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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Te Huna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 2pac - I'm A Soldier . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Te Huna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Jones!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Te Huna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Te Huna slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Te Huna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Jim Jones has been cut.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones misses with a looping left.
Te Huna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Jones gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Te Huna gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Te Huna!
During a confident post fight interview, James Te Huna thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willie Pep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Tomatoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Tomatoes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Willie Pep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Tomatoes!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomatoes shoots in for a takedown but Pep shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tomatoes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pep to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Johnny Tomatoes has been cut.
Tomatoes drops his hands momentarily and Pep takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pep drops Tomatoes with a naaaaasty hook - Tomatoes is in real trouble here! Pep dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willie Pep!
After winning the bout, Willie Pep thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jem Mace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnson McDiggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDiggler has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jem Mace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnson McDiggler!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDiggler shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mace is trying to defend but McDiggler finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McDiggler is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mace is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johnson McDiggler!
Johnson McDiggler looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I'd like to thank all my fans and my lord and saviour Red Bull for this opportunity!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pat Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thuam Chaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaka has chosen Heart of a Champion as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pat Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thuam Chaka!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaka shoots in and drives through. Franklin sprawls well.
Franklin stuffs the takedown.
A head kick misses from Franklin.
Franklin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franklin trying to control the action but Chaka is working from the bottom.
Franklin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chaka on the ground.
Franklin wants to get back to his feet.
Chaka looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chaka regains full guard. Nicely done.
Franklin has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Chaka to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Franklin is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Chaka pulls down on the head and he's put Franklin to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Thuam Chaka!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Thuam Chaka waved his t-shirt featuring Blood Bank ($10)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rex Botic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rex Botic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Fitch!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitch gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Botic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fitch wants to stand and escape but Botic is having none of it.
Botic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Botic drops back looking for a leg! Fitch is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fitch manages to kick Botic off! Botic jumps back into Fitch's guard.
Botic drops back looking for a leg! Fitch is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fitch manages to kick Botic off! Botic jumps back into Fitch's guard.
Botic wants to pass the guard but Fitch is keeping the position.
Fitch is trying to control the position but Botic postures up.
Botic drops back looking for a leg! Fitch is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fitch manages to kick Botic off! Botic jumps back into Fitch's guard.
Botic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Botic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botic wants to pass the guard but Fitch is keeping the position.
Fitch trying to keep a closed guard but Botic is proving a slippery customer.
Fitch looks winded!
Botic sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fitch's guard.
Botic has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Fitch defend it? Botic steps over the head and cranks it - Fitch is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Botic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rex Botic!
Rex Botic really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Blood Bank ($10) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Buddi Zoom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armin Van (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zoom's entrance music is Thunder Struck - ACDC. A fine choice. Van comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sail kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Armin Van will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buddi Zoom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armin Van!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoom misses with a takedown attempt - Van sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zoom is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zoom is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Van.
Zoom shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Decent striking displayed by Van there.
Zoom is rocked!
Van lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zoom circles away quickly and effectively.
Oh Zoom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A combination from Van does no damage.
Van fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zoom seems to have got his legs back now.
Zoom looks for a takedown but Van sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buddi Zoom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zoom gets a takedown into half guard.
Zoom is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Zoom prevents Van from standing back up.
Zoom working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Zoom working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Zoom is trying for a kimura here. Van looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Zoom wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Buddi Zoom!
Buddi Zoom decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Sahebt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuka Antiman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antiman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ly-o-lay-ale-loya. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Sahebt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nuka Antiman!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sahebt tries to clinch but Antiman is having none of it.
Sahebt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Antiman circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Antiman to counter with a crisp jab.
Antiman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Antiman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Antiman keeps the fight on the outside.
Antiman leaves Sahebt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sahebt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sahebt manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Antiman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sahebt keeping moving, preventing Antiman from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sahebt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Antiman controls the pace.
Antiman won't allow Sahebt to sweep him here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nuka Antiman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Antiman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sahebt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Antiman sprawls well. Antiman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sahebt gets slowly back to his feet.
