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RCS 53 - 2 Royal Crown Battle PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mortimer Plumbtree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bariga Kodeinich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plumbtree comes to the cage accompanied by White and Nerdy. Kodeinich has chosen Codeine as his entrance music. 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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Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mortimer Plumbtree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bariga Kodeinich!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kodeinich throws a one two combo.
Horrible takedown by Kodeinich or perhaps it was just good defense by Plumbtree which made him look bad.
Plumbtree avoids the body shot from Kodeinich.
Kodeinich misses with a takedown
and Plumbtree counters with a head kick.
Kodeinich feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Plumbtree wants to stand and escape but Kodeinich is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plumbtree will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kodeinich wants to stand but Plumbtree is controlling his posture from full guard.
Plumbtree is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kodeinich is controlling him.
Kodeinich wants to control from the top but Plumbtree keeps moving.
Kodeinich tries to free his leg and advance position but Plumbtree is retaining full guard.
Plumbtree knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kodeinich on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodeinich trying to control but Plumbtree is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bariga Kodeinich was stalling too much, according to the referee.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kodeinich tries a body shot but Plumbtree blocks it.
Plumbtree escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plumbtree circles away from the clinch attempt
and Plumbtree counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kodeinich is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Plumbtree really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Plumbtree circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kodeinich shoots in but no luck this time.
Mortimer Plumbtree has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bariga Kodeinich.
Kodeinich looks to land a combination but Plumbtree avoids it well.
Mortimer Plumbtree is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kodeinich throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Plumbtree's waist but Plumbtree gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kodeinich off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kodeinich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Plumbtree crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kodeinich - the referee stops the clock and Plumbtree gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kodeinich. Plumbtree manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kodeinich throws a nice looking combination but Plumbtree bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kodeinich tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Plumbtree swivels and escapes.
Bariga Kodeinich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kodeinich shoots in and drives through. Plumbtree sprawls well.
Plumbtree throws a sloppy head kick and Kodeinich moves out of range easily.
Kodeinich misses with a body shot
and Plumbtree counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kodeinich is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kodeinich closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kodeinich is looking to take a break and control but Plumbtree is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kodeinich advances nicely into full mount.
Plumbtree is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Plumbtree defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kodeinich.
Kodeinich looking to control but Plumbtree is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Plumbtree is trying to stand up.
Plumbtree trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Kodeinich controlling his opponent.
Kodeinich is trying to take his opponent's back.
Kodeinich sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kodeinich wants to control the pace but Plumbtree is squirming around nicely.
Kodeinich controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Plumbtree tries to buck Kodeinich off but Kodeinich takes his back!
Kodeinich is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Plumbtree defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Kodeinich's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Plumbtree 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 Kodeinich gets his way!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kodeinich is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Plumbtree is defending well though. Kodeinich let's go of the attempt for now.
Plumbtree is trying to stand back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bariga Kodeinich dominated that round.
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.
Kodeinich tries to score a power double leg takedown but Plumbtree sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kodeinich somewhat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kodeinich. Plumbtree does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kodeinich tries to close the distance and clinch but Plumbtree swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kodeinich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kodeinich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kodeinich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Plumbtree circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Kodeinich. Those never looked like landing.
Kodeinich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodeinich is looking to clinch but Plumbtree is avoiding it.
Kodeinich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Plumbtree tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kodeinich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kodeinich wants to clinch.
Kodeinich wants to clinch up but Plumbtree keeps it at a distance.
Plumbtree throws a head kick but Kodeinich moves out of range.
Plumbtree on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bariga Kodeinich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kodeinich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Plumbtree pinned against the cage. Plumbtree gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kodeinich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Plumbtree counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kodeinich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kodeinich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kodeinich shoots in looking for a takedown. Plumbtree tries to sprawl out of it but Kodeinich keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Plumbtree manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mortimer Plumbtree has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bariga Kodeinich.
Kodeinich throws a one two combo.
Plumbtree misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kodeinich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kodeinich avoids the head kick by Plumbtree.
Plumbtree tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich feints a jab promting Plumbtree to slip. Kodeinich then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Plumbtree slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kodeinich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Plumbtree circles away quickly and effectively.
