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CFA 36 McDaniels v Thomas PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Langford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Swanson (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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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Langford !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langford shoots in and gets a takedown into Swanson's guard.
Swanson working for a triangle but Langford defends it easily.
Langford keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Swanson's head.
Swanson has his feet on Langford 's thighs here. He's pushed Langford off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Langford screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jim Swanson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laxa Tiv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiv has chosen Animal I have become - Three Days Grace as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Harry Thompson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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245 lbs
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247 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Thompson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Laxa Tiv!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thompson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tiv - the referee stops the clock and Thompson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tiv. Thompson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tiv throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Tiv has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thompson trying to control the position but instead, Tiv has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thompson into the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tiv crunches a lovely knee into Thompson 's ribcage.
Thompson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tiv comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Harry Thompson has been cut.
Knees to the body from Tiv.
Tiv unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tiv lands an elbow inside.
Tiv lands an elbow just above Thompson 's eye.
Tiv gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tiv.
Tiv comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Tiv.
Harry Thompson 's cut is getting worse.
Tiv scores a nice knee to the body.
Tiv lands an elbow inside that Thompson shrugs off.
Tiv comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tiv lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tiv unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tiv lands a damaging elbow.
Harry Thompson 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiv lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tiv lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeez, Harry Thompson 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Tiv lands an elbow that stopped Thompson in his tracks for a moment.
Tiv landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tiv lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Harry Thompson 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Laxa Tiv!
Laxa Tiv made sure to mention his sponsor, Malicestar in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Krill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krill comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Slow Dance With the Devil Bitch kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Stan Hansen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Stan Hansen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stan Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Krill!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Krill enables Hansen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Krill manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hansen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hansen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hansen closes the distance and clinches up with Krill, looking for a takedown. Hansen pushes Krill against the cage but Krill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Krill scores with a three punch combo!
Hansen misses with a wild combination.
Hansen misses with a wild combination.
Hansen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Krill's waist but Krill gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hansen off to one side.
Krill misses with a takedown attempt - Hansen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
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!
Krill checks a low kick from Hansen.
Krill avoids the head kick by Hansen.
A right-left combo lands from Hansen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen swinging wildly here.
Krill scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Krill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hansen keeps working.
Krill misses with a head shot. Hansen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Krill landing with the ground and pound.
Hansen working for a triangle but Krill defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is working an open guard so Krill takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hansen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hansen misses with a wild combination.
Hansen misses with the combination.
Krill jabs Hansen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hansen is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krill fails with the takedown.
Krill changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Krill to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Krill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Krill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Krill postures up in Hansen's guard and throws a big left but Hansen blocks it.
Hansen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krill works over Hansen with some ground and pound from guard.
Krill forces his way into half guard.
Krill keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hansen taking some punishment here, with Krill in his half guard.
Hansen wants to get back to his feet.
Krill wants to control but Hansen is keeping him busy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krill seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hansen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Krill.
Hansen is looking to improve his position.
Krill missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hansen keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Krill dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hansen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Krill counters with a two punch combo.
No joy there for Krill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hansen misses the shot to the body.
Krill throws a right hand that Hansen ducks under and follows up with a left that Hansen also avoids with ease.
Hansen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hansen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hansen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krill manages to avoid it.
Krill takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Krill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hansen tries to clinch but Krill is having none of it.
Krill dodges the punch combination from Hansen.
Hansen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hansen fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krill changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hansen tries to avoid it but Krill manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hansen to the ground. Hansen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Krill tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hansen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Krill somewhat.
Hansen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krill was well out of range. Poor timing from Hansen.
Hansen looks for a takedown but Krill sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Hansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hansen fails with a takedown attempt.
Hansen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hansen throws a hook but Krill blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen swinging wildly here.
Krill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Krill works over Hansen's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice takedown defense from Hansen. No joy for Krill on that attempt.
Jay Krill seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krill is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hansen.
Krill fails with a takedown attempt.
Hansen misses with a body shot
and Krill counters with a three punch combo that has Hansen backing up. Hansen nods at Krill to acknowledge the strikes.