Antiman thows a body shot but no joy.
Sahebt wants to clinch up but Antiman keeps it at a distance.
Sahebt tries to clinch up but Antiman circles away and keeps his distance.
Sahebt dives in and grabs Antiman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Antiman pushes down on Sahebt's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Sahebt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sahebt looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antiman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Antiman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sahebt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Antiman looking for a sweep. Not yet Antiman, not yet.
Antiman trying to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sahebt has gone for a leg lock! Antiman slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sahebt's guard.
Antiman looking to pass the guard.
Antiman controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sahebt can't keep his opponent in guard - Antiman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Antiman trying to control the action but Sahebt is working from the bottom.
Antiman trying to control the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sahebt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sahebt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Antiman pulls his head out easily.
Antiman trying to control the action but Sahebt is working from the bottom.
Sahebt tries to roll over but Antiman keeps him under control.
Antiman slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nuka Antiman was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sahebt drives through with a takedown into Antiman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antiman is looking for a triangle but Sahebt pushes his legs off easily.
Antiman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuka Antiman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Antiman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sahebt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sahebt shoots in but Antiman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sahebt looks to clinch
and Antiman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Antiman fails to land with a series of punches.
Sahebt with a poor takedown
and Antiman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Sahebt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antiman throws a low kick but Sahebt avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sahebt.
Antiman misses with an uppercut. Sahebt saw that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Antiman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sahebt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Antiman sprawls well. Antiman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sahebt gets slowly back to his feet.
Sahebt wants to clinch up but Antiman keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sahebt tries for a takedown but Antiman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sahebt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nuka Antiman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sahebt shoots in for a takedown but Antiman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sahebt wants to clinch up but Antiman keeps it at a distance.
Sahebt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Antiman is fending him off so far but Sahebt persists. Nope, Antiman circles away and we're back to standing.
Antiman throws a nice looking combination but Sahebt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sahebt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sahebt fails with the takedown.
Johnny Sahebt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Antiman misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Sahebt.
Johnny Sahebt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Antiman. Those never looked like landing.
Antiman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Antiman duly obliges.
Antiman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Antiman wants it to stay on the feet.
Sahebt shoots in for a takedown but Antiman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sahebt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Antiman lands the left hand.
Sahebt tries to clinch up but Antiman circles away and keeps his distance.
Sahebt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antiman gets back to half guard.
Antiman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Antiman keeping hold of Sahebt's head, controlling as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antiman wants to improve his position but Sahebt is controlling well.
Antiman is positioning himself well to prevent Sahebt advancing to mount.
Antiman trying to hold on to Sahebt's head to control him but Sahebt postures up.
Sahebt is pressing down on Antiman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Antiman is holding on for now.
Antiman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sahebt looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antiman is pulling down on Sahebt's head to control his posture.
Sahebt trying to control but Antiman is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sahebt shoots in but Antiman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice sprawl there from Antiman as Sahebt shoots in.
Antiman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sahebt.
Sahebt doesn't manage to clinch there - Antiman circles away.
Sahebt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Antiman but Antiman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sahebt closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sahebt is trying to pull guard but Antiman has him pressed against the cage.
Antiman tries to work over Sahebt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Antiman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sahebt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Antiman's face.
Antiman lands a hook that snaps the head of Sahebt backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuka Antiman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sahebt tries for a takedown but Antiman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Antiman slaps away a takedown attempt from Sahebt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sahebt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Antiman's waist but Antiman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sahebt off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Sahebt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antiman misses with a body kick.
Antiman lands a nice hook to Sahebt's body. Sahebt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Antiman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sahebt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sahebt dodges the punch combination from Antiman.
Sahebt drives through and clinches with Antiman against the cage.
Sahebt has Antiman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Antiman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sahebt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sahebt walks into a stiff left hand from Antiman.
Sahebt tries to clinch but Antiman moves out of range.