Plumbtree keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Plumbtree tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kodeinich shoots in looking for a takedown but Plumbtree manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kodeinich's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Plumbtree tries a head kick but it misses.
Kodeinich misses with a double jab
and Plumbtree counters with a head kick. That will keep Kodeinich thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick misses from Plumbtree.
Kodeinich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Plumbtree circles away.
No joy there for Kodeinich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Kodeinich scores with a four punch combination!
Plumbtree stuffs the takedown attempt from Kodeinich. Kodeinich gets slowly back to his feet.
A combination from Kodeinich does no damage.
Kodeinich shoots in for a takedown but Plumbtree shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Plumbtree circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kodeinich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plumbtree.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kodeinich is defended easily by Plumbtree.
Kodeinich is breathing heavily.
Plumbtree uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kodeinich.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kodeinich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Plumbtree circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bariga Kodeinich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kodeinich swinging wildly here.
Kodeinich shoots in and drives through. Plumbtree sprawls well.
Kodeinich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kodeinich throws a series of punches but Plumbtree moves out of range.
Bariga Kodeinich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kodeinich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plumbtree paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Plumbtree.
Kodeinich tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Plumbtree counters with a big head kick but Kodeinich shrugs it off.
Kodeinich misses with a double jab
and Plumbtree counters with a big head kick but Kodeinich shrugs it off.
Kodeinich lands a two punch combo.
Plumbtree circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kodeinich is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Plumbtree rather than just go for the knockout.
Plumbtree throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodeinich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kodeinich moves into the clinch.
Plumbtree manages to break the clinch.
Kodeinich changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Plumbtree tries to avoid it but Kodeinich manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Plumbtree to the ground. Plumbtree escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kodeinich wants to clinch.
Kodeinich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mortimer Plumbtree has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bariga Kodeinich.
Kodeinich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kodeinich fails to land with a series of punches.
Kodeinich shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Plumbtree eats them both and turns towards Kodeinich to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Plumbtree throws a head kick that misses.
Mortimer Plumbtree has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Kodeinich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kodeinich wants to clinch but Plumbtree slips to the side
and Plumbtree counters with a head kick. That will keep Kodeinich thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kodeinich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Plumbtree counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kodeinich is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kodeinich scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Plumbtree tries to kick Kodeinich off but Kodeinich keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kodeinich is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Plumbtree sees it coming and defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kodeinich blocks the strikes from Plumbtree.
Kodeinich stops Plumbtree from getting back to his feet.
Kodeinich is looking for a kimura here.
Plumbtree looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Plumbtree is just riding it out for now. Kodeinich eventually gives up the hold.
Plumbtree looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Plumbtree is defending against the submission attempts here by Kodeinich.
Plumbtree pushes Kodeinich off and gets back to his feet.
Kodeinich tries to clinch up but Plumbtree circles away and keeps his distance.
Kodeinich misses with a double jab
and Plumbtree counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich wants to clinch up but Plumbtree keeps it at a distance.
Plumbtree avoids a punch combination nicely.
Plumbtree slaps away a takedown attempt from Kodeinich, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Plumbtree avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Plumbtree.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot lands for Kodeinich.
Bariga Kodeinich is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kodeinich throws a nice looking combination but Plumbtree bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bariga Kodeinich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kodeinich 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 Steve Erwin 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... Bariga Kodeinich!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Steve Henry has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Steve Henry seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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270 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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, Steve Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Bader!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry works the jab nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Bader 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Henry misses with a two punch combination.
Bader 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.
Bader shoots for a double leg takedown but Henry sprawls well. He's pushed Bader's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Henry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Left hook, right uppercut from Henry.
Bader takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Henry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bader moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Henry throws an overhand right that drops Bader like a sack of potatoes! Henry dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Henry!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bjj Is My Game (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haste The Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bjj Is My Game has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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135 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bjj Is My Game!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Haste The Day!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Day closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Is My Game is trying to control The Day's posture but The Day avoids it.
The referee asks The Day politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. The Day prefers to stall for the moment though.
Is My Game manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The Day is defending against the submission attempts here by Is My Game.
Is My Game seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Is My Game wants to control but The Day is keeping him busy.