Hansen is looking to wear down Krill with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hansen tries for a takedown but Krill circles away easily
and Krill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krill connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hansen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krill blocks a jab.
Hansen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krill.
Krill throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hansen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Krill is in Hansen's guard.
Krill trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hansen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Krill stands up over Hansen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krill stands and throws Hansen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krill working the head with strikes.
Krill tries to stand but Hansen is controlling his head.
Krill cracks Hansen with a big elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krill scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hansen to see if he's OK.
Hansen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krill wants to control but Hansen is keeping him busy.
Krill working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Krill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hansen wants to clinch up but Krill keeps it at a distance.
Hansen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hansen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Krill swivels and escapes.
Krill drops Hansen with a left and a right! Oh, Hansen is hurt - Krill dives into side control looking to finish!
Hansen is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hansen is letting Krill control him for a moment.
Oh Hansen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Krill in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Hansen looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Krill turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Krill!
After winning the bout, Jay Krill thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Blachowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus Grundi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jan Blachowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Angus Grundi!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grundi slips under a jab from Blachowicz.
Grundi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blachowicz counters with a stiff right hand.
Blachowicz stuffs the takedown attempt from Grundi. Grundi gets slowly back to his feet.
Blachowicz gets caught flat footed, as Grundi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Grundi wants to pass the guard but Blachowicz is keeping the position.
Blachowicz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grundi has gone for a leg lock! Blachowicz slips out almost immediately though and dives into Grundi's guard.
Grundi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Blachowicz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blachowicz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grundi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blachowicz is one step ahead there.
Grundi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Blachowicz sees it coming and defends easily.
Grundi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Grundi uses his free foot to push down on Blachowicz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Blachowicz.
Grundi with a couple of short strikes.
Grundi lands a big shot there that rocks Blachowicz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grundi throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Blachowicz because Grundi loaded up on that one.
Grundi looking to finish with strikes here!
Grundi punching from mount but Blachowicz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Grundi dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grundi is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Blachowicz is surviving well by controlling Grundi's body position as best he can.
Blachowicz is trying desperately to improve position.
Grundi with the ground and pound from mount.
Grundi with good strikes from the mount here!
Grundi goes for an armbar but Blachowicz turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Blachowicz.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grundi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Grundi has hold of Blachowicz's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Blachowicz manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundi 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.
Grundi landing strikes from the mount and Blachowicz is in trouble!
Blachowicz is rocked!
It looks like Jan Blachowicz has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grundi lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Blachowicz! Grundi sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Blachowicz and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Angus Grundi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Potz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brad Stout could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Craig Potz 's chin.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Stout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Craig Potz !
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potz tries to close the distance and clinch but Stout swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Potz has managed to clinch.
Potz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Brad Stout has been cut.
Potz keeps control of Stout as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stout blocks an elbow strike.
Stout is trying to break the clinch but Potz is controlling him.
Potz pushes off an throws an elbow but Stout leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Potz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stout's efforts to push away.
Potz lands a nice elbow.
Stout is trying to break the clinch but Potz is controlling him.
Potz throws an elbow that misses.
Stout has had enough of the clinch but Potz keeps him there for the moment.
Stout tries to break the clinch but Potz is controlling the position.
Potz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stout blocks an elbow strike.
Potz lands an elbow inside that Stout shrugs off.
Potz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stout is trying to push Potz away but Potz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Potz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Potz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stout's efforts to push away.
Stout is trying to break free.
Potz lands an elbow just above Stout 's eye.
Brad Stout's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Potz keeps control of Stout as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stout wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Potz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stout tries to break the clinch but Potz is controlling the position.
Potz lands a nice elbow.
Brad Stout's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Potz throws an elbow but it misses.
Potz lands a damaging elbow.
Jeez, Brad Stout's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brad Stout's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Craig Potz !
After winning the bout, Craig Potz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lenny McClean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Kicasstis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lenny McClean has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lenny McClean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fedor Kicasstis!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McClean is looking to score with low kicks.
McClean uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kicasstis has time to react.
It looks like Fedor Kicasstis has been cut.
McClean tries to clinch but Kicasstis is having none of it.
McClean throws a nice inside leg kick.
McClean lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kicasstis connects with a single shot there.
