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*FFCS 9 * Night Of The Champs PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Decimus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Torello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Decimus comes into the arena with Monster Truck,- Righteous Smoke blaring out of the sound system. Maximus Decimus could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Torello's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximus Decimus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Torello!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torello misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Decimus. Those never looked like landing.
Torello throws a low kick but Decimus moves out of range easily.
Torello throws a wild body kick that Decimus sees coming a mile off.
Decimus tries to clinch there but Torello circles away.
Torello lands a head kick!
It looks like Maximus Decimus has been cut.
Decimus tries for a takedown but Torello sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Decimus cracks Torello with an open hand slap.
Decimus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Decimus duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torello with a nice cross.
Torello misses with a body shot.
Decimus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Torello sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Torello lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Torello scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Decimus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torello scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus misses with a double jab.
Torello circles away from the clinch attempt
and Torello counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Torello misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Torello.
Decimus shoots for a double leg takedown but Torello sprawls well. He's pushed Decimus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Decimus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decimus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Torello sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Decimus somewhat.
Decimus works Torello's body with a nice hook.
Decimus misses with a series of wild punches.
Decimus blocks a leg kick.
Decimus tries to clinch but Torello moves away
and Torello counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Decimus tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torello moves away from the strike by Decimus.
Torello circles away from the clinch attempt.
Decimus shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decimus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torello throws a low kick but it's checked well by Decimus.
Torello misses with a hook. Decimus ducked under it nicely.
Torello scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decimus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Torello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Decimus throws out the jab.
Torello scores with a crisp jab that stopped Decimus in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torello. Decimus does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Decimus. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Torello wants to land a leg kick but Decimus is out of range.
Decimus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Decimus duly obliges.
Torello lands a leg kick that knocks Decimus off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torello lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Torello throws a front kick that sends Decimus stumbling back into the cage.
Decimus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torello paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A clash of legs there as Decimus blocks the low kick.
Decimus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decimus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torello.
Torello misses with a low kick.
Torello sizes up Decimus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maximus Decimus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decimus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torello works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Torello misses with a straight right.
Decimus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good leg kick by Torello there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Decimus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torello scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big right from Torello misses.
Torello will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Decimus punishes Torello's body with a nice straight punch.
Decimus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Torello moves out of range of the leg kick from Decimus.
Torello is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Decimus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Torello is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Torello scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Decimus doesn't seem bothered though.
Torello scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Torello cracks Decimus with an open hand slap.
Torello misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torello lands with a straight right. Decimus didn't see that one coming.
Decimus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torello scores with a hook.
A low kick from Decimus misses
and Torello counters with a good low kick that Decimus was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Torello dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Decimus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Decimus wants to clinch.
Torello cracks a nice hook into Decimus's ribs.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Torello in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Torello thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Decimus if he has to take too many more of those.
Decimus moves out of range of the body kick from Torello.
Torello misses with a looping right.
Decimus fails to land with a series of punches.
Torello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maximus Decimus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torello scores with a sloppy right hand. Decimus should have avoided that one.
Decimus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Decimus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Decimus misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Decimus.
Decimus throws a shot from downtown. Torello moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torello is looking to score with low kicks.
Torello misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Decimus.
James Torello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torello does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Torello lands a jab.
Decimus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Decimus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Torello checks it well.
The fighters circling - Torello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Decimus.
Maximus Decimus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Decimus might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Decimus moves in looking to clinch but Torello pushes him off.
Decimus misses with a hook.
Torello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Decimus.
Torello throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Torello misses.
Decimus misses with a double jab.
Decimus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Torello sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Decimus somewhat.
Decimus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
James Torello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Decimus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torello.
Decimus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torello.
Torello loads up on a big right hand but Decimus slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decimus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Torello rushes Decimus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Torello throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Decimus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stalling in the clinch from Torello.
Torello tries a body shot but Decimus blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torello lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Torello slowing the pace effectively.
Torello is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Decimus is keeping busy.
Decimus tries to throw a body punch but Torello avoids it by throwing Decimus back against the cage.
Decimus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Torello dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Decimus misses with a body punch.
Decimus avoiding damage as Torello throws knees to the body.
Torello lands a shoulder strike.
Decimus tries to circle away but Torello has him pinned against the cage.
