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BFT-62 - Axe vs Wallace PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcellous Nikoteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rooster Cogburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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253 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcellous Nikoteen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rooster Cogburn!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikoteen has a takedown stuffed.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cogburn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nikoteen darts in and clinches Cogburn up against the cage.
Nikoteen trying to stall but Cogburn improves his position.
Cogburn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cogburn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nikoteen has had enough of the clinch but Cogburn keeps him there for the moment.
Cogburn lands a nice elbow.
Nikoteen tries to circle away but Cogburn has him pinned against the cage.
Cogburn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nikoteen tries to circle away but Cogburn has him pinned against the cage.
Nikoteen wants to stall.
Cogburn lands an elbow just above Nikoteen 's eye.
Cogburn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cogburn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cogburn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nikoteen is trying to push Cogburn away but Cogburn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cogburn lands with a left to the head.
Nikoteen working hard to break the clinch.
Nikoteen is trying to break the clinch but Cogburn has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cogburn lands an elbow inside.
Cogburn connects with a knee to the head.
Nikoteen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nikoteen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cogburn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cogburn lands a nice uppercut.
Cogburn with a knee to the head.
Cogburn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nikoteen wants to get back to striking at distance but Cogburn won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cogburn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nikoteen trying to control the position but instead, Cogburn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nikoteen into the cage.
Nikoteen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cogburn lands an uppercut.
Nikoteen working aggressively here.
Nikoteen takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cogburn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Nikoteen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cogburn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nikoteen backwards.
Cogburn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cogburn.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nikoteen throws an elbow but misses.
Nikoteen takes a shot to the head.
Nikoteen takes a shot to the head.
Cogburn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cogburn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nikoteen's defenses.
Nikoteen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nikoteen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Nikoteen is breathing heavily.
Cogburn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nikoteen is proving hard to escape from.
Nikoteen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Nikoteen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikoteen wants to sweep here but Cogburn controlling him for the moment.
Cogburn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nikoteen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cogburn has managed to get both his arms back between Nikoteen's legs - danger averted.
Cogburn postures up.
Cogburn stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nikoteen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Cogburn blocks the leg kick.
Nikoteen looks for a takedown but Cogburn sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cogburn tries to clinch but Nikoteen is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cogburn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nikoteen keeps the fight on the outside.
Cogburn drives through and clinches with Nikoteen against the cage.
Nikoteen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nikoteen takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cogburn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Cogburn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cogburn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nikoteen's defenses.
Cogburn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nikoteen's face.
Nikoteen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cogburn backwards.
Nikoteen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cogburn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nikoteen's face.
Cogburn lands a right hand.
Nikoteen is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cogburn.
Oh Nikoteen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cogburn gets through Nikoteen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cogburn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nikoteen's efforts to push away.
Cogburn has Nikoteen pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Nikoteen is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Cogburn - that's hurt Nikoteen badly! Oh, another knee lands and Nikoteen is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Nikoteen doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Rooster Cogburn!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdi Wali Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jong Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim Jong Dong is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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226 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abdi Wali Mohammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kim Jong Dong!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohammed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jong Dong's calf.
Abdi Wali Mohammed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mohammed lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jong Dong shoots in and drives through. Mohammed sprawls well.
Jong Dong dives in and grabs Mohammed's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mohammed pushes down on Jong Dong's head and hops out.
Mohammed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mohammed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mohammed throws a front kick that sends Jong Dong stumbling back into the cage.
Mohammed feints and then cracks Jong Dong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jong Dong down.
Mohammed connects with a high kick.
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!
Jong Dong takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mohammed lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jong Dong takes a step back to recover.
Jong Dong looks gassed!
Mohammed plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Kim Jong Dong has been cut.
Mohammed throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mohammed.
Mohammed connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Dong fails to land the takedown.
Abdi Wali Mohammed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Jong Dong.
Mohammed bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mohammed connects with a leg kick. Jong Dong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mohammed pushes Jong Dong away with a front kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mohammed.
