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SPFT 3: Crocodile Rock PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Coolidge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rev Theory - Light It Up . 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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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reggie Coolidge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Silva !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coolidge throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Coolidge.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coolidge. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coolidge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Coolidge scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Antonio Silva has been cut.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Coolidge is working away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva works his foot free and advances to mount.
Coolidge knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Coolidge is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Silva locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Coolidge is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Silva !
Jumping up and down and very excited, Antonio Silva waved his t-shirt featuring Milwaukee's Best 160's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Rumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Rumble has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Rumble!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rumble connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ho. Ho circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ho looks to land a left hand but Rumble moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Ho. Those never looked like landing.
Rumble jabs Ho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A punch combination from Ho misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rumble avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho tries to bum rush Rumble with a series of wild strikes but Rumble uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rumble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho moves away.
Rumble fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ho takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rumble changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble moves out of range of the body kick.
Rumble wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ho tries to work over Rumble's front leg with a kick but Rumble checks it.
Rumble is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ho rather than just go for the knockout.
Rumble scores with a shot to the body.
Ho throws a front kick aimed at Rumble's knee but Rumble avoids it well.
Rumble takes a swing at Ho's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumble is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho.
Ho shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rumble eats them both and turns towards Ho to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A cross from Ho lands.
Ho swinging wildly here.
Ho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho blocks a jab.
Ho blocks a jab.
Ho scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ho misses with the combination.
Ho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rumble was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Rumble dominated that round.
That's time! Ho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ho misses with a hook.
Ho misses with a body shot
and Rumble counters with a straight right hand.
Joe Rumble seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho jabs at Rumble's body.
Ricky Ho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ho fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rumble on the side of the head.
Rumble thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho fails to land with a series of punches.
Ho ducks under a wild hook from Rumble.
Ho misses with a few strikes there.
Ho connects with a single shot there.
Rumble showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ho.
Rumble misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble lands with a shot to the body.
Rumble ducks under a wild hook from Ho.
Rumble just misses with a punch to the body.
Rumble looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ho thuds a left hand into Rumble's body.
Rumble misses with a wild body shot.
Rumble waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho.
Ho misses with a wild combination.
Ho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ho scores with a nice head shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Ho scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Ho dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rumble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho was well out of range. Poor timing from Rumble.
Rumble lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ho displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Rumble.
Ho tries a low kick but Rumble avoids it.
Ho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho.
Ho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rumble checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Rumble. That snapped Ho's head back.
It looks like Ricky Ho has been cut.
Rumble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho ducks under a wild hook from Rumble.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho throws a low kick but Rumble avoids it.
Rumble avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rumble lands a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Rumble. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho throws a series of punches but Rumble moves out of range.
Ho attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rumble pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ho misses with a right hand
and Rumble counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rumble is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho.
Rumble swings widly with a right hand
enabling Ho to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ho lunges at Rumble with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rumble's hand.
Ho throws a hook to the side of Rumble's head but Rumble sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Rumble comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rumble 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Rumble!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Casey Silk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Kirshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Kirshaw has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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166 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
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Casey Silk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Kirshaw!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirshaw fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Casey Silk has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Silk. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas Kirshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Kirshaw lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silk doesn't seem phased though.
Kirshaw misses with a straight right.
Kirshaw scores with a jab to the head.
Silk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kirshaw works Silk's body with a nice hook.
Silk misses the shot to the body.
Kirshaw throws a lazy right hand but Silk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silk looks to land a right hand but Kirshaw moved out of range.
Silk moves out of range as Kirshaw throws a body kick.
Kirshaw misses with a straight left.
Silk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kirshaw.
Kirshaw dodges the punch combination from Silk.
Silk throws a hook but Kirshaw avoids it easily.
Silk misses with a lunging right hand
and Kirshaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Silk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kirshaw misses with a low kick.
Kirshaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kirshaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Silk.
Kirshaw with a hook.
Silk avoids the head kick by Kirshaw.
Silk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silk avoids the body shot from Kirshaw.
Nice jab there from Kirshaw.
Silk drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kirshaw looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirshaw trying to keep a closed guard but Silk is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silk trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirshaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silk throws an elbow that misses. Kirshaw uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silk's guard. Nice move by Kirshaw!