Decimus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torello misses with a punch on the inside.
Torello lands a nice uppercut.
Decimus is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Torello lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torello struggles to land a body shot inside as Decimus controls his hands.
Torello lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Torello scores with a nice short uppercut.
Torello breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decimus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Decimus throws a front kick aimed at Torello's knee but Torello avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torello goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Torello sizes up Decimus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Decimus thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torello lands a big head kick that sends Decimus tumbling to the mat! Torello takes a step backwards and waves Decimus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Decimus is rocked!
Torello throws a leg kick but Decimus checks it.
Oh Decimus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Decimus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Torello showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maximus Decimus's cut.
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!
Good exchange - Torello coming out on top.
Decimus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Decimus seems to have got his legs back now.
Torello tries to close the distance and clinch up but Decimus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torello has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decimus 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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Torello escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Decimus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Decimus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Torello is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Torello wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Decimus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Torello has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Decimus has managed to get both his arms back between Torello's legs - danger averted.
Torello looking for subs off his back but Decimus has passed one foot through into half guard.
Torello takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Torello actively working from the bottom here.
Decimus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Torello defending well though.
Torello gets full guard.
Decimus throwing strikes from guard but Torello blocks nicely.
Decimus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimus trying to control but Torello is working from the bottom.
Decimus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Decimus advances to half guard.
Decimus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Torello does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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!
Decimus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Torello's head.
Decimus working Torello over with strikes.
Decimus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Torello is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Torello gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torello is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Decimus throws a strike but Torello rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Decimus tries to strike from the bottom.
Decimus 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.
Maximus Decimus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Torello makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
James Torello is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Torello is stalling in the full guard.
Torello has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Decimus to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Torello is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Decimus pulls down on the head and he's put Torello to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Maximus Decimus!
Maximus Decimus is the new bantamweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Maximus Decimus gave a big smile as he said 'There's a new champion in town, I will fight all challengers, anytime. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grundy Wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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177 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grundy Wall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Walker!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wall thows a body shot but no joy.
Walker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wall attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Walker is able to avoid easily.
Wall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Walker misses with a low kick.
Walker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wall takes a step back to recover.
Walker slips a jab from Wall.
Grundy Wall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wall works Walker's body with a nice hook.
Wall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wall misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall misses with a right hand
and Walker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wall.
Wall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wall avoids the head kick by Walker.
Wall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wall swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Wall.
Wall scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Michael Walker has been cut.
Walker lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wall displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Walker is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wall.
Wall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wall's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wall duly obliges.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can Wall finish him?
Wall cracks Walker with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Walker looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Wall finish him?
Walker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Walker seems to have recovered his senses.
A big right from Wall misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wall loads up on a big right hand but Walker slips the punch.
Wall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Walker can pounce on him.
Wall on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Walker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wall's calf.
Wall is looking to chop away at Walker's legs.
Wall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Walker counters with an inside leg kick.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wall misses with a combination
and Walker counters with a good low kick that Wall was not able to check.
Wall throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Walker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Walker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wall misses with a body shot
and Walker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wall's knee momentarily.
Wall takes one to the chin there.
Walker throws a front kick that sends Wall stumbling back into the cage.
Wall misses with a combination
and Walker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wall's knee momentarily.
Wall is breathing heavily.
Wall misses with a left hand
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wall misses with the combination.
Wall ducks right into an uppercut from Walker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grundy Wall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Walker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Walker thumps Wall with a low kick.
Wall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Walker's hands.
Walker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wall has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Walker.
Wall cracks Walker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Walker throws a wild body kick that Wall sees coming a mile off.
Grundy Wall is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wall throws a leg kick
and Walker counters with a solid body kick.
Walker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Walker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wall is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Walker.
Wall is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Walker.
Walker is looking to slow Wall down with leg kicks.
Walker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Walker throws a body punch but Wall moves out of range.
Walker defending well as Wall loads up on a big left hand.
Good exchange - Walker coming out on top.
Wall loads up on a big right hand but Walker slips the punch.
Wall throws a shot from downtown. Walker moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Wall.
Wall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walker counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker scores with a sloppy right hand. Wall should have avoided that one.
Oh Wall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wall seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker moves out of range as Wall strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Walker.
A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.