Mohammed lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jong Dong sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mohammed.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mohammed.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jong Dong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mohammed - the referee stops the clock and Jong Dong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mohammed. Jong Dong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mohammed throws a nice head kick!
A thudding body kick lands there by Mohammed!
Mohammed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mohammed.
Jong Dong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jong Dong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mohammed - the referee stops the clock and Jong Dong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mohammed. Jong Dong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mohammed!
Mohammed feints and then cracks Jong Dong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jong Dong down.
That kick from Mohammed tenderised Jong Dong's leg. Jong Dong is trying to keep his angry face on.
A good leg kick by Mohammed.
Mohammed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mohammed scores with a nice body kick.
Jong Dong is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mohammed is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jong Dong.
Mohammed throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jong Dong has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mohammed.
Mohammed throws a head kick that Jong Dong semi-blocks.
Mohammed fakes the leg kick and cracks Jong Dong in the body.
Mohammed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mohammed connects with a leg kick. Jong Dong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong Dong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mohammed delivers a nice body kick.
Abdi Wali Mohammed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mohammed connects with a leg kick. Jong Dong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jong Dong sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mohammed throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Mohammed.
Jong Dong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Good leg kick by Mohammed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mohammed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jong Dong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mohammed can pounce on him.
Jong Dong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mohammed. Mohammed obviously looking to wear him down.
Jong Dong takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mohammed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mohammed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed throws a leg kick which misses Jong Dong's front leg but catches the back leg as Jong Dong tries to avoid it.
Mohammed lands a head kick!
Mohammed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mohammed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mohammed!
Mohammed scores with a spinning back kick!
Mohammed moves into the clinch successfully.
Mohammed misses with a knee strike.
Mohammed tries to break the clinch but Jong Dong is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mohammed lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That has opened up Kim Jong Dong's cut even more.
Mohammed stalling.
Mohammed wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdi Wali Mohammed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kim Jong Dong's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mohammed throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jong Dong's head.
Mohammed fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jong Dong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Mohammed.
Mohammed feints and then cracks Jong Dong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jong Dong down.
Jong Dong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mohammed.
Jong Dong tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mohammed throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mohammed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mohammed lands a big head kick that sends Jong Dong tumbling to the mat! Mohammed takes a step backwards and waves Jong Dong back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jong Dong is rocked!
Jong Dong is breathing heavily.
Mohammed throws a powerful right kick. Jong Dong tried to block low but the kick was high! Jong Dong was taken right off of his feet! Mohammed jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Abdi Wali Mohammed!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John The Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by Snuffed Out by Streetlife. Washington has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. 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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220 lbs
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250 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leonard Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John The Duke!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Duke tries to clinch but Washington is having none of it.
The Duke tries to clinch up.
The Duke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Washington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Duke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Duke wants to clinch up but Washington keeps it at a distance.
The Duke has closed the distance and engaged Washington in a clinch.
The Duke tries a knee to the head but Washington blocks it.
The Duke gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Washington.
Washington wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Duke tries a knee to the head but Washington blocks it.
The Duke throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Duke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from The Duke.
It looks like Leonard Washington has been cut.
The Duke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Duke is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Washington is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Duke lands a knee to the head.
The Duke scores with a knee to the head.
The Duke landing knees to the head.
Washington takes a knee right on the jaw!
Washington takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from The Duke.
The Duke lands an elbow just above Washington 's eye.
Leonard Washington's cut is getting worse.
The Duke landing knees to the body.
The Duke lands a shoulder strike.
Washington is rocked!
The Duke creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Washington's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Washington drops to his knees and The Duke pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John The Duke!
John The Duke was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Turnham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Holiday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Turnham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rusty Holiday!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holiday staying out of range there.
Shane Turnham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Turnham.
Turnham has a takedown stuffed.
Holiday looking to score a takedown here. Turnham is defending well but Holiday drives through and ends up in Turnham's guard.
Holiday trying to control the position from guard on top but Turnham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holiday loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Turnham trying to control the position.
Holiday trying to control but Turnham is working from the bottom.
