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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Cosixen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rermes Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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147 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sergei Cosixen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rermes Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cosixen swivels and escapes.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cosixen circles away.
Cosixen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Sergei Cosixen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rermes Gracie.
Cosixen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Rermes Gracie has been cut.
Gracie finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Cosixen's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Gracie falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Cosixen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Cargo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawford comes to the cage accompanied by we are one. Tom Cargo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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130 lbs
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133 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Cargo!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crawford looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Cargo tries to clinch up
and Crawford counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cargo!
Cargo regains half guard.
Cargo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Crawford is working away from the top position though.
Cargo gets back to full guard.
Cargo wants to get back to his feet but Crawford is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cargo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Crawford!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cargo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Crawford?
Cargo content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cargo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cargo controlling the position easily from mount.
Cargo gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Crawford gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cargo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cargo advances position into side control!
Crawford really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cargo takes a little break here. Crawford wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Cargo wants to control but Crawford is keeping him busy.
Cargo has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Crawford is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Cargo yanks on the arm and Crawford is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Cargo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tom Cargo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek Scarlatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Centrino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Scarlatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Centrino!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scarlatti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Centrino shoots in looking for a takedown. Scarlatti tries to sprawl out of it but Centrino keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Scarlatti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Centrino gets caught napping as Scarlatti dives in and scores a takedown. Centrino manages to retain guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Scarlatti stops Centrino from standing up.
Centrino keeping moving, preventing Scarlatti from controlling successfully.
Scarlatti stops Centrino from standing up.
Centrino is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Scarlatti landing with the ground and pound.
Centrino is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Scarlatti is controlling him.
Scarlatti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Scarlatti prevents Centrino from getting back to his feet.
Scarlatti sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarlatti advances to half guard.
Scarlatti missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Scarlatti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Centrino keeps working.
Centrino manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Scarlatti shoots in and drives through. Centrino sprawls well.
Centrino closes the distance and clinches up with Scarlatti, looking for a takedown. Centrino pushes Scarlatti against the cage but Scarlatti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Centrino shoots in looking for a takedown. Scarlatti tries to sprawl out of it but Centrino keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Scarlatti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Derek Scarlatti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Centrino.
Centrino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Centrino lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Centrino misses with a double jab.
Centrino shoots for a double leg takedown but Scarlatti sprawls well. He's pushed Centrino's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Centrino looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Centrino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Centrino has his takedown stuffed
and Scarlatti counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Centrino is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Scarlatti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Centrino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scarlatti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scarlatti misses with a takedown attempt - Centrino sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Centrino shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Scarlatti sprawls well. Scarlatti wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Centrino gets slowly back to his feet.
Scarlatti pushes Centrino up against the cage in a clinch.
Centrino tries to pull guard but Scarlatti holds him up against the cage and eventually Centrino drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti manages to pull guard.
Centrino trying to control but Scarlatti is working from the bottom.
Centrino is in close to Scarlatti's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Centrino throws a strike but Scarlatti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Scarlatti trying to control the position from guard on top but Centrino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scarlatti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Centrino is keeping the position for now.
Centrino is trying to control the position but Scarlatti postures up.
Scarlatti lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Scarlatti accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Scarlatti prevents Centrino from getting back to his feet.
Scarlatti trying to control the position from guard on top but Centrino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Centrino trying to keep a closed guard but Scarlatti is proving a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Centrino can do anything to dispel that myth.
Centrino wants to stand up but Scarlatti is controlling him.
Tommy Centrino has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Centrino shoots for a takedown but Scarlatti saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Centrino has a takedown stuffed.
Scarlatti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Derek Scarlatti will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Scarlatti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scarlatti fails with a takedown attempt.
Scarlatti shoots in looking for a takedown. Centrino tries to sprawl out of it but Scarlatti keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Centrino manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Scarlatti tries to bum rush Centrino with a series of wild strikes but Centrino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Centrino closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Centrino working over Scarlatti with some ground and pound. Scarlatti looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Centrino looking for a submission but Scarlatti manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Centrino throws and elbow that misses. Scarlatti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Centrino's guard. Nice move by Scarlatti!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centrino wants to stand and escape but Scarlatti is having none of it.