Walker avoids the body shot from Wall.
Wall scores with a body shot.
Wall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Wall misses.
Walker scores with a jab. Wall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walker.
Walker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wall tries to move into range but Walker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wall will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walker.
Wall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wall misses with a hook
and Walker counters with a head kick that wobbles Wall - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Walker sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Walker!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jason Stackhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyle Willems (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Stackhouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lyle Willems!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Willems. Those never looked like landing.
Stackhouse checks a low kick from Willems.
Willems swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stackhouse counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stackhouse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lyle Willems seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stackhouse listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Willems throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Willems shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stackhouse lands the left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Stackhouse there.
Stackhouse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Willems circles away quickly and effectively.
Willems fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stackhouse lands a nice shot to the body.
Willems loads up on a big right hand but Stackhouse slips the punch.
Stackhouse moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stackhouse scores with a shot to the body.
Stackhouse lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Willems throws a nice looking combination but Stackhouse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stackhouse scores with a sloppy right hand. Willems should have avoided that one.
Willems instigates a clinch.
Willems keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stackhouse's efforts to push away.
Willems doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Willems working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stackhouse looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stackhouse is looking to break free of the clinch but Willems has double underhooks.
Willems working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Willems has Stackhouse pressed against the cage, preventing Stackhouse from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Willems misses with a punch to the body.
Stackhouse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Willems lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stackhouse backwards.
Stackhouse wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Willems has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Willems.
Stackhouse is looking to break free of the clinch but Willems has double underhooks.
Stackhouse is trying to break the clinch but Willems is controlling him.
Willems misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stackhouse lands a left hand that snaps the head of Willems backwards.
Stackhouse is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willems has Stackhouse pressed against the cage, preventing Stackhouse from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Willems is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stackhouse can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Willems.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willems tries a body shot but Stackhouse blocks it.
Stackhouse is trying to break the clinch but Willems has him pressed against the cage.
Willems lands a body shot.
Willems throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stackhouse blocks it with crossed arms.
Stackhouse wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Willems has him pressed against the cage.
Willems lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Willems uses his free foot to push down on Stackhouse's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Stackhouse.
Stackhouse is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Willems throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stackhouse because Willems loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willems looking to control but Stackhouse is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Willems throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Stackhouse avoids a series of strikes thrown by Willems.
Willems sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Willems misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Willems is working for a guillotine from mount but Stackhouse frees his head quite easily.
Willems looking to finish with strikes here!
Stackhouse is desperately trying to improve his position but Willems has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Willems controlling the pace for now.
Willems thowing shots but they're missing.
Willems working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stackhouse is in a horrible position here. Willems smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stackhouse is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyle Willems dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Willems misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stackhouse swats away the attempt to clinch by Willems.
Stackhouse digs a good body shot into Willems's ribs.
Stackhouse misses with a takedown attempt - Willems sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stackhouse misses the jab.
Willems misses with a body shot
and Stackhouse counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Willems looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stackhouse is fending him off so far but Willems persists. Nope, Stackhouse circles away and we're back to standing.
Stackhouse lands with a hook. Willems tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A left lands for Willems.
Stackhouse lands a two punch combo.
Willems has Stackhouse up against the cage in a clinch.
Willems lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stackhouse wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willems holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stackhouse working hard to break the clinch.
Stackhouse misses with some punches.
Stackhouse breaks the clinch.
Stackhouse scores with the left hand. Willems knows he should have avoided that one.
Willems throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stackhouse lands a slapping body shot.
Donk. Stackhouse catches Willems right on the button with a cross.
Stackhouse lands a jab-cross combination.
Stackhouse jabs Willems right on the nose. Willems blinks but takes it well.
Willems misses with a low kick.
Stackhouse checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stackhouse connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jason Stackhouse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Willems leaves Stackhouse with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A left lands for Willems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse jabs Willems right on the nose. Willems blinks but takes it well.
Willems scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willems misses with a lunging right hand
and Stackhouse counters with a one-two to the body.
Willems throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stackhouse counters with a one-two to the body.
Willems throws a jab but it's blocked by Stackhouse.
Stackhouse is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice defenses there by Stackhouse.
Stackhouse stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stackhouse wants it to stay on the feet.