Holiday not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Turnham knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Holiday on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rusty Holiday.
The fighters circle momentarily. Turnham darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Holiday throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turnham gets a clinch.
Turnham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turnham taking a breather.
Holiday has a couple of punches blocked by Turnham.
Turnham manages to break the clinch.
Holiday swats away the attempt to clinch by Turnham.
Holiday dodges the punch combination from Turnham.
Turnham swings away with a body shot that misses
and Holiday connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turnham throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Holiday was covering up waiting for the punch and Turnham finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holiday is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnham has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Holiday is proving hard to escape from.
Turnham with a flurry of punches that miss.
Holiday trying to keep a closed guard but Turnham is proving a slippery customer.
Holiday throws his legs up looking for a submission but Turnham uses it to pass to side control.
Turnham stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Holiday stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turnham.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnham moves into the clinch successfully.
Turnham wants to stall.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Turnham prevents Holiday from breaking the clinch.
Turnham breaks from the clinch.
Turnham shoots in and drives through. Holiday sprawls well.
Holiday steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turnham.
Holiday moves into range and connects with a jab.
Holiday throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turnham tries to clinch but Holiday is having none of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Holiday.
Turnham tries to clinch up but Holiday circles away and keeps his distance.
Holiday pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holiday circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Turnham.
Holiday misses with a low kick.
Holiday takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Holiday misses with a two punch combination.
Holiday looks gassed!
Turnham has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holiday has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Turnham is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Holiday fails to pull guard.
Shane Turnham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rusty Holiday.
Turnham breaks from the clinch.
Turnham has closed the distance and engaged Holiday in a clinch.
Turnham is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holiday gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turnham jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Holiday walks away with a smile on his face. Turnham gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Turnham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turnham throws a wild body kick that Holiday sees coming a mile off.
Turnham connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Turnham dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Turnham tries to clinch up.
Turnham slips under a jab from Holiday.
Turnham tries to score with a low kick but Holiday moves his leg out of the way.
A big right from Holiday misses.
Holiday will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turnham takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Turnham tries to clinch up.
A combination from Holiday does no damage.
Turnham dives in and grabs Holiday's left leg, looking for a takedown. Holiday pushes down on Turnham's head and hops out.
Turnham misses with a wild combination.
Holiday misses with a hook.
Holiday misses with a head kick.
Holiday lands a right hook to the body.
Turnham closes the distance and clinches up with Holiday, looking for a takedown. Turnham pushes Holiday against the cage but Holiday circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Holiday avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnham has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Holiday falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turnham counters with a head kick. That will keep Holiday thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Turnham clinches up with Holiday and pushes him back against the cage.
Turnham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turnham can't find room to land a body shot as Holiday controls the action.
Holiday wants to get back to striking at distance but Turnham won't allow it.
Turnham looking to throw knees to the head but Holiday is blocking nicely.
Holiday has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Turnham avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Turnham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shane Turnham is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick from Turnham misses.
Turnham lands with a shot to the body.
Turnham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turnham throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnham misses with a low kick.
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!
Holiday stuns Turnham with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holiday moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shane Turnham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holiday creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Turnham.
Turnham stalling against the cage.
Holiday is pushing Turnham up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Holiday continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Holiday goes for a takedown in the clinch but Turnham prevents it.
Holiday prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Turnham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turnham is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Turnham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holiday throws a right hand that Turnham ducks under and follows up with a left that Turnham also avoids with ease.
Turnham slips a straight right by Holiday.
A left and a right from Holiday both land. Nice combination.
Holiday takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Turnham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnham misses with a body shot.
Turnham wants to clinch up but Holiday keeps it at a distance.
Turnham wants to clinch.
Turnham has managed to clinch.
Turnham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turnham throws the kick towards the body but Holiday avoids it.
Holiday works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turnham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holiday.
Turnham throws a nice looking combination but Holiday bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turnham lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holiday throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Turnham on the side of the head.
