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KDU 45 - Halo Invasion PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charlie McCarthy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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248 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Vukovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charlie McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McCarthy closes the distance and clinches up with Vukovic, looking for a takedown. McCarthy pushes Vukovic against the cage but Vukovic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vukovic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McCarthy to the mat! McCarthy manages to get full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
McCarthy keeping moving, preventing Vukovic from controlling successfully.
Vukovic lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vukovic scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vukovic trying to control but McCarthy is working from the bottom.
Vukovic slips nicely into half guard.
McCarthy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vukovic.
McCarthy punching from the bottom.
McCarthy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vukovic seems to be working for a kimura but McCarthy defends the submission attempt.
Vukovic prevents McCarthy from improving his position.
Vukovic is nestled in close to McCarthy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vukovic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McCarthy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McCarthy wants to stand back up but Vukovic manages to pass into side control.
Vukovic working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vukovic cracks McCarthy with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Vukovic lands a few punches from side control.
Vukovic landing a few strikes.
McCarthy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Vukovic taking some punishment here, with McCarthy in his half guard.
Vukovic 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.
Vukovic trying to hold on to McCarthy's head to control him but McCarthy postures up.
McCarthy passes to side control.
Vukovic is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
McCarthy throwing shots but Vukovic is blocking nicely.
McCarthy looks to land a strike but Vukovic avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
McCarthy throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McCarthy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vukovic is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! McCarthy rolls with it to try and escape but Vukovic cranks on the arm and McCarthy is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Josh Vukovic!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lobsta Mang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grey Te Whena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Te Whena's choice of entrance music: Garden Knome - Barbarella. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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140 lbs
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132 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lobsta Mang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grey Te Whena!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Te Whena pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mang is out of range and Te Whena settles back down.
Mang tries to bum rush Te Whena with a series of wild strikes but Te Whena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Te Whena lands a glancing blow to the side of Mang's head.
Mang tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Te Whena swivels and escapes.
Some wild striking there from Mang.
BOOM! Te Whena lands a beautiful left hook that drops Mang. Mang tries to recover but Te Whena is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Mang lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grey Te Whena!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bocephus Addams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Buddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Addams's entrance music is Coheed and Cambria - Gravemakers and Gunslingers. A fine choice. Bocephus Addams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bocephus Addams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Buddy!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buddy tries to move into range but Addams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Buddy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Buddy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Buddy prevents Addams from getting the reversal.
Buddy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Addams is desperately trying to improve his position but Buddy has a good base and remains in mount.
Buddy lands a big shot there that rocks Addams but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Addams is in all sorts of trouble here.
Buddy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Addams's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buddy wants to control the pace but Addams is squirming around nicely.
Buddy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Addams is working to get back to half guard.
Addams is working hard here to advance position.
Buddy cracks Addams with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Addams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Addams swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Buddy prevents Addams from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Addams swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Addams throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Addams wants to get back to his feet.
Addams is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buddy raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Addams swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Buddy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Addams hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buddy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Addams is in all sorts of trouble here.
Buddy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Addams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Addams regains half guard.
Buddy prevents Addams from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Addams punching from the bottom.
Addams is refusing to be controlled, as Buddy sits in half guard.
Addams wants to improve his position but Buddy is controlling well.
Buddy content to control rather than advance.
Addams tries to get to full guard but Buddy has control of the leg.
Buddy wants to take a breather but Addams is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Addams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Addams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Addams scores with a punch to the head.
Buddy scores with a hook to the body. Addams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Buddy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Addams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Buddy sprawls well. Buddy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Addams gets slowly back to his feet.
Addams misses with an attempted mid kick.
Buddy moves out of range of the body kick from Addams.
Buddy scores with a hook.
Addams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buddy.
Addams throws a sloppy body shot
and Buddy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Addams won't be happy with that.
Buddy is working Addams over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buddy is putting a hurting on Addams here, landing some big shots from side control.
Buddy trying to control the action but Addams is working from the bottom.
Buddy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Addams to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Buddy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Addams slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Addams.
Buddy looks for a takedown but Addams sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Addams.
Addams throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Addams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Buddy pinned against the cage. Buddy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Addams throws a nice looking combination but Buddy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Addams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Addams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buddy was well out of range. Poor timing from Addams.
Buddy throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buddy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Buddy.
Buddy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Addams takes a swing at Buddy's ribcage but misses.
Addams staying out of range there.
Buddy lands a jab-cross combination.
Buddy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Addams doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddy lands a jab to the nose.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Addams misses with a double jab
and Buddy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bocephus Addams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Addams has his takedown stuffed
and Buddy counters with a shoot takedown. Addams fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bocephus Addams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Addams has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Buddy has passed into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Buddy creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Buddy wants to control but Addams is keeping him busy.