The Day looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Day looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Is My Game is trying to control. The Day wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Is My Game thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The Day is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Is My Game scores with a couple of nice shots.
Is My Game wants to pass the guard but The Day is defending well.
The Day is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Is My Game moves into full mount! The Day won't be happy about that!
The Day wants to control but Is My Game is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Is My Game working The Day over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Day is desperately trying to improve his position but Is My Game has a good base and remains in mount.
Is My Game 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.
Is My Game working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Is My Game landing shots from mount.
Is My Game lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Is My Game tries to control but The Day wriggling away.
The Day is wriggling around trying to escape.
The Day takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Is My Game landing punches.
Is My Game lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Is My Game will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The Day tries to lock up and control but Is My Game gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Is My Game is landing with some decent strikes but The Day is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Day tries to lock up and control but Is My Game gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The Day is desperately trying to improve his position but Is My Game has a good base and remains in mount.
Is My Game working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Is My Game wants to control but instead The Day manages to regain half guard.
Is My Game not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Is My Game thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Day's head.
The Day is not content to let Is My Game control the position.
Is My Game thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Day's head.
The Day avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Is My Game.
Is My Game not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Day blocking the ground and pound attempt from Is My Game.
The Day won't allow Is My Game to pass to mount.
Is My Game not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Day gets back to full guard.
The Day keeping moving, preventing Is My Game from controlling successfully.
Is My Game's corner is telling him to maintain position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Day working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Is My Game.
Is My Game stands and throws The Day's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Is My Game tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Is My Game has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Is My Game lands a decent elbow from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Day is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjj Is My Game dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Is My Game fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Is My Game looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The Day changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Is My Game looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Is My Game's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Is My Game manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Is My Game trying to control but The Day postures up.
Is My Game is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Is My Game is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Day is pressing down on Is My Game's thigh, looking to free his foot. Is My Game is holding on for now.
The Day is looking for a kimura but Is My Game is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for The Day to get the leverage.
Is My Game works his way to full guard. Good work.
Is My Game is trying to control the position but The Day postures up.
Is My Game avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Day trying to control but Is My Game is working from the bottom.
Is My Game avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Day won't allow Is My Game to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Is My Game is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The Day throws a big elbow that misses.
Is My Game is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The Day is looking to stand up but Is My Game won't let him.
The Day trying to control but Is My Game is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The Day gets a double leg takedown into Is My Game's guard.
The Day sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Is My Game's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Is My Game won't allow The Day to pass to mount.
The Day not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Is My Game is trying to maintain the position but The Day is very close to passing his half guard.
The Day is working for a submission of some sort.
The Day not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Day prevents Is My Game from improving his position.
The Day throwing shots but Is My Game is blocking nicely.
Is My Game trying to hold on to The Day's head to control him but The Day postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Day missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bjj Is My Game overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Day throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Day is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Is My Game doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time The Day.
Is My Game keeping hold of The Day's head, controlling as best he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Day is keen to just control but Is My Game is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haste The Day showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from The Day as Is My Game shoots in.
Is My Game looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The Day tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Is My Game manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Is My Game displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Day.
The Day has a takedown stuffed.
The Day closes the distance and clinches up with Is My Game, looking for a takedown. The Day pushes Is My Game against the cage but Is My Game circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bjj Is My Game has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haste The Day.
Is My Game circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Day shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Is My Game as he avoids it easily.
The Day misses with a wild body shot.
The Day fails with a takedown attempt.
Is My Game fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Is My Game keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Day.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Day manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Is My Game on his heels. He'll look to pass Is My Game's guard now, I'm sure.
Is My Game wants to sweep but no luck.
The Day is fighting to break Is My Game's control of his arms but Is My Game is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The Day is looking to work some ground and pound but Is My Game has wrist control.
The Day looking to sit in guard and control but Is My Game gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Is My Game connects with a couple of short punches.
The Day avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Day looking for a sweep. Not yet The Day, not yet.
Is My Game sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Is My Game is pushing down on The Day's leg trying to pass to half guard. The Day is fighting to maintain full guard but Is My Game has managed to sneak the leg through.
Is My Game has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Is My Game can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Day is looking to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Day manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The Day works his way to full guard. Good work.