Silk is looking to sweep but instead, Kirshaw has passed into half guard.
Kirshaw is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silk actively working from the bottom here.
Kirshaw wants to stand up but Silk is controlling the position.
Kirshaw gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Silk throws a nice looking combination but Kirshaw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kirshaw throws a low kick but Silk avoids it.
Kirshaw misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirshaw changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silk moves out of range of the strikes.
Silk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirshaw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kirshaw misses with a low kick.
Kirshaw lands a nice hook to Silk's body. Silk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kirshaw tests Silk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Kirshaw.
Kirshaw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silk.
Kirshaw has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kirshaw thuds a left hand into Silk's body.
Kirshaw turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirshaw lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silk throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kirshaw was covering up waiting for the punch and Silk finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kirshaw 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Kirshaw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Casey Silk's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kirshaw looks to land a right hand but Silk moved out of range.
A left lands for Kirshaw.
Silk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silk fails with a takedown attempt.
Kirshaw lands a lovely overhand right.
Silk tries to land a leg kick but Kirshaw saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kirshaw darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silk is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kirshaw's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Silk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silk looking to score a takedown here. Kirshaw is defending well but Silk drives through and ends up in Kirshaw's guard.
Silk landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirshaw is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silk is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirshaw wants to sweep here but Silk controlling him for the moment.
Silk distracts Kirshaw with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kirshaw keeping moving, preventing Silk from controlling successfully.
Kirshaw is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silk throws an elbow that misses. Kirshaw uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silk's guard. Nice move by Kirshaw!
Silk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kirshaw is one step ahead there.
Silk is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silk trying to keep a closed guard but Kirshaw is proving a slippery customer.
Casey Silk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silk is looking for a triangle but Kirshaw pushes his legs off easily.
Silk wants to sweep here but Kirshaw controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirshaw postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kirshaw lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Casey Silk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirshaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Silk is just out of range.
Kirshaw cracks Silk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kirshaw digs a good body shot into Silk's ribs.
Silk gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirshaw regains half guard, as Silk was trying to land strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silk uses his free foot to push down on Kirshaw's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kirshaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Silk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Casey Silk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kirshaw tries to land a leg kick but Silk saw it coming and moves away.
Kirshaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silk was well out of range. Poor timing from Kirshaw.
Kirshaw lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That kick from Kirshaw tenderised Silk's leg. Silk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kirshaw tries to score with a low kick but Silk moves his leg out of the way.
Kirshaw is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kirshaw connects with the punch.
Kirshaw attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Kirshaw as Silk shoots in.
A punch lands to the side of Silk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kirshaw throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kirshaw thinking.
Kirshaw with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirshaw scores with a head kick.
Silk misses with a body shot.
Kirshaw gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silk.
Silk moves out of range of the body kick from Kirshaw.
Kirshaw lands a right hook to the body.
Silk takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kirshaw looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kirshaw gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silk.
Silk shoots for a double leg takedown but Kirshaw sprawls well. He's pushed Silk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kirshaw.
Silk misses the jab.
Silk avoids the body shot from Kirshaw.
Silk throws out a loose jab but Kirshaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silk looks to land a right hand but Kirshaw moved out of range.
Silk lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirshaw scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silk doesn't seem bothered though.
Silk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Silk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silk. Kirshaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirshaw fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silk.
Silk 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.
Silk misses with a straight right.
Silk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirshaw.
Kirshaw lands with a kick to the temple. Silk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fighters circling - Kirshaw throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas Kirshaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kirshaw goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kirshaw avoids the head kick by Silk.
Kirshaw scores with a sloppy right hand. Silk should have avoided that one.
Kirshaw uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silk has time to react.
Kirshaw throws a combination that misses
and Silk counters with a good low kick that Kirshaw was not able to check.
Kirshaw works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silk throws a low kick but Kirshaw avoids it.
Kirshaw throws a body punch but Silk moves out of range.
A lazy left from Kirshaw finds it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silk is defended easily by Kirshaw.
Silk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirshaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silk moves away.
Kirshaw throws an overhand right that lands on Silk's shoulder, as Silk tries to avoid the shot.
Kirshaw lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silk at a distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silk crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kirshaw - the referee stops the clock and Silk gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kirshaw. Silk manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silk misses with a left hand
and Kirshaw counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kirshaw connects with an inside leg kick.