Buddy moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Buddy is working Addams over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buddy controls the position from side control.
Addams wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Addams regains half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Addams tries to roll over but Buddy keeps him under control.
Buddy is keen to just control but Addams is a slippery customer.
Addams tries to roll over but Buddy keeps him under control.
Buddy tries to pass to full mount but Addams defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Addams is trying to get back to full guard.
Addams throws a strike from the bottom but Buddy passes into side control!
Buddy is looking to take a break and control but Addams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Addams striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Buddy takes a swing at Addams's ribcage but misses.
Buddy 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.
Buddy stops Addams from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Addams keeping moving, preventing Buddy from controlling successfully.
Addams wants to sweep but no luck.
Buddy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Buddy won't allow Addams to sweep him here.
Addams is looking to stand back up but Buddy counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Addams.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buddy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Buddy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Addams tries to get to full guard but Buddy has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Buddy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Addams misses with an uppercut.
Buddy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Addams is trying to defend but Buddy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Buddy blocks the strikes from Addams.
Addams gets back to full guard.
Addams keeping full guard, as Buddy tries to pass.
Buddy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Addams wants to sweep here but Buddy controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Addams looking for a guillotine here but Buddy defends easily.
Buddy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Buddy preventing the sweep.
Addams will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bocephus Addams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buddy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Addams's head.
Buddy wants to pass the guard but Addams is keeping the position.
Addams wants to sweep but no luck.
Buddy prevents Addams from getting back to his feet.
Addams keeping moving, preventing Buddy from controlling successfully.
Addams throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Buddy throws a right hand that Addams ducks under and follows up with a left that Addams also avoids with ease.
Buddy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Addams is looking to regain half guard here but Buddy keeps moving and retains side control.
Addams sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Addams is looking for a sweep. Buddy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Addams throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Buddy prevents Addams from improving his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buddy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Addams slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Buddy scoring with some ground and pound.
Addams will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Buddy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Addams's head.
Addams looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Buddy has picked Addams up and slammed him! Addams can't keep hold of the triangle and Buddy manages to pass to side control!
Buddy landing a few strikes.
Buddy working the ground and pound.
Robert Buddy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Addams is trying to get back to half guard.
Buddy blocks the strikes from Addams.
Robert Buddy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Addams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Buddy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Buddy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Buddy 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Buddy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Neck Cranka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Christos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hell's Ditch. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Neck Cranka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roman Christos!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christos misses with a wild body shot.
Christos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Christos blocks a head kick by Cranka.
Christos fails to land with a series of punches.
Christos loads up on a big right hand but Cranka slips the punch.
Christos misses the jab.
Christos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Christos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Christos is looking to stand up but Cranka won't let him.
Cranka manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Christos wants to control but Cranka is having none of it.
Cranka thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christos bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Christos stopping the sweep attempt from Cranka.
Christos wants to pass the guard but Cranka is keeping the position.
Christos stopping the sweep attempt from Cranka.
Christos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cranka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cranka working for a triangle but Christos defends it easily.
Christos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Christos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cranka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cranka keeps Christos at a distance using the push kick.
Cranka slips a straight right by Christos.
Cranka moves out of range as Christos strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Cranka as Christos shoots in.
Horrible takedown by Cranka or perhaps it was just good defense by Christos which made him look bad.
Cranka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cranka lands a high kick!
Christos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Neck Cranka has been cut.
Cranka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cranka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Christos counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cranka scores with a head kick.
Christos swings for the body but Cranka moves out of range.
Cranka feints and as Christos raises his hands in defense, Cranka changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Christos wants to sweep here but Cranka controlling him for the moment.
Christos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cranka.
Cranka postures up in Christos's guard and throws a big left but Christos blocks it.
Cranka is looking to work some ground and pound but Christos has wrist control.
Cranka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cranka wants to pass the guard but Christos is keeping the position.
Christos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cranka postures up in Christos's guard and throws a big left but Christos blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cranka dodges the punch combination from Christos.
Cranka misses with a takedown attempt
and Christos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neck Cranka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cranka misses with a kick to the body.
Christos blocks the body kick.
Cranka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christos manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Christos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cranka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cranka scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cranka 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.
Christos tries to roll over but Cranka keeps him under control.
Cranka trying to mount his opponent but Christos defends it.
Christos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Neck Cranka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Neck Cranka's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A nice combination there by Christos.
Cranka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christos cracks Cranka with an open hand slap.
Cranka throws a head kick that misses.
Cranka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christos.
Christos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Christos with a hook.
Cranka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cranka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Christos throws a body punch but Cranka moves out of range.
Christos throws a right hand that Cranka ducks under and follows up with a left that Cranka also avoids with ease.
A shot to de liver by Christos. Beautiful body shot.