McClean is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kicasstis misses with a looping left.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kicasstis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McClean - the referee stops the clock and Kicasstis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McClean. Kicasstis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kicasstis looks winded!
Kicasstis keeps the fight on the outside.
McClean fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Kicasstis square on the jaw! Damn, Kicasstis is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lenny McClean!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Attilius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Raefon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raefon has chosen Riot - Three Days Grace as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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283 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Attilius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mad Raefon!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raefon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from Attilius as Raefon shoots in.
Raefon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marcus Attilius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Raefon.
Nice takedown defense from Attilius. No joy for Raefon on that attempt.
Raefon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Attilius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raefon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Raefon.
Raefon looks winded!
Attilius stuffs the takedown.
Raefon shoots for a double leg takedown but Attilius sprawls well. He's pushed Raefon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Raefon shoots for a takedown but Attilius saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Raefon.
Attilius displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Raefon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raefon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Attilius swivels and escapes.
Raefon shoots in but no luck this time.
Attilius stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Attilius wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Raefon.
Raefon shoots in looking for a takedown. Attilius tries to sprawl out of it but Raefon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Attilius manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Raefon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Attilius sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Raefon has his takedown stuffed
and Attilius counters with a straight right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Raefon.
Raefon closes the distance and clinches up with Attilius, looking for a takedown. Raefon pushes Attilius against the cage but Attilius circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raefon tries for a takedown but Attilius circles away easily
enabling Attilius to counter with a crisp jab.
Raefon shoots for a double leg takedown but Attilius sprawls well. He's pushed Raefon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Attilius stuffs the takedown attempt from Raefon. Raefon gets slowly back to his feet.
Raefon has his takedown stuffed
and Attilius counters with a three punch combo that has Raefon backing up. Raefon nods at Attilius to acknowledge the 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!
Horrible takedown by Raefon or perhaps it was just good defense by Attilius which made him look bad.
Marcus Attilius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raefon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Attilius counters with a stiff right hand.
Raefon fails with a takedown attempt.
Raefon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raefon has his takedown stuffed
and Attilius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raefon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Attilius as he jumps to the side.
Raefon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Attilius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Raefon.
Raefon fails with the takedown.
Raefon misses with a takedown attempt - Attilius sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Raefon misses with a takedown attempt
and Attilius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raefon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Attilius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raefon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Attilius defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Raefon is defended easily by Attilius.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raefon has a takedown stuffed.
Raefon shoots and misses
and Attilius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No luck for Raefon with that takedown attempt.
Raefon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Attilius counters with a three punch combo that has Raefon backing up. Raefon nods at Attilius to acknowledge the strikes.
Raefon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Attilius to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Mad Raefon has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Attilius defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Raefon.
Raefon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Attilius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Attilius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mad Raefon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Raefon has his takedown stuffed
and Attilius counters with a straight right hand.
Attilius defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Raefon.
Raefon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Attilius defends it nicely.
Marcus Attilius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Raefon.
Raefon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Attilius circles away.
Raefon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Attilius pinned against the cage. Attilius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Raefon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Attilius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Raefon shoots in looking for a takedown but Attilius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Raefon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Raefon.
Raefon is breathing heavily.
Raefon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Attilius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raefon shoots for a double leg takedown but Attilius sprawls well. He's pushed Raefon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Raefon fails with the takedown
and Attilius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Raefon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Attilius counters with a stiff right hand.
Horrible takedown by Raefon or perhaps it was just good defense by Attilius which made him look bad.
Raefon is trying desperately to land a takedown but Attilius is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Raefon.
Raefon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Attilius's waist but Attilius gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Raefon off to one side.
Raefon has his takedown stuffed
letting Attilius counter with a right hand.
Raefon tries for a takedown but Attilius sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Raefon fails with the takedown
and Attilius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raefon fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raefon misses with a takedown attempt
and Attilius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Raefon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Attilius swivels and escapes.
Attilius is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Raefon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Raefon dives in and grabs Attilius's left leg, looking for a takedown. Attilius pushes down on Raefon's head and hops out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Raefon.
Attilius stuffs the takedown attempt from Raefon. Raefon gets slowly back to his feet.