Willems misses with a looping right.
Lyle Willems seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Willems moves into range and connects with a jab.
Willems is looking to clinch.
Willems throws an overhand right that lands on Stackhouse's shoulder, as Stackhouse tries to avoid the shot.
Stackhouse lands a right hook to the body.
Willems throws a lazy right hand but Stackhouse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stackhouse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Willems.
Willems throws a hook to the side of Stackhouse's head but Stackhouse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stackhouse staying out of range there.
Willems thows a body shot but no joy.
Stackhouse slips a jab from Willems.
Stackhouse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Willems.
Willems jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Willems lands with a hook. Stackhouse tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stackhouse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Willems fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willems throws a poor cross that misses
and Willems takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stackhouse connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Willems's hands.
Stackhouse misses with a two punch combination.
Stackhouse lands with a straight right. Willems didn't see that one coming.
Willems throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Willems uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stackhouse has time to react.
Willems moves in looking to clinch but Stackhouse pushes him off.
Willems shoots in for a takedown but Stackhouse shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jason Stackhouse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyle Willems.
Willems shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Willems was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Willems is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stackhouse holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Willems tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willems thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyle Willems showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Willems misses with a looping left.
Willems throws a nice outside leg kick.
Willems chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stackhouse's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stackhouse duly obliges.
Willems thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Willems. Stackhouse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Willems fails with a takedown attempt.
That kick from Willems tenderised Stackhouse's leg. Stackhouse is trying to keep his angry face on.
Willems is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stackhouse.
Willems clinches.
Willems lands a body punch.
Stackhouse wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stackhouse is trying to break free.
Willems has Stackhouse pushed against the cage.
Stackhouse can't break the clinch.
Stackhouse is trying to force a seperation but Willems has the dominant position.
Willems has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Stackhouse regains guard immediately.
Willems throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stackhouse works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stackhouse looking to control.
Willems passes Stackhouse's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Willems performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Willems thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willems passes the guard and advances to mount!
Willems looking to finish Stackhouse with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stackhouse!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Willems looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Willems thowing shots but they're missing.
Lyle Willems is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Willems controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Willems has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Willems has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Lyle Willems hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Willems throws a lazy right hand but Stackhouse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyle Willems comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Willems 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyle Willems!
Lyle Willems was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marec Thims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thims has chosen Lamb of god, Rednck as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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288 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kyle Wright!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marec Thims!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thims fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wright misses with a two punch combination.
Thims looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wright misses with a hook to the body
and Thims counters with a shoot takedown. Wright fights it but they end up in guard.
Wright can't keep his opponent in guard - Thims advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wright is looking to get back to is feet but Thims passes into side control.
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!
Thims stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Thims takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wright throws a series of strikes that have Thims backpedaling.
Wright lands a big right hand that sends Thims crashing to the mat! Wright stays standing though and waves Thims back to his feet!
Thims is rocked!
Wright fakes the body blow, causing Thims to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Thims goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kyle Wright!
Kyle Wright is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rizal Farahin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mark Jones was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rizal Farahin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Jones!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Farahin staying out of range there.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jones thuds his right hand into Farahin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mark Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farahin tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones swings for the body but Farahin moves out of range.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Farahin is just out of range.
Farahin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Farahin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farahin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Farahin feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones throws a right and a left that Farahin avoids nicely.
Jones takes a swing at Farahin's ribcage but misses.
Jones tests Farahin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Farahin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Farahin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Farahin misses.
Farahin moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farahin lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Farahin won't allow it.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones tries to circle away but Farahin has him pinned against the cage.
Jones is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Farahin.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Farahin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Farahin is controlling him.
Farahin trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones tries to break the clinch but Farahin is controlling the position.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Farahin has him pressed against the cage.
Farahin lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Farahin.
It looks like Mark Jones has been cut.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Farahin keeps him there for the moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Farahin.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Farahin is controlling the position.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Farahin lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Farahin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones tries to circle away but Farahin has him pinned against the cage.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Farahin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Farahin lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Farahin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farahin.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Farahin throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Farahin is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Farahin lands a damaging elbow.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Farahin is controlling him.
Farahin has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Farahin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Farahin keeps him there for the moment.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Farahin has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Farahin lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Farahin lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Farahin keeps him there for the moment.