Christos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cranka.
Cranka avoids the body shot from Christos.
Cranka fails with the takedown
and Christos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranka shoots in but Christos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cranka tries for a takedown but Christos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neck Cranka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cranka misses with a takedown
and Christos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Christos.
Christos lands a left hand.
Cranka tries to throw a body punch but Christos avoids it by throwing Cranka back against the cage.
Cranka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Roman Christos has been cut.
Cranka trying to stall but Christos improves his position.
Cranka has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Christos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cranka trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Christos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cranka breaks the clinch.
Cranka lands a head kick. Christos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cranka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Christos counters with a series of strikes. Cranka will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Christos misses.
Cranka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christos misses with a hook. Cranka ducked under it nicely.
Christos tries to clinch but Cranka is having none of it.
Cranka closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Christos to the mat! Christos manages to get full guard.
Cranka forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cranka's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cranka's back!
Christos working for a choke but Cranka is defending well.
Christos punishes Cranka with strikes from the back mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Cranka's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Cranka manages to reverse the position and now he's in Christos's guard. Nice work there by Cranka.
Cranka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Christos trying to keep a closed guard but Cranka is proving a slippery customer.
Cranka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Christos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Christos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cranka.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cranka. Christos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cranka tries for a takedown but Christos circles away easily
and Christos counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Christos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cranka lands with a slapping head kick.
Cranka misses with a wild body shot.
Cranka with a poor takedown
and Christos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Christos misses.
Christos avoids the head kick by Cranka.
Cranka blocks a jab.
Cranka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cranka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cranka scoring well with a low kick there.
Christos swinging wildly here.
Cranka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Christos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A big right from Cranka misses.
Christos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cranka. Cranka obviously looking to wear him down.
Roman Christos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cranka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cranka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cranka avoids the body shot from Christos.
Cranka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cranka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Christos throws a series of punches but Cranka avoids them all with ease.
Cranka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cranka.
Neck Cranka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cranka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Christos is fending him off so far but Cranka persists. Nope, Christos circles away and we're back to standing.
Christos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cranka fails with a takedown attempt.
Cranka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neck Cranka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Christos counters with a stiff right hand.
Christos throws an overhand right that lands on Cranka's shoulder, as Cranka tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Cranka.
Cranka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Christos lands with a nice combination. Cranka backs away looking to recover.
Christos tries to clinch up.
Christos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roman Christos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Christos.
Cranka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Christos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cranka looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Christos!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranka throwing strikes here but Christos is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cranka throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cranka throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Christos tries to hold on but Cranka pushes him away.
Christos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cranka throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cranka goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Christos turns into him and now he's in Cranka's guard.
Christos stands up from Cranka's guard - Christos perhaps looking for a knockout.
Christos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cranka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christos swings for the body but Cranka moves out of range.
Cranka lands a high kick!
Christos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cranka. Cranka obviously looking to wear him down.
Christos throws a hook to the side of Cranka's head but Cranka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Christos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cranka connects with a high kick.
Christos looks to throw the jab but Cranka is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Cranka.
Cranka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cranka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cranka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cranka drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Christos trying his best to control but Cranka has mounted him.
Christos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Christos wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cranka.
Christos is looking to improve his position but Cranka isn't that keen on the idea.
Cranka lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cranka landing punches.
Christos tries to lock up and control but Cranka gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cranka throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neck Cranka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cranka 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neck Cranka!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hudson comes to the cage accompanied by Roll Over DJ. Jon Roberts has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
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200 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Hudson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson wants to clinch up but Roberts keeps it at a distance.
Hudson is looking to clinch.
Hudson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Roberts scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hudson throws a sloppy body shot
and Roberts counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hudson tries to clinch
and Roberts makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Roberts takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Roberts swings for the body but Hudson moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roberts.
Roberts misses the body punch
and Hudson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hudson lands a body shot.
The referee calls for Hudson to work.
Hudson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Hudson.
Hudson taking a breather.
Hudson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hudson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roberts throws an elbow that misses.
Hudson is trying to force a seperation but Roberts has the dominant position.
Roberts blocking some punches.
Hudson misses with a punch to the body.
Hudson blocks an elbow strike.
Hudson trying to control the position but instead, Roberts has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hudson into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hudson fails to land.
Hudson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
Hudson takes an elbow to the temple.
Hudson tries a knee to the head but Roberts blocks it.
Hudson tries for a takedown but Roberts manages to get underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hudson.
Roberts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Roberts lands a nice uppercut.
Hudson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roberts's elbow.
Hudson is pushing Roberts up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hudson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hudson avoiding damage as Roberts throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Roberts.
Roberts working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hudson avoiding damage as Roberts throws knees to the body.