Holiday throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holiday stalks Turnham and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Turnham's face. Turnham staggers backwards, shaken.
Turnham tries to clinch but Holiday moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Turnham dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Holiday thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turnham tries to clinch but Holiday moves out of range.
Turnham is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Holiday looks to land a left hand but Turnham moved out of range nicely.
Turnham throws a sloppy head kick and Holiday moves out of range easily.
Holiday listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Turnham fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Holiday checks it well.
Turnham throws a head kick that misses.
Turnham takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Holiday moves out of range as Turnham throws a body kick.
Holiday blocks a jab.
Turnham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holiday.
Holiday shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Turnham throws a head kick but Holiday moves out of range.
Holiday ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turnham moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holiday scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turnham doesn't seem bothered though.
Turnham wants to clinch.
Holiday misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turnham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holiday rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turnham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holiday swats away the attempt to clinch by Turnham.
Some wild striking there from Turnham.
Turnham on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Holiday avoids the head kick by Turnham.
Turnham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turnham has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Holiday finds it's way round the side to connect with Turnham's head.
Turnham throws a head kick but Holiday moves out of range.
Turnham tries to clinch but Holiday moves out of range.
Holiday works over Turnham's head and body with a nice combination.
Turnham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnham takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Turnham wants to clinch up but Holiday keeps it at a distance.
Holiday scores with a jab.
Turnham on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Holiday misses with the combination.
Holiday throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turnham stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Holiday swinging wildly here.
Turnham has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Holiday misses with a wild combination.
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!
Turnham scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Turnham bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Holiday's head backwards.
Turnham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turnham takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Turnham tries to clinch but Holiday moves out of range.
Turnham looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Holiday tries a head kick but it misses.
Holiday throws a body punch but Turnham moves out of range.
Holiday takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Turnham tries to clinch but Holiday is having none of it.
A punch combination from Turnham misses.
Turnham throws a one two combo.
Holiday feints a jab promting Turnham to slip. Holiday then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Turnham slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Turnham misses with a few strikes there.
Holiday goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holiday misses with a few strikes there.
Turnham cracks Holiday with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Turnham throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Holiday's head.
Shane Turnham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holiday lands with a nice combination. Turnham backs away looking to recover.
Turnham connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holiday scores with a nice head shot.
Turnham feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Holidays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Left hook, right uppercut from Turnham.
Turnham lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Turnham has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holiday throws a right hand that Turnham ducks under and follows up with a left that Turnham also avoids with ease.
Turnham moves into range and clinches up with Holiday.
A head punch on the inside from Holiday fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shane Turnham.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Turnham, 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Turnham!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Aata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 2 and Robert Aata. Robert Aata looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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180 lbs
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21
186 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gibson Rickenbacker v.2!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Aata!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rickenbacker v.2 gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Aata to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rickenbacker v.2 has his feet on Aata's thighs here. He's pushed Aata off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Aata screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gibson Rickenbacker v.2!
A less than humble Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Axel Whitecoat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitecoat kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Seven Nation Army. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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187 lbs
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201 lbs
4 - 11 - 0 |
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
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Axel Whitecoat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Whitecoat shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Whitecoat closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Johnson jumps guard but Whitecoat stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Axel Whitecoat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Johnson.
Whitecoat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson has Whitecoat pressed against the cage, preventing Whitecoat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Whitecoat turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
Whitecoat connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Johnson some visible discomfort.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson wants to control but Whitecoat postures up.
Whitecoat 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.
Whitecoat working the ground and pound but Johnson is defending the strikes.
Whitecoat scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitecoat working away.
Johnson has one of Whitecoat's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Whitecoat tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Whitecoat has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Whitecoat looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
An elbow from Whitecoat crashes against the mat.
Whitecoat landing strikes.
Johnson sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is controlling Whitecoat's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Whitecoat prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Whitecoat thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Whitecoat working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitecoat missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Whitecoat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson wants to control but Whitecoat is keeping busy.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson is looking to control Whitecoat's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Whitecoat controlling the action here.