Silk scores with a shot to the body.
Kirshaw leaves Silk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silk staying out of range there.
Silk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Kirshaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kirshaw 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Kirshaw!
A pretty intense looking Thomas Kirshaw took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miller HighLife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Sheehan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teddy Sheehan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miller HighLife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Teddy Sheehan!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HighLife looks to land a right hand but Sheehan moved out of range.
Sheehan moves out of range as HighLife strikes.
HighLife cracks Sheehan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
HighLife throws a lazy uppercut
and Sheehan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in HighLife's guard now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sheehan looking to pass the guard.
Sheehan trying to control the position from guard on top but HighLife is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sheehan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. HighLife is keeping the position for now.
Sheehan is stalling in the full guard.
HighLife managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Miller HighLife wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
HighLife waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sheehan.
Sheehan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sheehan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by HighLife.
HighLife misses with a low kick.
HighLife works over Sheehan's head and body with a nice combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by HighLife.
Sheehan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from HighLife.
Sheehan shoots in for a takedown but HighLife shows good takedown defense.
A big left from HighLife misses.
Sheehan takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
HighLife scores a takedown into full mount!
HighLife connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheehan is wriggling around trying to escape.
HighLife scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sheehan tries to reverse the position but HighLife maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
HighLife raining down shots from the mount!
HighLife fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
HighLife postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Sheehan bigstyle! Two more strikes land for HighLife and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miller HighLife!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Miller HighLife waved his t-shirt featuring Hell's Balls Recovery (160)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Quattro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor has chosen Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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224 lbs
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220 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class 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
12 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Quattro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mason Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Quattro's waist but Quattro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taylor off to one side.
Taylor shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Taylor prevents Quattro from standing back up.
Taylor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Taylor lands a nice short elbow.
Quattro tries to roll over but Taylor keeps him under control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Quattro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Taylor there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor is keen to just control but Quattro is a slippery customer.
Taylor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Quattro is trying to get back to full guard.
Quattro is working hard here to advance position.
Taylor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quattro gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quattro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taylor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Quattro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taylor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quattro wants to stand and escape but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor lands a couple of elbows.
Taylor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taylor scoring with some ground and pound.
Quattro keeping full guard, as Taylor tries to pass.
Taylor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Quattro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Taylor is one step ahead there.
Taylor passes Quattro's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Taylor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor prevents Quattro from improving his position.
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!
Taylor working Quattro over with strikes.
Quattro gets full guard.
Taylor working some strikes from top position.
Quattro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Quattro controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quattro throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Quattro wants to control the pace but Taylor is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quattro controlling his opponent.
Quattro tries to control but Taylor wriggling away.
Taylor is looking to improve his position but Quattro isn't that keen on the idea.
Quattro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quattro pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Quattro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Taylor is looking to escape.
Quattro looking to finish with strikes here!
Taylor is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Taylor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Quattro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Quattro moves in looking to clinch but Taylor pushes him off.
Taylor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Quattro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Taylor somewhat.
Taylor swings widly with a right hand
and Quattro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Quattro throws the kick towards the body but Taylor avoids it.
Quattro fails to land with a series of punches.
Quattro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taylor scores with a body shot.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Quattro sprawls well. Quattro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet.
Taylor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sloppy strikes from Quattro. Those never looked like landing.
Taylor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Quattro avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnny Quattro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mason Taylor.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Quattro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Quattro misses.
Taylor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
Quattro blocks a jab.
Taylor closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Quattro did well to prevent Taylor getting side control.
Quattro trying to hold on to Taylor's head to control him but Taylor postures up.
Quattro regains full guard. Nicely done.
Quattro trying to keep a closed guard but Taylor is proving a slippery customer.
Taylor postures up in Quattro's guard and throws a big left but Quattro blocks it.
Quattro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Quattro kicks Taylor off and gets to his feet.
Quattro misses the shot to the body.
Johnny Quattro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quattro has Taylor up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor lands a shot to the body.
Quattro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taylor is defending well for now.
Quattro tries to land knees in the clinch but Taylor avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Taylor.
Taylor is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Quattro is defending well.
Quattro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Taylor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Quattro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor has a takedown stuffed.
Quattro fails to land with a series of punches.
Quattro misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Quattro is just out of range.
Taylor throws a body punch but Quattro moves out of range.
