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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crock Chestner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Quickbeam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quickbeam has chosen Treebeard's Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crock Chestner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Quickbeam!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quickbeam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chestner.
Chestner checks a leg kick.
Quickbeam stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Quickbeam wants it to stay on the feet.
Chestner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quickbeam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chestner tries to clinch but Quickbeam is having none of it.
Quickbeam fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chestner clinches but Quickbeam breaks the clinch
and Quickbeam counters with a good low kick that Chestner was not able to check.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Quickbeam lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chestner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chestner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Quickbeam fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Quickbeam. That's going to slow Chestner down.
Quickbeam throws a leg kick but Chestner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chestner drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Quickbeam is looking to reverse the position.
Quickbeam looks to move to half guard but instead Chestner has passed into mount! Damn!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quickbeam tries to lock up and control but Chestner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chestner tries to control but Quickbeam wriggling away.
Chestner throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Chestner prevents Quickbeam from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chestner content just to control the position here.
Chestner tries to control but Quickbeam wriggling away.
Quickbeam really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chestner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chestner is breathing heavily.
Chestner avoids the attempt from Quickbeam to control.
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.
Quickbeam tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chestner looking to control but Quickbeam is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Quickbeam can't escape the position.
Chestner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Quickbeam tries to improve his position but instead Chestner has taken his back!
Quickbeam rolls, trying to escape but Chestner keeps control of the position.
Chestner has Quickbeam flattened out and is raining down punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quickbeam wants to escape the position.
Chestner looking for the RNC.
Quickbeam trying to control the position but Chestner manages to sink in the hooks.
Quickbeam staying busy and making it hard for Chestner to control.
Quickbeam tries to break free.
Chestner avoiding Quickbeam 's attempts to control his hands.
Quickbeam is in bad spot here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Quickbeam covering up well under a series of strikes from Chestner.
Chestner throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Chestner controlling well, preventing Quickbeam from escaping the position.
Quickbeam breaks Chestner's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Quickbeam looking to pass the guard.
Chestner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Quickbeam as Chestner shoots in.
Chestner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Quickbeam.
Quickbeam lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Quickbeam dominated that round.
That's time! Chestner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Quickbeam lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chestner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Quickbeam.
Quickbeam fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chestner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Quickbeam there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Quickbeam gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Quickbeam lands a knee to the body.
Quickbeam holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Quickbeam lands a nice knee to the body.
Quickbeam with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Quickbeam is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Quickbeam.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quickbeam utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Quickbeam unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chestner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chestner takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quickbeam crunches a lovely knee into Chestner's ribcage.
Stalling in the clinch from Quickbeam.
Quickbeam landing knees to the body.
Chestner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Quickbeam holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Quickbeam landing knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Quickbeam.
Quickbeam receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jake Quickbeam.
Quickbeam lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good work by Chestner as he checks the leg kick.
Quickbeam wants to clinch up but Chestner keeps it at a distance.
Quickbeam throws and low kick but Chestner moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Quickbeam.
Jake Quickbeam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quickbeam closes the distance and clinches.
Quickbeam working Chestner over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quickbeam lands a nice knee to the body.
Chestner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Quickbeam working Chestner over with knees to the body.
Quickbeam is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Quickbeam using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Quickbeam just leaning against Chestner, taking a breather.
Quickbeam working Chestner over with knees to the body.
Quickbeam utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Quickbeam connects with a knee to the head.
Quickbeam landing knees to the head.
Quickbeam lands a nice knee to the body.
Quickbeam scores a nice knee to the body.
Quickbeam using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Quickbeam.
Chestner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Come on Quickbeam - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Quickbeam landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quickbeam unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chestner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Quickbeam.
Quickbeam landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Quickbeam using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Quickbeam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Quickbeam landing knees to the head.
Quickbeam has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quickbeam lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chestner being controlled against the cage.
Quickbeam unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chestner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Quickbeam.
Knees in the clinch landing for Quickbeam.
Knees to the body from Quickbeam.
Quickbeam landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Quickbeam is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
Quickbeam scores a nice knee to the body.
Quickbeam putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chestner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Quickbeam obliges.