Is My Game looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Day preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Is My Game wants to pass the guard but The Day is keeping the position.
The Day wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Day not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The Day shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Is My Game shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Day defends it nicely.
Is My Game fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Day avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Day looking to score a takedown here. Is My Game is defending well but The Day drives through and ends up in Is My Game's guard.
The Day postures up in Is My Game's guard and throws a big left but Is My Game blocks it.
The Day wants to control from the top but Is My Game keeps moving.
The Day takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Is My Game has his hands on The Day's head, controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Is My Game keeping moving, preventing The Day from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Haste The Day.
I think The Day has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haste The Day!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Gibbons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Reardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 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
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Duke Gibbons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hank Reardon!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reardon throws a nice looking combination but Gibbons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A solid body kick from Gibbons.
Reardon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reardon lands a slapping body shot.
Gibbons throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Reardon was covering up waiting for the punch and Gibbons finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gibbons got a little sloppy there for a moment and Reardon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gibbons has managed to get both his arms back between Reardon's legs - danger averted.
Gibbons is looking to stand up but Reardon won't let him.
Reardon is trying to keep Gibbons in close.
Gibbons would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gibbons won't allow Reardon to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbons trying to control but Reardon is working from the bottom.
Reardon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gibbons pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reardon is keeping the position for now.
Gibbons trying to stand up but can't free himself from Reardon's guard.
Gibbons trying to control but Reardon is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Duke Gibbons just wasn't active enough.
Reardon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reardon cracks a nice hook into Gibbons's ribs.
Nice sprawl there from Gibbons as Reardon shoots in.
Gibbons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reardon looks to score with a jab to the body but Gibbons is just out of range.
Reardon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gibbons moves out of range of the body kick from Reardon.
Gibbons throws a right and a left that Reardon avoids nicely.
Reardon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gibbons rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice cross by Reardon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reardon looks to land a right hand but Gibbons moved out of range.
Reardon swinging wildly here.
Hank Reardon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reardon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gibbons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reardon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reardon misses with a hook to the body
and Gibbons counters with a right hand to the body.
Gibbons throws a series of punches but Reardon avoids them all with ease.
Reardon misses with an uppercut.
Reardon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gibbons counters with a crisp one two that drops Reardon! Gibbons thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Reardon to his feet! Reardon is in big trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reardon swings for the body but Gibbons moves out of range.
Gibbons cracks Reardon with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gibbons has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Reardon to stand back up!
Reardon is rocked!
Gibbons misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reardon is still on wobbly legs! Can Gibbons finish him?
Reardon throws a poor cross that misses
and Gibbons counters with a nice body shot.
Reardon seems to have recovered his senses.
Gibbons checks the leg kick.
Reardon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Reardon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reardon drives through with a takedown into guard.
Reardon looks gassed!
Reardon is looking to work some ground and pound but Gibbons has wrist control.
Gibbons pushes Reardon off and gets back to his feet.
Gibbons lands with a shot to the body.
Gibbons misses with a series of wild punches.
Gibbons moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Gibbons does no damage.
Gibbons tries to clinch but Reardon moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Gibbons dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reardon lands a slapping body shot.
Gibbons connects with a single shot there.
Reardon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gibbons tries to avoid it but Reardon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gibbons to the ground. Gibbons escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gibbons misses with a low kick.
Gibbons swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gibbons gets caught flat footed, as Reardon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Reardon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reardon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Reardon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reardon throws a strike but Gibbons rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gibbons controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbons stands up from Reardon's guard - Gibbons perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gibbons avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reardon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gibbons moves away.
Gibbons dodges the punch combination from Reardon.
Reardon lands with a shot to the body.
Gibbons slips a jab and a cross from Reardon.
Reardon shoots for a double leg takedown but Gibbons sprawls well. He's pushed Reardon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Duke Gibbons is winning the standup battle so far.
Gibbons scores with a sloppy right hand. Reardon should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reardon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Duke Gibbons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Reardon.
Reardon is breathing heavily.
Gibbons keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reardon.
Reardon lands with an uppercut that bounces Gibbons off the cage and back into range.
Reardon throws a body punch but Gibbons moves out of range.
Gibbons pushes Reardon up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibbons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gibbons wants to break free but Reardon has control.