Centrino controls Scarlatti momentarily but Scarlatti frees himself.
Scarlatti stands and steps away. Centrino gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Centrino shoots in for a takedown but Scarlatti shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Centrino is breathing heavily.
Centrino gets tackled into the cage by Scarlatti. Scarlatti maintains the clinch.
Centrino jumps guard but Scarlatti stands there with Centrino around his waist. Centrino gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Scarlatti manages to break the clinch.
Centrino tries to sprawl but Scarlatti drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Scarlatti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Centrino keeps working.
Centrino tries to roll over but Scarlatti keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Centrino looks like he's trying to stand up.
Scarlatti is controlling the pace.
Scarlatti missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Scarlatti has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
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!
Centrino has hold of Scarlatti's hands but Scarlatti slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Scarlatti frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Scarlatti trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Centrino keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Centrino tries to buck Scarlatti off but he can't manage it.
Scarlatti sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Centrino is squirming around, avoiding Scarlatti's attempts to control the action.
Scarlatti controlling from the full mount.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Scarlatti lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Centrino hang on?
Centrino working to try and regain half guard.
Scarlatti controlling from mount.
Scarlatti with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centrino taking shots to the head.
Scarlatti looking to finish with strikes here!
You get the feeling that Centrino really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Scarlatti throwing strikes here but Centrino is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Centrino is squirming around, avoiding Scarlatti's attempts to control the action.
Centrino working to try and regain half guard.
Centrino is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Centrino taking shots to the head.
Centrino keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Scarlatti trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Scarlatti dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Centrino moves out of range as Scarlatti strikes.
Scarlatti misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown by Centrino or perhaps it was just good defense by Scarlatti which made him look bad.
Centrino swings for the body but Scarlatti moves out of range.
Centrino scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
An elbow from Centrino crashes against the mat.
Centrino tries to advance to mount but Scarlatti instead regains half guard.
Centrino trying to mount his opponent but Scarlatti defends it.
Centrino takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarlatti works his way to full guard. Good work.
Centrino slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Scarlatti controlling Centrino's posture.
Scarlatti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti keeping moving, preventing Centrino from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Centrino postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Centrino fails with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Centrino misses its intended target.
Centrino closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Centrino lands in his opponent's guard.
Centrino scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti keeping moving, preventing Centrino from controlling successfully.
Scarlatti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Scarlatti is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Scarlatti stops Centrino from getting back to his feet.
Scarlatti seems to be working for a kimura but Centrino defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Centrino really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Scarlatti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Centrino looks like he's trying to stand up.
Centrino gets full guard.
Derek Scarlatti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Scarlatti works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Scarlatti content to control rather than advance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scarlatti scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Scarlatti trying to control from half guard but Centrino is working away.
Tommy Centrino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Derek Scarlatti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scarlatti with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tommy Centrino.
Well Scarlatti 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Scarlatti!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Krzynowek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenjiro Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tomasz Krzynowek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kenjiro Chiba!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiba lands a big head kick that sends Krzynowek tumbling to the mat! Chiba takes a step backwards and waves Krzynowek back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Krzynowek is rocked!
It looks like Tomasz Krzynowek has been cut.
Chiba throws a head kick that misses.
Oh Krzynowek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Krzynowek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Chiba throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Krzynowek is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kenjiro Chiba!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Hosking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daly Foran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hosking comes to the cage accompanied by War Machine. Vincent Hosking has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Hosking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daly Foran!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foran closes the distance and clinches.
Hosking jumps guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Foran avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hosking throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Foran escapes and throws Hosking's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Foran in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Foran is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hosking has escaped the position, nice work there.
Foran working the ground and pound but Hosking is defending the strikes.
Foran tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hosking tries to bench press Foran off him but Foran keeps the position.