Quickbeam content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Quickbeam landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Quickbeam has Chestner pressed against the cage.
Quickbeam unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Come on Quickbeam - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jake Quickbeam.
Chestner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chestner checks the leg kick nicely there.
Quickbeam connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Quickbeam 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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Quickbeam, right into the meat.
Quickbeam lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chestner's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Quickbeam.
Quickbeam scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quickbeam thumps Chestner with a low kick.
Quickbeam chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Quickbeam lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Quickbeam turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Quickbeam tries a low kick but Chestner avoids it.
Quickbeam lands with a slapping head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Quickbeam.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quickbeam drives through and clinches with Chestner against the cage.
Chestner tries to pull guard but Quickbeam holds him up against the cage and eventually Chestner drops back down to his feet.
Quickbeam landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quickbeam lands a nice knee to the body.
Quickbeam scores a nice knee to the body.
Quickbeam using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Quickbeam unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chestner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quickbeam landing knees to the body.
Quickbeam lands an elbow inside that Chestner shrugs off.
Chestner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Quickbeam is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Quickbeam lands a knee to the body.
Quickbeam stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Quickbeam landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chestner takes a knee to the side of the body.
Quickbeam scores with a knee to the head.
Quickbeam pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Quickbeam obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quickbeam working Chestner over with knees to the body.
Chestner tries to break the clinch but Quickbeam is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Quickbeam.
Quickbeam lands a knee to the body.
Quickbeam with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Quickbeam scores with a knee to the head.
Quickbeam landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Quickbeam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Quickbeam lands a knee to the body.
Quickbeam connects with a knee to the head.
Quickbeam taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chestner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Quickbeam unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chestner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chestner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crock Chestner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quickbeam is struggling to control the position.
Quickbeam trying to land knees to the body.
Chestner tries to pull guard but Quickbeam holds him up against the cage and eventually Chestner drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Quickbeam.
Quickbeam lands a nice knee to the body.
Quickbeam putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chestner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Quickbeam scores a nice knee to the body.
Quickbeam crunches a lovely knee into Chestner's ribcage.
Chestner tries to pull guard but Quickbeam holds him up against the cage and eventually Chestner drops back down to his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Quickbeam.
Quickbeam trying to land knees to the body.
Chestner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Quickbeam avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Quickbeam lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Quickbeam using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chestner working hard to break the clinch.
Quickbeam landing knees to the body.
Chestner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quickbeam has him pressed against the cage.
Quickbeam creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chestner's defenses.
Quickbeam scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chestner has had enough of the clinch but Quickbeam keeps him there for the moment.
Chestner being controlled against the cage.
Quickbeam lands a knee to the body.
Jake Quickbeam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quickbeam misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chestner.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Quickbeam obliges.
Jake Quickbeam seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees to the body from Quickbeam.
Quickbeam leaning against his opponent.
Chestner tries to pull guard but Quickbeam holds him up against the cage and eventually Chestner drops back down to his feet.
Quickbeam utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Quickbeam effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quickbeam landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crock Chestner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quickbeam connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Quickbeam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Quickbeam 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 25:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 25:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Quickbeam!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Pratt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hank Blair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drew Pratt!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Pratt.
Blair shoots in but no luck this time.
Pratt keeps the fight on the outside.
Blair tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pratt swivels and escapes.
Blair looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hank Blair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blair fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pratt avoids it really well and circles away.
Pratt moves out of range of the body kick from Blair.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pratt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blair gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pratt to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pratt with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pratt with a nice head shot there.
Blair on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blair tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratt postures up in Blair's guard and throws a big left but Blair blocks it.
Pratt works over Blair with some ground and pound from guard.
Pratt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pratt scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blair utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pratt tries to free his leg and advance position but Blair is retaining full guard.
Pratt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pratt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pratt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pratt landing with the ground and pound.
Blair looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pratt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pratt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pratt won't allow Blair to get back to his feet.
Pratt lands a couple of elbows.
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!
Blair is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pratt defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pratt scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pratt postures up in Blair's guard and throws a big left but Blair blocks it.
Pratt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pratt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pratt should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pratt stops Blair from standing up.
Blair is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pratt is aware though and is defending well.