Roberts is leaning against Hudson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Roberts unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Roberts is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hudson is breathing heavily.
Roberts scores with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Roberts scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roberts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Roberts using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Roberts lands an elbow just above Hudson 's eye.
Roberts crunches a lovely knee into Hudson's ribcage.
Roberts lands a shoulder strike.
Roberts creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hudson's defenses.
Roberts lands an elbow that stopped Hudson in his tracks for a moment.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hudson avoids it.
Hudson looking to slow down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Roberts.
Hudson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roberts lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hudson stalling against the cage.
Roberts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hudson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roberts lands a hook that snaps the head of Hudson backwards.
Nice elbow from Roberts.
Roberts working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roberts working Hudson over with knees to the body.
Roberts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hudson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Roberts pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Roberts blocks a body shot from Hudson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roberts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Roberts.
Hudson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roberts lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hudson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Roberts up against the cage.
Roberts connects with a knee to the head.
Hudson managing to block the knees to the body from Roberts.
Roberts managing to block the knees to the body from Hudson.
Roberts scores a nice knee to the body.
Roberts lands an elbow just above Hudson 's eye.
Roberts creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hudson's defenses.
Roberts lands a nice uppercut.
Hudson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Roberts connects with a knee to the head.
Hudson taking a breather.
Hudson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hudson controlling the action here for a moment.
Hudson tries to land knees in the clinch but Roberts avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Roberts tries to land knees in the clinch but Hudson avoids the damage to the body.
Roberts lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hudson trying to control the position but instead, Roberts has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hudson into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gary Hudson.
A head kick misses from Roberts.
Roberts throws a head kick that half lands.
Roberts takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roberts.
Roberts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roberts moves away from the strike by Hudson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hudson tries to clinch up but Roberts circles away and keeps his distance.
Hudson walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hudson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Roberts dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Roberts goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Roberts lands a nice looking body shot.
Hudson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roberts counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Hudson.
Hudson throws a shot from downtown. Roberts moves away and avoids it.
Roberts explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch but Hudson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Roberts.
Hudson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Roberts tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roberts, right into the meat.
Hudson throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Roberts moves out of range as Hudson strikes.
A head kick misses from Hudson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hudson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Roberts counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson misses with the combination.
Roberts is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hudson rather than just go for the knockout.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Roberts jabs at Hudson's body.
Hudson darts in trying to clinch
and Roberts makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hudson really felt that one!
Gary Hudson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Roberts.
Roberts digs a good hook to Hudson's body.
Roberts bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hudson's head.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roberts lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Roberts.
Roberts throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice straight punches there by Roberts. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Roberts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts works Hudson's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Roberts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roberts throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roberts moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Roberts takes the fight into the clinch.
Hudson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Roberts lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Roberts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Hudson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Roberts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jon Roberts seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Roberts obliges.
Roberts lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roberts lands an elbow inside that Hudson shrugs off.
A short body shot lands from Roberts as the two fighters clinch.
Roberts creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hudson's defenses.
Hudson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Roberts creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hudson's defenses.
Knees to the body from Roberts.
Hudson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Roberts lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Roberts lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts lands a nice elbow.
Roberts tries to land knees in the clinch but Hudson avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hudson struggles to land a body shot inside as Roberts controls his hands.
Roberts pushes Hudson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roberts connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hudson's face.
Hudson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Roberts up against the cage.
Hudson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hudson trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Hudson as the two fighters clinch.
Hudson avoiding damage as Roberts throws knees to the body.
Hudson tries to stall but Roberts uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hudson tries to work over Roberts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hudson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Roberts pushes Hudson off looking to stand but Hudson dives back in and keeps control.
Hudson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Roberts looks to score with a jab to the body but Hudson is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson tries to clinch up
and Roberts counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roberts circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hudson tries to land a front kick but Roberts steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Roberts swats away the attempt to clinch by Hudson.
Hudson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Roberts drives through and clinches with Hudson against the cage.
Hudson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hudson trying to stall but Roberts improves his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hudson tries to work over Roberts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Roberts.
Roberts scores with a shoulder strike.
Roberts scores a nice knee to the body.
Roberts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Roberts lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Roberts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hudson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hudson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hudson.
Hudson checks a leg kick.
Roberts blocks the body kick.
Hudson lands with a straight right. Roberts didn't see that one coming.
Roberts blocks a jab.
Hudson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hudson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Roberts counters with a right hand to the body.
Roberts throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hudson's head.
Hudson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Roberts tries a head kick but it misses.
Hudson misses with a double jab
and Roberts counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hudson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Roberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hudson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Hudson.
Roberts throws a leg kick which misses Hudson's front leg but catches the back leg as Hudson tries to avoid it.
Hudson lunges at Roberts with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Roberts's hand.
