson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Crosby throws a jab when Patterson was well out of range.
Crosby misses with a hook to the body
and Patterson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crosby misses with a combination
and Patterson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crosby is rocked!
Crosby looks up at the clock. Bad move! Patterson lands a right hand from hell, dropping Crosby. Patterson pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doc Patterson! Doc Patterson retains his middleweight title!
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