Pratt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pratt thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pratt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pratt scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pratt scoring with some ground and pound.
Pratt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pratt stands up over Blair, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pratt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blair's head.
Blair looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blair is breathing heavily.
Pratt won't allow Blair to sweep him here.
Pratt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pratt cracks Blair with a solid left hand.
Pratt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Blair knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pratt on the ground.
Pratt scoring with some ground and pound.
Pratt slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Blair is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pratt lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Blair down.
Blair takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Pratt works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pratt cracks Blair with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Pratt immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Blair is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Pratt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drew Pratt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Channon Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Mushroomhead as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Channon Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Jones!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Storm connects with a looping right hand.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Storm is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Storm circles away and we're back to standing.
Storm could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Storm moved out of range.
Jones feints and then cracks Storm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Storm down.
Jones looks to land a combination but Storm avoids it well.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Storm is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Storm circles away and we're back to standing.
Storm lands a nice looking body shot.
A left lands for Jones.
Storm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Storm takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Storm lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Storm sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Storm wants to get back to his feet.
Storm wants to get back to full guard.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Storm's hands, connecting with Storm's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throwing shots but Storm is blocking nicely.
Storm keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Storm won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Storm trying to control here.
Storm has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Storm tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Storm is trying to control but Jones manages to pass to mount!
Jones goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Storm is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Storm has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
Jones is looking for a triangle here but Storm uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Jones looks gassed!
Storm avoids the strikes from the bottom by Jones.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jones is not content to let Storm control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
An elbow from Storm crashes against the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Storm misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones staying out of range there.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Storm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Storm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
Storm slips under a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Storm scores with a four punch combination!
Channon Storm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Storm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Storm scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A right-left combo lands from Storm.
Storm misses with an uppercut.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Storm connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones throws a head kick but Storm moves out of range.
Storm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Storm wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Jones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Storm connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Storm.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Storm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Storm throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Storm lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Storm is out of range.
Storm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Storm throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a head kick.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Storm.
A punch lands to the side of Storm 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Storm connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Storm looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Storm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Storm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones.
Storm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Storm.
Channon Storm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones tries to bum rush Storm with a series of wild strikes but Storm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Storm blocks a head kick by Jones.
Storm lands an overhand right.
Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Storm looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jones works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Storm, who protects the arm well.
Storm is looking for a sweep.
Jones scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Storm to see if he's OK.
Jones scoring with punches and elbows.
Storm sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Storm's head.
Storm moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones postures up.
Storm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones won't allow Storm to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones advances position into side control!
Jones lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Check out the look on Jones's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jones in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Storm wants to control but Jones postures up.
Storm taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm tries to improve position but can't.
Storm wants to control but Jones postures up.
Jones works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jones lands a nice forearm strike.
Storm struggling a bit here.
Storm wants to get back to his feet but Jones drags him back down.
Jones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Storm, who protects the arm well.
Storm wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Storm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Storm misses with a hook.
Storm misses with a looping left.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Storm throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Storm scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Storm shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Storm slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones misses with the combination.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a right hand that Storm ducks under and follows up with a left that Storm also avoids with ease.
Storm slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones tries to move into range but Storm moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Storm sprawls well. Storm wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Channon Storm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Jones.
Storm blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from Storm.
Storm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Storm throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Storm lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Storm, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Storm against the cage but Storm circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Storm moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Storm throws a left and a right that both miss
so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Storm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Storm is trying to keep Jones in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Storm pulls Jones in to control the position.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Storm is keeping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jones avoids the body shot from Storm.
Jones throws the left hand but Storm avoids the punch easily.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Storm fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Storm darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Storm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Storm misses its intended target.
Storm takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Storm lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.
Jones tries to bum rush Storm with a series of wild strikes but Storm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones throws a combination that misses
letting Storm counter with a right hand.
Storm lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Channon Storm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Storm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Storm's guard.
Storm is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm tries to strike from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jim Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Storm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Storm being controlled here, momentarily.
Storm manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rancid-Last one to Die. Beam has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Nate Davis had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nate Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Beam!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beam walks into a straight right hand from Davis.