Hudson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Roberts just misses with a punch to the body.
Roberts throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Roberts cracks the inside of Hudson's front leg.
Roberts throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hudson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roberts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hudson circles away quickly and effectively.
Hudson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gary Hudson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hudson swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberts.
Gary Hudson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts dodges the punch combination from Hudson.
Hudson misses with a leg kick
and Roberts counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hudson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hudson delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hudson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roberts scores with a nice body kick.
Hudson takes a swing at Roberts's ribcage but misses.
Hudson is looking to clinch.
Hudson throws the left hand but Roberts avoids the punch easily.
A head kick by Hudson misses
and Roberts counters with a one-two to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hudson. Roberts shrugs it off though.
Hudson throws a combination that misses
and Roberts counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hudson throws a hook but Roberts avoids it easily.
Hudson looks for the body kick but Roberts saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Hudson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson thows a body shot but no joy.
Hudson throws a nice head kick!
Roberts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hudson.
Hudson tries to clinch there but Roberts circles away.
Roberts defending well as Hudson loads up on a big left hand.
Hudson throws the kick towards the body but Roberts avoids it.
Jon Roberts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hudson throws an overhand right that lands on Roberts's shoulder, as Roberts tries to avoid the shot.
Hudson tries to clinch there but Roberts circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hudson.
Roberts throws a wild body kick that Hudson sees coming a mile off.
Hudson motions for Roberts to come forward. Hudson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hudson thows a leg kick but Roberts checks it
and Roberts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hudson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roberts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hudson.
Jon Roberts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hudson throws a combination that misses
and Roberts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hudson misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hudson.
Hudson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roberts can pounce on him.
Hudson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Roberts sprawls well. Roberts wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hudson gets slowly back to his feet.
Roberts lands a jab-cross combination.
Roberts lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch but Hudson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberts lands with a hook. Hudson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hudson throws a leg kick
and Roberts counters with a left to the body.
Roberts scores with a spinning back kick!
Hudson misses with a kick to the body
and Roberts counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Hudson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Roberts 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Roberts!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Langston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Brotha Lynch Hung - That's What I Said. 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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216 lbs
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218 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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Langston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominic Harris!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris misses with a double jab.
Langston throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Langston works Harris's body with a nice hook.
Harris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Langston's head.
Harris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Langston takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Langston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Langston.
A big left from Langston misses.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harris throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Langston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Langston lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Harris tries to bum rush Langston with a series of wild strikes but Langston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Langston lands with a shot to the body.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Langston looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Langston, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langston lands a really nice looking cross but Harris seems unphased.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Langston.
Langston throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Harris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harris clobbers Langston with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Langston misses the body punch
and Harris counters with a left to the body.
Langston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Langston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Langston moves out of range of the strikes.
Harris throws a shot to the body.
Langston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
Langston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Langston misses with a hook to the body
and Harris counters with a three punch combo that has Langston backing up. Langston nods at Harris to acknowledge the strikes.
Harris instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris lands with a nice combination. Langston backs away looking to recover.
Harris throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Langston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris misses with a series of wild punches.
Langston misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Langston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Langston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Langston is just out of range.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Harris moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Langston looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Langston throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dominic Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harris.
Langston takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harris tests Langston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Langston.
Left hook, right uppercut from Langston.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Harris misses
and Langston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harris lands with a cross.
Langston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris throws a right and a left that Langston avoids nicely.
Langston misses with a looping left.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Langston.
Langston getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris moves away from the strike by Langston.
Langston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Langston throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris connects with a body shot.
Langston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harris.
Nice jab there from Langston.
Harris cracks a nice hook into Langston's ribs.
Langston misses with a double jab
and Harris counters with a left and a right that stings Langston.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris misses with a double jab
and Langston counters with a series of strikes. Harris will be more careful next time no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Langston lands a nice hook to Harris's body. Harris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Langston throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Langston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Harris dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris throws a body punch but Langston moves out of range.
Langston needs to keep his hands up - Harris had a free shot at his head there.
Langston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Langston.
Dominic Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris works over Langston's head and body with a nice combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Langston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris catches Langston with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Langston scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris throws a series of punches but Langston avoids them all with ease.
Langston has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Harris fails to land with a series of punches.
Langston throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Langston throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris lands a with a good body shot.
Langston checks a low kick from Harris.
Harris checks a low kick from Langston.
Harris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Langston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A leg kick checked by Langston.
A left and a right from Langston both land. Nice combination.
Langston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Langston.
Harris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Langston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harris. That's going to slow Langston down.
Langston jabs Harris right on the nose. Harris blinks but takes it well.
Harris misses with a body punch
and Langston counters with a one-two to the body.