Whitecoat thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitecoat scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johnson is not content to let Whitecoat control the position.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Whitecoat working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Johnson is staying active underneath Whitecoat, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johnson tries to roll over but Whitecoat keeps him under control.
Whitecoat looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Whitecoat looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitecoat sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
Whitecoat prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Whitecoat scoring with strikes to the body and head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitecoat is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whitecoat drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Whitecoat dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Whitecoat shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnson is trying to defend but Whitecoat finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Whitecoat is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson is looking to control Whitecoat's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Whitecoat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson is trying to control but Whitecoat passes into side control!
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.
Whitecoat wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Whitecoat lands some shots froms side control.
Whitecoat stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitecoat rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Whitecoat is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Whitecoat wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Whitecoat tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Whitecoat lands a right hand.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Whitecoat won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitecoat has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Johnson regains guard immediately.
Whitecoat throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson looking to control.
Whitecoat tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Whitecoat from controlling successfully.
Johnson has his foot on Whitecoat's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Whitecoat works his way back into a safe position though.
Whitecoat wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson managing to control the position.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
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!
Whitecoat throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Whitecoat postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Whitecoat tries to pass.
Johnson seems keen to control Whitecoat's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Whitecoat gets a double leg takedown into Johnson's guard.
Whitecoat's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Whitecoat postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson working a defensive guard but Whitecoat passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitecoat is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Whitecoat pulls his head out easily.
Whitecoat looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Whitecoat lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson won't allow Whitecoat to pass to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitecoat thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Whitecoat.
Whitecoat moves nicely into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson is trying to control Whitecoat's posture but Whitecoat avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Whitecoat dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Whitecoat tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Whitecoat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alex Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Whitecoat lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Whitecoat moves out of range easily.
Whitecoat throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Whitecoat is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitecoat has a closed guard, preventing Johnson from standing up.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whitecoat is keeping the position for now.
Whitecoat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Whitecoat both land. Nice combination.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whitecoat lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whitecoat lands a two punch combo.
Whitecoat scores with a three punch combo!
Johnson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Whitecoat did well to prevent Johnson getting side control.
Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Whitecoat is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Whitecoat is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnson.
Whitecoat makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Whitecoat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up.
Johnson stops Whitecoat from standing up.
Johnson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Whitecoat's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whitecoat has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Johnson escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Johnson!
Johnson stands up.
Axel Whitecoat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Johnson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitecoat landing rabbit punches to the side of Johnson's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Whitecoat looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Johnson is working for a kimura but Whitecoat is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitecoat looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson is pressing down on Whitecoat's thigh, looking to free his foot. Whitecoat is holding on for now.
Whitecoat moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Alex Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Axel Whitecoat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Whitecoat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitecoat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Axel Whitecoat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Whitecoat has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Axel Whitecoat!
A very excited looking Axel Whitecoat made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damian Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suchart Chaowanungkarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes into the arena with Hollywood Undead - Lights out blaring out of the sound system. Chaowanungkarn has chosen Muay Thai fight music as his entrance music. Suchart Chaowanungkarn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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152 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Suchart Chaowanungkarn!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Damian Miller has been cut.
Miller gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Miller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Miller moves nicely into side control.
Miller decides to stand back up. Miller steps back and let's Chaowanungkarn get back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Miller can't get the takedown.
Chaowanungkarn missing with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chaowanungkarn missing with knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miller is defending well for now.
Chaowanungkarn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chaowanungkarn lands an elbow inside that Miller shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn effectively controlling the action here.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Chaowanungkarn prevents the takedown attempt.
Miller goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chaowanungkarn prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chaowanungkarn lands a nice knee to the body.
Chaowanungkarn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn trying to land knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Miller.
Miller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chaowanungkarn stops a takedown attempt from Miller.
Chaowanungkarn is trying to stall.
Miller looking for a takedown.
Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Miller misses with a looping left.
Chaowanungkarn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chaowanungkarn is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a body shot.