Hosking parries the strikes from Foran easily there. Foran is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hosking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosking manages to work his way to half guard, despite Foran's best efforts.
Foran prevents Hosking from improving his position.
Foran looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hosking gets back to full guard.
Foran landing with the ground and pound.
Foran with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Foran forces his way into half guard.
Foran missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hosking is trying to stand up here but Foran is controlling him well.
Foran wants to take a breather but Hosking is having none of it.
Hosking is trying to control but can't.
Hosking avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Foran.
Hosking looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hosking trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hosking controlling the position well.
Hosking is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Foran's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Foran's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosking lands punches and elbows.
Foran trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Hosking looking to break Foran's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Foran remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Hosking will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Hosking working for the choke.
Foran trying to control but not successfully.
Foran turns into Hosking and is now in his guard.
Foran stands and throws Hosking's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Hosking's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hosking is trying to buck Foran off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foran working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hosking dodges the ground and pound from Foran.
Hosking wants to get back to his feet.
Foran in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foran trying to control the position but Hosking is working away.
An elbow from Foran crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daly Foran will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Foran avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hosking tries to clinch there but Foran circles away.
Foran has a takedown stuffed.
Hosking misses with the combination.
Good shot there by Foran.
Foran wants to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Hosking 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hosking fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hosking tries to score a power double leg takedown but Foran sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hosking somewhat.
Hosking shoots in for a double leg but Foran sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Hosking. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosking dives in and grabs Foran's left leg, looking for a takedown. Foran pushes down on Hosking's head and hops out.
Foran misses with a few strikes there.
Foran attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hosking closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hosking lands a right hand that snaps the head of Foran backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Foran jumps guard.
Foran is wriggling around but Hosking manages to pass to half guard.
Foran moves into full guard.
Hosking won't allow Foran to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hosking trying to control but Foran is working from the bottom.
Hosking throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Foran not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hosking trying to control but Foran is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Foran throws out a leg kick but Hosking moves out of range and Foran only half commits.
Foran tried to score with a low kick but Hosking checks it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Foran throws a wild body kick that Hosking sees coming a mile off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Foran.
Foran misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foran lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hosking is looking to clinch.
Foran tries to clinch there but Hosking circles away.
Foran tries to clinch but Hosking moves out of range.
Hosking moves in looking to clinch but Foran pushes him off.
Foran avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hosking clinches with his opponent.
Hosking is leaning against Foran and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hosking pulls guard effortlessly.
Hosking throwing short punches from the bottom.
Hosking trying to control the position.
Foran wants to pass the guard but Hosking is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosking looking to control.
Foran really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hosking. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Foran stopping the sweep attempt from Hosking.
Foran is fighting to break Hosking's control of his arms but Hosking is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hosking looking for a guillotine here but Foran defends easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foran postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vincent Hosking will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Foran tries to close the distance and clinch but Hosking swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hosking changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Foran tries to avoid it but Hosking manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Foran to the ground. Foran escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hosking fails in his attempt to clinch.
Foran will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hosking moves in looking to clinch but Foran pushes him off.
Daly Foran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foran tries to clinch but Hosking moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Hosking as Foran shoots in.
Hosking avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foran connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hosking momentarily.
Hosking shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Foran's guard.
Hosking passes into half guard.
Foran is trying to get back to full guard.
Foran looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosking takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hosking is trying to work for a kimura but Foran is defending well.
Hosking tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Foran.
Foran keeping control of the position.
Foran wants to improve his position but Hosking is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hosking is trying to work for a kimura but Foran is defending well.
Hosking lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Foran trying to control from the bottom.
Foran looking for submissions off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Foran can do anything to dispel that myth.
Foran takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hosking moves nicely into side control.
Hosking creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Foran sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Foran manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosking prevents Foran from improving his position.
Hosking passes to side control.
Hosking has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Hosking shoots in but Foran avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Foran throws a series of strikes that have Hosking backpedaling.
Hosking displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Foran.