Davis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Davis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Davis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beam's calf.
Beam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Davis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Davis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Beam is just riding it out for now. Davis eventually gives up the hold.
Davis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Beam has managed to free his arm - good work.
Davis is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Beam is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nate Davis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Heemeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chance Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm has chosen Your Going Down by Sick Puppies as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Marvin Heemeyer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marvin Heemeyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chance Storm!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heemeyer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marvin Heemeyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Storm connects with a nice looking jab.
Storm cracks Heemeyer with a good jab.
Heemeyer clinches.
Heemeyer lands a nice knee to the body.
Heemeyer landing knees to the head.
It looks like Chance Storm has been cut.
A knee to the head by Heemeyer.
Storm is rocked!
Heemeyer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Heemeyer lands a knee to the head.
Heemeyer lands a big knee to the head and Storm goes down! Heemeyer is looking to finish!
Storm is still in real trouble! Can Heemeyer finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Storm tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Heemeyer grinds an elbow into Storm's temple.
Storm is looking to regain half guard here but Heemeyer keeps moving and retains side control.
Storm seems to have recovered his senses.
Heemeyer working the ground and pound.
Heemeyer lands a few punches from side control.
Storm tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heemeyer scores with a couple of short elbows.
Heemeyer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Heemeyer working the ground and pound.
Storm takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Heemeyer is looking to take a break and control but Storm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Heemeyer working the body and head with strikes.
Heemeyer lands a strong strike to the head of Storm. That's dazed him! Heemeyer looking to finish here. Storm is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Heemeyer lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marvin Heemeyer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Lezema (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lezema comes to the cage accompanied by Weird Al Yankovic - Fat song. Storm is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pantera (Walk). Diego Lezema had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Lezema!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chase Storm!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm lands a two punch combo.
Storm moves away from the strike by Lezema.
A slow jab from Lezema misses its intended target.
Lezema tries a head kick but it misses.
Lezema misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Storm.
Storm connects with a body shot.
Storm closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lezema to the mat! Lezema manages to get full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Storm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Storm drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Storm jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lezema wants to get back to his feet but Storm is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Storm drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Storm jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lezema is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Storm is controlling him.
Storm works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lezema is trying to stand up here but Storm is controlling him well.
Storm slips a nice elbow through Lezema's hands, connecting with Lezema's forehead.
Storm is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lezema sees it coming and defends easily.
Storm is looking for a kimura here.
Lezema wants to get back to his feet.
Storm uses his free foot to push down on Lezema's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lezema.
Storm looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Storm works his way to his opponent's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Lezema knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Lezema for a finish.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Storm is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Lezema is defending well though. Storm let's go of the attempt for now.
Storm looks gassed!
Lezema is trying to stand back up.
Lezema trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Storm has managed to slip his arm under Lezema's chin. This could be all over... yep, Lezema is tapping out! Submission win for Storm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chase Storm!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Saga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Blair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ian Saga!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blair throws a one two combo.
Blair takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blair was well out of range. Poor timing from Saga.
Blair misses with a few strikes there.
Saga tried to score with a low kick but Blair checks it.
Blair misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Saga.
Nice body kick there by Saga.
A shot to the body from Blair misses
and Saga counters with a good low kick that Blair was not able to check.
A big right from Blair misses.
Saga misses the shot to the body.
A cross from Saga lands.
Saga swings for the body but Blair moves out of range.
Blair lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saga circles away quickly and effectively.
Saga misses with a double jab
and Blair counters with a one-two to the body.
Blair jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Blair misses.
Saga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saga shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saga scoring well with a low kick there.
Blair misses the jab.
Saga thows a body shot but no joy.
Saga has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Saga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saga lands with a shot to the body.
Saga feints and then cracks Blair's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blair down.
Saga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saga takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Saga ducks under a wild hook from Blair.
Blair throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Saga to counter with a crisp jab.
Blair sizes up Saga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blair misses the shot to the body.
Blair takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Saga throws a front kick that sends Blair stumbling back into the cage.
Saga is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blair rather than just go for the knockout.
Saga fails to land with a series of punches.
Blair scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blair lunges at Saga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saga's hand.