Chaowanungkarn slips under a jab.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Chaowanungkarn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Miller fails to land the takedown.
Chaowanungkarn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Chaowanungkarn.
Miller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chaowanungkarn lands with a shot to the body.
Damian Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaowanungkarn circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Miller drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Chaowanungkarn follows Miller to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suchart Chaowanungkarn!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bader Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manu Vatuvei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bader Jones has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bader Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Manu Vatuvei!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vatuvei counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Vatuvei wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Vatuvei thows a big elbow that misses.
Vatuvei wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vatuvei controls the pace.
Manu Vatuvei has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Vatuvei is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatuvei is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Vatuvei is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Vatuvei sits in half guard.
Vatuvei is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Vatuvei is working for a submission of some sort.
Vatuvei is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control here.
Vatuvei tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vatuvei scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vatuvei's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vatuvei's back!
Vatuvei is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jones gets his way!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vatuvei is in bad spot here.
Vatuvei rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Vatuvei moves into full guard.
Vatuvei working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Vatuvei is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Vatuvei is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vatuvei is on top in guard.
Vatuvei is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vatuvei stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Vatuvei dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones gets caught napping as Vatuvei dives in and scores a takedown. Jones manages to retain guard.
Vatuvei trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Vatuvei not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vatuvei forces his way into half guard.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vatuvei postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatuvei won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Vatuvei is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vatuvei working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones managing to control the position.
Vatuvei trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vatuvei trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vatuvei trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatuvei is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jones is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jones has escaped and now he's on top!
Vatuvei managing to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Vatuvei is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vatuvei swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Vatuvei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vatuvei closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vatuvei wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vatuvei grinds an elbow into Jones's temple.
Vatuvei wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones struggling a bit here.
Vatuvei wants to control for a moment but Jones uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatuvei trying to pass the guard but Jones defending well.
Vatuvei throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vatuvei works his way into full mount!
Jones wants to hold on but Vatuvei pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vatuvei wants to control but instead Jones manages to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Vatuvei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jones gets a double leg takedown into Vatuvei's guard.
Jones being controlled here momentarily.
Jones controlling from the top position.
Vatuvei controlling the position.
Manu Vatuvei has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Bader Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Vatuvei shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard.
Vatuvei slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Vatuvei trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vatuvei lands a couple of elbows.
Vatuvei controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vatuvei advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatuvei thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Jones is looking to control Vatuvei's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Jones is staying active underneath Vatuvei, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vatuvei is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jones!
Vatuvei looking to finish Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vatuvei controlling from the full mount.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatuvei looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
Vatuvei dominating with strikes here.
Vatuvei lands a heavy elbow.
Vatuvei takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vatuvei can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Bader Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manu Vatuvei is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vatuvei is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vatuvei trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vatuvei blocks Jones's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vatuvei putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
Manu Vatuvei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vatuvei 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manu Vatuvei!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Woo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Woo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels gets a takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Woo is looking to improve his position.
Daniels trying to mount his opponent but Woo defends it.
Daniels seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Woo missing with punches from the bottom.
Woo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Woo is looking for a sweep. Daniels is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Woo wants to control but Daniels is keeping busy.
Woo gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels drops back looking for a leg! Woo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Woo manages to kick Daniels off! Daniels jumps back into Woo's guard.
Daniels won't allow Woo to sweep him here.
Daniels trying to control but Woo is working from the bottom.
Woo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Daniels thows a big elbow that misses.
Woo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Woo tries to get out of the position.
Woo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Daniels wants to stand but Woo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Woo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Woo working a defensive guard here.
Daniels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Woo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woo working a defensive guard here.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Woo keeps moving.
Woo wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Woo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Woo shoots in but Daniels avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Woo misses with a takedown
and Daniels counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Woo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woo fails to land the takedown.
Daniels connects with a body shot that sends Woo's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Daniels pinned against the cage. Daniels gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Woo is breathing heavily.
Daniels scores with a shot to the body.
Daniels tries to bum rush Woo with a series of wild strikes but Woo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daniels lands a jab to the head.