Vincent Hosking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daly Foran.
Foran misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosking shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hosking shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Foran manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hosking lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Foran wants to improve his position but instead Hosking has moved into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hosking seems to be working for a kimura but Foran defends the submission attempt.
Hosking stops Foran from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foran has hold of Hosking's hands but Hosking slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Foran tries to get to full guard but Hosking has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Hosking showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hosking has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vincent Hosking!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Potato Head Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potato Head Bob has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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151 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Potato Head Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scott Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob takes a swing at Harrison's ribcage but misses.
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrison is just out of range.
Bob jabs Harrison to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrison fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bob is out of range.
Bob avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harrison slips under a jab from Bob.
Bob swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrison.
Harrison shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bob manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bob wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bob, up you get!
Harrison throws a head kick but Bob moves out of range.
Harrison misses with a low kick.
Harrison throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Potato Head Bob is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bob lands with a shot to the body.
Bob scores with a shot to the body.
Bob throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bob throws a good cross that connects.
A shot to the liver by Bob. Beautiful body shot.
Harrison thows a body shot but no joy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harrison.
Bob lands with a straight right. Harrison didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scott Harrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harrison.
Bob lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harrison tries to clinch but Bob moves out of range.
Bob misses with a body shot.
Harrison wants to land a leg kick but Bob is out of range.
Harrison throws a push kick but Bob slaps the foot to one side.
Harrison throws a leg kick but Bob sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A combination from Bob does no damage.
Harrison throws a chopping leg kick but Bob manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Harrison misses with a head kick.
Harrison looks gassed!
Danga de danga de dang - Bob scores with a four punch combination!
Bob lands a nice looking body shot.
Bob keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Potato Head Bob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Harrison.
Harrison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harrison tries to land a leg kick but Bob saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bob scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bob scores with a hook to the body. Harrison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bob scores with a jab to the body.
Bob lands with a cross.
Bob scores with a hook to the body. Harrison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bob connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bob dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bob lands with a nice body punch.
Harrison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bob changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Bob coming out on top.
Bob circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bob makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob with a jab.
Good shot there by Bob.
Bob fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harrison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bob punishes Harrison's body with a nice straight punch.
Harrison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bob lands a really nice looking cross but Harrison seems unphased.
Bob throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bob changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bob changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bob displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bob connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bob paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harrison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harrison takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Potato Head Bob dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bob lands a nice shot to the body.
Bob connects with a nice looking jab.
Harrison closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bob counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the liver by Bob. Beautiful body shot.
Bob connects with a body shot that sends Harrison's belly button to the back.
Good work by Bob as he checks the leg kick.
Bob blocks a low kick nicely.
Bob misses the shot to the body.
Bob checks a low kick from Harrison.
Bob cracks Harrison with a good jab.
Bob will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bob throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bob scores with a nice right hand.
Bob is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harrison can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harrison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bob swinging wildly here.
Bob fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrison manages to avoid it.
Bob wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Harrison.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Bob fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harrison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bob is looking to wear down Harrison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bob throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harrison on the side of the head.
Harrison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bob tries to avoid it but Harrison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bob to the ground. Bob escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harrison is defended easily by Bob.
Harrison throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harrison wants to clinch but Bob slips to the side
and Bob makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harrison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrison tries to work over Bob's front leg with a kick but Bob checks it.
Bob lands a nice hook to Harrison's body. Harrison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bob with a nice cross.
Harrison takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bob thuds a left hand into Harrison's body.
Bob uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bob connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harrison walks into a jab.
Bob scores with a jab to the head.
Bob lands with a good body shot.
Bob catches Harrison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bob scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bob throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Bob.
Bob scores with a decent looking hook.
Bob lands with an overhand left.
Bob uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harrison has time to react.
Bob scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bob cracks Harrison with an open hand slap.
Jab from Bob.
Harrison throws a low kick, looking for Bob's leg but Bob calmly moves out of range.