Saga moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Saga takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blair.
Some wild striking there from Blair.
Saga throws a body punch but Blair moves out of range.
Saga is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blair swinging wilding here.
Saga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Blair to counter with a crisp jab.
Blair fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saga.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blair takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saga throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Blair counter with a right hand.
Saga lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Blair loads up on a big right hand but Saga slips the punch.
Saga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blair.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saga lands a nice looking body shot.
Blair tries to move into range but Saga moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Saga throws a body kick that misses.
Saga fails to land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Saga.
Blair takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Saga does it's job there.
Saga throws the kick towards the body but Blair avoids it.
Blair misses the jab.
Saga is looking to land body kicks.
Blair falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saga counters with a stiff right hand.
Saga lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blair backs up against the cage.
Saga lands a slapping body shot.
Saga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saga throws a one two combo.
Saga goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Saga drops his hands momentarily and Blair takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blair.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blair.
A swing and a miss from Blair.
Saga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blair is working the combinations to good effect here.
Saga moves out of range of the strikes.
Saga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blair manages to avoid it.
Blair takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blair uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saga.
Saga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blair.
Saga throws a half hearted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Blair blocks the leg kick.
Saga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blair stalks Saga and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Saga's face. Saga staggers backwards, shaken.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blair.
Saga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blair sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Blair tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body kick from Saga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Saga dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blair darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Saga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blair.
Saga lands a front kick.
Saga misses with a wild body shot.
Saga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blair.
Saga misses with a double jab
and Saga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Blair throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blair misses the body punch
and Saga counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blair lands a right hook to the body.
Saga scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Saga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blair.
Jimmy Blair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blair. That did some damage!
Saga blocks a jab.
No joy there for Saga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blair fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saga on the side of the head.
Blair is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Blair misses the target.
A shot to de liver by Saga. Beautiful body shot.
Saga bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saga takes a swing at Blair's ribcage but misses.
Saga lands with a nice body punch.
Saga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blair counters with a straight right hand.
Blair takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Blair misses with a wild combination.
Saga throws a combination that misses
and Blair counters with a left and a right that stings Saga.
Saga ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saga throws a wild body kick that Blair sees coming a mile off.
Blair looks to land a right hand but Saga moved out of range.
Blair misses the shot to the body.
Saga throws a right hand that Blair ducks under and follows up with a left that Blair also avoids with ease.
Ian Saga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saga lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch lands to the side of Saga 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Blair does it's job there.
Blair moves out of range of the body kick from Saga.
Saga misses with a hook to the body
enabling Blair to counter with a crisp jab.
Blair lands a jab.
Saga throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blair.
Saga swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Blair to counter with a crisp jab.
Blair takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Blair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blair goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saga lands a slapping body shot.
Blair lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Blair doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blair misses with a wild body shot.
Saga stalks Blair and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blair's face. Blair staggers backwards, shaken.
Blair will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Blair looks to land a left hand but Saga moved out of range nicely.
Saga throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Saga has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blair takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saga ducks under a wild hook from Blair.
Saga moves out of range of the strikes.
Blair throws a nice looking combination but Saga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saga lands a body shot.
Saga fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blair.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Saga.
Blair throws out a powerful jab.
Blair has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blair thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to de liver by Saga. Beautiful body shot.
A left and a right from Saga both land. Nice combination.
Saga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blair lands with a right hand.
Blair walks forward, straight into a front kick from Saga.
Saga scores with a push kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Saga misses with a body shot.
Blair misses with a looping right.
Saga thows a body kick. Blair tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Saga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saga lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blair's sensitive parts.
Saga lands with a straight right. Blair didn't see that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saga.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saga thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saga throws a combination. Blair tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Blair takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saga throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blair connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saga misses with a wild body shot.
Saga stuns Blair with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Saga.
Saga fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saga throws a shot to the body.
Saga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saga throws a shot to the body.
Saga moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Saga scoring well with a low kick there.
Saga throws a nice looking combination but Blair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blair is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saga misses with a body kick.
Saga throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Blair takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Saga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Saga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saga scores with a hook to the body. Blair takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Blair might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Blair misses with a straight left.