Farahin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Farahin has him pressed against the cage.
Farahin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is trying to push Farahin away but Farahin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Farahin keeps him there for the moment.
Farahin tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Farahin tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Farahin slips under a jab.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Farahin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Farahin connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones throws a right and a left that Farahin avoids nicely.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Farahin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mark Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Farahin saw that one coming.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Farahin is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farahin tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Farahin avoids the body shot from Jones.
Farahin scores with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Farahin's shoulder, as Farahin tries to avoid the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Farahin.
Farahin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farahin was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Mark Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Farahin.
Jones slips under a jab from Farahin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Farahin is just out of range.
Jones throws a right and a left that Farahin avoids nicely.
Farahin slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That kick from Farahin tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones swings for the body but Farahin moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farahin slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farahin rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Farahin throws an elbow that misses.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Farahin misses with a punch to the body.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Farahin has him pressed against the cage.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Farahin has the dominant position.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones is trying to push Farahin away but Farahin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Farahin has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Farahin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Farahin throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Farahin misses with an elbow over the top.
Farahin prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Farahin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Farahin lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Farahin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rizal Farahin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Farahin trying to land knees to the body.
Farahin lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Farahin won't allow it.
Farahin throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farahin prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones is trying to push Farahin away but Farahin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Farahin has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mark Jones's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Farahin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones throws a jab when Farahin was well out of range.
Farahin throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Farahin's shoulder, as Farahin tries to avoid the shot.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Farahin.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Farahin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Farahin lands a front kick.
Jones misses with the combination.
Farahin swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farahin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones misses the jab.
Farahin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Farahin is just out of range.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Farahin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Farahin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Farahin moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Farahin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farahin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Farahin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Farahin backpedaling.
Farahin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Farahin takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farahin can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones avoiding damage as Farahin throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Farahin.
Jones blocking some punches.
Farahin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Farahin lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Farahin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Farahin has the dominant position.
Farahin missing with knees to the body.
Farahin prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Farahin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones is trying to push Farahin away but Farahin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Farahin has him pressed against the cage.
Farahin prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Farahin pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Farahin lands a damaging elbow.
Farahin lands a nice elbow.
Farahin lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Farahin lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Farahin keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Farahin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Farahin prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Farahin won't allow it.
Jones tries to break free but Farahin pushes him back against the cage.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Farahin has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Farahin.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Farahin has double underhooks.
Farahin lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Farahin missing with knees to the body.
Farahin throws a head punch that misses.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farahin prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Farahin has the dominant position.
Farahin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Farahin has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Farahin.
Farahin lands a nice elbow.
Rizal Farahin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rizal Farahin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mark Jones!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeus Zorrander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Grabowski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zeus Zorrander!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grabowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zorrander works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zorrander lets loose with a powerful body kick. Grabowski will feel that in the morning.
Grabowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zorrander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grabowski throws a combination that misses
and Zorrander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grabowski misses with a combination
and Zorrander makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Grabowski throws a combination that misses
and Zorrander counters with a stiff right hand.
Grabowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zorrander counters with a nice body shot.
Grabowski is breathing heavily.
Donk. Zorrander catches Grabowski right on the button with a cross.
Zorrander fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice cross by Zorrander.
Zorrander lands a big uppercut and Grabowski crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Grabowski looks OK. Zorrander waves Grabowski back to his feet!
Grabowski throws a combination that misses
and Zorrander counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grabowski's knee momentarily.
A punch combination from Zorrander misses.
Grabowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zorrander counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Grabowski! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zeus Zorrander!
Zeus Zorrander is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Zeus Zorrander thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Barrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Faulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barrett comes to the cage accompanied by Riot Maker. James Barrett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Barrett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Faulk!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrett shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Faulk sprawls well. Faulk wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barrett gets slowly back to his feet.
Barrett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barrett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Faulk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Faulk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barrett misses with a lunging right hand
and Faulk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barrett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Faulk scores with a hook to the body. Barrett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Faulk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Faulk jabs Barrett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrett avoids the head kick by Faulk.
Barrett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Faulk momentarily.
Barrett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Faulk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barrett scrambles back to his feet.
Barrett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Faulk as he connects with a hook.