Langston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harris. Harris circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Langston.
The crowd cheers as Harris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Langston doesn't seem phased though.
Harris misses with a combination
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Langston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris misses with a body punch
and Langston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Langston dodges the punch combination from Harris.
Langston throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harris misses with a jab to the body
enabling Langston to counter with a crisp jab.
Langston misses with a looping left.
Langston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Langston is looking to land body kicks.
Langston throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langston on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Langston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Langston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Langston cracks Harris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Langston misses with an uppercut.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Langston manages to avoid it.
Joe Langston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Langston misses with a looping right.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Langston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Langston circles away quickly and effectively.
Langston dodges the punch combination from Harris.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Langston is just out of range.
Harris swings away with a body shot that misses
and Langston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Langston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A clash of legs there as Langston blocks the low kick.
Harris lands a with a good body shot.
Langston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Harris thows a body shot but no joy.
Langston throws a low kick, looking for Harris's leg but Harris calmly moves out of range.
Harris is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Langston rather than just go for the knockout.
Harris lands a with a good body shot.
Langston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Langston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Langston.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Langston.
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 Joe Langston will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Langston just misses with a punch to the body.
Langston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Langston misses the body punch
and Harris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Langston misses the body punch
and Harris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Langston throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris moves away from the strike by Langston.
Langston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harris on the side of the head.
Harris swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Langston counters with a nice body shot.
Langston lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
A jab from Langston misses.
Langston scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Harris slips under a jab.
Langston misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris blocks a jab.
No joy there for Langston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Langston lands with a cross.
Langston tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Harris has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Langston.
Harris shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Langston misses with an uppercut.
Langston throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Harris misses
and Langston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Langston moves away.
A cross from Harris lands.
Langston connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Langston moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langston misses with a wild combination.
Harris closes the distance and pushes Langston back into the cage.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Langston controls the action.
Langston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Langston throws a combination that misses
and Harris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harris.
Langston tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
Langston working hard to break the clinch.
Harris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Langston controls his hands.
Langston works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harris blocks a body shot from Langston.
Langston misses with the head strike.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Langston - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris avoids the elbow strike from Langston, against the cage.
Langston throws an elbow but it misses.
Langston swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris avoiding damage.
Langston scores with a shoulder strike.
Harris works on Langston's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Harris.
Harris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Langston controls the action.
Harris gets through Langston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Langston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Harris.
Langston has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Langstons head.
Harris lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
Harris is working Langston over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harris effectively controlling the action here.
Harris lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Harris.
Harris works on Langston's body with a couple of short punches.
Harris is working Langston over against the cage.
Langston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Langston.
Harris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Langston or not.
Good body shot from Harris.
Harris lands a body shot.
Harris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Harris.
A right handed body shot lands from Harris.
Langston takes a shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris is stalling here.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
Harris has Langston pressed against the cage.
A short left from Harris.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harris 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Harris!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hickson Gwacie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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175 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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23
180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hickson Gwacie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Harper!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper tried to score with a low kick but Gwacie checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harper.
Harper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harper throws a body punch but Gwacie moves out of range.
Harper leaves Gwacie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harper throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Harper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harper pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gwacie is out of range and Harper settles back down.
Daniel Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harper lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gwacie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gwacie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gwacie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gwacie throws a leg kick
and Harper counters by moving into the clinch.
Good body shot from Harper.
Gwacie looking to slow down the pace here.
Stalling in the clinch from Gwacie.
Harper presses Gwacie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Gwacie trying to control the position but instead, Harper has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gwacie into the cage.
Gwacie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harper up against the cage.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper lands a body punch.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Gwacie's ribcage. Gwacie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gwacie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harper tries a body shot but Gwacie blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harper is working Gwacie over against the cage.
Harper digs a right hand into Gwacie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gwacie's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Harper.
Gwacie is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper lands a body punch.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harper presses Gwacie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harper pushes Gwacie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper presses Gwacie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
A left hand lands to the body for Harper.
A hook to the body from Harper.
Harper pushes Gwacie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Harper pushes Gwacie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Harper.
Harper lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Gwacie's ribcage. Gwacie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harper presses Gwacie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Gwacie's ribcage. Gwacie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gwacie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harper gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gwacie.
A right handed body shot lands from Harper.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Harper.
Harper works on Gwacie's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper presses Gwacie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Harper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Harper.
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harper lands a body punch.
A short left from Harper.
Harper works on Gwacie's body with a couple of short punches.
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harper presses Gwacie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Gwacie's ribcage. Gwacie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harper lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harper lands a body punch.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Harper.
Harper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gwacie backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Harper dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harper getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harper throws a leg kick that misses.
Gwacie throws a hook but Harper blocks it.
Harper is looking to clinch but Gwacie is avoiding it.