Quattro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taylor.
Taylor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Quattro rather than just go for the knockout.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Quattro as he jumps to the side.
Quattro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
Taylor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Quattro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Taylor somewhat.
Taylor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Quattro.
It looks like Mason Taylor has been cut.
Quattro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Quattro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Quattro moves out of range as Taylor strikes.
Quattro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor swings for the body but Quattro moves out of range.
Quattro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Quattro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quattro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor takes a swing at Quattro's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quattro. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mason Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Quattro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Taylor blocks a jab.
Johnny Quattro is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quattro.
Quattro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Taylor is able to avoid easily.
Quattro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Quattro sprawls well. Quattro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Quattro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mason Taylor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Quattro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Quattro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quattro throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Quattro.
Quattro blocks a jab.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
Taylor tests Quattro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taylor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quattro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Quattro.
Taylor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Quattro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor lunges at Quattro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Quattro's hand.
Taylor shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Quattro works his way to full guard. Good work.
Quattro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taylor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Quattro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taylor scoring with some ground and pound.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Quattro is keeping the position for now.
Quattro 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.
Mason Taylor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Taylor lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quattro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quattro controlling from the full mount.
Quattro with a couple of short strikes.
Taylor is squirming around, avoiding Quattro's attempts to control the action.
Taylor sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quattro is thwarting Taylor's attempts to control the position.
Quattro is keen to just control but Taylor is a slippery customer.
Taylor keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Taylor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Quattro 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.
Quattro trying to control from half guard but Taylor is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quattro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taylor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Quattro is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quattro trying to control the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some wild striking there from Quattro.
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 Johnny Quattro.
I think Quattro 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Johnny Quattro!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Ballzonya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoso Alvy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Ballzonya has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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169 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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21
155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Ballzonya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hoso Alvy!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ballzonya.
Alvy is looking for a sweep.
Ballzonya working the head with strikes.
Ballzonya in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ballzonya cracks Alvy with a big right hand but Alvy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Alvy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ballzonya landing strikes.
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!
Alvy is letting Ballzonya control him for a moment.
Alvy tries to buck Ballzonya off but Ballzonya is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alvy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ballzonya knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alvy on the ground.
Alvy is looking for a sweep.
Alvy taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ballzonya works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ballzonya working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvy tries to bench press Ballzonya off him but Ballzonya keeps the position.
Ballzonya lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Alvy down.
Ballzonya trying to control the position but Alvy is working away.
Ballzonya working the ground and pound from side control.
Ballzonya scoring with punches and elbows.
Ballzonya working the body and head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvy is looking to regain half guard here but Ballzonya keeps moving and retains side control.
Alvy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ballzonya creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Alvy is looking to regain half guard here but Ballzonya keeps moving and retains side control.
Ballzonya connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Alvy some visible discomfort.
Ballzonya lands an elbow.
Alvy sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ballzonya scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ballzonya looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Alvy wants to improve his position but Ballzonya is controlling well.
Ballzonya slows the pace down in half guard.
Alvy looking for submissions off his back.
Ballzonya lands with a punch from half guard.
Alvy wants to control but Ballzonya is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ballzonya looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alvy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ballzonya lands with a punch from half guard.
Alvy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ballzonya is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ballzonya lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ballzonya seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alvy is trying to maintain the position but Ballzonya is very close to passing his half guard.
Ballzonya is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ballzonya is pressing down on Alvy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Alvy is holding on for now.
Nice strikes from Ballzonya there.
Ballzonya lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ballzonya lands a nice short elbow.
Alvy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alvy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ballzonya will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Alvy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya is working Alvy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ballzonya landing some decent shots from guard.
Ballzonya content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ballzonya trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvy is looking for a triangle but Ballzonya pushes his legs off easily.
Ballzonya working some strikes from top position.
Ballzonya trying to control but Alvy is working from the bottom.
Ballzonya with a nice head shot there.
Alvy keeping moving, preventing Ballzonya from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballzonya postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alvy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ballzonya can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alvy has his foot on Ballzonya's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ballzonya works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Ballzonya dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ballzonya thuds his right hand into Alvy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alvy has his takedown stuffed
and Ballzonya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ballzonya fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alvy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ballzonya is fending him off so far but Alvy persists. Nope, Ballzonya circles away and we're back to standing.