Barrett misses with a lunging right hand
and Faulk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barrett throws a body kick that misses
and Faulk counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barrett's knee momentarily.
Faulk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barrett ducks right into an uppercut from Faulk.
James Barrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Barrett misses.
Faulk lands a glancing blow to the side of Barrett's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faulk lands a nice hook to Barrett's body. Barrett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barrett closes the distance and clinches up with Faulk, looking for a takedown. Barrett pushes Faulk against the cage but Faulk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barrett is breathing heavily.
Faulk lands a left and a right that send Barrett crashing to the mat, dazed. Faulk thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Barrett is rocked!
Nice body punch from Faulk.
Oh Barrett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Faulk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Faulk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barrett seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faulk cracks a nice hook into Barrett's ribs.
Faulk cracks Barrett with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Barrett looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Faulk finish him?
Faulk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barrett takes a step back to recover.
Barrett sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barrett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Faulk lands a big right hand that sends Barrett crashing to the mat! Faulk stays standing though and waves Barrett back to his feet!
Barrett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Faulk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barrett at a distance.
Barrett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barrett leaves his chin hanging out and Faulk seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Barrett crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arthur Faulk! Arthur Faulk retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Arthur Faulk, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Stinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuya Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Freddy Stinger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tatsuya Kawajiri!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stinger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kawajiri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kawajiri throws a right hand that Stinger ducks under and follows up with a left that Stinger also avoids with ease.
Stinger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kawajiri avoids it really well and circles away.
Stinger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kawajiri sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stinger misses with a takedown attempt - Kawajiri sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Stinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawajiri stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kawajiri wants it to stay on the feet.
Kawajiri misses the jab.
Freddy Stinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stinger tries for a takedown but Kawajiri sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stinger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kawajiri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kawajiri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stinger ducks under a wild hook from Kawajiri.
Good exchange - Kawajiri coming out on top.
It looks like Freddy Stinger has been cut.
Stinger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kawajiri circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stinger drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stinger thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kawajiri really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stinger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kawajiri is pulling down on Stinger's head. It's preventing any offense from Stinger, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stinger tries to free his leg and advance position but Kawajiri is retaining full guard.
Stinger trying to control but Kawajiri is working from the bottom.
Stinger drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stinger jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stinger has gone for a leg lock! Kawajiri slips out almost immediately though and dives into Stinger's guard.
Kawajiri got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stinger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kawajiri has managed to get both his arms back between Stinger's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stinger working for a triangle but Kawajiri defends it easily.
Stinger looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kawajiri passes into side control.
Stinger regains half guard.
Stinger wants to improve his position but Kawajiri is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kawajiri in particular looking to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawajiri is pressing down on Stinger's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stinger is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stinger makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stinger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stinger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stinger working for submissions but it's allowed Kawajiri to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stinger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kawajiri looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kawajiri content to control rather than advance.
Stinger really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stinger trying to control here.
Stinger slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stinger has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kawajiri has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Stinger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stinger is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Stinger slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kawajiri pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stinger is keeping the position for now.
Kawajiri must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stinger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kawajiri is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stinger looking for a triangle here. Kawajiri is fighting it but it looks tight! Stinger pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kawajiri is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Freddy Stinger!
Freddy Stinger is the new lightweight champion!
Freddy Stinger was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Le Chung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chung comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill - Latin Thugs . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Le Chung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maurice White!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White, right into the meat.
White looks for the body kick but Chung saw that one coming.
White throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White misses with a head kick.
White tries to clinch there but Chung circles away.
Chung stuffs the takedown.
White tries to land a leg kick but Chung saw it coming and moves away.
White tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chung sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten White somewhat.
White shoots and misses
and Chung counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Le Chung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurice White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Le Chung wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
White tries to clinch but Chung moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chung checks a low kick from White.
Chung avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chung closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chung lands in his opponent's guard.
White trying to control the position.
Chung wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chung won't allow White to sweep him here.
Chung stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chung trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Le Chung.
White fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tries to score with a low kick but Chung moves his leg out of the way.
White tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chung is able to avoid easily.
White scoring well with a low kick there.
Chung throws out a leg kick but White moves out of range and Chung only half commits.
White has his takedown stuffed
and Chung counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Le Chung dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
White walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chung checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
White misses with a low kick.