Harper digs a good body shot into Gwacie's ribs.
Gwacie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gwacie shoots and misses
and Harper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gwacie thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A good leg kick by Harper.
A clash of legs there as Gwacie blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gwacie throws a sloppy body shot
and Harper counters with an outside leg kick.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch but Gwacie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harper, right into the meat.
Harper connects with a right hand. Gwacie shakes it off.
It looks like Hickson Gwacie has been cut.
Harper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Gwacie.
Harper drops Gwacie with a beautiful combination! Gwacie stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Harper is looking for the KO!
Gwacie is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper throws a quick head kick that knocks Gwacie silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Harper is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Daniel Harper!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Smtih (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evan Smtih 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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22
203 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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23
192 lbs
9 - 2 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fedor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evan Smtih!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smtih changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smtih fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Fedor Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smtih moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Smtih misses the shot to the body.
Smtih paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with a head kick.
Smtih works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Nice straight punches there by Smtih. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smtih.
Smtih shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Smtih not doing much here.
Smtih stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Silva to get to his feet.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Smtih lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Smtih drops Silva with a straight right hand, right on the button! Smtih follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evan Smtih!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Burkhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JP Greywar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greywar has chosen I'm a Catholic girl... 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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146 lbs
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130 lbs
11 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Burkhart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, JP Greywar!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burkhart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greywar.
Burkhart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greywar.
Burkhart takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burkhart misses with a two punch combination.
Burkhart missing with a left hand there. Greywar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burkhart gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Greywar.
Burkhart throws a predictable looking body shot
and Greywar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Greywar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burkhart.
Burkhart lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Burkhart.
Greywar misses with a wild body shot.
Burkhart lands a nice shot to the body.
Burkhart misses the body punch
and Greywar counters with a stiff right hand.
Greywar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Danga de danga de dang - Burkhart scores with a four punch combination!
Burkhart swings for the body but Greywar moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greywar thows a body shot but no joy.
Burkhart misses with a double jab
and Greywar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burkhart throws a series of punches but Greywar avoids them all with ease.
Greywar misses with a straight right.
Greywar misses with a body shot
and Burkhart counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Greywar misses the target.
Greywar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart misses with a wild combination.
Greywar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Greywar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burkhart as he avoids it easily.
Greywar thows a body shot but no joy.
Greywar misses with a body shot.
Greywar throws a body punch but Burkhart moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Burkhart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Greywar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burkhart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greywar.
A telegraphed right hand from Burkhart misses the target.
Burkhart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Greywar moves away.
Alex Burkhart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Greywar misses.
Greywar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JP Greywar dominated that round.
That's time! Burkhart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Burkhart misses with a wild combination.
Greywar misses with a shot to the body
and Burkhart counters with a series of strikes. Greywar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Greywar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burkhart counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burkhart. Greywar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Greywar swings for the body but Burkhart moves out of range.
Greywar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like JP Greywar has been cut.
Burkhart misses with a wild body shot.
Burkhart stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burkhart wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkhart throws a shot from downtown. Greywar moves away and avoids it.
Burkhart throws a right hand that Greywar ducks under and follows up with a left that Greywar also avoids with ease.
Greywar scores with a decent looking hook.
Greywar slips under a jab from Burkhart.
Burkhart is looking to wear down Greywar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Greywar throws a jab when Burkhart was well out of range.
Greywar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burkhart.
Burkhart misses with an uppercut. Greywar saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Burkhart misses the body punch
and Greywar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab by Burkhart.
Burkhart jabs at Greywar's body.
Alex Burkhart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Greywar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burkhart moves away.
Alex Burkhart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Greywar throws a hook to the side of Burkhart's head but Burkhart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burkhart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Greywar.
Burkhart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart misses the body punch
so Greywar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Greywar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Greywar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Greywar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Burkhart will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Greywar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Greywar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Greywar chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greywar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Greywar slips nicely into half guard.
Greywar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burkhart's head.
Greywar lands strikes from half guard.
Greywar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greywar working the head and body with strikes.
Greywar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Greywar is pressing down on Burkhart's thigh, looking to free his foot. Burkhart is holding on for now.
Burkhart keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burkhart blocking the ground and pound attempt from Greywar.
Greywar throws a strike but Burkhart avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Greywar throwing strikes but missing.
Greywar wants to pass the guard but Burkhart is keeping the position.
Burkhart is trying to keep Greywar in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JP Greywar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on JP Greywar'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.
Greywar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greywar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burkhart was well out of range. Poor timing from Greywar.
Greywar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Greywar looks to score with a jab to the body but Burkhart is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burkhart throws a combination that misses
and Greywar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Greywar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burkhart throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burkhart. Greywar does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greywar just misses with a punch to the body.