Saga looks to score with a jab to the body but Blair is just out of range.
Saga throws a right and a left that Blair avoids nicely.
Blair misses with an uppercut.
Blair throws a body punch but Saga moves out of range.
Saga fails to land with a series of punches.
Blair misses with a straight right.
Saga ducks under a wild hook from Blair.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saga.
Blair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saga closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saga fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saga throws a low kick but Blair avoids it.
Blair avoids the body shot from Saga.
Saga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blair manages to avoid it.
Saga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blair moves out of range of the body kick from Saga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saga attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blair just misses with a punch to the body.
Blair thows a body shot but no joy.
Blair falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saga counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Blair looks to land a left hand but Saga moved out of range nicely.
Saga lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blair will feel that in the morning.
Blair misses with a two punch combination.
Blair avoids the body shot from Saga.
Saga slips a straight right by Blair.
Saga lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blair will feel that in the morning.
Saga misses with a two punch combination.
Blair lands a jab to the head.
Saga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saga takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saga misses with a combination
and Blair counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blair.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blair throws a sloppy body shot
and Saga counters with a nice kick to the body.
Saga misses with a wild body shot.
Saga misses with a jab to the body
and Blair counters with a right hand to the body.
Saga throws a body punch but Blair moves out of range.
Blair takes a swing at Saga's ribcage but misses.
Blair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saga manages to avoid it.
Blair scores with a jab to the head.
Blair has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Saga.
Saga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blair was well out of range. Poor timing from Saga.
Saga just misses with a punch to the body.
Blair looks to score with a jab to the body but Saga is just out of range.
Saga misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Saga.
Saga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blair at a distance.
Saga scores with a nice body kick.
Blair misses with an uppercut.
Saga takes a swing at Blair's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Saga misses.
Saga drops his hands momentarily and Blair takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saga.
Saga jabs at Blair's body.
Saga with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saga moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Blair steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Saga. That one must have hurt.
Saga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blair at a distance.
Saga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Saga misses.
Saga misses with a series of wild punches.
Blair takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saga cracks a nice hook into Blair's ribs.
Blair misses with a double jab.
Blair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saga.
Saga lands a nice looking body shot.
Jimmy Blair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blair lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Saga throws a body punch but Blair moves out of range.
Saga looks to score with a jab to the body but Blair is just out of range.
Saga slips under a jab.
Jab by Blair.
Saga slips a straight right by Blair.
Saga thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Blair if he has to take too many more of those.
Saga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blair at a distance.
Saga takes a swing at Blair's ribcage but misses.
Blair avoids the body shot from Saga.
Saga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blair throws the left hand but Saga avoids the punch easily.
Saga throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saga.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blair doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blair misses the jab.
Nice body kick there by Saga.
Ian Saga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Saga feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blair's calf.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Saga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saga 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Saga!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Motta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Snowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Motta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Snowe!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motta misses with a looping left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Snowe.
Motta shoots in for a takedown but Snowe shows good takedown defense.
Snowe staying out of range there.
Snowe throws a front kick that sends Motta stumbling back into the cage.
Nice uppercut lands for Motta. That snapped Snowe's head back.
Motta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Snowe.
Snowe shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Snowe wants to control but Motta is keeping him busy.
Motta looking for submissions off his back.
Snowe wants to take a breather but Motta is having none of it.
Snowe is looking to stall here but Motta recovers full guard.
Snowe stopping the sweep attempt from Motta.
Snowe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Motta's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Motta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Motta keeping moving, preventing Snowe from controlling successfully.
Motta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Snowe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Motta throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Snowe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Motta keeping moving, preventing Snowe from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Snowe is one step ahead there.
Snowe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Motta working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Snowe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Snowe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Snowe wanted to stand there but Motta had control of the position.
Snowe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Motta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Snowe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Motta had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Snowe defends it easily.
Motta working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Snowe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Snowe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snowe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Motta has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Snowe has managed to get both his arms back between Motta's legs - danger averted.
Snowe trying to control but Motta is working from the bottom.
Motta has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Snowe doesn't defend quickly enough and Motta has managed to lock this one up! Can Snowe escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Motta on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Roger Motta!
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