White misses with a takedown
and Chung counters with a takedown into side control.
Chung staying calm.
White is trying to control Chung's posture but Chung avoids it.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White being controlled for a moment.
Chung tries to advance to mount but can't.
Chung gets to mount! White was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is desperately trying to improve his position but Chung has a good base and remains in mount.
White wants to control but Chung is having none of it.
White is wriggling around trying to escape.
Chung controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is looking to get to half guard.
Chung looking to control and managing it successfully.
White is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chung controlling the pace for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
White wants to control but Chung is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Le Chung dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Chung checks a low kick from White.
Good work by Chung as he checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by White. That's going to slow Chung down.
White shoots in but no luck this time.
Chung checks a leg kick nicely.
Chung takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
White throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chung counters with a takedown into side control.
White manages to work his way to half guard, despite Chung's best efforts.
White manages to get to full guard.
White escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chung gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maurice White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chung drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but White manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chung has White in his guard.
White forces his way into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chung doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time White.
White missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chung actively working from the bottom here.
Chung looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
White is looking for a kimura here.
White is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chung on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chung tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
White is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
White wants to pass the guard but Chung is defending well.
Chung flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Chung slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chung is keeping the position for now.
White throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maurice White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chung 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Le Chung!
A determined Le Chung didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Singer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leopold Stotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tony Singer has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tony Singer seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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172 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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28
181 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Singer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leopold Stotch!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singer is looking to clinch but Stotch is avoiding it.
Singer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Singer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Singer thows a body kick. Stotch tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Singer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stotch tries to avoid it but Singer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stotch to the ground. Stotch escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Singer fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Singer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Singer stuffs the takedown.
Stotch shoots in but no luck this time.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Singer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singer tries to advance to mount but can't.
Singer trying to control the action but Stotch is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singer just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stotch wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Stotch is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Singer is looking to take a break and control but Stotch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Singer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stotch on the ground.
Singer misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stotch is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Stotch sneaks out the side door and pushes Singer away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Singer stuffs the takedown attempt from Stotch. Stotch gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stotch is defended easily by Singer.
Stotch fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Singer as Stotch shoots in.
Singer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Stotch is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Singer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Stotch explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Singer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stotch sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Singer somewhat.
Singer clinches up against the cage.
Stotch is working for takedown but Singer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stotch is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Singer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Singer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Singer.
Singer tries to clinch up.
Singer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stotch sprawls well. Stotch wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Singer gets slowly back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stotch circles away.
Stotch shoots in for a takedown but Singer shows good takedown defense.
Stotch tries to score a power double leg takedown but Singer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stotch somewhat.
Singer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stotch with a lazy takedown attempt
and Singer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stotch's knee momentarily.
Singer doesn't manage to clinch there - Stotch circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Singer dominated that round.
That's time! Singer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Singer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stotch circles away.
Stotch fails with a takedown attempt.
Singer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Singer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Leopold Stotch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stotch's waist but Stotch gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Singer off to one side.
Stotch closes the distance and clinches up with Singer, looking for a takedown. Stotch pushes Singer against the cage but Singer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Singer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice sprawl there from Singer as Stotch shoots in.
Tony Singer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leopold Stotch.
Stotch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Singer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stotch's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stotch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singer misses with a takedown attempt
and Stotch counters with a single leg into guard. Singer didn't expect that.
Singer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stotch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stotch chips away with some ground and pound.
Singer trying to keep a closed guard but Stotch is proving a slippery customer.
Singer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Singer tries to get out of the position.
Stotch is in close to Singer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stotch is working Singer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Singer looking to control.
Stotch stands up over Singer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stotch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stotch is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Leopold Stotch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stotch advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singer is looking to control Stotch's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Singer avoid being mounted?
Stotch is trying to control. Singer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stotch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Singer is trying to control but can't.
Stotch lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Singer has hold of Stotch's hands but Stotch slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stotch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stotch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stotch winds up and cracks Singer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stotch with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singer is looking to control Stotch's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Singer avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Stotch there.
Singer trying to control but Stotch postures up.
Stotch in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Singer tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Stotch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Leopold Stotch!
Leopold Stotch is the new welterweight champion!
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FIGHT
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