Burkhart scores with a hook.
Greywar swings for the body but Burkhart moves out of range.
Greywar takes a swing at Burkhart's ribcage but misses.
Burkhart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burkhart misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Greywar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Greywar lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Greywar misses the shot to the body.
Burkhart swings for the body but Greywar moves out of range.
Greywar misses with a hook.
Burkhart scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Greywar misses.
Burkhart just misses with a punch to the body.
Burkhart fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greywar moves out of range as Burkhart strikes.
Greywar misses with a looping right.
Greywar lands a nice shot to the body.
Greywar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burkhart.
Greywar throws an overhand right that lands on Burkhart's shoulder, as Burkhart tries to avoid the shot.
Greywar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Greywar misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greywar swings for the body but Burkhart moves out of range.
Burkhart defending well as Greywar loads up on a big left hand.
Greywar misses the shot to the body.
Burkhart misses with a wild body shot.
Greywar takes a swing at Burkhart's ribcage but misses.
Greywar loads up on a big right hand but Burkhart slips the punch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Greywar scores with a punch to the head.
Burkhart misses the body punch
and Greywar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JP Greywar really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JP Greywar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Burkhart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greywar.
Greywar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burkhart counters with a two punch combo.
Greywar thows a body shot but no joy.
Burkhart throws a lazy right hand but Greywar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burkhart throws a nice looking combination but Greywar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greywar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burkhart.
Greywar looks to land a left hand but Burkhart moved out of range nicely.
Greywar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkhart on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Greywar misses with a body kick.
Burkhart slips a jab from Greywar.
Greywar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burkhart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Burkhart 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Greywar throws a lazy right hand but Burkhart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burkhart closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greywar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burkhart.
Burkhart throws a jab when Greywar was well out of range.
Burkhart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burkhart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burkhart looks to score with a jab to the body but Greywar is just out of range.
Burkhart throws a combination that misses
and Greywar counters with a nice body shot.
Greywar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Greywar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burkhart thinking.
A jab from Burkhart misses.
Burkhart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burkhart takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Greywar misses with a body shot
and Burkhart counters with a left to the body.
Greywar thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Burkhart lands an impressive looking overhand right. Greywar doesn't seem phased though.
Greywar lands a nice hook to Burkhart's body. Burkhart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Greywar.
Burkhart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greywar was well out of range. Poor timing from Burkhart.
Greywar looks to throw the jab but Burkhart is out of range.
Burkhart swinging wildly here.
Greywar staying out of range there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greywar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JP Greywar dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on JP Greywar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Greywar scores with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Burkhart throws a big shot that misses.
Greywar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burkhart throws out the jab.
Greywar slips a jab from Burkhart.
A combination from Burkhart does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burkhart throws a predictable looking body shot
and Greywar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burkhart misses with a body shot
and Greywar counters with a left to the body.
Burkhart just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Greywar misses its intended target.
Burkhart avoids the body shot from Greywar.
Burkhart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burkhart just misses with a punch to the body.
Greywar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Burkhart just misses with a punch to the body.
Burkhart misses the jab.
Alex Burkhart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Burkhart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Greywar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burkhart pinned against the cage. Burkhart gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Burkhart misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Burkhart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burkhart throws a combination that misses
and Greywar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greywar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burkhart misses with a double jab
and Greywar counters with a left to the body.
A punch combination from Burkhart misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Burkhart.
A shot to the body from Burkhart misses
and Greywar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Greywar misses with a kick to the body.
Greywar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greywar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Burkhart misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Greywar counters with a right hand to the body.
Greywar misses with a straight left.
Greywar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the body from Burkhart misses
and Greywar counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burkhart shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Burkhart misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
JP Greywar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Greywar 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 45:50
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 45:50
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JP Greywar! JP Greywar retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oppolla Doc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doc is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Heat - The Jesus and Mary Chain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oppolla Doc!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Doc.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Doc.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doc manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Doc's head.
It looks like Oppolla Doc has been cut.
Doc swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Doc throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Doc lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Doc throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doc.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doc lands a left and a right that send Lee crashing to the mat, dazed. Doc thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Robert Lee has been cut.
Doc moves out of range of the body kick.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doc throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Doc.
Decent striking displayed by Doc there.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee moves away from the strike by Doc.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doc lands with a cross.
Doc misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Doc scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
Robert Lee's cut is getting worse.
Doc throws a big shot that misses.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Doc checks a leg kick.
Oppolla Doc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doc scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Doc lands a big right hand that sends Lee crashing to the mat! Doc stays standing though and waves Lee back to his feet!
Lee is rocked!
Robert Lee's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doc cracks Lee with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Lee tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Doc pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Lee is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oppolla Doc! Oppolla Doc retains his heavyweight title!
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