Sahebt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Antiman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sahebt tries to clinch but Antiman moves out of range.
No luck for Sahebt with that takedown attempt.
Sahebt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Antiman circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sahebt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sahebt closes the distance and clinches up with Antiman, looking for a takedown. Sahebt pushes Antiman against the cage but Antiman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Antiman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sahebt.
Sahebt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Antiman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sahebt somewhat.
Sahebt tries to clinch but Antiman is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antiman fails to land with a series of punches.
Antiman misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sahebt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sahebt moves out of range of the leg kick from Antiman.
Sahebt wants to clinch.
Antiman stuffs the takedown attempt from Sahebt. Sahebt gets slowly back to his feet.
Antiman scores with a one two! Sahebt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sahebt closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Antiman did well to prevent Sahebt getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sahebt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sahebt lands strikes from half guard.
Antiman moves into full guard.
Antiman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Antiman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sahebt defends well.
Sahebt wants to pass the guard but Antiman is keeping the position.
Sahebt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sahebt being controlled here momentarily.
Sahebt postures up in Antiman's guard and throws a big left but Antiman blocks it.
Antiman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sahebt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Antiman is on top in guard.
Antiman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sahebt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Antiman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sahebt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Antiman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Nuka Antiman just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Antiman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sahebt.
Sahebt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Antiman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sahebt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Antiman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sahebt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Antiman's guard.
Sahebt thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Antiman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sahebt.
Antiman looking to control.
Antiman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Antiman is on top in guard.
Antiman wants to control from the top but Sahebt keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sahebt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Antiman controls the pace.
Antiman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Antiman passes Sahebt's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Antiman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Antiman is trying to control. Sahebt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sahebt gets back to full guard.
Antiman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antiman postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sahebt is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Antiman, into his guard.
Sahebt trying to control the position from guard on top but Antiman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Antiman looking for a sweep. Not yet Antiman, not yet.
Sahebt is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nuka Antiman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Antiman looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antiman might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sahebt kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sahebt wants to control from the top but Antiman keeps moving.
Antiman has his hands on Sahebt's head, controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nuka Antiman.
Sahebt moves out of range of the body kick from Antiman.
Antiman keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sahebt.
Sahebt wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sahebt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antiman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Antiman wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Sahebt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Antiman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sahebt tries to land a knee to the head but Antiman blocks with his arms.
Sahebt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sahebt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antiman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Antiman misses with some punches.
Antiman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sahebt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sahebt lands a good knee to the midsection. Antiman won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Johnny Sahebt will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Antiman stuffs the takedown.
Sahebt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Antiman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sahebt somewhat.
Antiman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sahebt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sahebt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Sahebt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antiman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Antiman.
Sahebt doesn't manage to clinch there - Antiman circles away.
Antiman stuffs the takedown attempt from Sahebt. Sahebt gets slowly back to his feet.
Sahebt darts in trying to clinch
and Antiman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Antiman stuffs the takedown attempt from Sahebt. Sahebt gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sahebt wants to clinch up but Antiman keeps it at a distance.
Sahebt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sahebt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Antiman.
Antiman throws a head kick but Sahebt moves out of range.
Nuka Antiman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sahebt shoots in but Antiman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Antiman leaves Sahebt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sahebt wants to clinch.
Donk. Antiman catches Sahebt right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antiman looks to land a combination but Sahebt avoids it well.
Sahebt is looking to clinch but Antiman is avoiding it.
Sahebt scores with a takedown into Antiman's guard.
Antiman looking for a guillotine here but Sahebt defends easily.
Antiman 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! Sahebt rolls with it to try and escape but Antiman cranks on the arm and Sahebt is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nuka Antiman!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Helmut Doerner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doerner's entrance music is Balls to the Wall by Accept. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Helmut Doerner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Toby Garcia !
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doerner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Doerner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garcia doesn't seem bothered though.
Doerner closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Garcia 's guard.
Garcia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Doerner is aware though and is defending well.
Garcia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Garcia working for a triangle but Doerner defends it easily.