Gibbons holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gibbons can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons struggles to land a body shot inside as Reardon controls his hands.
Gibbons is trying to push Reardon away but Reardon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gibbons working hard to break the clinch.
Reardon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gibbons throws a punch but it's blocked by Reardon.
Gibbons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gibbons thumps Reardon with a low kick.
Reardon misses with a left hand
and Reardon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reardon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reardon tried to score with a low kick but Gibbons checks it.
Gibbons scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibbons lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Reardon hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons content just to control the position here.
Reardon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Reardon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gibbons tries to control but Reardon wriggling away.
Gibbons is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Reardon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Reardon wants to hold on but Gibbons pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reardon working to try and regain half guard.
Reardon wants to control but Gibbons is having none of it.
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 Duke Gibbons will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Reardon lands a really nice looking cross but Gibbons seems unphased.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reardon. Gibbons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reardon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gibbons but Gibbons pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gibbons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gibbons 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 bone on bone clash there as Gibbons blocks the leg kick.
Gibbons defending well as Reardon loads up on a big left hand.
Reardon misses with a double jab.
Reardon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbons closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Reardon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reardon throws a body punch but Gibbons moves out of range.
Oooooh!!! Gibbons has knocked Reardon down with a huge combo! Gibbons steps away and waves a wobbly Reardon back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Hank Reardon has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibbons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reardon.
Reardon misses with the combination.
Gibbons displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reardon.
Reardon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gibbons moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gibbons throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gibbons blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons misses the jab.
Gibbons misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Gibbons misses its intended target.
Gibbons cracks Reardon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
No luck for Reardon with that takedown attempt.
Duke Gibbons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Reardon.
Gibbons slips a jab and a cross from Reardon.
Gibbons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reardon.
Gibbons's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gibbons duly obliges.
Reardon tries to bum rush Gibbons with a series of wild strikes but Gibbons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons misses with a series of wild punches.
Reardon looks to land a left hand but Gibbons moved out of range nicely.
Good shot there by Reardon.
Reardon dodges the punch combination from Gibbons.
Reardon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Reardon throws a leg kick but Gibbons moved away.
Nice jab there from Gibbons.
Reardon shoots in and drives through. Gibbons sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reardon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Reardon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gibbons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duke Gibbons is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gibbons moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gibbons dodges the punch combination from Reardon.
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!
Reardon misses with a hook. Gibbons ducked under it nicely.
Hank Reardon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gibbons closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Reardon's guard.
Duke Gibbons overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reardon keeping moving, preventing Gibbons from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gibbons preventing the sweep.
Reardon has his foot on Gibbons's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gibbons works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Gibbons showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gibbons 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Gibbons!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kid Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peekay Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vera might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to You are just a JOKE!. Williams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Noise Won't Stop. This should be a great matchup!
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192 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kid Vera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peekay Williams!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vera with a lazy takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a one-two to the body.
Vera tries to clinch but Williams moves away
and Williams counters with a nice body shot.
Vera tries for a takedown but Williams circles away easily
and Williams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vera thinking.
Vera wants to clinch
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vera eats them both and turns towards Williams to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Williams is trying to push Vera away but Vera has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vera stalling the fight.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vera slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera throws a leg kick that is checked
and Williams counters with a series of strikes. Vera will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vera wants to clinch.
Vera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Vera wants to clinch
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kid Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vera misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera throws a chopping leg kick but Williams manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Vera.
Vera misses with an uppercut
and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Williams stuffs the takedown.
Kid Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vera finds it's way round the side to connect with Williams's head.
Vera keeps Williams at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Williams is working the combinations to good effect here.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vera counters with an outside leg kick.
Vera is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams looks to land a combination but Vera avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.
Vera misses with a double jab
and Williams counters with a three punch combo that has Vera backing up. Vera nods at Williams to acknowledge the strikes.
Vera is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Vera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vera tries to score a power double leg takedown but Williams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vera somewhat.
Peekay Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vera misses with a looping left.
Vera tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vera tries to clinch up.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vera cracks the inside of Williams's front leg.