Raefon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Attilius as he jumps to the side.
Attilius defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Raefon.
Raefon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Attilius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raefon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Attilius circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Attilius as Raefon shoots in.
Attilius leaves Raefon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Raefon misses with a takedown
and Attilius counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Raefon closes the distance and clinches up with Attilius, looking for a takedown. Raefon pushes Attilius against the cage but Attilius circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Raefon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Attilius as he jumps to the side.
Raefon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Attilius sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Raefon somewhat.
Raefon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Attilius is fending him off so far but Raefon persists. Nope, Attilius circles away and we're back to standing.
Raefon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Attilius keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raefon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Attilius pinned against the cage. Attilius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Raefon fails to land the takedown.
Raefon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Attilius's waist but Attilius gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Raefon off to one side.
Attilius defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Raefon.
Raefon shoots and misses
and Attilius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raefon dives in and grabs Attilius's left leg, looking for a takedown. Attilius pushes down on Raefon's head and hops out.
Raefon shoots in and drives through. Attilius sprawls well.
Marcus Attilius is winning the standup battle so far.
Raefon has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Attilius dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mad Raefon's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Raefon shoots and misses
and Attilius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice takedown defense from Attilius. No joy for Raefon on that attempt.
Mad Raefon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raefon fails with a takedown attempt.
Marcus Attilius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Raefon.
Raefon shoots in and drives through. Attilius sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Raefon.
Raefon shoots in but no luck this time.
Raefon misses with a takedown attempt
and Attilius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Raefon is defended easily by Attilius.
Raefon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Raefon with that takedown attempt.
Raefon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raefon shoots for a takedown but Attilius saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Raefon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Attilius leaves Raefon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Raefon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Attilius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raefon shoots and misses
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Attilius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raefon looks for a takedown but Attilius sprawls well.
Raefon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Attilius tries to avoid it but Raefon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Attilius to the ground. Attilius escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Raefon shoots for a takedown but Attilius saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marcus Attilius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raefon misses with a takedown attempt - Attilius sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mad Raefon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raefon shoots and misses
enabling Attilius to counter with a crisp jab.
Raefon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Attilius sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Raefon somewhat.
Raefon misses with a left hand
and Attilius counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raefon fails to land the takedown.
Raefon with a poor takedown
and Attilius counters with a straight right hand.
Raefon has a takedown stuffed.
Raefon shoots in for a takedown but Attilius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Raefon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Attilius to counter with a crisp jab.
Raefon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Attilius sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Raefon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Attilius swivels and escapes.
Raefon shoots in for a takedown but Attilius shows good takedown defense.
Raefon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raefon misses with a takedown attempt - Attilius sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Raefon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Attilius counters with a stiff right hand.
Raefon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Raefon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raefon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Attilius but Attilius pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Attilius slaps away a takedown attempt from Raefon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Raefon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Attilius as he jumps to the side.
Raefon shoots in for a takedown but Attilius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Attilius stuffs the takedown attempt from Raefon. Raefon gets slowly back to his feet.
Raefon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Attilius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raefon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Attilius counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Attilius defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Raefon.
Raefon shoots in for a takedown but Attilius shows good takedown defense.
Raefon shoots for a takedown but Attilius saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Raefon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Attilius is fending him off so far but Raefon persists. Nope, Attilius circles away and we're back to standing.
Attilius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raefon.
Horrible takedown by Raefon or perhaps it was just good defense by Attilius which made him look bad.
Raefon shoots for a double leg takedown but Attilius sprawls well. He's pushed Raefon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Raefon.
Raefon fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Attilius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Attilius has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Attilius!
Our winner, Marcus Attilius, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Shazaam McDaniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDaniels comes into the arena with Tubthumping by Chumbawamba blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shazaam McDaniels!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christopher Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Thomas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McDaniels avoids it really well and circles away.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDaniels with a hook.
It looks like Christopher Thomas has been cut.
McDaniels lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
McDaniels throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under McDaniels's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Thomas falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shazaam McDaniels!
Shazaam McDaniels retains his featherweight title!
Shazaam McDaniels took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Outkast Clothing Line for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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