Bob throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bob throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harrison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bob defends it nicely.
Potato Head Bob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Harrison.
Bob scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bob dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bob comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harrison tries to move into range but Bob moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bob ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bob lands with a hook. Harrison tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Potato Head Bob is winning the standup battle so far.
Harrison misses with a body kick.
Bob wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bob connects with a single shot there.
Harrison takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bob works Harrison's body with a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bob, as that shot connected.
Harrison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bob throws a low kick, looking for Harrison's leg but Harrison calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Potato Head Bob dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bob thuds his right hand into Harrison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harrison 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 Bob has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bob and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harrison takes one to the chin there.
Harrison misses with a takedown attempt - Bob sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harrison walks into a jab.
Bob feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harrisons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bob connects with a jab.
Harrison scores a takedown into full mount!
Bob is looking to improve his position but Harrison isn't that keen on the idea.
Harrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harrison jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bob is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bob and Harrison has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob regains half guard.
Bob wants to get back to full guard.
Harrison tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bob works his way to full guard. Good work.
Potato Head Bob is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bob is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Scott Harrison was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Harrison tries to clinch up
and Bob counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harrison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harrison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harrison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bob lands with a nice combination. Harrison backs away looking to recover.
Harrison throws a low kick, looking for Bob's leg but Bob calmly moves out of range.
Harrison has Bob up against the cage in a clinch.
Bob on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob works on Harrison's body with a couple of short punches.
Harrison wants to break free but Bob has control.
Bob pushes Harrison back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harrison tries to break free but Bob pushes him back against the cage.
Scott Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob managing to block the knees to the body from Harrison.
And that's the end of the fight!
Potato Head Bob showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bob, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Potato Head Bob!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Zanico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silas Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins has chosen She Ain't You by: Chris Brown as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
143 lbs
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19
144 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rafael Zanico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Silas Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins throws a leg kick
and Zanico counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zanico is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hopkins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zanico is trying to get an arm triangle but Hopkins is defending well.
Zanico tries to advance to mount but Hopkins denies him.
Zanico advances to full mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zanico working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zanico working for a guillotine from mount but Hopkins is in no mood to give up.
Zanico is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Zanico extends the arm and Hopkins is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rafael Zanico!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlisle Estanova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Utah Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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151 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlisle Estanova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Utah Jones!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones has Estanova up against the cage in a clinch.
Estanova is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones feints and then cracks Estanova's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Estanova down.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Estanova shows good takedown defense.
Estanova throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jones slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Estanova wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Estanova has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jones is trying to get an arm triangle but Estanova is defending well.
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 working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jones is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Estanova is trying to escape and Jones transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Estanova is forced to tap! Nice work there by Jones! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Utah Jones!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Childs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kangaroo Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Childs comes to the cage accompanied by Bat out of hell. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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152 lbs
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151 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Childs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kangaroo Jack!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack closes the distance but Childs moves to the side
and Childs counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jack's knee momentarily.
Jack tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Childs counters with a leg kick.
Childs throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Kangaroo Jack has been cut.
Jack moves to clinch but Childs breaks away
and Childs counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jack is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Childs plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kangaroo Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jack closes the distance but Childs moves to the side
and Childs counters with a leg kick.
Childs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jack wants to clinch
and Childs counters with a leg kick.
Jack darts in trying to clinch
and Childs finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack wants to clinch but Childs slips to the side
and Childs counters with a nice body kick.
Jack wants to clinch
and Childs counters with a left to the body.
Jack tries to clinch but Childs moves away
and Childs counters with a good, hard body kick but Jack shrugs it off.
Childs tries a head kick but it misses.
Jack avoids the head kick by Childs.
Jack tries to clinch but Childs moves away
and Childs counters with a solid body kick.
Jack closes the distance looking to clinch
and Childs counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A slapping leg kick lands for Childs.
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!
Jack takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jack tries to clinch up
and Childs makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack wants to clinch but Childs slips to the side
and Childs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Childs scores with a leg kick.