Vera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vera throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vera looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Vera shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Vera dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vera displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vera looks to land a combination. Williams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vera closes the distance and clinches up with Williams, looking for a takedown. Vera pushes Williams against the cage but Williams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams lands a two punch combo.
Williams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vera holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Vera has double underhooks.
Vera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Vera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Vera is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera lands an elbow inside that Williams shrugs off.
It looks like Peekay Williams has been cut.
Vera misses with a knee to the head.
Vera changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Williams fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vera looks to clinch
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Vera.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Vera.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vera takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Kid Vera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Williams!
Vera wants to control the pace but Williams is squirming around nicely.
Vera avoids the attempt from Williams to control.
Vera takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Williams is squirming around, avoiding Vera's attempts to control the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vera throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Williams because Vera loaded up on that one.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williams can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Williams is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vera controlling from the full mount.
Vera landing strikes from the mount.
Williams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vera can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Williams is looking to escape.
Vera controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Williams's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Vera looking to ground and pound but Williams is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vera controlling the pace for now.
Vera lands a big shot there that rocks Williams but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Vera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peekay Williams's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vera lands a left and a right that sends Williams crashing to the canvas! Vera dives into mount looking to finish!
Williams is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vera avoids the attempt from Williams to control.
Williams is still in real trouble! Can Vera finish him?
Vera 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.
Vera controlling from the full mount.
Vera lands a big elbow.
Vera postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Williams in real trouble here! The ref calls for Williams to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kid Vera!
Kid Vera is the new middleweight champion!
Kid Vera managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Steel Penn's Laundry 93%, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Jules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduard Folayang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gregory Jules!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eduard Folayang!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Folayang takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Folayang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jules. Jules obviously looking to wear him down.
Jules takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jules throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Folayang crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gregory Jules!
A very excited looking Gregory Jules 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 Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tao comes to the cage accompanied by Philip Bailey - Walking on the Chinese Wall. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yin Tao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Rizzo Jr!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Tao is predictable there
and Tao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rizzo Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rizzo Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rizzo Jr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tao blocks a head kick by Rizzo Jr.
Tao checks the leg kick.
Rizzo Jr misses with a hook.
Tao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rizzo Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tao.
Rizzo Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rizzo Jr's calf.
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!
Rizzo Jr avoids the body shot from Tao.
Rizzo Jr lands with a nice body punch.
A low kick from Tao is predictable there
and Rizzo Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Tao tries to land a front kick but Rizzo Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed right hand from Rizzo Jr misses the target.
Tao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rizzo Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr misses with a straight right.
Rizzo Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Tao's shoulder, as Tao tries to avoid the shot.
Tao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Frank Rizzo Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tao wants to clinch.
Rizzo Jr tries to land a body kick
and Tao counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tao blocks a head kick by Rizzo Jr.
Good leg kick by Tao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tao scores with a leg kick.
Tao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rizzo Jr throws a good cross that connects.
A lazy body kick from Rizzo Jr
and Tao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rizzo Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Tao.
Tao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rizzo Jr. That did some damage!
Tao lands a slapping body shot.
Rizzo Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rizzo Jr.
Tao is breathing heavily.
Rizzo Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tao cracks the inside of Rizzo Jr's front leg.
Tao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rizzo Jr.
Tao defending well as Rizzo Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Tao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rizzo Jr avoids the body shot from Tao.
Rizzo Jr throws a low kick, looking for Tao's leg but Tao calmly moves out of range.
Rizzo Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tao tries to clinch but Rizzo Jr is having none of it.
Rizzo Jr looks to land a body kick but Tao moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tao.
Tao is looking to wear down Rizzo Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr misses with an uppercut. Tao saw that one coming.
Tao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tao throws a jab when Rizzo Jr was well out of range.
Tao checks a leg kick.
Rizzo Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Rizzo Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Rizzo Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tao was well out of range. Poor timing from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick
and Tao counters with a good low kick that Rizzo Jr was not able to check.
Tao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rizzo Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice shot lands for Tao.
Tao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rizzo Jr throws a nice looking combination but Tao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rizzo Jr checks the leg kick.
Tao checks a low kick from Rizzo Jr.
Tao throws a leg kick
and Rizzo Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tao is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizzo Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tao gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Rizzo Jr gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Rizzo Jr!
Frank Rizzo Jr is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Frank Rizzo Jr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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