Woo tries to clinch but Daniels is having none of it.
A jab from Daniels finds it's way through Woo's defenses.
Daniels lands a nice shot to the body.
Daniels lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Woo fails to land the takedown.
Daniels leaves Woo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woo tries to clinch but Daniels is having none of it.
Woo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daniels as he jumps to the side.
Woo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Daniels connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Woo scrambles back to his feet.
Daniels clobbers Woo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice combination there by Daniels.
Daniels lands a glancing blow to the side of Woo's head.
Daniels getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Daniels sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woo shoots in for a double leg but Daniels sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Daniels lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Daniels.
Daniels fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Woo avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Daniels dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Daniels lands with a cross.
Daniels lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Woo backs up against the cage.
Daniels connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Woo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Daniels jabs Woo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Daniels connects with a crisp jab.
Daniels gets caught napping as Woo dives in and scores a takedown. Daniels manages to retain guard.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Woo from controlling successfully.
Woo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woo throwing strikes from guard but Daniels blocks nicely.
Woo throws a big right hand that misses.
Woo looking to pass the guard.
Woo forces his way into half guard.
Woo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Daniels's head.
Daniels keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Woo is thwarting Daniels's attempts to control the position.
Woo is stalling here. Daniels is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Woo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Daniels has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Daniels fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Woo sneaks back into half guard.
Daniels is trying to control. Woo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Daniels winds up and cracks Woo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Daniels is taking a breather. Woo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Woo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woo wants to control but Daniels is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Woo is trying to get back to full guard.
Daniels looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Woo tries to get to full guard but Daniels has control of the leg.
Daniels is trying to control. Woo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Woo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Woo is trying to maintain the position but Daniels is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Daniels fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Daniels is fending him off so far but Woo persists. Nope, Daniels circles away and we're back to standing.
Woo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
You can see the frustration on Daniels's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Woo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Woo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Daniels manages to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Woo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Daniels enables Woo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Daniels manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Woo wanted to stand there but Daniels had control of the position.
Woo throws and elbow that misses. Daniels uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Woo's guard. Nice move by Daniels!
Woo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Daniels keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woo with a couple of short strikes.
Daniels tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Woo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Daniels is now in Woo's guard. A big mistake from Woo there, giving up the dominant position!
Woo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Daniels defends well.
Woo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daniels pushing down on Woo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throwing shots but Woo is blocking nicely.
Daniels is trying to control the action in half guard but Woo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Woo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Daniels not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Daniels lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Daniels looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Woo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Daniels.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels stalling away here and it's allowed Woo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throwing strikes but missing.
Daniels tries to free his leg and advance position but Woo is retaining full guard.
Woo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Daniels!
Woo landing shots from mount.
Woo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Woo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Daniels is looking to escape.
Johnny Woo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Woo lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woo throwing strikes here but Daniels is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Daniels is bucking up trying to escape but Woo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woo avoids the attempt from Daniels to control.
Woo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Daniels is now in Woo's guard. A big mistake from Woo there, giving up the dominant position!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Woo is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Woo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Woo 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Woo!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoine Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wallace's choice of entrance music: Pray by Jay-Z feat. Rob Dougan. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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195 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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27
202 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Axe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antoine Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe lands a slapping body shot.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace forces Axe back against the cage and clinches.
Wallace goes for a takedown attempt but Axe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Axe scores with a jab to the head.
Axe thuds a left hand into Wallace's body.
Wallace misses with a head kick.
Axe jabs at Wallace's body.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wallace throws a head kick that misses
and Axe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Axe connects with a crisp jab.
Axe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wallace.
A right-left combo lands from Axe.
Wallace is rocked!
Axe scores with a shot to the body.
Wallace is still on wobbly legs! Can Axe finish him?
Wallace looks gassed!
Axe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wallace fails with an attempt to clinch.
Axe connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Wallace covering up! Axe comes in with a big uppercut and Wallace goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sam Axe!
Sam Axe retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Sam Axe made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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