Garcia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Doerner passes into half guard.
Doerner working over Garcia with some ground and pound. Garcia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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!
Doerner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Garcia taking some punishment here, with Doerner in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doerner looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Garcia is looking to improve his position.
Doerner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Garcia is looking to improve his position.
Garcia is trying to control but can't.
Doerner has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garcia is in all sorts of trouble here.
Garcia in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Doerner looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Doerner lands a big shot there that rocks Garcia but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Garcia is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doerner is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Garcia goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Doerner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Helmut Doerner!
Helmut Doerner managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, ANABOLIC LAUNDRY 90%, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Itagaki Fukuzawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Garrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fukuzawa comes to the cage accompanied by Mustasch - Ratsafari. Itagaki Fukuzawa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Itagaki Fukuzawa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Garrick!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrick shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fukuzawa tries to roll over but Garrick keeps him under control.
Garrick is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fukuzawa is just riding it out for now. Garrick eventually gives up the hold.
Fukuzawa is looking for a sweep. Garrick is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fukuzawa moves into full guard.
Fukuzawa controlling the position.
Fukuzawa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Garrick drops back looking for a leg! Fukuzawa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fukuzawa manages to kick Garrick off! Garrick jumps back into Fukuzawa's guard.
Garrick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fukuzawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrick has gone for a leg lock! Fukuzawa slips out almost immediately though and dives into Garrick's guard.
Garrick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fukuzawa manages to get himself to full guard.
Garrick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fukuzawa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fukuzawa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garrick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fukuzawa controls Garrick momentarily but Garrick frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrick drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Garrick jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fukuzawa has Garrick pulled in close to control his posture.
Fukuzawa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Garrick manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garrick bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fukuzawa's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa looking to control.
Garrick thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Fukuzawa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fukuzawa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fukuzawa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fukuzawa keeping full guard, as Garrick tries to pass.
Garrick being controlled here momentarily.
Fukuzawa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garrick postures up in Fukuzawa's guard and throws a big left but Fukuzawa blocks it.
Garrick wants to pass the guard but Fukuzawa is keeping the position.
Fukuzawa wants to sweep here but Garrick controlling him for the moment.
Garrick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fukuzawa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fukuzawa looking for a sweep. Not yet Fukuzawa, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrick looking to pass the guard.
Garrick throwing strikes from guard but Fukuzawa blocks nicely.
Garrick is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fukuzawa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fukuzawa striking off his back but it's not causing Garrick any problems.
Fukuzawa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garrick drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Garrick jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Garrick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fukuzawa is keeping the position for now.
Garrick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garrick throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrick drops back looking for a leg! Fukuzawa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fukuzawa manages to kick Garrick off! Garrick jumps back into Fukuzawa's guard.
Garrick postures up in Fukuzawa's guard and throws a big left but Fukuzawa blocks it.
Garrick is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fukuzawa is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fukuzawa has escaped and now he's on top!
Fukuzawa working some strikes from top position.
Fukuzawa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fukuzawa with a nice head shot there.
Fukuzawa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fukuzawa wanted to stand there but Garrick had control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fukuzawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Garrick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garrick wants to sweep but no luck.
Garrick wants to hit a switch here but Fukuzawa passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Garrick there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jay Garrick will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garrick with a poor takedown
and Fukuzawa counters with a thumping low kick.
Fukuzawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Garrick circles away.
Jay Garrick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fukuzawa connects with a leg kick. Garrick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fukuzawa scores with a leg kick.
Garrick tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fukuzawa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Garrick somewhat.
Jay Garrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrick misses with a takedown attempt
and Fukuzawa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Itagaki Fukuzawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Garrick.
Garrick walks into a straight right hand from Fukuzawa.
Garrick is rocked!
The fighters circle, before Fukuzawa throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Garrick's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Fukuzawa lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Itagaki Fukuzawa!
Itagaki Fukuzawa retains his featherweight title!
Itagaki Fukuzawa decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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