Jack wants to clinch
and Jack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Childs connects with a leg kick. Jack looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Childs circles away from the clinch attempt
and Childs counters with a low kick, right behind Jack 's knee.
Jack looks gassed!
Jack tries to clinch up
and Childs counters with a head kick that wobbles Jack - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Childs sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Childs!
Brian Childs retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Codi Gale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gale's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gravity kills - Guilty. 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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223 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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26
205 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Codi Gale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darius Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gale throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas misses the jab.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Gale throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas misses with an uppercut
and Gale makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gale. Thomas shrugs it off though.
Gale misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Thomas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Gale fakes the leg kick and cracks Thomas in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters circling a little - Gale finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thomas looks gassed!
Gale lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gale!
Thomas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gale thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thomas if he has to take too many more of those.
Gale throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gale tries to land a front kick but Thomas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Gale with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas moves out of range as Gale throws a body kick.
Nice body kick there by Gale.
Thomas misses with a hook. Gale ducked under it nicely.
Darius Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid body kick from Gale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gale lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gale.
Gale cracks Thomas with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Darius Thomas has been cut.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gale.
Gale swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Gale scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Gale there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gale lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Gale.
Gale looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gale connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and Gale finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gale. Thomas shrugs it off though.
Gale misses with a body kick.
Gale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick from Gale.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gale digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
Gale buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thomas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick from Gale.
Thomas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gale.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Gale.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gale throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gale lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gale thows a body shot but no joy.
Gale scores with a push kick.
Gale moves into the clinch successfully.
Gale lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gale stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gale throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gale works on Thomas's body with a couple of short punches.
Gale makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gale tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Codi Gale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darius Thomas'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.
Gale throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gale is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
A cross from Thomas lands.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
Gale ducks right into an uppercut from Thomas.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gale feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
Gale throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gale.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gale, right into the meat.
Gale scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gale digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
Gale is looking to wear down Thomas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gale throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thomas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Gale lands with a nice body punch.
Darius Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gale lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice shot lands for Gale.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gale connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gale feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
Gale scores with a push kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gale darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thomas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gale.
Gale pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gale misses with a body kick.
Gale stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gale.
Thomas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gale throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thomas's head.
Gale misses with a body kick.
Gale throws a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gale!
Gale connects with an inside leg kick.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick.
Gale throws the kick towards the body but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas misses with a left hand
and Gale counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Gale's head but Gale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick lands from Gale.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thomas misses with a double jab
and Gale counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gale thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thomas if he has to take too many more of those.
Gale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gale connects with a solid leg kick.
Codi Gale is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gale lunges at Thomas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thomas's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gale is looking to land body kicks.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thomas lands a jab-cross combination.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Gale.
Gale lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gale throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gale can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Gale.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gale tries to land a front kick but Thomas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A cross from Thomas lands.
Gale lands with a kick to the temple. Thomas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Codi Gale dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darius Thomas'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Thomas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Gale misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Gale there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donk. Thomas catches Gale right on the button with a cross.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Thomas misses.
Gale cracks the inside of Thomas's front leg.
Gale looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Gale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Gale scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gale takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gale lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thomas will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gale moves forwards but Thomas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Gale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Gale on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Gale moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thomas cracks Gale with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gale is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Gale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gale moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gale avoids the body shot from Thomas.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Gale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gale thuds his shin into the meat of Thomas's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gale fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick from Gale.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas connects with a body shot.
Thomas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gale backs up against the cage.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gale misses with a body shot.
Darius Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gale misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gale avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Gale fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gale - that will leave a mark!
Gale is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Gale lands with a kick to the temple. Thomas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Codi Gale is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gale manages to avoid it.
Gale fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thomas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gale misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas throws out a powerful jab.
Gale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gale.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gale slips under a jab from Thomas.
Gale slips a straight right by Thomas.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Codi Gale.
Well Gale 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Codi Gale!
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FIGHT
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