Alvy with a poor takedown
and Ballzonya counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harry Ballzonya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoso Alvy.
A punch lands to the side of Alvy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alvy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ballzonya counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alvy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice defenses there by Ballzonya.
Alvy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ballzonya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvy can do to turn this around?
Alvy misses the jab.
Hoso Alvy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvy gets caught napping as Ballzonya dives in and scores a takedown. Alvy manages to retain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballzonya is in close to Alvy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ballzonya is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ballzonya scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ballzonya content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alvy is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvy keeping moving, preventing Ballzonya from controlling successfully.
Ballzonya works over Alvy with some ground and pound from guard.
Alvy has momentary wrist control but Ballzonya slips an elbow through the middle.
Ballzonya working some strikes from top position.
Ballzonya cracks Alvy with a solid left hand.
Ballzonya scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ballzonya's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ballzonya trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ballzonya defends well.
Alvy looking to control.
Ballzonya landing some decent shots from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballzonya wants to control from the top but Alvy keeps moving.
Ballzonya is in close to Alvy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya scoring with some ground and pound.
Ballzonya tries to free his leg and advance position but Alvy is retaining full guard.
Ballzonya avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ballzonya distracts Alvy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ballzonya with a nice head shot there.
Ballzonya landing some decent shots from guard.
Ballzonya looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ballzonya lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ballzonya lands a couple of digs.
Ballzonya scoring with some ground and pound.
Ballzonya scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ballzonya accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ballzonya with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ballzonya has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ballzonya lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alvy is rocked!
Ballzonya postures up and lands a big shot to Alvy's brow.
Alvy is still in real trouble! Can Ballzonya finish him?
Alvy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ballzonya defends it easily.
Ballzonya with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ballzonya connects with a couple of short punches.
Ballzonya postures up and lands a big shot to Alvy's brow.
Ballzonya connects with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballzonya loads up on a big left hand. Alvy felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Ballzonya looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Alvy can't hide his disappointment, as Ballzonya celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Ballzonya!
Harry Ballzonya made sure to mention his sponsor, Hell's Balls Recovery (160) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tappy McOut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcelo Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tappy McOut!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from McOut enables Alves to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McOut manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Alves loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McOut controls Alves momentarily but Alves frees himself.
McOut keeping full guard, as Alves tries to pass.
McOut working a defensive guard here.
Alves has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McOut 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.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tappy McOut wasn't active enough on the ground.
McOut just misses with a punch to the body.
Alves looks for the body kick but McOut saw that one coming.
Alves throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. McOut was covering up waiting for the punch and Alves finishes the takedown easily into guard.
McOut keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
McOut manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alves manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McOut throws an elbow that misses. Alves uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McOut's guard. Nice move by Alves!
McOut bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alves's guard.
McOut drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Alves manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now McOut has Alves in his guard.
Alves postures up and lands a big shot to McOut's brow.
Alves throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McOut wriggles free and stands up.
McOut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves.
McOut tries a head kick but it misses.
Alves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McOut looks to land a left hand but Alves moved out of range nicely.
McOut throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McOut wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McOut rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McOut shoots in and drives through. Alves sprawls well.
McOut buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McOut takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McOut throws a head kick that misses.
Alves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alves darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McOut wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McOut regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alves wants to control from the top but McOut keeps moving.
McOut working for a triangle but Alves defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McOut throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
McOut working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alves.
McOut controls Alves momentarily but Alves frees himself.
McOut avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McOut manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Alves is trying to escape the mount.
Alves is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McOut landing punches.
Alves is looking to get to half guard.
McOut looking to finish Alves with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alves!
McOut is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Alves can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McOut with a couple of short strikes.
It looks like Marcelo Alves has been cut.
McOut prevents Alves from getting the reversal.
The referee warns Alves that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
McOut looking to finish Alves with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alves!
Marcelo Alves's cut is getting worse.
McOut working Alves over with strikes here.
McOut is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Alves has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Alves!
McOut is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McOut prevents Alves from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tappy McOut dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Alves's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Alves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McOut looks to land a combination but Alves avoids it well.
Alves throws a nice head kick!
Alves leaves McOut with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McOut has his takedown stuffed
and Alves counters with a nice low kick that buckles McOut's knee momentarily.
McOut throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alves lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Alves lands an impressive looking overhand right. McOut doesn't seem phased though.
McOut is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tappy McOut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alves looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alves stuffs the takedown.
Marcelo Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tappy McOut.
McOut with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alves counters with a low kick, right behind McOut 's knee.
McOut is breathing heavily.
Alves lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McOut at a distance.
No luck for McOut with that takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves scores with a crisp jab that stopped McOut in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from McOut misses.
McOut attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McOut misses with a kick to the body.
Alves drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Alves working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McOut's head.
McOut utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McOut 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.
Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alves controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Alvesis looking to pass into half guard but McOut pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now McOut is in guard.
Alves wants to sweep here but McOut controlling him for the moment.
Alves throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Alves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McOut doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McOut manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McOut works over Alves with some ground and pound from guard.
Alves is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McOut distracts Alves with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McOut throwing strikes but missing.
McOut postures up in Alves's guard and throws a big left but Alves blocks it.
Tappy McOut has got the better of the ground game so far.
McOut makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McOut postures up and lands a big shot to Alves's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves 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.
Alves has his foot on McOut's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McOut works his way back into a safe position though.
McOut has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McOut with a flurry of punches that miss.
McOut connects with a couple of short punches.
McOut scoring with punches to the head and body.
McOut working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alves looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McOut with a nice head shot there.
McOut trying to control the position from guard on top but Alves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McOut is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McOut stopping the sweep attempt from Alves.
Alves pushes McOut off and gets back to his feet.
McOut throws a sloppy head kick and Alves moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Alves thows a body shot but no joy.
McOut misses with a low kick as Alves jumps back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves lunges at McOut with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McOut's hand.
McOut throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Marcelo Alves's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Alves avoids the head kick by McOut.
McOut will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McOut goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Alves - just one landing.
Alves looking to score a takedown here. McOut is defending well but Alves drives through and ends up in McOut's guard.
Alves passes McOut's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McOut trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Alves manages to pass to mount!
McOut is looking to get to half guard.
McOut is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Alves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Alves's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
McOut takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McOut is defended easily by Alves.
McOut needs to keep his hands up - Alves had a free shot at his head there.
Alves dodges the punch combination from McOut.
McOut throws a low kick but Alves moves out of range easily.
McOut misses with a takedown
and Alves counters with a stiff right hand.
McOut fails to land the takedown.
Marcelo Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tappy McOut.
McOut has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McOut there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alves takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McOut takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McOut throws a sloppy head kick and Alves moves out of range easily.
Alves throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. McOut was covering up waiting for the punch and Alves finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Alves gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McOut's calf.
McOut closes the distance and clinches up with Alves, looking for a takedown. McOut pushes Alves against the cage but Alves circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marcelo Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
Alves scores with a nice right hand.
Alves catches McOut with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alves lands with a good body shot.
Alves slaps away a takedown attempt from McOut, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alves connects with a looping right hand.
Alves lands with an uppercut that bounces McOut off the cage and back into range.
Alves lands a nice shot to the body.
Alves throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alves dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alves is looking to slow McOut down with leg kicks.
Alves leaves McOut with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McOut backs up against the cage.
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!
Alves connects with a single shot there.
McOut fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alves avoids it really well and circles away.
McOut takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alves scores with a hook to the body. McOut takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McOut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donk. Alves catches McOut right on the button with a cross.
McOut misses with a wild body shot.
Alves comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alves scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McOut takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McOut is trying desperately to land a takedown but Alves is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for McOut.
McOut misses with a series of wild punches.
Alves lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McOut gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alves.
McOut misses with a takedown
and Alves counters with a straight right hand.
McOut takes one on the button.
Alves lands a lovely overhand right.
Alves listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McOut shoots in looking for a takedown. Alves tries to sprawl out of it but McOut keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alves manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alves scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alves feints and as McOut raises his hands in defense, Alves changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McOut is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McOut is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Alves sees it coming and defends easily.
Alves gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
McOut scoring with punches to the head and body.
McOut lands a couple of digs.
McOut scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Alves looking for a sweep. Not yet Alves, not yet.
Alves is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alves looking for a guillotine here but McOut defends easily.
Alves 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcelo Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alves 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 Eliza Hachem 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... Marcelo Alves!
Marcelo Alves decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Lockley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lockley has chosen Disney's Gummy Bears Intro (Rus) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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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
20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Felix Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Lockley!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lockley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Lockley slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez fails to land the takedown.
Gonzalez drops his hands momentarily and Lockley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Felix Gonzalez has been cut.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Lockley moves away
and Lockley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Gonzalez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lockley defends it nicely.
Lockley blocks a head kick by Gonzalez.
Jab, jab by Lockley - just one landing.
Gonzalez moves in looking to clinch but Lockley pushes him off.
Lockley throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lockley slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
Felix Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lockley lands with an uppercut that bounces Gonzalez off the cage and back into range.
Lockley scores with a nice body kick.
Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lockley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gonzalez. That did some damage!
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lockley manages to avoid it.
Lockley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gonzalez. Gonzalez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lockley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gonzalez in his tracks.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lockley.
Lockley misses with a head kick.
Lockley lands a slapping body shot.
Lockley jabs Gonzalez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lockley cracks Gonzalez with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lockley has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gonzalez to stand back up!
Gonzalez is rocked!
Lockley feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Gonzalez crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kevin Lockley!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ba Lil III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fenton Meeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ba Lil III!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fenton Meeks!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meeks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lil III counters with a straight right hand.
Lil III tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Meeks swivels and escapes.
Meeks swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lil III. Meeks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lil III looks for a takedown but Meeks sprawls well.
Lil III just misses with a punch to the body.
Lil III looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ba Lil III. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meeks looks to score with a jab to the body but Lil III is just out of range.
Lil III throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Meeks avoids the head kick by Lil III.
Meeks wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Meeks both land. Nice combination.
A head kick misses from Lil III.
Meeks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meeks misses with a wild body shot.
Meeks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lil III.
Meeks misses with a wild combination.
Meeks clinches.
Lil III is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Meeks is keeping busy.
Lil III blocks a body shot from Meeks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeks stalls.
Meeks blocks an uppercut.
Meeks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lil III takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meeks.
Meeks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Meeks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lil III manages to break the clinch.
Meeks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meeks throws a looping overhand right but Lil III ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lil III moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Meeks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lil III throws the kick towards the body but Meeks avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meeks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lil III throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lil III scores with a nice strike.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meeks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lil III shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Meeks as he avoids it easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Meeks enables Lil III to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Meeks manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Meeks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Meeks can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lil III throwing strikes from guard but Meeks blocks nicely.
Lil III trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Meeks manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lil III bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Meeks's guard.
Lil III sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lil III postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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!
Meeks trying to control the position here.
Lil III 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lil III preventing the sweep.
Lil III drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lil III jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lil III trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fenton Meeks will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Meeks swings for the body but Lil III moves out of range.
Lil III is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meeks.
Meeks is looking to clinch.
Lil III misses with a low kick as Meeks jumps back.
Lil III manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Meeks on his heels. He'll look to pass Meeks's guard now, I'm sure.
Lil III in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Meeks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lil III is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lil III wants to control from the top but Meeks keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ba Lil III wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Meeks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil III tried to score with a low kick but Meeks checks it.
Meeks misses with a straight left.
Meeks throws a series of punches but Lil III moves out of range.
A combination from Meeks does no damage.
Meeks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lil III keeps the fight on the outside.
Lil III shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Meeks wants to improve his position but Lil III is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Lil III seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeks trying to get back to full guard but Lil III takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Lil III controlling the position easily from mount.
Lil III trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lil III controlling the position easily from mount.
Ba Lil III overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lil III trying to control but Meeks is having none of it.
Meeks wants to control but Lil III is having none of it.
Lil III putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Lil III connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lil III wants to control the pace but Meeks is squirming around nicely.
Lil III looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lil III has hold of Meeks's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Meeks manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lil III breaks from Meeks's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Meeks is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meeks is desperately trying to improve his position but Lil III has a good base and remains in mount.
Lil III landing strikes from the mount and Meeks is in trouble!
Lil III with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meeks avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lil III.
Lil III throws some wild stikes that Meeks manages to avoid easily.
Lil III is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lil III trying to control but Meeks is having none of it.
Lil III avoids the attempt from Meeks to control.
Lil III lands a big elbow.
Lil III is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Lil III extends the arm and Meeks is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ba Lil III!
Ba Lil III retains his lightweight title!
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